BLACKPINK is the revolution — they said so themselves. The K-pop quartet released their second studio album, “BORN PINK,” on Sept. 16, reaffirming their international pop-diva-status to fans and casual listeners alike. Like their first album, aptly named “The Album,” “BORN PINK” has a 25-minute runtime and eight tracks, including the prerelease single “Pink Venom” and the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)...

Izzy Daum ’23 received $4,000 from The Junior Summer Fellowship Program to research motel ownership by Indian Americans. Daum interviewed family members about their experiences running motels, with a focus on the importance of women in the motel industry, and stayed at their motels in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Nashville, Tennessee. Many of Daum's family members and otherIndian motel owners...

dont delete/close edits! we use them as a visual checklist to see what was changed">dont delete/close edits! we use them as a visual checklist to see what was changed" class="inline-comment collapsed">Max Baril '06 returned to the school this year as a part-time Cinema Studies teacher. Baril received his bachelor's degree in Film Critical Studies from the University of Southern California...

For her Junior Summer Fellowship, Jessica Thompson ’23 visited New York to learn about the Black community's impact on the music industry. Thompson interviewed Atlantic Records Vice President Riggs Morales, hip-hop star DJ Khaled and strangers in New York. Thompson said she applied to the Junior Fellowship Program because of the opportunity it gave her to explore her own interests.“I...

Prefect Council announced they will accept fewer club applications this year in an email Monday. The email cited the school's changing schedule, which includes a shortened break period, as a reason for restricting the number of clubs. Prefect Council also said teachers have raised issues with students using their classrooms during lunch periods, as it interferes with test retakes and...

Jill Turner returned to the Upper School English Department this year to teach English II and Honors English III: American Studies after a 10-year break from teaching at the school. Before she began her six-year stint at the school in 2006, Turner previously taught at Idyllwild Arts Academy in Riverside, CA and Anhui University in Hefei, China. After taking a...

The girls volleyball team returned from the pre-season Ann Kang Invitational tournament in Hawaii with a record of 4-4. It was their first competition of the season, and the team started with a 2-0 win against Hawaii Baptist Academy on Aug. 11, before losing 2-0 to Moanalua High School on Aug. 13. To advance to the semifinal game, the team...

The first thing you have to remember when watching "Stranger Things" is that there has never before been a "Stranger Things . Sure, it’s coming at a time when vast television epics are more commonplace than blockbuster movies, and of course, almost every shot of it references some film or show more than 30 years its elder, but "Stranger Things"...

Erik DeAngelis joined the Upper School as a dean this year to replace Jennifer Cardillo. DeAngelis worked as an Admissions Officer at the University of Rhode Island from 2004 to 2006, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He then worked as an Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission at Salve Regina University from 2006 to 2010. In his...

HiHo Cheeseburger, Tuesday’s Sweet Shoppe, All Birds and UOVO opened near the upper school campus at The Shops at Sportsmen's Lodge complex over the summer. Aside from new restaurants, Reformation, a clothing store, and Rolling Greens, a retail chain that sells plants and home decor, are also expected to open soon. Other restaurants expected to open are Kismet Rotisserie, a...