Freshmen campaign for student council

Mackenna Moslander, Reporter
November 18, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE The Freshman Class gathered in the Mother Williams Library to listen to speeches written by the students running for the position of freshman student council representative. “The whole grade joined together in the library to hear speeches,” Ninth Grade Chair Sharanya Naik said....
Freshmen plan service project, involve class in volunteering

Madeline Thiara and Olivia Rounsaville
April 12, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen gathered in the Columbus Room at Stuart Hall for their Freshmen Signature Service Project. Service Learning Director Ray O’Connor assigned Students in Action members from each grade to lead a coed class service project. SIA members Elise Vulakh, Amelia Abernethy, Mackenna ...
Freshmen art class paints their spirit animals

Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter
March 19, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen in Art Foundations I paint animals that represent their personality to practice color theory. “One of the nice things about art is that students can play around with identity and discover more about themselves,” art teacher Malisa Suchanya said. “Instead of doing s...
Freshmen act out famous Shakespeare scene

Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter
February 11, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE As part of the Freshman English class’ unit on Shakespeare, students acted out Act 3 Scene 1 from Julius Caesar today. “Acting allows for a deeper interpretation of the characters and their motivations,” English teacher Mark Botti said. The class first discussed the writing, then split ...
Freshmen study world religions

Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter
January 31, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen began a unit on Confucianism and Taoism this week in their World Religions class. They have also been studying Buddhism, Sikhism and Hinduism this semester. “I think that in a world that is diverse and where people’s religions are huge parts of their identity, knowing a...
Freshmen take part in ongoing Shakespeare competition

Madeline Thiara, Reporter
January 29, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen are participating in an annual Shakespeare Reference Competition moderated by English teacher Mark Botti in which they accumulate points finding modern-day Shakespeare references to share with the class. “Since we are reading Shakespeare in class, I feel like this competition can ...
Theology project educates students on indigenous cultures

Madeline Thiara, Reporter
November 29, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen in the Question of Religion & Society class are working on a project meant to educate them on indigenous cultures and various native tribes around the world. “I think knowing about overlooked people is very important to our learning,” theology teacher Kate McMichael ...
Freshmen are given off-campus lunch privilege

Grace Krumplitsch, Reporter
October 25, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE After completing the first quarter of the school year, freshmen are now allowed off-campus lunch. “It is a really exciting next chapter for them,” Freshmen Grade Chair Allyson Maebert said. “They have spent the last few months getting to know each other in a cohort, and they h...
Freshmen lead new philosophy club

Adele Bonomi, Assistant Web Editor
March 26, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE The Philosophy Club, made entirely of freshmen, met today at lunch in room 207 for their weekly discussion on moral decisions and how they affect world communities. “We created this club so that we could talk about thought-provoking ideas,” freshman and co-founder of the club Audrey...
Freshmen begin week of bonding

Cassie Eskicioglu, Senior Reporter
January 16, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen from Convent and Stuart Hall will join together throughout the week to focus on personal growth, building community, service and reflection as a full grade. “It runs a parallel program to Costa Rica, like a Costa Rica prep,” school counselor Annie Egan said. “They are not riding horses, but they are joined by their fu...
High school and elementary students pair in robotics project

Caroline Thompson, Reporter
January 11, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE Underclassmen taking the robotics elective spent their last class periods helping fourth graders from Convent Elementary build simple circuits in the Sparks Studio. “Helping the fourth-grade girls has been really fun,” sophomore Arlena Jackson said. “It’s nice to help other pe...
Freshmen explore their identity through English projects

Caroline Thompson, Reporter
October 3, 2017
The Freshman Class finished off its first quarter by presenting Identity Projects, an English I assignment in which the students explored their identity through a poem paired with a self-portrait. “I wanted both parts of the project to go together," freshman Grace Krumplitsch said. "My overarch...