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Pursuing Excellence: Cum Laude inductee and Presentations Managing Editor Nathan Wang ’25 shakes President Rick Commons’ hand.
Students receive Cum Laude title
Senior Takeover: Seniors traveled to the middle school campus after their last class to engage with middle schoolers for the annual senior prank, gathering to watch their peers dive in and play games by the Marshall Center swimming pool and basketball court May 21.
Class of 2025 visits Middle School campus as a part of annual senior prank day tradition
ASiA club hosts screening of movie “Dìdi,” discussion panel with lead actor Izaac Wang
ASiA club hosts screening of movie “Dìdi,” discussion panel with lead actor Izaac Wang
Valedictorian and Salutatorian selected
Valedictorian and Salutatorian selected
Antisemitic markings on Ventura Boulevard
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
A structure fire broke out internally at 4132 Vanetta Place and spread up the Sunswept hillside to a neighboring four-story building.
What happened at the Sunswept Fire?
Holiday shopping in Sportsmen’s Lodge offers an opportunity to browse stores, buy gifts, and enjoy the wintertime ambience.
Holiday Guide in Los Angeles
Coldwater Canyon Ave. is undergoing maintenance again and is set to finish by November 2025. The street's last roadwork project was in 2023 after a water breakage. Just like with the construction in 2023, the increased traffic and congestion has hindered students' and faculty's commute despite them taking alternate routes.
Roadwork on Coldwater Canyon to finish by 2025
Legacy Redefined
Legacy Redefined
Journey Beyond a Road
Journey Beyond a Road
Too Corepower(ful)
Too Corepower(ful)
Contain the "Crash Out"
Contain the “Crash Out”
Seperate American politics from the Vatican
Seperate American politics from the Vatican
What your university decision says about you
The Unofficial Curriculum Guide 4: A New Hope
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Asking for Letters of Recommendation: Your Foolproof Template
Senior Send-Offs
Senior Send-Offs
Naked Truths: Intimacy and Relationships
Naked Truths: Intimacy and Relationships
Illustrated by CJ Phelan
Joining the jam
Catch Me if You Can: Behind the Shoplifting Trend
Catch Me if You Can: Behind the Shoplifting Trend
Academic Pivot: Responses to AP Curriculum Changes
Academic Pivot: Responses to AP Curriculum Changes
Students Present Acting Showcase
Upper School choirs to travel to New York for summer tour
Choral program hosts lunch chapel concert
How students spend summer break
How students spend summer break
Bucket list for seniors
Bucket list for seniors
Printed with Permission of Nic Monroe
Softball sees success in new league
Printed with Permission of Nic Monroe
Wolverines Only: Franklin Wimbish
Printed with Permission of Savvy Mahoney
Wolverines Only: Savvy Mahoney
Seniors Lead Championships Follow
Striker Cole Grossman '25 fights over a ball with a Jurupa Hills defender.
Photo Gallery: Boys soccer brings home first CIF-SS championship in school history
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Funding the Future

Students and faculty discuss the impact of how financial aid can limit certain students’ choices in choosing a college of their choice.
Lydia Gugsa, Assistant Features Editor
February 12, 2025

Sitting alone at a table on the Quad, Kamari McNeely ’24 sat at a table at school and prepared to open her decision letter to her dream school, Tufts University. Bracing herself for the worst, she read...

Tuition raised to $49,700

Colin Ho, Assistant News Editor
December 18, 2024

Tuition for the 2024-2025 school year has risen to $49,700, a 6% increase from $46,900 last year. Adjusted for inflation, this is an increase of around $1,200.  Chief Financial Officer David Weil ’93...

Tuition increases by 6% from last year, nearing $50,000

Colin Ho, Assistant News Editor
December 18, 2024

Tuition for the 2024-2025 school year has risen to $49,700, a 6% increase from $46,900 last year. Adjusted for inflation, this is an increase of around $1,200. Chief Financial Officer David Weil ’93...

Fix the admission system

Olivia Phillips
March 20, 2024

It was March 8, 2021. I anxiously paced around my room, attempting to stay calm as 5 p.m. ticked closer. In just a few minutes, I would learn not only where I would go to school for the next four years...

Illustration by Eva Park.

Unwrapping Privilege

Students and faculty reflect on how varying socioeconomic statuses affect members of the school community during the holiday season.
Saisha Kumar and William Liu
December 13, 2023

With the holiday season approaching, Maylie Macias ’26 was excited for her friend group’s annual Secret Santa. She and her friends would each exchange holiday gifts anonymously, drawing random names...

NEW FACES IN ADMISSION: Interim Director of Admission and Enrollment Greg Gonzalez steps into his new role in the Admission Office.

Admission Office adds members

Davis Marks
August 25, 2022

Four new admission officers joined the school this year after a number of departures from the department over the summer. Among those officers are an interim Head of Admission and Enrollment, Assistant...

Hierarchy in the health care system

Students grapple with the inaccessibility of mental health resources based upon their financial situations as well as other barriers.
Natalie Cosgrove
December 2, 2021

Shaking out her blanket and laying it across a cushioned armrest, Zoe Shapiro ’23 stood up from the couch. She passed a table of snacks catered to dietary restrictions and a bucket of toys meant for...

Expanding Financial Aid

Expanding Financial Aid

Will Sheehy
June 6, 2021

While other athletes on the boys golf team purchased new equipment before the season, Ford McDill ’21 browsed the thrift store for golf clubs. Later, at practices and competitions, he noticed the differences...

School refunds $1,000 per student, provides over $1 million in financial aid for community members

Ethan Lachman
February 8, 2021

*Correction: The school has given only a small fraction of the financial aid to employees. Almost all of the money has gone to families. Board of Trustees Chair Alan Wilson (P ’10, ’13 and ’15)...

Photo illustration by Zoe Redlich

Show Me the Money: How campus ID cards have altered student perceptions of the value of money

Sarah Healy
December 12, 2018

Cafeteria cashier Phairot Janthep’s daily routine consists of greeting students, some by name, who come in daily to buy their lunches, snacks and drinks. Seeing everyone who comes to the cafeteria, Janthep...

Photo by Pavan Tauh Origami by Adin Ring

Money Matters: Students of Different Socioeconomic Backgrounds

Nicole Kim
June 5, 2017

Fiona*: Self Identifies as: Less than well-off Transportation: This year, Fiona takes the bus. She doesn’t think a new car is within her family’s budget. Financial Aid: Fiona’s family receives...

School uses Amazon to fund financial aid

Indu Pandey
February 10, 2016

Amazon customers can now use AmazonSmile to donate 0.5 percent of their purchase to the Financial Aid office. AmazonSmile allows customers to donate to a charity of their choice on eligible purchases from...

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