Anthropology Club, founded by Melissa Ho '25 and advised by World Languages Teacher Li Sun, is a space where students can discuss the development of human societies and cultures. Ho said Anthropology Club will incorporate innovative ways to learn about human, cultural and social evolution and will also allow students to explore their own interests. “Anthropology Club will bring the...

Asian Students in Action (ASiA) hosted their annual Lunar New Year Festival on the Quad onthere actually should be an "on" here because the date follows a proper noun'>there actually should be an "on" here because the date follows a proper noun" class="inline-comment collapsed"> Jan. 23. Lunar New Year is a commonly celebrated holiday in many Asian cultures and represents...

The school reported a record-breaking 344 sick absences in November this year, the most since March 2019, according to Student Discipline and Attendance coordinator Gabriel Preciado. In the most recent Chronicle Poll, 67% of students said they were recently sick.65 students were absent due to illness on Nov. 7 alone, according to data retrieved from the number of absence forms...

The girls tennis team lost to Tesoro High School 8-10 in the semi-finals of the Division 1 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) playoffs. The team ended their season with an overall record of 15-3 and a league record of 7-1. The team beat Huntington Beach 11-7 in quarter-finals. In the Mission League Final Oct. 27, Sunny Lu ’25 won the Mission...

Matthew Shepard Foundation Executive Vice President Jeff Mack and Associate Louis Sisneros spoke to students over Zoom in Rugby Theater Oct. 25. Mack and Sisneros discussed Matthew Shepard's story, the history of fighting for equality and the foundation’s effort to stop hate crimes.i mentioned that his happened in laramie in the paragraph before. should i mention it again? ">i mentioned...

The Latinx and Hispanic Student Organization (LAHSO) and the Latin American Studies course constructed an altar on the Quad to celebrate Día de los Muertos on Nov. 1. They also organized activities such as paper skull decorating and shared pan de muerto, a Mexican sweet bread. Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead in English, is a Mexican...

Sam Volokh ’23 is researching and writing a paper on Ukrainian history for his Senior Independent Study. he didn't say anything abt russia conflict. just the history of ukraine.">he didn't say anything abt russia conflict. just the history of ukraine." class="inline-comment collapsed">Volokh said he chose to study Ukraine’s history because his father immigrated from the country at a young age.“My...

The Upper School Deans began hostingfullyin-person college representative visits to the school this fall. Open to juniors and seniors, the visits include 25-minute sessions that allow students to have specific questions answered. Due to COVID-19 constraints, many college representative meetings in the past two yearswere held through Zoom. However,the school arranged strictly in-person visits this year. Starting Sept. 6 and...

Julee Madkins joined the Upper School this year as the Director of the Learning Center. Before coming to the Upper School, Madkins served as the Director of Learning at New Roads School in Santa Monica, California. In total, she has 10 years of experience as a learning specialist at independent schools in Los Angeles and New York City. ( i...