W. F. West High School

The W. F. West Tennis Courts were renamed in February 2024 to Coach Jack State Tennis Courts in honor of Jack State. The process began under the district's Facility Naming Committee, with a recommendation passed to the Chehalis School Board which approved the name change unanimously. State, who died in January 2024, was both a teacher and coach at the high school, serving 50 years as the tennis coach. In an additional remembrance, a sign measuring is to be installed at the courts, mirroring State's nickname that was based on his height, "Six Eight Jack State".

Students receive free access to the PSAT due to funding provided by a local organization, the Chehalis Foundation. With help from school officials, each senior is required to submit an application for acceptance to Centralia College, a program started by the school district to achieve high rates of graduation, college admission, and career opportunities for the students. The high school has been host to a University of Washington STEM camp since the early 2010s A weeklong summer day camp, the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classes are held at W. F. West's STEM wing and are open to all students of high school age, regardless of school district. The educational opportunity is based on a partnership between the university and the Chehalis Foundation. To bolster the STEM program further, the school purchased an electron microscope in the mid 2010s. Beginning in early 2023, students can participate in the "Crimson & Gray", a coffee shop in the school. The shop, part of a business and marketing class supported through the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), is run in full by the students.

The graduation rate in 2010 was 77% and 1/3rd of those students achieved admission into a university or training school. In 2019, the four year graduation rate was 95%, bettering the state average by 14 points. The school has been home to state hall of fame coaches, including Mike Keen, who was elected into the Washington Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame; Keen won 333 games and three championships under his W. F. West tenure in the early 21st century. and followed it up with a back to back title in 2000. The team had an undefeated stretch in conference play between 2012 and 2017, winning state titles in 2012, 2015, and 2017. The Bearcats were baseball state champions in 2010 and 2013. The women's basketball team was awarded the Class 2A state basketball title in 2014 and 2018, the latter championship achieved by overcoming Archbishop Murphy High School by the score of 64 52. The men's basketball team won the 1960 state title by a score of 70 56 over Sumner High School.

The graduating class of W. F. West High School holds a local parade that traverses through several neighborhood and business districts in Chehalis, ending at Stan Hedwall Park. It is customary for seniors to receive various physical or monetary gifts during the senior year and at graduation, paid for by a fund raised by parents.