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Search ends for Director of Diversity

Alena Rubin August 29, 2017

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Performing arts teacher to depart from school after a year of managing choir programs

Maddy Daum July 2, 2017

Performing arts teacher Eric Gault will depart the school after teaching for one year. Gault oversaw the choir program, including Chamber Singers, Bel Canto and Wolverine Chorus. Since Gault was in a transitioning...

Changing it up: Dress code to address gender identity

Noa Schwartz June 3, 2017

Administrators drafted an altered wording of the school’s Dress Code, which acknowledges gender identity and issues with its enforcement, as a result of complaints from both upper and middle school students....

Voice of the people: Yearbook published

Indu Pandey June 3, 2017

Vox Populi staff distributed yearbooks to seniors Thursday during Senior Transition Day and to all other grade levels Friday. All seniors will receive new yearbooks after initial copies omitted eight seniors...

Club sells smoothies for literacy programs

Saba Nia June 3, 2017

Students sold Jamba Juice smoothies to support the non- profit Pencils of Promise today on the quad. According to its website, the organization aims to increase literacy rates around the world by building...

Queen sweep: student wins chess competition

Lucas Gelfond June 2, 2017

Tiber Seireeni ’18 won the Harvard-Westlake Chess Championship. The championship ended with a match between Ethan Tam ’19 and Seireeni. Rounds were played between May 1 and May 22, and both finalists...

Peer Support chooses coordinators, trainees

Gabi Berchtold June 2, 2017

Upper school psychologist and Peer Support Program Head Luba Bek announced coordinators and trainees for the 2017-2018 school year April 24 and May 19, respectively. Axel Rivera de Leon ’18, Charlotte...

Performing arts teacher Villaverde to depart for Polytechnic School position

Kaitlin Musante June 2, 2017

Performing Arts teacher Andrew Villaverde will leave the school at the end of the year to teach at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena. At Polytechnic, he will work on lighting and sound during performances. At...

Debaters participate in Kentucky tournament

Lucas Gelfond June 2, 2017

Eight debate students participated in the Tournament of Champions in Lexington, Kentucky. Evan Engel ’17 and Spencer Paul ’19 both reached octafinals, the round of 16, and Connor Engel ’17 made it...

Vox Populi to reprint yearbooks

Josie Abugov June 1, 2017

Due to eight missing portraits in the senior section, the yearbook staff will reprint yearbooks for the senior class and provide the entire student body with page inserts containing the missing portraits. "We...

Spanish teacher to leave World Language department for retirement after 17 years

Sophie Haber June 1, 2017

After 17 years at the school, spanish teacher Roser Gelida will retire at the end of this year. "I am a little young to retire, but that is [alright]," Gelida said. "[My husband and I] just want to enjoy...

Math teacher to retire

Saba Nia June 1, 2017

Completing her 34 year tenure with the school, math teacher Beverly Feulner will retire at the end of the school year to return to her roots in Pennsylvania with her husband, science teacher John Feulner. "I’ve...

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