Student Leadership

Members of the Honor Council educate and inform the school community and its individual members about the nature and function of the honor code. Both work to encourage in all students the highest standards of personal integrity. When violations of the honor code occur, the Honor Council convenes to hear such cases and to recommend appropriate responses and follow-up actions.

Dorm Prefects are the student leaders in the dorms. Through their work with dorm heads and the dean of residential life, prefects foster a sense of community within the dorms, plan and implement dorm-related activities, perform nightly checks, implement residential policies, and dorm clean-up and beautification activities. The dormitory council is composed of the dean of residential life, dorm heads, and prefects. The purpose of the dorm council is to enhance boarding life through improving living conditions, sponsoring special activities, communicating issues, and coordinating responses with other constituencies in the Webb community. Day Student Prefects, complement the work of the Dorm Prefects, helping to bridge the day and boarding experience and providing special support and programming for day students.

Webb is honored to have students from approximately nineteen countries around the world. International Student Liaisons (ISLs) play a critical role in welcoming and celebrating our international students. They help plan and execute orientation programs, identify and present solutions to challenges international students face at Webb, and serve as intermediaries between faculty and students by communicating concerns or difficulties international students are facing. ISLs also work closely with the dorm council to help support international students in the residential program.

A Peer Advisor serves as a student advisor to new students. Peer Advisors are responsible for introducing new members into the Webb community and leading freshmen through their first year during Freshman Seminar as student teachers. The Peer Advisor mentors new students so that each new student has an automatic connection to the community. They make the first impression on new students by facilitating a group of students through the New Student Orientation Program and following their group members throughout 58 59 the year, leading group discussions around a variety of health, wellbeing and Webb-related topics. Peer Advisors are assigned a class of freshmen through their role as student teachers and attend wellness classes throughout the year. Supporting the teachers of wellness and leading class discussions, students begin the year as participants and end the year as full instructors. The ultimate goal of the Peer Advising program is to support student health and wellness through a process of direct peer mentoring.

The Student Government develops activities, initiatives, and policies on behalf of its student constituents and the schools while fostering constructive communication among students, faculty, and administration. Additionally, Student Government is responsible for encouraging positive school spirit. Students are elected to the positions of class presidents and vice presidents, and to the executive offices of presidents and vice presidents, through a process of application and speeches, followed by a student vote. Other officers may be placed in their positions by appointment. In addition to serving as members of the Student Government, class officers also lead their classes, hold regular class meetings, address issues of importance to the class, and organize class activities.

Fellows not only give tours to prospective families, but are often called upon to tour members of our Board of Trustees, visiting heads of schools, alumni, and teaching candidates. Fellows assist in training new Admission Ambassadors and play a significant role in the execution of admission events, including our Parent Information Night, Discover Webb Day, Revisit Day, and other events as necessary throughout the school year. Given the required classroom commitments, students are discouraged from serving as both a Peer Advisor and an Admission Fellow. 

The Chapel Council organizes and leads Webb’s non-denominational chapel programs and services, an important tradition. Chapel Council helps plan for speakers from both within and outside of the Webb community for Sunday Chapel with an eye toward creating a relevant and meaningful experience for the community.

ESVI works toward advancing diversity, equity and inclusion and equipping students with skills to make positive change in the greater world beyond Webb. ESVI may plan events with Admission, alumni and parents; facilitate activities with faculty and staff; and present to administration and the Board of Trustees. The group will also host meetings that are open to all students, faculty and staff. Because creating a community of belonging is a shared endeavor, ESVI partners with other student leadership groups and affinity groups by meeting regularly to exchange insight, raise concerns about issues of identity and equity, and plan events to promote inclusion. In addition, each major leadership group appoints a representative to meet with ESVI monthly. 

There are many opportunities for Webb students to lead outside of year-long formal leadership roles. In the arts, stage managers are charged with leading a performance project, section leaders guide the development of fellow musicians, and the arts committee helps to plan arts café and other art-centered events on campus. In athletics, team captains support their teams for the season. Founding a club is a terrific opportunity to try out leadership in an area of special interest. Students should be sure to read the Student News email group, where the possibility of playing a lead role in a community effort appears all the time. 

Student journalists may apply to be editors for The Webb Canyon Chronicle, the school’s news publication. In addition to editors-in-chief, students serve as section and format editors.

Webb Student Leadership groups and extracurricular clubs often use social media to connect with and share information with members of the Webb community. All social media accounts associated with a Webb leadership group or club must be approved by the faculty advisor to the leadership group or club, the dean of students, or the dean of campus life. Faculty advisors are charged with monitoring the accounts to ensure students in charge of the group’s or club’s social media are posting under established guidelines, including Webb’s Technology Acceptable Use Policy. See page 32 for details. All posts are 60 61 viewed as representations of The Webb Schools and will be removed immediately if they do not conform to Webb’s community norms.