Welcome to Lick-Wilmerding High School

We are so excited for you to learn more about our vibrant and dynamic learning community. I hope that through this site you will see the many ways in which we live our mission through our commitment to public purpose, our approaches to fostering community, and our robust academic and arts curricula.

This year marks an especially exciting chapter for LWHS as we launch a community-wide strategic planning process. Coming off the joyful celebration of our 130th anniversary, we are turning our attention to the future: how do we ensure the next century of Lick-Wilmerding is as bold, creative, purposeful, and connected as the last? Over the coming year, we will engage students, families, faculty, alumni, community partners, and trustees in shaping the big questions that will define our path forward — how we deepen our commitment to public purpose, how we live our values with even greater intention, and how we prepare our students for a world that is changing faster than ever.

Our school lives the "Head, Heart, Hands" motto in every aspect of our programming, and our core values give us a strong foundation for this work:

• Belonging: Creating safe, joyful spaces where everyone brings their whole selves and feels truly known and heard.

• Excellence: Inspiring students to become lifelong learners who translate curiosity into high-level, real-world contribution.

• Craft: Developing the "hands" through design thinking and intentional creation, both in our shops and our academic classrooms.

• Optimism: Cultivating courageous leaders who champion change and look toward the future with confidence and compassion.

These values are exactly why now is the right moment for strategic planning. We want to ask, together as a community: What does public purpose look like for the next generation of LWHS graduates? How do we make sure every student feels they truly belong while being challenged to learn at the highest level? How do we prepare students not just for college, but for a future we can't fully predict? Prospective families joining us this year won't just be joining a school with a 130-year legacy — they'll be joining a community actively writing its next chapter together.

Our faculty and staff inspire students to become lifelong learners by translating curiosities into real-world experiences. LWHS courses develop design thinking that allows students to impact their school community and beyond the school walls. The academic experience is enriched by The Center for Civic Engagement through public purpose programming, co-curricular activities, retreats, affinity spaces, internships, and social justice events — opportunities that will be central to the conversations we have during strategic planning.

When you visit our campus, you may see students designing and building new outdoor furniture for a local elementary school, celebrating Carnaval, enjoying music performances in the courtyard, or Coach Smith leading the Lick-Wilmerding cheer. We are a lively, dynamic, and connected community, and we have a lot of fun together — and this year, we invite you to help imagine what comes next.

Come visit us to learn more about our inclusive and joyful learning community as we look ahead to the future of Lick-Wilmerding!

Sincerely,

Raj Mundra
Head of School