50 Years of Alumni

Windward successfully completes the $6 million Campaign for Windward School, which allows the school to add signi cant new facilities. Arts Center and Meshulam Riklis and Pia Zadora Dining Pavilion opens.

2002

CTL Renovation and new furniture.

2019

50th graduating class.

2022

MAY

2015

e 11,647 square foot Lewis Jackson Memorial Sports Center undergoes an extensive remodel. e Weight Room undergoes an extensive remodel and is renamed the Peak Performance Center.

2021

Academic Hub and the Schwartzberg Family Bridge open.

50 Years of Alumni

Windward’s first graduating class was the Class of 1972. This year, we celebrate our 50th graduation with the Class of 2022. Whether an alum from 50 years ago or last year, their time at Windward is part of our history. We have asked alums to reflect on some of the remarkable achievements of the past and share their fondest Windward memories.

Derek Leavitt ’95

Architect & Real Estate Developer

“The gym was the "new" building when I started and the bridge was very narrow. After assemblies there would be a massive backup of students crossing the bridge back to class because most of the classrooms were on the Palms side of the river.”

Jasmine Blevins ’17

Production Assistant

“My favorite Windward memory is from my Junior year when I hosted Shirley's Slams and Jams with Hannah Kanter. We told jokes, played music, I rapped Hamilton with the crowd and the girls basketball team and I recited poetry. It was a blast and one of the most special days of my Windward career.”

Mark Polland ’81

Lawyer & Artist

“When I attended Windward it was located in a small converted office building on 21st Street, with big dreams inside. It was twice as big as the converted motel on Wilshire where it all started. It's a parking lot now, but the memories live on.

My favorite Windward memory was camping on Santa Barbara Island for a week during block week. Carrying all our water and bringing 12 scuba tanks each so that we could get certified to scuba dive. Floating underwater over a school of bat rays that made the seafloor look like it was moving all around us. Finding an antique anchor and bringing it back to the dock, only to have our instructor tell us to take it back again. We hauled it around a corner and then goofed off until the tanks were dry so he thought we worked really hard.”

Lauren Hoffman ’05

Piano Teacher & Jewelry Designer

“Windward allowed me the space to see what it felt like to explore all my interests. If I wanted to play a sport, their response was, go for it. If I wanted to join the speech and debate team their response was, go for it. Being able to engage in so many opportunities allowed me to explore all of my creative passions!”

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Windward

- Class of 2021 - Chalk Day!

Windward’s tradition of Senior Chalk Day lived on this year as Seniors had the opportunity to come to campus on Saturday, May 1 to draw a chalk creation of their own name, college logo, Windward message, or other creation that joined their classmates’ designs to create the Chalk Collage of 2021.

What a Night!

Night on the Bridge, Windward’s long-standing tradition of hosting our graduating class for one last evening on campus, continued this year with a wonderful celebration of the Class of 2021. The evening began with students gathering to write memories and fond wishes on keepsake photos for each of their classmates. With baby photos paired with Senior photos, and a map showing where each student would be in the coming year, the Class of 2021 had an opportunity to both reflect on their time at Windward and look forward to their lives after graduation.

The official Night on the Bridge ceremony began with the class gathering in a circle on Foley Field as they listened to classmate Michelle Duchemin read her original poem in honor of Shirley Windward, “Controlling the Uncontrollable.” Following Michelle was Faculty speaker JP Contreras-deGuzman, who encouraged students to focus on the interconnectedness of the world and the ways in which they both support and are supported by the community around them.

As the sun set, and dusk began, students were illuminated by candlelight as every member of the class of 2021 held a candle to complete the circle. At the close of the ceremony, Seniors watched a video montage of their years at Windward and concluded the evening as it began, gathering together to reminisce and to excitedly look forward to the future.