Marina Saeger (‘23) and Sydney Morales (‘25) pass by the Administration Office, emphasizing the strong student-faculty relationship developed due to faculty residences on campus, an aspect unique to boarding schools. “I’m really close with the on-duty faculty at South Hutch, part of that is because they act like our family on campus,” said Marina.
Izzy Kim (‘24), an admissions fellow who regularly volunteers during her free blocks to lead tours, gives prospective students and parents insights into Webb’s campus and its newly renovated Hooper Community Center.
Now a junior, Leia Albornoz (‘25) is ready to leave an impact on her community. Very passionate about identity and representation of culture,she wants to influence those who share the same ethnicity as her to be proud and embrace their culture. During her free time, Leia enjoys hanging out with friends and making spontaneous plans.While not with friends, Leiaspends a lot of her time painting and reading in nature. This year, she wants to paint the admissions fountain, as it reminds her of her current favorite collection of paintings called Water Lilies by Claude Monet. As a peer advisor,AsianAffinity Group leader, and an Editor of Features,Leia has stepped up and is prepared to show leadership around campusand in the newsroom.She loves to listen to music, and she finds herself dancing every time she hears a catchy beat.Leia best demonstratesher journalist skills inarticlesbased around culture and identity — topics that she cares a lot about. Her goal for this year's publication is to keep up pace in her work and push more articles that her peers would want to read.
Favorite Song: "Street by Street" by Laufey
Having lived all around the globe from Shanghai, China, to Boston, Massachusetts, and most recently Washington D.C.,Yuki Layman ('25) knows that home is where she makes it.!Yuki is an engaged student in all her classes, but it is her strong knowledge in Humanities thatimpressesher teachers.Especially, during her Advanced Studies Culture and Politics at the Border class, taught by one of her favorite teachers at Webb, Mr. Huerta.Yuki spends her free time in a variety of ways, either going to the village with friends or simply watching Top Boy, her personal favoriteTV show that her brother highly recommended.Although she enjoys going out, she stays connected with her life back home by making sure to call her family every night.As well as stayingup-to-date with current events,jumping into hot-topic debates with her lawyer dad and brother who is studying InternationalRelations. Coming back to the Webb Canyon Chronicle this year as Editor of News, Yuki is ready to keep the Webb community informed accuratelyas a Jameson resident again, making Webb her “home” for the rest of year.
Favorite Song: "1539 N. Calvert" by JPEGMAFIA