The Webb Schools’ tradition of honor, character building, and academic achievement had its roots in the period just after the Civil War, when William Robert “Sawney” Webb founded Webb School of Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Before serving in the United States Senate, Sawney Webb guided his school to a national reputation with a strong emphasis on academic excellence and a rigorous student honor code.
In 1922 his son, Thompson Webb, founded Webb School of California with 14 boys, four teachers, and little else apart from the same high standards as his father’s school – plus a uniquely western “unbounded spirit.” The young headmaster and his wife, Vivian, raised four sons during their 40 years of service to the institutions that bear their names. Throughout the schools’ nine decades there have been numerous physical changes, including the additions of the lovely mission-style Vivian Webb Chapel (designed and built by Thompson Webb), state-of-the-art science and computer labs, and fully networked dormitories and classrooms.
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