West Ottawa Public Schools is a public school district in Ottawa County, Michigan, near the city of Holland. It serves Beechwood and Park Township and parts of Holland Township, Olive Township, and Port Sheldon Township.
History.
In 1957, residents in the neighborhoods north of Lake Macatawa voted to separate from Holland Public Schools. In 1958, the thirteen small districts within the current district's boundaries consolidated with the separated district in order to have a high school of their own. Suburban High School, later renamed West Ottawa High School, was completed in fall 1961. It became Harbor Lights Middle School when a new high school was built.
In 1999, a middle school was built at 3600 152nd Avenue. It became West Ottawa High School South when High School North opened on the same site in fall 2005. The middle school program housed there, Harbor Lights Middle School, moved to the former high school. North and South high schools are one high school in two separate buildings on the same campus. High School North's architect was Design Plus/Progressive Architecture and Engineering.
In 2024, a 1,200-seat auditorium opened at High School North.