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Speeches and runoffs take place in 2021-2022 Junior Prefect elections
Junior candidates give speeches for 2021-2022 Senior Prefect elections
ASiA Club Leaders present on APAH month and introduce video presentations.
ASiA celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month at Community Flex Time
In a Zoom breakout room hosted by an administrator, students discuss their thoughts on DEI's progress.
DEI Office hosts virtual student focus groups in new phase of climate assessments
Eva Salas '22 works on part of the mural at Crete Academy with visual arts students.
Visual art students paint mural at Crete Academy for community service trip
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
The Mittle-man on Campus: High School How-Tos
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
The Mittle-man on Campus: An Open Letter to Mr. Commons
Credit: Caroline Jacoby/Chronicle
Packing in hyperpartisan politics
Credit: Caroline Jacoby/Chronicle
Defining ‘good personhood’
Saving ourselves
Illustration by Evie De Rubertis
The Name Game
Olivia Rahhal '23 cuddles her pet sheepadoodle.
Secret Life of Pets (in Quarantine)
Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff
Shedding the Stigma
Max Silver '20 observes his frozen-over campus at Southern Methodist University during the power outages in February.
Frozen in Time
From Left: Quinn Callaghan '21, Maddie Boudov '21, Alon Moradi '21 and James Johnson Brown '21 pose in their choir classroom.
Zooming into the Classroom
Eva Salas '22 and Eve Levy '22 discuss Salas' inspiration behind her oil painting
Visual and performing art students present at Arthouse
Coming Out
Chasing Trails
Students enrolled in various visual arts courses reconnect with their peers in the same classroom on campus again, but this time requiring masks and social distancing.
Visual arts students come back to campus for classes
Trigger Warning: Controversial Content
Trigger Warning: Controversial Content
Girls and boys track and field team keeps up its winning streak
Boys Tennis team dominates in win against Crespi High School
Boys soccer team crushes Chaminade High School on Senior Night
Boys volleyball loses to Notre Dame 3-0
Baseball team wins series against Crespi High School
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This year's recipients of end-of-the-year awards. Graphic Credit: Indu Pandey/Chronicle

Students, faculty recognized for achievements

Jesse Nadel
May 30, 2017
Illustration by Anna Gong.

Scout’s Honor: Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts on Campus

Jesse Nadel
April 30, 2017

Janine Jones named Interim Director of Diversity

Jesse Nadel
March 20, 2017

Deans implement new admissions policy

Jesse Nadel
February 15, 2017

Trip raises drinking concerns

Jesse Nadel
February 14, 2017
Tatted Teens

Tatted Teens

Jesse Nadel
February 2, 2017
Graphic by Kristin Kuwada

Seeing Red: Alumni in Conservative States Notice a Shift in Political Atmosphere

Jesse Nadel
December 6, 2016
Photo illustration by Kitty Luo

Third Party Or No Party: Third Party Candidates in the Presidential Election

Jesse Nadel
October 11, 2016
Huybrechts delivers her last convocation speech. Credit: Aaron Park/Chronicle

Huybrechts to retire after 28 years

Jesse Nadel
October 7, 2016
Students sit on Ted Slavin Field as the school year commences. Credit: Pavan Tauh/Chronicle

Consultant group to assess student, faculty diversity

Jesse Nadel
August 31, 2016
Sharon Chow '16 receives her diploma from President Rick Commons at the commencement ceremony Friday. Credit: Danielle Spitz/Chronicle

Class of 2016 celebrates at commencement ceremony

Jesse Nadel
June 10, 2016
Javi Arango '16 accepts his senior academic award in English from English Department Head Larry Weber. Credit: Teresa Suh/Chronicle

School honors students, staff at awards ceremony

Jesse Nadel
May 31, 2016
Work That's Worth It: Internships vs. Jobs

Work That’s Worth It: Internships vs. Jobs

Jesse Nadel
May 27, 2016

English teacher to depart from school after two years

Jesse Nadel
May 25, 2016

Riemer to leave school, move to Berlin

Jesse Nadel
May 25, 2016
Brentwood video spurs discussion about diversity

Brentwood video spurs discussion about diversity

Jesse Nadel
May 25, 2016
The audience at the Saturday night playwrights festival evacuated twice after the fire alarm was pulled. Credit: Sammi Handler/Chronicle

Three fire alarms interrupt Playwrights Festival

Jesse Nadel
April 30, 2016
A hallway in a general hospital. Licensed image from pixabay.com.

Helping Hands: Students who Volunteer in Hospitals

Jesse Nadel
April 20, 2016
Casey Giolito '17 hopes to pursue a career in acting. Giolito, along with other students, must find a balance between career aspirations and school. Credit: Emily Rahhal/Chronicle

Going Pro

Jesse Nadel
February 7, 2016
Richard Sneider explains to students how he repelled from a helicopter into a forest in Papua New Guinea to study plants and animals of that region. Credit: Sammi Handler/Chronicle

Environmental scientist shares exploration stories

Jesse Nadel
January 25, 2016

School encourages teachers to use grants to improve teaching

Jesse Nadel
January 12, 2016
Illustration by Vivian Lin

Special Olympics athletes prepare for World Games on campus

Jesse Nadel
December 2, 2015
Carmen Levine '17 writes a message to pay tribute to science teacher Jim Brink on the anniversary of his passing. Credit: Jesse Nadel/Chronicle

Students, faculty pay tribute to science teacher

Jesse Nadel
November 12, 2015
Head of Upper School Audrius Barzdukas performs during the Homecoming pep rally. Credit: Jesse Nadal/Chronicle

Students and faculty gear up for Homecoming at annual pep rally

Jesse Nadel
October 23, 2015

Film Festival holds renaming contest

Jesse Nadel
September 27, 2015
Cami Katz '16 (third from left) passes out candy to visually-impaired children at a Tibetan school as part of her volunteer work for a summer fellowship. Credit: Cami Katz, used with permission

All Aboard the Fellowship Express

Jesse Nadel
September 14, 2015

Future Horizons Club volunteers at UCLA

Jesse Nadel
September 1, 2015

Alum to become Interim Director of Communications

Jesse Nadel
August 12, 2015

School welcomes Cuban and Czech Special Olympics athletes

Jesse Nadel
July 25, 2015

Students win awards for Latin exam scores

Jesse Nadel
May 27, 2015

Senior class participates in impromptu discussion about sexual assault

Jesse Nadel
May 22, 2015

Prefects to initiate break talks on quad

Jesse Nadel
April 29, 2015

Students to present Cuba projects in Ahmanson Lecture Hall

Jesse Nadel
April 29, 2015

Violence, assault are men’s issues, activist tells assembly

Jesse Nadel
April 20, 2015

Mayor Eric Garcetti ’88 urges students to help city

Jesse Nadel
March 23, 2015

Supplementary classes prepare students for AP

Jesse Nadel
March 18, 2015

Community Council holds service week, fair, book drive

Jesse Nadel
March 18, 2015

Fair kicks off Community Service Week

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March 16, 2015

Sophomores Take MMTIC Personality Inventory

Jesse Nadel
February 24, 2015

Family of alumnus founds new endowment

Jesse Nadel
January 14, 2015

Environmental Club to restore LA river

Jesse Nadel
January 14, 2015

Students volunteer at Operation Gratitude to support soldiers

Jesse Nadel
November 10, 2014

Peer Support to hold first meeting of year

Jesse Nadel
September 28, 2014

Skits, poetry recitation, announcements highlight first ever third Wednesday

Jesse Nadel
September 17, 2014

Six worldly fellows return from 2014 fellowships

Jesse Nadel
September 4, 2014
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