BC RECOGNIZED AS "BEST IN HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE NATIONWIDE"
The International Thespian Society, consisting of 5000 member schools, has just chosen BC's original play "The Hope Project" as 1 of only 13 high school productions in the country to play on the mainstage at their 2021 virtual festival. (Famous ITS alumni include actors Tom Hanks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Val Kilmer.) Read the announcement.
"The Hope Project" premiered this fall and takes the audience on a journey across America through the voices of real people, including doctors, teachers, and activists, to reflect on the major events of 2020 as they move from fear to hope. BC students wrote the script based on the interviews they conducted in collaboration with playwright Daniel K. Isaac. Congrats to the students and faculty in our Theater program!
PHOTO GALLERY: SPRING ON-CAMPUS
Take a look at some scenes from BC this spring in our latest On-Campus Photo Gallery! From trigonometry lessons to orchestra practices, students across all three divisions have loved getting to spend time with classmates and teachers on campus!
LOWER SCHOOLERS CELEBRATE THEIR INVENTIONS & POEMS
First graders embarked on a collaborative unit between Science, STEAM, and Library classes that studied the important environmental issues of garbage and recycling. They explored how to sort recyclables, how to compost, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and the landfill model and viewed several inventions that help clean and reduce waste. Highlights included meeting the poet and inventor known as Brooklyn's Plastic Bagman (Taylor Mali) who shared his garbage-picking invention, the Snatchelator and recited some of his poem to inspire them.
Students then had the opportunity to design invention prototypes of tools to help pick up trash and composed original poems of their own. Learn more.
SPEECH & DEBATE STUDENTS COMMEMORATE ANOTHER WINNING SEASON
Upper and Middle School Speech and Debate students celebrated the end of a fantastic season at their virtual Speech and Debate Night! Family, friends, alums, and judges enjoyed hearing current team members recap the year, share their favorite memories, and honor those teammates who are graduating. Special congratulations to our eight senior Speech and Debate students, Jonathan B. '21, Shreya B. '21, Sean C. '21, June F. '21, Aidan K. '21, Michael K. '21, Moya L. '21, and Maggie S. '21!
SENIOR SPEAKERS
Congratulations to our latest Senior Speakers, Piper M. '21, Alex J. '21, Moya L. '21, Zola O. '21, and Christopher K. '21! Piper spoke about how she has searched for a singular definitive hobby her entire life, but she's now realized she prefers trying as many new things as possible. Alex has had a successful career on the basketball court, and he shared a memory reflecting his determination to become the best player he could be.
Moya discussed her personal journey with religion, retelling a lesson on spirituality she learned from her grandmother. Zola told the audience that the best way she's found to capture her ideas is through her Notes app on her iPhone and shared some of her innermost thoughts. Christopher took the audience back to his Middle School days when he joined BC in 6th grade and spoke about some of his favorite and funniest memories.
COLLEGE COUNSELING OFFICE HOSTS HBCU PANEL THAT INCLUDES BC ALUM & FACULTY
BC's College Counseling Office hosted a virtual Historically Black Colleges & Universities panel with current students and alums from Howard University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, Spelman College, and Tuskegee University to answer questions and share their experience! The panel included BC alum and current Howard student Handlie Pierrot '18 and Upper School Science Teacher and Morgan State alum Mo Mohammed.
BEYOND BC: ALEX INCIARDI'17/ KENYON '21
This month, we're catching up with BC alum Alex Inciardi '17, a senior at Kenyon College studying Sociology and Studio Art! Alex has long wanted to become a teacher, and she says she has been inspired to become a leader in the classroom both from her time as a student and more recently serving as a BC Teaching Associate this year. Read more about Alex's experience.
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Upcoming Events
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May 14: Dance Concert
May 17: Senior Music & Arts Showcase
May 17: People's Dinner
May 18: Science Research & Design Presentations
May 18: AAPI Meeting (PA Event)
May 19: Non-Binary Basics & Getting Comfortable with Pronouns
May 20: Mosaic General Meeting (PA Event)
May 24: Senior Awards Night
May 26: Senior Dinner
May 27: Commencement (Regular School Day for PreK-8th Grade)
May 27: No Classes in the Upper School
June 8: Middle School Closing Ceremonies
June 8: Half Day for Middle School and Upper School
June 9: Lower School Arch Day (Half Day for Lower School)
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