Alexander Hudlin ’26 spoke to millions of viewers at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Aug. 21. Hudlin is Vice President Kamala Harris’ godson, and referred to her as his "auntie" multiple times during his minute-and-a-half speech last Wednesday. . Alongside Harris’ nephew and niece, Jasper and Arden Emhoffoversight">oversight" class="inline-comment collapsed">, Hudlin spoke about the Vice President’s">" class="inline-comment...

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. The 2024-2025 prefects learned about what the school year would entail. Junior Prefect Robby Louie ’26 said the week leading up to the retreat helped the group prepare for the new...

Former Crespi guard Joe Sterling ’26 has joined the boys’ basketball team for the 2024-2025 season , the transfer announced in an Instagram post on June 5. Sterling was a standout guard at Crespi, where he became the fastest player to score 1,000 points in the program’s history and earned First Team All-Mission League Honors. Sterling led his team to...

The school renovated Taper Gymnasium, Chalmers Hall and the bookstore over the summer. Taper Gymnasium received a new floor as part of its scheduled once-a-decade remodel. The school also added two soundproof practice studios in Chalmers 107 and removed the kitchen from Chalmers East West. The school added more slat walls for display, new carpet and a new configuration for...

Sébastian Merle joined the World Languages Department this schoolyear to teach French II, Honors French II , French III and Honors French III . Merle previously worked as a French teacher at The Polytechnic School for the last two years. Merle studied at the Universite de Toulouse Le Mirail in France, and then received his bachelor's and master's degrees from...

Valentina Ganocy, a rising sophomore and former standout player on the girls' field hockey team, has left the school after moving to Texas. They key center forward was instrumental in the team’s success last season, where she led the team to win the 2023 Sunset League Tournament of Champions (TOC)." class="inline-comment collapsed">The team, who went on the road in San...

As the fall season approaches, water polo team is adjusting with a series of recent departures. Among those who have left are Aidan Romain, an attacker who is now playing for the water polo club CN Atlétic-Barceloneta (CNAB) in Barcelona, Lucca Van Der Woude, a center defender who transferred to Newport Harbor High School and Jaaziah McZeal '25, a goalie...

My dad has recently has said that I would kill someone to to play volleyball in college. Now, as much as I deny that statement , I will say that my desire to play collegiate volleyball has always been very strong . Inspired by the dedication that my brother has , I have grown up with the knowledge that I...

Middle school faculty and staff unanimously voted to change the Middle School schedule for the 2025-2026 school year in a meeting May 21. The school consulted with Independent School Management (ISM), a company that works to create student-centric scheduling, to develop potential schedules that were presented at faculty meetings in April. Head of Middle School Jon Wimbish said the school...

Director of Instructional Technology Jeff Snapp will retireafter 30 years working at the school. Snapp said he will miss connecting and working with students. “I had to leave the classroom completely when the pandemic shut down in-person classes in 2020 in order to support faculty with instructional technology,” Snapp said. “Every day since then, I have missed the daily interaction...