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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...

Cooking Column: Quick n Go Edition

Cooking Column: Quick n’ Go Edition

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Sarah Reiff '20 and Astor Wu '20 Being a student with a busy life, it’s hard to find time to make breakfast every morning. We all would rather stay in bed for those extra 10 minutes then get up and...

Worth The Hype: Yeezys by Kanye West

Worth The Hype: Yeezys by Kanye West

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Robert Osborne '20 On Dec. 3, 2013, Kanye West and Adidas released a sneaker called “Yeezy.” It was named after one of West’s albums “Yeezus,” which came out months before the shoe release....

Yale a cappella group visits campus

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Giselle Dalili '20 The Baker’s Dozen is one of Yale’s many male a cappella groups performed for the Middle School Madrigals and Vocal Ensemble on Jan. 12. The group was touring the West Coast when...

CAIS Music Festival takes place

CAIS Music Festival takes place

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Hannah Han '21 and Celine Park '21 Students from seventh to twelfth grade travelled to the Viewpoint School to perform for the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Music Festival on...

Jazz musicians hold show

Jazz musicians hold show

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Isabel von Mende '20 Middle School Jazz Band musicians performed in the “Winter Big Band Jazz Concert” on Feb. 3 in the Saperstein Theatre. They played a setlist of nearly 20 pieces including James...

Guest choreographer visits

Guest choreographer visits

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Alex Daum '20 The dance program hosted Teresa “Toogie” Barcelo to teach students in Intro to Contemporary Dance and Contemporary Dance Workshop I and II on Feb. 17. Barcelo grew up in Miami and...

Am I a feminist?: The movement should not have a bad rep

‘Am I a feminist?’: The movement should not have a bad rep

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Valerie Velazquez '20 At least 470,000 people assembled less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration to protest numerous issues concerning women’s rights in light of his problematic...

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