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History Teacher Erik Wade works with a student during a meeting. The administration is discussing possible revisions to the school day to free up teacher schedules and plan more community-building events.

Administration in talks of revising schedule to alleviate stress, improve community

Alex Reisner and Ella Jeon
December 18, 2024

The school is beginning to consider ways they can refine the daily schedule to improve student time efficiency and limit academic overcommitment, according to Head of Upper School Beth Slattery.Slattery...

A schedule and checklist of items are being filled out.

Debating the new block schedule

Eden Conner, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
May 24, 2023

In sophomore year, students are asked to build a three-year plan for the classes they will take during their time at the school. Faced with a spreadsheet and suggestions from too many people about what...

School announces new initiatives

Alexander Dinh and MeJo Liao
February 13, 2023

The school is instituting multiple policy changes that focus on the school's goals of student wellness and maximizing post-secondary opportunities, according to an email sent to 10th and 11th-grade families...

Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener

An Agenda Adjustment

Claire Conner, Assistant Opinion Editor
December 22, 2021

Our school has always been an impetus for change. From former Governor Gray Davis ’60 to Sally Ride ’68, our alumni have guided major policies and shattered cosmic glass ceilings; from thousands of...

Upper School students wait in line to buy lunch during the new 45-minute block.

School community addresses new lunch period

Julian Andreone
August 27, 2021

The school will make changes to its lunch period after experiencing consistently large crowds and long lines during the 45-minute period. Head of Upper School Beth Slattery said the school did not expect...

Letter to the Editors – Head of Upper School Laura Ross

I read with interest the Opinion piece in the Jan. 29 edition of the Chronicle entitled “A-P(ushed) The Wrong Way” and would like to clear up a few misconceptions and offer a different perspective. The...

Speaking about the schedule

Ethan Lachman
June 1, 2019

In an email sent to the entire community, the school announced its plan to implement a schedule change beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, when current sophomores will be seniors. The most prominent...

School to adopt new, rotating block schedule beginning in 2020

School to adopt new, rotating block schedule beginning in 2020

Casey Kim
May 2, 2019

After receiving a unanimous recommendation from the Faculty Academic Committee, the administration plans to implement a new schedule for the upper school campus beginning in the fall of 2020. The new,...

Faculty to vote on schedules for 2020

Saba Nia
March 23, 2019

Following the second pair of late-start block schedule days March 11-12, members of the Scheduling Committee have prepared two proposals for altering the current schedule, Head of Upper School Laura Ross...

School community experiences late-start schedule

Casey Kim
October 28, 2018

With the culmination of the school year’s first quarter, the upper school community experienced the first of two pairs of late-start block schedule days Thursday and Friday. Head of Upper School Laura...

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