Hybrid High School Admissions Process Eases Stress
From attending open houses and student panels to taking standardized tests, the high school admissions process for independent and parochial schools has historically occupied much […]
Category: TIGERWAYS
9th and 10th Graders Build Community Amid Their Transition to In-Person Learning
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 […]
New Year Brings New COVID-19 Testing
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, […]
Bay Area Youth Climate Summit Cultivates Activists
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 […]
LWHS Responds to Heritage Speakers Class Decision
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, […]
LWHS Hosts Vaccine Clinic for Students and Community
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 […]
Workshop Helps Students Imagine “A World Without Police”
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, […]
From the Co-Presidents: 2020-21 State of the School
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 […]
9 Faculty and Staff Members Depart LWHS
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 […]
Theater Department Creates Time Capsule Podcast
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 […]
