Portsmouth West High School staff members overcame extreme heat and treacherous field conditions to clinch victories in Washington-Nile Local School District's annual staff team building softball games held on Friday, May 24. Each building compiled a team of its most fierce competitors to vie for the coveted title of Portsmouth West Staff Softball Champions.... READ MORE >
PWHS Health Professions Affinity Community (HPAC) group attended the 2nd Annual Southern Ohio Scholars Day in Dayton, Ohio on March 30. HPAC engages more than 2400 youth across Ohio in 39 counties by empowering them to identify local health concerns and create community projects to improve the health of their local communities. Our goal is to advance local... READ MORE >
Congratulations to the PWHS 2019 May students of the month:freshman: KARA DAMRON sophomore: ANGEL HAMMOND junior: KALEIGH PARR senior: HALEIGH WILLIAMS READ MORE >
PWHS Anatomy students attended an SSU Admission overview and cadaver lab last week. A special thank you is extended to Dr. Kim Inman, SSU Anatomy professor, as she educated our students on the human cadavers and permitted our students to have a unique experience learning about the human body in a classroom lab setting. READ MORE >
Senior PWHS baseball standout Garrett Hurd signed his letter of intent to play baseball at Shawnee State University May 17,2019. Pictured with Hurd is his mother, father, and Coach Chris Rapp. READ MORE >
Beginning Band Meeting & Instrument Fittings for next year’s 6th grade students. Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 6:00 pm in the PWMS Library ***Instruments may be rented or purchased at this meeting*** READ MORE >
Due to many changes with the PWHS Yearbook, the 2017-2018 yearbook was delayed. In August of 2018 we changed to the Herff Jones yearbook production service, and this delayed the process more than anticipated. The 2017-2018 yearbook should be in by late summer or early fall. Once those yearbooks arrive, it will be on social media to alert those who ordered them that... READ MORE >
Congratulations to the PWHS Vocal Music Department and Thespian Troupe #5739 for their amazing production of OKLAHOMA on May 10, 11 and 12, 2019 at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at Shawnee State University. Cast members are as follows: Aunt Eller: Alicia Smith; Laurey: Addison Guilliams; Curly: Levi Kouns; Jud: Cole Tackett; Ado Annie: Zoe-Hanna Rawlins/Anna... READ MORE >
Congratulations to the following junior baseball players for earning awards at The Rocky Nelson Wooden Bat Classic:Cade McNeil (pictured below), Most Valuable Pitcher of The Rocky Nelson Wooden Bat ClassicCade Powell (cover picture), Most Valuable Player of The Rocky Nelson Wooden Bat Classic READ MORE >
Math League hosted a high school math contest Monday, May 6, at Perkins High school in Sandusky. Testing consisted of Power, Sprint, Target, Team and Relay rounds. Prizes were given to the top students in each grade level and for the freshmen division. The following PWHS freshmen placed and earned awards: Emily Lore received a 3rd place trophySierra Johnson... READ MORE >
Senior Molly Taylor signed a letter of intent April 25 to play volleyball for Ohio Christian College. Taylor, also PWHS 2019 valedictorian, plans to major in education at OCC. In the cover picture, Taylor is seated with an interim coach and current player from OCC. In the image below, Taylor signs her letter of intent for OCC between her mother and father. READ MORE >
Pictured are the Focus3 All-Stars for the 3rd 9 weeks on their field trip to the Columbus Zoo on May 2, 2019.These students had zero disciplinary issues during the third grading period. They earned points for GPA, attendance, extracurricular participation, winning Student of the Month, and receiving Good Citizen nominations from teachers. At the high school, we... READ MORE >
Congratulations to our 2019 April Students of the Month! Pictured l-r: Senior Katelyn Journey, Junior Nathaniel Shepherd, Sophomore Charity Shaffer, Freshman Emily Lore READ MORE >
Area emergency personnel worked together to stage a mock wreck last week for PWHS juniors and seniors to warn of the dangers of drinking and driving. Prior to the staged wreck, students were presented with first responders' accounts of tragedies that occurred as a result of drivers who were under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Following the discussion,... READ MORE >
PWHS Bass Fishing Club members competed this past weekend at the 2019 Ohio B.A.S.S. Nation High School & Junior State Championship at Rocky Fork Lake. Teams were freshmen Tucker Spriggs with Cayden Coleman and sophomore Rhett Estep with senior Cole Gilley.These students also will compete May 18 in Gallipolis at the Student Angler Federation – A Federation Of The... READ MORE >
PWHS Vocal Music Department and Thespian Troupe #5739 will present the musical, OKLAHOMA on Mother’s Day Weekend, May 10, 11 and 12, 2019 at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at Shawnee State University. The musical is set in the Oklahoma territory in the early 1900s telling the story of two pairs of lovers: Curly is a cowboy who has trouble admitting his... READ MORE >
Washington-Nile School District lost one of its own with the passing of Earl Thomas Conley on April 10, 2019. Country music legend, Earl Thomas Conley, was born October 17, 1941, in West Portsmouth, Ohio As a young man Conley moved to Nashville, TN in order to chase his dream of becoming a professional country singer/musician. Conley quickly went on to achieve a... READ MORE >
Portsmouth West High School Choir traveled to New York City in April on a four day tour. The itinerary included a trip to the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Empire State Building, Chinatown, the Metropolitan Art Museum, Central Park and the 911 Memorial. Much to the delight of passersby, students gave an impromptu performance at Grand Central Station and later... READ MORE >
Seniors and parents, It’s that time! Graduation is around the corner, and I’d like to create a slideshow to run the hour before the ceremony starts. The slideshow will have the theme of “then and now,” and, thus, we will need a baby (birth to age 4ish) picture and a current picture. They can be either digital files (jpg, jpeg, png… no Google docs) or... READ MORE >
Students in Mrs. Tieman's class listened intently as Linda Sue Huffman, retired United Airline flight attendant, recounted her 9/11 experience on the flight from Amsterdam to D.C. Passengers knew nothing of the tragedy during the flight. Immediately the plane was turned around with the excuse of a leaky fuel line and was unable to return to the US for 4 days.... READ MORE >
When: Saturday, May 25th Where: Shawnee Marina Ramp – Ohio River Registration & Boat checks will begin at 5:00 a.m. Launch 7 a.m. (safelight) to 3 p.m. $70 Entry Fee per boat GUARANTEED $1,000.00 1st Place GUARANTEED $250.00 BIG BASS 2nd, 3rd, etc. Payout based on # of boats For more information contact: ... READ MORE >
Introducing the new Washington-Nile Local Schools phone app. It's everything Portsmouth West, in your pocket! READ MORE >
The 3rd Annual Purse Bingo night at PWHS was held in the High School gymnasium on April 4th and by all measures it was a resounding success. A good time was had by all and a significant amount of money was raised to support the UCAN Legacy Scholarship Fund. Thank you to everyone who helped make this evening such a great success! READ MORE >
Congratulations to senior Josh Berry for earning a certificate from the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association for earning Academic All-Ohio Award. Qualifications: must be a senior, receive 1st team All-Conference, or 1st team All-District and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.6. READ MORE >
Congratulations to senior Jesse Johnson for earning the following basketball awards: 1st Team All SOCHonorable Mention District 14 Coaches Association READ MORE >
Congratulations to PWHS 2018-2019 Students of the Month pictured l-r: Senior Cole Staggs, Junior Cara Wheelersburg, Sophomore Eli Tilley, Freshman John Jones. READ MORE >
Congratulations to West grad Taylor Coleman on earning player of the week honors and her continued success in college. Click below for the full article. KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN SWEEPS MSC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS READ MORE >
Congratulations to the PWHS 2019 February Students of the Month pictured L to R: Senior Emily Howard, Junior Alexis Holsinger, Sophomore Allison Cooper, Freshman Abigail Boland READ MORE >
Portsmouth West High School would like to thank the Ohio State Highway Patrol Portsmouth Post for their participation in the 2019 Annual Staff vs Troopers basketball game, a prom fundraising event. Our talented staff had a strong showing, but the State Troopers pulled ahead in the final minute with a win. We look forward for next year, gentleman! READ MORE >
South Central Ohio Regional Science Bowl, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, will hold its VII Science Bowl district competition on Friday, March 15, at Shawnee State University. PWHS will be represented by the following 2 teams: Team 1:Evan GreenMolly TaylorRhett Estep Abe BlevinsMcKenzie Boggs Team 2:Layla McCleeseJeffrey MoselyRandy PatrickDylan... READ MORE >