BC FACULTY PRESENTS AT NYS EDUCATORS SYMPOSIUM COMMUNITY ACTION: BC STUDENTS HELP NYC Students are finding new ways to take action around the causes they are most passionate about through Community Action! Upper Schools students have engaged in a number of other Community Action activities this year, both in-person and remotely, from volunteering to winterize plants with the Gowanus Canal Conservancy to virtually meeting with advocate professionals from groups like the LifeWay Network, a nonprofit working to end global human trafficking.
Special congratulations to Upper School students Haley C. '22 and Eva V.D.B. '23 who this year launched BC's first school team to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Students of the Year program! More than 25 BC students have joined them to form Fighters for the Future, working to raise awareness and funds to help put an end to blood cancer. STUDENTS LEARN THE CHARLESTON IN SNOW-COVERED PROSPECT PARK 11th grade American Studies students got into the spirit of the Jazz Age for their reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic "The Great Gatsby" by learning how to do the Charleston! Students learned and practiced the moves of the popular dance from the 1920's in a snowy Prospect Park. MIDDLE SCHOOLERS CELEBRATE THE HISTORICAL IMPACT OF BLACK CHANGEMAKERS At BC, every month is Black History Month thanks to curriculum, programs and presentations that occur throughout the entire school year! The Middle School's Girls to Women affinity group created a video celebrating the inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris, while members of the Middle School's LGBTQIA+ affinity group researched and presented on Black LGBTQIA+ icons. Faculty also shared the history and principles of Black Lives Matter Week of Action, and students heard from 7th graders Jonni C. '26 and Kyan J. '26 who shared their reflections on Black Joy! CHAMBER CHOIRS SING A WINTER VALENTINE FOR YOU! (VIDEO) The Upper School Concert and Chamber Choirs are sending you this special musical Winter Valentine with two beautiful harmonic performances! Thanks to Mika B. '23, Lee B. '22, Sarah C. '24, Kaitlyn G. '24, Aidan K. '21, Nola M. '21, Rachel O. '24, Henry S. '21, Jackie S. '24, Serafina H. '23, and Amelia L. '24 for this wonderful gift as we mark the end of winter and look forward to spring! SENIOR SPEAKERS Congratulations to our latest Senior Speaker, Johnny K. '21! Johnny shared a humorous speech about the challenges of going through life with sweaty hands. From mishaps on the basketball court to the science lab, Johnny says he has found one silver lining recently – no longer having to shake hands! CHECK OUT A SAMPLING OF THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT WRITING & ART By popular request, we have shared on BC Instagram some of student writing and art recognized by the NYC Regional Scholastic Awards:
Featured writing (excerpts) from our 3 Gold Key award winners:
"Untold Stories of the ER: So Bad it's Good" by Noa B. '22, "My First Lesson on Love" by Aylin C. '21, "The Various DeeDees" by Moya L. '21, who won for her entire nonfiction portfolio!
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