Calvin Xu

For Calvin Xu, Latin has never been a dead language. It is very much alive, inspiring and teaching him to see the world through the eyes of the Romans. Whether he is leading the honor cabinet or independently studying Latin, he always achieves learning “per ampliora ad altiora,” or “from breadth and depth.” Although Calvin entered the Webb community his sophomore year, he has created memorable connections, earning the admiration of everyone through his reputable personality and excessively neat notes. Alongside his dedicated work at Webb, Calvin enjoys the little things in life. If you stay up late enough, you might be able to catch a glimpse of him sneaking into the common room of the Alamo to cook up his daily pack of instant noodles to fuel his late-night study sessions. Looking back on the past few years, his fondest memories include walking down the grassy hill after an intense robotics competition with his friends, or his 2018 Unbounded Days trip to the San Diego Zoo, where he met the elusive serval cat. As he graduates from Webb, he is on the path to major in Computer Science at Stanford University. Embraced in the heart of Silicon Valley, Calvin eagerly awaits to enter college and continue chasing his ambitions carpe-diem-style.