Western High School (Anaheim, California)

Western High School is an accredited public high school located in Anaheim, California, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is one of ten high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District. It is located in the western end of Anaheim and also serves southwest Buena Park and northwest Stanton. It was established in 1954. The school's mascot is the Pioneer.

Academics
Western High is a two time California Distinguished High School.

Athletics
Athletic teams compete in the CIF Southern Section of the California Interscholastic Federation and are known as the "Pioneers". Notable athletes from the school include Tiger Woods and Andy Messersmith.

In 2007, the Pioneers won the 2007 CIF wrestling championship. The annual football game between Western and its rival Anaheim High School is referred to as the traditional "Bell Game", with the winning school receiving the Victory Bell. Western High School offers the following sports:

Fall

 * Football
 * Marching Band
 * Volleyball
 * Boys' Cross-Country
 * Girls' Cross-Country
 * Girls' Golf
 * Girls' Tennis
 * Boys' Water Polo
 * Cheerleading

Winter

 * Boys' Basketball
 * Girls' Basketball
 * Wrestling
 * Boys' Bowling
 * Girls' Bowling
 * Girls' Water Polo
 * Winter Cheerleading
 * Winter Guard

Spring

 * Baseball
 * Boys' Golf
 * Boys' Tennis
 * Girls' Soccer
 * Boys' Soccer
 * Boys'/Girls' Swimming
 * Softball
 * Boys' Track and Field
 * Girls' Track and Field

Notable staff and alumni

 * Tiger Woods, professional golfer
 * David Gilliland, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver
 * Mike Iupati, National Football League (NFL) offensive lineman
 * Andy Messersmith, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
 * Fili Moala, NFL player
 * John Moses, MLB outfielder
 * Dana Nafziger, NFL football player
 * Lute Olson, NCAA basketball coach
 * Mike Penner, sportswriter for Los Angeles Times
 * Carol Rodríguez, Puerto Rican sprinter
 * Randy Schekman, cell biologist, winner of 2013 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
 * Rich Severson, MLB infielder