West Scranton High School

West Scranton High School, is a community-based school in the west side neighborhood of Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest schools in the area, having opened to the public in 1935, first as a junior high facility and later as a high school. It offers about 32 clubs and 17 sports, and hosts grades 9 through 12. Renée Stevens is the school's current principal. The school colors are royal blue and white and the mascot is the Invader. It is a public school enrolling approximately 1,000 students, with an average of about 250 students in each grade.

Extracurriculars
Scranton School District offers a variety of clubs, activities, and sports.

Sports

 * Baseball
 * Basketball (boys' and girls')
 * Cheerleading (football and basketball)
 * Cross country
 * Football- Coached by Jake Manetti
 * Golf
 * Soccer (boys' and girls')
 * Softball
 * Swimming and diving
 * Tennis (boys' and girls')
 * Track and field
 * Wrestling

The school's biggest athletic rival is the Scranton High School Knights, who share a football stadium - Memorial Stadium, located outside Scranton High School - with the Invaders. Each year, the two teams meet in "The Bell Game," usually in early October. The winner of the football game takes a locomotive bell, to remain in the victor's school until the following meeting.

Notable alumni

 * Nick Chickillo, former professional football player, Chicago Cardinals
 * Bill Ferrario, former professional football player, Green Bay Packers
 * Cosmo Iacavazzi, former professional football player, New York Jets, and member of College Football Hall of Fame
 * Don Jonas, former professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles
 * Kathleen Kane, former Pennsylvania Attorney General convicted of felony perjury and subsequently disbarred and sentence to jail time
 * Matt McGloin, former professional football player, Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders
 * Marc Spindler, former professional football player, Detroit Lions and New York Jets
 * Tyra Vaughn, former film actress and showgirl