Sixty anxious sixth-graders sat in a crowded boardroom facing a PowerPoint presentation at the Center for Early Education (CEE) in fall 2022. Greg Gonzalez, Interim Head of Admission and Enrollment at the school, paced in front of a picture of the lower school campus, instructing the students about the school's academic, athletic and performing arts centers of excellence. Gabby McHale,...

Upper school students completed surveys for each of their courses during January, the first time the administration has conducted a universal survey instead of ones created by individual teachers. Through the school’s website, students answered the same questions for each course and left written feedback about class curriculums and teacher instruction. Director of Institutional Research Mike Barker was hired by...

Chris Sanders will take over as Director of Admission and Enrollment in July, according to President Rick Commons. Sanders, who is currently the Director of Admission and Financial Assistance at Francis Parker School in San Diego, will replace Interim Head of Admission and Enrollment Greg Gonzalez. Gonzalez is temporarily filling the role after former Head of Admission and Enrollment Aaron...

The issue with Todd Field’s “Tár” is not its performances — Cate Blanchett and the supporting cast are undeniably talented — but instead its exasperating drive to intrigue us with a meaningless story. The film seems intentionally formulated to subvert expectations and bewilder audiences rather than engage them. “Tár” follows the fictional character Lydia Tár (Blanchett), an American conductor leading...

In 2026, LA Metro, Los Angeles County's transit authority, will begin construction on a rapid transit line from Van Nuys to West Los Angeles through Sherman Oaks. The city has depended on cars for decades, but the region cannot sustain the endless expansion of car infrastructure. We need something more compact and scalable: rapid transit. Although Valley transit is only...

Over 20 inches and eight atmospheric rivers of heavy rain across California caused mudslides throughout January, leaving Mulholland Drive between Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Avenue closed until further notice, according to the City of Los Angeles. . Mudslides are often caused when water rapidly fills on top of a steep slope and place excess pressure on the rock,...

I will give a slattery quote when I have it. Two new deans will be added at the start of the 2023-2024 school year, according to Head of Upper School Beth Slattery. All current students at the upper school will keep their deans, but future students will be split up among the 11dont close this edit">dont close this edit" class="inline-comment...

Classes at the school cover a wide range of topics in core subjects and additional areas of study. While some classes and programs take field trips, much of the content students learn often stays in the classroom, even though increasing the regularity of field trips could greatly benefit students. Field trips can help students in many different ways — they...

Cinema Sundays are returning to the school after being on hiatus because of the passing of their previous host, formerPerforming Arts Teacher Ted Walch. The events invite community members to watch a film and then engage in a discussion about it afterward. " class="inline-comment collapsed">Cinema Studies Teacher Max Baril ’06, who will be hosting the new series of Cinema Sundays,...

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