<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/magazine/fall-2018/seniors-graduate-time-despite-challenging-year.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Seniors Rise to the Challenge</title><excerpt>The class of 1999 fund-raising drive, the Senior Challenge, has set a new record this spring. To date, 46 percent of the graduates have pledged $4,011, which is the highest participation rate of any Westmont class. Because so many seniors have made gifts, they qualified for a 4-1 challenge match pledged by an anonymous parent. With the match, they will give a total of $20,057 to the College.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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