When people think of what makes West High special, many will think of our award-winning fine arts programs, like DanceWest, which is home to a diverse array of talented, hard-working and passionate students and staff.  At the heart of the program is the director, Irenerose Castillo. Castillo has...

West High School’s Robotics Club has been putting the metal to the pedal this year. The Robotics Club is composed of four teams: Scrap Metal, Technomancers, Westie Besties, and Metal Feather.  Scrap Metal powered forward to pull off an electrifying win at the 2022-23 state level FIRST Tech Challenge...

What do you think about when you think of success? Perhaps you imagine getting a good job, or doing well in sports? Maybe even making enough money to live a comfortable life. But West High’s very own JROTC drill team shows us that success comes in many forms. Leadership skills, teamwork, determination,...

The auditorium was full of excitement and tension a few weeks ago as more than 40 brave West High students took the stage to recite a poem as part of a nationwide competition.  For Poetry Out Loud (POL) students must choose and memorize a poem from the official POL website. They then must recite...

On February 9th, all high schools in the Anchorage School District came together to compete for the intense Battle of the Books (BoB) district competition. West High School competed with two teams of four, one team composed of Summit Larson, Kevin Guo, Max Erickson, and Nicole Robb with the other team...