JUNIOR NAMED TO TEAM USA FOR YOUTH WORLD SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS Congratulations to Oliver D. '20 who was named to Team USA for the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships this summer! Oliver and his sailing partner will race in the most prestigious of the international youth sailing events as the only boat from his class selected from the United States! Oliver won first place in both of the Youth World qualifiers and will be competing against the best youth sailors in the world in July 2019 in Gdynia, Poland. Read more. BC STUDENTS EARN 84 MEDALS ON NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM Congratulations to BC Middle School students who earned 84 medals on the National Spanish Exam! The exam is the largest of its kind in the United States with over 146,000 students participating nationwide this year. 6th-8th grade students earned 23 gold medals (top 5% of students nationwide), 37 silver medals (top 15%), and 24 bronze medals (top 25%), along with 55 honorable mentions.
Five BC students ranked in the top 1% of students nationwide: Daniela H. '25, Franka E. '25, Ava M. '24, Gaspar N. '24, and Gray S-C. '23. Read the complete list of BC winners. BC ALUM HELPS LEAD HARVARD BASEBALL TO ITS FIRST IVY CHAMPIONSHIP IN OVER A DECADE Congratulations to BC Alum Ian Miller '14 on helping lead his Harvard baseball team to their first Ivy league baseball championship since 2005! Ian pitched a gem, allowing just two runs over 5.1 innings. He and his teammates will next take on Columbia for a spot in the NCAA tournament. Read more. 3RD GRADER IS GUEST PANELIST ON NATIONAL PODCAST "PANTS ON FIRE" Third grader Mia '28 is a podcast star! Mia recently appeared as a guest on the "Pants on Fire" podcast, a weekly show pitting kids against adults to try and figure out truth from lies and learn how to ask insightful questions and analyze evidence. Listen to Mia's episode (which is called "Birthdays."). MIDDLE SCHOOL CELEBRATES CINCO DE MAYO Middle School students and faculty welcomed special musical guests Mariachi Citlali in honor of Cinco de Mayo! The band played several songs and reminded the audience of the importance of the day, which celebrates Mexico's victory against Napoleon and his French army on May 5, 1862. CELADON PUBLISHES BOOK OF BC FATHER'S DAILY NOTES OF INSPIRATION TO HIS CHILDREN Congratulations to BC Alum Joanna Guest '06 on her new book, "Folded Wisdom." The book is a collection of some of the 3,500+ notes Joanna's artist dad wrote to her and her brother, Theo Guest '09, every morning before they left for school over 15 years. The colorfully illustrated notes offer universal lessons about experiencing success and failure, being kind, and spreading love.
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SENIOR SPEAKERS Congratulations to the last group of Senior Speakers for the school year! (L-R: Tobias W. '19, Charlie O. '19, Mylana O. '19, Fynn M. '19, and Aaron W. '19). An avid traveler, Tobias recalled some of his favorite high school memories and experiences while participating in BC's global programs to India and Granada, Spain.
Charlie shared stories about his great relationship with his brother, which doesn't preclude being extremely competitive with each other when it comes to their favorite video game. Aaron W. shared his two passions – video games and music. He thanked his teachers for giving him a chance to dive into those loves, from an electronic music Spring Intensive to his American Studies Walking Tour.
Mylana spoke about her love for her younger lister, despite their share of ups and downs and encouraged everyone to tell the people around them how much they love them. Fynn spoke about his love for stories but dislike for endings. However now, as his chapter at BC comes to a close, he has realized every story must have an ending a story and thanked all his classmates for being great characters in this part of his journey. LISTEN TO BC'S EVENING OF JAZZ Go to BC's Facebook page at 7:30pm TONIGHT (Friday, May 10) for the Facebook Live stream of an Evening of Jazz from the Sterling Place Performance Space or play it back at any time. The program will feature the Middle and Upper School Jazz Ensembles with special guest artists Ron Blake from the Saturday Night Live Band and Clarence Banks of the Count Basie Orchestra. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT HISTORY & DESIGN OF BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN Last week, Upper School students in Advanced Biology had a beautiful day to travel to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for a guided tour to learn about the design and history of the Fragrance Garden, the Shakespeare Garden, and the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. GATHERING OF PARENTS OF STUDENTS OF COLOR Current and new parents and guardians of students of color recently gathered at Sterling Place. This annual event is an important opportunity for community members to strengthen established ties and develop new connections with one another, as well as with members of the BC staff, faculty, and administration.
DON'T MISS May 10: Evening of Jazz (watch on Facebook Live) at 7:30pm May 11: NYC Independent School Science Research Conference May 13-17: Middle School Spirit Week May 14: Upper School Instrumental & Choral Concert (on Facebook Live) May 16: Dance Concert (watch on Facebook Live) May 20: Middle School Variety Show May 22: Awards Night May 23: Senior Scholars Presentations May 23: Senior Prom May 23: Lower School Visit from Author Matt de la Peña May 27: Memorial Day (School Closed) May 29: Senior Dinner May 29: Senior Arts Night May 30: Graduation Rehearsal May 30: Middle School Instrumental Concert (watch on Facebook Live) May 31: No school for 8th grade only June 2: Honoring Bob Vitalo's 13 Years of BC Leadership (RSVP by May 17) June 3: 8th Grade Dinner June 5: 5th Grade Instrumental Concert June 7: NY@Night 9th Grade Dance June 7 & 10: Middle School Project Brooklyn June 11: Middle School Closing Ceremonies June 11: Half Day & Last Day of School for Upper & Middle School students June 12: Lower School Arch Day
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