Awards and Accolades
Semester Honor Roll Recognitions
West High recognizes students each semester with the following recognitions: Honor Roll (3.5-3.9 weighted GPA and citizenship), Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0+ weighted GPA & citizenship), Citizenship (3+ ‘E’s, no ‘U’s).
West High School 2023 Student Achievement Awards
Congratulations to all students who received a West High School Student Achievement Award.
California Civic Learning Student Showcase and Awards Ceremony
On Saturday, May 7th, our student awardees shared their State Seal of Civic Engagement projects at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda. They presented in front of dignitaries including our California Secretary of State, Dr. Shirley Weber. Special thanks to Ian Eddy for supporting these students in completing and presenting their projects. Please be sure to congratulate the following students who earned their seals and presented at this prestigious event: Arushi Bagchi, Samantha Jiao, Samara Plasencia, Juliana Ramirez Mora, Alyssa Reamer, and Rithul Rengarajan.
WHS Girls Varsity Soccer Earns the Title of 2022 Southern California Regional State Champions!
Athletic League Champions
Congratulations to Coach Jamy White and our Boys and Girls Swim Teams, Coach Kirsten Green and the Boys and Girls Track Teams, and Coach Jason Belcher and our Softball Team for securing their titles as League Champions!
Future Business Leaders of America
Congratulations to Donna Burt and our Future Business Leaders of America who participated in the State Competition. Noel Tekle and Richa Thakre earned 6th Place in Sports Entertainment Management at the State Competition! Raphael Rebucas ran for State Secretary and although he didn’t win, he had a lot of support.
WHS 2022 Academic Decathlon Competed in Division 1 at California's 2022 State Competition!
Our Academic Decathlon Team did so well at Regionals that they were placed in Division 1 for the State Competition! That means they were in the top 19 school in California! We look forward to celebrating their State accomplishments soon!
WHS Science Olympiad "A" Team Earns 10th at Regionals and Qualifies for California's 2022 State Tournament!
WHS Speech and Debate Team Has Qualified for the California State Championship Tournament!
The West High Speech and Debate team competes in the Western Bay Forensics League against State and National level champion teams from elite private and charter schools. Against this high level of competition, the West High Speech and Debate team earned the most qualifying spots to compete in the California State Championships Tournament. Congratulations to the team, and best of luck at State!
West High School Points of Warrior Pride
2019, 2013, 2005, 1999, 1994, 1984 California Distinguished School
2019 Exemplary Arts School
2018 Honor Roll School
2015 California Gold Ribbon School
1984 Blue Ribbon School
2017 Cross Country State Champions
2019 TUSD Classified Employee of the Year, Ms. Debbie Yearta, ASB Accountant
2018 TUSD and Los Angeles Teacher of the Year – Ms. Jennifer Haney, Mathematics Teacher
2019 Academic Decathlon Los Angeles County - 1st Place