November 15, 2009
The 2008-2009 Chronicle, edited by Lucy Jackson '09 and Andrew Lee '09 won the National Scholastic Press Association's National Pacemaker Award Saturday, and the November 2009 edition won first place in Best of Show at the convention in Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2009
The Parents’ Association is hosting an Operation Gratitude community service event on Saturday.
November 11, 2009
Two juniors traveled to Seoul, South Korea this weekend with the U.S. national debate team for an exhibition debate against the Korean national debate team. Jake Sonnenberg ’11 and Ben Sprung-Keyser ’11 spent their weekend participating in a series of public debates between the two national teams.
November 11, 2009
Designed for students who are interested in composing, a new electronic music station is now installed in the upper school music department.
November 11, 2009
Students crowded around a section of the quad and jumped on top of tables to get a better view as Dr. Antonio Nassar and students in the Studies in Scientific Research conducted a scientific demonstration during a Monday break.
November 11, 2009
Next Monday, the Feldman Horn Art Gallery will be filled with artwork from seniors who take AP Drawing, AP Design, Advanced Drawing and Painting III. 3D art and photos will also be shown, while senior work from video art will play in a loop.
November 11, 2009
The Siemens Foundation named Ian Cinnamon ’10 and Andrew Wang ’10 semifinalists of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology.
November 11, 2009
The Athletics Department confiscated cross country team sweatshirts because of concerns that the sweatshirts could be interpreted as offensive.
November 11, 2009
UCLA physicist and astronomer Dr. HanGuo Wang lectured on developing the machine engineered to detect dark matter.
November 11, 2009
In the upcoming weeks, the junior and senior classes will have their chance to view the Columbine re-enactment video along with the A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evaluate) video in their Rugby class meeting. In the dean meeting last Friday, Head of Security Jim Crawford discussed coordinating a date when the juniors and seniors will view the video.
November 11, 2009
The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center ran a blood drive on Thursday in the student lounge.
November 11, 2009
Impressionism, political soap operas and conflicts in the Middle East were the focuses of three upper school history teachers in a series of lectures for parents in October.
November 11, 2009
The school has ordered vaccinations for the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. Although these vaccinations have not yet arrived, students will be able to receive H1N1 vaccinations on campus.