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Trevor Noah Speaks at Assembly

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
May 28, 2026

Comedian and writer Trevor Noah visited the school for the annual Brown Family Speaker series on May 18. The series aims to host speakers relevant to the school’s community. Specifically, Noah’s book...

Student conflicted in deciding which opinions to express.

Matter Over Mind

Students discuss navigating differing political opinions and conversations with both faculty and peers on campus.
Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
May 27, 2026

It is spring at the Upper School, and Barron Linnekens ’26 has just handed in a written assignment in his history class. Straying from  his personal opinions, Linnekens said he chose to write from a...

Student summarizes a page using an AI chatbot.

Stuck in the Brainstorm

Students and faculty discuss the way the rise in AI use is impacting the school and its academic and arts programs.
Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
April 29, 2026

It’s fall at the Upper School, and Aidan Elson ’27 has just finished an at home writing assignment. Just before navigating to the student portal to submit, he runs his work through a Generative Artificial...

LEGACY: Sasha Leibzon ’28, Jonah Aftergood ’28, Aaron Aftergood ’98,
Sarah Michelson and Jonathan Kasirer ’05 spoke during the presentation.

Panel held to mark Yom HaShoah

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
April 29, 2026

The school hosted a student moderated panel in partnership with If You Heard What I Heard, an organization sharing the stories of Holocaust survivors through their descendants , on April 20. The program,...

Harness fashion for political activism

Harness fashion for political activism

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
March 6, 2026

Historically, fashion has been used as a mode of social and political messaging in some of the country’s most transformational movements. During the homespun movement of the 1760s, colonists boycotted...

PACKED WITH PURPOSE: Maia Blackman ’28, West Flynn ’28, Sophia Jeon ’28 and Gali Kreiz ’28 wrap lunches together with care.

YEH holds lunch packing event

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
March 6, 2026

Youth Ending Hunger (YEH) held their fourth lunch packaging event of the year on the quad on Feb. 12. YEH leader Talia Hannani ’26 said YEH works directly with nearby organizations. “The purpose...

SLIDE hosted February Town Halls to encourage open discussion and strengthen inclusion on campus.

SLIDE hosts annual Town Halls

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
March 6, 2026

Over the month of February, Student Leaders for Inclusion Diversity and Equity (SLIDE) have hosted Town Halls. Town Halls serve as an opportunity for students to hold discussions about issues and developments...

Protect Students Through Prevention

Protect Students Through Prevention

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
December 12, 2025

 In the United States, 81% of women and 41% of men have experienced some form of sexual assault or harassment in their lifetime, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. In America,...

Clubs hold canned food drive

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
December 12, 2025

To kick off community service week, Community Council, the Student Mental Health Association and Joy Market club collaborated for a canned goods drive on Dec. 1. Student Mental Health Association member...

Caroline Cosgrove ’26 study is centered around the rise and fall of the Yiddish language.

Senior Independent Study: Caroline Cosgrove

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
November 14, 2025

Caroline Cosgrove ’26 began working on her Senior Independent Study centered around the rise and fall of the Yiddish language. Her advisor for this project is English teacher Dr. Sara Cohen. Cosgrove...

Kuklinski is working
on his study “Innovation Economics &
Impact: Public-Private Pathways
to Solve Climate Change and
Safeguard Energy Security in the AI Era”.

Senior Independent Study: Kai Kuklinski

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
November 12, 2025

Kai Kuklinski ‘26 started his Senior Independent Study titled “Innovation Economics & Impact: Public-Private Pathways to Solve Climate Change and Safeguard Energy Security in the AI Era” alongside...

Recent extreme heat warnings throughout Los Angeles county pose a threat for fires and students playing sports games.

Extreme heat warnings declared

Kara Jazaeri, News Reporter
September 2, 2025

Extreme heat warnings have been distributed throughout Los Angeles County and California in recent weeks, raising concerns among the student body regarding potential fire hazards. California Governor...

Violinist Songa Lee and Pianist Louise Thomas perform Beethoven’s “Piano Trio Op. 97” in St. Saviour ’s Chapel during lunch.

Piano trio holds lunch concert

Kara Jazaeri, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
February 12, 2025

A Los Angeles-based piano trio performed in the chapel for a lunchtime concert on Feb. 7. The trio — Songa Lee, Charlie Tyler and Louise Thomas — performed Ludwig Beethoven’s famous “Archduke Piano...

Peer Support holds weekly meetings

Kara Jazaeri, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
October 31, 2024

Peer Support held its first and second meetings of the school year on Oct. 7 and Oct. 14 . Peer Support is a student-led on-campus program designed to provide Upper School students with a safe space to...

Junior Fellowship: Sam Cleland

Kara Jazaeri, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 4, 2024

Sam Cleland ’25 visited New Orleans  to research the connection between Black American culture and jazz music for his Kutler Center Junior Summer Fellowship project, titled “Jazz in the Big Easy:...

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