Mascot: Patriot Number of Grades: 4

Student Body Enrollment: 388

Number of Seniors: 70

COMMENCEMENT: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, Westwood High School Gymnasium

Kirsten LaMere

Speaker: Cheryl LeRoy

NOTABLE

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Academic:

Choral: Wisconsin School of Music Association (WSMA) Virtual District Solo Ensemble Festival

Band: WSMA Honors Band, WSMA District State Solo Ensemble, WSMA Band Festival

Forensics: Regional Champions & State Finalists

Business Professionals of America: Regional, State & National Award Winners

Cybersecurity National Scholars

National Honor Society & Key Club; School & Community services.

Athletic:

Boys’ Basketball: 2023 MHSAA Division 3 District Champions

Bowling: 2023 UPHSBC Girls Team Champions, UPHSBC Girls Conference Champions, MHSAA Division 3 Regional Champions, MHSAA Division 3 Finalist

Competitive Cheer: 2023 Academic All-State Honorable Mention

Boys’ Tennis: 2022 MHSAA UP Champions Division 2

Golf: 2021 Boys & Girls Mid-Peninsula Conference Champions

Football: 2021 District Champions, WestPAC Copper Division Champions

Girls’ Tennis: 2021 MHSAA U.P. Champions Division 1

Girls’ Basketball: 2022 Academic All-State Division 3

Boys’ Basketball: 2022 MHSAA District Champions, Mid-Peninsula Conference Champions, WestPAC Conference Champions

Bowling: 2022 MHSAA Girls Regional Champions, UPHSBC Girls Champions, UPHSSB Conference Team Champions, UPHSB Girls Conference Champions

Boys’ Tennis: 2021 U.P. Finals Division 2 Finalists

Golf 2021 Girls U.P. Finals Finalists Division 1

Golf 2021 Girls WestPAC Conference Champions

Golf 2021 Girls Mid-Peninsula Conference Champions

Golf 2021 Boys Mid-Peninsula Conference Champions

Bowling: 2021 Girls Team Conference Champions, Girls Team Regional Champions

Cross Country: 2020 Mid-Peninsula Conference Champions, Team Academic All-State

Girls’ Tennis: 2020 Mid-Peninsula Conference District Champions, MHSAA Finals Champions

Girls’ Basketball: 2020 Division 3 Team of the Year, Mid-Peninsula Conference Champions, WestPAC Conference District Champions, MHSAA District Champions

Bowling: 2020 MHSAA Boys Division 4 Champions, UPHSBC Girls Champions

Wrestling: 2020 MHSAA Team District Champions, Team Academic All-State

Boys’ Tennis: 2019 MHSAA Division 2 Final Champions

Track: 2019 Boys WestPAC Conference Champions, Division 1 Finalists

Softball: 2019 Mid-Peninsula District Champions

Girls’ Tennis: 2019 MHSAA U.P. Champions Division 2, MHSAA Finals Champions

Cross Country: 2019 Mid-Peninsula Conference Champions

Bowling: 2019 MHSAA Boys Regional Champions, Conference Champions, UP Boys Team Tournament Champions, UP Boys Singles Champion, MHSAA Boys Team State Semi-Finalists

Girls’ Basketball: 2019 MHSAA District Champions, MHSAA Regional Champions, West PAC Conference Champions, Mid-Peninsula Conference Champions, JV Mid-Peninsula Conference Champions

Wrestling: 2019 MHSAA Team District Champions, Team Academic All-State

Senior Class Officers

President: Allyana Grochowski

Vice President: Martin Suring

Secretary:

Bryce Markham

Treasurer: Lucy Howe

Representatives: Lydia Fraser, Kirsten LaMere, Heidi Meglathery

Student Council President: Ian Bivins

Class Colors: Blue & Navy Blue

Class Flower: Bleeding Heart

Class Song: “Africa” by Toto

Class Motto: “It happens”

Class Adviser: Stephanie Schmidt

VALEDICTORIAN

Kirsten Elizabeth

LaMere

Parents: Ryan and Michelle LaMere

Extra Curriculars/Athletics: Band four years; Business Professionals of America two years and Senior Historian; Key Club, one year: girls tennis two years; girls bowling, four years; girls softbal, two years; National Honor Society, two years; Senior student council representative

Honors/awards: Girls Bowling – second place U.P. singles, state qualifier, and 3-peat team champions; Business Professionals of America – state qualifier; Excellence in Education; Science Department Student of the Year

Hobbies: I love to bowl, cook and bake, and spend time with friends, family and outdoors.

Volunteer Services: Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup, Salvation Army bell ringing and Christmas tree decoration contest, assist youth sports camps and other sporting events.

Plans for the Future: I plan to attend Michigan Technological University to study biological sciences.

SALUTATORIAN

Lucy Jean Howe

Parents: Rachel and John Howe

Extra Curriculars/Athletics: Key Club one year, National Honor Society, two years and Student speaker; swim and dive two years; cross county, two years; bowling, one year; band, four years; senior class treasurer

Honors/Awards: UP Finals swim Medalist; UP Finals cross country; Excellence in Education; Dr. Lloyd Hooper Scholarship; Evelyn Marie Ostola Scholarship; Society of Women Engineers Award; Math Department Student of the Year

Hobbies: Hiking, swimming, painting, 3D modeling, fishing

Volunteer Services: Key Club (school bake sales)

Plans for the future: Summer internship job at Eagle Mine. I plan to attend Michigan Technological University to pursue a degree in civil engineering.

Westwood Class of 2023

Tara Alderton, Carson Argall, Chloe Baron, Jacob Bazinette, Ian Bivins, Mykayla Brown, Kaydi Carlson, Isaac Cayer, Evelyn Cook, Hunter DeGarmo, Macy Dove, Addison Dunphy, Kambrie Duquette, Lydia Fraser, Ione Grigg, Allyana Grochowski, Ted Hair, Sierrah Hallum, Rion Hansen, Emilee Hebert, Ronald Heidelberger, Sophia Heinzman, Rowan Hill, Autumn Holmgren, Ellie Homola, Lucy Howe, Emma Jestila, Maria Johnson, Kylie Junak, Jerzee Karki, Alejandra Lacort Arroyo, Kirsten LaMere, Holly Lindholm, Aurora Lindstrom, Jillian Mahaffey, Brody Manley, Bryce Markham, Madison Marta, Heidi Meglathery, Leah Miller, Gavin Miller-Johnson, Kaitlyn Moebius, Bailey Morrison, Lola Morrison, Vanessa Nichols, Isabella Nora, Addison Ogea, Jacob Olson, Wesley Perry, Johnny Peters, Eleanor Peterson, Allyson Poirier, Juan Poirier, Bryan Richards, Emma Rochon, Natasha Ruokolainen, Nickolas Salzwedel, Thomas Seablom Jr, Justyce Simons, Ava Stanaway, Martin Suring, William Teall, Carlos Terrell, Morgan Trierweiler, Brandon Vickstrom, Leisa Warshawsky, Hannah Whitaker, Izetta Wicklund, Max Wiljanen, Lindsay Williams