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The Student News Site of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

The Vanguard
The Student News Site of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

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Summer in sync
Summer in sync

Scarlett Hawkins, Features Editor | September 5, 2025

As a large crowd of campers and counselors laughed and cheered outside the Upper School (US) wood shop, 15 kids performed a synchronized dance to Ava Max's "Choose Your Fighter." For "Fun Friday" programming, campers participated in a lip sync battle and choreographed a dance routine.  From June 16 to Aug. 8, 1,170 kids attended the school-run summer camp, Summer@BB&N. Campers aged 3 to 14...

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Faces of the faculty

Gabe Cooper, Editor-in-Chief | September 5, 2025

Heading into the school year, it’s always beneficial to put a name to a face. The Vanguard is highlighting three of the many notable Upper School (US) faculty members whom you might see leading your classes, advising your club or chasing students through the halls for a tag quiz. —Gabe Cooper  ’26 Mr. Fidler US Math and Computer Science teacher: Geometry (Honors), Geometry (Advanced)...

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Arts
Poet Laureates Face Off
Gabe Cooper, Editor-in-Chief • September 5, 2025

The Upper School has two poet laureates for the 2025-26 academic year for the first time since the program’s creation in 2023. Throughout the...

Salar Sekhavat ’26, Justin Hildebrandt and Gordon Miller (both ’27) attempt to ward off Evelyn Marks’ ’29 deadly bad breath performing with Improv Jones at the Regent Theater. (Staff Photo by Yancheng Zhao)
Yes, and…
Yancheng Zhao, Managing Editor • June 2, 2025

Acting out a historical retelling of the war between two families of marshmallows, the cast of Improv Jones lunged forward with an imaginary...

Resilient Voices
Gabe Cooper, Editor-in-Chief • June 2, 2025

Founded by Nejma Reza ’23, Resilient Voices is an annual production providing a platform for students of color to express themselves. This...

Are we politically neutral?
Are we politically neutral?

Ethan Moran, Sports Editor | September 5, 2025

 "We teach students how to think, not what to think," Upper School (US) Director Jessica Keimowitz said, reflecting on the school's goal for educating students. While the school's website doesn't mention political favoritism and instead highlights embracing "multiple perspectives," some students and parents may question if that's reflected in how the school operates.  To keep the school...

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Committed, not carefree

Lucia Longstreet-Lipson, Off Campus Editor | September 5, 2025

 This fall, like every other, could be stressful for seniors applying to college. However, as most seniors polish essays, construct extracurricular lists and submit applications, a handful of athletes have already committed to colleges. While recruited students know they’re accepted earlier, the process doesn’t mean they skip the college stress.  Dartmouth College recruited Kate Rice...

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Opinions
No such thing as a safe space
Caroline Dudzinski, Columnist • September 5, 2025

 You may or may not be surprised, but I hate films about high school and teenagers in general. Why? It’s very simple: The teenage and school...

It’s a Lauryn Hill summer
Ryan Clay, Columnist • September 5, 2025

 After seeing Childish Gambino and the Lumineers in concert, I told myself, “Damn, I need to go to more concerts,” but never followed...

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Breaking the ice

Breaking the ice

September 5, 2025

Once skating across the ice at the Nicholas Athletic Center wearing blue and gold, Jori Balsam ’19...

Knight Knocks (Spring 2025)

June 2, 2025

Girls’ Varsity Track and Field Aiming for records  “Zoe Li-Khan: New pole vault school record!...

Winter coaches cup awards

May 6, 2025

Each season, coaches choose one athlete per varsity team who exemplifies a combination of talentand sportsmanship....

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Christine Tao, Arts Editor • September 5, 2025

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