We asked our teachers how they have recognized the culture, history, and contributions of Hispanic Americans during Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month in their classrooms. Classes in Lower and Middle School from arts to technology have linked curriculum to the observance of the month, September 15-October 15, and to the celebration of Día de los Muertos, which takes place November 1-2.

Speech and debate season is off and running and Westridge middle and upper school students made a strong showing at two top competitions in recent weeks—the Yale Tournament and the Jack Howe Tournament.

This assignment was inspired by the book Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg, which teaches creative problem solving by looking at blobs, spills, messes, and ripped corners as opportunities for something beautiful.

This week, our Big and Little Families had their first activity of the year—a challenge that asked them to depict what Westridge means to them in Lego form!

This year, Middle School students are stepping up to the plate to lead their peers during new student-led activity mornings, better known as “SLAM.”

Our 9th and 10th grade retreats kicked off this week with an action-packed day filled with outdoor team bonding activities led by the Wilderness Outdoor Leadership Foundation (W.O.L.F.).

Congratulations to our five Westridge seniors who were announced as semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program this year: Clara K., Grace K., Claire S., Guilia W., and Charlotte Z.!

This Lower School art project is a tribute to this year’s theme announced at Convocation of “interdependence,” and it mirrored a project happening simultaneously at Marymount High School.

The number of Upper School club offerings exploded this year, with 50 different clubs introduced at the virtual club fair (nearly doubling the number of club offerings in just two years)!

Today, new students, faculty, and staff were initiated as either Greeks or Romans in a Winnie the Pooh-themed initiation ceremony!

After Convocation officially kicked off the school year last week, our new 7th grade students embarked on a three-day program hosted by Middle School faculty and staff and designed to prepare them to thrive academically and socially in Middle School.

The Westridge library is launching a new program this fall entitled “Westridge Reads," which will give students, faculty, and staff a chance to connect by sharing their personal book recommendations with the community.

More than 20 students in the Class of 2028 chose to spend their last week of summer getting to know their classmates and honing their writing skills in an optional writing workshop led by Director of Lower & Middle School Dr. Zanita Kelly.

Congratulations to our Middle and Upper School Latin students who scored above the national average on the National Latin Exam and received awards for their high scores! These students took the National Latin Exam with approximately 130,000 students across the country and more than 40 Westridge students earned cum laude, magna cum laude, maxima cum laude, and summa cum laude awards.

The Upper School Chamber Orchestra concert will premiere next Friday, May 28 at 7 pm on the Westridge YouTube channel.

For their final project in their Modern World Systems class, 10th graders took the reins from teacher Sandy de Grijs to demonstrate their understanding of complex topics: modern genocides and human rights violations.