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Paws & Slides: Summer Week Boosts Student Morale Before Finals

Paws & Slides: Summer Week Boosts Student Morale Before Finals

Finals are always a stressful time for students. However, as a way to decompress, the Student Council came up with an idea to implement fun activities at school as part of Summer Week. This year, in the...

Leadership in Action: Ninth Grade Holds Prefect Elections

Leadership in Action: Ninth Grade Holds Prefect Elections

Halyn Kim ’28, Reporter | June 3, 2025

Ninth graders gathered in the Saperstein Theater on May 21, 2025, for the ninth-grade prefect elections, an event dedicated to selecting four student leaders who will represent the Class of 2028 in their...

Alex Uruchurtu speaks to MS Venture Club Attendees

Lathering up Innovation: Dr. Squatch CPO Speaks at MS Venture Club

Grace Choen ’28, Reporter | June 2, 2025

Alex Uruchurtu, the CPO of the personal care company Dr. Squatch visited MS Venture during break to talk about his role as the Chief Product and Innovation officer, on April 16, “I've personally used...

How are the upcoming finals structured, and what are the 9th graders doing to prepare?

How are the upcoming finals structured, and what are the 9th graders doing to prepare?

Leela Kandavel ’28, Reporter | May 26, 2025

Final exams have long seemed far off for ninth graders, but as May approaches a close, finals are just around the corner. For several school days in the last week of May and the beginning of June, students...

Students gather on quad for registration and breakfast

Ninth Graders Visit Upper School on Flex Day

Madison Shen ’28, Reporter | May 15, 2025

The Class of 2028 visited the Upper School from 10 a.m. to noon on May 7 during a schoolwide Flex Day. The visit allowed students to ask questions during panel discussions with Upper School prefects,...

Venture Club Hosts Their Third Annual Spring Sale

Venture Club Hosts Their Third Annual Spring Sale

Madison Shen ’28, Reporter | April 29, 2025

The entrepreneurship club Venture hosted its third annual Spring Sale fundraiser to benefit Children's Hospital of Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 19, on the Horn Commons. Fifteen students participated...

lunch trash on a table

Trash Talk: A call for reflection

Chase Davidoff ’28, Reporter | April 24, 2025

The trash issue on campus is getting worse. Students are not cleaning up after themselves on the field and at the commons.   Trash on campus has always been under the radar for students, even though...

9th Grade Dance Creates Lasting Memories for Students

9th Grade Dance Creates Lasting Memories for Students

Halyn Kim ’28, Reporter | April 24, 2025

Ninth graders arrived at the Middle School gym on March 7 for the ninth grade dance held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The event, open exclusively to freshmen, gave students the chance to celebrate their final year...

South Asian Student Alliance Organizes Holi Celebration to mark the start of Spring

South Asian Student Alliance Organizes Holi Celebration to mark the start of Spring

Layla Blumenthal ’28, Reporter | April 24, 2025

Holi was celebrated by students on March 19th during break by throwing various colored powders at each other.  Holi is a Hindu festival that marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over...

Fingerprint Scanners Spark Privacy Questions in Cafeteria Rollout

Fingerprint Scanners Spark Privacy Questions in Cafeteria Rollout

Hannah Tabesh ’28, Reporter | April 24, 2025

The cafeteria fingerprint scanners at the middle school have raised concerns about privacy and security among students. Students began scanning their fingerprints on Monday, Jan 27, but many continued...

Middle School Chinese Program visits 99 Ranch

Middle School Chinese Program visits 99 Ranch

Kirana Tjoe ’28, Reporter | March 17, 2025

On Wednesday, Feb. 12, about 30 students from Advanced Chinese 3, Chinese 2, and Chinese 1 visited 99 Ranch Market in San Gabriel, chaperoned by Teachers Minhua Gu, who teaches Chinese 1C, 1B, and Advanced...

Valentine's Day Card Making

Valentine’s Day Card Making

Layla Blumenthal ’28, Reporter | March 14, 2025

Valentine's Day card making for firefighters was an activity students participated in during break on February 13 in the Munger Library. The activity drew in all grade levels and gave students an opportunity...

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