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The Student News Site of The Webb Schools

Webb Canyon Chronicle
The Student News Site of The Webb Schools

Webb Canyon Chronicle
Lisa Peng

Lisa Peng, Co-Editor of Photography

Zodiac signs might not mean much to you, but once you meet Lisa Peng (’24), you will see that she embodies her astrological sign, a Capricorn. Lisa, like a Capricorn, is known for being persistent, hardworking, loyal, ambitious, and often making her achievements seem like they take no effort at all. Over the summer, Lisa exemplified these traits by immersing herself in rigorous programs that exposed her to different creative writing styles. She attended the New York Times program where she learned new techniques and practiced her writing skills. As a Photography Editor at the WCC, Lisa will make full use of the techniques she learned and continue her love for highlighting individual people. In other words, you had better keep an eye out: you may be featured in her next story.  Besides being a part of the WCC, she is also bringing her Capricorn energy to as a day student prefect and plans to be involved in organizing more Webb events. This year, Lisa plans to keep up her hard work taking on her new editing position while also incorporating many new creative pieces to the WCC using her greatest talent: an effortless ability to bring things from her imagination to reality.

Favorite Song: “Fallin’ Flower” by Seventeen 

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Hanbo Xu ('25), in his formal attire, enjoys a glass of apple cider, one of the many refreshments available during the pre-prom reception in front of the Alf Museum. “The cider was extremely extravagant, lavish, and rich, while the food looked very appetizing,” Hanbo said. “Holding these delicate cups made me feel like Gatsby. The toppings on the cupcakes glistened in the sun, as mouthwatering flavors invited a tsunami of joy in my brain.”

Webbies dance above the city of stars at prom

Lisa Peng, Eric Luo, and Chloe Wang
May 9, 2024
Kate Donez (‘24) and Naomi Kang (‘24) sign back in at the Taylor B. Stockdale Community Center after leaving for long lunch during the day. As the privilege states, seniors may sign-out between 11:50 am-1:15 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays for long lunch off-campus with permission. Permission can only be granted from Dean Lantz, Dean Rosenfeld, or Dean Tadeo. “I think most privileges are for boarders since we had less freedom to begin with,” Naomi said. The privileges nevertheless provided flexibility for both boarders and day students, like going off campus in the middle of the day, to enjoy.

Seniors take over campus with new privileges… or do they?

Lisa Peng, Editor of Photography
March 21, 2024
Jonathan Soe (27’), Rowan Stamires (26’), Mr. Anthony Flucker (Arts/Humanities Teacher), and Natalia Hickox (27’) pose for a picture after a successful escape from The Bridge Between at Quest Tavern. Students can explore three different types of escape rooms throughout the unbounded journey, ranging from fairytales to haunted dinners. Afterwards, students took what they learned in these rooms and buil it into their own for a display on the last day of the unbounded trip.

The Great Escape

Lisa Peng
March 13, 2024
Alina Li (‘25) and Elaine Tang (‘24) sit in the dining hall early in the morning. Alina holds a cup of tea to warm up her hands before entering the school day ahead. Elaine looks at her schedule on her phone to prepare for the day. However, there are other ways to get awake during the mornings. “I would play some music/podcasts or listen to some random stories to clear my brain and get ready for the day,” Elaine said.

How to get out of bed in the morning

Lisa Peng, Co-Editor of Photography
February 9, 2024
With the growing industry of filmmaking and movies, what caused their decline in quality? In recent years, more and more remakes and sequels came into sight in the cinema, but the original ones are beginning to disappear. These sequels can be identified as IPs. “The IPs establish a solid audience that will be attracted to this movie as long as it is the same IP,” said Joy Li (‘24). Is money-making the dominating idea in movies nowadays? This might be the reason that we see a trend of decline in movie quality. Credit: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Wonka, Barbie, Elemental, Mulan, Wish, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Oppenheimer, and Avengers: Endgame.

The downfall of the movie industry

Eleanor Hong and Lisa Peng
January 20, 2024
Nathan Silva, Student Services Coordinator, stands beside the package shelf with the packages piled up even though it is just the beginning of school after winter break. Students on the other hand also use this opportunity as a way of bonding. “I love talking to Mr. Silva while getting my packages,” Emily Shao (‘26) said. “We actually know each other because I get so many packages.” Due to the “exchange of gifts,” the hard work also brought Mr. Silva deeper into the Webb community.

Uncovering the secrets of your packages

Lisa Peng and Chloe Wang
January 12, 2024
The DSPs Kevin Wang (‘24), Hannah Hao (‘24), and Kate Alvarez ('25) smile at the camera as they prepare for the DSP Fall Social. Students can come to the front table and line up to get tickets for pie and free boba. From 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., students were coming up the gym hill to grab the free desserts. The boba truck, though, was the biggest hit of the night.

Chills of fear flow at the Prefects’ Fall Social: Halloween edition

Lisa Peng
November 17, 2023
Hollywood’s screenwriters participate in a picket line at Universal Studios during one of the longest writers strikes in recent history.

148 days of outcry: The Writer’s Guild of America’s historic new deal with the AMPTP

Taya Sibichenkova, Lisa Peng, and Eleanor Hong
September 30, 2023
A goldfish with a group of black-fish navigate murky waters in the Kenroku-en Garden in Kanazawa, Japan. What used to be an imagery of serenity has become an object of controversiality as nuclear wastewater was dumped into the water. People, like the fish, are clouded by the murky waters.

Media from different countries clouds truth about the Japanese radioactive water dump

Lisa Peng, Chloe Wang, Kathy Duan, Catherine Shen, Evan Li, and Phillip Park
September 24, 2023
Due to a badminton competition, the athletes were released early. Cathy Hou (24’) and Elsa Li (24’) express joy when they went down the gym hill in the afternoon instead of the evening.

An uphill battle: Webb badminton schedule needs “rescheduling”

Lisa Peng
March 30, 2023
Dr. Smith presents a slideshow about her findings during her sabbatical as VWS sits quietly in their all-school meeting during February of 2023. To enforce communication between the student body and the administration, she wanted to be transparent about her plans and share what she had done with the entire school.

Theresa Smith returns to Webb after a sabbatical leave

Jovana Luna, Eva Annabi, Jenny Tran, and Lisa Peng
March 17, 2023
After a long day of work, Katharine O'Hearn ('24) sleeps on the library couch to “catch up” on sleep.

The mystery of the night: how should Webb students sleep?

Lisa Peng and Chloe Wang
March 14, 2023
The international student luggage storage at South Hutchinson dormitory holds the suitcases of many international students. This storage allows one suitcase per student and any other extra luggage is stored in the top cabinet of the students’ rooms.

Stress vs fun: The price of returning late from winter break

Lisa Peng
January 29, 2023
Mr. Michael Hoe, Webb’s director of studies, works in his office in the admin building. “As the director of studies, it is my job to oversee these changes,” says Mr. Hoe, referring to the recent removal of A+’s from report cards. As an evolutionary biology teacher and a past Webb student himself, he has had a lot of experience dealing with grades from both ends of the stick.

Minus the plus: why Webb’s removal of the A+ was a mistake

Terrence Wu and Lisa Peng
December 14, 2022
Maksym Graham ('23) listens to music during a work period in AP Environmental Science. He beams with excitement as his playlist matches his mood perfectly. You could experience the same excitement by clicking on the link and finding your perfect playlist.

QUIZ: Find out which playlist fits you best!

Narineh Madikians and Lisa Peng
December 1, 2022
Joy Li (‘24) sits in the Health Center and reads Annie Ernaux’s signature book, The Years, on her iPad while she waits for the nurse. “The book is utterly inspiring,” Joy said. “It is a genuine and sincere reflection of the author’s ideology.” While students don’t have access to physical copies of the Nobel laureate’s book, they have resorted to reading electronic copies. The Fawcett Library ordered Ernaux’s books, which are due to arrive in November and December.

Annie Ernaux, fighter for women’s rights, wins the Nobel Literature Prize

Jenny Wang and Lisa Peng
October 27, 2022
VWS students line up in front of “Ye Olde Testing Centre” to get COVID tested after Thursday chapel. Per new safety measures, all students must get tested at least twice a week during their free blocks and can grab a tasty Hi-Chew on their way out. “We’ve been doing this since last year, so it’s almost like a schedule I have in my mind to get tested every week,” Zaneta Yeung (‘25) said. The new testing schedule is just one of the many new guidelines put in place to ensure the safety of the Webb community.

COVID-19 cases surge as the 2022-2023 school year begins

Nancy Lin, Dan Danylov, Stratton Rebish, Nicolaas Grobler, and Lisa Peng
September 30, 2022
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