Hungry after practice? Grab a slice of pizza ... Oh, wait, we no longer have the NAC Cafe. This has become a recurring frustration for many Upper School (US) students. Students want an easy burrito or...

    Spring is finally in full swing. We recently had the hottest May day in Massachusetts in 10 years, reaching a high of 95 degrees! What does that mean for our Upper School (US) community? It means:...

As we get wrapped up in the final trimester of our school year, often denoted as the scariest trimester, culminating with the notorious AP Exams, the freshman history paper, the sophomore debates and the...

Often, people try to turn back time by replacing the present with pieces of older decades. We hear our parents say “back in the 80’s...” which, in our minds, brings up images of “The Breakfast...

 It’s hard to believe my Vanguard tenure began around the time of the now-infamous freshman editorial (See — or don’t see — Volume 51, Issue 8: “Words of encouragement for the Frosh <3”)....

This time last year, Kate Rice ’25 passed the Editorials Editor torch off to me. A valuable piece of advice she left? Listen to the “Hamilton” soundtrack before you start writing, and you’ll achieve...

It goes without saying that our world is pretty crazy right now. So, let’s all take a collective deep breath.  1 ... 2 ... 3 ...  Better? We hope so. For now, take this as a formal reminder to...

The transformation from sweatpants and Nike Techs to baggy jeans and quarter zips is in full swing. And, within the past few months, the student body has been sporting nice cardigans and polo sweaters,...

If you observe the Commons at about 1 p.m. — just after lunch — you might notice a sea of Starbucks cups and Celsius cans sprinkled across the tables, much to Ms. Shea’s dismay. But what’s with...