Westlake High School

I went to westlake for my freshmen and sophomore year and I hated every last bit of it, classrooms are out if control. The administration is terrible. My mom was always in the office because they never did anything to help me. Don't let your children go to this school. Thomas Stone is okay. Laplata or Thomas Stone High School is your best option.
--Submitted by a student

I am currently a freshman a Westlake, when I first started high school of course I was nervous but as time went on I became a lot more comfortable due to the support of peers and teachers. I think that regardless of rumors spread among middle schools and other high schools it is a great place to learn and make friends. Both things you need to be successful in college and through life.
--Submitted by a student

westlake highschool is a great school and a good learning place. i had been goin there for 2 years and now im bout to start my 11th grade year. the teachers there really help you to get ready for big tests and all the principle could be a pain but she makes sure the school is disiplined and well behaved. overall westlake is the best school that anybody should go to.
--Submitted by a student

westlake high school is a very nice school for the older kids to go to go westlake!!
--Submitted by a student

I am in the 11th grade and currently attend Westlake High School. This school is just like Prince George's County Schools, except safety is not an issue. Attendance is not enforced, so some of my classes are almost empty. There is a lot of foolishness on the behalf of the studensts, as well as teachers, which upsets me. However, I ,personally, learn as much as I can and do my best to ignore the distractions.... To be real about this situations.. Westlake High School needs to stop playing around and get it together. This is my first year here, and I am very disappointed
--Submitted by a student

My daughter graduated from Westlake High and was well prepared for her college education. She was offered full scholarship to every University, and she applied to seven top universities. She passed all of her AP exams (23 college credits), was a merit scholar, and was in the top 1% of Top GPA Maryland Graduates. She was inspired to learn during her high school experience. Therefore, I beg to differ to any parent about Westlake high! If your child is ready to learn, they can learn any where even in a jungle!!!
--Submitted by a parent

I like this school b/c it offers an academic challege for students
--Submitted by a parent

I have taught at Westlake for 3 years. It is a blessing to teach here, rather than in Prince George's County, where I taught previously. Student attendance is enforced, where it was only given lip service in PG. Discipline and administration support for teachers is abundant. Mrs. Benson took me under her wing when I needed a position, and I've grown as a teacher due to her largess. For the most part, the students are well-behaved. The hallways are clear during classes, not populated by truants skipping classes. Both athletics and academics are promoted, without one losing out to the other. Sadly, I will be leaving at the end of this school year, but I will take my experience from working here for the rest of my career.
--Submitted by a teacher

response to parent who says westlake is not good. I my self believe that westlake is a wonderful school. I belive that mrs. Benson and administration made the school better and helped the school along with giving the ap students more oppertunities, about you saying that northpoint only has good neighborhoods or good kids and the rest are at westlake. this is not true. I know someone who is zoned for northpoint their neighborhood is the absolute opposite of desirable. about westlakes field hockey team. the reason they can hardly get a team is because everyone wants to go to northpoint. Northpoint is great to o. westlake is equaly great (actually better!)
--Submitted by a student

i love this school and its perfect cauz alot of my close friends are here and i feel like im safe becauz it is a safe inviroment i am so glad that my parents descided to let me stay here i love this school and my mom really loves this school because she always can keep in contact with the teachers and they have no attitude towards her no matter how rude and my mom is rude when it comes to protecting me she only wants the best although she wanted me to go to northpoint she descided that i was getting older and deserved to make 1 desition and i chose to change my schools so i am so happy that i am going to westlake were i belong
--Submitted by a student