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{{Infobox School
| name = West Hall High School
| logo = [[Image:Westhall-spartans.jpg]]
| established = 1988
| location = [[Oakwood, Georgia|Oakwood]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| district = Hall County School System
| country = USA
| principal = Jackie Adams
| staff = 82
| enrollment = 1035
| enrollment_as_of =
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| grades = 9–12
| conference = [[Georgia High School Association|GHSA]] Div. 7-AAA
| mascot = Spartan
| colors = [[Blue (color)|Blue]] & [[Silver (color)|Silver]]
| rivals = [[North Hall High School]], [[Johnson High School]], [[Flowery Branch High School]], [[Gainesville High School]]
| homepage = [http://www.hallco.org/whhs www.hallco.org/whhs]
}}
'''West Hall High School''' is a public [[high school]] located in the western portion of [[Hall County, Georgia|Hall County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in the foothills of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. West Hall is located about 10 miles southwest of Gainesville City and 20 miles southeast of [[Dahlonega, Georgia]].'''

==About West Hall==
In 1988, West Hall High School opened its doors to the public. West Hall High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in Oakwood, Georgia, as part of the [[Hall County School System]]. Located fifty miles northeast of Atlanta, it is one of 6 high schools serving Hall County.

==Administration==
*Jackie Adams - Principal
*Traci McBride - Assistant Principal
*Dr. Greg Williams - Assistant Principal
*Scott Justus - Assistant Principal

==Demographics==
*White/Caucasian - 77%
*Black - 8%
*Hispanic - 12%
*Other - 2%
*Asian - 1%

==International Baccalaureate==
As of February 2008, West Hall High School is authorized as a World School for the [[International Baccalaureate]] program, also known as IB.<ref name=IBO /> Currently, Laurie Ecke is presiding over the IB Program at WHHS.

==Athletics==
*Football
*Baseball
*Soccer
*Wrestling
*Basketball
*Golf
*Tennis
*Cross Country
*Track & Field
*Volleyball
*Cheerleading

==The Band of Silver==
The band program at West Hall is currently in its 21st year. They compete under the name "Band of Silver", although their uniforms are [[Blue (color)|Blue]] & [[White (color)|White]]. They are currently over 120+ members strong and recieve several state and national recognitions and have played recently in Hawaii. The band once played for [[George H. W. Bush]] for his coming to [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]. The band is currently under the direction of Mr. Ernie Phillips, who is in his 21st year at the school.

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{GHSA Class AAA Region 7}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.hallco.org/whhs/index.htm West Hall High School website]

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1972]]
[[Category:Hall County, Georgia]]
[[Category:High schools in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:International Baccalaureate schools in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

Revision as of 19:01, 5 November 2009