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Jones residents jump for joy at Open Dorms

Emma Lin, Editor of Culture & Lifestyle
December 19, 2019
Emma Lin
Jones residents pose for photos in their face paint.

The delicious smells of chocolate, pears, oranges, and crepes lures you into the VWS Jones Dorm. Glittering with handmade ornaments, a tiny Christmas tree twinkles in the corner. Students with decoratively painted faces gleefully laugh with each other as they chat about their plans for the rest of the weekend. Welcome to the first Jones Open Dorms of the year. 

The upper-campus, cozy dorm was open for both WSC and VWS from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, December 6th. Jones dorm prefects, Doris Yuan (‘20), Mia Wang (‘20), Sabrina Lapree-Chavez (‘20), and Kara Sun (‘20), started setting up for the event at around 4:30 p.m. to make sure everything was in place for the fun-filled night. 

The tasty snacks were one of the most attractive activities. Lydia Toy (‘20), a North Hutch dorm prefect, spent her time making and enjoying crepes in the Greco-Dzula house, which is attached to the Jones dorm. 

Lydia said, “The crepes were delicious! Mr. [Michael] Hoe [‘04, Director of Studies], my friends, and I had a lot of fun making them even though he had more crepe-making experience than me.”

Another beloved activity at Open Dorms was the face-painting. Some Webbies requested face paint designs of their favorite animals while others went for fantastical bejeweled masks. Gabriel Hong (‘20) excitedly rocked a green lizard face for the night. 

Gabriel said, “The face painter was really good! She drew this snake-lizard thing on my face, and it was super realistic! She also did it in like two minutes!”

With an attendance of around fifty people, Jones Open Dorms was a great success. Everyone that attended the event seemed to leave with a smile and a platter of food. Keep an eye out for the next Open Dorms, which is set for February 2020 in Appleby. 

NOTE: Dr. Mark Dzula is the Jones Dorm Head and Learning Resources and also advises the Webb Canyon Chronicle.

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Emma Lin
Emma Lin, Editor of Culture & Lifestyle
Emma Lin (‘20) will be entering her senior year at Webb. Embracing her new role as the Editor of Culture & Lifestyle for the Webb Canyon Chronicle, Emma hopes to approach more articles with an angle and drive her topics towards a compelling focus. Having lived in both California and Hong Kong growing up, Emma’s experience of contrasting cultures and lifestyles prove that she is indeed the right person for the job. Outside of the classroom, Emma is a devoted environmentalist and founder of the Environmental Club, which makes it no surprise that her favorite class is AP Environmental Science. In her free time, Emma enjoys dancing, watching movies and spending time with friends around Southern California. Apart from her leadership role at the Webb Canyon Chronicle, Emma is also the Vice President of her class and hopes to bring her class together and make the best out of their final year at Webb.