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Seniors deliver sexual violence presentations

Kamala Durairaj February 17, 2017

Seniors participating in The Talk Project will give peer-to-peer sexual violence awareness presentations to Choices and Challenges classes the weeks of Feb. 27 and March 5. Maddy Harbert ’17 interned...

To get Bs or not to get Bs

To get Bs or not to get Bs

Kamala Durairaj January 11, 2017

We have all heard about what it means to be a second semester senior — cutting class, skipping homework and maybe even failing a test or two. In other words, checking out. Many people think of “senioritis”...

School announces plans to bury capsule

Kamala Durairaj November 22, 2016

The school community will commemorate the school’s 25th anniversary with a time capsule featuring objects representative of the 2016 school year. Students can contribute small sports memorabilia, digital...

External company conducts first diversity survey of school, identifies areas to improve

Kamala Durairaj October 5, 2016

The first of three diversity surveys was conducted by third party HR Matrix Sept. 29-30 to assess upper school community members’ experience with diversity on campus. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...

Students hold handmade indigo-dyed fabrics and cloths in the village of Wu Zhen. Printed with permission of Adele Chi.

Students travel to Shanghai

Kamala Durairaj August 31, 2016

Four Chinese language students interned in Shanghai and attended the World Leading Schools Association conference this summer. Jack Borris ’18, Izzy Reiff ’18, Strauss Cooperstein ’18 and Diego Ayala...

THE POWER OF WORDS: Keynote speaker Jacqueline Woodson, the National Book Award-winning writer of “Brown Girl Dreaming,” speaks to students at the festival.  Workshops led by other accomplished poets were also held at the festival.

Upper School hosts poetry festival

Kamala Durairaj April 27, 2016

Keynote speaker Jacqueline Woodson, The Poetry Foundation’s 2015 Young People’s Poet Laureate, spoke about her National Book Award winner “Brown Girl Dreaming” and her experiences with writing...

Wafflebots members Johnny Berman 17 and Samantha Ho 17 work on the teams robot, 1148, in preparation for their first competition. Printed with permission of Isobel Phillips

Wafflebots place 27th in contest

Kamala Durairaj March 9, 2016

The robotics team, also known as the Wafflebots, placed 27th out of 60 teams at the 10th Annual San Diego Regional FIRST Robotics Competition March 2-5, where they showcased the robot they built and programmed...

Professor to discuss race issues

Kamala Durairaj February 27, 2016

Dr. Ange-Marie Hancock, Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender Studies at University of Southern California’s Dornsife College will speak at this year’s Black History Month assembly Monday in...

Ethics team wins regional competition

Kamala Durairaj February 14, 2016

Ethics Bowl team members Cameron Cabo ’16, Nathan Lee ’16 and Kathleen Edmiston ’17 won first place at the National High School Ethics Bowl regional qualifying competition Jan. 30. Students prepared...

Alumni named to ’30 Under 30′ Forbes list

Kamala Durairaj January 16, 2016

Alumni Joshua Lederman ’05 and Charlie Stigler ’11 have been named to Forbes’ fifth annual ‘30 Under 30’ list standouts in the fields of finance and education. Lederman serves as a Principal...

Journalists join online news group

Kamala Durairaj November 27, 2015

Ten Chronicle journalists were selected to serve as members of the 2015-2016 ASNE Youth Journalism Student Advisory Board. Chronicle staffers Josie Abugov ’18, Ellis Becker ’18, Elly Choi ’18, Sofia...

BLACC holds Justin Carr workshop

Kamala Durairaj October 7, 2015

BLACC will host this year’s first Justin Carr ’14 Dare to Dream Workshop Oct. 10 at the Frank D. Parent Elementary School in Inglewood. Students can receive three hours of community service for helping...

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