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Volume 31

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StuCo sells ILYgrams

StuCo sells ILYgrams

Juliet Suess | March 17, 2017

By George Philips '20 Middle school students lined up to buy ILY Grams, valentine cards that include playful romantic messages, in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day. The cards were made by Student...

Athletic talks held

Athletic talks held

Juliet Suess | March 17, 2017

By Jay Lassiter '20 The Athletic Department is looking to undergo changes regarding the balance between time spent on academics and time spent on athletics. The Mission in Planning Athletics Committee...

Scholastic awards announced

Juliet Suess | March 17, 2017

By Lindsay Wu '20 The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards gave student artists and writers with Gold Keys, Silver Keys and Honorable Mentions for their submissions. Seventh through ninth grade students...

Girl Scouts sell cookies on campus

Girl Scouts sell cookies on campus

Juliet Suess | March 17, 2017

By Frank Jiang '20 Recently, Girl Scout Cookies have been a craze, orders coming into girl scouts residing within our own school, Thin Mints, Samoas, and Do-Si-Dos sometimes being spotted in the cafeteria,...

Students proudly hold up a sign that rewards them for their dedication and hard work. Credit: Uploaded with the permission of David Fromme

Science bowl team succeeds

Juliet Suess | March 17, 2017

By Matthew Allana '20 Students competed in the National Science Bowl at California State University, Los Angeles, on Feb. 4, led by science teacher David Fromme. Science Bowl is a quiz-style competition...

Contest winners announced

Contest winners announced

Juliet Suess | March 7, 2017

By Tanisha Gunby '21 and Laura Kors '21 Spanish II  students competed for a pizza party during their third unit assessment. At the end of each unit, students create a presentation to practice interpretation,...

Getz lectures eighth grade students

Getz lectures eighth grade students

Juliet Suess | March 7, 2017

By Ethan Lachman ’21 Internet expert Lori Getz spoke to seventh and eighth grade students about internet safety and technology use during class meetings over the past month. Getz earned her master's...

Teachers shadow students

Teachers shadow students

Juliet Suess | March 7, 2017

  By Sydney Hogan '20 Teachers have been visiting classes as part of the Teacher Shadow Day program. Teacher Shadow Day allows for teachers to experience their students’ school lives. It was optional...

Screenagers film presented

‘Screenagers’ film presented

Juliet Suess | March 7, 2017

By Samantha Morris '21   The documentary “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age” was shown and discussed in an event on Jan. 25 in the Saperstein Theatre. Created by filmmaker Delaney Ruston,...

Co-ed Panel discussion held

Co-ed Panel discussion held

Juliet Suess | March 7, 2017

By Skylar Graham '20 The Admission Office hosted a coed admission panel on Jan. 19 to discuss the benefits of coeducation in the school’s community and why teaching boys and girls together creates a...

School hosts tournament over MLK Weekend

School hosts tournament over MLK Weekend

Juliet Suess | March 7, 2017

By Athalia Meron'21 The debate team held a tournament from Jan. 12-16 at the Upper School, with over 350 participants from 74 schools in 13 states. Middle and upper School debaters competed in and helped...

Zhang speaks to FBLA

Zhang speaks to FBLA

Juliet Suess | March 7, 2017

By Alex Daum '20 Entrepreneur Mike Zhang spoke to students in the Future Business Leaders of America Club at break on Jan. 27.  Zhang, who founded the company Airsoft Megastore when he was 14, shared...

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