Spring Gala
Each year, the Spring Gala brings the Westmark School community together for fun, friendship, and philanthropy! Powered by ticket sales, sponsorships, and a live and silent auction, the annual event primarily supports the School’s tuition assistance program so that more and more families can access the special education their children need.
At the Spring Gala, attendees also raise their paddles for one or more special projects or initiatives. Recent paddle raises have funded passenger vans for School-sponsored trips, laptops for Upper Schoolers, upgraded auditorium lighting, enhancements to the Westmark News Network broadcast studio, audio-visual equipment rentals for theater productions, a ceramic kiln space, new scoreboards, and more.
Get Down, Westmark: A Spring Gala at the Disco
On Saturday, March 14, 2026, Westmark hosted "Get Down, Westmark: A Spring Gala at the Disco" at the Skirball Cultural Center.
Kicking off with a fabulous live set by the Upper School musical talents of X-Block (pictured above) and featuring videos wonderfully produced by the Westmark News Network (see below), the disco-themed event glittered with record-breaking support!
We are beyond grateful for the generosity of our Westmark School community.
Watch the WNN Videos
All current Westmark students were born in the twenty-first century, so what do they know about the 1970s? Find out their answers (and best guesses!) about life 50 years ago.
In the 1970s, people showed off their skills on the dance floor. How do our Westmark Lions sparkle and shine? Tune in to hear students reflect upon the strengths they've discovered and developed here at Westmark.
Gala Sponsors
We thank the following individuals for their sponsorship of the event:
Diamond Disco Ball
Danyelle Freeman and Josh Resnick
Golden Groove
Judy and David Shore
Silver Strobe Light
Cordelia Bacher Sweetland
Lily Fukuda Crummy and Kevin Crummy
Mara and Marc Hofman
Leanne and Adam Jiwan
Sonia and Robert Kirkman
Anya Goldin and Alex Klachin
Grace and David Lee
Bronze Boogie Wonderland
Pamela and Jared Bush
Krissy and Joe Perez
Obaida and J. Scott Watt
Dancing Queens
Sally and Chris McKenna
Yvette Silvera and Steve Schweitzer
Village People
Carrie Treadwell and Dan Billet
Brandi and Josh Fraser
Sandy and James Kilcourse
Melissa and Chad Lasdon
Brittany and Adam Levinson
Yohannes and Charlie Rose
Rochelle and Ian Siegel
We Are Family
Nancy Banks and Andy Buckley
Meredith Morton and Scott Cutler
Lindsey Goldburg
Cori Schnieber
Auction Donors
We are grateful to the many individuals and organizations that donated items and experiences to our live and silent auctions.
Anonymous (4) • American Golf and Knollwood Country Club • Angels Baseball LP • Aquarium of the Pacific • Deb Beck • BradleyBeautyLLC • Brent's Delicatessen & Restaurant • Camp Kinneret • Charles & Ray Eames Foundation • Clare V. • Claudine Kitchen and Bakeshop • Coach Kee's 360 Training LLC • Color Me Mine Valencia • Crown Me Camps • Dancing Heart Mobile Bar LLC • Kevin and Jamie Donner • Drawn2Art • Eventbusters • Lauren Faust • Flynn Properties • Gina Feeds • Soyon and Baz Halpin • Handel's Homemade Ice Cream • Hofman Hospitality Group • Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center • House of Smiles • Interior Services • Isadore Lee Jewelry • Jimmy Kimmel Live! • Jon & Vinny's • Kastra Elion Vodka • Kendra Scott • The Lasdon Family • Lindsey Goldburg Interior Design • Maven Design & Construction • Craig McCracken • Montage Big Sky • Cindy Morales • Moxy + AC Hotel Downtown Los Angeles • Stephanie and Bill Murray • One Bird Mahj • Orangetheory Fitness Sherman Oaks • Play Make Create by Meri Cherry • Private Pilates by Lujan • Quest Martial Arts Inc. • Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers • Sandyland Studio • Santa Barbara Zoo • Cori Schnieber • Sender One • She Ready Foundation • Sidley Austin LLP • Evan Silverberg • Skirball Cultural Center • Sloomoo Institute • Elizabeth Clemmons and Brian Smith • Squeeze Massage • Gwen Stefani • Studio Per Diem • Thaxton & Associates • The Circle, Burbank • The Gourmandise School • The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens • The Local Peasant • Toluca Lake Pilates • Underwood Family Farms • Viceroy Los Cabos • Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills • Wendy and Steve Baldikoski • Wine Guy & Wine Gal Family Wines • Yoga with Brandy • Zodiac Jules
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Catch a glimpse of recent Spring Gala festivities.
The ballroom rocked out to the student band that played at "Get Down, Westmark: A Spring Gala at the Disco in 2026.
It was an evening of fun and funky fashion as guests showed up in 70s glitter and glam.
Casino games entertained and intrigued the hundreds of guests.
Spring Gala 2025 was held in a spirit of shared love and hope for the city following devastating wildfires in Greater LA.
Guests were encouraged to wear attire reflecting their support for SoCal life, including Dodgers fandom!
In keeping with this year's theme, Lion Strong in LA, Westmark families came together in strength and community.
Spring Gala 2024 was a ruby anniversary event, marking forty years since the School was founded.
The community toasted to four decades of success as a center of excellence in LD education on the West Coast.
Playing dance hits from across the years, the live band got everyone on their feet at Celebrating 40 Years: Spring Gala 2024.
Parents and guardians wore totally tubular outfits for Westmark's 80s-themed Spring Gala in 2023.
The thrilling 2023 paddle raise was a resounding success, thanks to our many generous guests.
Everyone got into the groove to Madonna, Bon Jovi, Wham!, Whitney Houston, and more on the dance floor.