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![Guest Speakers Bring Fresh Perspectives to the Criminal Justice System in 8th Grade English]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674772919/westridge/stxidnbbwz7zlfcsilbn/JustMercy-DPrince-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674772919/westridge/stxidnbbwz7zlfcsilbn/JustMercy-DPrince-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674772919/westridge/stxidnbbwz7zlfcsilbn/JustMercy-DPrince-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674772919/westridge/stxidnbbwz7zlfcsilbn/JustMercy-DPrince-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674772919/westridge/stxidnbbwz7zlfcsilbn/JustMercy-DPrince-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674772919/westridge/stxidnbbwz7zlfcsilbn/JustMercy-DPrince-1.jpg","width":1800}])
Westridge parents Daniel Prince and Roxie Smith spoke to 8th graders about their experiences as a lawyer and health care worker respectively, adding real-life perspectives as students read "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson in history class and "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee in English class.
![Surprise! It's a Lower School Flash Mob!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674772488/westridge/xzghvzrldxd0f64av8tw/LSFlashMob-05.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674772488/westridge/xzghvzrldxd0f64av8tw/LSFlashMob-05.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674772488/westridge/xzghvzrldxd0f64av8tw/LSFlashMob-05.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674772488/westridge/xzghvzrldxd0f64av8tw/LSFlashMob-05.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674772488/westridge/xzghvzrldxd0f64av8tw/LSFlashMob-05.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674772488/westridge/xzghvzrldxd0f64av8tw/LSFlashMob-05.jpg","width":1800}])
Lower School students surprised the whole school with a flash mob dance to Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul”!
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![Introducing the Newest Latin Club Initiaties]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674173860/westridge/x36ejt3bzv900ztcamd9/LatinClubInitiation2023-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674173860/westridge/x36ejt3bzv900ztcamd9/LatinClubInitiation2023-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674173860/westridge/x36ejt3bzv900ztcamd9/LatinClubInitiation2023-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674173860/westridge/x36ejt3bzv900ztcamd9/LatinClubInitiation2023-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674173860/westridge/x36ejt3bzv900ztcamd9/LatinClubInitiation2023-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674173860/westridge/x36ejt3bzv900ztcamd9/LatinClubInitiation2023-1.jpg","width":1800}])
Initiates walked in to the ominous tune "Carmina Burana: O Fortuna" then, one by one, students came forward to receive a stamp and a formal membership card to the California and National Junior Classical League.
![Dragon Dances and STEAMWork Lanterns: Lunar New Year Celebrations on Campus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674158350/westridge/zamjdauowpmcoqhmvqgy/dragondance23-05.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674158350/westridge/zamjdauowpmcoqhmvqgy/dragondance23-05.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674158350/westridge/zamjdauowpmcoqhmvqgy/dragondance23-05.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674158350/westridge/zamjdauowpmcoqhmvqgy/dragondance23-05.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674158350/westridge/zamjdauowpmcoqhmvqgy/dragondance23-05.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674158350/westridge/zamjdauowpmcoqhmvqgy/dragondance23-05.jpg","width":1800}])
Westridge celebrated Lunar New Year (which falls on January 22 this year and marks the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit) across campus!
![At LACMA, Art Informs Learning for Upper School Spanish and History Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673560868/westridge/oyh9oeodpks4ndkmnruk/LACMAFieldTrip.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673560868/westridge/oyh9oeodpks4ndkmnruk/LACMAFieldTrip.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673560868/westridge/oyh9oeodpks4ndkmnruk/LACMAFieldTrip.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673560868/westridge/oyh9oeodpks4ndkmnruk/LACMAFieldTrip.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673560868/westridge/oyh9oeodpks4ndkmnruk/LACMAFieldTrip.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673560868/westridge/oyh9oeodpks4ndkmnruk/LACMAFieldTrip.jpg","width":1800}])
Last week, Upper School students took a field trip down to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art to inform their studies through art!
![Westridge Student Voices member introduces Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech "The Other America."]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674167270/westridge/kidtg4hkebkpojgigjdz/mlkassembly23-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674167270/westridge/kidtg4hkebkpojgigjdz/mlkassembly23-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674167270/westridge/kidtg4hkebkpojgigjdz/mlkassembly23-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674167270/westridge/kidtg4hkebkpojgigjdz/mlkassembly23-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674167270/westridge/kidtg4hkebkpojgigjdz/mlkassembly23-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674167270/westridge/kidtg4hkebkpojgigjdz/mlkassembly23-3.jpg","width":1800}])
Upper School Student Voices Leads "Voices of Change" Assembly on Influence of Martin Luther King Jr.
On Friday, our Upper School Student Voices leadership group led our annual Martin Luther King Jr. assembly, titling it “Voices of Change.”
![Lunchtime "History & Pizza" Discussions Expand to Upperclassmen by Popular Demand]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673560976/westridge/awvltgk0naiwuhhj5efy/HAP_upperclassmen-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673560976/westridge/awvltgk0naiwuhhj5efy/HAP_upperclassmen-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673560976/westridge/awvltgk0naiwuhhj5efy/HAP_upperclassmen-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673560976/westridge/awvltgk0naiwuhhj5efy/HAP_upperclassmen-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673560976/westridge/awvltgk0naiwuhhj5efy/HAP_upperclassmen-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673560976/westridge/awvltgk0naiwuhhj5efy/HAP_upperclassmen-1.jpg","width":1800}])
History and Pizza (or HAPs) lunchtime discussions for the 10th grade Crisis and Courage in Global History advanced course are so popular that this week, two sophomores—Ella B. and Miranda F.—organized one specially for the juniors and seniors at the upperclassmen’s request.
![Students Explore 'DisAssembly' Art Galleries Across Campus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673565004/westridge/jkfvqfmbohwhvan53ff6/DisAssembly2023-01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673565004/westridge/jkfvqfmbohwhvan53ff6/DisAssembly2023-01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673565004/westridge/jkfvqfmbohwhvan53ff6/DisAssembly2023-01.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673565004/westridge/jkfvqfmbohwhvan53ff6/DisAssembly2023-01.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673565004/westridge/jkfvqfmbohwhvan53ff6/DisAssembly2023-01.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673565004/westridge/jkfvqfmbohwhvan53ff6/DisAssembly2023-01.jpg","width":1800}])
The Art Department held its annual "DisAssembly" event, a campus-wide visual arts exhibition focused on the process behind art-making, in early January. Westridge art studios and gallery spaces were open for viewing this afternoon, displaying both students' finished pieces and works-in-progress.
![Up, Up, and Away! 6th Graders Successfully Launch Bottle Rockets]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673556779/westridge/j1jm7ygixxlgn3jkflax/6thGradeRocketLaunch-04.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673556779/westridge/j1jm7ygixxlgn3jkflax/6thGradeRocketLaunch-04.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673556779/westridge/j1jm7ygixxlgn3jkflax/6thGradeRocketLaunch-04.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673556779/westridge/j1jm7ygixxlgn3jkflax/6thGradeRocketLaunch-04.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673556779/westridge/j1jm7ygixxlgn3jkflax/6thGradeRocketLaunch-04.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673556779/westridge/j1jm7ygixxlgn3jkflax/6thGradeRocketLaunch-04.jpg","width":1800}])
Kudos to the 6th grade class for launching their bottle rockets for a final time after some design iteration based on December test launches—this time, their parents were there for the fun!
![Westridge Alums from Classes of 2021 and 2022 Have “College Conversations” with Current Seniors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673477031/westridge/nuysdxssyk4vcxt3xbgw/collegeconversations23-06.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673477031/westridge/nuysdxssyk4vcxt3xbgw/collegeconversations23-06.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673477031/westridge/nuysdxssyk4vcxt3xbgw/collegeconversations23-06.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673477031/westridge/nuysdxssyk4vcxt3xbgw/collegeconversations23-06.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673477031/westridge/nuysdxssyk4vcxt3xbgw/collegeconversations23-06.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673477031/westridge/nuysdxssyk4vcxt3xbgw/collegeconversations23-06.jpg","width":1800}])
Members of the Westridge Classes of 2021 and 2022 joined us on campus for the return of “College Conversations,” an annual event in which our recently graduated class(es) gives advice to current Westridge seniors about the college process and the transition to college.
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