We were thrilled to welcome writer, comedian, filmmaker, podcaster, and frequent panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Negin Farsad as our first Shoemaker Visiting Lecturer of the school year! During the day, she met with students and faculty/staff in small groups for Q&A sessions. Students in the Acting and Directing classes had the opportunity to talk with Negin about her craft and ask questions about filmmaking.

In the evening, she performed a stand-up set for members of our community including students, parents, and friends of Westtown before engaging in a moderated talk led by our Theater Director Shawn Rowley. After the presentation, a reception was held in the Chu Gallery, where Negin spoke with students and guests. Negin’s visit sparked conversations about humor, satire, and their roles in breaking down barriers.

We are grateful for the Shoemaker Visiting Lecturer Fund that allows us to bring visitors like Negin to campus, as well as the Shoemaker Committee for facilitating these speakers.

The campus was humming with activity on the Upper School Parents’ and Guardians’ Day! It was a joy to see parents and guardians attending classes and spending the day with their children to get a glimpse of Upper School life. Our thanks to all who helped plan and organize this special day! Enjoy a gallery of photos here!

It was a pleasure to welcome Middle School parents and guardians this fall! Parents and guardians were able to sample their children’s classes and learn more about life in the Middle School. See more photos in the gallery here!

We love our pets and building community, so we were thrilled to host the Community Dog Walk once again this year! It was a lovely fall day as members of our community and their four-legged friends took a stroll around campus to enjoy the beautiful fall foliage. Thank you to all who paw-ticipated! 
Enjoy more photos here!

This years’ FallFest was a lovely day of food, friendship, music, games, and community! Our thanks to all who helped this event a success, especially our team of volunteers! Enjoy more photos here!

Shoemaker Visiting Lecturer Series Presents: Negin Farsad
Monday, November 17, 2025
7:30 p.m. in the Barton-Test Theater

We invite you to our next Shoemaker presentation by comedian Negin Farsad. Farsad is a TEDFellow and gave a TEDTalk on social justice comedy seen by millions. She is a regular on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk. She is author of How to Make White People Laugh and host of the podcast Fake the Nation. You can see her on Hillary Clinton’s Gutsy Women on AppleTV+.

Saturday, September 20, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Join us for food, fellowship, and family fun! FallFest is a carnival-like event for the entire Westtown community.  There will be food trucks, games, crafts, prizes, and so many more special activities. We hope to see you there!

For more information about FallFest or volunteering, please contact Bridget Cadden.

There are several spring events coming up our busy community calendar! In addition to the events listed here, we also invite to check out our athletics schedule and come cheer on our athletes!

Upper School Musical
The Addams Family
Barton-Test Theater
May 1 – 3, 2025
Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Upper and Middle School Dance Performance 
Barton-Test Theater
May 15-16, 2025
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Alums Weekend
Campus
May 16-18, 2025
Register here!

Middle School Music Showcase
April 17, 2025
CLA Gallery
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Upper School Strings and Sings Performance
Barton-Test Theater
May 21, 2025
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. 

Senior Art Exhibition 
CLA Gallery
May 21, 2025
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Upper School Jazz and Symphonic Band Concert
Barton-Test Theater
May 21, 2025
8:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Middle School Spring Concert
Barton-Test Theater
May 28, 2025
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Commencement
Greenwood
June 7, 2025
11:00 a.m.  – 12:30 p.m.

Thank you to author Tyriek White, who spoke to our community this week as part of our Shoemaker Visiting Lecturer series! White, a writer, musician, and educator from Brooklyn, NY, is the author of the novel We Are a Haunting (Astra House, 2023), which won the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, was a finalist for the Gotham Book Prize, and was longlisted for the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize. He was named a 2024 National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree and has received fellowships from Callaloo Writing Workshop, New York State Writer’s Institute, and Key West Literary Seminar, among other honors.

Tyriek visited our American Lit, Creative Writing, and Storytelling classes to discuss his experience, do some writing exercises with students, and joined students for the Black History Month Community Dinner before taking the stage with English teacher Kyle Layne-Allen for an enaging conversation. We are so grateful to him for sharing his time and wisdom with our community!

If you were unable attend the Shoemaker, you can watch a video of the livestream here, and you can enjoy the gallery of photos here.

We build community in a variety of ways, but one way is through events that bring us all together. Check out these photos from just a few of the events that brought parents, alums, and community members together so far this year!

FallFest 2024

Middle School Parents’/Guardians’ Day

Upper School Parents’/Guardians’ Day

Friday Night Lights

Campus Dog Walk