The Vanguard

53.8 CT – California Wildfires

Beckett Dubovik, Projects Editor • March 7, 2025

53.8 DT – Valentine’s Day

Ayana Karthik, Projects Editor • March 7, 2025

Music, art combine for a knight

Pilar Bowen-Arce, Contributing Writer • March 7, 2025

“Music is a special pursuit because it allows connections between people on a deeper level, and it has the power to heal,” Vartan Arakelian ’26 said, describing his reason for organizing...

Senior traditions face uncertainty nearing SSP

Sonja Peetz-Larsen, Editorials Editor • March 7, 2025

In a senior class meeting on Jan. 29, Senior Grade Deans Leah Cataldo and Cecile Roucher-Greenberg announced the establishment of a “Senior Holiday,” which took place on Feb. 24 and replaced...

Dajae Williams encourages Upper School to dream big

Lucia Longstreet-Lipson, Off Campus Editor • March 7, 2025

“Close the gap on your challenges,” former NASA engineer Dajae Williams advised Upper School (US) students on achieving academic success during a Feb. 10 assembly. “Whatever challenges...

Editor’s farewell

Chloe Taft, Editor-in-Chief • March 7, 2025

Here’s a secret: I almost never applied to be a Vanguard editor. When I received a nomination for a junior position, I was skeptical. Reflecting on torn-apart drafts with countless comments,...

Paired advisories discuss opposing viewpoints

Matthew Ding, Contributing Writer • March 7, 2025

As the country faces unprecedented political division, the Upper School’s (US) administration has aimed to include opportunities throughout the school day for difficult conversations between...

Second annual Spelling Bee Held at US

Robbie Lally, Contributing Writer • March 7, 2025

The atmosphere in the Upper School (US) Community Room shifted as students filled the seats to watch their peers during CAB.The final round of the second annual US Spelling Bee, held on Friday,...

‘It’s a tough situation’: Tuition prices rise across ISL

Yancheng Zhao, Managing Editor • March 7, 2025

Grocery and housing prices are up, and so is the cost of education. On Feb. 1, parents received an email from Head of School Jennifer Price announcing the start of the re-enrollment process and...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. ’66 visits US

Emilia Khoury, Managing Editor • March 7, 2025

Navigating both emotional pressure and key breakthrough moments with internal church directors, award-winning journalist and former Deputy Managing Editor of The Boston Globe Ben Bradlee Jr. ’66...

Upper School hosts second annual AANHPI conference

Ayana Karthik, Projects Editor • March 7, 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, Opinions Editor • March 7, 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...