Welcome back, Griffins! 🎉📚 We are so excited to kick off another amazing year at West Hills STEM Academy! 🏫✨ This year is extra special because we’re introducing our brand-new House System. Every student will be sorted into a house, giving everyone the chance to connect across grade levels, work together as a team, and show their school spirit. 🙌🎉 Houses will bring fun competitions, celebrations, and a whole new way to cheer each other on! 🎊💫 We can’t wait to see the learning, friendships, and memories we’ll create together this year. 🚀💡 Let’s make it a year to remember, Griffins!

Warmly,

Principal Powell

💜Fly Dragons Fly!💜

Be a part of our Welcome Back Crew!

We want to invite our families and community to celebrate with us and help us welcome students back on the first day of school on:

• Wednesday, September 3 (grades 1-12)
• Monday, September 8 (kindergarten)

The details

• Parents, family members and community members are invited to help us welcome students outside our schools before school starts on the first day of school.
• Please carpool and park in the gravel lot along Loxie Eagans.
• Welcome Crew members will line up outside of the main entrances of our schools to greet students as they arrive (the office will provide guidance on where to stand!).
• Welcome Crew members do not need to be an approved District volunteer for this one-time event.
• Welcome back signs, pom poms and noise makers are welcome and encouraged!
• Please - no pets (thank you!).
• Please arrive at school at 8:50 before the start of school .
• Once school starts at 9:05 you will be on your way to get on with the rest of your day!

Bremerton School District is committed to supporting the social, emotional, and behavioral health of students. The insights gathered from SEL surveys are invaluable to school staff, as they help to better understand students' emotional well-being and social interactions. This data plays a crucial role in creating supportive environments and targeted interventions that foster student success. This information will help schools and staff understand the needs of students at both the individual and school level. 

Families who wish to opt out of the SEL survey, should contact their child's homeroom teacher or counselor to express this decision prior to 9/8/25. The teacher or counselor will guide them through the opt-out process and ensure the student is excluded from the survey. It is important for families to communicate their request before the survey is administered to ensure it is processed in time. Afterward, families will receive confirmation that the student will not participate in the survey. 

Fundamentals Questions (2nd grade only)

Fundamentals Questions (3-12)

MySAEBRS Questions (3-12)

9/2 Back to School Carnival 4:30-5:30

9/2 Meet the Teacher 5:30-6:30

9/3 First Day of School 1st-12th Grade

9/4 School Board Meeting 5:00-7:00

9/8 First Day of School Kindergarten

9/16 PTA Meeting 5:00-6:00

9/30 Picture Day

10/2 School Board Meeting 5:00-7:00

10/16 School Board Meeting 5:00-7:00

10/31 Non Student Day/No School

Website: www.bremertonschools.org/Domain/16

Location: 521 S. National Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98312

Phone: 360.473.4600

Facebook: West Hills STEM Academy

The Bremerton School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Carol Bailie at 360.473.1026, or the Section 504 Coordinator, Mark Mayfield at 360.473.4702. Mailing address: 134 Marion Avenue North, Bremerton, WA 98312.