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Prefects organize activities

Prefects organize activities

Tanisha Gunby May 31, 2021

Seniors will participate in two weeks of activities to commemorate their time at the school starting May 28 and culminating with commencement June 11. The celebrations will begin with the last day of...

Student film premieres on campus

“Supermodel Minority,” a film about Asian American experiences, premiered at the Ahmanson Theatre on May 27. Chronicle staff writer and project director Fallon Dern ’23 and photographer Kaelyn Choi'...

University of California System finalizes testing standards

Natalie Cosgrove May 29, 2021

The University of California System (UC System) is no longer taking SAT and ACT scores into account during their admission process. They will cease to utilize a test optional policy, as they have for the...

A Daily Dose: Chandace-Akirin Apacanis ’21 gives her nasal swab to Upper School Nurse Becca Pilgrim for pooled testing outside of the Munger Science Center in adherence with COVID-19 protocols before her class.

Students attend school on campus together for first time in over a year

Tessa Augsberger May 29, 2021

The school welcomed sophomores, juniors and seniors back to campus May 17 after conducting most of the 2020-21 school year virtually. The school’s decision to reopen campus at full capacity came as...

The student foreign language magazine Babel published its annual issue May 14.

Student foreign language magazine publishes new issue

Claire Conner May 16, 2021

Babel, the Upper School’s foreign language magazine, published its annual issue containing essays, poetry and recipes in modern and classical languages May 14. In addition to a digital issue available...

Mary Beth Tinker gives a presentation to seventh grade students about her First Amendment advocacy work.

Free speech activist Mary Beth Tinker speaks at seventh grade class meeting

Tessa Augsberger, Ava Fattahi, and Will Sheehy May 12, 2021

Free speech activist Mary Beth Tinker spoke to seventh grade students about her activism, as well as youth movements, at their class meeting Wednesday. Tinker has been speaking at schools since 2013 as...

Kutler Center Scholar in Residence Stephanie L. Batiste 90 shares her personal story regarding Hurricane Katrina and how her family was affected by it.

Kutler Center Scholar in Residence leads community discussion about Hurricane Katrina’s legacy

Natalie Cosgrove May 9, 2021

Following the English II faculty screening of Spike Lee’s documentary film "When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts," Associate Professor of Black Studies and English at University of California...

Seniors will have the option to pass through the halls of Seaver Academic Center on their way to classes every day starting March 3, while juniors and sophomores will be able to attend classes in person for three days out of the six-day cycle.

Commons announces more opportunities for students to learn on campus

Tessa Augsberger April 26, 2021
Sophomores will attend classes in person on Days One, Four and Six, while juniors will do so on Days Two, Three and Five starting May 3. Seniors will have the option to attend school in person every day for the rest of the year.

Chasing Trails

Tessa Augsberger April 22, 2021

From the dusty browns of Fryman Canyon to the dazzling blues of Temescal Canyon and the murky greens of Will Rogers State Historic Park, the hiking trails of Los Angeles paint a picture of the city as...

Gender and Sexuality Awareness club to deliver baked goods to benefit the Los Angeles LGBT Center

Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff April 22, 2021

The Gender and Sexuality Awareness (GSA) club is hosting a bake sale April 24 and 25 to benefit the Los Angeles LGBT Center, which is the largest supplier of health, housing and educational services for...

GSA to host Day of Silence on Friday

Tessa Augsberger April 22, 2021

The Gender and Sexuality Awareness (GSA) club will host a Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Day of Silence demonstration Friday. In remembrance of LGBTQ students who have suffered at...

Wilson Federman ’24 sorts through piles of shoes donated from local students.

Soles4Good collects shoes from students to send to El Salvador

Natasha Speiss March 30, 2021

Soles4Good, an organization founded by Amaan Furniturewala '21 and Alec Katz '19 in 2017 that helps women in developing countries start businesses selling used shoes, sorted through over 4,200 shoes March...

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