Welcome to Western!

We invite interested 7th and 8th graders and their parents/guardians to Open House on Sunday, October 12, 2008, 2:00–4:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 6, 2008, 5:30–7:30 p.m. to explore Western and meet students and staff.

Western celebrated Senior Inauguration for the Class of 2009 on September 26, 2008.

Melissa Harrington '09 was named an ACTR Russian Scholar Laureate for 2008 by the American Council of Teachers of Russian. Melissa is a student of Mr. James Sweigert.

The Western Robotics Team made it to the semifinals in the Battle of Baltimore FIRST Robotics Invitational Competition on August 9th.

Sign up for our 5th annual Eva Scott Scholarship Golf Tournament, to be held on Saturday, September, 27, 2008!

Western welcomes the Class of 2012 and new staff members Rhonda Clyburn (Assistant Principal), Tina Jablonowski (Social Studies), Jade Jove (Mathematics), Trevor Lewis (Mathematics), Jeffrey Martin (Social Studies), Elizabeth O'Hara (English), Stacey Purdum (Technology), Demetria Sayles (Technology), Adrian Smith (World & Classical Languages), Gino Tagaytay (Science), Anitra Washington (Science), and Pamela Wilson (Secretary).

The 2008-2009 school year begins for all students on Monday, August 25, 2008.

Information about uniforms (including vendors) and dress code is in the "School Business" column of our Resources page.

Sign-up for Fall Athletics will be held on Thursday August 14th, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.

Summer reading assignments for all Western students, including incoming 9th graders, are posted on the English Department page.

Information on Summer Learning programs can be found on the BCPSS web site.

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