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...

The school held the 2024 Honors World Language Assembly to present awards to students who excelled in Honors Language classes this year in Rugby Auditorium on May 21. Any student with a grade of a B+ in an Honors Language class or an A- in a Regular Language class was invited to be inducted into their respective language's honor society....

Board Game Club and Cinephiles Club collaborated to host a movie night with board games in Mudd Library on May 24. Board Game Club leader Jacob Massey ’25 said he was inspired to collaborate with Cinephiles because he wanted to share both films and games with the school community.“I wanted to do a combo event with someone from another club...

The boys' volleyball team achieved its highest win percentage of 75% this season in the last 15 years and its first season with more than 20 overall wins since 2017. The team progressed to the California Interscholastic FederationSouthern Section (CIF-SS) Division 4 quarterfinals – the furthest placementin the team’s history – against Murrieta Mesa High School on May 1. Boys’...

Graphic Design classes hosted the first "School's Out For The Summer" Flea Market on the Feldman Horn Quad on May 24. Graphic Design students sold and displayed the merchandise they made during the school year. All proceeds from the event went to the Garment Worker Center in Los Angeles ,a workers' rights organization fighting for social and economic justice for...

The school hired Jee Won Lee and Michael Durant to serve as deans starting in the 2024-2025 school year, increasing the number of upper school deans from 10 to 12. Head of Upper School Beth Slattery said adding two new deans will reduce the number of students each dean oversees.“We're going to have a team of 12 so that we...

Members of the Class of 2024 hired a mariachi band to come to campus during lunch as a senior prank May 24. The mariachi band walked around and played throughout the entire campus, including academic buildings and department offices. Annabelle Mass ’24 said she reached out to the mariachi band after being encouraged by seniors to assist with the logistics....

Juniors, sophomores and freshmen elected members of their class to serve on Prefect Council for the 2024-2025 school year. Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Sasha Aghnatios ’25 and Ellie Borris ’25 were elected by juniors and sophomores as Head Prefects. Juniors elected Marlo Beckman ’25, Gideon Evans ’25, Rex Grube ’25 and Victor Suh ’25 as Senior Prefects. Sophomores elected...

Tiffany Armour ’25, Clara Berg ’25, Nicola Dadlani ’25, Lauren Park ’25 and Dylan Wuo ’25 were selected as Co-Chairs for Student Leaders for Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (SLIDE) for the 2024-2025 school year. Visual Arts Teacher and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Coordinator Reb Limerick said SLIDE Co-Chairs are responsible for fostering teamwork, creating unity and aiding affinity group...

The Student Mental Health Alliance ran a booth on the Quad to celebrate National Mental Health Awareness Month on May 22. The Alliance gave students fidget toys, cookies and facts about mental health. Students also scanned QR codes for guided meditations and mindfulness playlists. Upper School Counselor Michelle Bracken founded the club and appointed Karsten Cole ’24, Sunny Lu ’25,...