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Peer Support kicked off the 2024-25 school year with their annual retreat at the Oaks Camp and Conference Center Sept. 7-9. Leaders and trainees bonded over team-building activities to prepare for the new year.

Peer Support leaders, trainees attend retreat

Erin Ryu, Assistant News Editor
September 22, 2024

Peer Support leaders and trainees attended a retreat at the Oaks Camp and Conference Center in Lake Hughes from Sept. 7-9. Students participated in several team-building activities, such as a ropes course...

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BLACC members participate in annual retreat

Yuna Jeon, Assistant News Editor
September 9, 2024

Black Leadership Awareness and Culture Club (BLACC) participated in their annual retreat at the school Aug. 24. Members of BLACC visited The Broad Museum to see the “Mickalene Thomas: All About Love”...

Prefect Council members take a picture together during a weekend of bonding on their annual retreat at Big Bear Lake. They discussed plans for the upcoming school year while participating in activities like swimming, karaoke and a bake-off.

Prefect Council attends retreat for preparation, bonding

Kara Jazeri, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 4, 2024

Prefect Council traveled to Big Bear Lake for their annual retreat Aug. 15-17 after a week of on-campus orientation sessions to prepare them for the school year. Junior Prefect Robby Louie ’26 said...

Prefects Gideon Evans ’25, Nyla Shelton ’24, Caroline Cosgrove ’26, Sarah Anschell ’26, Print Managing Editor Davis Marks ’24, Assistant A&E Editor Sasha Aghnatios ’25 and Ellie Borris ’25 pose at Big Bear Lake.

Councils bond and prepare for the year at retreats in Big Bear

Samuel Glassman and Camryn Banafsheha
August 27, 2023

Prefect Council and Community Council traveled to Big Bear Lake for their annual retreats on Aug. 10-12 and 12-13, respectively. Head Prefect Bari LeBari ’24 said the purpose of retreat is to help...

Prefects retreat to Palm Springs

Emma Shapiro
August 31, 2018

Upper School prefects attended their annual retreat Aug. 19 in Palm Springs. Junior Prefect Jaya Nayar ’20 said the goal of the retreat was to plan for the upcoming school year by setting goals and...

Community Council travels to Anaheim for first annual retreat

Kaitlin Musante
August 30, 2017

Community Council members travelled to Anaheim for a two-day retreat to bond and discuss the upcoming year. Chaplain J. Young said that he and Director of Student Affairs Jordan Church decided to host...

BLACC members bond on annual retreat

Saba Nia
August 29, 2017

Following the success of their first retreat last year, student and faculty members of the Black Leadership, Awareness and Culture Club held bonding exercises and workshops Aug. 19. The retreat, which...

Singers rehearse, bond on retreat

Sarah Lee
October 11, 2016

Students in Chamber Singers went on their annual retreat to Camp Wrightwood in the Angeles National Forest to practice and get to know each other Sept 16-17. Upper School Choral Director Eric Gault said...

All choirs to convene for retreat

Alex Goldstein
October 11, 2016

Choir students from the Middle and Upper Schools will come together to learn new music, sing for one another and meet students who also have a passion for singing on Saturday for the second-annual All-School...

Peer Support leaders, trainees attend retreat

Sofia Heller
October 7, 2016

All 54 of the Peer Support leaders and trainees went on the annual retreat at Gindling Hilltop Camp in Malibu from Sept. 9 to 11. “The coordinators of the program, four seniors, had a lot of say in how...

Peer support to go on annual bonding trip

August 30, 2016

Peer Support leaders and trainees will go on their annual retreat from Sept. 10 to Sept. 12. Counselor and psychology teacher Luba Bek and upper school psychologist Kavita Ajmere will chaperone the trip...

Peer Support leaders, trainees bond on retreat

Connor Reese
October 7, 2015

Fifty-one Peer Support leaders and trainees traveled to Camp Hilltop in Malibu Sept. 11-13 for their annual retreat. "I think the goal of retreat was to foster bonding so that we can create the best environment...

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