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Articles by Averie Perrin
School reports increases in financial aid and Annual Giving from 2022-2023 fiscal year
The school set Annual Giving records for the most amount of money raised by an independent day school, raised teacher salaries at a higher rate than tuition for the sixth consecutive time and amassed a 13% increase in total net assets in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The school also provided $13.2 million in financial aid, funding about 20% of students’ tuition.
Administration hires three new Deans after multiple departures
The school hired Sarah Miller, Jesse Reuter and English teacher Adam Levine to serve as deans beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. Miller, who currently works at Marymount High School as the Co-Director of College Counseling, will replace departing Dean Sara Miranda, inheriting her existing group of sophomores and juniors. Reuter, a counselor at Loyola High School, will do the same for Celso Cardenas, who is also leaving.
Advancing Asian Leaders
31 years after the United States Congress officially designated May as Asian Pacific American Heritage (APAH) Month in 1992, students elected four Asian-identifying Senior Prefects for the 2023-2024 school year, coinciding with the APAH Month 2023 theme of Asian leadership designated by the Federal Asian Pacific American Council.
24% of students admitted
The school’s acceptance rate hit an all-time low this year, according to data from the Admission Office. The overall admit rate was 24% in 2023, 11% lower than last year’s admit rate of 33%, not including students admitted from the waitlist. This year, the school received a record 1,394 applications , the highest number to date. . Admission decisions were released March 10, offering 226 spots to students entering seventh grade, compared to 274 offered in 2022.
Grade A Friendship
Garrett* sat in the back of his math class with his computer open. He watched as Guest6598344956 moved a knight and waited for his own turn in his chess game. Meanwhile, his math teacher lectured about polar coordinates in the background. Garrett, like many other students, said he frequently plays games in class. “I only play games on my computer in classes that don’t really matter and are easy,” Garrett said. “Like in math, I don’t think it really affects [my grades] too much.
Wolverine Cult-ure
Features Features Archives Students and faculty reflect on the reputation, dynamic and traditions of various student groups, clubs and sports on campus. It’s quiet on campus. Georgiana* and the rest of the girls from the theater department gather in a circle, tucked away in one of the campus’s most secluded locations. They believe they are alone.
“Nepo-approved nepo-baby academy”
Bronwyn Vance ’24 stared at the TV screen as she watched the Golden Globes, anxiously waiting to hear the winner for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. When she heard that Angela Bassett (Bronwyn ’24, Slater ’24), her mom, had won her second Golden Globe for her role in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Vance screamed with joy. Bassett made history by winning the first Golden Globe for a Marvel Studios film. Vance said she and her family were elated by her mom’s historic win.
Lessons in Representation
The school’s celebration of Black History Month in 2023 marks almost four years since the administration adopted its Anti-Racism Plan in response to student demand for anti-racist action in the 2019 school year. The plan was devised to bolster diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work, reevaluate curriculum and create more educational opportunities, according to the administration’s 2020 announcement. Since then, DEI has become a priority iniative for the school.
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