LOWER SCHOOL CELEBRATES ARCH DAY Note: Today was the last day of classes which is always a day of joy and celebration for all of us. This year, though, our celebrations are against the backdrop of a city and nation in crisis. Last Sunday, Head of School Dr. Lisa Yvette Waller shared this letter with our community in response to these times. LOWER SCHOOL CELEBRATES ARCH DAY Congratulations to all of our Lower School students for an outstanding year! Students and faculty celebrated the Arch Day this morning, enjoying a slideshow and songs with speeches from 4th grade speakers Oli E. '28, Vera F. '28, and Nate F. '28.
Because Arch Day was virtual this year, students designed their own Arch Day photos in art class using apps to take & add their photos to digital images of the arch.
Special best wishes to our 4th graders as they enter the Middle School in September! Happy Summer!
Photo Albums MIDDLE SCHOOL CELEBRATES CLOSING CEREMONIES Congratulations to all of our Middle School students who celebrated the end of their school year during the Closing Ceremonies! Special congratulations to our 8th graders who move on to the Upper School in September!
Juliana M. '27, Julia M. '27, Theo M. '27, and Ryan S. '27 spoke on behalf of the 5th grade; Jada S. '26, Izzie B. '26, Genevieve E. '26, and Ellis T. '26 spoke on behalf of the 6th grade; Will F. '25, Katie F. '25, Mykah L. '25 and Max M. '25 spoke on behalf of the 7th grade; and Ava M.-M. '24 spoke on behalf of the 8th grade. The Middle School Orchestra also performed "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles. MIDDLE SCHOOLERS CAPTURE TOP SPEECH & DEBATE HONORS The Middle School Speech and Debate team capped off a great year with top awards at the End of Semester Online Championship tournament! Congratulations to Alexa B. '24 who received the Top Speaker Award! Alexa and Oliver K. '24 also took 2nd place in the final round of the Middle School Division debate. 5th graders Jasper G. '27 and Wendell S. '27 did a great job as well debating the intricacies of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. CHANDLER ROSENTHAL '10 APPEARS ON "UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT" Congratulations to BC alum Chandler Rosenthal '10 who appeared in the most recent "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" special on Netflix! Ms. Rosenthal is a theater, film, and voice actor and graduated from Yale University. THEATER STUDENTS REINVENT "THE ODYSSEY" (WATCH THE WEBISODES) The Middle School cast of the spring production of "The Odyssey" has been hard at work reimagining their play for remote learning. These creative students have turned their Odyssey knowledge, and their verve for storytelling, into a series of homemade webisodes. Watch all 22 episodes at www.BCodyssey.com. LOWER SCHOOLERS SURPRISE THEIR TEACHERS WITH "THANK YOU" VIDEOS Several Lower School classes worked together and surprised their teachers with videos to thank them and wish them a happy summer--while showing their class spirit: together while apart! Here are two videos from 2nd grade and 4th grade classes. IRAQ WAR VETERAN SPEAKS TO 11TH GRADERS Upper School 11th grade American Studies students virtually welcomed Iraq War veteran and activist Derek McGee to learn more about his experiences in the Iraq War and to discuss United States foreign policy. Students are currently studying the U.S. and the World, a major theme of which is the evolution of the U.S.'s involvement in foreign affairs throughout the last century. BREAKFAST CLUB DISCUSSES HOW STUDENTS CAN PURSUE YOUTH ACTIVISM The last World Affairs Breakfast Club of this school year welcomed Julia Peter and Vinay Krishnan from the Center for Popular Democracy to discuss youth activism! Ms. Peter is Director of Innovations Management and Mr. Krishnan is the National Field Organizer, and the two shared strategies on how students can make their voices heard. DON'T MISS THE SPRING DANCE CONCERT (VIDEO) The BC Performing Arts Department invites you to watch Dance-In-Place: An (A) Synchronous Pre-recorded Dance Concert performed by 42 Middle and Upper School Dancers. KINDERGARTNERS LOVE THEIR WRITING WORKSHOP Kindergartners have been writing up a storm all year in their Writing Workshop! From drawing and adding as many letters as possible on a page to tell their stories to tackling full sentences, students used all their skills for a Persuasive Writing project, creating beautiful posters, songs, and letters to convince others to change the world alongside them! FOCUS ON: 12TH GRADE AT BC (VIDEO) Alum Charlie Welch '19/Harvard '24 shares what his life was like as a BC senior, including his decision to take two math classes, preparing for the Science Research and Design Symposium, and leading the BC Chess Club, which he started in 9th grade (and won 1st place its league toppling teams from Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens)! ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: ELISABETH THOMAS '06/YALE '11 Elisabeth Thomas '06 always wanted to live in a haunted house, and her love of ghost stories was a major inspiration for her recently released debut novel, "Catherine House." Refinery 29 recently published her essay on why she thinks the world during the pandemic has come to resemble a gothic novel come to life here, UPPER SCHOOL DISCUSSES ADHD AND HOW QUARANTINE HAS AFFECTED BODY IMAGE Rowan D. '21 and Sofia L. '20 led a workshop about ADHD in the classroom, and Daniel C. '22 and Mira P. '21 discussed how quarantine has affected body image issues over social media. INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTISTS VISITS WITH BC CHOIRS Middle and Upper School Choir students held a special virtual workshop with Cameron Bernard Jones, a London-based performing artist, voice actor and accent coach! Students loved talking with Mr. Jones about his career as a singer, dancer, and actor in the United States and Europe and what it's like singing in an ensemble professionally! DREAMING OF SUMMER WITH HARRY POTTER AND LEMONADE For a final Friday activity before the end of the school year, Middle School students perfected the perfect lemonade recipe while they listened to actor Daniel Radcliffe read the first chapter of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"!
Congratulations to all of our students, faculty and families on a successful academic year! We wish all of you a joyful and peaceful summer. This is the last Weekly Update for this school year but there will be a special newsletter next week after our 133rd Commencement honoring the Berkeley Carroll Class of 2020. Go Lions! See you in September!
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