After 5 years of both building and teaching the STEAMWork Design program, as well as Middle School Rocketry, Ms. Hargaden is leaving Westridge in order to teach Animation and Media Arts at Windward School. 

In her time at Westridge, Ms. Hargaden’s favorite thing about Westridge was the community. “I found amazing co-workers and students [at Westridge], who all encouraged and helped me grow. Also…the food!”

When asked what she would miss most about Westridge, Ms. Hargaden said, “I’ll always remember the rocketry kids—teaching and making rockets with them has been a truly unforgettable, one-of-a-kind, experience. Getting to be a part of their risk-taking, peer mentorship, kindness, and sense of humor (puns, hello!) was hands down my favorite experience at Westridge. The ones graduating this year and the ones still working their way through the program are going to go on to do amazing things, I just know it!”