2022-2023 School Profile

Westhill High School, 125 Roxbury Road, Stamford CT 06902

• Phone: 203-977-4477
• Fax: 203-977-4696
• Registrar Fax 203-977-5263
• CEEB Code: 070751
• Website: https://www.westhillweb.com

Administration 

• Mr. Michael Rinaldi, Principal
• Mr. Robert Ayala, Assistant Principal
• Ms. Claudia Obas, Assistant Principal
• Mr. Peter Rinaldi, Assistant Principal
• Mr. PJ Wax, Assistant Principal
• Mr. Richard Cerone, Athletic Director
• Mr. Juan Pazmino, Dean of Students

School Counselors

• Mr. Joseph Andrews 
• Ms. Tynequa Bell
• Ms. Kathryn Devine
• Mrs. Melissa Dunsmore
• Mr. Aland Joseph
• Mrs. Ashley Katz  
• Mr. Mark Marchesani 
• Ms. Mindy Midy
• Mr. Spiro Milas 
• Mrs. Christine Mitchell
• Ms. Paola Ochoa
• Mr. Thomas Stepkoski

SCHOOL

Westhill High School (WHS) is a comprehensive public high school serving 2285 students in grades 9-12, 451 seniors, and over 150 teachers. WHS is accredited most recently in 2017 by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. WHS has approximate per-pupil spending of $16,871. WHS offers an optional senior internship during the fourth quarter of the senior year. The school offers 29 athletic programs in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) and approximately 50 student clubs. 

COMMUNITY

Stamford is located in Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut and is the second-largest city in the state with 129, 113 residents.  It is located approximately 35 miles from New York City and is a business and corporate center.  There are two comprehensive public high schools, one magnet high school, one tech high school, one private high school.

Westhill High School Core Values and Beliefs

Westhill High School values learning because it promotes academic excellence, civic responsibility, and personal growth. Our school encourages students to think creatively, work collaboratively, reason critically, and communicate effectively in order to be prepared for higher education and success in the 21st century.

Expectations & Beliefs about Student Learning:

• All students have opportunities to acquire, analyze, and apply knowledge.
• All students have opportunities to be creative.
• All students have opportunities to engage in collaborative work.
• All students have opportunities to engage in critical thinking.
• All students have opportunities to engage in communication.

POST-SECONDARY PLANNING

CLASS OF 2022

2022 TESTING SUMMARY

National Recognition:

National Hispanic Recognition: 0 Students

National African American Recognition: 0 Students

National Merit Scholarship: 9 Commended Students & 2 Student Finalist

SAT SCORES for Class of 2022

2021-2022 AP TESTING

GRADING SYSTEM

ATTENDANCE POLICY

If a student is passing a course for the semester but exceeds the absence limit, he/she will receive the earned grade but will lose course credit.  This is designated by an asterisk (*) in the credit column on the transcript.  Exceeding 10 absences per semester course or 20 absences per year course results in automatic credit loss.  Students who fail a course because of a violation of the attendance policy cannot make up the course in remedial summer school. This policy is suspended for the 2021-2022 school year due to COVID-19.

RANK

Rank is determined at the end of the junior year.  Only students who have attended a district high school for four semesters are included in the class rank.

NOTES

Westhill High School does not share disciplinary records with secondary institutions.  We counsel students to answer honestly any questions regarding their disciplinary history.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

All students in the class of 2023 are required to complete a minimum of 25 credits for graduation. 

Graduation requirements include a semester of Civics.

SAMPLE OF COURSE OFFERINGS 2022-2023

Full course catalog: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wf4drMc2gdiUxfD5iSlkJuBGKj3HPuEH/view

Westhill High School employs a heterogeneous, open curriculum with no prescribed tracking system.  Over 200 courses are offered.  An independent study program is available, as well as a volunteer experience as student aid.  

SPECIAL PROGRAMS