Three Beloved Teachers Bid LWHS Temporary Farewell
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, […]
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Feedback on the Feedback: SES Improvements Coming Soon
This spring, Lick-Wilmerding’s biannual course evaluation, known as the Student Experience Survey (SES), will be getting an update. Dr. Juan G. Berumen, Lick-Wilmerding’s new institutional […]
Facing Climate Change: Teach-in Relays Truths and Response
In response to the Global Climate Strike, members of the Lick-Wilmerding community hosted a climate teach-in on Thursday September 26th and Friday the 27th. Organized […]
Elliot Singer Places 2nd in 120 Mile TransRockies Ultra Race
For most people, running a marathon is an extreme mental and physical feat. A standard marathon, though, was not enough for Elliot Singer ‘20. Having […]
College Norms Tackle Negative Culture Around College Applications
Lick-Wilmerding High School has taken a unique approach to manage the social tension and stress that comes with seniors’ college application processes. For the past […]
Lick Removes Fairlife from Caf Amidst Controversy
On the first day of school, students waiting in line for lunch, expecting to purchase their usual chocolate milk, were surprised to see that in […]
Students Push to Include Peer Resources in Mental Health Programs
San Francisco Unified School District passed a new resolution to improve mental health services in high schools last June. Stress and anxiety have been increasing […]
Lick Students Navigate Their Identities Through Friendship
Although Lick-Wilmerding is an academically rigorous school, a large part of students’ time here is spent not on schoolwork, but on navigating friendships and exploring […]
12 New Faculty and Staff Join the Lick-Wilmerding Community. Here are Their Stories.
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 […]
Lick’s Fall Play, Our Town, Speaks Truth to the Everyday Life
Lick’s 2019 fall play is Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, written in 1938. Our Town is a beautiful story about people living in the small fictional […]
