Transition From the Old LWHS Campus
Lick-Wilmerding’s class of 1955 was the first senior class that graduated from the 755 Ocean Avenue campus. Prior to 1955, the LWHS campus was at […]
Category: LWHS HISTORY
“LWHS History Project,” originally published as a magazine, is an exploration into the long and complicated history of Lick-Wilmerding High School. With the help of Head Librarian Danielle Farinacci, the Paper Tiger staff went to the Archives Room in the LWHS Library and looked through various physical documents and reports the school has kept, dating back to the 1870s.
Examining the past century and a half of LWHS in depth, the staff has worked together to create an accurate timeline and retelling of the history of our school. We explored the throughlines that connect our school to the three that preceded it, and looked at the evolution of LWHS over time.
As we did, you are encouraged to explore the Archives Room, talk to alumni or faculty to further unlock more of the rich history of such a great school.
The Ginn Home
Lick-Wilmerding High School is committed to public purpose and has been since its inception. The Ginn Home, opposite the school’s original Potrero Street campus, was […]
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts program at Lick-Wilmerding High School has been described by former students as worldview shaping, and judgment-free space. The program has been a […]
Lux, More Than A School
In the days of the original Potrero Street campus — when the California School of Mechanical Arts (Lick) and the Wilmerding School of Industrial Arts […]
Head, Heart, Hands: A School of Public Purpose
Lick-Wilmerding High School’s motto, “Head, Heart, Hands,” resonates throughout the school’s development. The Heart of LWHS can be seen in many ways from school pride […]
Football
Whenever a classic movie about the high school experience comes on TV, it seems as though football is always involved. But why? — one might […]
The Vietnam War
The social unrest in America that exploded in the late 1960s had long been festering. The successes of Black Americans and of women during World […]
The Founding Four
Lick-Wilmerding High School calls itself “a private school with a public purpose” that stresses equity and equality. Racially and economically, LWHS is the most diverse […]
Architecture
The architecture program at Lick-Wilmerding is a significant draw for students, and a central focus for many student’s four years. It has been a longstanding […]
Sex Education
Today, Lick-Wilmerding students are privileged in the extensive sex education and human sexuality courses they are taught. Lick-Wilmerding has had a fairly extensive program since […]
