Announcing the 2024 Issue of Award-Winning Student Literary and Arts Magazine

Berkeley Carroll is proud to announce Volume 53, Issue 1, 2024 of Reflections. 

Reflections, the annual literary and arts magazine of the Berkeley Carroll Upper School, seeks to tap the vibrant, creative energy circulating in the classrooms and hallways of our school. Berkeley Carroll’s mission is to foster an environment of critical, ethical, and global thinking; Reflections contributes by making space for artistic conversation and collaboration, in our meetings and in this volume.

Reflections is a student-run, -led, and -organized coterie; neither the editors nor the staff receive class credit for their work. We are proud members of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The striking artwork and writing in this magazine were all crafted by Berkeley Carroll Upper School students, sometimes to fulfill class assignments, but always from the engines of their own creativity.

Editor's Statement from Magazine:
Welcome to the fifty-third edition of Reflections! This beautiful volume that you’re holding in your hands is made up entirely of art and writing created by our own BC Upper School community, and it’s the culmination of weeks and weeks of hard work. The Reflections staff spent the spring laying out hundreds of little pieces of paper on the ground every day after school— ordering and re-ordering, pairing and re-pairing, scribbling and re-scribbling. This book is made up of both the challenges that we overcame as a team and the joy we found in spending time with one another. There is no one without the other; this coexistence is the magic of creation. This year’s Reflections would not have been possible without our faculty advisors, Ms. Drezner and Mr. Gavryushenko; our talented designer Bob Lane at Studio Lane; and the support of our faculty in the Art and English departments. And of course, Reflections would be blank without the thoughtful writing and intricate artwork that is shared with us each year. Every spring, Reflections finds new ways to harness the creativity and passion at the heart of the Berkeley Carroll community. This is this year’s endeavor. We hope that you love it.

Devra G, Avi K, Max M
Editing Team, Spring 2024

Congratulations to the entire staff on a beautiful issue!

Editors-in-Chief

Avi K
Devra G

Arts Editor

Max M

Staff

Aarju F
Alexis SG
Amelia L
Elle C
Elsie W
Hannah H
JP L
Veronica M
Tessa G
Ula K

Faculty Advisors

Ms. Drezner
Mr. Gavryushenko