The Vanguard

Upper School hosts second annual AANHPI conference

Ayana Karthik, Off Campus Editor • March 8, 2025

Students from five private schools in the Boston area gathered at the Upper School (US) on Thursday, Feb. 27 to celebrate their Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) heritage....

MUN Club goes local, attends Harvard Conference

Matthew Walsh, Sports Editor • March 8, 2025

Marilyn Monroe once traveled back in time to save Julius Caesar from the Senate and failed but persuaded Octavian to decentralize government power and convert Rome back to a democracy. While that...

Navigating the divide, finding the similarities

Ayana Karthik, Off Campus Editor • February 6, 2025

With just 543 students, the Upper School’s (US) student body is around half the size of the average American public high school. Most of us know the names of our classmates by heart and are...

Jorge Delgado to depart school after five years

Aggie Grant, Staff Writer • February 6, 2025

As prospective families submitted their admissions and financial aid applications to the school on Jan. 10, the Admissions Office was also preparing for a different future next year. After five...

Lower School teacher arrested on child pornography charges

Chloe Taft, Editor-in-Chief • February 6, 2025

Lower School (LS) Music Teacher in grades 3-6 Joshua DeWitte was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 9 on child sexual abuse material charges. At his arraignment in Cambridge District Court, Mr. DeWitte...

Meet Pulitzer Prize Winner Ilyon Woo ’90

Vanguard Editorial Board • December 14, 2024

Female students GAIN confidence as women in STEM

Sonja Peetz-Larsen, Arts Editor • December 14, 2024

While some choose to hit the gym or eat healthy to make “gains,” members of the Girls Advancing in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Club (GAINS) find themselves learning...

First and ten, BB&N’: Student announcers join the game

Arun Jayaraman, Contributing Writer • November 11, 2024

In the Upper School (US) Athletic Department, students have been able to serve as managers, timekeepers, and even data analysts. Two new roles made their debut at this year’s Homecoming Varsity...

Kulkarni-Kewalramani family pays it forward

Yancheng Zhao, Features Editor • November 11, 2024

Upper School Science Teacher Mike Willey has been coaching football at the school since 2008 and became head coach in 2013. This year, his role has a new name: The Kulkarni- Kewalramani Family...

Families attend Diwali celebration in record numbers

Chloe Taft, Editor-in-Chief • November 6, 2024

Knight of Lights, the school’s annual Diwali celebration, hosted by the South Asian Parent Association (SAPA), garnered record- high attendance this year. On Friday, Oct. 25, over 180 members...

Students take round trip to Colombia

Ayana Karthik and Matthew Walsh • October 27, 2024

Whether watching the sunrise from the mountains of Minca at 4 a.m. or listening to music on the beach in Palomino at 9:30 at night, members of the Upper School’s (US) Round Square club immersed...

Knights host inaugural HacKnight

Jordan Price, Contributing Writer • September 16, 2024

Some Upper School (US) students might choose to spend an all-nighter binge watching their favorite TV shows, eating a pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, and listening to their favorite songs...