West High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
# West High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

West High School (1908–1982) was a public high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Edward Stebbins designed the school building. Built in 1908 on what had recently been farmland, the school had a student capacity of 1,600 by 1917. Minneapolis Public Schools closed Central, West and Marshall-University high schools in 1982.

## Notable alumni

* James Arness, actor
* Curt Carlson, businessman
* Peter Edelman, lawyer, educator, government official
* Don Ellis, Jazz musician and band leader
* George A. French, lawyer and Minnesota state legislator
* Tippi Hedren, actress
* Alexander Kreiser, aviator and brigadier general
* Emery "Swede" Larson, football coach and Marine Corps officer
* C. Walton Lillehei, surgeon
* Fancy Ray McCloney, stand-up comedian
* Henrietta Mears, Christian educator and evangelist
* Mary Ellen Pinkham, humor columnist and author
* Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum
* Harry Reasoner, journalist and broadcaster
* Tommy Stinson, musician (did not graduate)
* Arnulf Ueland, Minnesota state senator and businessman
