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Cultural Connections

Cultural Connections

Joanna Im
May 28, 2019

As the Mariachi band performed, she said she felt embarrassed walking through the crowd. However, as Anna Martinez-Yang ’20 approached the center of the room and saw those around her,...

Breaking the Mold

Breaking the Mold

Joanna Im
May 1, 2019

As Sophia Nuñez ’20 prepared to cheer for a basketball game, she put on her crisp, red uniform and tightened the laces on her pristine white tennis shoes. While a ponytail and bow were usually required...

Community Council holds Everything Drive to benefit local organizations

Joanna Im
April 12, 2019

Members of Community Council hosted an Everything Drive to collect books, toys, clothes, prom attire and school supplies from April 9-12 in the lounge. The council will send the donations to different...

Accepting this Rose

Joanna Im
March 20, 2019

At the beginning of every year, Nathan Russel ’21 observes all the buzz surrounding the new mystery man of “The Bachelor.” Due to the show’s popularity and older teens being the majority of dating...

Senior showcases photographs in ‘Rodeo Drive’ show

Senior showcases photographs in ‘Rodeo Drive’ show

Joanna Im
February 2, 2019

Will Berlin ’19 held a photography show for his self-edited series, which focused on diverse faces of pedestrians, in Feldman-Horn Gallery on Jan. 16. The event, which culminated Berlin’s independent...

School substitutes plastic straws to reduce waste

Joanna Im
January 30, 2019

After the Environmental Club pushed for change, the school is now replacing plastic straws with papers ones in an effort to reduce the its amount of plastic waste. Environmental Club leader Anja...

illustration by Hannah Mittleman

Like a Broken Record

Joanna Im
January 30, 2019

By Joanna Im As Sarah Bagley ’20 wrapped up her most recent gig with her recently formed new band, Root Canals, she went home satisfied with her performance. Later that night, she did homework, ran...

Secret Santa

Joanna Im
December 12, 2018

As the holidays approach, students share their experiences of how and when they found out that Santa Claus isn’t real: “When I was younger, I thought [Santa] was great, but one day I wondered why...

Magnificent Music

Magnificent Music

Joanna Im
December 12, 2018

Upper school students in orchestra and choir performed in The Fall Instrumental and Choral concert, their first joint concert of the year. Students ranging from 10th to 12th grade were featured in...

Filmmakers in a Gray Area

Joanna Im
December 12, 2018

Jack Safir ’19 and Kat Swander ’19 won the Teen Press HERO Award for their short documentary entitled “Gray Areas” after their visit to Tijuana, Mexico and the United States border with Mexico. “Gray...

Tele-devisions

Tele-devisions

Joanna Im
November 15, 2018

Laughter blared in the background as Ava Benavente ’20 watched the latest episode of Saturday Night Live come to a close. Before the screen went black, a key figure caught her eye: Alec Baldwin, covered...

Deli Hours: Open for Business

Deli Hours: Open for Business

Joanna Im
October 4, 2018

Deli Hours unofficially formed at the beginning of their freshman year in 2016 when the original band members, Otis Gordon ‘20, Lauren Juzang ‘20 and Jasper Richards ‘20, met. “[Richards] and I...

Megan Chang ’19  is featured with friends at camp.

BUTI-ful Tones

Joanna Im
August 29, 2018

Students attended the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, a performing arts summer program for students from June 17 to Aug. 11 to sharpen their musical skills. Students could choose from a variety...

Halkett departs from ‘friendly and caring’ community

Joanna Im
June 1, 2018

Upper school history teacher Nini Halkett will be leaving the department after 30 years at the school. She plans to travel to the places she has taught about in AP Human Geography and International Relations,...

Debate wins big at tournament

Joanna Im
April 28, 2018

Five students cleared to eliminations round, and three debaters received speaker awards and reached the quarterfinals of the National Coaches’ Debate Association Tournament April 12-15 in Atlanta. Spencer...

Speaker educates faculty on cultural awareness

Joanna Im
March 21, 2018

Sage Hill School teacher Drew Ishii presented his speech, ‘Asian-Americans and the Model Minority Myth,’ to educate faculty and staff about cultural awareness Wednesday. The school invited Ishii speak...

Let’s taco-bout it: School hires truck

Joanna Im
February 14, 2018

In an effort to unify different grades and promote sporting events, Prefect Council hired taco food trucks for the Varsity boys’ basketball game against Loyola High School on Jan. 31. “We had a chance...

Student win awards for national Chinese essay contest

Joanna Im
January 12, 2018

Eight students received awards for their essay submissions to the 2017 Chinese Language Association of Secondary Schools National Essay Contest on Jan 5. Students had the chance of being awarded a gold,...

Sophie Wasson: Psychologist

Joanna Im
August 31, 2017

Formerly working for Notre Dame De Namur University, California College of the Arts and other institutions in psychological studies, Dr. Sophie Wasson will be the new upper school psychologist. She earned...

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