Western High School Foundation

JUNE 1 KICKOFF -DOVES FLYING IN FORMATION!!!
Western Doves have always understood the power of moving together. Just like doves flying in formation, each class, each alumna, and each supporter plays a role in lifting our legacy higher and ensuring future generations know the rich history of Western High School.

The WHS Foundation Archives Campaign is more than fundraising, it’s about preserving our stories, memories, traditions, photographs, achievements, and sisterhood for generations to come!

No matter the amount, every contribution helps preserve Western’s historical archives and keeps our legacy alive. Let’s show the strength of the Dove sisterhood by coming together with purpose and pride.

Join the formation. Support the mission. Preserve the legacy.

Give today at https://westernhsfoundation.com/donate for Zelle use the email address [email protected]

This important meeting is tomorrow! You will be excited to learn about plans for a beautifully renovated Dear Western, debuting September 2028!

Thank you WHS math teacher extraordinaire Gregory Heid for donating to help meet our JULY 1 deadline for the $25,000 CHALLENGE GRANT for our Western Historic Archives Preservation Project! Our legacy uplifts our faculty as well as our dear Doves. Join Greg in stepping up! bit.ly/westerngiveslight

We're ALL in this together!!!

So proud of Western senior Empress Rasheem who spoke about women's suffrage at The Power of Women event at the Hippodrome. The notable women attending were impressed! Lucem Demus, Empress!

Oh the discoveries we’ve found in the Western Archives. Scrapbooks with noted memories of life way-back-when (more than 100 years ago!), corsages and photos. Did you have a scrapbook during your Western days? Please share!

At the Gordon Center last week, the mind-blowing documentary about Henrietta Szold, a most notable WHS alum! She forged HUGE humanitarian initiatives and who knew?… when a principal retired at Western, Henrietta, a student at age 16, served as interim principal! Pictured right-a favorite past WHS teacher Sally Levin ❤️and at left-producer Abby Ginsburg. Can’t wait for it to stream!

Want to join a fun and fascinating sorting project in our WHS Archives room? We need you! Enter the world of girls in the late 1800’s and through years of social change -finding personal diaries, scrapbooks and more! Email Christine to help: [email protected]

MUST READ!!! France-Merrick Foundation has granted $25,000 for our Archives Preservation Project. AND RIGHT NOW we all must STEP UP as the gamechanging wome we are!! F-M has offered a CHALLENGE GRANT for the additonal $25,000 we need to preserve, catalog and safely store our amazing historical treasures. Please give: your donation now counts double!!! bit.ly/westerngiveslight

BREAKING NEWS - France-Merrick Foundation Issues Challenge Grant! For questions about the project, to volunteer or donate memorabilia, please email the project director Christine McKee at [email protected]. Run by an all-volunteer team, Western High School Foundation would love your support on behalf of Western's illustrious history, game-changing alumnae, facu...

Come join many Western sisters for this new documentary about Henrietta Szold, one of our most important alumnae next Tuesday At 5:30! It will be fascinating. Tickets via gordoncenter.com.