Instagram account @wokeathw created Sept. 7, 2020, by a group of anonymous community members disapproving of the school’s anti-racism initiatives, uploaded a post critiquing the Upper School History...
Sophomores, juniors and seniors began returning to in-person classes together starting May 17, following nearly two months of coming to campus based on a daily rotating grade system. . During this time,...
During the 2019 Geology trip to Death Valley, Lena Bagley ’22 captured her classmates balancing on a colossal boulder with her Minolta X-700 camera on a roll of Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film. Soon,...
A Daily Dose: Chandace-Akirin Apacanis ’21 gives her nasal swab to Upper School Nurse Becca Pilgrim for pooled testing outside of the Munger Science Center in adherence with COVID-19 protocols before...
Actress, artist and model Hunter Schafer virtually spoke to students about her career experiences at Community Flex Time on May 14.
Schafer most recently played Jules Vaughn on HBO’s Emmy Award-winning...
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer responsible for killing George Floyd, was found guilty on the charges of third-degree murder, second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter...
For the first time in 404 days, students and teachers will be able to return to classrooms together for in-person instruction on Monday, April 19.
In an email sent to the upper school parents and students...
Late in her junior year, Kimberly Wang ’21 arrived at the Upper School to take her SAT Subject Test. She felt extremely nervous, but her stress for the exam was outweighed by an awkward situation. Instead...
The insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20 sparked discussions within the school community, causing many students and teachers to reflect upon the...
Poetry organization Wider Than The Sky and upper school literary magazine Stone-Cutters will host a virtual workshop discussing bilingual poetry Sunday.
Wider Than The Sky hosts monthly writing workshops...
As the school transitioned to virtual learning through Zoom, the number of 'Zoom bombings' has increased, in which anonymous individuals take students' names and interrupt online class sessions.
Upper...
Students and faculty discussed guest speaker Wes Moore, an author and social entrepreneur, during Community Flex Time on Sept. 29 . In breakout rooms organized by dean group, participants explored topics...
Author and social entrepreneur Wes Moore spoke to students about his experiences as a child and how they relate to current day issues such as racial discrimination during Community Flex Time through an...
Teneice Stegall joined the Upper School as a dean, replacing Maude Bond, who departed after four years at the school.
Previously, Stegall served as the Associate Director of College Counseling at Lake...
Chelsea Stewart returned to the Upper School Science Department as a chemistry teacher following a two-year absence.
After departing the school in 2018, Stewart spent two years teaching chemistry to high...
In place of La Femme’s annual EMPOWER conference, actress Beanie Feldstein ’11, who starred in the critically acclaimed movies “Lady Bird” and “Booksmart,” spoke with students about her identity...
Tim Ellis, co-founder and CEO of Relativity Space, spoke to students Jan. 15 as an HW Venture speaker at the Middle School.
Ellis spoke to students about how he started Relativity Space, giving students...
Students volunteered at Aviva Family Services in a community event, where they played with kids in daycare Oct. 20. Aviva Family Services provides children, who have suffered from abuse and exploitation,...
Bin He will join the Upper School World Languages department this August. He will teach Chinese II, Chinese IV and Post-AP Chinese during the upcoming year.
“I’m so glad that I can work with so many...
The school community gathered today for the seventh annual all-school convocation on Ted Slavin field to celebrate the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. Along with speeches from select administrators,...
