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Students enjoy the numerous camps offered during the summer. Different types of camps include sports camps, science camps, math camps, and art camps

Students take many various summer courses

by Vedant Thyagaraj June 7, 2013

Final exams have finished and students are just about ready to begin summer; some of them, however, will be returning to school to take one of the various summer courses offered. Many of the courses...

Sophomores Karnika Pombra and Ankita Pannu study for their chemistry final during their free period. The chemistry finals will take place on Wednesday, June 5.

Students study as finals approach

by Elisabeth Siegel May 31, 2013

The Upper School library has become a “dead-quiet zone” as many students busy themselves with textbooks, flash cards, notes, and studying sites in preparation for the end-of-year finals. Although...

Freshmen Sai Sunkara and Panny Shan sit atop the stairs leading to Dobbins Hall, signing friends’ yearbooks. Yearbook signatures are a great way to keep in touch with friends and remember the good times shared with them in high school.

The Tradition of Yearbook Signing

by Alex Jang May 24, 2013

As the school year winds to a close, hordes of students crowd around tables, scrambling to jot down every last detail into their friends’ yearbooks. The importance of signing yearbooks is different...

Carlos Johnson-Cruz delivers his speech during the Baccalaureate ceremony. Carlos was one of two student speakers in addition to Emily Wang.

Juniors and seniors celebrate Baccalaureate

by Anishka Agarwal May 24, 2013

The Quad began to fill as the Baccalaureate ceremony was about to begin around 6:00 pm on Thursday, May 23. Each year, this ceremony consists of a variety of speeches and performances. The ceremony...

Students wait in line to receive their yearbooks after school. On May 23, "Amplify" was revealed to the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.

Unveiling the Yearbook

by Angeline Pan May 23, 2013

As the last bell of the day rang today, students anxiously waited in line to receive their coveted yearbooks as others rushed over to the journalism room. “I’m thrilled that the yearbook staff’s...

Sophomore Archana Podury stops by the Choose Privacy Week bulletin board to read some of the information posted. The bulletin highlighted the central message, "If you don't know the product, you are the product," which was surrounded by images representing privacy's role in everyday life as well as the invasion of privacy.

Choose Privacy Week

by Cindy Liu May 22, 2013

The Upper School library hosted Choose Privacy Week this week in order to raise awareness about privacy settings and security on the Internet. At the school meeting on Tuesday, librarians Lauri Vaughan...

This slide from Monday's presentation outlines the message of the new end-of-year awards. The administration hopes to use the awards to reinforce the school's mission statement.

Students react to new awards system

by Apoorva Rangan May 22, 2013

During yesterday’s school meeting, Assistant Head of School Jennifer Gargano explained the changes to the end-of-year recognition system, which has become more inclusive and flexible. Now, every teacher...

The Book Blog features teen/adult novel reviews from students and faculty alike. The page will continue to expand throughout the summer and beyond as an addition to the library webpage.

New Library blog unveiled

by Samar Malik May 21, 2013

The Upper School Library has recently begun to work on The Book Blog, an online source where students, teachers, and librarians alike can submit reviews of their favorite teen/adult novels. Open...

Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors gather in the gym on Tuesday, May 21 for the first school meeting run by the 2013-2014 ASB council. According to ASB President Arjun Goyal (11), one main focus of the new council is to make the school meetings more efficient and fun, avoiding delays and playing music as students enter the gym.

New ASB council holds first school meeting

by Mercedes Chien May 21, 2013

May 21 marks the official start of the new ASB council school year. ASB President Arjun Goyal (11), Vice President Sahithya Prakash (11), Secretary Vincent Lin (11), and Treasurer Rohith Bhethanabotla...

Sidhart Krishnamurthi (10) poses with Head of School Christopher Nikoloff and author of The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, who spoke at the Upper School on Nov. 30.

Saving for shelters: Sophomore fundraises for Afghan refugees

by Mariam Sulakian May 17, 2013

Putting the book down, he pauses. Right then, the inspiration kicks in—money for a mission. Since his reading, Sidhart Krishnamurthi (10) has gone on to fundraise a total of 2,040 dollars for a donation...

Posting flyers around school, a member of Students For Charitable Causes (SFCC) hopes to raise awareness for the drive. The club planned to work around the school's AP schedule and lack of school meetings.

SFCC holds drive to raise money for charity Embrace

by Jessica Chang & Vasudha Rengarajan May 8, 2013

The Students for Charitable Causes (SFCC) club has begun its annual drive to raise money for the charity Embrace. With bins placed around campus, the club hopes to collect as many used items as it can...

The "AP Stress Less" table allows students to create friendship bracelets and take their minds off of the AP tests. Materials were set up on the table in Manzanita.

AP Week: Bracelet-making table set up as stress reliever

by Shannon Su May 7, 2013

In hopes of relieving stress during AP testing, Spirit Club continued last year’s tradition of setting up a table for students to create friendship bracelets. Placed in Manzanita, the table provided...

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