The Standard received awards from the National Scholastic Press Association at the JEA-NSPA National Journalism Convention in Missouri Nov. 12.   Editor-in-Chief Grace Hamilton (’23), who won First...

London underground workers held a strike Nov. 11, forcing many tube lines to shut down. As the sixth tube strike of the year, it was sparked by pensions and job cuts, according to the BBC. Felix Andreasson...

In an email sent to the school community Feb. 11, the Student Council announced the postponement of Spirit Week to May 23-27 “due to ASL’s guidelines.”  Instead of traditional Spirit Week activities,...

Wearing masks will not be required on campus as of Oct. 18, per Director of Operations Jim Heynderickx. The decision was made by the Senior Leadership Team based on the number of COVID-19 cases within...

Grade 11 and 12 girls have the opportunity to participate in the Mathematical Olympiads for Girls, a yearly math competition organized by the U.K. Mathematics Trust, Oct. 7.   Participants must answer...

New representatives for the Student Council were announced Sept. 24. Candidate speeches were filmed in the School Center rather than delivered live to students. After a four day voting period via a Google...

Grade 11 and 12 students and parents took part in the online College/University Fair organized by the Office of University Advising Sept. 22.  Grade 11 students participated in the No-Name College...

Grade 11 students and parents were invited to the University Advising Department’s college kickoff meeting Sept. 20 from 6-8 p.m. in the School Center. According to University Advisor Nicole Thompson,...

The National Computer Science Honor Society is organizing an artificial intelligence program for High School students. The program will be led by Vice President Adil Farooq (’21), Lorenzo Kwenda (’21)...

Biannually, the PCA organizes a community service day. This year, it occurred May 23 and community members were invited to partake in various activities — gardening, painting fences, laying wood chips...

After speaking with Principal Devan Ganeshananthan, Bissan Kablawi (’22) said students celebrating Eid al-Fitr will not receive homework or assessments and will be excused for any absences. The date...

Beginning May 12, Grade 11 students will be permitted to go off campus on Wednesdays with the permission of their advisors, per Director of Student Life James Perry.   Grade 12 students were given...