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Mowjood Collection's 20th Anniversary

by Ron Hastings

This year marks the 20^th anniversary of the Dr. Muhammad Rizvi Mowjood Memorial Collection on Islamic Studies of the W. Russell Fawcett Memorial Library of The Webb Schools. I never met Dr. Mowjood; he died before I arrived at Webb in 1999. But one of the first people I did meet, at least by phone, was his widow, Mrs. Rehana Mowjood, who some years earlier, along with her sons Rahmi ’90, Siraj and Sharaf, founded the collection and established an endowment in honor of her late husband. From then until now, Mrs. Mowjood’s dedication to his legacy has been remarkably constant.
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Webb - Hot Off The Press

There is always something to celebrate at Webb. In just the first half of the school year, we’ve seen: the installation of Taylor Stockdale, Head of Schools, the “grand” re-opening of the Hall of Life, fantastic early admission news from the college guidance office along with alumni profiles and, of course, news from your classmates in NewsNotes. All of this is highlighted and celebrated in the latest edition of Webb magazine.
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The Week @ Webb - Jan. 16-22, 2012

by Scott Nichols

The Week @ Webb is a photojournal of the previous week's events both on and off campus. Webb students were treated to a recietal by the Dance Team on Saturday, learned from each other during the Ancient Greek Symposium, and had a great time during Advisory Dinner Night. Oh, and there are even some pictures this week from inside the classroom!
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First Families of the American West - Fleishhacker

The Fleishhacker family enjoys a long, rich history in the State of California. The family was deeply philanthropic and responsible for many of the area’s cultural and landmark institutions including the the Fleishhacker Zoo, which later became the San Francisco Zoo and the Fleishhacker Pool in San Francisco, famed as the world's largest saltwater swimming pool, which remained in operation until 1971.
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Early Admission College News!

by Taylor Stockdale

It is my great pleasure to be among the first to congratulate the Class of 2012 for its amazing early college admission results. Each member of the class has worked hard and dedicated themselves to doing their best—and now they’re being rewarded for it with one of the most impressive early admission records in years.
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The Best of the Webb 2011

What a great year it has been at The Webb Schools! One of the biggest changes this year, as you may have noticed, is our new website. here are the top five stories (according to Google Analytics) from the major news, blog, and photo gallery pages on our new website since we launched in August 2011. Enjoy!

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The iPad Potential

As an historian, I’m not easily impressed by pronouncements of dramatic change in education. Yes, the World Wide Web, hand-held digital devices, and multimedia software have the potential to truly alter learning, but the key word here is “potential.” After all, the lecture should have died soon after the printing press was invented in the 15^th century, yet, as we all know, it is still used in college classrooms. Why lecture when students themselves can read information in books? People have also predicted the demise of traditional classroom teaching with the explosion of the Internet. What does it mean to teach when students can find all of the answers online?