Archives Closed Schools T-Z: Western High School for Girls

Other Name: Shawnee High School; Western Senior High for Girls

Last Address: Fortieth and Herman streets

Year Opened: 1929

Year Closed: 1930

Western opened in the same building as Shawnee Junior High School with a separate principal and organization.  Within a year, this proved impractical and the schools were merged into Shawnee Junior-Senior High School.  The name was shortly changed again to Shawnee High School.