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Grace Shin creates a movie for her project. Credit: Grace Shin, used with permission.

Grace Shin researches Alaskan climate change

Daphne Davies September 2, 2020

Grace Shin '21 examined the impacts of climate change on Native Alaskan communities this summer as part of her Junior Summer Fellowship. Shin planned to travel to Alaska to do research and interviews...

Evie de Rubertis ’21 builds a model for her studies on the representations of the female form. Credit: Evie de Rubertis, used with permission

Evie de Rubertis studies women in art

Harry Tarses August 30, 2020

Evie de Rubertis ’21, one of the seven recipients of the Junior Summer Fellowships, used her resources to explore the history and evolution of women in art and examine how these feminist works relate...

Jonathan Cosgrove ’21 interviews Israeli Chef Addena Sussman. Credit: Jonathan Cosgrove, used with permission.

Jonathan Cosgrove looks at how cuisine unites the Middle East

Ryan Razmjoo August 29, 2020

As a recipient of the Junior Summer Fellowship, Jonathan Cosgrove '21 opened dialogue between chefs from Israel, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates through his podcast "Chef to Chef." Cosgrove said...

Baghdad, Iraq bustles in a shot taken by Jameel Zuher, who helped Emma Limor ’21 with her project. Credit: Jameel Zuher, used with permission.

Emma Limor studies Middle East, North Africa

Konnie Duan August 29, 2020

To pursue her interest in the development of Arabic language and culture, Chronicle Opinion and Business Editor Emma Limor '21 spent the summer studying the similarities and differences of six Middle...

Josephine Amakye ’21 writes notes about post-Apartheid South Africa. Credit: Josephine Amakye, used with permission.

Josephine Amakye ’21 studies race relations in South Africa

Lily Lee August 28, 2020

Josephine Amakye ’21 studied race relations in post-Apartheid South Africa as part of the school's Junior Fellowship program this summer. While she was not able to physically go to South Africa as planned,...

Valentina Gaxiola ’21 edits her iMovie about Italian women’s soccer. Credit: Valentia Gaxiola, used with permission.

Valentina Gaxiola researches gender inequality in Italian sports

Liam Razmjoo August 27, 2020

Junior Summer Fellowship recipient Valentina Gaxiola '21 researched gender inequality in sports this summer. While on a trip to Italy a few years ago, Gaxiola said she was inspired to study sexism in...

The accounts first post outlined its goals for the initiative. There are currently 28 posts total.

Alumni start ‘blackathw’ Instagram account

Ethan Lachman July 13, 2020

Class of 2019 alumni founded an Instagram account named “blackathw” June 21 to highlight the experiences and injustices Black students and people of color face at the school. The account is one of...

ON POINTE: One of the pre-recorded videos available to grandparents and special friends via website entails a performance by the middle school Contemporary Dance I class, taught by performing arts teacher Joe Schenck. The video lasts about one minute and details a dance routine created by the class.

Grandparents’ Day hosted online for first time

Ethan Lachman June 17, 2020

In order to maintain the annual tradition of Grandparents and Special Friends Day, the school launched a website that allows guests to experience students’ daily lives during distance learning May 27....

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON: With the current COVID-19 crisis, all classes have been taking place online and presence upon campus has been limited. If students wish to pick up things from their lockers, they must respond to an online form and sign up for a specific pre-determined time slot.

School task force planning for next year

Frank Jiang June 17, 2020

A specialized task force will handle the school's operations for the fall semester and decide whether classes will be held online or in-person during the 2020-21 year, President Rick Commons said. The...

COMBATING CORONAVIRUS: Students hoping to engage with the school community can sign up for online events through The Quad.

Prefect Council, HW Venture create The Quad as online event site for students

Jaidev Pant June 16, 2020

In a joint initiative, Prefect Council and HW Venture announced the creation of The Quad, a platform designed as an online hub for students to access and sign up for upper school events, in an email to...

BEHIND THE SCENES: Actress Beanie Feldstein ’11 shares her experience as a woman in the entertainment industry with upper school students through Zoom on May 6. EMPOWER leaders Dahlia Low ’20 and Lilah Weisman ’20 hosted the discussion as a part of the school’s Multicultural Week.

Actress Beanie Feldstein advocates for women

Melody Tang June 16, 2020

In place of La Femme’s annual EMPOWER conference, actress Beanie Feldstein ’11, who starred in the critically acclaimed movies “Lady Bird” and “Booksmart,” spoke with students about her identity...

Printed with permission of Abe Kaye.

When will they see us?

Jordan Murray June 4, 2020

For the first time since 1992, mass protests followed by riots broke out across Los Angeles. Beginning May 29, the demonstrations were spurred by another instance of sickening police brutality that reenergized...

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