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Spurred by the uptick of trash on the quad, the school restricted access to a table to encourage student responsibility for litter.

Admin responds to increase in trash

Erin Ryu and Ella Jeon
December 18, 2024

The school has seen a growing trend in the lack of trash disposal and campus cleanliness among students, according to Student Discipline and Attendance Coordinator Gabriel Preciado. Preciado sent out an...

History Teacher Erik Wade works with a student during a meeting. The administration is discussing possible revisions to the school day to free up teacher schedules and plan more community-building events.

Administration in talks of revising schedule to alleviate stress, improve community

Alex Reisner and Ella Jeon
December 18, 2024

The school is beginning to consider ways they can refine the daily schedule to improve student time efficiency and limit academic overcommitment, according to Head of Upper School Beth Slattery.Slattery...

Innocence Project Club hosts executive lawyer guest speaker

Ella Jeon, Assistant News Editor
December 18, 2024

The Innocence Project Club invited Joseph Trigilio, the executive director of Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent (LPI), to speak to students about his work for the organization on Dec. 3. The...

Theater students attend trip to New York City

Ella Jeon, Assistant News Editor
October 31, 2024

Advanced Performance Studies students traveled to New York, New York from Oct. 9-13 for a field trip led by Performing Arts Teacher and Director Sabrina Washburn. During the trip, the group attended shows...

Students present their ideas during an organized student panel.

School hosts annual Pollyanna Conference

Ella Jeon, Assistant News Editor
October 31, 2024

The school hosted the eighth annual Pollyanna Conference on Oct. 19, where representatives from 25 different middle and high schools around the Greater Los Angeles area gathered to discuss diversity, equity...

Community Council visits Big Bear

Ella Jeon, Assistant News Editor
September 4, 2024

Community Council attended an overnight retreat at Big Bear Lake from Aug. 17-18. Members  planned for the new school year while participating in  activities such as swimming in the lake, go-karting,...

Upper School Science Teacher wins "The 1% Club" Game Show

Upper School Science Teacher wins “The 1% Club” Game Show

Ella Jeon, Assistant News Editor
September 4, 2024

Upper School Science Teacher Nathan Cardin won “The 1% Club”, a televised game show hosted by Patton Oswalt (Alice Oswalt ’28) where 100 starting players must answer increasingly challenging questions...

SLIDE Co-Chairs selected

Ella Jeon
May 29, 2024

Tiffany Armour ’25, Clara Berg ’25, Nicola Dadlani ’25, Lauren Park ’25 and Dylan Wuo ’25 were selected as Co-Chairs for Student Leaders for Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (SLIDE) for the...

Seniors Nuzzy Sykes '24 and Chris Weng '24 run in a track event at Ted Slavin Field.

Boys’ and girls’ track and field start Mission League season

Ella Jeon, Staff Writer
March 19, 2024

The boys’ and girls’ track and field teams have begun their Mission League seasons. The girls’ team is undefeated, taking first place in the first three meets of the season, and the boys’ team...

Zoe Kramar '24, Editor-in-Chief Averie Perrin '24, Liv Kriger '25 and Owen Huang '24 won awards at the North American Invitational Model UN (NAIMUN) Conference on Feb. 18.

Model UN competes in Washington DC

Ella Jeon
February 22, 2024

The Model United Nations (MUN) team flew to Washington D.C. to attend the North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) on Presidents’ Day Weekend, from Feb. 15-18. The tournament was hosted...

Screening held for new film

Ella Jeon, Staff Writer
February 1, 2024

The Jewish Family Alliance (JFA) and Kutler Center hosted a screening of the 2023 documentary "UnBroken" during an installment of Cinema Sundays on Jan. 21. The screening was followed by a discussion in...

Model UN competes in tournament

Model UN competes in tournament

Sienna Dall'Olmo and Ella Jeon
December 13, 2023

The Model United Nations (MUN) team attended the Los Angeles Invitational Model United Nations (LAIMUN) at Mira Costa High School on Dec. 2. Students engaged in special committees and discussed current...

Model United Nations attends BruinMUN

Model United Nations attends BruinMUN

Ella Jeon, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
November 13, 2023

The Model United Nations (MUN) team attended the BruinMUN conference Nov. 11-12 at the University of California, Los Angeles. Partners Owen Huang ’24 and Zoe Kramar ’24 received a Commendation for...

Delegates win awards at UCSD Triton Model United Nations

Delegates win awards at UCSD Triton Model United Nations

Ella Jeon, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
October 28, 2023

The Model United Nations (MUN) team won several awards at Triton MUN at the University of California San Diego on Oct. 28, their first conference of the school year. The team won the “Outstanding...

New faculty and staff join for 2023-2024 school year

Sarah Miller: Upper School Dean By Alex Lee Sarah Miller joined the Upper School as a dean, replacing Sara Miranda, who left after three years at the school. Miller worked in college admission...

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