Merrill Fuller West was a native of Laurel, Iowa who moved to Tracy in 1936 to farm produce crops and walnuts.

Both the school colors (Navy blue and Vegas gold) and mascot (the wolfpack) were voted on by the first year students.

The second principal, Herman Calad, met the challenge of bringing WHS into the 21st century while facing ever-shrinking budgets and increasing pressure to produce high standardized test scores.

To this day, through the leadership of its principal Troy Brown, WHS continues to uphold Mr. West's vision of giving all students an equal opportunity to a quality education.

West High School offers a variety of sports, including cheerleading, American football, badminton, baseball, basketball, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, cross country, water polo, volleyball and wrestling.