JUDGE PROFILE
Spotlighting Alumni and Members of Our Judge Memorial Family
Whitney Wolfe Herd ‘07, Founder and CEO of Bumble On May 26, 2021, Bulldog
where kids are trained to
starting the day with structure and
Press senior Lilly Lyon
gravitate towards certain
a routine. I remember we would go
interviewed 2007 Judge
people or to dress like
to our Contact Period for the first
graduate Whitney Wolfe
somebody else. I think that
15 minutes of the day. And you
Herd, founder and CEO of
the concept of showing
had to be there on time. There was
Bumble.
up all in the same clothes
a prayer over the intercom. I think
really allows you to shine
that's a good way to say, okay, the
for your personality, for
day has begun and you can't be
“I really enjoyed my time at Judge,” she said. “I think it was small enough that it felt like you could build quality relation-
your talents, for who you are, not
late. I'm not the most on-time indi-
for what you wear.
vidual, but Judge really did get me to commit to being on time and to
ships, but it was big enough and
Like a lot of high school students,
diverse enough that I felt I was ex-
some of her most memorable
posed to a lot of walks of life, which
experiences at Judge were with her
“Now I’m on the other side of it as
I felt was really important. I had
friends. “Abby Price, Libby Hunts-
a working person taking meetings
gone to another school before, and
man, Eden Mills, and Calle Perkins,
and having people show up on time
I think Judge offered more diversity
those were my closest friends in
matters. That is why they do that in
in backgrounds and religions. So
high school. And they're still friends
high school. It's not because they
that was really refreshing.”
to this day.”
want to torture you or not let you
“Judge is a diverse community,
“My father is Jewish and my moth-
and that's something I was really
er is Catholic, so I was raised in
grateful for because growing up in
a split-religion home. A lot of my
Salt Lake City, Utah – it's just not
friends felt like they fit in more at
very diverse. It's like cookie cutter
Judge even though it was techni-
Whitney remembers the liberal arts
and everybody kind of has similar
cally a Catholic high school. I had a
classes most at Judge: religion with
beliefs and they come from similar
lot of Jewish friends, and they felt
Ms. Nicole Veltri. AP Literature as
backgrounds. At Judge you're with
like they could exist at Judge. They
a junior with Mr. Tim Dolan, AP
kids from all walks of life, and I
didn't feel that same inclusivity at
English Language as a senior with
thought that was so important. So it
their public school in Salt Lake City,
Mr. Chris Sloan, and AP Art with Mr.
was very informative to me and re-
and I think that's really a testament
Tom Bettin.
ally taught me the power of treating
to Judge.”
everybody the same.
respect being on time.
sleep in. It's teaching you the skills that actually do matter in the long run. That's something I'm grateful for.”
“I thought Ms. Veltri was a won-
She still remembers the lessons she
derful teacher. I was kind of going
“Everyone was in a uniform, and
learned about discipline as a stu-
through some stuff in high school.
so I think there was power to that
dent at Judge.
She took me under her wing and
as well. No one knew what outfit the other person could or couldn't have access to. It was an equalizer. I think that's so helpful in a world 6
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“In contrast to the public schools I attended in elementary and junior high, at Judge there was a real emphasis on showing up on time,
was very kind to me, so I really loved her. I liked English classes a lot. I loved Mr. Bettin’s class. I'm certainly not good at art. I wouldn't
