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Middle and High School honor band members pose at the festival site in Aberdeen. The festival is to take place from March 14-16.

AMIS Honor Band to perform at Aberdeen Festival

Sophia Hsu, Media Team March 14, 2024

A selected group of 11 High School Concert Band members will travel to Aberdeen, Scotland to attend the Association of Music in International Schools Honor Band Festival from March 13-16. An additional...

Students form discussion groups while attending youngPOWER last year at Westminster Academy. Organizers from the school and Westminster Academy have been preparing for this year’s conference which will host over 150 students from eight different schools around London.

Student organizers prepare to take part in youngPOWER conference

Meher Sareen, Reporter March 12, 2024

Over 150 students from secondary schools across London will attend the youngPOWER conference at Westminster Academy March 15. The day-long conference will allow students to identify pathways to improve...

A sign states that high school toilets are closed and redirects students to other working bathrooms. The toilets were temporarily closed March 1-4 because of a pipe leak.

Pipe leak causes High School toilets to close temporarily

Ailish Herrmann, Media Team March 6, 2024

All bathroom toilets in the Red and Orange pods in addition to the gym foyer were closed March 1-4 due to a pipe leak between the second and third floor. The bathrooms reopened at 11:43 a.m. after plumbers...

The robotics team poses for a picture in the Los Angeles regional robotics competition in Los Angeles March 12. The team has prepared their robot to compete in the Hudson Valley regional competition March 7-10.

Robotics team prepares for upcoming competition in New York

Ailish Herrmann, Media Team February 29, 2024

The robotics team will travel to New York to compete in the 2024 FRC Hudson Valley Regional robotics competition March 7-10. The team will compete against over 70 other schools, predominantly from New...

Hannah Notowitz reads quiz bowl questions Feb 9. The school hosted and competed in an inter-school Quiz Bowl Feb 9. and placed last.

School hosts, competes in inter-school quiz bowl

Leila Meilman, Media Team February 23, 2024

The school hosted an inter-school Quiz Bowl Feb. 9 with the ASL team placing last against six other schools in London. The next inter-school Quiz Bowl will take place in February 2025, and tryouts for...

Student Council president Gus Bhatia (’25) and vice-president Jaden Gardiola (’25) pose together. The vote followed a ranked-choice voting system, where Student Council members would rank their desired candidates in order.

Student Council elects Gus Bhatia, Jaden Gardiola as president, vice-president

Rahil Punshi, News Editor: Online February 22, 2024

Following Student Council’s leadership elections, Gus Bhatia (’25) and Jaden Gardiola (’25) were elected president and vice president respectively Feb. 22. They will be stepping into the roles formerly...

Students listen while Saoirse Burlingame (’24) and Sofia Limena (’24) present a workshop about bias in artificial intelligence during Aequitas Week in March 2023. This year, Aequitas will take place over the course of a whole day and contain a simulation portion.

Aequitas scheduled to take place as one-day event

Ella Friel, Opinions Editor: Print February 9, 2024

Director of Student Life Royce Wallace announced in an email Nov. 20 that Aequitas would take place Feb. 22 this year. Aequitas, an event hosted by the Social Justice Council that involves student-led...

Maddie Hepburn (’26) looks at different course pages on Schoology. Students in the High School have used Schoology for the past five years but will use a different learning platform beginning in the fall.

School plans to replace Schoology with alternative

Sophia Hsu, Media Team February 6, 2024

Students will no longer use Schoology beginning in the fall, as it is likely to be replaced by a different learning management system, according to Tech Coordinator Mark Scharen. The leadership team made...

Kiko Shehata (’24) returns victorious to the Grade 12 section of the bleachers Feb. 2. He was declared the winner of “musical chairs” after tossing the beanbag from its cone and running to retrieve it before his opponent.

Students compete in Spirit Assembly, Grade 12 wins Spirit Cup

Eden Leavey, Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Print February 5, 2024

Students participate in the AMIS Honor Orchestra festival in Madrid, Spain April 22, 2023. The selected students for the Honor Orchestra Festival have prepared for months and will perform in the School Center.

School to host AMIS Honor Orchestra festival

Isabella Gibson and Ailish Herrmann January 30, 2024

The school will host the Association for Music in International Schools Honor Orchestra Jan. 31-Feb. 4. Schools from across Europe will come to the school to perform in the School Center Feb. 4 at 6:30...

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