Prefect Council hosted the first Coffeehouse of the year in Chalmers lounge after school Oct. 31. The Halloween themed event featured performances from students in music, comedy and poetry. Prefect Council provided coffee and bundt yes">yes" class="inline-comment collapsed">cakes for all attendees. Sophomore Prefect Eric Lee ’25 said his hope for the Coffeehouses is that they will help connect students with...

Executive Editor James Hess '23 is researching and studying Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem "Inferno" for his senior independent study. Hess, a practicing Catholic, is focusing on the similarities between Dante and contemporary Catholics' experiences with the Church. Dante’s Inferno is the first part of the "Divine Comedy", a three-part epic that describes Dante’s journey through the nine circles of...

Demaine ’23 is exploring the impact of economics for his Senior Independent Study. Demaine said he decided to take an Independent Study because large-scale and general economics, two topics he was interested in, were not offered by the school. Demaine has been working with his faculty advisor , History Teacher Conrad Cuda, to create activities, readings and writing assignments for...

Yoshi Kimura '23 is building a new instrument and composing a piece of music with it for her Senior Independent Study. The instrument, which is played with a cello bow, is a sound box with nails hammered into it, according to Kimura. The nails stick out of the box at different lengths to achieve a range of pitches when the...

The school hosted 21 schools and approximately 350 student representatives for its sixth annual Pollyanna Conference on Oct. 22. The conference is meant to help schools improve their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, and this year’s theme was “Teamwork is the Heartbeat: Building Communities of Inclusion Through Collaboration.” . Pollyanna Inc., which partners with the school to hold the...

At this year’s Homecoming, we need to shake things up. The usual football game and carnivalesque activities are starting to feel passé as my six years at the school come to a close. I propose we take to heart the wise words of “High School Musical 2” and declare, “It’s out with the old, and in with the new.” Here...

According to Niche.com, our school ranks #1 in “Best Private High Schools in the Los Angeles Area.” Not for long. Ye – Kanye West – has just opened a new school called Donda Academy. Named for his mother, professor Donda West, the school is located in the Simi Valley, a mere 35-minute drive away from our dear school. According to...

Being both Asian and white meant that visiting family in China was always accompanied by unwanted stares and frequent remarks about my appearance . My fair skin and double eyelids led to people telling me how blessed I was for having such features. Even though these remarks were meant as compliments, they were still very uncomfortable to receive. Whether I...

Community Council: [note to self: do not mention Madison Beer]Human Rights Watch Student Taskforce: I swear I didn’t make this one up. Italian Club: ItalianX appropriation? Possibly…Babel: 100% acceptance rate for Editor-in-Chief. Ethics Bowl: This year’s agenda: spit on morally subpar students — no one is safe. Aquarium Club: Petitioning Prefect Council to host Prom at the Aquarium of the...

Alex Astalos '23 committed to Vassar College's Division III soccer program. Astalos has played soccer since three years old. She said soccer has been an immense commitment for most of her life, and watching others around has increased her appreciation for the sport.“Soccer has just been in my life forever." Astalos said. "I’m really glad I stuck with it. It’s...