News

West FFA had three competitive judging teams compete this spring season! This past Saturday all three competed at the annual California State FFA Judging Finals hosted at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Below is a recap of the season and how they placed at State Finals. We are so incredibly proud of all these students, they worked so hard!

Check out this page for information about freshman registration.

Congratulations to our incredible and SUPERIOR Band program on their performance this past weekend!

Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS), in conjunction with the Kern
High School District, Bakersfield College, CSU, Bakersfield, and Taft College will host the annual Kern County College Night on Monday, Sept. 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mechanics Bank Convention Center.

Congrats to Mariana Saldana for qualifying for the National Tournament in Phoenix Arizona by finishing top 2 in her event!

Congrats to Paulene De La Cruz, Aaron Williams, and Johnie Burch. They are the Kern County Champions for Senior Group Documentary. They will be competing at the State competition on April 15-16 at Sacramento State University.

Frosh Soph: 1st Place Champs
JV: 1st Place Roadrunner Division Champs
Varsity: 1st Place Roadrunner Division Champs
Varsity: Interleague Championship Runner-up

ABC 23 interviewed WHS Senior Leonardo Carreon about his experience in esports: https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/khsd-hosts-esports-tournament

Parents, you are invited to DeMello Hall from 6-7pm on Monday, October 24th, to participate in a Drug Awareness presentation.

On September 6, 2022, the Kern High School District Trustees approved naming the WHS athletic field the: Dallas Grider Field in honor of legendary teacher and WHS football coach Dallas Grider. On Thursday, September 22nd at 7:30 pm, WHS will host a brief dedication ceremony prior to the varsity football game.