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Westerly Student’s Make New Friends by Hosting a Group of Visiting Chinese Students
Westerly student’s had a fantastic cultural experience as the school has hosted small groups of Chinese students over the past couple weeks. The Chinese students are visiting beautiful California in hopes of improving their English, gaining a better understanding of the United States Education system and doing a little sightseeing in their free time.
Westerly Students Partner With Oasis Community Center; Create Murals for Residential Playground
Westerly School’s 6th through 8th grade Leadership class is reaching out to provide hope for kids fighting homelessness. The students have partnered with the Oasis Community Center located at the Century Villages at Cabrillo to create six murals for the residential playground. The project will be completed through the collaboration of Westerly students and the [...]
St. Anthony High School Students Donate Blood to Save Lives
On January 13th, St. Anthony High School hosted its annual American Red Cross Blood Drive in the Jack Errion Gymnasium on campus. The Drive was organized by Mr. Joe Banfield, SAHS faculty member, who reported that student participation was up again this year with increased awareness of the need for blood donors. The Red Cross [...]
St. Anthony High School Host Open House Sunday, November 4
On Sunday, November 4th at 1:00 p.m., St. Anthony High School will host an Open House for students and families interested in a small values-based high school where students receive a UC/CSU-track college preparatory education. Guests are invited to enter the school’s main entrance at 620 Olive Avenue (6th & Olive) in Long Beach. Tours [...]
Westerly School Partners with Goodwill For Collection Drive
Goodwill, Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County (Goodwill SOLAC) and Westerly School teamed up to hold a goods collection drive and filled up a Goodwill truck with more than a ton of clothing, furniture and assorted household goods at the school’s campus on Monday, June 11.
St. Anthony High School Names New Basketball Coach
St. Anthony High School has announced the selection of Eric Cooper as Head Basketball coach for “the Saints”. Cooper joins St. Anthony after five highly successful seasons at La Verne Lutheran where he took the low-profile program at this small school and built it into a Southern California and State powerhouse. The year prior to [...]
Westerly School to Host Free Parent Education Seminar: “You Can’t Make Me: How To End Power Struggles”
Westerly School, Long Beach’s premier independent, non-secretarian school, will host a dynamic seminar entitled, “You Can’t Make Me: How To End Power Struggles” with Melody Creighton. The event is geared toward parents and aims to assist parents in communicating with their children to create a more peaceful home environment. This free event, sponsored by the [...]
Westerly School to Launch Parent Education Series
(Popular Independent School to Launch Parent education Series, Beginning with “How Arts Education Builds Student Confidence” on Nov. 4th) Long Beach’s premier independent, non-sectarian school, Westerly School, is pleased to announce the launch of a new education series for Long Beach families. The first presentation of the three-part series will be “How Arts Education Builds [...]
Westerly School to Host “High School Decision 2011” for Middle School Students
Area middle school students and their parents are invited to attend “High School Decision 2011” on Thursday, October 21st at Westerly School to hear 20 representatives from Long Beach, OC and LA area private, public and charter high schools talk about their programs in breakout sessions. Decision 2011 is designed to help middle school families [...]
Westerly School fundraiser includes unique auction items
Organizers at Westerly School have a big finish line to cross for their annual auction this year. Using a speedway theme for the event, volunteers hope to stay on-track and raise $290,000 through ticket sales and auction items. “A Night at the Westerly Speedway,” takes place Saturday, May 15 with dinner, dancing and auctions. Throughout the [...]
