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Staged student, Becca Berlin/Chronicle, continues her studies remotely while at home with COVID-19.

Sick Day

Upper school students and faculty who have tested positive for COVID-19 reflect on returning to school remotely and virtual learning.
Allegra Drago, Assistant Features Editor
January 20, 2022

Annabelle Mass ’24 glanced at the carpool lane on the first day back from winter break, searching for friends to walk to class with. As she watched the line pass outside her window, she noticed her friend...

Photo Illustration by Nicole Kim

Missing in Action: Consequences of Long-term Illnesses and Injuries

Sammi Handler
October 7, 2016

One moment Jessica Dickman ’17 was at a concert with her friend, watching as a band member dove off the stage. The next, everything went dark. After the band member landed on her and Dickman passed...

A hallway in a general hospital. Licensed image from pixabay.com.

Helping Hands: Students who Volunteer in Hospitals

Jesse Nadel
April 20, 2016

Every Wednesday afternoon, Ashley Frey ’17 puts on her uniform and teen volunteer badge and spends two hours visiting patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Throughout the course of...

Pim Otero

Mental health days help students manage stress

Pim Otero
January 13, 2016

At one in the morning, I stared at the pencil shavings sitting on my desk. The cursor blinked expectantly over my English essay, shaming me for the third straight hour and turning my brain to mush. This...

Happiness in a Bottle? Students say antidepressants help

Happiness in a Bottle? Students say antidepressants help

Carina Marx
October 9, 2015

Thomas* ’16 realized he needed to be taking antidepressants when he tried to kill himself February of last year. He is taking a fluoxetine substitute for Prozac, which is designed to treat all types...

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