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Environmental Club members engage with students in their setup on the Quad. Throughout War on Waste Week, they raised awareness about plastic waste on campus.

Environmental Club fights plastic waste with new week of awareness initiatives

Erin Ryu, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer February 26, 2024

The Environmental Club partnered with Prefect Council to host War on Waste Week, an initiative dedicated to reducing plastic and waste at the school Feb. 12-15. Throughout the week, the club screened a...

Shake Shack, which is about a 10-minute walk away from campus, opened its new Ventura location in the month of January. There were also a number of renewed discounts, which includes a list of over 10 restaurants in the area.

New discounts feature Shake Shack and Sweet Butter Kitchen

Analeigh Nava, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer February 1, 2024

Prefect Council announced student discounts at Shake Shack and Sweet Butter Kitchen on Jan. 17, with 10% discounts at both restaurants. The two discounts follow 11 other discounts announced in October. The...

A chess board is shown with someone moving a chess piece. The tournament started on Jan. 29 and will end on Feb. 2.

Prefects host chess tournament

Lyla Kavanaugh, Staff Writer February 1, 2024

Prefect Council partnered with Chess Club to organize a chess tournament during lunch Jan. 29 through Feb. 2. Students will compete for a chance to win a new chess board. Sophomore Prefect Robby Louie...

Sophomore Prefect Caroline Cosgrove 26 passes out chicken and fries from Raising Canes during Field Day.

Community and Prefect councils organize first Field Day of the year

Jayan Kandavel and Jack Ryan November 15, 2023

Prefect Council and Community Council collaborated to host a Field Day event during lunch on Ted Slavin Field Nov 10. Field Day included a burger grill, food fromRaising Cane’s, an ice cream sundae...

Prefects Gideon Evans ’25, Nyla Shelton ’24, Caroline Cosgrove ’26, Sarah Anschell ’26, Print Managing Editor Davis Marks ’24, Assistant A&E Editor Sasha Aghnatios ’25 and Ellie Borris ’25 pose at Big Bear Lake.

Councils bond and prepare for the year at retreats in Big Bear

Samuel Glassman and Camryn Banafsheha August 27, 2023

Prefect Council and Community Council traveled to Big Bear Lake for their annual retreats on Aug. 10-12 and 12-13, respectively. Head Prefect Bari LeBari ’24 said the purpose of retreat is to help...

Nyla Shelton 24, Elizabeth Johnstone 24, Glory Ho 24, Ryan Cheng 24, Print Managing Editor Davis Marks 24 and Bari LeBari 24 stand on the Convocation stage after being robed.

All-school Convocation marks beginning of new school year

Everett Lakey, Assistant News Editor August 25, 2023

Students and faculty assembled on Ted Slavin Field for Convocation on Aug. 23 to welcome in the 2023-2024 school year. The event included the robing ceremony for both Senior and Head Prefects elected for...

Students elect Prefects for the 2023-2024 school year

Alex Lee and Nathan Wang May 28, 2023

Following a series of elections and runoffs throughout March, April and May, the student body elected the Prefect Council for the 2023-2024 school year. Sophomores and juniors elected Bari LeBari '24 and...

Chiara Umekubo ’23 sold stickers at her Spring Market booth. Similar to the Winter Market in December, the Spring Market allowed students to purchase a variety of homemade items.

Prefect Council hosts Spring Market event

Everett Lakey May 25, 2023

Prefect Council held the Spring Market, where students sold homemade food and goods, on the Quad on May 11. The market consisted of 14 tables for students to purchase items using Venmo and cash. Natasha...

Juniors elect Senior Prefects for 2023-2024 school year

Alden Detmer May 11, 2023

Ryan Cheng ’24, Glory Ho ’24, Elizabeth Johnstone ’24 and Nyla Shelton ’24 were elected as Senior Prefects for the 2023-2024 school year. Johnstone was elected after the first round of elections,...

Sophomores elect Junior Prefects for 2023-2024 school year

Everett Lakey April 29, 2023

Sophomores elected Staff Writer and Layout Assistant Sasha Aghnatios '25, Ellie Borris '25, Gideon Evans '25 and Victor Suh '25 to serve as Junior Prefects for the 2023-2024 school year, Prefect Council...

A stressed Head Prefect gives a speech while worried about other personal school commitments.

Prefect pressure

Jade Harris and Hannah Shahidi April 9, 2023

Head Prefect Simon Lee '23 was on edge. With thousands of his peers' eyes fixated on him, he  was about to give the speech that would determine his long-held dream of becoming Head Prefect. After giving...

Students gather on Ted Slavin field for Field Day.

Prefect Council and Community Council host Field Day

Saisha Kumar March 28, 2023

Community Council and Prefect Council hosted the annual Field Day during lunch on Ted Slavin Field on March 24. Field Day included a pizza food truck, barbeque food, an ice cream sundae bar, water balloon...

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