A History of LWHS’ Racial Integration
Long before Lick-Wilmerding was the multicultural, empowering school it is today, LWHS was an all-white institution. Today, LWHS has affinity groups for nearly every core-identifier, […]
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.
Tech Arts
Origination of the Tech Arts program Endowed with a $400,000 bequest by Jellis Clute Wilmerding (1833-1894), the Regents of the University of California founded the […]
The Paper Tiger: A History of our School Newspaper
Journalism and student voices have been an artery of Lick-Wilmerding High School for nearly 120 years through various publications. LWHS’ current newspaper, the Paper Tiger, […]
Lick-Wilmerding Alumni: Where are They Now?
Francis Tapon ’88, a travel writer and Lick-Wilmerding graduate, is currently traveling through various countries in Africa to get material for his latest book. Tapon […]
Gender
Contrary to the belief that the California School of Mechanical Arts (now known as LWHS) was founded as an all boys school, in its first […]
The Lux Vestalia
At the end of every school year, Lux held a Vestalia following the festivals of Vesta held by Ancient Roman women. Vesta was the goddess […]
The Endowment
The Lick-Wilmerding endowment has always been somewhat of a mystery to students. “I know nothing about it,” said Paul Finn ’23. “It is this thing […]
Theatre
In August of 1987, Reid Edelman, who had graduated from Lick-Wilmering in 1982, approached the LWHS administration with a proposal to start a stand-alone Performing […]
Sanborn Speaks on the Sixties
In the United States in the 1960s, there were many large-scale anti-war protests. Many Americans were shocked by the violence and intensity of the Vietnam […]
