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Stephanie Ma

Stephanie Ma, Co-Editor of Opinion

Meet Stephanie “Steph” Ma ('25), a harmonious force within the Webb Canyon Chronicle and Webb Community. This past summer Steph leisurely sojourned in Korea, where she indulged in delicious street foods such as fish cakes and tteokbokki. She continued her summer melodiously with visits to Boston College and NYU’s Clive Davis Institute, where she immersed herself in the world of music, recorded her own songs, and had her soul serenaded by Masie Peters while visiting her brother in Canada. Looking through her Spotify, you are sure to find the ballads of Taylor Swift and Joshua Bassett. A talented instrumentalist, she plays a multitude of instruments such as the violin, guitar, and ukulele, yet her compositions extend beyond melodies. At Webb, the humanities strike a chord in her heart, especially classes conducted by Ms. MacPhee. As a maestro of leadership, Steph serves on the VWS Honor Cabinet.  When writing for the WCC Steph meticulously pieces together articles, most notably her compelling piece on the UC strikes. Finishing with a crescendo we can all look forward to seeing Steph thrive during her third year at Webb, while we take delight in her enlightened and empathetic articles during her second year at the Chronicle. 

Favorite Song: "Cool About It" by Boygenius

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To end Spirit Night, the entire Student body dances to “Thriller” by Michael Jackson. In addition to their own dance, each grade choreographed a section of “Thriller” for their own class to dance to. The seniors ended their section with an iconic Michael Jackson pose to cue the rest of the grade for the first ever Spirit Night Unity Dance. “I thought it was fun, but felt as though it wasn’t a good replacement for the skits during theme night,” said Ken Lin (‘24)

Theme Week’s Spirit needs to make a comeback

Stephanie Ma, Yuki Layman, Sydney Morales, Leia Albornoz, and Lauren Gutierrez
September 26, 2023
The 2023-2024 course catalog informs Webb students on what classes they can take.

Webb offers six new classes for upcoming school year

Stephanie Ma, Co-Editor of Opinion
August 31, 2023
Steph Ma (‘25), Izzy Kim (‘24), Leia Albornoz (‘25) and Jenny Tran (‘25) represent VWS for AsEA, preparing for the last keynote speaker. Not pictured but in attendance was Yvette Shu (‘23).

Making waves and rocking the boat – a recap of the AsEA Conference

May 31, 2023
Natalie Au (‘25) makes coffee using the K-pod coffee machine in Jones.

Caffeine culture at Webb — helpful or harmful?

Stephanie Ma
March 31, 2023
Situated right by the dining hall, the administration building may be a mysterious place to some students as they rarely enter the building. The admin building, however, serves as a key location for decision-making at Webb. Housing offices the Deans, the Director of Studies, and the Associate Head of Schools, the admin building brings different positions into one space, a space where the future of our community is decided.

Changes in Webb’s administrative leadership

Stephanie Ma, Eric Luo, Dan Danylov, and Heloise Robertson
March 8, 2023
Dean Lantz takes over as temporary Lead Class Advisor leading sophomore class meeting, whilst Dr. Maxon goes on sabbatical leave.

Sabbatical leave benefits teachers at Webb

Stephanie Ma
January 25, 2023
Students hold up signs that say “UAW workers on strike, unfair labor practices” on the UCLA campus in protest for higher wages and cost of living adjustments.

UC UAW strike for cost of living adjustments

Stephanie Ma and Sydney Morales
January 12, 2023
Sam Kamal (‘25), Jack Messina (‘23), Jonah Canty (‘23), Oliver Butcher (‘24) and Ryan Walker (‘23) in the theatre booth during the show. Ryan can be seen operating the lightboard while Jack controls the video recording of the show. The tight booth struggles to accommodate the crowd of techies. “Knowing the ins and outs of the show, you have a different perspective... you notice every mistake, but you also feel proud of yourself when everything goes well,” said Oliver.

Dracula: behind the scenes of a bloody good show!

Dan Danylov, Stephanie Ma, and Elena Petrova
November 18, 2022
On October 11th, student leaders gathered in Liu Cheung to check in on the pulse of the school. Each student leader wrote personal reflections about the school year and their experiences as leaders on slips of paper. As they continue through the school year, Rick Duque and Sarah Lantz, Deans of the Webb Schools, encourage them to focus on areas for growth but also reward themselves for their progress. “I think it was effective in helping us reflect on what we did well on and what we need to work on,” said Saira Bhagat (‘25). “It would be even more effective if we shared out instead of just writing them on notecards.”

WCC brings you behind the scenes into the leadership groups

Kathy Duan and Stephanie Ma
October 27, 2022
Scott McCloud (‘24) is proudly wearing the old Webb T- shirt with the WSC colors and block lettering. To Scott’s left, Daniel Reyes, equipment manager, stands in front of the spirit store wearing a new Webb shirt which has the schools new branding colors, Unbounded Blue and California Gold.

Spirit Store: Out with the old and in with the new

Eva Annabi, Narineh Madikians, Sydney Mildon, Berklee Antecol, and Stephanie Ma
September 30, 2022
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