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Interim High School Principal Jack Phillips joins Culture Editor: Online Jaden Gardiola for an in-depth interview regarding who he is, his return to the school and his plans for the year.

VIDEO Have a Seat: Interim High School Principal Jack Phillips considers tenure, future goals

Jaden Gardiola, Culture Editor: Online • September 14, 2023

Rowan Hamilton (’26), leader of the Empowering Women’s Education Worldwide club, explains her club’s purpose to a student at her stand Sept. 8. Hamilton said her club’s goal is to bring students together to advocate for women’s access to education by running charity bake sales and other fundraising events. “You’re able to help women and work with people who have similar mindsets to you to create real change that is lasting,” Hamilton said. “We’ll be able to connect with those girls in Jordan and Indonesia and get a wider perspective on the world and what’s going on.”

GALLERY Students present new clubs to High School

Sophia Bateman and Audrey Cushman • September 11, 2023

Sanna Ekroth contributed to reporting.

The Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and British curriculums each pose unique challenges and approaches to student life. These programs encompass variations in subjects, assessment methods and educational philosophies.

Community members contemplate differences in values among several curriculums

Giulia Scolari and Sanna Ekroth • September 1, 2023

Introduction For University Advisor Joanna Shearer, each education system, whether only slightly or glaringly different, has an impact on the character and values of its students. Shearer said academic...

Make space for Danny Joseph: Episode 1

Make space for Danny Joseph: Episode 1

Zoe Karibian, Reporter • June 14, 2023

The Film Festival is an annual project where students collaborate to create short movies that are showcased to the school community at the end of the second semester. Students from three classes worked together to direct, film, and edit each movie.

Film Festival participants, teachers explore behind the scenes production process

Madeleine Galuga and Ruby Rogers • June 13, 2023

Multiple students feel pre-college summer programs have opened their opportunities and experiences within their field of interests. Moreover, students have gained knowledge and engaged with specific academic aspects that they might want to pursue in the future.

Students share highlights after attending pre-college programs

Georgina Angus, Reporter • June 8, 2023

Many universities offer summer courses for high school students that focus on more specific fields of study compared to typical class offerings.  After attending a business and entrepreneurship pre-college...

Director of Student Life James Perry joins The Standard for an in-depth interview regarding his upcoming leave of absence, a reflection on student culture, school social media accounts and more.

Have a Seat: Director of Student Life James Perry explains road to departure, trends in school culture

Jaden Gardiola, Culture Editor: Online • May 31, 2023

Rubble is cleared from the interior of St. Mark’s Church and roof trusses are stabilized because it is still unsafe to enter. Vicar Kate Harrison has begun to plan what the reconstruction should entail.

Vicar of destroyed church has yet to grieve as restoration process begins

Clara Martinez, Editor-in-Chief • May 26, 2023

The Victorian walls are 175 years old and have been enclosed since Jan. 27 with metal barricades. The church has continued worshiping services under a tent in the garden and is beginning to restart social...

Students and faculty members reflect on the growing number of people adopting vegan and vegetarian diets. The rise of plant-based diets has shown a growing awareness on health and environmental impacts through our food choices.

Community reflects on health, environmental impacts of plant-based diets

Zoe Karibian, Reporter • May 24, 2023

Olivia Ford (’24), a member of the Sustainability Council said she has noticed a significant rise in the adoption of plant-based diets and attributes this change to concerns regarding the environment...

Students, faculty bid farewell to Principal Devan Ganeshananthan

Students, faculty bid farewell to Principal Devan Ganeshananthan

Georgina Angus, Lily Rose Aysoy and Maya Fakhry • May 16, 2023

Alumnus Peter Stevenson visits the school April 20. Stevenson is a senior political producer for the Washington Post and worked on a project that won a Pulitzer prize related to coverage of climate change in 2015.

Alumnus Peter Stevenson reflects on career highlights at The Washington Post

Clara Martinez, Editor-in-Chief • May 16, 2023

The day of Jan. 6, 2021, Peter Stevenson, a senior political producer for The Washington Post and alumnus, was a mile away from the Capitol in Washington, D.C. As Trump supporters began to invade the Capitol,...

Syrian refugees supported by the CARE program pose in front of the Wall of Hope at the CARE center in Amman, Jordan. After fleeing conflict in Syria, these refugee girls pursue an education after overcoming countless obstacles.

Rebuilding: Syrian refugee girls pursue education

Grace Hamilton, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus • May 4, 2023

Fatima Alloush fled her home in Syria when she was nine. “Unbearable” describes the 350-mile journey. “When we came to Jordan, the road was so difficult, we went from house to house, car to car...

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