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Seniors deliver sexual violence presentations

Kamala Durairaj
February 17, 2017

Seniors participating in The Talk Project will give peer-to-peer sexual violence awareness presentations to Choices and Challenges classes the weeks of Feb. 27 and March 5. Maddy Harbert ’17 interned...

To get Bs or not to get Bs

To get Bs or not to get Bs

Kamala Durairaj
January 11, 2017

We have all heard about what it means to be a second semester senior — cutting class, skipping homework and maybe even failing a test or two. In other words, checking out. Many people think of “senioritis”...

School announces plans to bury capsule

Kamala Durairaj
November 22, 2016

The school community will commemorate the school’s 25th anniversary with a time capsule featuring objects representative of the 2016 school year. Students can contribute small sports memorabilia, digital...

External company conducts first diversity survey of school, identifies areas to improve

Kamala Durairaj
October 5, 2016

The first of three diversity surveys was conducted by third party HR Matrix Sept. 29-30 to assess upper school community members’ experience with diversity on campus. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...

Students hold handmade indigo-dyed fabrics and cloths in the village of Wu Zhen. Printed with permission of Adele Chi.

Students travel to Shanghai

Kamala Durairaj
August 31, 2016

Four Chinese language students interned in Shanghai and attended the World Leading Schools Association conference this summer. Jack Borris ’18, Izzy Reiff ’18, Strauss Cooperstein ’18 and Diego Ayala...

THE POWER OF WORDS: Keynote speaker Jacqueline Woodson, the National Book Award-winning writer of “Brown Girl Dreaming,” speaks to students at the festival.  Workshops led by other accomplished poets were also held at the festival.

Upper School hosts poetry festival

Kamala Durairaj
April 27, 2016

Keynote speaker Jacqueline Woodson, The Poetry Foundation’s 2015 Young People’s Poet Laureate, spoke about her National Book Award winner “Brown Girl Dreaming” and her experiences with writing...

Wafflebots members Johnny Berman '17 and Samantha Ho '17 work on the team's robot, 1148, in preparation for their first competition. Printed with permission of Isobel Phillips

Wafflebots place 27th in contest

Kamala Durairaj
March 9, 2016

The robotics team, also known as the Wafflebots, placed 27th out of 60 teams at the 10th Annual San Diego Regional FIRST Robotics Competition March 2-5, where they showcased the robot they built and programmed...

Professor to discuss race issues

Kamala Durairaj
February 27, 2016

Dr. Ange-Marie Hancock, Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender Studies at University of Southern California’s Dornsife College will speak at this year’s Black History Month assembly Monday in...

Ethics team wins regional competition

Kamala Durairaj
February 14, 2016

Ethics Bowl team members Cameron Cabo ’16, Nathan Lee ’16 and Kathleen Edmiston ’17 won first place at the National High School Ethics Bowl regional qualifying competition Jan. 30. Students prepared...

Alumni named to ’30 Under 30′ Forbes list

Kamala Durairaj
January 16, 2016

Alumni Joshua Lederman ’05 and Charlie Stigler ’11 have been named to Forbes’ fifth annual ‘30 Under 30’ list standouts in the fields of finance and education. Lederman serves as a Principal...

Journalists join online news group

Kamala Durairaj
November 27, 2015

Ten Chronicle journalists were selected to serve as members of the 2015-2016 ASNE Youth Journalism Student Advisory Board. Chronicle staffers Josie Abugov ’18, Ellis Becker ’18, Elly Choi ’18, Sofia...

BLACC holds Justin Carr workshop

Kamala Durairaj
October 7, 2015

BLACC will host this year’s first Justin Carr ’14 Dare to Dream Workshop Oct. 10 at the Frank D. Parent Elementary School in Inglewood. Students can receive three hours of community service for helping...

Jonah Platt '04 performs as Fiyero in "Wicked" on Broadway. His brother Ben Platt '11 will be off -Broadway in the spring. Photo used with permission of Jonah Platt

Platt brothers to star in New York musicals

Kamala Durairaj
September 3, 2015

Jonah Platt ’04 will make his Broadway debut Sept. 15 as Fiyero in “Wicked,” and his brother Ben Platt ’11 will perform the titular role in an off-Broadway production of “Dear Evan Hansen.” Jonah...

Sara Cohen: English

Kamala Durairaj
September 1, 2015

Sara Cohen joins the Upper School English department after serving as a visiting fellow at Drexel University’s Great Works Symposium. Cohen, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature at...

Sara Cohen: English

Kamala Durairaj
September 1, 2015

Sara Cohen joins the Upper School English department after serving as a visiting fellow at Drexel University’s Great Works Symposium. Cohen, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature at...

Students to work with City Council

Kamala Durairaj
April 29, 2015

The Los Angeles Mayor’s Youth Council selected four sophomores as new members of the group. Eshanika Chaudhary ’17, Chasia Jefferies ’17, Lauren Kim ’17 and Nathaniel Wall ’17 will become council...

Middle School hosts EdTech conference

Kamala Durairaj
April 29, 2015

More than 300 teachers from around the country attended the EdTech Team Los Angeles Summit featuring Google for Education that was held at the Middle School April 9 and 10. Seventeen members of the faculty...

Students help provide clean water to 2200

Kamala Durairaj
March 18, 2015

Students bought around 1,700 water bottles to raise money to bring filtered water to 2,200 people in Africa, Clean Water Ambassador founder Cole Kawana ’16 announced at the assembly March 18. Clean...

Babel submissions increase with new incentives

Kamala Durairaj
March 18, 2015

The newly renamed world languages magazine Babel has received 50 student submissions, an increase due to a new extra credit opportunity offered by the World Language department. Babel Editor Lucas Gelfen...

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