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![WHS Class of 2024 Graduates!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":2200}])
The rain held off, but it was a scorching afternoon on the turf for the Class of 2024 to celebrate their commencement. Congratulations, Wildcats!
![2024 Senior Awards Ceremony Honors Over 150 Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719402973/mtplcsdorg/uiiuczxf2gq5qi73jz3a/SeniorAwards.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719402973/mtplcsdorg/uiiuczxf2gq5qi73jz3a/SeniorAwards.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719402973/mtplcsdorg/uiiuczxf2gq5qi73jz3a/SeniorAwards.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1719402973/mtplcsdorg/uiiuczxf2gq5qi73jz3a/SeniorAwards.png","width":1000}])
Principal Keith Schenker: "Perseverance is a characteristic of successful individuals. Enjoy these final days of your time here at Westlake, you have not only persevered but excelled."
![Seniors Walk Down Memory Lane]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":2048}])
With stops at Hawthorne, Columbus, Westlake Middle School, this tradition is well loved by students and teachers alike.
![A Year In Athletics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":2200}])
Our annual athletics award ceremony, A Year in Athletics, was an awesome celebration of our 2023–2024 athletes.
![Prom 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":2048}])
The sun always seems to shine at Westlake on prom night!
![WHS Senior Earns Eagle Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718970627/mtplcsdorg/rtwencucfd9oixfdn2ym/RS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718970627/mtplcsdorg/rtwencucfd9oixfdn2ym/RS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718970627/mtplcsdorg/rtwencucfd9oixfdn2ym/RS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718970627/mtplcsdorg/rtwencucfd9oixfdn2ym/RS.jpg","width":940}])
Earlier this year, WHS Senior Ryan Samoyedny completed his Eagle Scout Project at Easter Seals Project Explore in Valhalla.
![Somers Science Fair Success for Westlake Sophomores]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717364624/mtplcsdorg/ddnrobwydvmisxli2szr/AwardWinners2024SomersScienceFair.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717364624/mtplcsdorg/ddnrobwydvmisxli2szr/AwardWinners2024SomersScienceFair.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717364624/mtplcsdorg/ddnrobwydvmisxli2szr/AwardWinners2024SomersScienceFair.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717364624/mtplcsdorg/ddnrobwydvmisxli2szr/AwardWinners2024SomersScienceFair.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717364624/mtplcsdorg/ddnrobwydvmisxli2szr/AwardWinners2024SomersScienceFair.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1717364624/mtplcsdorg/ddnrobwydvmisxli2szr/AwardWinners2024SomersScienceFair.jpg","width":2200}])
Westlake brought home five first places, two second places, and two third places in the 2024 Contest.
![WHS Celebrate 2024 Underclass Award Winners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717180537/mtplcsdorg/i6lumymivwdkqg1blkbg/UnderclassAwards2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717180537/mtplcsdorg/i6lumymivwdkqg1blkbg/UnderclassAwards2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717180537/mtplcsdorg/i6lumymivwdkqg1blkbg/UnderclassAwards2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717180537/mtplcsdorg/i6lumymivwdkqg1blkbg/UnderclassAwards2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717180537/mtplcsdorg/i6lumymivwdkqg1blkbg/UnderclassAwards2024.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1717180537/mtplcsdorg/i6lumymivwdkqg1blkbg/UnderclassAwards2024.jpg","width":2200}])
Hundreds of awards presented to freshman, sophomore, and junior standouts at the highly anticipated annual ceremony.
![Budget Passes! Thank you voters.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717161305/mtplcsdorg/w5xalrqcpsl2gtkat4js/budget2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717161305/mtplcsdorg/w5xalrqcpsl2gtkat4js/budget2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717161305/mtplcsdorg/w5xalrqcpsl2gtkat4js/budget2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717161305/mtplcsdorg/w5xalrqcpsl2gtkat4js/budget2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717161305/mtplcsdorg/w5xalrqcpsl2gtkat4js/budget2024.jpg","width":1280}])
The budget passed 426-160 and Michael Horan, Michael Griffin, and Colleen Scaglione Neglia were re-elected to the Board of Education.
![Career Cafe hosts Business Professionals for our Sophomores & Juniors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714937654/mtplcsdorg/cyhcx1ff7cvrl20mcokf/CareerHS3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714937654/mtplcsdorg/cyhcx1ff7cvrl20mcokf/CareerHS3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714937654/mtplcsdorg/cyhcx1ff7cvrl20mcokf/CareerHS3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1714937654/mtplcsdorg/cyhcx1ff7cvrl20mcokf/CareerHS3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1714937654/mtplcsdorg/cyhcx1ff7cvrl20mcokf/CareerHS3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1714937654/mtplcsdorg/cyhcx1ff7cvrl20mcokf/CareerHS3.jpg","width":2200}])
35 students attended the latest Career Cafe for presentations, conversations and a question and answer session.