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    2023 student awards announced

  • Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, spoke to the school May 28.

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    Jonathan Greenblatt speaks on antisemitism

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    Students elect Prefects for the 2023-2024 school year

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    Cum Laude inductees recognized

  • 229 seniors gathered at Will Rodgers State Beach on May 12 instead of attending classes at the Upper School. The large-scale ditch day caused controversy because the administration previously allowed seniors to skip school for Coachella in mid-April.

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    Seniors gather at the beach for ditch day

  • Jonah Anschell 23 poses for his yearbook photo during the 2022-2023 school year. Anschell passed away on April 19 from suicide.

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    School responds after second student death

  • Upper School Deans Celso Cárdenas and Sara Miranda pose for a picture at Waffle House during the 2022 Spring Break College Tour. Cárdenas and Miranda are departing the school.

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    Administration hires three new Deans after multiple departures

  • Mudd Library will be closed from June through November for construction as it is remodeled and renovated.

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    Library to undergo renovations following end of the school year

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Samuel Glassman May 19, 2023
A human reaches out longingly toward an impersonal artificial intelligence.
The harms of emotional AI
Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor • May 24, 2023
A heart with the United States flag, a symbol of the soul of America, melts away. The image symbolizes the loss of Americas core value of freedom.
The soul of America
Zoe Goor, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer • May 24, 2023
Van Nuys residents express concern over potential Van Nuys Airport expansion
Nathan Wang May 25, 2023
Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Associate Director of Admission Janine Jones poses for her yearbook portrait during the 2022-2023 school year.
Jones to become Assistant Head of School for Community and Belonging
Davis Marks June 2, 2023

Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Associate Director of Admission Janine Jones will become the Assistant Head of School for Community and Belonging beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, according to an email sent to parents by President...

2023 student awards announced
Davis Marks May 31, 2023

Valedictorian: Jack Austen ’23 Salutatorians: Carter Staggs ’23 and Features Editor Harry Tarses ’23 Due to a tie in the senior class...

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, spoke to the school May 28.
Jonathan Greenblatt speaks on antisemitism
Connor Tang, Max Turetzky, and William Liu May 29, 2023

CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Jonathan Greenblatt spoke in an all-school assembly May 28 in Taper Gymnasium. ADL is the world’s...

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...

Cum Laude inductees recognized
Alden Detmer and Alexander Dinh May 28, 2023

58 seniors in the top 20% of the class were inducted into the National Cum Laude Society in its annual ceremony, History Teacher and Cum Laude...

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Ella Yadegar, Assistant Features Editor • May 26, 2023
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Advancing Asian Leaders
Averie Perrin May 25, 2023
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Broadcast Journalism student's last newscast of the school year: CampusNews for May 30, 2023
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SAVING THE DAY: Goalie Rohan Mehta ’23 saves a shot on goal versus Palisades High School April 12. The team also celebrated Senior Night. Printed with permission of Darlene Bible.
Lacrosse team eliminated in quarterfinals following three consecutive one-goal games
Alex Dinh May 25, 2023
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