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Kicking off the new school year: Block Party style

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Summer Chen
Ian Igleheart (’20) and VWS Dean Sarah Lantz walking around the “block.”

On September 1st, Webb hosted its very own block party to kick off the new school year. Appleby, Jones, and Jameson were buzzing with students. Sarah Lantz, the Dean of VWS, opened her home and provided a space for students to socialize.

With everything from laser tag and a movie on Appleby lawn to the Kona ice truck and milkshakes, there was never a dull moment.

As we all know, the first four weekends at Webb are dedicated to spending time together as a community. As the community weekends come to an end, Ben Farrell, the Dean of WSC, wanted to go out with a bang and suggested hosting a block party.

After talking to Rick Duque, the Dean of Campus Life, they set out to make their vision a reality. The block party included a community art project, milkshakes and desserts, an outdoor movie, a live street performance, and more.

One of the most popular events of the night was laser tag on Alamo lawn. Freshmen Gabi Trauttmansdorff (‘22) and Janina Akporavbare (‘22) said that laser tag was their highlight of the night and that “it was fun to see people running around and working together in teams.”

Seraphina Oney (‘12), science department faculty, said, “It was really fun. My favorite part was getting to see students and faculty members bond and come together as a community.”

Another big hit was the Kona Ice Truck, selling over 175 snow cones. The block party was a huge success in the eyes of many and will set a radiant precedent for the school year.

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Emily Stepanian, Staff Writer
Emily Stepanian (‘19) is a first-year staff writer for the Webb Canyon Chronicle. She was born and raised in California but oddly, prefers the winter over the summer. However, when it comes to the sand or the snow, she does not discriminate— on weekends you can find her snowboarding or relaxing on the beach with friends and listening to music. Her favorite academic subject is science, and combined with her love of helping people, she hopes to become a doctor in the future. She is also the new student liaison for the Dorm Council and is captain of the varsity soccer team. Her exceptional skills at the sport stem from seven years of club soccer outside of school. Emily joined journalism because she likes writing and hopes to further this passion throughout the year.
Summer Chen, Editor-in-Chief
A bonafide Libra, Summer Chen (‘20), the Editor-in-Chief of Webb Canyon Chronicle, believes herself to be emotional, caring, and guided by her intuitions. Her passions include playing varsity basketball, eating chocolate, and watching movies and TV shows, and she finds the shows to be life changing. Like most Libras, Summer is curious and well-rounded, enjoying all subjects, especially psychology and philosophy. Summer aims to leave a legacy by informing and uniting the Webb community through journalism and yearbook. Summer enjoys being a leader in both of those activities as well as in the French Club, and she thinks these are experiences that she will look back at in the future. This year, Summer will be working on publishing her work in an online journal; as a personal goal, she hopes to be more organized.

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    Sunny Yu | Sep 16, 2018 at 6:14 PM

    Hey!! Good job! The writings and pictures are both so good. I think it would be a good idea to interview and write about different sports teams for fall season by December. If you guys need any help from or with the freshman, I can’t wait to make my contribution! I am also doing cross country so if you guys plan on interviewing us I could help!

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