ADAM OTTAVINO '03 SIGNS TO NEW YORK YANKEES

Read more in this New York Times article which includes the above photo of Adam throwing a pitch while wearing a Berkeley Carroll T-shirt!

STUDENTS BRING HOME MORE SPEECH & DEBATE HONORS
12 BC students recently competed at Xaverian High School in individual speech events, with seven students advancing to final rounds! Alums Ellie Pike '18 and Gabriella Wandres' 18 also attended as judges to support the team.

Winners included Shreya B. '21 (1st place Declamation), Abby L. '20 (2nd place Original Oratory), Jake P. '20 (2nd place Student Congress-Senate), Carly S. '22 (3rd place Declamation), Manny P. '22 (3rd place JV Extemporeneous), Renate B. '21 (5th place Oral Interpretation), Aidan K. '22 (6th place Dramatic Performance), and Jordan H. '20 (7th place Dramatic Performance).

SECRETS TO OUR SUCCESS: MATH & SCIENCE
Did you know that Lower School students learn from the earliest ages to think like scientists? And faculty teach math skills based on the latest research in brain development? Learn why our Lower School math and science curriculum is so successful here.

10TH GRADE ANALYZES GENDER ASSUMPTIONS IN POPULAR CULTURAL ITEMS
10th graders in the Women on the Edge elective applied their studies on how gender is constructed in our society by looking at specific 'cultural artifacts' of today and examining their explicit and implicit gender assumptions. Objects they analyzed and presented to visitors at a recent symposium included children's books, print ads, Archie comic books, women's shoes and popular young adult films.

SENIORS LEARN FISCAL LITERACY TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE LIFE

"Beyond BC: Senior Symposiums" is a series of talks, presented by the Office of Alumni Relations, to prepare students for some of the challenges that they will likely encounter in college and adulthood. Financial expert Galia Gachon led the first session on fiscal literacy, sharing with students basic knowledge about such topics as budgeting, credit cards, and credit scores.

ATHLETICS UPDATES & SWIM TEAM PHOTO GALLERY

Read Athletics Director Dick McGrath's previews for Upper School teams and Middle School teams.

Check out the photos from the Varsity Swimming team's meet against Grace Church!

MIDDLE SCHOOLERS STUDY HOW TO IDENTIFY MISINFORMATION IN THE NEWS & SOCIAL MEDIA

It's harder and harder to tell fact from fiction in the news these days, but 8th graders in Mike Wilper's history class won't be so easily tricked. They learned about the psychology behind propaganda and how to identify misinformation on social media. Read the full story.

PHOTO GALLERY: WINTER CONCERT

See all the beautiful photos from this year's Winter Concert, including the Third and Fourth Grade Chorus, the Middle School Choir, and the Upper School Jazz Ensemble, in the full gallery.

9TH GRADERS DISSECT SHEEP BRAINS TO STUDY THE NERVOUS SYSTEM & BRAIN

9th grade biology classes wrapped up last semester learning about the nervous system and the brain. Students put on lab coats and gloves and dug deep into a better understanding of the anatomy of the brain as they dissected sheep brains.

PSYCHOLOGY CLUB DISCUSSES MENTAL HEALTH

Upper School Psychologist Dr. Karen Kauffmann and the BC Psychology Club recently hosted a panel of mental health experts to share their professional journeys, answer questions, and discuss popular topics in the field including hurdles that face students when looking for mental health counseling, how students can support their friends who are facing mental health challenges, and the importance of finding the courage to open up and, like with any physical disease, not let a mental health issue only get worse by keeping it secret.

SIGN UP TODAY FOR CAMP & OTHER SUMMER PROGRAMS
It may be cold out but enrollment has just opened for Berkeley Carroll's 2019 summer programs! Spots fill up quickly so make sure to sign up soon. Learn more about our day camps, sports camps, Creative Arts Program, Music Academy, and Summer Intensive Robotics and register here.

FIRST GRADERS SHARE FAVORITE BOOKS WITH PARENTS
First graders welcomed family members to their classroom to share their favorite new nonfiction books as part of the monthly "Parents Are Reading Partners!"