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The Parade included a performance by jazz band, led by director Chris Florio. Jazz band performed two songs and featured students from all grades.

Classes display floats in annual Homecoming week parade

by Vivian Isenberg and Maya Jeyendran September 26, 2013

Homecoming week’s annual “Panoply of Chaos” spirit parade led by Spirit Club advisor, Grand Marshal Andrew Irvine displayed each class’ floats during long lunch yesterday. The parade ran from...

After seniors have been eliminated from the game, the remaining students circle the three chairs, waiting for the right moment to spring for one. Students from all grades participated in today's spirit event during both lunches, which consisted of a variation of the game musical chairs.

Freshmen win the musical chairs spirit event

by Stephanie Chen and Kacey Fang September 24, 2013

Students from all four classes competed in a variation of the game musical chairs during both lunches today in the second spirit competition of Homecoming week. Led by Spirit Club advisor Andrew Irvine...

Members of the junior class raise their arms in the shape of a tree during a game in their Thursday LIFE session. The representatives from Youth Empowerment Seminar used this game to make students focus.

LIFE kicks off the first assemblies of the year

by Daphne Liang and Cheryl Liu September 19, 2013

The junior, sophomore, and freshman classes gathered in the atrium, auditorium, and the gym respectively for their LIFE assemblies, while the seniors met with their eagle buddies today. The junior class...

Senior Mercedes Chien presents her research on child psychology at the first Medical Club meeting. One part of her project involved analyzing the sitting position of infants.

Medical Club kicks off year with student presentation

by Cindy Liu September 19, 2013

During the first Medical Club meeting of the school year, a group of students gathered for a presentation by senior Mercedes Chien about her summer research project on child psychology. Mercedes spent...

Senior Vincent Lin casts his ballot for prince and princess. Voting took place outside Manzanita during lunch throughout the week.

Homecoming elections take place throughout the week

by Shay Lari-Hosain September 15, 2013

Homecoming: the anticipated school tradition is less than two weeks away. At the end of last week, homecoming court results were disclosed for all four classes on the Spirit Bulletin in the Edge. “Homecoming...

Posters and flyers hung in numerous locations around school announce this Saturday's dance production workshop. At the workshop, dancers will be placed into performances that the Upper School dance teachers decide will suit them.

Upper School prepares for annual dance production

by Vasudha Rangarajan September 12, 2013

In preparation for the annual Upper School dance production themed “Peace, Love, Dance,” teachers and students hurry to finish choreography, choose music, and clear some time out of their busy schedules. The...

Sophomore Justan Su (10), upon request by TalonWP, writes a letter to his eagle buddy in order to introduce himself. The Eagle Buddies program was designed to foster a greater sense of community cross-campus, and allows upper school students to have fun while being role models.

Sophomores write letters to Eagle Buddies

by Vineet Kosaraju September 12, 2013

Sophomores were first introduced to the Eagle Buddies program during the class meeting on Tuesday, when they wrote letters to their new friends at the Lower School. Eagle Buddies, a program created...

Sriram Somasundaram (11) checks his phone to see what his schedule for the day looks like. The iPhone is a popular smartphone among students and allows them to access information on the go.

New iPhones 5S and 5C released

by Vedant Thyagaraj September 12, 2013

Apple unveiled its new iteration of iPhones, the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C, on Tuesday at its Cupertino campus. The iPhone 5S is an incremental update to the company’s popular iPhone 5 which was...

Justin Young (12), president of the Innovation Club, explains the purpose of his club to newcomers, hoping to recruit new members to compete in Inventeams. The annual Club Fair allowed many different clubs to promote their clubs and let students sign up for the ones that interested them the most.

New clubs vie for attention at annual Club Fair

by Jonathan Dai September 11, 2013

Bells jangled as members of Guy’s Gig ran around the gym, weaving through the throng of students. Stations set up with eye catching posters, bright lights, bubbles, and candy lined the walls. Students...

Aathira Menon (10) and Mary Najibi (10) discuss what to write in their letters to their eagle buddies. Some sophomores found it difficult to write the letter, while others wrote to the bottom of the card.

Sophomores write letters to their eagle buddies during first official class meeting

by Ashley Zhong September 10, 2013

The Eagle Buddies program was explained to the sophomore class at the weekly class meeting in the Nichols Hall Atrium. Eagle Buddies is a program that pairs up one or two sophomores with a third grader....

Sarah Bean (11) and Michael Lin (11) discuss the plans for the junior class’ eagle at a meeting today in Dr. Miriam Allersma’s classroom. They chose the theme reality tv to style and design their eagle with.

Students begin to prepare for homecoming week festivities

by Shannon Su September 10, 2013

With the homecoming week approaching in just two weeks, students of all four classes have begun preparing for the homecoming rally by working on their eagles, floats, and skits. This year, the homecoming...

Juniors Noel Banerjee, Darby Millard, Julia Wang, Jeton Gutierrez-Bujari, and Glenn Reddy announce upcoming auditions for the 2014 Dance Production. Auditions are open to all students and will be held on September 14.

Students Attend First Monday School Meeting of the Year

by Arden Hu September 9, 2013

Today marked the first Monday school meeting of the year, following the previous two Tuesday meetings during shortened weeks. Announcements ranged from a lacrosse video encouraging sign-ups to Dance...

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