Friends and community leaders dedicated a special memorial site by the flagpole at Westlake Academy on April 12, 2016 in memory of founding Head of School Barbara Brizuela. On April 11, 2015, Brizuela passed away surrounded by family and loved ones in her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. Brizuela served our community as Westlake Academy's Head of School from August 2003 through 2008 and began the tradition of Flag on campus. Her memorial site is fittingly, by the flagpole at the front of the school.