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West High School
is proud to be an International Baccalaureate school!
Welcome to West High
West High School prides itself on its rich history, diversity of students, and variety of career pathways. West is home to innovative approaches to learning, which includes International Baccalaureate MYP, DP and CP programs as well as dual credit programs such as Bay Link Manufacturing and Bridges Construction & Renovation.
Our Principal
Dexter McNabb
School Information
966 Shawano Avenue,
Green Bay, WI 54303
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Summer School Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Contact Us
Phone: (920) 492-2600
Fax: (920) 492-2641
District News
![Wisconsin Seal of Biliteracy logo 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749480460/gbapsorg/kxjxttv9zp9pcfhjfsu6/SealofBiliteracy2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749480460/gbapsorg/kxjxttv9zp9pcfhjfsu6/SealofBiliteracy2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749480460/gbapsorg/kxjxttv9zp9pcfhjfsu6/SealofBiliteracy2025.png","width":700}])
Thirty GBAPS graduates earned the Seal of Biliteracy in 2025.
![Student creating giant colorful bubbles smiles. GBAPS welcome back celebration logo in lower left corner over a white glowing circle]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748362201/gbapsorg/mfqgfctpldfeaaynihaz/WelcomeBackGBAPS2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748362201/gbapsorg/mfqgfctpldfeaaynihaz/WelcomeBackGBAPS2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748362201/gbapsorg/mfqgfctpldfeaaynihaz/WelcomeBackGBAPS2025.png","width":700}])
Join us at Joannes Park from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. on August 21, 2025.
![Staff Recognition Awards GBAPS 2024-25]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":700}])
Winners were surprised by Superintendent Vicki Bayer and other guests on April 8, 2025
![Strategic framework 2025-2030]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":700}])
At the March 17, 2025, Board of Education meeting, the Board of Education approved a five-year Strategic Plan.
![Orange sun logo with purple text that reads SCHOOL SPIRIT. Followed by orange text which reads: Giving Back for a Brighter Future. Additional text reads: Green Bay Area Public School District Educational Endowment]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1656}])
Seventeen grants were awarded to special projects in across GBAPS.
![Green AED unit and blue instruction booklet on wooden table]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739309480/gbapsorg/ucpmbf524fcfrtlpq2ng/NewAEDUnits2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739309480/gbapsorg/ucpmbf524fcfrtlpq2ng/NewAEDUnits2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739309480/gbapsorg/ucpmbf524fcfrtlpq2ng/NewAEDUnits2025.png","width":700}])
More than 60 new AED units were added to ensure the well-being of students, staff, athletes, and visitors to GBAPS.
West Events
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District Office Building, Room 331
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West Gym Small,West High School - West Gym Large
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West Gym Small,West High School - West Gym Large
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West Gym Small,West High School - West Gym Large
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West Gym Small,West High School - West Gym Large
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District Office Building, Room 331
West Stories
![Students in science class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718287461/gbapsorg/exgwij6tajduclbtfk1l/BacktoSchool.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718287461/gbapsorg/exgwij6tajduclbtfk1l/BacktoSchool.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718287461/gbapsorg/exgwij6tajduclbtfk1l/BacktoSchool.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718287461/gbapsorg/exgwij6tajduclbtfk1l/BacktoSchool.jpg","width":1200}])
The first day of school is Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Prepare by reviewing this information.
![Jim and Tracy Ryan stand on either side of the DGTI scholarship students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747848510/gbapsorg/icfg0ulf2yhspsurpncu/DGTI2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747848510/gbapsorg/icfg0ulf2yhspsurpncu/DGTI2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747848510/gbapsorg/icfg0ulf2yhspsurpncu/DGTI2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747848510/gbapsorg/icfg0ulf2yhspsurpncu/DGTI2025.jpg","width":1100}])
Four West High School students celebrated college scholarships at a ceremony on May 20, 2025. The Do Great Things Initiative also announced expanded scholarships.
![Staff member handing shaking hands with a Student Success Award winner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":1100}])
80 Equity & Education Student Success Award recipients were celebrated on May 14, 2025.
![Students and their instructor smile on the porch and in front of the house they constructed this year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747257710/gbapsorg/ypwgu79nsptn7ekxfcck/BridgesConstructionClass2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747257710/gbapsorg/ypwgu79nsptn7ekxfcck/BridgesConstructionClass2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747257710/gbapsorg/ypwgu79nsptn7ekxfcck/BridgesConstructionClass2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747257710/gbapsorg/ypwgu79nsptn7ekxfcck/BridgesConstructionClass2025.png","width":1100}])
Students from East, Preble, Southwest and West High Schools showed off their work on May 14.
![Community leaders, school staff, and students stand around a Bay Link 10 Year anniversary sign in the Bay Link shop]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747082815/gbapsorg/d8zmas1nawqgklic8gte/BayLink10Years.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747082815/gbapsorg/d8zmas1nawqgklic8gte/BayLink10Years.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747082815/gbapsorg/d8zmas1nawqgklic8gte/BayLink10Years.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747082815/gbapsorg/d8zmas1nawqgklic8gte/BayLink10Years.png","width":1100}])
Gov. Tony Evers visited the Bay Link Manufacturing® celebration on May 12, 2025.
![Ward Bacon stands in front of West High classroom with a bright projector screen in the center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746624691/gbapsorg/zss8p9eo13umhycnmopt/WestHighMathTeacherUkrainianWork2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746624691/gbapsorg/zss8p9eo13umhycnmopt/WestHighMathTeacherUkrainianWork2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746624691/gbapsorg/zss8p9eo13umhycnmopt/WestHighMathTeacherUkrainianWork2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746624691/gbapsorg/zss8p9eo13umhycnmopt/WestHighMathTeacherUkrainianWork2025.png","width":1100}])
A former West High math teacher shared his recent humanitarian work supporting Ukrainian refugees with students.
![Left: West High food service staff pose in front of a pink flag gifted to Michele Salzsieder. Right: A silver freezer wall is covered in colorful cards and drawings from Sullivan students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":1100}])
Food Service staff around the District reflected on the impact they make on students and staff.
![Left: image of Dexter McNabb as Green Bay Packer, right image of Dexter in 2025 on the new West High turf filed, standing near the wildcat logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744896033/gbapsorg/f5kqjnj8lmugkien7jqb/DexterMcNabbPackertoPrincipalApril2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744896033/gbapsorg/f5kqjnj8lmugkien7jqb/DexterMcNabbPackertoPrincipalApril2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744896033/gbapsorg/f5kqjnj8lmugkien7jqb/DexterMcNabbPackertoPrincipalApril2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744896033/gbapsorg/f5kqjnj8lmugkien7jqb/DexterMcNabbPackertoPrincipalApril2025.png","width":1100}])
A Q & A with former Packers player and West High School Principal, Dexter McNabb.
![Dr. Bailey poses with Bridges Construction students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744650343/gbapsorg/l8kyiewymcge4hfa6kpm/BridgesStudentswithToolDonations2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744650343/gbapsorg/l8kyiewymcge4hfa6kpm/BridgesStudentswithToolDonations2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744650343/gbapsorg/l8kyiewymcge4hfa6kpm/BridgesStudentswithToolDonations2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744650343/gbapsorg/l8kyiewymcge4hfa6kpm/BridgesStudentswithToolDonations2025.png","width":1100}])
Seniors in the Bridges Construction & Renovation program were given power tools thanks to a local doctor.
![actor and actress look at each other under large clock]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743461149/gbapsorg/gkv5tak5fhaodaqn8ukw/WestHighMusical2025-57.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743461149/gbapsorg/gkv5tak5fhaodaqn8ukw/WestHighMusical2025-57.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743461149/gbapsorg/gkv5tak5fhaodaqn8ukw/WestHighMusical2025-57.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743461149/gbapsorg/gkv5tak5fhaodaqn8ukw/WestHighMusical2025-57.jpg","width":1080}])
The show was full of singing, dancing and amazing costume transformations to dazzle the audience.