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![Abby L '27 wins Tomorrow Prize for Her Sci-Fi Story Exploring AI & Grief]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780600473/westridge/sdagkktqskpd37yntfrl/tomorrowprize26-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780600473/westridge/sdagkktqskpd37yntfrl/tomorrowprize26-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780600473/westridge/sdagkktqskpd37yntfrl/tomorrowprize26-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780600473/westridge/sdagkktqskpd37yntfrl/tomorrowprize26-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780600473/westridge/sdagkktqskpd37yntfrl/tomorrowprize26-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780600473/westridge/sdagkktqskpd37yntfrl/tomorrowprize26-1.jpg","width":1800}])
Westridge junior Abigail L. '27 was awarded the Tomorrow Prize, earning first place in this annual writing competition which recognizes outstanding new works of science fiction written by high school students in Los Angeles County. Her story, “File: Anna Bishop," explores artificial intelligence, loss, and what it means to be human.
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![Campus Kudos: Writing Accolades]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749168415/westridge/u04whiuv6bobrzncbmdc/writing-news-post.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749168415/westridge/u04whiuv6bobrzncbmdc/writing-news-post.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749168415/westridge/u04whiuv6bobrzncbmdc/writing-news-post.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749168415/westridge/u04whiuv6bobrzncbmdc/writing-news-post.jpg","width":1080}])
Campus kudos to Rose W. '30 earned a first-class distinction writing award from the National Council of Teachers of English Promising Young Writers Program contest, and six Upper School students were recognized through the nonprofit Light Bringer Project's Omega Sci-Fi Project!
![Lower School Showcase Celebrates a Year of Learning]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780013925/westridge/bycbmfj4urvm39o3daqo/lshowcase-36.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780013925/westridge/bycbmfj4urvm39o3daqo/lshowcase-36.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780013925/westridge/bycbmfj4urvm39o3daqo/lshowcase-36.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780013925/westridge/bycbmfj4urvm39o3daqo/lshowcase-36.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780013925/westridge/bycbmfj4urvm39o3daqo/lshowcase-36.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780013925/westridge/bycbmfj4urvm39o3daqo/lshowcase-36.jpg","width":2048}])
Ahead of the last day of school, Lower School students celebrated the culmination of a year of creativity and hard work at today’s Learning Showcase Open House! Students have proudly guided family and loved ones through displays of projects and presentations representing months of learning.
![8th Graders Study the Effects of Climate Change on Snails, Hermit Crabs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780949033/westridge/ivo71wyuorsqa8fom38v/mslab-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780949033/westridge/ivo71wyuorsqa8fom38v/mslab-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780949033/westridge/ivo71wyuorsqa8fom38v/mslab-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780949033/westridge/ivo71wyuorsqa8fom38v/mslab-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780949033/westridge/ivo71wyuorsqa8fom38v/mslab-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780949033/westridge/ivo71wyuorsqa8fom38v/mslab-1.jpg","width":1800}])
In the final unit of the school year, 8th graders researched how global climate change affects intertidal organisms! Click through to read how (hint: it involves snails and hermit crabs!).
![Go Tigers! Class of 2026 Heads Off to 16 States, D.C., & 4 Countries This Fall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780610459/westridge/qtv0ijr41dd6gfvstwxq/chalkday26-10_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780610459/westridge/qtv0ijr41dd6gfvstwxq/chalkday26-10_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780610459/westridge/qtv0ijr41dd6gfvstwxq/chalkday26-10_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780610459/westridge/qtv0ijr41dd6gfvstwxq/chalkday26-10_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780610459/westridge/qtv0ijr41dd6gfvstwxq/chalkday26-10_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780610459/westridge/qtv0ijr41dd6gfvstwxq/chalkday26-10_1.jpg","width":1800}])
Onward and upward, Class of 2026! The seniors were celebrated at a few final events, including the annual Westridge tradition Chalk Day, ahead of the culminating Commencement ceremony.
![Global Scholars Showcase: Student Research with Global Impact]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779397889/westridge/oj8onjlho9lycqt7gexw/globalschols-social-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779397889/westridge/oj8onjlho9lycqt7gexw/globalschols-social-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779397889/westridge/oj8onjlho9lycqt7gexw/globalschols-social-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779397889/westridge/oj8onjlho9lycqt7gexw/globalschols-social-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779397889/westridge/oj8onjlho9lycqt7gexw/globalschols-social-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779397889/westridge/oj8onjlho9lycqt7gexw/globalschols-social-1.jpg","width":2200}])
Global Scholars, a Westridge Upper School program that allows students to create their own, multi-year transdisciplinary study of a modern-day global issue, wrapped up the year with TED Talk-style research presentations from five seniors in the program, Adelaide C., Keira K., Nina K., Vivian S., and Josie T.
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