News & Updates

Yakima Families of K-8 boys, you don’t want to be a scallywag and miss this treasured event! Join us on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the West Valley High School for mothers and sons to adventure together.

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a government program to help eligible households pay for internet service and a connected device such as a laptop or tablet.

Choir teacher Megan Goranson along with band teacher, Benjamin Woodbury, have a joint band and choir winter concert for our sixth grade students and honors holiday traditions for all.

West Valley students have been able to take college classes online via Arizona State University for the past three years.

Both received the Middle School Coach of the Year Award is from the Washington State Cross Country Coaches Association.

It’s time for the Holidays, and we want to have a joyful sendoff for our District students, families, and staff members.

Learn more about the available options with the recordings of each meeting here.

The federal government has provided school districts across the nation with Emergency Relief funds to assist schools with the impact of COVID-19.

Join us for Parent Information Night for your students' future planning.

West Valley Schools Foundation will be having their Annual Dinner and Auction on September 24th from 5:00pm to 10:00pm at the Harman Center.

Join us for the All District Welcome Celebration August 23 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm to welcome in the new school year.

A Better Track is a program our West Valley High School offers to juniors and seniors, teaching them necessary pre-employment skills.

Capital projects are initiated for a variety of purposes, but most typically, they provide sufficient facilities to serve the growth in student population or programs.

NACEP accreditation attests to educational quality assurance and improvement, and indicates a stable program following best practices.

Congratulations to Jill Hendricks, Student and Family Engagement Liaison for Winning Classified Employee of the Year.

Shireen will advance to the National Contest being held virtually in mid June.

Students in the 6th and 7th Grade Advanced Project Based Learning (PBL) classes with Mrs. Clark all participated in the statewide Stock Market Game competition.

Listen and watch Superintendent Dr. Peter Finch and Assistant Superintendent Stacey Drake speak with KIT 1280 about the importance of Early Learning, and the most recent AASA Early Learning Cohort site visit.

The West Valley School District has been recognized as a “Lighthouse” system that will serve as models of positive change in public education.

West Valley School District will introduce a new agriculture and robotics pathway for students at it's Innovation Center next year.

West Valley had an amazing showing at the event by winning 11 state awards and completely sweeping the individual website and paper categories. 11 students will be advancing to the upcoming state contest.

The Cascade Mountain League Championship Drill Meet held their competition this last weekend, and the WVHS JROTC Championship results are in.

This week students will be registering for for classes for the 2022-2023 school year.

We invite all families to join us at our 2022-2023 Kindergarten Registration Informational Night provided by our Elementary Schools.

From Math to ELA, Mr. Johnson enjoys learning, teaching, and preparing his students for success.

In accordance with the announcement today from Governor Inslee, masks will be optional at school beginning on Saturday, March 12.

Washington Music Educators Association Executive Board named Megan Goranson of West Valley School District the winner of the 2022 WMEA Regional Outstanding Music Educator at the 2022 WMEA State Conference in Yakima.

Thanks to a committed and devoted community focused on the student experience throughout their lives, the West Valley School District Levy has passed!

STEM FAIR at the West Valley Innovation Center February 9th. Listen to the KIT Newstalk 1280 interview with the West Valley Innovation Center's Russ Tuman and Jed Watters. Exciting opportunities.

Enjoy this wonderful Podcast that features our West Valley Students in Yakima Herald Republic's Yakima Arts Talk: Creating belonging through music.

Dr. Finch and School board President Mark Strong were on News Talk KIT 1280 to discuss what is happening in the West Valley School District and why Levy is so important to our students, schools, and community.

The 11th Annual Father-Daughter Dance Saturday February 12, 6:00p.m.-9:30 p.m. West Valley High School Commons Dance Around the World

Tune in and listen to Dr. Finch on KIT 1280 tomorrow morning at 8:45am

Thank you to the West Valley School Board School with Board Appreciation Month