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 Carrie DelRosso, businesswoman 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
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