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Girls in STEM

December 7, 2015

Anna Graham (’16) has been enthralled by computer science ever since she accidentally enrolled in a Java programming class her sophomore year. She had planned on dropping the course, until she found...

The admissions process

The admissions process

December 7, 2015

The ASL admissions team receives around 1200 applications from prospective students K-12 per year, 800 of which are actually completed in full and are reviewed by the department. The process for incoming...

Finding the line

December 7, 2015

A swarm of questions and thoughts raced through Mona’s* (’19) mind as she read the messages on her friend’s phone. Formed by a group of boys in her grade, the group chat had existed for almost...

Living apart

November 15, 2015

In the summer of his junior year, Trilok Sadarangani (’16) said goodbye to his father. Following a work commitment, Sadarangani’s father had moved to Seoul, South Korea, leaving Sadarangani and his...

Sophia Alexa: A budding musical talent

November 9, 2015

As Sophia Foy (’17) walks home, her eyes are peeled, looking for inspiration and hoping to not miss something that could be the subject of her next song. “I pick up inspiration from just things...

Body modification

Body modification

November 9, 2015

It was English Teacher Mark Mazzenga’s 18th birthday, and he wanted to complete every rite of passage that came along with it: driving a car, going to college and getting pierced and tattooed.  This...

This man is building a telescope

November 9, 2015

When you ask Science Teacher Andrew Ringham if he always wanted to be a teacher, he is quick to respond. “Never. Not at all. I went into college thinking I wanted to be a physicist. I had it all planned...

Impact of community partnerships

November 9, 2015

This quarter, 200 students and teachers participated in a Community Partnership in the High School.   Naphtali, who is 6 years old, and a regular at the Winch (a charity with different branches throughout...

Political correctness

November 8, 2015

Evan DaCosta (’16) believes that political correctness tends to form a society that “walks on eggshells”. He himself is not a supporter of typical political correctness because he feels that “when...

Following in parents’ footsteps

November 8, 2015

Jagger Boussuge (’17) and his father are both keen photographers. So keen, in fact, that their passion can take over the Boussuge home. “It’s always competitive around the household, who’s better...

Surrounded

November 3, 2015

Living in the Australian bush for a school year,  Spencer Symonds (’17) had no running water, no electricity and no electronics, not even a mobile phone. Mandatory weekend hikes and 5:30 a.m. wake up...

A senior Facebook tradition

November 3, 2015

Over the summer, when College Counselor Ivan Hauck spoke with college representatives from institutions across the world, the question of students’ online presence was repeatedly brought up. And again...

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