Lick-Wilmerding High School’s current ninth and tenth graders were middle schoolers when the pandemic caused schools to close. Both classes had to navigate the shift […]
Lick-Wilmerding High School’s COVID-19 testing procedures are different this year. Tests are self-administered at home instead of on-campus, use nasal swabs instead of spit and, […]
The Bay Area Youth Climate Summit (BAYCS) hosted its second annual climate summit on October 9 and 10. Virtual and in-person components helped to create […]
Four years ago, in an effort to address the needs of Spanish heritage speakers at Lick-Wilmerding High School, Joanna Bethencourt, a former LWHS Spanish teacher, […]
On Monday, May 17, LWHS hosted a second vaccine clinic in conjunction with Mission Wellness Pharmacy. The first clinic, to offer the first dose of […]
Defund the police. Abolish the police. Police reform. These terms have been commonly used in recent months, often interchangeably, in protests against police brutality. But, […]
This has been an undeniably difficult year, not only due to COVID-19 but also due to the many social movements that have taken place. Throughout […]
Joanna Bethencourt After nine years, Joanna Bethencourt will be leaving LWHS and moving on to teach Spanish at The Bay School. Her creative and enthusiastic […]
Over the past months, LWHS theater teacher Miguel Zavala and TA Jax Blaska ’15 have guided students in the creation of “Time Capsule,” the school’s […]
Davion Fleming, the current Associate Director of Admissions for The Nueva Schools’ Upper School, has been hired as Lick-Wilmerding’s new Director of Admissions. He is […]
Two chairs to my right, a woman sobbed. The film, Zurawski v Texas, wasn’t even five minutes in and the echo of heartache, grief and […]
Jeanna Yoo joins the Lick-Wilmerding community as the new Director of Advancement. Her role—primarily dedicated to inspiring philanthropy, forming relationships, and advancing Lick’s mission—is “more […]
Amidst record-breaking climate change-driven floods in North Carolina, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has faced criticism for its efforts to advertise environmentally conscious […]
The Lick-Wilmerding community welcomes Kim Bowers as a new member of the English department. Growing up in Arlington, Texas, Bowers loved the kindness and strong […]
As the highly-viewed 2024 Paralympics came to an end on September 8th, a renewed focus has been turned to the ways that certain institutions—including the […]
Kicking off this new school year, sophomores are tasked with completing Lick-Wilmerding’s 40-hour Public Purpose Program (PPP) requirement. To ensure that their work is meaningful, […]
