Faculty Spotlight: Nathanson Deeply Woven into LWHS
Laurel Nathanson joined Lick-Wilmerding in 1999 to teach Jewelry. She later added the wildly popular sewing class, Textiles. She has taught at LWHS for […]
Laurel Nathanson joined Lick-Wilmerding in 1999 to teach Jewelry. She later added the wildly popular sewing class, Textiles. She has taught at LWHS for […]
Gabriel Gonzalez — Communications Associate Gabriel Gonzalez, the new communications associate at LWHS, considers himself the “gatekeeper of information that goes through Lick virtually.” He […]
After teaching at Lick for eight years, Physics teacher Eric Friedman will be departing the Lick-Wilmerding community. This summer, Friedman will be moving to Colorado, […]
Three of Lick-Wilmerding’s long-serving teachers—Suzanne Shimek, Martha Stoddard and Goranka Poljak-Hoy—will head off on their sabbaticals next semester. Here’s a look at who they are, […]
This year, twelve new faculty and staff joined the Lick-Wilmerding community. There’s plenty to learn about these new faces, from instruments they play like didgeridoos […]
Three members of Lick-Wilmerding High School’s Facilities Department are very talented musicians. Ryan Daniel, who until recently was Lick’s Custodial Supervisor (he has left Lick […]
Since 2006, Dr. Chinh Nguyen has brought his infectious energy and kind spirit to Lick-Wilmerding. He has made an unmatched effort to get to know […]
Over the past two years, Lick-Wilmerding High School’s technical arts program has added two new teachers to its rank, Susa Cortez and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Brooks. […]
Rizal Adanza Current Position: Web Editor Department: Communications Faculty Born in San Francisco and raised in Daly City, Rizal Adanza’s favorite thing about the Bay […]
Lissa Crider Lissa Crider started working as Lick-Wilmerding’s librarian in 1994. She helped to envision and design Lick’s new McCullough library, which opened in 1997. […]
On March 6, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order (EO) 14230, suspending Perkins Coie, an American law firm based in Seattle, Washington, from accessing […]
On April 3, the Trump administration initiated another round of mass layoffs at the Internal Revenue Service. On April 4, it issued Harvard an ultimatum […]
On January 20, 2025, only two hours into his presidency, President Donald J. Trump released Executive Order 14151, directing federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) […]
On a cold morning in San Francisco’s Mission District, a cyclist cautiously maneuvers around a blocked bike lane, skirting past a double-parked delivery van. Just […]
Crumbl Cookies opened their first San Francisco location on February 7, 2025. Their distinguishable bright pink boxes and delicious five-inch cookies have turned Crumbl into […]
California is the state with the highest number of homeless individuals—over 187,000—in the U.S., and holds 24% of the total U.S. homeless population. While pain […]