No parent of a student or graduate has been charged in the recent college admission cheating scandal, President Rick Commons announced in an email sent to the school community March 18.
“The LA...
Lucy* ’18 sat with her friend in a near-empty McDonald’s, silently sipping her drink. As she refreshed her email, her heart sank. The word “rejection” flashed across the screen, informing her that...
Seniors applied to colleges early action and decision by Nov. 15 in usual numbers, deans said.
Roughly 95 percent of seniors applied early to at least one college, including early action schools, Upper...
Approximately 130 students who missed the May 6 community service deadline this year were granted an extension until May 28 to complete their requirement.
Seniors who fail to complete a half day of community...
By Jack Goldfisher
President Thomas C. Hudnut will head a Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation committee in Taiwan later this month.
The committee will tour Taipei American School...
By Judd Liebman
President Tom Hudnut will head a Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation committee in Taiwan and will make a pre-visit to Taipei American School in early November.
"I’ve...
By Mary Rose Fissinger
Sixty students took advantage of the administration's decision to allow students to take an excused absence with parental consent to attend the Coachella Music Festival.
Of the...
By Daniel Rothberg
The 2011-2012 school year will begin on the Tuesday after Labor Day, Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts said.
The start date falls on a Tuesday rather than a Wednesday, as is typically...
By Saj Sri-Kumar
The school will not be running a college tour for juniors to the northeastern states this spring break.
Upper School Dean Jon Wimbish said that the school elected to run a tour through...
By Rebecca Nussbaum
As early applications are being submitted, college is a main topic of conversation on campus.
The seniors’ energy has changed noticeably over the past six months....
Student and faculty suggestions will be incorporated into the school’s self-evaluation for accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges/California Association for Independent...
By Maddy Baxter
In order to protect the privacy of students and update the school’s software, a new e-mail system has been implemented, Director of Computer Services Dave Ruben said. All student...
