IBPG Meeting  Hello Westwood IB Parents and Students! Next Monday, Sept. 19th, we are holding our IB Parent/Student Group (IBPG) Meeting. We will meet from 6:00 PM - 7:15PM in Room 650 at Westwood . It is located on the top floor of our new building! This meeting will include 2 main topics which are very important for IB parents and students to understand. First, Mrs. Murphy...

Three Westwood IB seniors win the competitive scholarship package from the Flinn Foundation. The merit-based scholarship, given to only 20 Arizona seniors this year, is valued at more than $115,000. Congratulations to our seniors: Maeve Kennedy, Ivette Montes and Andrew Roberts on being selected as a 2016 Flinn Scholar. With three scholars out of only 20 selected throughout...

Congratulations to our Academic Decathlon team who placed 4th overall in the Regional competition this weekend. Jessica Yan won silver medals in Literature and Science. Frankie O'Neill won silver in Science and bronze in Music. Ameya Thatte won a gold medal in Music. Liam Wilson won gold in Essay and gold in Interview. Nathan Bergman won 1st PLACE OVERALL IN...

A huge congrats to the following IB Warriors. Our students are doing great things every day, here are just a few of the recent highlights: Westwood IB seniors Clayton H.  and Andrew R.  have qualified as semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students qualified because of their top scores on the PSAT exam their junior year, and represent the top 1%...

Congratulations to Westwood IB senior, Luke Taylor , who was selected as one of only two IB seniors in the state to be recognized as the Arizona IB student of the year. He was awarded a plaque and a $500 scholarship for his distinguished academic performance and exemplary fidelity to the IB Learner Profile. Way to go Westwood IB senior, Ivette Montes :  Ivette was nominated and...

As our students head off for a well-deserved summer break... I would like to congratulate each of you on completing another successful year of learning here in Westwood IB. A special congratulations to our IB Class of 2015 who will be graduating on Thursday and heading out for a new adventure - one that they are both ready and excited for. Our graduating class of 2015 has students who...

There are so many exciting things going on at Westwood and IB, here are just a few of the recent highlights of our student accomplishments! FLINN SCHOLARS: Westwood IB is proud to announce that Mary Saxon and Alexis Darby  were selected as 2015 Flinn Scholars! There were approximately 750 students in the running this year, and only 20 Scholars were selected after an exhaustive...

A huge congratulations to Mr. Bowman on being recognized as the 2015 Arizona Teacher of the year by the Arizona Educational Foundation. He earns many great prizes including $15,000 cash, a full scholarship for an advanced degree, technology for his classroom, a trip to the International Space Camp and a meeting with the President of the United States to name only a few. We are proud of...

The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation announced six Mesa Public Schools seniors were named Semifinalists in the 60th annual National Merit ®  Scholarship Program. Less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide are eligible. The district Semifinalists are: Dobson High: Rick A. Hewitt and Robert J. Walls ...

Westwood is proud to announce that we are home to the 2014 IB Student and Teacher of the year ! Congratulations to Paige Zuraw who was selected as one of only two 2014 Arizona IB Diploma Program Students of the Year . She received this award from the Arizona IB Schools Association (AZIBS) for distinguished academic performance and exemplary fidelity to the IB Learner Profile. Along...