Apr 22, 2022
The halls were filled with wacky costumes this week as eighth through twelfth graders celebrated spirit week. Kids felt extra comfy on Monday, with many wearing pajamas and their slouchiest sweatshirts. Tuesday in the middle school was twin day. On Wednesday, eighth graders dressed as characters from literature or film. Throwback Thursday saw eighth graders garbed in groovy sixties tie-dyes, rad seventies patterns, neon oversized shirts from the eighties and nineties goth. On Friday, students honored their favorite sports team, and eighth graders had a field trip for Earth Day. Meanwhile, in the upper school, students dressed comfy on Monday, Monochromatic on Tuesday, replaced their backpacks with wheelbarrows, buckets, and other oddities on Wednesday, and dressed like their teachers on Thursday. On Friday, upper school students dressed as celebrities or fictional characters. Upper school students celebrated the end of Spirit Week on Friday with the much awaited Spring Fling dance.
Apr 21, 2022
The girls varsity lacrosse team beat EL Haynes 7-1 with 2 goals from seniors Vivian Claire & Eliza Cattaneo, and 1 each from seniors Allison Bleimehl, Ife Akinsanya and junior Audrey Ashdown. The team is coached by Ms. Clausen.
Apr 21, 2022
The upper school ultimate team is flying high after a great start with a 2-0 season. The team, coached by Mr. Hultgren and Mr. Yonker, beat Maret 15-7 last Thursday and DCI 15-12 this Wednesday. The next game is against Burke Friday afternoon at Carter Barron. The team is both graceful and enthusiastic to start the season so strong.
Apr 21, 2022
On Tuesday 19 April, Honors English 10 students attended the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of The Merchant of Venice. In class, the students read and performed The Merchant of Venice, as part of our ongoing work on dehumanization and the ways people choose to engage in or rebel against society’s treatment of outsiders. The story is a complex and problematic one that deals openly with antisemitism. This most recent version focuses on Shylock as a tragic hero, with both he and his daughter judged and mistreated because of their ethnicity. Shakespeare Theatre Company also cast African American characters in these roles. Meanwhile, ninth graders in Mr. Baum and Ms. Alston’s classes just finished a unit on sonnets and eighth graders in Ms. Haywood and Ms. Breitman’s classes are reading Much Ado About Nothing and writing sonnets and scripts.
Apr 21, 2022
Last week seniors in Honors English visited the Harriet Tubman National Museum on the Eastern Shore. This field trip proved critical in better understanding the enslaved people of the area and the experiences of Ms. Tubman, both during her childhood and as an adult, leading others to freedom. The museum is part of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Church Creek Maryland. They saw the beautiful bronze sculpture of Tubman and learned about her service in the Union Army.
Apr 8, 2022
This year several sixth graders participated in the Montgomery County Science Fair because Washington D.C. did not host a STEM Fair. While some of our qualifying middle schoolers chose not to participate due to vacation plans or other obstacles, 4 groups (6 students) participated. Francisco Blanco earned 3rd place overall in the engineering category, and won second place for both his project and video, along with the SAE International DC/Va section award for excellence in Mobility Engineering. The partnership of Cooper Lothamer, Will Hocine, and Sebastian Risso earned third place from the Federal Water Quality Association- Federal Water Quality Association first place in the science fair for the project, and second place for the video. Jack O’Rourke earned first place for both his project and his video, and Noah Ratzman scored a third place for his video.
