Spotlight on the Class of 2021

Born and raised in Nevada, Keigan Mccullagh enjoys playing ukulele. Although she started learning fairly recently, her eagerness to improve has led her to develop quite a skill in her trade. When asked why she finds time to play the ukulele every day, Keigan said, “It’s something that I can do when I’m stressed or need to relax. I love being able to just sit on my bed and just mindlessly play my...

Stephen Li is an aspiring politician from Beijing, China. His passion for international affairs, politics, and history led him to join Model United Nations in seventh grade as an extracurricular activity. When asked about his favorite part of the experience, he said, “Although Model UN summits are just simulations of the real things, I like hearing different perspectives from different people fro...

Alicia Jaqua is an international multi-linguist who has lived in Tokyo, Seattle, Peru, and now – Claremont. She has grown up in a very diverse environment, learning English, Spanish, and Japanese from her family and the people around her. Now, at Webb, she is studying French for the very first time. She converses in Japanese with her little sister, English with her friends at Webb, and Spanish with ...

Catherine Luo is a volleyball player from Vietnam. She started playing in 2013 in a recreational league, but quickly transitioned into practicing with a competitive team. Her favorite part of practice is spending time with her teammates. When asked about her transition to playing for a high school sports team, Catherine said, “I like playing back at home because I am closer to my teammates, but I als...

As just a freshman, Kevin Wang is already enrolled in AP Calculus BC, arguably the most challenging mathematical course offered at Webb. He was born in New Jersey, moved to Shanghai, and most recently lived in Dublin, CA. With the goal of finishing Webb’s math curriculum with Linear Algebra as a sophomore, Kevin plans to take advanced STEM courses at the Claremont Colleges to further push his abil...

Mason Stallings, a boarding student from Los Angeles, enjoys all things related to camping, adventure, and the great outdoors. Mason has spent a lot of time with family exploring inland areas of the country. He especially loves going on long backpacking trips over the summer. Mason describes the feeling he gets from camping as “secondhand fun.” He believes that camping allows him to push himsel...

Elaine Shao organized a feminist club in Shanghai two years ago called “SheForShe.” Once a week, they would give classes to girls in smaller towns in the outskirts of Shanghai. Elaine got her first glimpse of gender inequality as a young child. “Growing up in China, the gender favoritism was very clear. One night, when I was very young, my grandmother told me a bedtime story of her responsibili...