Senior Spotlight
FAFSA is now open!
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced the 2025-26 FAFSA form is now available for students looking to secure financial aid in the 2025-25 Academic Year.
The FAFSA form connects students to various forms of Federal and State financial aid programs. The FAFSA is required for most State of Michigan financial aid programs, including the Michigan Achievement Scholarship!
Students can complete the FAFSA at StudentAid.gov.
WOHS will has programming available to families to assist in filing out the 2025-2026 FAFSA form. See this flyer for details.
Scholarships!
Find info about scholarships and more on our official webpage: https://www.westottawa.net/college/
Under FAQ's
Scholarships
Where can I find scholarships
Be sure to sign up for the 2025 West Ottawa High School Internal Scholarships Google Classroom. Class code: 7nusizo
Sign Up for Scholarship Reminders for the Community Foundation here:
Community College Guarantee
Curious what the Community College Guarantee means for Ottawa County Residents?
Watch this quick video (1:40) to learn more.
SENIOR Fee and TShirt:
Each senior must pay a senior fee at the beginning of their senior year. The fee is $30, and covers the senior t-shirt, senior breakfast, senior class gift, and senior scholarship. If you haven't picked up your senior t-shirt yet, please see Mrs. Kephart in the North office today!
Community Foundation Scholarships!
Sign up for scholarship reminders from the Community Foundation for the Holland/Zeeland area here.
CFHZ provides more money to WOHS students than to any other school in the area!
CFHZ Scholarships will open: December 1, 2024. The deadline for submission is: February 1, 2025
Please check out the website and begin the application process in December! It is one application for several scholarship opportunities and you only have to fill it out once! Fill it out as complete as possible. Second semester transcripts are required for this application. Second semester transcripts should be available next week.
Important Senior Dates
More information coming soon, but for now... get excited about these following dates!
Cap & Gown orders: November 2025. If you missed the deadline, please call Mrs. Kephart at (616) 786-1123
Yearbook photos: Senior photos for the yearbook are due November 1, 2024
PROM: April 26, 2025
Senior Breakfast/Convocation/Elementary Walk: May 20, 2025
GRADUATION: May 22, 2025 at 6:30pm *Seniors will report at 4:45 pm on this date.
JUNGLE 2025: Register NOW for this parent-sponsored, all-night party following graduation. Cost is $75 before Dec. 20, and increases to $100 after that. Scholarships available.
Junior Transition Meeting!
Junior Parents! Your children will be seniors before you know it. Please see these slides for information if you had to miss the Junior Transition meeting.
Convocation and Graduation!
Senior Breakfast, Convocation, and Elementary Walk: May 20, 2025
Graduation: May 22, 2025
Jungle (all-night grad party): May 22, 2025 (9:30 pm - 4:30 am)