Westmont Hilltop High School is located in Upper Yoder Township, Cambria County in the western suburbs of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
[1] WHHS students may choose to attend Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades.
The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
Westmont Hilltop School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.
The interlocking "WH" that currently appears on the school's team uniforms and helmets was originally designed by Darren Trebel (Class of '85) in 1982 at the request of Vice Principal Jack Yoder.
The design was implemented in time for the school's football team to take part in filming for "All the Right Moves" in Fall, 1983 (see Cultural References below).
Varsity sports: According to PIAA directory July 2015[5] Westmont Hilltop High School has a strong music program and consistently sends many students to participate in the PMEA District 6 and Region 3 Honors Choruses, Bands, Orchestras, and Jazz Festivals.
The Westmont Hilltop Marching band and Indoor Percussion and Guard ensembles currently compete in the Atlantic Coast Championships yearly.
[6] Westmont Hilltop High School band appeared in the Tom Cruise movie, All the Right Moves.
Westmont Hilltop won the Best Production, Best Musical Number for "Coffee Break," Best Actor and Best Actress awards.
The Scholastic quiz team, led by their advisor, John T. Wood III, who is also the high school's chemistry teacher, consistently performs well on the local, regional, and state levels.