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For some people, writing is a calling, a voice in the soul that demands to sing out. Careful, conscious words have the power to inspire, inform, persuade, entertain, and comfort. Whether you plan to immerse yourself in writing poetry, tease out the novel hiding inside, or simply want to tackle a school essay or a …
Currently up in the Glass Gallery space is the BUGS! Exhibit featuring the work of Sculpture 1A artists. Students looked closely at the way little critters are formed, honing in on the patterns, formations, shapes, and details that nature has provided for them to survive. As students worked on the project, they were asked …
Last week, Ellen Greenblatt’s Innocence and Evil class put character Doc Hata of Chang-Rae Lee’s novel, A Gesture Life, on trial. In the story, Doc Hata is an aging physician haunted by – if not fully aware of – his role in the Japanese Army’s enslavement and rape of “comfort women” during World War II. …
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The boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Lowell Invitational in Golden Gate Park on Saturday. The meet featured over 45 teams, 2,400 runners from all over Northern California and 13 races over the 2.93-mile course. Transfer senior Emmet led the boys. He ran 16:45 and averaged a quick 5:43 per mile for …
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What are they? How can the visual arts promote disciplined habits of mind? “In the current climate of educational accountability, arts educators must answer two fundamental questions so that the arts will retain a place within public education: (1) What kinds of thinking skills do arts teachers strive to instill? (2) How can students learn …
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