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School reviews claims of cheating

Jake Saferstein January 14, 2015

The Honor Board Review Committee is considering whether to bring any students before the Honor Board after a cheat sheet was discovered at the end of the last Geology midyear assessment in December. All...

Assembly honors science teacher with videos and song

Zoe Dutton November 19, 2014

Science teacher Jim Brink, who died in a car accident on Nov. 12, was honored with videos, pictures and songs during the 1st and 3rd Wednesday Assembly on Nov. 19. Students and faculty stood and sang...

Thefts prompt revision of security protocol

Lauren Kim October 14, 2014

When Clara McCarthy ’15 arrived at her locker on the morning of Sept. 20, she noticed that her lock was missing. She had left it hanging on the loop unlocked, and as she checked for other missing items,...

All-school meetings to replace Civitalks

Enya Huang September 3, 2014

Upper school students will gather in the gym during 20-minute-long breaks on the first and third Wednesdays of each month as a new form of community building, Assistant to the Head of Upper School and...

Neighbors post signs protesting construction

Scott Nussbaum September 3, 2014

Opponents to construction of a parking lot and bridge adjacent to the Upper School placed signs on the lawns of neighboring homes in early July. The signs were created by Save Coldwater Canyon!, a non-profit...

Commons sums up mission in 26 words

Zoe Dutton September 3, 2014

The new mission statement emphasizes the importance of "joyful" learning in addition to academic excellence. President Rick Commons spoke about the statement at Opening Convocation on Tuesday. He first...

Hitting their stride

Tyler Graham May 28, 2014

Three Wolverines ascended the throne and one defended it when the girls’ varsity track team captured the crown jewel of CIF Division III in a golden CIF Finals for the Harvard-Westlake track program...

90-minute exams before winter break to replace midterms

Jake Saferstein May 28, 2014

Mid-year assessments will replace midterms next year and will be held in December the week before winter break. There will be two 90-minute exams each day. "This decision was trying to be sensitive to...

Award-winning biographer urges students to discover their passions

Jack Goldfisher April 30, 2014

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer A. Scott Berg implored students to follow their academic passions and act upon the knowledge they gain from these pursuits in an upper school assembly April 28. The author,...

96 percent value academics, but only 55 percent enjoy classes, study finds

Noa Yadidi April 30, 2014

Although almost all upper school students find their academics valuable, only half find them enjoyable and only a slight majority of students are satisfied and not distressed, according to the workload...

Discipline problems plague spring trips

Jensen Pak April 29, 2014

Although various school trips over spring break were plagued by similar issues with drug and alcohol use, the extent and nature of the disciplinary action has varied. Five seniors caught drinking on the...

2 students to receive Iberian, Latin-American Studies Fellowship for summer immersion

Noa Yadidi March 19, 2014

Two students will be awarded the new Iberian and Latin-American Studies Fellowship this spring for summer studies in the Spanish-speaking world, Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts announced in an email to...

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