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After playing drums for years, Alex Rusbarsky knew that he wanted to incorporate his love of music into his Senior Signature Project. While he could do that by writing and recording original music for his band, Landheads (a transposed reference to their native Marin), Alex knew that he needed a twist, a way to go …
Elected by Bay faculty and staff to represent his class, Jack Jue gave an incredible speech for the Class of 2014's graduation. Enjoy reading his thoughtful and compelling words below.Students, faculty, friends and family, and of course the incredible class of 2014: it goes without saying that today is a proud day for all of …
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Over the weekend of May 30, fifteen Astrophysics students, four parents, one UC Berkeley post-doc and one Bay teacher had a fantastic weekend full of celestial observations at the Aardvark Observatory in Groveland, CA. Observatory designer, master astronomer and gracious host Gary Bengier explained the intricacies of the main telescope’s operations. Students, staying up way …
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The Painting 1B artists have finished their Photo Booth paintings, and final critiques/reflections are an important part of the artistic process. Bay Area artist Dharma Strasser MacColl joined the class this week as a visiting artist to take part in this process. With the student artists, Dharma looked at the final paintings, giving feedback and …
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During Morning Meeting, 12th-grader Emma shared her story of how a recent family vacation made her aware of her own privileges. Take a few minutes to listen to the podcast of her talk, entitled "Learning to be Grateful" - it's worth it. Click here to listen to Emma's Morning Meeting talk. Transcript: Over winter break …
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