Features

Personal Statements

Gabe Cooper, Editor-in-Chief • February 3, 2026

Writing a college personal statement requires seniors to look closely at who they are and how they want to be understood. Students must decide which moments best reflect who they are while balancing authenticity,...

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Dr. Walker

February 3, 2026

My full name is Joshua Sky Walker (I was born a year and change after the first “Star Wars” came out). My name once triggered an impromptu light saber battle between two heavily armed but...

Knights in Conversation — Community Day

Vartan Arakelian, Digital Media Editor • February 3, 2026

Community Day, an annual Upper School tradition, offers students a temporary respite from rigorous academics and brings them together to celebrate the school’s diverse community. With this year’s event...

54.7 Back Page Collage — Top 3 things to do on a snow day

February 3, 2026

The Spark

Gabe Cooper, Mimi Shaywitz, Lucia Longstreet-Lipson, Scarlett Hawkins, and Christine Tao • December 2, 2025

Eighteen Middle School (MS) students streamed into the Lower Library Commons on Nov. 17 for their weekly hour-long newspaper meeting. All contributing to the MS newspaper — The Spark — these students...

Fall arts flourish

December 2, 2025

54.6 Back Page Collage — Welcome, Winter!

December 2, 2025

54.6 — Knights in 6

December 2, 2025

The Bucky Briefing

November 4, 2025

Fidler on the bike  Upper School (US) faculty and students rode a combined 488 miles in the second annual Bike Challenge created by US Library Co-Director Shawnee Sloop and US Science Teacher Jay...

Local Businesses

Lucia Longstreet-Lipson, Off Campus Editor • November 4, 2025

After school, many Upper School students stroll through the streets of Cambridge and Harvard Square while ordering food, browsing stores and hanging out with friends. Several of these local businesses...

54.5 Back Page Collage — US gets spooky

November 4, 2025

Fall Drinks

Mimi Shaywitz, Katy Varadi, and Lucia Longstreet-Lipson • October 8, 2025