We want to send a heartfelt thank you to our community for your continued support of the Westview district, and for passing the referendum renewal at 90.02% approval. We appreciate you!
The Westview Jr-Sr High School 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 28th at 1:30 PM. Doors will open at 1:00 PM.
The Westview boys Junior High school record in the 4x100 relay was broken 4/28/25 in a home meet against Prairie Heights. The previous record was 48.22 and was broken by 2 hundredths of a second and is now set at 48.20. The record was set by Beckham Misner, Kevin Bontrager, Karl Bontrager and Jaron Bontrager.
April showers bring May flowers. However, the staff at WJSHS saw the Kiana Mast family bring us some wonderful coffee and flavor additives during April. Thank you to our April coffee sponsors and to ALL of our sponsors throughout the school year.
On Friday night (4/25/25) Carmel High School hosted a 2-mile showdown. Top runners from Indiana and some from Illinois participated. Noah maintained his first place position the entire race and broke his own school record from last year with a 2-mile run time of 8:55.79! Congratulations, Noah!
Thank you again to Maple Lane Farm and Cedar Creek Meats for making today's Beef to Table event possible. We really enjoyed it!
Westview Jr-Sr High School is proud to recognize eighth grader Janessa Stutzman as @nationalhonorsociety NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award recipient. Janessa will receive a $500 deposit into a 529 account and a gift from The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the office of the National Junior Honor Society in honor of this accomplishment. Congratulations, Janessa!
State Champion! Faith Beechy competed on April 12th in Indianapolis in the 2025 Indiana Skills USA Championship and won first place for cosmetology. The Skills USA competition is designed to determine each contestant's preparation for employment and recognize students for excellence and professionalism in their field. Faith completed 3 timed challenges and an assessment and finished at the top.
Faith will compete at Nationals in June in Atlanta, GA. Best of luck, Faith!
School Record! Max Engle is now the record-holder for career strikeouts at Westview. He currently has 335 and has more games to play in his Senior season. His record beats the previous 332 strikeouts by Ben Bailey from 1992! Congratulations, Max!
Design Credit: Senior Gavin Engle
LIFE Members presented LIFE Grant Awards to recipients for the 2024-2025 school year. LIFE is LaGrange County Community Foundation's youth philanthropy program.
Pictured LIFE members giving out the awards are Ava Williams, Brina Williams, Kaine Reinhold, and Elijah Watts. Recipients this year include Mr. Don Williams/Ms. Erica Mohr - Cross Country, Mrs. Jesse Martin - Garden Club, Mrs. Everage/Mrs. May - aMAYzing Candles, Mr. Kidder/Mr. Wilson - E-Sports, and Rainbow Years Learning Ministry - Literacy Night.
Congratulations to all the recipients and thank you to LaGrange County Community Foundation, the LIFE program, and the LIFE members and sponsors who make these opportunities possible.
There are 3 (THREE!) new school records as of last night's track & field meet hosted at Westview (4/22/25)!
The 4 x 400 team of Dallas Yoder, Ian Bontrager, Kaiden Liechty, and Noah Bontrager beat the school record with a time of 3:26.11.
Kaiden Liechty broke the 200 M record he set only 21 days prior with a new time of 22.43.
Noah Bontrager broke the 400 M record with a time of 50.31.
Congratulations on these accomplishments!
On Friday, April 25th, Westview students will enjoy a Burger Bash featuring locally raised and processed beef. Thank you to Maple Lane Farms and Cedar Creek Meats for this wonderful opportunity.
Junior High Students - remember that iLearn testing will happen on April 22, 23, 29, and 30. The best things you can do to be ready include getting plenty of sleep and eating well.
On Friday, April 18, Junior Noah Bontrager ran against the fastest students in the State at the Flashes Showcase and finished in first place! Not only did he win, he also set the meet record in Franklin, Indiana. Noah ran one mile in 4:07.73. The previous course record was 4:08.94. For comparison, if his mile time were converted to the 1600 meter distance, his pace was 4:06.32, or 4 seconds faster than the Westview record for the 1600 set by Andrew Begley (a multi-All American at the University of Arkansas) - a record that has been standing for 30 years.
April 25 is the last day to order a yearbook for the 2024-2025 school year if you haven't done so already.
https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1072317/Westview-Junior-Senior-High-School/2025-Yearbook/20240610041526607121/CATALOG_SHOP
Westview Jr-Sr High Theatre Presents: Before Oz by Lauren Grove. The story of L. Frank Baum. Two opportunities to attend. Friday, April 25 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, April 27 at 2:30 PM.
New School Record! Congratulations to Senior Kaiden Liechty for breaking Westview's 200m dash record with a 22.58 at Westview Jr-Sr High's home opener against Northridge on 4/1/25.
Join Westview and wear blue on Thursday, April 17th, for Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Reminder no school on Friday, April 18th. We will see you all on Monday, April 21st!
Shout out to these ladies who help keep things running at the Westview Jr-Sr High School. Ally Bryant, Juanita Yoder, and Brenda Carpenter, thank you for all you do!
