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Congratulations to the Westridge Speech and Debate Team for an a job well done in its fall competitions. Members received numerous awards in the novice, varsity, and JV categories at events including the virtual Yale Invitational and Jack Howe Tournament in September, the virtual Bargain Belt Tournament in October, and the virtual and in-person Fall Debate in November.

After the delay in receiving our community's COVID test results, we can confirm that we are able to re-open campus on Tuesday, January 18 after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

Due to the significant increase in cases of COVID-19 over winter break and the high transmission rate of the Omicron variant, we have postponed the reopening of school until Thursday, January 6 and will require all students and employees to provide proof of a negative PCR test administered Monday, January 3 or later before returning to campus.

After weeks of tinkering away at cardboard boxes, decorations, insulation, and renewable energy sources and circuitry, the 6th grade class presented their incredible eco-homes at Ranney Court on Thursday. Families, faculty, staff, and fellow students walked around as the 6th graders explained how they made their homes, which were all based in locations around Mexico.

It's been an exciting week at Westridge as we prepare to head into Winter Break. From last Friday's Holiday Showcase and Saturday's Winter Formal to this week's holiday-themed battle between Greeks and Romans, there has been no shortage of fun for all.

Westridge 4th grade students built their own laptop stands as part of an engineering project in Monica Sanchez's computer science class. They took apart and put back together a stand in order to write up instructions on how to do so. They also simplified these instructions to look like coding commands, and used their creativity to decoupage leaves onto the stands. 

Last week, the Westridge Upper School 3D Design art class attended a bonsai workshop at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens with Ted Matson, curator of the bonsai collections. Mr. Matson explained the process and history of bonsai, and showed the class the bonsai nursery where they maintain and cultivate the plants.