Articles from
November 2006
November 8, 2006
QUESTION & ANSWER: Andrew Schein ’07, Adam Drooks ’07 and Spencer Friedman ’09 talk with Henry Cisneros after the assembly. Cisneros told Drooks that America’s current education system was dysfunctional but had the potential for improvement.
Former Clinton cabinet member Henry Cisneros prophesied Monday at the Latino Heritage Assembly that the best days of America are yet to come in light of the rapid growth of the Hispanic community.
November 8, 2006
Summer Program Director David Coombs stands on a stage, facing the class of 2008. He speaks with a British accent, his hands dancing in front of him as he tells his audience about the exciting summers he can help them design. It is evident that he takes pleasure in his work. He smiles and his eyes crinkle behind his silver glasses.
November 8, 2006
Sound difficulties that plagued last year’s production of “Company,” such as static and microphone failure, will be eliminated by the purchase of an entirely new $120,000 sound system for Rugby Theater, arriving in its entirety this month.
The new system includes custom-made speakers with amplifiers built in, all new wireless Sennhesier microphones and a new Yamaha soundboard, which has already arrived.
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November 8, 2006
President Thomas C. Hudnut will attend the annual meeting of the G20, a highly selective group of independent secondary schools in the English speaking world, held in South Africa this spring.
November 8, 2006
Students and librarians alike are finding that more people use Silent Study this year than in years past.
November 8, 2006
Middle school teachers will be bowling at Pinz in Studio City for the first-ever Jacobson Cup Bowling Challenge Nov. 18. This challenge is one of the many events that are part of the ongoing competition among houses to win the Jacobson Cup. Teachers from each of the four houses will be representing their teams as they bowl.
November 8, 2006
The Christian Club set up their first prayer request box for the student body Monday. It is located in Father J. Young’s office, where anybody of any religious background can request a prayer from the Christian Club.
November 8, 2006
Impatient actors and a crew of technicians anxiously watch the cloudy gray sky as they pace back and forth. Above them on the top of a hill, a herd of cows patiently nibbles on a few blades of grass.
November 8, 2006
As Jake Goren ’08 sat in Dean Jon Wimbish’s office during the spring of his ninth grade year, overwhelmed and excited by the navy blue spiral book placed in front of him, his eyes lit up when he came across a class entitled “Architectural Design.”
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