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Bear Boxes Club hosts book drive

Tali Gurule, Staff Writer
March 19, 2025

Bear Boxes Club organized a book drive for Children of the Night, a non-profit organization that works to aid children who are sexually exploited, March 4-7. The club, which works to serve underprivileged...

Student performers Nate Arnold '25 and Madeline Pimstone '25 play a song together at the Valentines' Day Coffehouse. Prefect Council organized the event and brought together various student performers.

Valentines’ Day Coffeehouse hosts student bands, performers

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
March 1, 2025

In a Valentines' Day themed Coffehouse event, Prefect Council featured student musicians and comedians in its second open-mic and standup event this year on Feb. 24 in Chalmers East. The event included...

Club hosts book drive for local teens

Club hosts book drive for local teens

Tali Gurule, Staff Writer
December 18, 2024

The National English Honors Society (NEHS) is holding a book drive through Dec. 20 to support The Book Truck. The Book Truck is a nonprofit organization that provides books to teens from underserved communities...

Charlotte Korchak, an educator and representative from StandWithUs, spoke to attendees of an educational event hosted by Jewish Club on Nov. 1.

StandWithUs Educator Charlotte Korchak speaks to students, teachers about Jewish identity

Tali Gurule, Reporter
November 6, 2024

Charlotte Korchak from StandWithUs discussed Jewish history in light of the Israel-Hamas war during a Jewish Club event in Chalmers East on Nov. 1. StandWithUs, an international organization, aims to combat...

The bookstore was entirely refurbished over the summer. New additions include a new carpet, slat walls and a reconfiguration of the registers with the supplies also being reorganized.

New renovations finished on campus

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 4, 2024

The bookstore was entirely refurbished over the summer. New additions include a new carpet, slat walls and a reconfiguration of the registers with the supplies also being reorganized.

Jewish Club hosts Oct. 7 attacks survivor

Jewish Club hosts Oct. 7 attacks survivor

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
March 19, 2025

Jewish Club hosted Miri Gad Messika, a survivor of the Oct. 7 Hamasterror attacks from Kibbutz Be’eri, in Ahmanson Lecture Hall during lunch March 7. Messika recounted her escape from the kibbutz with...

Prefect and Community councils held a fundraiser, selling ice cream sandwiches to support the LAFD Wildlife Emergency Fund.

Prefect, Community Council organize LAFD fundraiser

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
February 16, 2025

Community Council collaborated with Prefect Council to sell Diddy Reese ice cream sandwiches during lunch from Jan. 30-31 to support the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation (LAFD) Wildlife Emergency...

Pritzker is studying the affects of diet culture on society.

Senior Independent Study: Daisy Pritzker

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
December 18, 2024

Daisy Pritzker ’25 is researching the impact of diet culture on American society for her Senior Independent Study. In the past, Pritzker  has worked with the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa...

Harper Chihara Bibring '26, Anika Norton '26 and Michaela Williams '26 call voters during the phonathon.

Empower calls voters for Harris

Tali Gurule, Staff Writer
November 1, 2024

Empower hosted a phonathon during lunch on Oct. 29, calling Arizona voters and encouraging them to cast their ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election on Nov. 5. Members...

Junior Fellowship: Sasha Gadalov

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 4, 2024

Sasha Gadalov ’25 visited villages in Alaska  to study a religious group’s assimilation to modern American culture for her Junior Fellowship. The group, called the Old Believers, follows the traditional...

Bear Boxes Club is hosting the event March 4-7

Bear Boxes Club holds book drive

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
March 5, 2025

Bear Boxes Club is holding a book drive from March 4-7 to support Children of the Night, a non-profit organization that works to aid children who are sexually exploited. The club, whose broad mission is...

Consuelo Pérez prepares her traditional quesadilla recipe for the class, while also explaining the history behind her dish.

Speakers visit Spanish V classroom to showcase traditional Latin American music, foods

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
February 16, 2025

The Spanish V class hosted speakers to accompany their unit about art and identity on Jan. 22 and Jan. 24. Former Symphony Director Mark Hilt, who retired last year, presented a musical arrangement...

Students write letters to the children of The Help Group.

Students write cards to The Help Group for Community Service Week

Tali Gurule, Staff Writer
November 20, 2024

Students write letters to the children of The Help Group.

The panel organized by HW Venture sits in Ahmanson Lecture Hall after the film screening.

Venture hosts screening of ‘Show Her The Money’, panel of female producers

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
October 3, 2024

The school’s entrepreneurship club HW Venture hosted three women involved in the production of “Show Her the Money” for a panel following a screening of the movie in Ahmanson Lecture Hall on Sept....

New faculty and staff join for 2023-2024 school year

Sarah Miller: Upper School Dean By Alex Lee Sarah Miller joined the Upper School as a dean, replacing Sara Miranda, who left after three years at the school. Miller worked in college admission...

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