About this blog:

Scott Nichols is a New Hampshire native who joined Webb's staff in August of 2010. Since arriving in sunny southern California, he's hit the ground running with the Campus Life Blog by fully immersing himself with the students and faculty. He greatly enjoys gardening, golf, French pressed coffee, and long walks on the beach.

Let him know what you think of the blog by emailing him at snichols@webb.org.

Campus Life Blog

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    Staff Appreciation

    Scott Nichols
    April 27, 2012

    On Thursday evening, for the first time in 49 years, the Price Dining Hall was closed while school was in session. That’s an impressive run, so there must have been something important to cause the streak to end.

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  • Listen! (new video series) (part two)

    Scott NIchols
    April 10, 2012

    Back in October, I posted the first in what will be a plentiful series of videos of student musicians at Webb. In the previous series, I had this idea to bring the musicians outside of their normal rehearsal spaces and have them perform somewhere on Webb’s 72-acre campus. This plan works really well when dealing with a violinist and a banjo player – not so much with a harpist and two pianists. Regardless of their location, I am happy to once again present a nice diversion from the everyday with two more videos of Webb students.

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    Unbounded Days

    Scott Nichols
    March 9, 2012

    The idea of “unbounded thinking” has been a part of Webb from the beginning. It seeped into our curriculum thanks, in no small measure, to the generosity of Robert Hefner ’53, who made a gift in memory of his former teacher, Ray Alf. This year, the Unbounded Days catalog was the most dynamic and exciting it has ever been, and the benefit to both students and faculty has been all the talk around campus for the last week. Helping students discover new interests and have new experiences is what we all strive for as educators, and this is exactly what the recent Unbounded Days curriculum offered Webbies.

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    The Honor Pledge

    Scott Nichols
    February 10, 2012

    Wednesday evening marked the Webb School of California’s Honor Pledge Ceremony. This long-standing tradition for our boys’ school is an opportunity for members of the community to come forward and sign their names to uphold the most sacred of Webb’s values: honor.

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    The Assassin Game

    Scott Nichols
    January 30, 2012

    Today marks the beginning of an unofficial student-led tradition, the game “Assassin.” Obviously, writing a blog about students attempting to “kill” and/or “assassinate” each other might be the third-rail of independent school blogging, and I’m sure I now have the attention of every potential student going through our admission process. But I have to say, this has been an uproariously enjoyable day from my perspective.

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    The Best of the Webb 2011

    Scott Nichols
    January 3, 2012

    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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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Twelve

    Scott Nichols
    December 20, 2011

    With twelve one day left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Twelve: Brandon Baptista

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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Eleven

    Scott Nichols
    December 19, 2011

    With twelve two days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Eleven: Kayla Clark

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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Ten

    Scott Nichols
    December 17, 2011

    With twelve three days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Ten: Ben Geleris

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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Nine

    Scott Nichols
    December 16, 2011

    With twelve four days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Nine: Marja Diaz '12

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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Eight

    Scott Nichols
    December 15, 2011

    With twelve five days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Eight: Lawrence Chen '12

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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Seven

    Scott Nichols
    December 14, 2011

    With twelve six days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Seven: Sabrina Cash '12

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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Six

    Scott Nichols
    December 13, 2011

    With twelve seven days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Six: Wyatt Christiansen '12

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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Five

    Scott Nichols
    December 12, 2011

    With twelve eight days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Five: Megan Kilmer '12

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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Four

    Scott Nichols
    December 11, 2011

    With twelve nine days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Four: Andrew Pandji '12

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    12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Three

    Scott Nichols
    December 10, 2011

    With twelve ten days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Three: Kinza Jamal '12

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    12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day Two

    Scott Nichols
    December 9, 2011

    With twelve days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day Two: Lichi Dong '12

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  • 12 Days of the Class of 2012: Day One

    Scott Nichols
    December 8, 2011

    With twelve days left before the winter holiday break, I will be conducting interviews with twelve members of the Class of 2012, and asking each of them twelve questions. A new interview will be posted each day until break and I hope you enjoy the getting to know some of our senior class.

    Day One: Yiwa Lau ‘12

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    25 Reasons I'm Thankful for Webb

    Scott Nichols
    November 22, 2011

    While we all head off for a welcome Thanksgiving Break, I thought it would be fun to paw through some of my photos from the year so far and reflect on what a great place Webb is. I truly love my job and life here, and hope these pictures help illustrate what I'm thankful for.

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  • Monsters, Inc Presents: The Incredible Bug’s Life Toy Story about Finding Nemo

    Scott Nichols
    November 8, 2011

    The autumnal season in academics can be a rather stressful period for many students. Nearly 80% of our seniors are applying early decision to colleges; and 100% of the class is clamoring to find the right college for themselves. For our juniors, PSAT testing has come and gone, but the specter of the SAT looming in the springtime is a frightening thought. Our sophomores are adjusting to an increase in workload and academic expectations over their first year at school. And the freshmen are fitting nicely to life at Webb, having quickly moved past that initial nervousness of leaving home for the first time, making new friends, and adjusting to a much more rigorous academic environment.

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