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Eliot Saad ’28 writes a jazz arrangement of “Blue in Green” by Bill Evans. He created sheet music in preparation for his arts independent study on music composition with
Dr. Cless.

Playing on and off the field

Andrew Wang • October 14, 2026

For some Upper School (US) students, the end of athletic practice marks the beginning of another kind of practice. Alongside crew practice, lacrosse games and football scrimmages, some student-athletes...

Varsity Football player Liam Cunningham ’27 talks to athletic trainer Kathy Gruning on the sidelines of a game. The Voice of the Knights program gives US students the opportunity to announce home football games.

Behind the booth

Bradley Shen • October 14, 2026

Robbie Baker ’24 played one year of Junior Varsity Football at the Upper School (US). He has since announced a Division I football game for Vanderbilt University in front of 30,000 people. During his...

Alex Tsay ’27 stretches during a Strength and Conditioning class.
Freshmen were not allowed to sign up for the program this fall season
after a surplus of sign-ups.

A harder lift

Rishaan Chowdury • October 14, 2026

At Bivouac, Kate Tregay ’28, a Junior Guide, asked Ryan McCullough ’30 what sports he was doing. Squash, tennis and Strength and Conditioning (S+C) in the fall, he told her. Ryan was among the freshmen...

Ari Papageorgiou ’30 takes a shot during a preseason practice in September. After playing briefly in middle school, Ari tried out for the team this fall, her first time playing
competitively.

Testing new waters

Maggie Whitney • October 14, 2026

In the 2025-26 school year, more than half of the Varsity Field Hockey team (VFH), as well as almost the entire Varsity Wrestling and Girls’ and Boys’ Varsity Crew teams had not played their respective...

VVB players pose together after completing a three-day preseason camp. With a limited number of practice days before the ISL peg date, the team used the camp to prepare for the season.

Ramping up

Kate Tregay • September 7, 2026
    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 School (US) student interested in trying out for a varsity team participates in two practice sessions a day from Wednesday, Sept. 2, through Friday, Sept. 4.
Benjamin Zaslavskiy ’29 runs towards the ball in a soccer game against Groton. BVS players had significant input in the selection of their team captains.

Who picks the team captains?

Benjamin Goldberg • September 7, 2026
    The last time runners voted for their captain, Cross Country (XC) Head Coach Charlie O’Rourke went with the result and stuck with it. Now, the coaches make the call.
Sam Kelley ’26 lines up, preparing for the next play during a Friday Night Lights game at the Grove fields. Sam received more than seven Division I offers, including four from Ivy League schools, before committing to play football at Brown University.

An abundance of offers

Kate Tregay • September 6, 2026

    By his sophomore year, Varsity Football (VF) player Owen DeSalvo ’28 had 13 offers from colleges across the country. However, those offers do not carry the same weight as in other sports.    ...

Zach McLeod ’10 embraces his family at the annual tournament in his name.

3-on-3 tournament continues 18-year tradition

Rima Demir • June 1, 2026

    Students, alumni and families gathered on May 17 at the Nicholas Athletic Center (NAC) for the annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament in honor of Zach McLeod ’10. On the sidelines of the games, attendees...

Spring Sports

Leo Brodsky • June 1, 2026

Varsity Softball With a young roster and no seniors, the Girls Varsity Softball (GVS) team focused this season on growth, teamwork and building a foundation for the future. Although the team currently...

Playing both sides

Kate Tregay • May 30, 2026

       Last fall, after 90 minutes of JV soccer practice, one student at the Upper School (US), who wishes to remain anonymous to protect their privacy, headed straight to a three-hour club swim practice....

More than MVPs

May 16, 2026

Other cup winners inlude Matthias Paulson, Abby Gametchu-Walker and Troy Song (all ’26)

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