Welcome

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we welcome you to the 2023-2024 school year at Westwood. Founded in 1971, our school has continued to strive towards excellence and has built upon the traditions of preparing outstanding students for college and beyond. The Westwood Board of Trustees is committed to responsibly managing what has been entrusted to us, to ensure the viability of our school well into the future. We are grateful that our school was founded by individuals who had a strong belief in God, and that belief still stands firm more than 50 years after our inception. Our Bible verse for this year is found in Proverbs 16:3, “Commit your actions to the Lord and your plans will succeed” Thank you to our Headmaster Keith Croft for choosing this verse for our Westwood family.

Thank YOU for choosing Westwood!!!! We have one chance to educate our children, and we firmly believe that a Westwood educational experience  you can provide for your children. Beginning in the K grades, our students are loved well by their teachers while mastering the necessary foundations of education. Our Upper Elementary students begin looking forward to Westwood traditions that make our school unique while continuing to build on and excel in their academic growth. In Middle School, our students become more independent and learn from their mistakes all while under the care and supervision of an excellent Middle School staff. As our Middle Schoolers transition to a new building, they are presented with opportunities to be involved in school sports and clubs which begins the process of making a well rounded Westwood student. And, finally, in High School, our students not only become involved in clubs, sports, extra curricular activities, but also they are encouraged to bring ideas to our administration for school improvement, become involved in the Board of Trustees, and are pushed to excel academically.  A Westwood experience is a unique opportunity to learn what it means to thrive in life and the results are a student prepared for success and leadership after high school.  

We know that success in high school begins with a strong foundation received from K-3 through eighth grade.  Small class sizes, safe campus environment, family atmosphere, solid curriculum, our internationally recognized Learning Lab, and extra-curricular activities are a few of the reasons Westwood successfully prepares our elementary and middle-school students for the next step.  Students benefit from Spanish, Art, STEM, and PE classes, and can participate in numerous sports, clubs, and literary events.

As we reflect on last year and look to the future, we are pleased to announce that our 2023 graduating class was awarded almost $800,000 in scholarships to various colleges not including HOPE and Zell! That is an outstanding accomplishment, not only for our students but for our school as well. Our students are well equipped for college, and it is truly a team effort from our staff, to our parents and students. When everyone is pulling his/her load, there are no limits as to what can be accomplished.

Each year, it is also important to acknowledge the sacrifices many people and businesses have made through the years to help us produce leaders who succeed on college campuses, and give back to their communities. Because of their unwavering support, Westwood is known for producing students who not only excel academically, but also lead and find areas to serve. Their ability to handle all that is required of them as a Westwood student enables them to thrive as they enter their college years and beyond.

Our educational product of well over 1,000 graduates, leaders in business, law, medicine, education, agriculture, government, science, and technology, are evidence of Westwood’s tradition in providing excellence in academics.  Even though we have over 50 years of academic excellence, we never stop planning and preparing for the next year to be even better. 

None of this occurs without the parents and grandparents, who volunteer, donate, and advocate for the best for our school.  The Board appreciates hearing your comments and concerns so we can always continue to improve the Westwood experience for you and your children.

No matter if you are a parent, teacher, alumni, or student, we are all “Ambassadors for Westwood”.  Please join me in representing our school and promoting the good things that are occurring here that make Westwood important to our children’s and our community’s economic future.

Christy Ward
Chairman, Board of Directors
Westwood Class of 1998

The Westwood Board of Trustees has appointed the following committees: