BC STUDENTS SCORE BIG ON THE NATIONAL LATIN EXAM
Congratulations to the 27 BC students who earned awards on the National Latin Exam! More than 65% of our students who took the exam this year received honors. See the full list. Special recognition goes to Mokhtar R. '18 who will also receive the Maureen O'Donnell Oxford Classical Dictionary Award in recognition of his earning 4 gold medals on 4 different levels of the exam. Only 500 students across the country (of the 140,000+ students who take the exam) earn this distinction each year.
BC STUDENTS IN THE NY DAILY NEWS
The New York Daily News captured the above photo of BC students at Washington Square Park during the National School Walkout on Friday to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting.
ALUM UPDATE: SARAH BERANBAUM '13
Sarah Beranbaum '13 was a guest speaker at the Upper School Psychology Club! She spoke about what led her to study psychology and her path to an MA at the New School where she also plans to complete a PhD in Clinical Psychology. She also talked about her current work teaching trauma-informed yoga classes to women who are survivors of domestic violence and teaching courses to women with newborns about the parasympathetic nervous system.
BC TEACHER INVITED TO HELP SCHOOLS IMPROVE THEIR BANDS
Katherine Cooke (far left), who teaches winds and strings at every age level at BC, was invited to be a guest clinician at Las Vegas Clarinet Day, where she worked with band directors to help them improve their clarinet sections!
She also participated in Clarinet Days at Texas Lutheran College and the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra on Long Island. At MYO, she performed in a clarinet choir along with BC Wind Ensemble Bass Clarinetist Matthew P. '20! (He is pictured middle next to master class clinician Michael Lowenstern, who is also Ms. Cooke's husband.)
ATHLETICS
Read Dick McGrath's previews for Upper School teams and Middle School teams.
SENIORS PREPARE FOR COLLEGE OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM
BC's Office of Alumni Relations recently presented a workshop led by personal finance author and Barnard College professor Galia Gichon, who talked to seniors about the importance of budgeting, building credit, and responsible fiscal management in college and beyond.
BC's Office of Alumni Relations recently presented a workshop led by personal finance author and Barnard College professor Galia Gichon, who talked to seniors about the importance of budgeting, building credit, and responsible fiscal management in college and beyond.
6TH GRADE DEVELOPS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO WORLD WATER CRISIS
6th graders designed and built water filters in science class as part of their study about possible solutions to the world water crisis.
ALUMNI UPDATE: DEVIN GILMARTIN '16
Devin Gilmartin '16 (above middle) is featured in the film LESS by Isabelle Levent, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival! The film documents the values and habits of members of Generation Z who are redefining minimalism in a world of consumption, technology, and information overload. Read an interview and watch the trailer.
5TH GRADERS TO EXPLORE "WHAT IF PLANET EARTH IS NO LONGER INHABITABLE?"
5th graders have begun construction on landscape models of the planets and moons for their Settlement Projects to explore the question, "If humans need to leave planet Earth, where would we go and what would we need?"
TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR UPPER SCHOOL CABARET
Get your free tickets now for the Upper School cabaret 'Miscast Mismatched' next Thursday 5/3 and Friday 5/4 at 7pm! This exciting, student-driven production focuses on plays, musicals, and roles that might not normally be performed by BC students and will feature a variety of performances including monologues, solo songs, scene work, and group musical theatre numbers.
Get your free tickets now for the Upper School cabaret 'Miscast Mismatched' next Thursday 5/3 and Friday 5/4 at 7pm! This exciting, student-driven production focuses on plays, musicals, and roles that might not normally be performed by BC students and will feature a variety of performances including monologues, solo songs, scene work, and group musical theatre numbers.
DON'T MISS
April 30: Upper School's 'Women with Interesting Careers' Panel
May 3: 6th Grade Parents Coffee
May 3: 7th Grade Trip to Museo del Barrio
May 3: Brooklyn/Staten Island College Fair
May 3 & 4: Upper School Cabaret
May 4: Mariachi Citlali visits Middle School
May 5: SATs
May 7: 8th Grade Parents Coffee
May 8: 5th Grade Trip to Buehler Science Center
May 8: Instrumental Concert
May 8: College Campus Resources Workshop for 12th Graders
May 9: Brooklyn in Solidarity event
May 9: Gathering for Parents & Guardians of Students of Color
May 11: Evening of Jazz
May 12: NYC Independent Schools Science Research Conference
May 15: Choral Concert
May 16: Senior Arts Night
May 16: Science Research & Design - Junior Presentations
May 17: Coffee for Parents of Rising 5th Graders
May 17: Dance Concert
May 18: Last Day of Classes for Seniors
May 21: Bespoke Education Meeting with 10th Grade Parents
May 21-24: Senior Exams
May 21: Bespoke Education Meeting with 10th Grade Parents
May 21: Middle School Variety Show
May 23: Awards Night
May 24: Senior Prom
May 25: College Planning Coffee for 9th and 10th Grade Parents
May 25: College Planning Office for 9th & 10th Grade Parents
May 28: Memorial Day (school closed)
May 29: 6th Grade Concert
May 30: 5th Grade Concert
May 30: Science Research & Design Conference
May 30: Senior Scholars
May 30: Senior Dinner
May 31: Middle School Instrumental Concert
June 1: Commencement (noon dismissal for all students)
June 2: SAT
June 4: Last Day of Regular Upper School Classes
June 7-12: Upper School Exams
June 11: 8th Grade Dinner
June 12-13: Project Brooklyn (Middle School)
June 13: Lower School Arch Day
June 13: No Classes for 9th and 10th Graders
June 13: College Essay Writing Workshop for 11th Graders
June 14: Middle School Closing Ceremonies
June 14: Last Day of Upper School (half day)
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