Feb 14, 2023
Upper school Humanities II classes viewed “Bars and Measures,” at the Mosaic Theater Company. This is part of the class’s beauty and jazz unit, connected to the readings of short stories by Ralph Ellison. The class is taught by Mr. Clausen and Ms. Feist. The play is about Eric, a classical pianist, and Bilal, a jazz musician, brothers by blood, united through a love of music but separated by prison bars. Bilal’s trial exposes long-standing secrets within the family. The play was written by playwright and breakbeat poet Idris Goodwin.
Feb 14, 2023
Cooper Campus Students in Ms. Maclay and Mr. Evans’ advisory have chosen Cerberus, the mythical protector of the Underworld as the mascot for their advisory, complete with a plush 3-headed canine stuffed animal. Cooper student journalists Eli Cort-Stone and Matteo McFarlane reported on it in their school newspaper. The newspaper, advised by Ms. Cox, dropped its third issue of the Mercury Press this past week.
Feb 14, 2023
At Second Street, fifth graders in Ms. Spence and Ms. Mujal’s Geography Classes are writing letters to pen pals in Madrid, Spain, using snail mail. The students are receiving responses from students at Colegio Santa Ana y San Rafael. Students noticed the differences in the idioms students at the school used, as they were being taught British English. So they refer to parents as mums, and describe their “favourite,” things, which includes European football of course. High school World History teacher Mr. Goff helped connect Ms. Spence with the teacher in Spain.
Feb 14, 2023
Second Street students in the middle school celebrated African American History Month with an assembly on the theme Black Excellence. Eighth grader Johnie Thomas served as the MC. Upper School math teacher Mr. Love gave a beautiful keynote speech about his experience graduating high school at 16 and attending Princeton. Mr. Wills gave examples of historical and modern figures including many in the Washington, D.C. area who exemplify Black Excellence to him. The upper school cheer team performed. Students in each grade received merits. Fifth grader Tuiren O’Donovan honored Mr. Baldwin for his work in the theater class, seventh grader Nora Paxson honored her Latin teacher Dr. Bonner for his enthusiasm in class, and eighth grader Selah Brown honored her history teacher, Mr. Byrd for his positive energy in class and advisory.
Feb 10, 2023
All three sections of Honors English 10 at Second Street are participating in Shakespeare Theater Company’s residency program, in which a teaching artist from the theater frequently helps the class to explore acting, theatrical design, Shakespearean text, and King Lear, which both the 9th and 10th grades will be attending at Shakespeare Theater Company in March.
