Here is a short wrap-up from this past week—November 6 through November 10 —in the Upper School.
In Advisory on Monday, several announcements were made to students;
- A 10th Grade Movie Night will be held in the Rogers Room on Thursday, November 16 from 6:00-8:30 P.M. Barbie will be screened and students are encouraged to bring blankets and wear pajamas to school.
- Beaver Bowl will take place on Tuesday, November 14. Female-identifying students will compete in a junior vs senior football game with the Beaver community rooting them on from the sidelines. Freshman that would like to attend are encouraged to wear blue, while sophomores are invited to wear pink.
On Tuesday, the Literature of Food class visited Dumpling Daughter in Brookline. The visit worked to highlight the business dimension of food, adding to the multifaceted examination of food the class has been participating in. Founder of Dumpling Daughter, Nadia Liu Spellman, spoke to students about creating the restaurant and her familial connection to the culinary world.
Alex Cohn grant recipients shared their work with their peers at an US meeting on Wednesday. Emma Thiebault ’25 shared Art for Care, her initiative to deliver art supply baskets to local hospitals. Rachel Jean-Mary ’25 detailed her work with Afro-Dite, where she has been transforming traditionally Black articles of clothing into entirely new garments. Charlie Heyworth ’24 finished off the presentations by showcasing Bikes for All and how he has been recycling adaptive bikes and donating them to families in need.
Students in Intermediate Chinese: The World & Me visited Hebrew SeniorLife to chat with Mandarin-speaking residents. Each group interviewed a resident about their family, interests, and life. Students will use this information to make posters of their residents and send them gift baskets.
Students took a break from class on Thursday to watch a musical performance from B-side A Capella and Afternoon Band. Songs such as Stand by Me were performed and the band featured solos from every US instrumentalist.
The fall play, Radium Girls, opened at Beaver on Thursday! The play tells the real-life story of Radium Girls that were poisoned during their time as factory workers in the 1920’s. You can read more about the play here!
At a Veteran’s Day assembly on Friday, students gathered to hear from veterans Mike McCarthy P’20, ’21, ’23 and Bob Notch. The two speakers shared with students details from their time in the service and emphasized the importance of the holiday.
Andy Spellman ’96 visited the socio-economics of sports to chat with students about the business side of the athletic world. Spellman highlighted how his work founding an advertising firm has brought him a deeper understanding of how money influences the operations and politics of sports.