LWHS PAPER TIGER

Lick-Wilmerding High School calls itself “a private school with a public purpose” that stresses equity and equality. Racially and economically, LWHS is the most diverse […]

The architecture program at Lick-Wilmerding is a significant draw for students, and a central focus for many student’s four years. It has been a longstanding […]

Today, Lick-Wilmerding students are privileged in the extensive sex education and human sexuality courses they are taught. Lick-Wilmerding has had a fairly extensive program since […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]