Alumnae NEWS & EVENTS

Glee Club Hosts The Princeton Tigerlilies Featuring Alumna

Reese Owen ’20

In October, Middle and Upper School students gathered in the Performing Arts Center for incredible performances by the Westridge Glee Club and Upper School Orchestra along with a special guest: The Princeton Tigerlilies acapella group! All three groups came together to perform “The Rose” by Ola Gjeilo. The Tigerlilies— with Reese Owen ’20 (top right, center)— performed a selection of songs including “For the Longest Time” by Billy Joel, “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” by Adele, and “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical Les Misérables to close the showcase. Owen was a member of Glee Club during her time at Westridge.

Liliana Winkworth ’10 ‘Disrupts’ English Class with Comedy Lesson

Westridge alumna Liliana Winkworth ’10 visited campus to share advice with students in Upper School English Teacher Tarra Stevenson’s Perspectives in Literature class. Winkworth, who holds an MFA in playwriting and screenwriting and works in the comedy division of a talent agency, led the class through the theme of “disruption.” The students were given blackouts (short comedy sketches that end in a stage blackout) to read, and then had to break down the sketches and discuss the subject matter. “I think being disruptive is just doing what you think is funny and sometimes a little weird,” said Winkworth.