The school refused to take action to suspend the perpetrators or address the cyber sexual harassment, despite pleas from the victims and their families.

[7] The first high school in Westfield was the old brick academy on Mountain Avenue opposite the Presbyterian Church, a town landmark.

For the few students who were preparing for college, the school principal taught Latin, Greek, higher mathematics and science.

On March 2, 1880, the Board of Education, in its formal minutes, made the first direct reference to a high school in Westfield.

Shortly afterward, a regular full four-year high school program, which received state approval, was organized.

It was in this period that guidance services became an integral part of the program, and pupil activities grew to include publications, clubs, social events and student government.

The staff, consisting of 42 teachers, taught 725 students in three curricula: business education, college preparatory, and general.

During the 1970s, each academic department opened its resource center where students could work independently or seek tutorial assistance from teachers.

After driving John Jr. home, List shot him repeatedly because, as misfire evidence showed, his son attempted to defend himself.

With the opening of the 1988–89 academic year, Westfield High School welcomed ninth graders to its halls for the first time.

By the spring of 2002, the "portable" classrooms on Trinity Place had been razed in preparation for the construction of a three-story Science wing which began following a ground breaking ceremony in April 2002.

During the summer of 2003, work was completed on the renovation and air-conditioning of the former science classrooms for use as general purpose classrooms, as well as on other aspects of the referendum construction project, including the creation of a Counseling Suite for the departments of Guidance and Special Education, the expansion of administrative offices, and the renovation of the varsity gymnasium floor and replacement of bleachers.

Westfield High School offers a comprehensive program of some 165 different courses and 18 Advanced Placement (AP) classes.

The school's marching band won the USBands Group V A national championship in 2015 with their program The Caged Bird Sings.

Since 1983, Westfield High School students have operated a public-access television cable TV station producing live and single-camera productions.

[citation needed] In addition, the literary magazine Folio, the Weather Vane yearbook, and original theatre scripts are also produced by the students.

[30][31] The Westfield High School Blue Devils[4] compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Union County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

[43] The boys' track team won the indoor relay championships in Group IV in 1969, 1972 (co-champion with Henry Snyder High School) and 1973.

[47] The team won the 2007 NJSIAA Group IV state championship, defeating West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South 3–2 in the final match.

[48] The team moved on to win the Tournament of Champions, defeating Tenafly High School and Newark Academy 4–1 each in the semifinals and finals, respectively.

[49] In 2008 and 2009, the tennis team reached the Tournament of Champions finals, losing to Delbarton School and Newark Academy, respectively 3-2 each.

[54] The boys basketball team defeated Triton Regional High School in the final game of the tournament to win the Group IV title in 1972.

[57] The 1976 team won the North II Group IV sectional title with a 14–0 win against Plainfield High School in the championship game.

[58] In 2015, under head Coach Jim DeSarno, the Blue Devils went 12–0 and won the North II Group V state championship with a 10–7 win against Bridgewater-Raritan High School in the tournament final at MetLife Stadium.

[60] The team repeated as North II, Group V sectional champion, finishing the season with a 12–0 record and extending their state-longest active winning streak to 37 consecutive games in 2017 with their third straight sectional title win against third-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan by a score of 20–7 in the playoff final at MetLife Stadium.

[63] The 2010 team won the Tournament of Champions, defeating runner-up Red Bank Catholic High School 3-2 in the finals.

[67] The girls soccer team won the Group IV championship in 1988 with a win in the tournament final against East Brunswick High School, as well as in 2021, when they defeated Freehold Township High School 1–0 in the tournament final and finished the season with a record of 21–0–1.

[72] The girls' swimming team won the 2007 NJSIAA Group IV state championship over West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South.

The boys' swimming team won the 2007 North II - A state sectional championship, topping Bridgewater-Raritan High School 93–77 in the tournament final.

[77] The 2004 softball team won the North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1–0 victory over J. P. Stevens High School in the tournament final.