Save the date! The Bentonville West College & Career Fair is Thursday, Sept. 11 from 4-6 PM in the Commons. The fair is open to all BWHS students and families, taking place during Parent Teacher Conferences. See you there!

BWHS will celebrate Homecoming on Friday, October 24, but students can sign up or nominate others for Homecoming Court beginning next week. Students, keep an eye on Student Announcements for information. Voting will take place on Sept. 16, and court will be announced on Sept. 18.

Students in the new Theatre Production and Management class will serve as the production team for a one act play this semester. They have spent the last three weeks researching and analyzing plays to determine what show they will produce.

Save the date for Bentonville West High School Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, September 11, 4:15–8:00 PM.

Smile! Yearbook photos for grades 9-11 are September 10-11. Students will take their picture during their English class. Any senior who has not taken their yearbook photo may do so on October 13-14; no appointment is needed. Retakes for grades 9-11 are on November 18.

All students in the class of 2027 and beyond are required to complete community service learning hours to graduate? Ms. Ta-Neisha Marshall's students explored upcoming and ongoing volunteer opportunities, creating flyers to help students find service options that work for them.

Students who have NWACC Spring 2026 courses listed on their SSPs and have a specific NWACC course or an NWACC App Request placeholder on their schedule can register for Spring NWACC courses. These students will receive an email with additional registration details.

AP Lit students were given an vague task: Create something that represents the structure of their most recent short story. Between musical compositions, video sketches, mixed media creations, and a Rube Goldberg machine, they did not disappoint!

Wolverines! 💙💛 We’re in it to WIN it! We’ve entered the T-Mobile Friday Night Lights 5G Contest because WE ARE the best fans in the nation! 🏈 Let’s show out, West! #FN5GL #Sweepstakes T-Mobile BWHS_Wolverines #wearewest #clawsup

Students in Coach Teresa Thompson’s anatomy class are diving deep into the human body—literally! Using detailed muscle man models, they are working hands-on to label body cavities, apply directional terminology, and master regional body terms.

Help out the community and earn community service hours. Bring in four items for the Food & Hygiene Drive to earn one hour of community service! Students will document assistant principal Sarah Merayo as their contact on their Community Service Learning log.

Junior culinary student Owen Folsom will be competing in a LIVE cook off at ReWired Fest on Thursday. Check out this free festival from 4-7 PM, and join us as we cheer on Owen at 6 PM! A large crown could a $500 for the school, too! Good luck, Owen!

A huge congratulations to Bentonville West junior Owen Folsom for taking home the title at the #ReWiredFest Culinary Showdown! Both BWHS and Thaden brought incredible talent, creativity and passion to the kitchen—but in the end, Owen wowed the judges and earned the crown!

Congratulations to Bentonville West National Merit Semifinalists Veera Sai Joshik Unnam, Ethan Lamp, Deerga Shivaani Ramu and Sangamitra Reshmy! These outstanding seniors scored in the top 1% of Arkansas students on the PSAT. We are so proud of their dedication to academics!

We’re proud to share that Bentonville West earned an A rating on the Arkansas Department of Education State Report Card! From student achievement and attendance to teacher qualifications and safety, Wolverines are proving that #WhereExcellenceLives is right here at West.

Book talks and creative projects made for an exciting day in Ms. Emily Garrison's 9th grade English classes! Our students shared their work and connected with their classmates through their independent reads this quarter.

During FLEX on October 23, the entire school will travel to the main gym for the Student v. Teacher Basketball game! If you would like to play in the game, complete the Google Form in Student Announcements. You CANNOT be a fall sport athlete or on the West basketball teams.

Many students may be biking to school this week. Be on the look out, now and every week, for student safety, particularly in high-traffic school zones.

Ms. Buck’s Child Growth and Development classes had the opportunity to visit Mercy’s Labor & Delivery and NICU units last week. Students engaged with a team of medical professionals and learned about labor and delivery, postpartum care, and the specialized needs of NICU infants.

Seniors who have not taken their yearbook photo yet or those who want a retake done will have senior portraits taken on October 13 and 14 in the BWHS Lecture Hall during English classes. No appointment needed. All regalia is provided.