West Phoenix High School - Westerner Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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, , W w,..f,,a.ca,1 .ct . North ot the gymnasium is our newest building, a l952 addition to the campus. With an eye toward southwestern architecture, all hallways are on the outside ot this edifice. A mirrored dancing room, a western music room, and plastic and electrical shops are housed within the walls of this functional High School I 5 Q . Si A .5 i

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1949-53 wer sw West High's physical growth is best seen in the marked improvements on the face of many build- ings. Before and after construction pictures of the attractive stairway leading to business education rooms and the quad are representative of these transformations. A mantle of green landscape W QW. greets the eye from this outdoor passageway. Growth For ,SQ From April 22, l948, when ground was broken for the construction of West Phoenix -:' H' h s iq I t'l th r f' W Efifel U wiggvsw c oo uni e presen nme, new lg-S whx, H25 -.'.:.:.,,:-Qgiiidlngs have been added, original build- il' ig ings,AhA5VFaAb mehted,, and reene foliage have enhancedi the ' L X' school. Students and faculty, working in the X city's most modern high school, take pride A it in expounding on the educational facilities available at West. i

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Majestically surveying the school scene from its berth atop the cafeteria is the Sun Dial, namesake of the student news- paper. Students entering the cafeteria from the Liberal Arts Building can determine time of day from this landmark- A Modernistlc School West's gymnasium has been the center of numerous student activities. Doubling as a site for dances and athletic events at night, its facilities are also used in the daytime for assembly programs. The huge east window of the gym is symbolic of the modern architec- tural design of the ' of entire campus. l6J