This Week at West Ranch

Principal’s Message: October 26, 2025 Good afternoon Wildcats, I hope everyone had a terrific weekend! It's almost time to "fall back" as this will be our last week on Daylight saving time with the clocks switching back 1 hour next Sunday, November 2nd. With Halloween being this Friday, please make sure to review our costume guidelines below.  CIF playoffs continue for Girls Volleyball and Flag Football as both teams advance to quarter finals. Girls Golf will also begin CIF Individual qualifiers. Go Cats! Sincerely, Robert Fisher Principal, West Ranch High School

October 27th through October 31st ODD/EVEN Schedule

Day Date ODD/EVEN Monday 10/27 ODD Tuesday 10/28 EVEN Wednesday 10/29 LSW ODD Thursday 10/30 EVEN Friday 10/31 ODD

Around The Campus/School News

Halloween Costumes Halloween will be a school day and we want to share our costume policy with parents in advance. Halloween is a fun time for our students and staff, however, costumes need to be school appropriate and shouldn't negatively impact student learning. Click here for our school policy.

Congratulations Wildcat Marching Band & Colorguard The West Ranch Wildcat Marching Band & Colorguard kicked off their competition season in style at the Battle of the Bands at Moorprak HS this past Saturday!    1st Place – 5A Division  High Music & Visual  High Auxiliary   We’re so proud of our amazing musicians and performers for an incredible start to the season — and a huge thank you to our dedicated staff and parent volunteers who make it all possible!

Girls Tennis is League Champs Congratulations to our GIRLS TENNIS team on finishing Foothill League play as undefeated League Champions! Congratulations also go out to Junior Ta'leighah Saulter on being the first West Ranch HIgh School Tennis player to finish league play with 32 sets played and 32 sets won- all 6-0. This is a first in West Ranch history!  Congratulations to Ta'leighah and the entire tennis team on an outstanding season!

Drug Prevention and Awareness Symposium is Wednesday October 29th at VHS

Don't miss this vital community event. Designed for parents, students, and educators, you’ll hear from a powerful lineup of speakers: medical and treatment experts, law enforcement, and individuals sharing their stories of recovery. More than just presentations, participants will receive life-saving training during a Narcan demonstration, get a free Narcan kit to take home, and connect directly with local support services at our community resource booths. See attached for more information.

Mark your calendars, West Ranch! Opening Nov 6th! West Ranch Theatre presents William Shakespeare's classic tale, Romeo and Juliet, set in a conceptual world of 80s iconography! Get your tickets now online or at the Box Office! Here is the link or order Tickets: https://onthestage.tickets/show/west-ranch-theatre/689242f42bf17761b892ad54 Speech & Debate News  The new season of Speech & Debate competition is now in full swing. League Fall Tournaments began October 4 with Congressional Debate at Hart High School and concluded last weekend at Burbank High School.   Please congratulate students for a great start!   Juan Arana – Third Place, Extemporaneous Speaking Leah Farahdel - Ninth Place, Prelim Rounds, Impromptu Speaking Allison Kang - Parliamentary Debate, 2-2 David Lee - Parliamentary Debate, 3-1 Ava Lim - Parliamentary Debate, 3-1 Flora Lopes Dezen - Parliamentary Debate, 2-2 Nimesha Mahle - Parliamentary Debate, 2-2 Matthew Poberezhskiy - Parliamentary Debate, 3-1 Fahim Rahman - Parliamentary Debate, 3-1 Aaditri Sen - First Place, Novice Congressional Debate Sam Spivak - Third Place, Prelim Rounds Sophia Vlach - Parliamentary Debate, 2-2 Yimeng Yuan - Seventh Place, Varsity Congressional Debate; Fifth Place, Spontaneous Argumentation   Additional kudos to Aaditri Sen and Yimeng Yuan. Aaditri placed in Third Place Prelims for Original Oratory Speaking at the Gabrielino Screamin Eagles Speech Invitational.   Finally, last weekend, Aaditri scored Fifth Place in Original Oratory Speaking and Yimeng took Fourth Place, Extemporaneous Speaking, at the Cal State Fullerton Middle and High School Invitational. Scholarship opportunity for 12th grade student-athletes 2025-26 CIF State Scholar-Athlete of the Year application is now open. Please click on the link for more information:  https://cifstate.org/parents-students/awards_and_scholarships/scholar-athlete

Upcoming Activities & Athletic Events

Monday 10/27  Girls Golf CIF Individual Regional (Victoria Lakes, Oxnard, 8:15am, Shotgun, Gold Tees) Tuesday 10/28  Girls Varsity Tennis at Foothill League Prelims (Paseo Club, 11am) Girls Flag Football CIF Division 4 Quarter Finals vs. Canyon Springs (5pm) Wednesday 10/29  LATE START WEDNESDAY: Gates open at 8:45am, Period 1 starts at 9:30am Girls Varsity Tennis at Foothill League Finals (Paseo Club, 11am) Girls Varsity Volleyball CIF Division 2 Quarter finals at Orange Lutheran Admission Fees Apply Thursday 10/30 No events scheduled Friday 10/31 Football at Canyon (F/S 4pm, Varsity 7pm) Admission Fees Apply Saturday 11/1 Marching Band & Colorguard at Hart Rampage (COC, TBA) Girls Volleyball CIF Division 2 Semi Finals (TBD)   Academic Support & Tutoring Information

Tutoring is also available through the following resources:

• Brainfuse Online Tutoring: Get free on-demand help from a live, online tutor, available daily, 1pm-10pm. Tutors cover Math, Science, reading/writing, Social studies, test prep (PSAT/SAT, ACT, AP and standardized), and more!
• The Stevenson Ranch Library has many different services and support available to our students. Feel free to visit there website for more information. 

•  Get into the Christmas spirit and give back!

  PAC and the Knights of Columbus are teaming up for a Christmas Tree & Wreath Fundraiser — featuring top-quality, beautiful evergreens delivered fresh on December 6 to OLPH for pick-up.

  Order now through November 17 (8 PM) at https://fundraiser4us.com/shop/KOCC-6016

  All proceeds go right back to our SCV community and West Ranch High School