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Geology and Geology Honors students visit Death Valley.  Printed with permission of Nancy Chen

Rock on: Geology students travel to Death Valley

Celine Park March 23, 2019

As the third of three separate trips this year, Geology and Geology Honors students traveled to Death Valley National Park from March 1-3 to further their knowledge about earth science. “The trip...

Head Prefect candidate Michael Lehrhoff 20 promotes his campaign to the sophomore and junior classes.  Credit: Khyra Stiner

Head Prefect candidates address sophomore, junior classes

Hannah Han March 21, 2019

Grace Burton ’20 and Michael Lehrhoff ’20 will serve as Head Prefects for the 2019-2020 school year. Results were announced after school in an email to the student body March 25. Following an ad-hoc...

Eighty students at Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York lock themselves inside of a building to protest bias, bigotry and racism on campus in light of the administration’s response to a racist video that surfaced this month. Printed with permission of Zoe Casdin.

High schools nation-wide grapple with racism, homophobia, anti-semitism

Sophie Haber March 21, 2019

Sixty African-American and Puerto Rican students barricaded themselves inside the administration building at Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York on March 23, 1970. The students protested...

Chronicle Staff Writer Jaidev Pant ’21 observes the faculty artists’ artwork displayed in Feldman-Horn Gallery. The opening reception for the display took place March 4.  Credit: Lucas Lee/Chronicle

Faculty showcases artwork in gallery

Eugene Wyman March 21, 2019

Faculty artists displayed their artwork, sculptures, photography and paintings at the Visual Arts Department Faculty Exhibit in Feldman-Horn gallery. Jesse Chehak ’97, Claire Cochran ’06, Cheri...

Allison Salvador ’19 looks into a tank at the aquarium. Printed with permission of Allison Salvador.

Just keep swimming: Oceanography students visit aquarium

Frank Jiang March 19, 2019

Oceanography and Marine Biology students visited the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, where they viewed exhibits of organisms they studied in their class March 19. The class divided into smaller...

Abby Kirchmeier 20 and Otis Gordon 20 showcase a musical performance. Printed with permission of Abby Kirchmeier 20

Students perform at St. Patrick’s themed Coffeehouse

Casey Kim March 18, 2019

Students displayed their musical talents at the St. Patrick’s Day-themed Coffeehouse on March 18. The Jack Riley Experience kicked off the event with an original song by Charlie Kogen ’19. The...

Kenneth Lee 19 does a layup while competing with his team, Splash Bros. Credit: Casey Kim/Chronicle

Prefect council hosts third annual March Madness tournament

Luke Casola March 18, 2019

Students competed in the third annual March Madness tournament, a series of three-on-three basketball matches, during break today. Team “Splash Bros,” which included Griffin York ’19, Kenneth Lee...

All school assembly speaker Rosetta Lee addresses the issue of microaggression. (Credit: Crystal Baik /Chronicle)

Speaker discusses methods to address microaggressions

Casey Kim March 8, 2019

In an effort to spark conversation about the impact of microaggressions, educator and diversity speaker Rosetta Lee spoke in an all-school assembly March 8. In addition to debunking myths regarding microaggressions,...

Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi speaks to students about mental health in an all-school assembly hosted by the Black Leadership Awareness and Culture Club in Taper Gym. Credit: Ryan Albert

Kid Cudi addresses mental health stigma

Lucas Gelfond March 4, 2019

Grammy award-winning musical artist Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi spoke about the stigma surrounding mental health in the black community in an all-school assembly hosted by the Black Leadership Awareness...

Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Janine Jones thanks retired Head of School at the Center of Early Education Reveta Bowers during her opening speech. Bowers is a leading expert in independent school education.  Credit: Caitlin Chung

DEI holds first recruiting event on West Coast

Caitlin Chung March 4, 2019

Faculty, staff and administrators from 43 independent institutions gathered together to participate in the first West Coast Diversity Job Fair on Feb. 23. The fair, which was co-hosted with the Brentwood...

Whooping cough outbreak reaches 30 cases

Whooping cough outbreak reaches 30 cases

Sophie Haber February 27, 2019

If the whooping cough outbreak at school grows from the 30 cases reported between Nov. 16 and Feb. 26, the next step may be to limit interschool activities, according to the Los Angeles County Health...

Members of The Jack Riley Experience perform at the Valentines Day-themed Coffeehouse. Credit: Frank Jiang

Students perform at Valentine’s themed Coffeehouse

Frank Jiang February 11, 2019

Students performed at the Valentine’s Day-themed Coffeehouse in Chalmers East on Feb. 11. Many musical performers, including The Jack Riley Experience, Daniel Novikov ’21, Imani Allen ’19 and...

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