The Vanguard

Buckingham Browne and Nichols

3

Belmont Hill School

4

May 22 / Boys' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

7

Lawrence Academy

0

May 20 / Boys' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

11

Lawrence Academy

2

May 16 / Boys' Varsity Baseball
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

14

Noble & Greenough School

17

May 16 / Boys' Varsity Lacrosse
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

7

St Pauls School

8

May 16 / Girls' Varsity Softball
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

0

Phillips Academy

5

May 16 / Girls' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

3

Kingswood Oxford School

4

May 16 / Boys' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

8

Groton School

7

May 13 / Boys' Varsity Baseball
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

6

Tabor Academy

23

May 13 / Boys' Varsity Lacrosse
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

8

Governor’s Academy

16

May 13 / Girls' Varsity Lacrosse
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

3

Noble & Greenough School

6

May 13 / Girls' Varsity Softball
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

9

St. George’s School

0

May 13 / Girls' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

6

St. George’s School

1

May 13 / Boys' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

9

Milton Academy

0

May 11 / Girls' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

0

Milton Academy

7

May 11 / Boys' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

11

Middlesex School

9

May 10 / Boys' Varsity Lacrosse
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

10

Middlesex School

9

May 9 / Girls' Varsity Lacrosse
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

8

Middlesex School

1

May 9 / Girls' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

1

Middlesex School

6

May 9 / Boys' Varsity Tennis
Buckingham Browne and Nichols

0

Middlesex

11

May 8 / Boys' Varsity Baseball

September 23, 2026

What was your dream job in kindergarten? At that age, I was very curious about the world. My father was in the Navy, and he traveled a lot so he shared his passion with me. Why did you choose to teach at BB&N? After working in public school for many years, I decided that I wanted to experience other types of schools to see what was a good fit for me. What I appreciated most about BB&N...

New Faculty-Paloma Yannakakis

September 23, 2026

Why did you go into teaching? I am passionate about literature and the arts and love sharing that passion with students. Seeing the progress that students make over the course of the year, mentoring them, and getting to know students in and outside of the classroom are some of the most rewarding parts of being a high school English teacher! Why did you choose to teach at BB&N? The school’s...

Arts

Azariah Zewde ’29 photographs soccer players on the field. He used Instagram posts to build his portfolio and client base.

Feeds in the frame

Leo Brodsky, Staff Writer • September 7, 2026

According to the National Institutes of Health, 95% of high school students use social media. For Upper School (US) students, social media...

Lucia Baum-Vardi ’29 and Marin MacDonald ’28 rehearse for the upcoming play.

Treasure Island sets sail!

Phineas Clarke-Talhouni, Contributing Writer • June 2, 2026

The theater department is off to Edinburgh this August, bringing “Treasure Island,” this year’s spring play, to an international...

From left to right: Miranda, Andie and Nigel meet up with Runway advertisers.

Miranda Priestly returns, but the magic doesn’t

Mimi Shaywitz and Lucia Longstreet-Lipson • June 1, 2026

Right before Andie Sachs (Anne Hathaway) walks up to the stage to accept a journalism award for her work at a newspaper called ... wait for it...

Off Campus

2,500 doors later

Mimi Shaywitz, Managing Editor | September 7, 2026

“Hello, my name is Mimi, and I’m volunteering with Seth Moulton’s campaign for the U.S. Senate. We’re out talking to voters today to get a sense of how they’re feeling for the upcoming Democratic primary between him and Ed Markey on Sept. 1.” “Mimi. Hmm, okay. I’ve never heard that name before,” Howard, 63, a Democrat, responds from behind his door. “Yeah, Seth,”...

Engineering a home

Christian Chow, On Campus Editor | September 7, 2026

Previously, the Upper School (US)’s VEX Robotics team operated out of a borrowed engineering classroom, with its only storage space being a makeshift area under the staircase in the science wing. This winter, the US will officially gain a separate FIRST robotics team, which has competed at the World Championship in Houston and has spent the last six years working in the family robotics lab...

Sports

Ramping up

Kate Tregay, Sports Editor

September 7, 2026 • No Comments

Instead of spending the final days of summer relaxing, Varsity Volleyball (VVB) player Gwen Watson ’28 spent three days on the NAC volleyball court playing and bonding with her team. Any Upper...

Recent Sports Stories

Who picks the team captains?

September 7, 2026

The last time runners voted for their captain, Cross Country (XC) Head Coach Charlie O’Rourke...

An abundance of offers

September 6, 2026

By his sophomore year, Varsity Football (VF) player Owen DeSalvo ’28 had 13 offers from colleges...

Masters Academy: The future of high school sports?

June 1, 2026

According to the National Library of Medicine, 70% of junior tennis players begin specializing...

The transition that never gets easier

Rima Demir, Features Editor • September 6, 2026

For eighth graders, being the oldest on their campus can mean knowing the routines, teachers and expectations. Then, when September comes, they become freshmen: the youngest students on their campus once again. Whether students...