West Orange serves Winter Garden, Oakland, Tildenville, and parts of Lake Butler and Ocoee.

West Orange appeared virtually identical to its sister school, both in the original pristine white paint scheme.

All academic classrooms were housed within an innovative floorplan design, with each of the three circular wings arranged and interconnected in the shape of a triangle.

The band room, gym, and industrial arts wings, as well as the science building, were located along the periphery of the complex.

Large portions of the building were also designed with removable partitions to allow for easy re-configuration as classroom size changed.

Many of the palm trees and additional landscaping elements near the front entrance portico were donated by a foundation associated with Disney.

A science wing was added to the original structure, being both the first and last major addition to the school main building.

In April 2006, WOHS held a gala to celebrate 30 years with performances by the drama and choir departments and the marching band and ensemble.

On October 11, 2013, for the first time on record in Orange County, two students with Down syndrome were awarded Homecoming King and Queen.

The original West Orange High School building was designed by architect Eoghan Newman Kelley of Sanford.

As the first few years were to make clear, the "no-doors" concept proved problematic, with teachers complaining constantly about noise from other rooms and halls.

At West Orange, the open school concept was retained to a large extent to maintain the original aesthetic vision.

They contained no steel reinforcement in the outer cinder-block walls, and engineers doubt that they could have withstood a hurricane stronger than Category 2 or even a tornado, let alone a nuclear blast.)

The West Orange Warrior Band has appeared at many local and national venues, including the Magic Kingdom, Camping World Stadium, the Orlando Christmas Parade, and the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. On November 25, 1992, the West Orange High School Band had the honor of opening the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

In 2017, the theatre department held the high school premiere of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's musical, Bright Star.

[5][6][7] The department also had brought mainstage productions to the state festival in previous years, such as 42nd Street (2017), Annie Get Your Gun (2014), Jekyll & Hyde (2011), Hair (2010), and The Crucible (2003).

At the 2019 Florida State Thespian Festival, the theatre department received top honors for their performance of Jim Leonard Jr.'s play, The Diviners.

[9] In the spring of 2022, the department returned to the state thespian festival in-person for the first time in three years with two shows; Pippin, a mainstage production in Carol Morsani Hall, and Ruby's Story, a one act play, for which they received top honors.

[11] An aerospace science program (Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) is offered at West Orange High School, with more in-depth activities available within the corps, such as Kitty Hawk Air Society, Drill Team, Rocket Club, Aim High, and an Honor Guard (which is nationally ranked for its drill team and color guard).

Starting in June 2014, the baseball facility is home to the Winter Garden Squeeze, a member of the Florida Collegiate Summer League.

Communities served by the school include: Winter Garden, Oakland, Tildenville, and sections of Lake Butler and Ocoee.