Welcome

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we welcome you to the 2022-2023 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 30:5, “Every word of God proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.” 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 education is the best you can provide for your children. As a parent who will be graduating her fourth and final child at the end of 2023, I can attribute the success I have seen from my children succeeding at a high level in college, to their firm foundations established from our partnership between Westwood and my family. Because of their Westwood experience, my children are well-rounded, hard-working, academically prepared, able to multi-task, work well with adults, and take on roles of leadership. Thank you, Westwood, for coming alongside our family and preparing our children for life. For that, I am so grateful.

As we reflect on last year and look to the future, we are pleased to announce that our 2022 graduating class had 100% of its students eligible for the HOPE scholarship! 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.

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, Quiz Bowl, clubs, and literary events.

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.

Susan Glass
Chairman, Board of Directors
Westwood Class of 1988

The Westwood Board of Trustees has appointed the following committees: