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The Student News Site of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

The Vanguard

The Student News Site of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

The Vanguard

Switzerland, Italy, Idaho, oh my! Travelers return home

Switzerland, Italy, Idaho, oh my! Travelers return home

Madera Longstreet-Lipson, On Campus Editor February 9, 2022

When Audra Soni ’24 arrived at Swiss Semester, she said, the program director assured the students that they would become each other’s “closest friends.” “I didn’t really believe him at...

US Theatre reinvents classic musical with recycled props

US Theatre reinvents classic musical with recycled props

Darius Sinha, Staff Writer February 9, 2022

Surrounded by repurposed egg cartons, newspapers, paint cans, and other recycled materials, the cast of “Into the Woods” are taking the old and making it new in a variety of ways with the production...

Creativity meets history in new art history curriculum

Creativity meets history in new art history curriculum

Isabella Zhu, Contributing Writer February 9, 2022

This year, Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors Art History students are bringing history to the present through Upper School (US) Art Teacher Nicole Stone’s new addition to the curriculum: examining and...

Letter to the Editor: School athletics miss their goal

Letter to the Editor: School athletics miss their goal

Aparajita Srivastava, Community Member February 9, 2022

The Middle School’s (MS) Athletic Department requires all students from grades six through eight to participate in the athletic program three seasons per year. A wide range of activities is offered to...

Junior jabs her way to fencing victory

Junior jabs her way to fencing victory

Hannah Bernstein, Contributing Writer February 9, 2022

When Ava Wade-Currie ’23 was 10 and watched a fencing scene in the Disney Channel show “Jessie,” she wanted to emulate the characters and decided to try the sport. This September, Ava competed...

Face-Off: Library Co-Directors

Face-Off: Library Co-Directors

Ford Legg, Sports Editor February 9, 2022

What’s your go-to snow day book? Ms. Duncan: Something by David Sedaris because that will always make me laugh. Ms. Hoven: “Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats while I’m cuddled up with my kids.   What’s...

Horns and Halos: February 2022

Horns and Halos: February 2022

Madera Longstreet-Lipson, On Campus Editor February 9, 2022

Back Page Feature: Knights in 6

Back Page Feature: Knights in 6

Anjali Reddy, Off Campus Editor February 9, 2022

Photo Collage: Slice of Life

Photo Collage: Slice of Life

Saffron Patel and Emmy Lev February 9, 2022

Community returns from winter break with a bang. TOP: Aleeza Riaz ’25 and Saffy Patel ’22 practice their suturing skills at GAINS; Zach Berman ’25 learns about the DNA double helix model in biology...

Gossip Guard: Spreadsheet tracks the spread

Gossip Guard: Spreadsheet tracks the spread

Maya Benjamin, Managing Editor February 9, 2022

Happy February, Gerry’s Landing-ers! Although the January blues have passed, the winter continues to rage on, and the pandemic has been following suit. One of my sources told me a group of junior...

Do opposites really attract?

Do opposites really attract?

As Valentine’s Day nears, The Vanguard decided to test if love is really in the air with two blind dates. Based on responses to a survey asking students about themselves and their preferences in a relationship,...

Senior twirls to synchronized skating internationals

Senior twirls to synchronized skating internationals

Maya Benjamin, Managing Editor February 9, 2022

The Hevelius Cup, an international synchronized skating competition hosted in Gdansk, Poland, marked the return to skating in front of an audience for Katie Chen ’22, who twirled and glided across the...

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