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Since the beginning of the pandemic, Ella Marcus ’22 has been committed to decreasing food insecurity. She, with guidance from … Continue reading SDP Spotlight: Finding long-term solutions for hunger relief
Class: Student-Directed Project (SDP) Grade: 12 Teacher: Michelle Wildes Seniors Karolina Bergstrand and Ella Val took over Mr. Rohn’s 8th … Continue reading BVR academics: Student-Directed Project
Class: Chinese Grades: 6-8 Teacher: Runze Yang Middle School students in Ms. Yang’s Chinese classes celebrated the Lunar New Year … Continue reading BVR academics: Middle School Chinese classes celebrate Lunar New year
(Above photo taken in 2019, pre-pandemic) Vanessa opened our conversation with a disclaimer: “I have the same attention span as … Continue reading 7th Grade History: An interview with Vanessa Savas
“This year has been a good year to explore current events in the media,” said Perry Eaton, Upper School history … Continue reading Current Events & the Media: An Interview with Perry Eaton
As Lisa Brown walked me to our meeting, she bounced seamlessly from teacher mode to interview mode. She juggled a … Continue reading Course Highlight: Money, Money, Money, a finance-inspired US English elective
When I walked into the Think Tank (a conference room with glass walls in the Research and Design Center), the … Continue reading Current Events & History: An interview with Yolanda Wilcox González
Class: Music (in partnership with the Hiatt Center) Grades: 7th & 8th Grades Teacher: Amelia Walske and Nate Guevin Building … Continue reading BVR academics: The Paper Instrument Project, Year Two
A total of 14 Upper School students participated in the West Coast Model United Nations Invitational on December 12. The … Continue reading BVR Model UN and the West Coast MUN Invitational
Class: The View (English Class) Grade: 11th Grade Teacher: Matt Lippman Students in The View (English Class) heard from critically-acclaimed … Continue reading BVR academics: Author Dr. Jerald Walker discusses the power and hardships of writing