COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS FOR OUR SENIOR CLASS! Congratulations to the colleges and universities that were selected by our Class of 2021! Our 83 seniors considered offers from Stanford, Harvard, Wesleyan, Vassar, Columbia, Colorado, Cornell, Barnard, Amherst, UC Berkeley, Brown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts, Tulane, Emory, Wellesley, Smith, McGill, and so many more. Even in this unprecedented admission cycle, 83% of our seniors were offered admission to one of their top two choices!
We are proud of the diversity of our college list, with three-quarters of our students attending college outside New York State, five students attending women's colleges, and two attending an HBCU (Historically Black College or University). While most will pursue the liberal arts and sciences, several will enroll in specialized programs in art, engineering, business, and music. See a complete list of the Class of 2021's college enrollments 10TH GRADERS CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH VETERANS TO HELP THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRESERVE HISTORY 10th Grade students are doing their part to preserve history through a special project with the Library of Congress! As part of their work in the Upper School "Reading War" class, students conducted and recorded their own interviews with veterans from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, and the Afghanistan War which will be uploaded to the "Veterans History Project," created by the United States Congress in 2000 to collect the firsthand experiences of U.S. wartime veterans. Students will also use the interviews to write their own war story. LOWER SCHOOL CELEBRATES SPIRIT WEEK The Lower School showed their BC pride during Spirit Week! Students and teachers had a blast playing games and showing off their creativity, and then enjoyed a lunch block party with dancing, popsicles, and prizes! See a short video snippet of Mr. Welch leading classes in a cheer and a photo album. MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAY "SOSPECHOSO" LETS VIEWERS CHOOSE THEIR OWN PLOTS & STORYLINES Go on an interstellar adventure with this year's Middle School Play, "Sospechoso: or In Space, No One Can Hear You Sus!" This choose your own adventure production written in collaboration with Sam Jay Gold takes audiences on an imagined journey based on the popular video game "Among Us." Choose which characters to follow, vote on who you think is the imposter, and enjoy more than 120 different versions of the story! SENIORS DISCUSS THEIR SCIENCE RESEARCH AT ANNUAL BC SYMPOSIUM 14 BC seniors presented the findings of their independent science research at the 2021 Science Research & Design Symposium, which was held virtually this year. These students have been part of the highly selective, three-year program and were excited to share the findings of their work investigating questions in a wide range of fields, from agriculture to zoology. Read more about all of this year's SRD presenters. MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL DANCE CONCERT WOWS AUDIENCE By popular demand, the 2021 Middle and Upper School Spring Dance Concert has been archived on YouTube for your viewing and dancing pleasure. Click this link, get up and get moving! SENIOR SPEAKERS Congratulations to our latest Senior Speakers, Carolyn D. '21, Kai F. '21, Natasha R. '21, David R. '21, and Dominic B. '21! A passionate photographer, Carolyn shared images from her latest portraiture project documenting New Yorkers during the pandemic. Kai talked about his many ambitions, from becoming a wildlife expert to a professional soccer player, and his latest dream to start his own farm.
Natasha loves the Marvel superhero movies and compared each of her semesters at BC to one of her favorite films in the series. David shared how taking his first chemistry class in high school gave him confidence in the classroom and changed his academic life. Dominic talked about his relationship with his brother and how it has evolved as they have both grown older. STUDENT CHOSEN TO PERFORM AT BROOKLYN MUSIC CONSERVATORY FESTIVAL Congratulations to Kemi I. '22 who performed as part of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music's recent Outdoor Music Festival! Kemi played guitar in the "Student Stars" section, performing "En Ecrit Sur Les Murs" by Kids United for Park Slope friends, family, and neighbors. New York Senator Chuck Schumer even dropped by for a listen! OUT NOW: NEW ARTICLES ON THE UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT NEWSPAPER, BC BLOTTER In the newest edition of the BC Blotter, Staff Writer Lane R. '23 recaps the 2020-21 BC Theater season and shares how students and faculty adapted their amazing performances for remote audiences! It's just one of the new stories from BC's Upper School journalists that you can read on their website. THIS WEEKEND: CATCH UP ON THE LATEST EPISODES OF BCAST, THE UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS' PODCAST Featured on the latest episodes of the Upper School podcast, BCast: Amna T. '22, Jackson M. '23, and Alex C. '21 play a Jeopardy-like game of "Baby-off" with three Upper School faculty members who recently became parents to learn what life is like with a newborn. Then, Chloe P. '22 and Truth T. '22 chat with Middle and Upper School Music Teacher Christian Robinson who shares what inspired him to become a musician and an educator. Check out these and past episodes (and subscribe!) on Spotify.
Upcoming Events Reminder: Check the Parent Association's weekly Bulletin, which they email directly to all parents & guardians, for full information on their events. May 24: Senior Awards Night May 27: Commencement (Regular School Day for PreK-8th Grade) June 7: Last Day of Classes for Middle School June 8: Last Day of Classes for Lower School
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