A group consisting of 60+ alumni joined faculty and Class I for an Alumni Spring Dinner on April 14. The event, which replaced the annual Alumni Spring Luncheon, offered attendees a unique and detailed first glimpse of the School’s athletic facilities expansion. David Powell, a representative from Hastings Architecture Associates, outlined and discussed the project, offering insights on the initiative with […]
After its far-flung tour of Iceland last year, the Glee Club stayed local this year, making the rounds of the Prairie State for its spring break tour. They gave concerts in Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana, and took in plenty of sights along the way. In Chicago the boys performed at the Merit School of […]
The School was treated to another Recital Hall on 12 April—80% piano, 20% mandolin, 100% memorized. Christopher Zhu V played Etude Op. 42 No. 5, by Scriabin; Dylan Zhou III played Sunflower by Yu Shi Wang, arranged for piano by Er Yao Ling (based on a traditional Chinese folk melody); Jonathan Weiss V played his […]
On Monday 4 April, Phil Balson ’15 introduced his college professor Dr. Christopher Smart, who teaches at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, to Rousmaniere Hall. Once an R.L. sixie whose time at the School was shortened due to family relocation, Dr. Smart spoke on his career path in investments, academia, and journalism. A Yale University […]
On 9 March, Dr. Peter Hyde’s Advanced Bio students presented their research in a poster session set up in the Jarvis Refectory. Over the course of winter term they designed and executed an experiment to research a topic of their choice. Early on they received guidance from alumni and parent scientists who vetted their proposals […]
The world and the ages were on display in the Great Hall in the form of the celebrated Western Civ Projects. The Class IV ritual produced creations ancient and modern and represented culture and technology from around the globe. Take the Grand Tour here.
