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An early morning earthquake centered in Malibu shook parts of the San Fernando Valley, including Studio City and the school's campus.

Early morning 4.7 Malibu earthquake shakes West LA, Studio City campus

Lyla Kavanagh, Assistant Features Editor September 12, 2024

Studio City residents experienced a magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 7:28 am Thursday morning. The earthquake was centered in Malibu, but shakes were felt up to 60 miles away from the epicenter, according to...

Alexander Hudlin '26, pictured left, stands onstage at the DNC in Chicago, IL on Aug. 21. As Vice President Harris' godson, Hudlin was invited to speak about her family values and character.

Junior speaks at Democratic National Convention during Harris Campaign

Nathan Wang and Chloe Kim September 9, 2024

Alexander Hudlin ’26 spoke to millions of viewers at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Aug. 21. Hudlin is Vice President Kamala Harris’ godson, and referred to her as his "auntie"...

Despite power outages in Taper Gym, the football game is still set for 7:30 p.m. If high temperatures persist, the game may be postponed or delayed, Athletic Director Matt Lacour said.

Football game set for kickoff at 7:30 p.m. despite power outages

Justin Tang, Print Managing Editor September 6, 2024

Tonight’s home football game will take place at 7:30 p.m. despite a power outage that occurred on campus, Athletic Director Matt LaCour said. LaCour said if high temperatures persist, the game will be...

An eighth-grade student works during a science class. Middle school administration unanimously decided in cooperation with an independent company to implement an eight-day block schedule for the 2025-2026 school year.

Middle School announces eight-day block schedule for 2025-2026 school year

Everett Lakey, Assistant News Editor May 29, 2024

Middle school faculty and staff unanimously voted to change the Middle School schedule for the 2025-2026 school year in a meeting May 21. The school consulted with Independent School Management (ISM),...

Prefect Council moved College Sweatshirt day from May 1 to May 20 to due to FAFSA delays.

Prefect Council postpones College Sweatshirt Day due to FAFSA delays

Erin Ryu, Staff Writer May 14, 2024

The Senior Prefects postponed College Sweatshirt Day, a tradition where seniors wear merchandise from the college or university they will attend, from May 1 to May 20 due to delays in the Free Application...

UCLA commit Trent Perry '24 averaged 18.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game as a senior.

Senior announces commitment to play Division 1 basketball at UCLA following decommitment from USC

Justin Tang, Assistant Sports Editor May 8, 2024

Boys’ basketball senior guard Trent Perry ’24 announced via Instagram his official commitment to play Division 1 basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on May 8. Perry was previously...

Rex Grube '25 gives a speech to his peers for Head Prefect elections.

Senior Prefects elected for 2024-2025 school year

Colin Ho May 8, 2024

Marlo Beckman ’25, Gideon Evans ’25, Rex Grube ’25 and Victor Suh ’25 were elected to be Senior Prefects for the 2024-2025 school year. After 19 candidates gave speeches in Rugby Auditorium on...

Prefect Council announced the new policy regarding absences on the weekends of Coachella Music Festival. Students can either miss the Friday or Monday of the weekend as an excused absence.

School announces new Coachella policy

Erin Ryu, Staff Writer April 13, 2024

The school is enforcing a new attendance policy proposed by Prefect Council during the weekends of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12 to 14 and April 19 to 21. The new policy will allow...

Aghnatios and Borris give speeches at Head Prefect elections to sophomores and juniors. They both currently serve on Prefect Council as Junior Prefects.

Aghnatios and Borris elected as Head Prefects for 2024-2025 year

Erin Ryu and Celine Wang March 29, 2024

Junior Prefects Ellie Borris '25 and Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Sasha Aghnatios '25 were elected as Head Prefects for the 2024-2025 school year by sophomores and juniors after winning a runoff...

Prefects decide to revise Honor Code

Prefects decide to revise Honor Code

Hannah Shahidi, Assistant News Editor March 20, 2024

Prefect Council will update the language of the current Honor Code to modernize it and lessen ambiguity following preliminary discussions with members of the administration, according to Upper School Dean...

A line of commuters on Ventura Boulevard waits to turn left on Coldwater Canyon Avenue. A greater trend of tardy students has been reported by Student Discipline and Attendance Coordinator Gabriel Preciado since the beginning of the new year.

School issues record number of tardies due to Ventura traffic

Connor Tang, Assistant News Editor March 20, 2024

Student tardiness in recent months has tripled since the fall, according to data obtained from Student Discipline and Attendance Coordinator Gabriel Preciado. Los Angeles (LA) experienced historic rainfall...

The boys' basketball team poses at center court with the Open Division state title after defeating Salesian College Preparatory 50-45 at the Golden1 Center in Sacramento on Mar. 9.

Boys’ basketball wins back-to-back Open Division State championships

Justin Tang, Assistant Sports Editor March 10, 2024

After winning back-to-back state titles, you would expect the boys' basketball players to be ecstatic with joy. For the most part they were, storming the court and forming a mosh pit, but for senior guard...

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