Performing Arts teachers Michele Spears and Lisa Frederickson hosted the first improv workshop of the year Dec. 4, in which students played a variety of acting games. In an email to upper school students, Spears described the improv workshops as a way to relax and have fun every Friday after school. No previous experience in improv is […]
Due to the updated school schedule, teachers will not be assigning cumulative midterms this year before winter break. Instead, classes will take place as they normally would and teachers may assign regular assessments. Head of Upper School Beth Slattery said that traditional assessments can be an added burden to students’ lives. “There’s a recognition that […]
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Associate Director of Admission Janine Jones spoke about implicit bias and microaggressions at a virtual educational event held by the University of Southern California’s (USC) Athletics Black Lives Matter Team on Nov. 17. Speaking to USC student-athletes and staff, Jones said implicit biases are stereotypes and views that affect one’s thoughts, beliefs […]
The annual Southern California Regional Amici Madness (S.C.R.A.M.) conference, the regional Junior Classical League (JCL) convention for Southern California, went fully virtual to provide students with Classical trivia, games, tests and more. S.C.R.A.M. was held online this year through Discord and Zoom. University High School in Irvine hosted S.C.R.A.M. 2020, boasting more than 20 activities […]
The South Asian Students’ Alliance (SASA) hosted an online event Nov. 20 celebrating Diwali, the five-day Festival of Lights observed by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs across the world. SASA President Mohona Ganguly ’21 began the meeting with a presentation offering an overview of the holiday and its origins. In India, various religions and areas of […]
Poetry organization Wider Than The Sky and upper school literary magazine Stone-Cutters will host a virtual workshop discussing bilingual poetry Sunday. Wider Than The Sky hosts monthly writing workshops for students and an annual two-day festival in April. The workshop will be the third event of the year for Wider Than the Sky and their […]
Members of Get Lit, a spoken word troupe based in Los Angeles, led a poetry teaser and showcase during Community Flex Time on Nov. 18. Get Lit Public Outreach Manager Mason Granger, a writer with over 15 years of experience, led the reading, which featured several high school performers from across California. Granger said that […]
In light of Thanksgiving, the upcoming holiday season and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, students and clubs are making an effort to give back to their communities. Some students are adapting and postponing their community service projects, moving them toward the winter holidays due to COVID-19 concerns and rising case numbers in Los Angeles. […]
LA Times Editorial Page Director Sewell Chan spoke to students in Advanced Placement United States History and Advanced Placement Government over Zoom Nov. 17. History teacher Peter Sheehy (Will ’22, Tate ’24) invited Chan to discuss Op-Ed writing with 64 of his students. Many Advanced Placement Government students, who had to write Op-Eds for a […]
The Schedule Committee gave a presentation to upper school teachers Dec. 2 to discuss the findings of a school-wide survey about the new block schedule. The school conducted the survey anonymously in order to ensure honest responses; it garnered over 600 student responses and additional faculty responses. Schedule Committee Co-Chair Heather Audesirk presented the results […]