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The Week @ Webb, May 13-19, 2013

by Scott Nichols

The Week @ Webb is a photojournal of the previous week's events both on and off campus. For as busy as the week was, it was the weekend's events that tell the story in this photo collection. The annual KWEB Jubilee and International Music Festival was on Saturday, parents and donors gathered at the Stockdale residence, and the spring orchestra and choir concert bookended the weekend of student musical performances.
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Webb Baseball Into CIF 2nd Round

Webb baseball continued its dominance last week with a tight 4-3 win over Windward in CIF play. Webb, which shares the Prep League title again this year, moves on to a second round home match up on Tuesday, May 21 at 3:15 p.m. with Frontier League powerhouse Carpinteria. The team enters post-season play this year with a 19-4 record and ranked third in CIF Southern Section, Division 6. Webb's varsity is again coached by Jeff Stodgel and junior varsity by teacher and alumnus Will Allan '94.
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Marketo IPO Opens NASDAQ: Sanjay Dholakia '87

Webb alumnus, trustee, and Chief Marketing Officer of Marketo--Sanjay Dholakia '87--was in New York on May 17th to open NASDAQ as the company's IPO hit the board. Marketo (MKTO), headquartered in San Mateo, is a leading marketing automation software developer. It is believed that the company will raise some $79 million through the IPO, giving the company a market cap of over $500 million on its first day of trading. The share price was set to open between $11 and $13 a share.
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Class of 2013

In 2013 the competition for admission to top-tier colleges and universities was once again fierce. The final college decisions arrived mind the shocking statistics of the ever competitiveness of selective college admissions. Harvard’s admit rate was 5.8% with a record 35,023 applicants. Yale and Columbia were not far behind with a 6.7% at Yale and a 6.8% at Columbia. Even top liberal arts colleges have numbers that are just as startling.
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End-of-Year Ceremonies Information

Information regarding end-of-year celebrations of Candlelight services, Commencements, Baccalaureate, and Awards Ceremonies are here.
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Summer Practice Schedules

Summer practice schedules for football, wrestling, boys' and girls' basketball, cross country, and girls' volleyball are now available here.
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Summer Programs Registration Now Open

Webb's 2013 Summer Programs begin June 24, run through July 26 and provide outstanding instruction and challenging activities in a supportive, diverse, and safe environment that helps children grow, achieve, and experience personal and academic success.
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KWEB Jubilee 2013

For those of us within the Webb community, the annual KWEB Jubilee contains the relaxing vibe of a weekend music festival; loud, boisterous cheering from the audience; and of course, a grand party with open dorms and a food truck meant to celebrate the approaching end of the school year and summertime.

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Discovering the Beauty Within

As a place of respite and reverence, Vivian Webb Chapel serves its community well. It is a Webb rite of passage to present a senior chapel talk before one’s teachers and peers in the Vivian Webb Chapel, and it is the place where the news of historic and monumental worldwide events are shared.