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ASB Elections held at Upper School

ASB Elections held at Upper School

by Mercedes Chien & Isha Kawatra April 21, 2012

For the eight ASB candidates, Friday, April 20 marked the final day to convince fellow students why they should be elected onto student council. Throughout lunch, crowds of students congregated in...

Interior of Dobbins sports new coat of paint

Interior of Dobbins sports new coat of paint

by Nila Banerjee, Urvi Gupta, & Advaita Kanakamedala April 21, 2012

Students walked into Dobbins Hall on the first day back from spring break to discover a new look - and smell - to the building: the walls had been repainted a darker peach color. Most students were...

Students compete in Science Olympiads

Students compete in Science Olympiads

by Felix Wu April 20, 2012

Around 100 Upper School students are participating in national competitions used to determine the country’s representatives in various international Olympiads. These set of contests consist of the U.S....

Irvine holds first ceramics art show

Irvine holds first ceramics art show

by Nayeon Kim April 20, 2012

From April 4 to May 13, chemistry teacher Andrew Irvine is holding his first professional art exhibition themed “Origins” at the Fibre Arts Design Studio in Palo Alto. Irvine was invited to participate...

Sophomores to vote for Honor Council representatives

by Juhi Gupta and Mariam Sulakian April 20, 2012

On April 26, the sophomores will vote for their Honor Council student representatives for the next two years. The Honor Council, composed of students and faculty who promote moral and academic integrity,...

Non-profit plants trees at Upper School for Earth Day

Non-profit plants trees at Upper School for Earth Day

by Jessica Chang & Jennie Xu April 20, 2012

On Friday, April 20th, six members of Modern Woodmen, a fraternal financial company founded in 1883, arrived to plant trees for the third year running, courtesy of the coordination by Director of Development...

Students and faculty dress up for Multicultural Day

Students and faculty dress up for Multicultural Day

by Nikhil Dilip & Mercedes Chien March 28, 2012

Kurtas, Indian clothes that include a long thin shirt and loose-fitting, pajama-like pants; kimonos, long, loose robes with wide sleeves and formal garments in Japan; and qipao, the traditional high-neck...

Assessment distribution at Upper School for pre-vacation stress

by Meena Chetty March 27, 2012

For the week of March 26 to March 30, the Upper School administration has mandated a set order for testing days for each subject. In response to the stress that many students feel during the week before...

Challenge Success team student representatives present to faculty

Challenge Success team student representatives present to faculty

by William Chang March 23, 2012

On Wednesday March 21, student representatives of the Challenge Success team Jenny Chen (11) and Darian Edvalson (10) presented an update on plans to reevaluate the testing procedures and bell schedules...

Seniors win musical chairs spirit event

Seniors win musical chairs spirit event

by Sanjana Baldwa & Justin Yen March 23, 2012

During lunch on Wednesday March 21, Upper School students participated in a musical chairs spirit event. Just like an ordinary game of musical chairs, players would walk around the chairs placed in...

Middle school alumnus speaks at Upper School for GSA assembly

Middle school alumnus speaks at Upper School for GSA assembly

by Kacey Fang & Nila Banerjee March 21, 2012

On Tuesday March 20, Middle School alumnus Stephen Botte spoke to the Upper School in a GSA assembly about his experiences as an openly gay man. Head of School Christopher Nikoloff opened the presentation...

Tamagawa students visit Upper School

Tamagawa students visit Upper School

by Shilpa Nataraj March 16, 2012

On March 16, 25 students and three chaperones from sister school Tamagawa Gakuen made a stop at the Upper School as part of their trip to visit universities across the United States. At the Upper School,...

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