The WCLA actively participates in the Wellesley College Book Award program, honoring promising students in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
The Book Award program recognizes students--many of whom may not have otherwise known about Wellesley--for their academic leadership and personal contributions to their schools and communities.
The Book: A Wellesley College edition of The Norton Book of Women’s Lives, a collection of twentieth century literature of women's lives, including autobiographies, journals, memoirs. A celebration of life itself. Sponsor names appear on the book plate, and sponsors have the opportunity to write a note to the awardee.
We would like to give a warm thanks to those alumnae who sponsored Book Awards in 2018-2019:
- Wendy Bader '83
- Jennifer Blau '93
- Marlena Brown '05
- Linda Dean '81
- Jda Gayle '13
- Brigitte Frankel '86
- Mary McPherson '83
- Sessen Mengist '15
- Chris Miller '66
- Mary Helen Miller '83
- Rachel Newman '08
- Rebecca Nounou '07
- Jacqueline Olivier '82
- Mai Perches '10
- Maria Siciliano '83
- Sesilia Song '94
- Julia Weinstein '73
- Jocelyn Williams '86
To donate, click here for a $30 Book Award to honor a promising student in the Los Angeles/ Orange County area.
The Club is always interested in growing its program. If you know of a Los Angeles or Orange County-area high school that would benefit from participating, please send us a note at WCLosAngeles@alum.wellesley.edu
In 2019, the WCLA honored thirteen (13) high school juniors (see below). Between 2015 and 2019, the WCLA honored high school students with a Book Award at the following schools:
- Alhambra High School, Alhambra
- Arcadia High School, Arcadia - Spring 2019
- The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles
- Beverly Hills High Schoo, Beverly Hills - Spring 2019
- Brentwood School, Los Angeles - Spring 2019
- Campbell Hall, North Hollywood
- Central City High School (Value School), Los Angeles - Spring 2019
- Crescenta Valley High School, LaCrescenta
- Downtown Magnets High School, Los Angeles - Spring 2019
- Eagle Rock High School, Los Angeles
- John Marshall High School, Los Angeles
- La Salle High School, Arcadia - Spring 2019
- LaSerna High School, Whittier
- Los Alamitos High School, Los Alamitos
- Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach
- Mountain View High School, El Monte
- New Roads School, Santa Monica
- North Hollywood High School, North Hollywood
- Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates - Spring 2019
- Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates - Spring 2019
- Pilgrim School, Los Angeles
- St. Margaret's Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano - Spring 2019
- St. Monica Academy, Pasadena - Spring 2019
- South Pasadena High School - Spring 2019
- Troy High School, Fullerton
- University Prep High School (Value School), Los Angeles - Spring 2019
- The Webb Schools (Vivian Webb Schools), Claremont - Spring 2019
- Windward School, Los Angeles