the best-in-city award in its first year in a contest sponsored by the Fort Worth press. Western Hills High School's school annual yearbook is named The Catamount. The name was chosen by the new school's annual staff after suggestions made by annual staff members. Feeder patterns Elementary Luella Merrett Elementary Waverly Park Elementary Western Hills Elementary Western Hills Primary Middle school Leonard Middle School Applied Learning Academy Academics Languages WHHS offers classes in American Sign Language, French, and Spanish. Sports WHHS currently competes as a University Interscholastic League Class 4A school. Baseball In 2001 Western Hills won the Texas Class 4A State baseball championship. Football The Cougars' home games are usually played in the FWISD's Farrington Field, but the team also frequently plays in Herman Clark Stadium and Scarborough-Handley Field when facing opponents that also belong to the school district. In its inaugural year, the school's football team lost every game. The school years 1969 and 1970 saw the school's football team make a complete turn around and go on to win bi-district both years. Playoff appearances The Cougars have competed in the post-season playoffs toward the state title fifteen times, advancing to the second round three times. They have never advanced beyond the second round. Wrestling Western Hills was only one of six schools in FWISD to have a wrestling team. Notable people Terry Pierce, American football linebacker at Kansas State and later the Denver Broncos and the Houston Texans. Todd Oldham, internationally recognized fashion designer and TV fashion host for MTV, graduated from Fort Worth, Texas' Western Hills High School in 1980. William Flores, recipient of the Coast Guard Medal for valor in the Coast Guard's worst peacetime accident in history; namesake for the third US Coast Guard Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter USCGC William Flores (WPC-1103); recipient of the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor Vaden Todd Lewis, Guitarist, Vocalist for Toadies External links Western Hills High School WHHS Band Website References Fort Worth Independent School District high schools