Spring 2024 Surgere Magazine

Showstopper

Read all about Westridge Theatre's work both on and off stage!

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Around Campus, alumnae updates, and more

HEAD OF SCHOOL

As I was sitting down to write this letter, I received a link to the newest edition of Spyglass, our award-winning student newspaper. It features an article by junior Mirella C. about her experience at our recent Alumnae Weekend. Mirella was an important part of the weekend; she interviewed our Distinguished Young Alumna Award recipient, Isabella Bautista ’16, as well as our Ranney Award recipient, Debra Suh ’85.

In her article, Mirella writes: “As Ms. Kassar introduced graduating classes from as early as 1952 all the way to 2023, I couldn’t help but feel an immense sense of pride hearing the whoops and chants from each table hoping to represent their class the loudest. In every alumna, I could see a glimpse of their high school mannerisms and the reunion’s ability to rekindle and celebrate Westridge’s camaraderie.”

This so beautifully captures the spirit that I, too, want to convey about Alumnae Weekend (page 16). There is something so real and wonderful and true about Westridge classmates seeing each other and easily and happily falling into the movement, speech patterns, facial expressions, and conversation topics that bonded them years ago as teenagers. You can feel that adolescent energy in the room, even though years have passed since their shared adolescence.

In the last few months, I have met groups of Westridge alumnae in Palo Alto, San Francisco, New York City, and Hancock Park. Each event has been memorable and such fun— with alumnae from many different decades getting to know one another better and sharing many Westridge memories. I was especially delighted by one story a young alum told me at our New York gathering. She had not been planning to attend the Westridge gathering because she had been so busy, and the email invitation had come and gone from her inbox. But she ran into a fellow alum on the subway who said she was on her way to the gathering, and so she decided to join her and attended as well. (For some reason, this reminded me of the Wizard of Oz as Dorothy meets up with people who join her on her adventures!) What a wonderful kismet!

The spirit of Westridge connection is on display in this issue of Surgere. From the cover story on our theatre department and a feature on a student-created nonprofit to announcements of new administrators and an Alumnae Weekend recap, the magazine’s pages reveal the roots of the lifelong learning and lifelong bonds forged on our campus.

Enjoy!

Andrea Kassar Head of School

STUDENTS TAKE CHARGE On & Off Stage

Building on their theater experience beyond interpreting works, students are encouraged to delve into a more generative creative process with guidance from skilled industry professionals.

Picture this...

You’re sitting in the 500-seat Fran Norris Scoble Performing Arts Center auditorium, counting down the minutes until the show is set to begin.

ON STAGE, you see immaculate set pieces—signature to the musical you’re about to see (if you look closely, there’s even a music ensemble positioned stage left!).

In the corner, foley artist Maddie M. ’26 (pictured in the circle) sits in front of a MIDI pad controller, playing a French-accented foley fish with all sorts of zany noises to enhance the show.

SUDDENLY, Valentina V. ’26 playing a pirate is on stage and the experience begins.

What you DON’T see are the students helping run sound and lighting from the control booth, costume and makeup crew backstage helping put the final touches on actors, run crew in position to keep the show running, and our main hero SpongeBob (a.k.a. Sydney S. ’25) getting ready to scurry on stage—and that’s just a fraction of the cast and crew that make the show possible.

PICTURED:

Upper School Theatre's spring production

The SpongeBob Musical

From Robin Hood in the 1910s to The SpongeBob Musical in 2024, there has been a theatre program for nearly all of Westridge’s 111-year history. But over the last decade, in addition to continuing Westridge Theatre's stellar interpretive performances, there has been an intentional expansion of programming in the generative elements of production—all while students gain fun extracurricular experience.

“In our mainstage productions this year alone, we had 17 students working in roles with ‘design’ in the title, designing everything from costumes, makeup, and specialty fabric to sound, lighting, and projections,” said Brandon Kruhm, director of theatre. “These opportunities in high school are not only great experiences in the moment, but also they open up so many more pathways for students in college and beyond should they choose to pursue them.”

In Upper School, students have the opportunity to take a host of classes tailored to their interests including Acting, Theatre Production, Fundamentals of Costume Design, Costume Construction, Technical Theatre, and independent study. The classes are run by the theatre faculty and staff who each hold years of professional experience in different specialties in costume, lighting, scenic design, acting, and more— providing a highly unique opportunity at the high school level. Their expertise allows students to dig into areas of theatrical work that don’t normally happen until college or the professional world.

For example, the Theatre Production class, now in its fifth year, is part of the program’s expansion into off-stage work. “It is really a space where the students can think about all the stuff that’s not on stage or even backstage; it’s more so the business of theater,” Kruhm explained, adding that the class opens students' eyes and teaches them skills for jobs that exist in theater and nonprofit organizations from marketing and audience relations to literary manager and dramaturg.

Natalie A. ’24, who will attend Loyola Marymount University for theatre arts in the fall, was inspired to

As someone who has worked in commercial theatre—who has shows on the London West End and across the world, for me Westridge felt like a coming home. I’m still working in a creatively challenging environment; I don’t feel complacent, but now I get to work in a more familial, warm community. I feel very privileged to be here.”

– Cindy Lin, Scenic & Properties Designer

WESTRIDGE PRODUCTIONS Over the Years

Check out stills at right from some of our other favorite recent productions, including She Kills Monsters, Matilda, The Book of Will, and Guys and Dolls.

pursue the major by her time with Westridge Theatre. With a strong creative streak and love of art as well as a rediscovered interest in theater junior year, she elected to do independent study this year with Westridge Scenic & Properties Designer Cindy Lin.

"When you first think of theater, you don't think about the scenic designers—but it is magical and fascinating to see how all the different [set] pieces help build a story and communicate things and parts of a scene that the audience may not even consciously realize because they're so focused on the actors," Natalie said.

Did you know?

involved in each Westridge production work behind the scenes to present the shows you know and love!

Head of School Andrea Kassar—a big theater aficionado herself— shared: “I'm the person who did theater as a student and as a young adult and I've seen many high school productions, but I have to admit: When I saw Matilda last year—my first year at Westridge—I was blown away by how elevated the performance was, how proud the students were of themselves, and how proud we all were of them. The productions across the board are just wonderful and so much fun to watch."

New to Westridge Theatre: THE WINTER SHOWCASE

For Micah M. ’25 (who has participated in theatre since 8th grade), one of the most exciting recent additions to Westridge Theatre has been the Winter Showcase—a multidisciplinary series of short performances allowing students to flex their creative chops! Students write their own scripts (or riff off of existing ones), craft songs, make their own films, create costumes, design sets, perform in friends’ original plays, and more. For Kruhm, this is a big step in helping students become artists who are not only interpretive, but also generative. “I feel like it's definitely emblematic of the future of Westridge Theatre,” said Micah.

Westridge Theatre prides itself on being student-centered— students, are, for example, encouraged to give input on shows selected. Then by show time, students run everything on and off stage with little to no help from the adults. “By performance weekend, everything that happens on stage, behind the scenes, and in the tech booth is under student control,” said Kruhm. Plus, the nature of the program allows students to get to know one another across grade levels and even become leaders as underclassmen in a fostering and inclusive environment led by the students themselves.

“I feel we [have] fostered a community where each person’s contribution—on and off stage—feels equal,” said Micah M. ’25, who played Squidward in the spring musical. Natalie added that the seniors this year have really made an effort to make sure students both on and off stage are celebrated for their work.

Costume Designer Io Hawk Sablan said Westridge Theatre fosters a network even beyond Westridge—alumna Annie Jewell ’05, a costumer on films and TV shows including Man of Steel, X-Men: Apocalypse, Lovecraft Country, and Road House, helped several Westridge alums land their first jobs in film & TV.

Westridge Students Discover, Learn, & Grow During Discovery Week 2024!

Campus was quieter than usual ahead of Spring Break as students in all divisions participated in on- and off-campus experiential learning (while having loads of fun with their classmates!). They visited Southern sites important to the Civil Rights Movement, traveled up the California coast, spent time in artist Georgia O'Keefe's Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, hiked the on the famous Inca Trail in Peru, and so much more! Visit instagram.com/westridgediscovery for highlights from the experiences.

All School Day 2024: Once Upon a Westridge!

The entire campus kicked off second semester with a beloved annual Westridge tradition—All School Day, during which students come together to relax and play. This year’s theme, planned by student government leaders, was “Once Upon a Westridge.” The day included festive activities such as a disco party, cotton candy station, and an inflatable zipline slide on Frank Field!

Spyglass Wins Silver in CSPA 2024 Crown Awards!

Congratulations to our Middle and Upper School Spyglass staffers! The Westridge student newspaper took home a silver award in the high school digital news publication category of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) 2024 Crown Awards—a first in Westridge history. The awards are recognized as the top high school journalism honor in the United States.

Head of School in the Classroom!

Students in our Upper School Crisis and Courage in Global History and Perspectives in Literature classes had a special guest stop by recently: Head of School Andrea Kassar! She donned her own "pizza hat" to host History and Pizza, an ongoing series of lunchtime discussions for 10th graders in Crisis and Courage—at the session pictured above, she led discussions on two World War I poems. She also helped teach Toni Morrison's "Beloved" to the Perspectives in Literature class!

Teia L. ’26 Breaks School Record in Pole Vaulting!

Congratulations to Teia L. ’26 for breaking the school record—one she set last year!— in the pole vault with an extraordinary performance clearing 11 feet and 4 inches.

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A Weekend in Joshua Tree: Clay Design Learns Pit Firing

Students from Lorri Deyer’s Clay Design and Engineering II class headed to Joshua Tree, pottery in hand, to pit fire their work earlier this year. Juanita Jimenez—an honorary alumna who taught ceramics at Westridge for 50 years—hosted the group at her home studio for two days while students learned how to pit fire, an indigenous practice of preserving and decorating clay works.

Students Explore Native American Storytelling for Annual All School Read

This year’s annual “All School Read” focused on Native American writers and the tradition of oral storytelling centering around the poem “What I Believe” by Kimberly Blaeser—a writer, scholar, and member of the White Earth Nation. Middle School English Teacher Kara Ramirez invited actor, activist, and member of the Loyal Shawnee band of the Cherokee Nation Tom Allard to read the poem, share his stories, and dive deeper into the history and purpose of oral storytelling during an allschool assembly.

Emery F. '24 Signs to Dickinson College

Three cheers for Emery F. '24, who has committed to playing volleyball at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, after graduation!

Westridge Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Kudos to seniors Ray K., Anna K., Lauren C., and Sofie W. who were all named 2024 National Merit Scholarship finalists! To be considered for this honor, they earned a qualifying score on the PSAT/NMSQT as juniors. Then, as seniors, completed an extensive application and were recommended and supported in their application by the Westridge College Counseling Team.

Robot Dance Party Caps 4th Grade Foray into Coding

This spring, Westridge 4th graders began their journey into the world of robotics in Lower School Teacher Monica Sanchez’s STEM class! They first practiced coding unplugged, using pencil and paper to simulate autonomous delivery robots and put conditional statements to use. Then, students learned how to program EV3 robots using EV3 Classroom software—all in preparation for a robot dance party, for which they choreographed a dance, wrote pseudocode (an informal programming description), and programmed the robots to dance to fun pop songs!

Global Scholars Program Hosts Project Olas Founder Rebecca Cox

Continuing our Global Scholars speaker series this spring, Westridge was pleased to host Rebecca Cox, social entrepreneur and Project Olas founder. Cox spoke at an Upper School assembly and “on-campus field trip” about her background and founding Project Olas; the background of women participating in the program; and the power students have to create change. (Project Olas is a relationship-centered language and cultural immersion program connecting Spanish language students— including those at Westridge—with Guatemalan women.)

Upper School Students Host Second Annual Science and Engineering Fair

In February, Kanon and Manon I. ’26 hosted the second annual Westridge Science and Engineering Fair with support from STEAMWork Design Studio Coordinator Mick Lorusso! The fair featured an interesting discussion with Dr. Helena Chen—a radiation oncologist at City of Hope (and mother of two Westridge alumnae!)—and an exhibition of projects by student scientists in 8th grade and Upper School about women’s health, music and personality type’s impact on memory, upcycling plastics, and how education can improve literacy around the topic of nuclear weapons.

Kanon and Manon's joint research project went on to take first place in its category at the L.A. County Science & Engineering! Manon's individual project took second place in its division. Kudos!

Westridge’s GLOBAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM provides a pathway for Upper School students to engage in meaningful transdisciplinary study of a modern-day global issue and act purposefully in the local-global context. Read more about the program at www.westridge.org/empowering-girls/beyond-westridge. This year, there are 16 Global Fellows engaged in projects ranging from educational and healthcare access and equity to the political, societal, and environmental effects of nuclear weapons.

CELEBRATIONS AROUND CAMPUS

Lunar New Year: Westridge Rings in Year of the Dragon

Ahead of Lunar New Year in early February, Westridge hosted celebrations across campus—including a traditional dragon dance performed by the Lower School Student Activities & Leadership Council (SALC), a fifth-grade presentation by Rachel Y. ’31 and her parents about Chinese traditions, Middle School Mandarin Chinese class project displays, and a lunchtime celebration with performances and activity and cultural tables staffed by students and parents featuring informative displays as well as games and treats.

Watching the Solar Eclipse (Westridge's Version!)

Students, faculty, and staff donned festive space-themed apparel for the partial solar eclipse over the greater Los Angeles area in April! Led by the Westridge Science Department, the whole community put on special certified glasses to view the eclipse at its peak locally.

Black Student Union Leads Slate of Black History Month Events

To celebrate Black History Month, the Upper School Black Student Union (BSU) affinity group organized a series of events including an assembly led by BSU co-heads Erin L. ’24 and Jordan C. ’24 titled “Black Liberation Through the Joy of Artistic Expression”— which included a Q&A with writer/producer Robb Chavis (Black-ish, Frasier, Superior Donuts) and musical performances by the Glee Club and Director of Equity Ian Tatum; a lunchtime playlist of Black musicians; celebration of Black hair commemorating the CROWN Act (which protects people in 24 states against discrimination at school/work because of their natural hair); and more! Read on about the month’s activities and lessons at bit.ly/wr-bhm2024

Westridge Students Lead Nonprofit Fighting Food Insecurity in LA

Food Chain LA has collected 65,000 pounds of food—and this is only the beginning.

During a weekly trip to the La Cañada Farmer’s Market in 2020, then-8thgrader Anna K. ’24 and her sister Clara ’22 saw crates of picture-perfect produce being dumped into the trash and knew they had to take action. Flash forward four years and the duo—with a quickly expanding group of comrades from Westridge and other schools—has provided 65,000 pounds of fresh produce to Angelenos in need via Food Chain LA, their 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Westridge club focusing on peer education around food insecurity and waste.

Along with Anna (who is also ASB sustainability head and leads the Green Guerillas club), students Hannah L. ’24 (the current head of the Food Chain LA club), Lindsay C. ’25, and Lily J. ’25 are dedicated to keeping the food collection flowing. Each week, they organize volunteers to pick up fresh produce and baked goods at local farmer’s markets in Alhambra, Montrose, Atwater Village, and beyond for distribution to food pantries and other community aid groups. “The donation centers we work with are super excited when we bring in our fresh produce, since most of what they receive is canned or packaged,” Anna said.

“Their efforts are so important to what we do,” said Tim Nistler, director of the Friends in Deed food pantry, which serves more than 575 households every week. “The large amount of fresh produce they bring in weekly helps us make sure our pantry community can have the produce they so badly want.”

Other schools are noticing the group’s impact as well; Polytechnic recently awarded Food Chain a grant for $2,500 to support their existing work and to develop a branch on Poly’s campus. “It feels good knowing you’re fostering a community. All the students who have wanted to work with Food Chain really care about socioenvironmental issues, and they are dedicated to the cause," Anna said.

Day in the Life OF FOOD CHAIN

12 PM – Leave for the farmer’s markets.

12:30 PM – Distribute tax compensation receipts to vendors from the previous week.

12:45 PM – Collect crates of food vendors couldn’t sell and load into volunteers' cars.

2 PM – Meet in Anna’s garage (the Food Chain LA headquarters and warehouse) to unload, sort, and refrigerate the day’s donations.

DELIVERY – On weekends, drive straight to a donation center like Friends in Deed. On weekdays, wake up before school to drop off donations at the Foothill Unity Center.

Quick Facts ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY AND WASTE

30% OF PEOPLE IN LA COUNTY face food insecurity (USC Dornsife) ONLY 20% OF DONATED FOOD is fresh produce (lafoodbank.org)

41% OF HOUSEHOLDS experiencing food insecurity have children (USC Dornsife)

48% OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN AMERICA are thrown away (savethefood.com)

Anna's dream is for schools across the greater Los Angeles area to start Food Chain chapters and broaden the scope of markets volunteers can access. “We only hit six markets and have rescued over 65,000 pounds of produce,” she said. “We’ve accomplished this working out of my garage! If we had branches with this same commitment at different schools, we could be rescuing hundreds of thousands of pounds every year.”

New Upper School Courses for Fall 2024

The third wave of Westridge Advanced Courses—as well as some interesting core and elective courses—will be added to the Upper School slate this fall:

ADVANCED COURSES

• Advanced Aerospace Engineering Project Design

• Advanced Art Studio Practicum & Advanced Art Studio Intensive

• Advanced Biology II

• Chamber Orchestra*

• Advanced Chemistry II

• Advanced Ethics

• Histories of Art: Sparkle and Scandal*

• Advanced Studies in Chinese Literature

• Advanced Studies in Literature in Spanish

CORE COURSES

• English IV: Drama & Interpretations

• Investigations in Art

• Fundamentals of Costume Design

ELECTIVES

• The Art of Music Making: Exploring Music Theory and Songwriting

• Women in STEM Careers

*Students may elect into a Challenge-by-Choice option for advanced denotation.

Westridge Faculty & Staff in Leadership Roles at ICGS

Thank You, Mr. Baldwin!

In just a few weeks, Westridge will bid adieu to current Director of Upper School Gary Baldwin, who has served in this role for nine years. Join us in thanking him and wishing him well in his new adventures in the Pacific Northwest. Spring 2024 /

Director of Upper School Announcement:

The school's search committee was finalizing the appointment of our next Director of Upper School as this magazine went to press. Westridge community members—if you haven't yet read the news, please check your inbox for an email announcement. Thank you!

Congratulations to Sarah Jallo, senior director of enrollment management and student outcomes, and English Department Chair Tarra Stevenson, for their recent appointments at the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS). Jallo is chair of the inaugural cohort of ICGS Ambassadors, a group of experienced educators who work to strengthen connections with ICGS members across the globe to enhance girls’ schools collective work with students. Stevenson is one of 28 educators from girls’ schools internationally to participate in this year’s Global Action Research Collaborative (GARC) on Girls’ Education. The group is conducting a study entitled “Girls as agents of their learning: Creating a culture of empowerment and engagement.”

Kerri Epps Named Assistant Director of Upper School

Westridge is pleased to announce Kerri Epps as our new assistant director of Upper School. Epps moves to this new post on July 1 after having served as orchestra teacher, music department chair, and gradelevel dean during her five-year tenure at the school. New for the 2024-2025 school year, the position will include working with students and parents as well as overseeing Discovery Week and other offcampus programming.

Pictured: Westridge's English Department Chair Tarra Stevenson (left) and Senior Director of Enrollment Management and Student Outcomes Sarah Jallo

Restorative Practices Expand

As reported in past issues of Surgere, Director of Equity Ian Tatum introduced restorative practices—a method that places relationship building at the center of DEIJ work and helps people have challenging conversations— to Westridge in the 2021-2022 school year. The work started with Tatum and Director of Lower & Middle School Zanita Kelly. Last year as part of their training, student leaders in the Honor Council learned restorative practices methods as a tool that moves students toward ownership, repair, and learning when a mistake has occurred. This year, Tatum has trained two adult cohorts totaling more than 20 faculty and staff members.

New Westridge Campus Safety & Security Manager

In February, Hector Martinez joined Westridge charged with leading our campus safety and security team. Previously, Martinez was campus safety supervisor at Azusa Pacific University for seven years and site supervisor with the nonprofit Think Together for 10 years. Be sure to say hello when you see him on campus!

New Property Update

Work is progressing for the 310 Task Force, which leads planning for the property purchased last year at 310 Arlington Drive (directly behind the Commons). Research conducted with faculty and students helped identify computer science & engineering, the visual arts, nimble/flexible classroom spaces, and spaces for student collaborative work as some top programmatic priorities for new spaces on campus. Architecture firm reviews are taking place this spring. Stay tuned for updates in the fall!

Westridge Hosts a Star Party!

More than 150 Westridge star gazers came out for March's Star Party. Families learned about galaxies and dark matter and viewed the moon, Jupiter, and much more in the night sky with telescopes and guidance from Carnegie Observatories (including Dr. John Mulchaey, director of the observatories and a Westridge trustee).

Class of 2028's Poppy B. H., Amelia H., Shea S. Elise W., and Hayden Y.

Maya S. ’30

Adelaide C. ’26

Sarah X. ’27

Keira K. ’26

Eliza L.-S. ’25

Jane K. ’27

Home:

A place or location in which you feel safe, comfortable and/or other positive emotions by Lexi F. ’30.

The cold cement platform overlooking a field of wildflowers the color of a sunset. A gentle breeze carries the sweet sound of a bird’s song. The slowly fading sunlight illuminating the clouds so fluffy it is like you could touch them. The rush of a small river in the distance can be heard if you listen ever so carefully. The damp smell of fresh rain lingers even though the storm clouds are long gone. Palm trees sway serenely on the horizon. Just below my feet are bushes of wild rosemary. Its soft purple flowers are ever so delicate, but the aroma is ever so strong filling the air. The darkening sky and rapidly cooling temperatures are signs of the approaching night. I stretch my legs and make my way back home leaving this peaceful world behind me.

The lanterns pictured above were created by the 7th grade class in Middle School Art Teacher Jenny Yurshansky's class in collaboration with the STEAMWork Design Studio.

Ximena A. ’25

Sabrina C. ’26

Avin M. ’27

Here is a close-up of the slides in the laser-cut lanterns above, made using paper, plant ink, laser cut patterns, woodblock prints, and more that students themselves created!

Madalyn L. ’30

This interactive sculpture—based on the parlor game "The Exquisite Corpse" and a photo sculpture by contemporary artist Fanny Allié—was created by Upper School Photography II students

Fin C. ’26, Sabrina C. ’26, Lucia F.-J. '26, Emerson F. ’26, Keira K. ’26, and Chloe W. ’26.

Carmen B. ’31, Leah L. P. ’31, and Ava W. ’31

Zetta G. ’31

Lauren L. ’27

Nina K. ’26

Jasmine L. ’27

Gaby L. ’31, Stella W. ’31, and Yeeko X. ’31

As the saying goes, “As Westridge changes girls, so do girls change Westridge.” Generations of girls have passed through our beautiful campus, and Westridge was elated to welcome our alumnae back to campus on March 8-9 for our annual Alumnae Weekend! From hands-on class presentations and activities and the “Twilight at Westridge” reception under the stars to the Affinity Gathering, Q&As with our distinguished alumnae award winners, reunions with peers, and a luncheon—thank you to all for attending and making this year’s event a resounding success! Page through to see photos from the weekend.

'Twilight at Westridge' Cocktail Reception

SCAN HERE for a photo gallery, video recap, and more from Alumnae Weekend:

Affinity Gathering

Q&A Session

Hands-on Ceramics

Alumnae Weekend Luncheon

Kudos!

To the 2022-2023 alumnae fundraising award winners:

THE ELIZABETH EDMUNDSON HERRICK BOWL

(awarded to the class with the highest percentage of participation in giving to the Westridge Fund):

Class of 1953 for the 10th consecutive year!

THE NANCY H. OWEN TROPHY

(awarded to the class with the largest dollar contribution to the Westridge Fund):

Class of 1992

Congratulations—and thank you!— to the Class of 1969 for launching THE FOREVER FUND ENDOWMENT and raising $1 million for financial aid!

HONORING THE 2024 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNAE AWARD WINNERS

The 2024 Mary Lowther Ranney Distinguished Alumna is Debra Suh, Esq. '85. Debra has worked in nonprofits for more than three decades—including as executive director of the Center for the Pacific Asian Family, an organization supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the immigrant Asian/Pacific Islander community. She is dedicated to building a safer and more equitable society. Her daughter, Nina '18, is also a proud Westridge alumna!

The 2024 Distinguished Young Alumna is Isabella Bautista '16, a legal assistant for Straussner • Sherman • Lonné • Treger • Helquist Law Firm and president of the Junior Board of Swirls for Girls, a community-driven nonprofit dedicated to multicultural awareness, personal development, and impactful social projects—she benefited from its mentorship program in her youth.

Read more about the two at www.westridge.org/ distinguished-alumnae or scan the QR code:

Alumnae NEWS & EVENTS

Alums ’Mix & Mingle’ With Peer Schools

Westridge alumnae spanning from the classes of 1998 to 2017 joined alumni from Chandler, Mayfield, and The Webb schools for ’Mix & Mingle,’ a night of socializing and networking held this year at Everson Royce Bar in Los Angeles.

Alumnae Gathering in The Netherlands

In September, members of the Class of 1978— Ginny Clapham Mees, Mary Kaun English, Leslie Worlock Mayerson, Anne Schmidt, Marcia Penido Bonnabel, and Blair Townshend—along with Smooch Repovich Rosenberg '75 met in The Hague, Netherlands, to celebrate Ginny’s 25th anniversary and other milestones. Cheers to more than 50 years of friendship!

Spyglass Tours College Newspaper Daily Free Press with Emily Stevenson ’20

In November, Emily Stevenson ’20 invited members of the Westridge student-run newspaper to tour the office of The Daily Free Press, Boston University’s independent student newspaper (pictured above!). Emily, a senior at BU, talked about some of the big stories the newspaper has covered, her roles at the paper, and the transition to college overall. Spyglass staffers were in town for the National Student Press Association and Journalism Education Association’s annual conference.

Pictured, from left: Blair Townsend ’78, Anne Schmidt ’78, Marcia Penido Bonnabel ’78, Ginny Mees ’78, Mary Kaun English ’78, Smooch Repovich Rosenberg ’75, and Leslie Worlock Mayerson ’78

Westridge in the Bay

Our Bay Area-based alums came together with Head of School Andrea Kassar and Board Chair Valerie Rubio Lemmon ’92 for spirited conversation and connection at our gatherings in San Francisco and Los Altos in late January. We couldn’t have asked for a better way to kick off the year!

Seniors Receive College Decision Advice from Class of 2023 Alums

In January, 30 members from the Class of 2023—our most recent graduates!—returned to campus for College Conversations, a beloved Westridge tradition where our recent alums meet with the senior class to share insights on the transition to collegiate life and the final leg of the college application/selection process.

Spirit Game: Westridge v. Westridge!

This year’s Spirit Day kicked off with Westridge Varsity Soccer vs. Mayfield Senior followed by a fun varsity basketball game against 15 Westridge alumnae! The game ended in a tie after some fierce competition and a bonus knockout. Thank you to all the alums who returned for Spirit Day.

Pictured, from left: Class of 2023's Rachael LaFave, Mayme Gerstel, Sunday Labrucherie, and Melanie Mosqueda

Tiger Cub Club “ Winter Wonderland” Playdate

Tiger Cub Club alumnae had a fun time at our winter playdate with their children and loved ones. There were holiday crafts, refreshments, and, of course, a lot of fun! Shout out to Olivia Moore ’01 for organizing such a fun meetup.

Midwest College Tour

Westridge College Counselor Marcie Robinson caught up with recent alums during a Midwest College Tour, stopping by Carleton College, St. Olaf College, and Macalester College in Minnesota.

Madeline Society Receptions Feature Aerospace Engineering & Banned Books

The Madeline Society and interested alumnae came to campus for two receptions featuring faculty and student presentations on Westridge’s new Aerospace Engineering Advanced Course, led by Upper School Rocketry Teacher Dan Perahya, and the new advanced English course Banned Books & Censorship: A Study of Challenges to Intellectual Freedom, led by faculty member Jessica Bremmer, PH.D. The aerospace students described building a lunar liquid mirror telescope that uses liquid—not glass—as a mirror to view the moon!

Karen Ma '96 Leads Westridge Parent Education Event

Thank you to Karen Ma ’96 (pictured above right with fellow alumna—and current Westridge parent!—Sarah Domb ’96), who drew on her career as a psychotherapist to speak to Westridge parents about the balancing act of parenting in a high-pressure environment and practical ways to support children as they celebrate successes and grapple with disappointments they face in life.

Pictured: Stephanie Wei Zee '05 with her husband, Howard, and their two daughters

Pictured, from left: Anna Fratto ’22, Kat Northrop ’22, Westridge College Counselor Marcie Robinson, and Bender ’20 22

CIF Champions, 35

Years Later

At a fall spirit assembly, current Westridge Middle and Upper School students had the opportunity to hear from members of the 1988-1989 Westridge soccer team and its head coach! The team was one of four teams across all sports in Tiger history to win the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship. Eleven members of the team and Brian Williams (head coach at the time) shared their experience, highlighting the power of team sports, Westridge, and Westridge girls.

Pictured, from left: (front row) Coach Brian Williams, Michelle Noble Barnett ’90, Valerie Rubio Lemmon ’92, Tiffany Ross Davies ’89, Jennifer Poehler Eastlack ’91, and Jennifer Bowns Bryan ’91; (back row) Galeen Roe ’90, Katy Mielke ’89, Anne DeWitt Granick ’89 , Taunye Sirk ’89, Katey Lynch Murphy ’92, and Deborah Gallagher Sekerka ’90

REUNIONS

Email details to Director of Alumnae Engagement Fan Wang at fwang@westridge.org to be featured online and in an upcoming edition of Surgere And if you're in the midst of planning, please reach out! We'd love to help however we can.

Class of 1990

Class of

ALUMNA PROFILE

Joni Weyl ’72

When Joni Weyl graduated from Westridge in 1972, she imagined that she would go on to become a lawyer. But when she arrived at Stanford and took an art history course, everything suddenly changed.

“That class sparked a curiosity in me, and I used that to build on the critical thinking and communication skills Westridge had already instilled in me,” Weyl explained. She graduated from Stanford in 1976 with an art history degree and soon landed a job with Gemini G.E.L., a Los Angeles based artists’ workshop renowned in the art world.

“At Gemini, we provide a space where artists can create limited edition, handmade prints. We’ve been fortunate to work with some of the most creative and accomplished visual artists in the world, including Frank Gehry, David Hockney, Roy Lichenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, and many more.” Gemini, founded in 1966 by Stanley Grinstein, Ken Tyler, and Sidney Felsen—Weyl's husband, was celebrated with exhibitions by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for its 50th anniversary.

Weyl worked at Gemini as the director of sales for more than seven years. In 1984, she opened her own gallery in New York, Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, representing Gemini publications on the east coast. She owns and operates the gallery, one of the finest in New York City, today.

“I’ve worked in this field for nearly 50 years, and I’m still very excited to be a part of creative processes and share artists’ works with the world,” Weyl said. For the past 10 years, for example, Gemini has worked with sculptor Richard Serra,, whose work is on permanent display at the Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art (LACMA).

Being in a space where it was only girls and we were all focused on learning was very helpful for me. That sort of shared experience is powerful and creates lifelong bonds, and I’ve enjoyed keeping track of my fellow alumnae as we’ve grown through the years.

“I’ve had two ’looking-glass’ moments in my life,” Weyl reflected. “One was getting to work with all these wonderful people at Gemini, and the other was my time at Westridge. In addition to the great education I received, I’m grateful for the small classrooms and single-sex education Westridge provided. Being in a space where it was only girls and we were all focused on learning was very helpful for me. That sort of shared experience is powerful and creates lifelong bonds, and I’ve enjoyed keeping track of my fellow alumnae as we’ve grown through the years.”

As Weyl’s career advanced, she began supporting her alma mater. “My parents struggled to pay the tuition when I was at Westridge, and I know how essential it is for students to have access to meaningful financial aid.”

In 2010, Joni and Sidney established the Weyl-Felsen Scholarship Fund to provide financial aid for Westridge students. The couple have also been regular contributors to the Forever Fund, the Westridge Fund, and the Juanita Jimenez Endowed Fund for the Arts. In addition to her financial contributions, Weyl also served on the Board of Trustees in the early 2000s.

“Westridge was such a positive experience, and I’m very grateful for the transformative impact it had on my life. I hope that’s something my fellow alumnae experienced, and I also hope it’s something each of us can treasure as we age.”

SUPPORT THE FOREVER FUND ALONG WITH JONI AND FELLOW WESTRIDGE ALUMNAE AT www.westridge.org/foreverfund

1948

Connie Crawford (Palo Alto, CA): “I salute my fellow classmates from the Class of 1948! I went to Stanford University and became a student of creative writing. After graduating from Stanford in 1952, I married George Houle, a Stanford Ph.D. candidate. Together, we have four children—two boys and two girls. They have lived productive lives and are now all in their 60s. I have one fine grandson who teaches high school physics in Denver, Colorado. I continued to write and to occasionally publish short stories with the household aid of successive au pair girls. I published my best book, The Muse of Menus: Stories from Life and Cooking, in 1988. I also produced a book on my father’s experience at the front in World War I.

For roughly the last 25 years, I have focused on writing poetry. Most recently, I assembled a book-length collection of my poems titled When the Table Goes. The book is now searching for a publisher.

In 2012, I made the big decision to move from my beloved Palo Alto house to a nearby senior residence, Channing House, where I have lived happily ever since. I am grateful for my relatively good health; for my wonderful children and my grandson, and

for the friendships that have enriched my life all through. As for my modest achievement in literature, I am deeply grateful to have found the goal of writing language as good as I can make it.”

Gloria Neumeier

(San Francisco, CA): “I am still alive at 93 but no longer able to teach, which makes a big hole in my life. When I was married to Ed Neumeier, we taught for 15 years in many different countries including China, Kosovo, Slovakia, and South Korea. I have three wonderful sons—two are still working, one as contractor for the National Parks and the other as a boat surveyor. One grandson is a human rights lawyer and one of my granddaughters earned her master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University. I live alone in a San Francisco suburb and do community stuff but am not as active as I’d like to be— there are fewer people in my village to connect with.”

Sally Morse Duker (Severna Park, MD): “I married John Duker in 1953, and had 66 years together (until 2020). We left Pasadena in 1962. Following his moves as a sales executive, we lived the longest near D.C., in New Jersey, and in Concord, Massachusetts. Although he had never worked outside of America, the great bonus of our lives came when he became vice president of international business at his

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company. Then, during his 30year retirement in Columbia, Maryland, we intently expanded our love of art, classical music, and opera by studying and following these events wherever we found them in America and Europe.

I have four daughters, 10 grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren.

I have thrived as a lifelong volunteer, have been a quilter and knitter for 35 years, have been a member of Philanthropic Educational Organization International for 50 years, and am now collating our family genealogy. My main dedication has been in caring for the five generations I have had around me.”

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Leslie Wheeler (Cambridge, MA): “I am happy to report that I'm reasonably healthy and lead an active life. Having published three titles (Rattlesnake Hill, Shuntoll Road, and Wolf Bog) in my Berkshire Hilltown series, set at a town not unlike New Marlborough, Massachusetts, where I have a second home, I'm hard at work on #4 (Wildcat Academy) and hope to finish soon. When not writing, I serve as speakers bureau coordinator for my mystery author organization, the New England chapter of Sisters in Crime, and as chair of the Al Blanchard Short Crime Fiction Award Committee,

which is sponsored by the annual conference New England Crime Bake. I'm also a co-editor/publisher of an annual anthology of Best New England Crime Stories. Although I'm a widow, I've been fortunate in finding a loving male partner and in having my son—can’t believe he's 32 now—and his wife live in a neighboring town to Cambridge, my main residence. 2023 was supposed to be the year I got on a plane for the first time since before the pandemic to visit my sister, Susan Wheeler ’60 in Montana, but alas, when my partner became ill, we had to cancel the trip. Oh well, I'll get to the West one of these days before too long. In the meantime, all good wishes for health and happiness to my Westridge classmates.”

1965

Lynn Yoakum Taylor (New Mexico): "I am now living in New Mexico with my husband John Taylor. We have been married now for 36 years!"

1974

Anne Stockwell (Victorville, CA): “Gene and I are happy, reasonably healthy, and living in Victorville, California. I retired several years ago—yay! My news is that I did some traveling this past spring. I put about 5,000 miles in

on Amtrak using a 10-ride rail pass! In the course of a month, I spent time in Chicago, Maryland (where I stayed with Jil Chamberlin ’75 and her husband Tony), southern Illinois, and Massachusetts—where I visited my niece Alice, and my older sister Linda (Bandy) Gonzales ’59. (Linda moved in with Alice after the death of her husband, Jay Gonzales.) I was accompanied part of the trip by my younger sister Jane Stockwell, who spent several years at Westridge, but left in ’74—I think she would have been Class of ’78. It was quite a trip! I’m looking forward to seeing old friends at Alumnae Weekend, and our 50th (!!!) reunion!”

1986

Katy Enger (Ryan) (Bellevue, WA): “Been busy. Two eldest children out of college, both from the University of Washington (UW). Twins are rising sophomores—one at UW, one at Colorado. Five years ago, I was sitting on my parents’ porch at Roche Harbor with friends complaining about the lack of low-calorie, no carb, ketofriendly alcoholic drinks there were, and decided to take a shot at the market. Founded San Juan Seltzer—85 calories, no carbs or fat, keto friendly. It’s now the largest selling hard seltzer in the Pacific Northwest, with distribution in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, and Texas. We have the only "seltzery” in the United States. Fun and gratifying. Hope to get product to California soon.” 1

1996

Kalea Dunkleman (Nassif) (Pasadena, CA) and Azizi Williams '96 work alongside each other at Children's Community School, where Azizi is the head of school and Kalea is the director of advancement & admissions. They talk about their experiences at Westridge often! 2

2003

Anya Gallardo (Monterey Park): “Inspired by the existential crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, I headed back to school in 2020 with the hopes of changing my career and my life. Three years later, I am excited to report that I've graduated Pepperdine with a master's degree in clinical psychology

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and am a registered associate marriage and family therapist. I am happy to be serving my community through The Relational Center of Los Angeles. Shout out to my Westridge teachers for always supporting my curious nature and annoying need to question social mores!” 3

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2009

Diane Jackson (New York, NY): Congratulations to Diane and Kenny Thompson on the birth of Felix Ray Thompson on July 17! Sending Felix a warm Westridge welcome. 5

2020

Georgia Macy (New York, NY): “Last summer, I interned in the Legal Recruitment department of ArentFox Schiff LLP. Getting to know the wonderful people here while constantly learning about the legal industry was easily the highlight of my summer.” 1 2 3

Heidi Denenholz (San Jose, CA): “I recently got engaged to my now fiancé, Jonathan Ng, and we are planning an August wedding in Carmel Valley with Laura Denenholz '07 as my maid of honor! While I live in San Jose, I currently work as a relief veterinarian in Hayward, California. I would love to reconnect with any former Westridge classmates!” 4

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HARRIET SWIFT HOLDSWORTH ’42

THE SCHOOL HAS LEARNED OF THE DEATHS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY

Harriet died peacefully at her home in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on November 3 at the age of 99. Born on March 5, 1924, in Pasadena, Harriet attended Polytechnic and Westridge schools and received her bachelor’s degree at Bennington College, where she studied poetry and art. One of her proudest accomplishments during her college years was getting her pilot's license in Texas at the age of 20 and training to be a women's air service pilot during World War II in order to transport fighter planes from factories to the airfields. It was in Gloucester that Harriet met her husband, Frederick (Ted) Holdsworth Jr. and the two lived in Manhattan before moving upstate to Hastings-on-Hudson, where they raised their three children. She is survived by her three children Ariel (Tom), Samuel (Betsy), and Eric (Hilarie); grandchildren Tedric (Rachel), Lydia Battaglia (Matthew), and Henry (Avery); and great grandchildren Scarlett, Teddy, Lenny, and Harriet.

BARBARA WEMYSS MCLAIN ’46

Barbara, 95, passed away on December 30 in Kirkland, Washington. She studied at Pasadena Junior College, DePauw University, and Katharine Gibbs College in Boston. It was through Katharine Gibbs College that she found work with the United States government overseas—an early dream of hers. Barbara served in Washington, D.C.; Stockholm, Sweden; and Athens, Greece, before returning to the U.S. in the mid-1950s where she married the love of her life, John McLain. They raised their three children in California, Arizona, and South Dakota before retiring to Colorado. In 2018, Barbara moved to Washington to be closer to family. Barbara’s faith in Jesus Christ was the foundation of her life. A life-long Episcopalian, she was very involved with her church as well as the nonprofit corporation Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) and other volunteer opportunities.

GRETCHEN BALE SAVAGE ’50

Gretchen, 92, died in peace and comfort on January 2 at home in Newport Beach, California. Born in New York City, she had a long ancestry dating to the roots of Puritan New England. In 1934, her family moved from Englewood, New Jersey, to Tucson, Arizona, and eventually to Pasadena in 1939. Gretchen had three older sisters— Barbara Galliford B. Clark ’42, Josselyn Fairchild B. Melon ’43, and Mary Eveleth B. Van Suentdael ’47—who predeceased her. She attended Polytechnic and Westridge schools before attending Bennet Junior College and Pomona College. She married Hugh Brooks Jr. in 1954 and had one son, Michael Dyer Brooks. The couple divorced, and Gretchen later married James Wilson Savage, gaining three stepchildren and many grandchildren. She loved her volunteer work, classical music, opera, ballet, pottery and drawing arts, her garden, playing guitar and piano along with composition, desert camping, travel, exercise, and being health conscious. Always a deeply faithful Christian, she moved

from Newport Beach United Methodist Church to St. Andrews Presbyterian Church and became very active in the choir for about 12 years. She was a resident of Newport Beach for 47 years and was associated with Sherman Gardens, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), and the Corona Del Mar Walking Ladies.

BETH Y. CLEMANS ’51

Beth, 86, passed away on March 18, 2020, in her beloved Pacific Beach home where she lived for most of 22 years. She was born in July 1933 in Los Angeles and grew up in Altadena, at the time attending Westridge. Upon graduation, she attended Stanford University in 1951. It was there she met the love of her life and future husband, William J. Clemans. The two married in August 1957 and went on to raise five kids. She loved supporting her family, was an avid tennis player, and enjoyed her time on the beach. She was known for her dry humor and being the best hostess around. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, elder sister, stepmother, and grandson. She is survived by her two brothers, five children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

PATRICIA GOOCH CAPPS ’56

LYNN HOWE MYERS ’56

Lynn (Linnie), 84, passed away on February 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and grew up in Pasadena. After Westridge, she attended Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts, and later Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. Throughout her life, volunteer work in the community was very important to her and she was an active member in many social clubs: The Assistance League of Pasadena, The Pasadena Guild of the Huntington Hospital, Pasadena Junior League Sustainers, and many others. She was also a board member of the Huntington Medical Research Institute, which her parents were instrumental in founding. Linnie had a lifelong love of art and was a fabulous artist herself who created oil paintings as well as beautiful pottery. She loved her South Pasadena home and spent many hours in her garden. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Jerry; younger brother Mitchell; three children; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

SUSAN GERTMENIAN SNOW ’57

MARY KATHERINE COLLINS ’90

Mary, 52, died in her home in West Hurley, New York, on February 11 after a struggle with cancer. Mary was born in Macon, Georgia, but grew up in Pasadena. There, she graduated from Westridge and later received a bachelor’s degree from the ArtCenter College of Design. She moved to New York City to pursue photography; her work was published in magazines and books. Mary then pursued a master’s of library and information science from Long Island University, and later a master’s in liberal arts from City University of New York. She worked as a librarian at the Mercantile Library and for the Holland Society of New York—where she developed an interest in genealogy (and even became a certified genealogist!)— and consulted with the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History. Before her passing, she was the director of the Town of Ulster Public Library, where she was known as a visionary and enjoyed developing plans for community programming. Mary is survived by her partner of 22 years, Thomas Ostoyich; her parents Howard and Bonnie Collins; brother Ben Collins (Kim) and their children, Mason, Caitlin, and Natalie; sister Melissa Cramer (Alex) and their two children, Hayes and Miles; and her beloved dog Rufus.

Patricia (Patty), 85, died peacefully on November 20. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, she moved with her family to the Pasadena area where she attended Polytechnic and Westridge schools. She majored in art history at UC Berkeley, and went on to work for Sotheby’s and later as the controller for the Armand Hammer and UCLA art galleries. She was very active with many local charities and cultural organizations and with Westridge as an alumna. Patty was a talented painter and kept a wide range of friends close to her heart through shared activities. Her great love, husband Byron Capps, passed away in 2022. She is survived by her brother Dr. Herbert Gooch and his wife and children as well as Byron’s nephews, Don and Andrew Cromwell and their families.

Susan died on January 29 after resolutely fighting off the debilitating effects of multiple myeloma for over 25 years. She was born in Pasadena on June 10, 1939, to Grace and Harold Gertmenian. After graduating from Westridge, she pursued higher education including: a bachelor’s degree from Radcliffe College, a master’s in English literature from UC Berkeley, a master’s in human development from UC Davis, and a Ph.D. in environmental psychology from Union Institute & University. Susan spent her early adult years as a college professor and administrator at several schools, and then turned to business for 12 years as co-owner and CEO of Pacific Coast Greenhouse Manufacturing Company. After 25 years of marriage and raising their family, Susan and Bill separated. She later met her partner Harold “Oak” Sawyer and was with him until his death in 2018. She was an avid reader, traveler, and tennis player, and was active in political causes later in her life. Susan is survived by her three children, Jessica, Brett, and Piper; three grandchildren, Zoe, Tuuli, and Tigerlily; sister Janet MacFarlane ’55; and brothers Tom and Don.

FORMER FACULTY:

JEANNE G. REGISTER

Former Westridge Dean and Teacher

Jeanne died at age 86 in her sleep on October 3 at her home in Altadena. She was a beloved wife and mother, distinguished educator, and longtime women's rights activist. Her namesake, “Joan of Arc,” was always a source of inspiration and strength to her. Wellesley College was a touchstone of Jeanne’s life and she made deep friendships there while majoring in history, including future Secretary of State Madeline Albright. Soon after graduation Jeanne married William Holt. The marriage lasted 27 years and produced three muchloved daughters. She later had her first marriage annulled and went on to marry Fred Register in 1994. In California, she taught at several public schools before moving to Westridge, where she was first a teacher then a dean. She went on to serve as headmistress of Mayfield Senior School. Jeanne is survived by her husband Fred; sister Joyce Rourke; three daughters, Delia Ekstrom ’82, Vashti Holt ’86, and Alicia Holt ’89; and grandchildren.

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PRIVATE EXCURSION to MT. WILSON OBSERVATORY

A FUNDRAISER

For a gift of $1,500 per person, you can enjoy a special nighttime sky viewing opportunity at the Mt. Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains.

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COURTESY OF CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES

This private excursion, led by Carnegie Observatories Director and Westridge Trustee

Dr. John Mulchaey, includes a picnic dinner and travel up to the historic telescope!

To give and reserve your spot or for any questions, please contact Rocio Ramos at rramos@westridge.org or 626.799.1053, ext. 268. Seats are extremely limited. Thanks to the generosity of Carnegie Observatories, your gift is entirely tax-deductible and helps grow the Forever Fund endowment for financial aid.

The Madeline Society recognizes those who have provided for Westridge School by leaving a gift from their estate or through other deferred gifts.

Leave a lasting legacy of empowering the next generation of thinkers, innovators, and leaders. You have the flexibility to make a gift based on your comfort level and family goals.

Please notify us of your plans! So we may recognize your generosity and be sure your gift is used in the manner you intend.

Questions?

Please reach out to Fan Wang, director of alumnae engagement, at 626.799.1053, ext. 244, or fwang@westridge.org.

WESTRIDGE THEATRE, 1974: We thought it would be fun to take a look back at the production during the Class of 1974’s senior year (who are celebrating their 50th reunion!). Their was “Forty Carats,” a comedy revolving around an American divorcee who is assisted by a young man when her car breaks down in Greece. See a photo taken of the play above and a page from the program on the right!