The Vanguard

Split editorial: Competition within students

Volume 52, Editorial Board • June 6, 2023

Competition leaves everyone a loser From classrooms to club meetings, on the sports field or in the theater, competition is an unavoidable aspect of our lives, especially at an independent school with...

Reflections on Perfection

Richelle Chang, Column Writer • June 6, 2023

My first time competing was in my mother’s womb. Just moments before I was born, I lay parallel with another person. Beginning my life in such a unique fashion, as a twin, leads me to believe the...

Volume 51 Response to Freshman Letter

Ford Legg, Outgoing Editor in Chief • June 6, 2023

Dear Freshmen Grade Council, Thank you for this response. The whole point of our editorials is to spark conversation, so hearing your opinions on our writing, even if it’s a call to challenge what...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Words of encouragement’ was ill-advised

Freshman Grade Council • June 6, 2023

Dear Editorial Board of The Vanguard, Constructive criticism can sometimes be a tough pill to swallow. But it’s when the criticism turns to “jokes” verging on personal attacks that our school-wide...

Listen Up

Rose Fahy, Column Writer • April 29, 2023

In the 17 years I’ve been on this earth, there are three distinct days I refer to as the days my life really started. The first was the literal start of my life: August 15, 2005. The second was September...

I thought I had to suffer alone—I don’t want anyone else to

Natalie Gersen, Photo Editor • April 29, 2023

What does it mean to deserve to get help? At what point do you reach the unattainable thresholds your mind holds you to? These were the questions I wrestled with for years, until this year I did not have...

Let’s reinvent prom for the 21st century

Jasper Hawk, Editorials Editor • April 29, 2023

Teenagers often experience prom for the first time through the television screen. Whether through comedies like “Senior Year,” horror films like “Carrie,” or the arguably more frightening TV show...

Editor’s Farewell: Volume 51

Ford Legg, Editor-in-Chief • March 6, 2023

I am most grateful for the people. After constructing 158 pages of The Vanguard over the past year, my favorite part of each issue consistently remains strolling into the comforting office, propping myself...

Let students take part in principled engagement

Danielle Brennan, Editorials Editor • September 8, 2022

With the midterm elections fresh in students’ digital- news-media-devouring minds, results and progress take on extracurricular meanings. We should capitalize on this mindset by evaluating our declared...

Spread the word: Bucky is bigger than it seems

Danielle Brennan, Editorials Editor • September 8, 2022

What makes BB&N different? It’s filled to the brim with unique and talented students, committed faculty, engaging class time, tons of cool coursework, and school-specific trademarks like the Junior...

Goodbye PowerSchool, Hello Canvas

Ford Legg and Danielle Brennan • September 8, 2022

After a more than a decade, PowerSchool will be phased out and Canvas will take its place as the school’s grading and course content platform. The decision to switch came with news that PowerSchool’s...

Caffeine: Necessity or accessory?

Danielle Brennan, Editorials Editor • June 7, 2022

You wander the Commons, your eyes drifting around cups with pink and orange bubble letters. Jittery students buzz around, the half-melted ice sloshing in their plastic cups. We run on Dunkin’, and we...