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Hannah Lawrence

May 9, 2024

Selah Johnson ('22) - who now making waves at Archer School for Girls - came in third place for the...

WNS 8th Graders Tackle Homelessness Through Entrepreneurship

Middle School

Hannah Lawrence

May 2, 2024

At Westside Neighborhood School (WNS) - an independent preschool through 8th grade school in Los Angeles’ “Silicon Beach” neighborhood of...

Jomar Pierson (’14)

Hannah Lawrence

March 12, 2024

Joseph (Jomar) Pierson ('14) is a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan, teaching English and learning Chinese. Jomar attended WNS beginning in...

Dean Osborne (‘15)

Hannah Lawrence

March 12, 2024

Dean Osborne (‘15) graduated from the University of Miami in 2023 with a major in Business Management and minors in Architecture...

Taylor Osborne (‘13)

Hannah Lawrence

March 12, 2024

Taylor Osborne (‘13) graduated from the University of Miami in 2021 with a major in Health Sciences and a minor...

Marlee Porter (‘20)

Hannah Lawrence

March 12, 2024

Marlee Porter (‘20) was featured for her original poem on the CBS Original Show, The Talk, in honor of Dr....

Seela Kapoor (‘20)

Hannah Lawrence

March 12, 2024

Seela Kapoor (‘20) was recently accepted to her first-choice college, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Florida for Aeronautical Science! She...

Grace Rector (‘13)

Hannah Lawrence

March 12, 2024

Grace Rector (‘13) was selected for the Fulbright Scholarship to serve as a University Professor in Casablanca, Morocco for one...

Katrina Binks (16’)

Hannah Lawrence

March 12, 2024

Katrina Binks (16’) is graduating this year from Muhlenberg College! She was recently featured in the school’s newspaper, The Weekly....

Sadie Kaplan (’23)

Hannah Lawrence

March 12, 2024

Sadie publishes an article about WNS! Sadie Kaplan ('23): Sadie’s research and writing is featured in the Voices from the...

Caroline Haas (‘13)

Hannah Lawrence

March 12, 2024

After graduating from the Orange School of the Arts, she attended Oberlin College obtaining a BA in Gender, Sexuality and...

EJ Vernon (‘21)

Hannah Lawrence

December 4, 2023

EJ's Future on the Court Looks Bright! EJ Vernon (‘21) is now a sophomore at Crossroads and playing on their...

Delyle Williams (‘19)

Hannah Lawrence

December 4, 2023

Delyle and Jackson State play LMU! Delyle Williams (‘19) is a freshman at Jackson State University and is playing Guard...

Johannes Austin (‘21)

Hannah Lawrence

December 4, 2023

Johannes Brings Lacrosse to All Johannes Austin (‘21) started an organization called The Medicine Game: LAX 4 All (TMG) that...

Selah Johnson (‘22) and John McCovey (‘21)

Hannah Lawrence

December 4, 2023

Selah and John are Co-Presidents of the High School Council for PSV. Selah Johnson (‘22) and John McCovey (‘21) have...

Kalyn Mason (‘18)

Hannah Lawrence

December 4, 2023

Kalyn Interns at Fox Sports! Kalyn Mason (‘18) is a sophomore at UCLA and is planning to major in Communications....

Washington D.C. – Day 6

Hannah Lawrence

October 6, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023-24 - Mr. Brannan & the 8th Grade Chaperones DAY SIX Yesterday, we walked past the Bureau of...

Washington DC 2023-24 – Day 5

Hannah Lawrence

October 6, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023-24 - Mr. Brannan & the 8th Grade Chaperones DAY FIVE We ended breakfast today with a sentimental...

Washington DC 2023-24 – Day 4

Hannah Lawrence

October 5, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023-24 - Mr. Brannan & the 8th Grade Chaperones DAY FOUR Students were still a little slow to...

Washington DC 2023-24 – Day 3

Hannah Lawrence

October 4, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023-24 - Mr. Brannan & the 8th Grade Chaperones DAY THREE The girls may have gotten a little...

Washington DC 2023-24 – Day 2

Hannah Lawrence

October 3, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023-24 - Mr. Brannan & the 8th Grade Chaperones DAY TWO Hello from DC! The morning here got...

Washington DC 2023-24 – Day 1

Hannah Lawrence

October 2, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023-24 - Mr. Brannan & the 8th Grade Chaperones DAY ONE Despite being the earliest point in the...

Katrina Binks (16’)

Hannah Lawrence

July 26, 2023

Katrina choreographs for EMIA in New York! Katrina Binks (16’) was recently chosen to choreograph a dance piece for Earl...

Rhiann Sheffie (’18)

Hannah Lawrence

June 15, 2023

Rhiann is recognized by the LA County Poet Laureate Program! "I just wanted to share some exciting things that are...

Washington DC 2023 – Day 6

Hannah Lawrence

June 9, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023 DAY SIX We made it! Today was our final day in DC. At the end of breakfast,...

Washington DC 2023 – Day 5

Hannah Lawrence

June 9, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023 DAY FIVE So, yes, we left California to fly across the country only to experience smoke-filled air...

Washington DC 2023 – Day 4

Hannah Lawrence

June 8, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023 DAY FOUR Last night as we typed up this blog in Mr Brannan’s hotel room, Mr...

Washington DC 2023 – Day 3

Hannah Lawrence

June 7, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023 DAY THREE Hello from DC on the 79th anniversary of D-Day. Prior to the invasion of...

Washington DC 2023 – Day 2

Hannah Lawrence

June 6, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023 DAY TWO 7:30am. Time for teachers to knock on doors and see if the kids were nearly...

Washington DC 2023 – Day 1

Hannah Lawrence

May 30, 2023

Washington D.C. 2023 Day 1 Aaaannndd we’re off! We have to say first that this year’s group of kids was...

John McCovey (’21)

Hannah Lawrence

May 23, 2023

John makes waves at St. John Bosco John McCovey (‘21) is a sophomore at St. John Bosco High School in...

How to Talk to Kids About Executive Functioning

Hannah Lawrence

March 2, 2023

Johannes Austin (‘21)

Hannah Lawrence

January 27, 2023

Johannes Reflects on WNS Johannes Austin (‘21) is a Sophomore at St. John Bosco High School. He recently wrote in...

Sydney Moses (‘17)

Hannah Lawrence

January 27, 2023

Sydney & The Aardvark Authors Sydney Moses (‘17) is currently a sophomore at Beloit College in WI. Her poem, An...

Marley Barrow’Bell (‘20)

Hannah Lawrence

January 27, 2023

Marley Takes State Championship! Marley Barrow'Bell (‘20) is a Junior at St. John Bosco High School. Marley is an honor...

How to Talk to Kids About Being an Upstander

Hannah Lawrence

January 25, 2023

How To Talk To Children About Neurodiversity

Hannah Lawrence

January 12, 2023

How To Talk To Children About Gratitude

Hannah Lawrence

December 12, 2022

$How to Cultivate Belonging in the Classroom$

How to Cultivate Belonging in the Classroom

Hannah Lawrence

October 11, 2022

Josh Hirsch (’19)

Hannah Lawrence

September 20, 2022

Josh recognized for award-winning baseball season Josh Hirsch (‘19) Josh was recently featured in the Westchester Living magazine for his...

Zoie Brogdon (’19)

Hannah Lawrence

September 20, 2022

Zoie is honored with Finer Womanhood Rising Award Zoie Brogdon (‘19) - Zoe was recently honored with the prestigious Finer...

8th Grade Passion Project

Philanthropy Report

Hannah Lawrence

September 2, 2022

2021-22 8th Grade Passion Project The 8th grade Passion Project is the capstone activity for students at Westside Neighborhood School....

Performing Arts

Philanthropy Report

Hannah Lawrence

September 2, 2022

2021-22 Performing Arts Performing Arts at WNS returned in full-force for the 2021-22 school year! It took some reorganizing and...

True Jackson (’18)

Hannah Lawrence

July 5, 2022

True Jackson Featured In Forbes! True Jackson (‘18) is featured in Forbes! The article describes True’s dreams of performing her...

Washington DC 2022 – Day 6

Hannah Lawrence

June 10, 2022

Washington D.C. 2022 Day 6 Somehow, over the course of the week, a majority of rooms unlearned how to set...

Mele Faiva Corral-Blagojevich (’19)

Hannah Lawrence

June 10, 2022

Mele heads to OU! Mele Faiva Corral-Blagojevich ('19) recently committed to Oklahoma for volleyball, and will join her best friend,...

Washington DC 2022 – Day 5

Hannah Lawrence

June 10, 2022

Washington D.C. 2022 Day 5 After all the talk about activism and changemaking yesterday, it’s fitting that today we headed...

Washington DC 2022 – Day 4

Hannah Lawrence

June 9, 2022

Washington D.C. 2022 Day 4 Now that we’re a few days into the trip, the kids have started to fall...

Washington DC 2022 – Day 3

Hannah Lawrence

June 8, 2022

Washington D.C. 2022 Day 3 After yesterday’s non-stop DC tour, and most likely coupled with staying up well past lights...

Washington DC 2022 – Day 2

Hannah Lawrence

June 7, 2022

Washington D.C. 2022 Day 2 When the chaperones stepped into the hallway to perform wake-up knocks, we could already hear...

Washington DC 2022 – Day 1

Hannah Lawrence

June 6, 2022

Washington D.C. 2022 Day 1 “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” according to an old...

DC Trip test

Hannah Lawrence

May 23, 2022

Test Blog Post

Ayla Bushell (‘21)

Hannah Lawrence

March 7, 2022

Ayla Bushell is a published author! Ayla Bushell ('21) is now a published author! Her book, Ineffable, is a collection of...

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Hannah Lawrence

February 15, 2022

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Brendan Brisson (‘15)

Hannah Lawrence

January 19, 2022

Brendan Goes For Olympic Gold! Brendan Brisson ‘15 was recently announced as a player on the 2022 U.S. Olympics Men’s...

Building Lifelong Learners Through Exploration

ECC

Hannah Lawrence

December 9, 2021

The educational theory called social constructivism empowers even the youngest children to learn through independent exploration, reflection, and group discussion. ...

Zoie Brogdon (‘19)

Hannah Lawrence

December 2, 2021

Zoie Soars To New Heights In The Show Jumping World Zoie Brogdon (‘19) was featured in a Financial Times article...

Imani Pullum (‘17)

Hannah Lawrence

November 16, 2021

Imani Takes The Arts By Storm Imani Pullum (‘17) is a freshman at NYU's Tisch School of The Arts, majoring...

Hope Shinderman (‘17)

Hannah Lawrence

November 16, 2021

Hope Launches 'Bored of Boredom' To Address Educational Inequality Hope Shinderman (‘17) is currently attending Columbia University as a freshman!...

Joshua Curls (‘12)

Hannah Lawrence

November 16, 2021

Joshua Curl Set To Graduate From Chico State Joshua Curls (‘12) is currently a senior at Chico State majoring in...

Brendan Craig (‘14)

Hannah Lawrence

November 4, 2021

Brendan Craig makes waves at LMU & on the Red Carpet Brendan Craig (‘14) is currently a junior journalism major...

Ella Parker (‘19)

Hannah Lawrence

November 4, 2021

Ella Parker to play Sooners Softball! Ella Parker (‘19) is a Junior at Notre Dame High School where she plays...

Ceyair Wright (‘17)

Hannah Lawrence

August 30, 2021

Ceyair Stars On The Screen And The Field! Ceyair Wright (‘17) - was recently featured in a LA Times article...

Arjun Vadgama (’17)

Hannah Lawrence

August 30, 2021

Arjun Takes The Championship! Arjun Vadgama ('17) won the 1600m championship for CIF back in June 2021. Arjun started running...

Anilee List (‘14)

Hannah Lawrence

August 26, 2021

Anilee wows us on American Idol! Anilee List (‘14) was one of the Top 24 contestants on American Idol, Season...

True Jackson (‘18)

Hannah Lawrence

August 26, 2021

True's debut album is out now! True Jackson (‘18) has released her first album! Here is the link to check...

Zoie Brogdon (‘19)

Hannah Lawrence

August 26, 2021

Zoie wins multiple awards for her artwork Zoie Brogdon’s (‘19) original artwork has graced the cover of the Cross Sections...

Daryn Siegel (‘17)

Hannah Lawrence

August 26, 2021

Daryn heads to UCSB Daryn Siegel ‘17 received a D1 softball scholarship to UCSB! Daryn was a part of the...

Brendan Brisson (‘15)

Hannah Lawrence

August 26, 2021

Brendan Plays For Michigan Brendan Brisson (‘15) was featured in a South Bay magazine recently sharing that he will play...

Grace Rector (‘13)

Hannah Lawrence

August 26, 2021

Grace Rector Becomes A Published Author! In April 2021 Grace became a published author! It took 10 months to complete...

Kalyn Mason (‘18)