BOYS BASKETBALL RANKED AMONG BEST IN NYS!
Congrats to Boys Varsity Basketball! The NYS Sportswriters Association just released this week's rankings and recognized them as one of the Top 15 teams in NYC and one of the Top 60 teams in NY State in Class B for public, private and Catholic schools! Go Lions!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER CHOSEN FOR MASTER CLASS AT COLUMBIA
Congratulations to Middle School science teacher Hillary Rubenstein, who was one of only 18 teachers selected to attend The Academy for Teachers Master Class at Columbia University "Making the Most of Wastewater" with MacArthur "genius" Kartik Chandran!
Hillary will also become a Fellow of The Academy for Teachers, joining a growing number of the city's strongest public and private educators learning from leading experts and from each other.
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BC STUDENT PERFORMS AT DIZZY’S WITH JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER YOUTH BAND
Congrats to Graham S. ‘19, who performed at Dizzy’s Club in Time Warner Center with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Big Band. Eight Berkeley Carroll students participate in this prestigious program, which draws the top middle and high school jazz students from the tri-state area. Mokhtar R. ‘18, Lukas H. ‘19, Oliver S. ‘21, Chloe P. ‘22, Truth T. ‘22, Mikaela O. ‘22, and Will C. ‘22 also participate in this program.
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8TH GRADERS PRESENT THEIR IDEAS AT CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOSIUM
8th graders are digging deep into ways to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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. At a packed symposium, they presented ideas around construction, energy, behavior change and so much more to answer the question: "As a steward of both my local and global community, what is my role as my coastal community addresses the challenges of the changing climate?"
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AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR VISITS LOWER SCHOOL
Javaka Steptoe, author and illustrator of the book "Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat", visited the Lower School!
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Students learned how Javaka created his book by channelling some of Basquiat's methods. They were fascinated with Basquiat's unique collage-style paintings and how as a child he saw art everywhere, painted on all kinds of objects and definitely didn't always color inside the lines.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAY CHARMS AUDIENCES
The Middle School's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" has been receiving rave reviews!
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. Catch the final performance on Sat, Jan. 27 at 3:00pm. Get your tickets
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MIDDLE SCHOOLERS SCORE BIG IN NATIONAL MATH COMPETITION
Congratulations to BC's 183 6th, 7th and 8th graders who competed in the globally prestigious and challenging American Mathematics Competition 8! Here are the high score highlights:
- Oskar R. '23 attained the highest score in the Middle School.
- In the 6th grade, Oliver K. '24 and Benjamin G. '24 tied for the highest score.
- Skylar W. '22 and Constantine M. '22 tied for silver for the whole Middle School.
- Augie S. '22; Jack C. '23; Wilder P. '22; and Wen Yu C. '22 tied for bronze for the Middle School.
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ROBOTICS CLUB TO COMPETE AT NATIONAL COMPETITION
The Upper School robotics team, Beta Gamma Robotica, kicked off building season for the 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition at Columbia University! Now students are hard at work, meeting in the Beta Lab every day after school to design, prototype and build a robot to compete in this year's game.
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STUDENT’S ESSAY TO BE FEATURED AT NYU CONFERENCE
Congratulations to Talin S. '22 whose recent essay on 'the dilemma of a debater's moral integrity' was one of only 20 accepted to Writopia Lab’s Youth Essay Writing Conference: A Celebration of Critical Thinking Across Disciplines. Talin's work will be featured on the Psychology and Ethics panel at the conference at New York University on February 4.
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‘DEAR EVAN HANSEN’ ACTOR VISITS BC
Actor Noah Galvin, currently on Broadway in the starring role of 'Dear Evan Hansen', visited BC to meet theater students. The group discussed what it's like to be an actor on Broadway and TV (he also played Kenny O'Neal in ABC's The Real O'Neals).
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SENIOR SPEAKERS
Our latest Senior Speakers were (L-R) Mia G., Charlotte L. and Julia H.!
Julia discussed her contradicting views when it comes to interpreting dreams. They could be a way to tap into our subconscious, but she's often skeptical that they mean anything at all.
Charlotte chronicled her hilarious, terrifying, and mortifying experiences at water parks -- and says she'll never go back. Mia told of her family's adventures using home exchanges when they travel. When she leaves for college in the fall, her parents will be welcoming a long-term exchange student into their home.
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FORMER MISS IOWA TALKS TO KINDERGARTENERS ABOUT HER PROSTHETIC ARM
Kindergarteners loved talking with Nikki Kelly about how it's okay to be different! Nikki is a former Miss Iowa and public speaker who was born without a left forearm. She sometimes uses a high-tech prosthetic arm, but has learned to do all kinds of things -- like tying her shoes and playing baseball -- with one hand.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICIANS PRACTICE ALMOST 2000 HOURS IN 21 DAYS
The middle school's December practice challenge concluded and the results are in! Students practiced 1904.81 total hours or the equivalent of 79 days. Congrats to the 8th grade, which won for the fourth year in a row with an average of 670 minutes per student over the 21 days. Thanks to Ms. Cooke for administering this challenge and congrats to all who participated
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COLLEGE ADMISSIONS OFFICER SPEAKS TO STUDENTS & PARENTS
The College Counseling office recently hosted Gettysburg College's Director of Admissions Darryl Jones, who provided frank advice and encouraged sophomores, juniors and their families to pursue an open-minded college search and present themselves with authenticity. In the words of one parent in attendance, his talk "struck the right tone in what can be a very stressful college application process."
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2ND GRADERS STUDY ANIMALS IN SCIENCE CLASS
2nd graders have been studying animals in science class! They practiced observation skills by making drawings of animals (like this bunny) and taking notes on its behavior in their science notebooks!
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UPCOMING WORLD AFFAIRS BREAKFAST CLUBS
Don't miss these exciting upcoming meetings of the World Affairs Breakfast Club on Wednesdays at 7:30 in Room 144! And keep up with the discussions at worldaffairsbreakfastclub.blogspot.com
-- Jan. 31: Net neutrality with Nick Thompson, Editor in Chief at Wired Magazine
-- Feb. 7: Human Trafficking with Laura Edidin, Chief of the Human Trafficking Unit at Kings County District Attorney’s Office
--Feb. 14: Blockchain & Bitcoin with Michael Mavrides, Partner, Hedge Funds, Proskauer
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DON'T MISS
Jan. 27: Middle School Play: Midsummer Night's Dream
Jan. 29: 5th Grade Parents Coffee
Jan. 31: 5th Grade Concert
Feb. 2: Senior Peer Retreat
Feb. 2: Junior Variety Show
Feb. 5: Peer Parent Night (9th Graders & Parents)
Feb. 6: 11th Grade Curriculum Night
Feb. 8: Instrumental Concert
Feb. 12: 7th Grade Parents Coffee
Feb. 13: Choral Concert
Feb. 15: Night of Jazz
Feb. 19: President's Day (School Closed)
Feb. 20: 10th Grade Curriculum Night
Feb. 21: 8th Grade Living Wax Museum
Feb. 24: Unity Fest (PA Event)
Feb. 28-March 2: Upper School Play: Alice in Wonderland
March 1: PSAT 10
March 1-2: Parent Teacher Conferences
March 5-16: Spring Intensives
March 7: Lower School Math Workshop
March 9: The Benefit for Berkeley Carroll
March 10: SATs
March 15: 4th Grade Showcase
March 19- 30: Spring Break
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