WINTER PEP RALLY
Students, faculty and staff celebrated BC's Upper School winter sports teams — Boys Varsity and JV Basketball, Girls Varsity and JV Basketball and Boys and Girls Varsity Swimming — at last week's winter pep rally. The event also featured the newly-formed Spirit Squad's first-ever performance and a half-court shot contest. Photos.
STUDENTS GET SPECIAL “EAGLE HUNTRESS” SCREENING AND Q&A WITH PRODUCER & DIRECTOR 
Middle School students got a treat this week when they attended a special screening at Sterling Place of “The Eagle Huntress,” which was just shortlisted (one of 15 finalists) for an Academy Award in the Best Feature Documentary category!

After the film, they had a Q&A with the producer (and BC parent) Stacey Reiss and director Otto Bell. The film tells the story of Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female eagle hunter in 12 generations of her Kazakh family.
NATIONAL AWARDS FOR 2 BC STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
Reflections, our Upper School student art and literary magazine, has won yet another award: a gold medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for its 2016 issue. In October, this issue was one of only 52 publications in the country to be named a 2017 Crown Finalist.

Additionally, the 2016 Lion Yearbook — "Charged Up" — won a second place award from the American Scholastic Press Association.
ATHLETICS
Read Athletics Director Dick McGrath’s Update here. 
BREAKFAST CLUB DISCUSSES FUTURE OF AFFORDABLE CARE ACT 
World Affairs Breakfast Club discussed the future and possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act this week with Dr. Jay Rao, a health industry analyst and BC parent. Photos.
SENIOR SPEAKERS
This week's senior speakers were (left to right) Arian P., Simone S. and Jamie W.! Arian spoke about how he uses humor as a mask to help understand others and how most people hide behind masks, creating an image that will appeal to others.

Simone talked about how we are the centers of our own universes and how we have to remember to have perspective. Jamie spoke on how, when give the choice between fight or flight she usually chooses flight, but that she has learned not to give up because something good might result.
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: ELIZABETH HAYWARD
Congratulations to Middle School Psychologist Elizabeth Hayward, whose first empirical study as lead author — "Developmental Trends in Flexibility and Automaticity of Social Cognition" — has been published in the Child Development Journal. The study, which looks a children and adolescents ages 8-18, presents a new way of understanding the development of social thinking beyond early childhood. Read the public summary and full article. 
HOMECOMING: CLASS OF ’16 SHARES THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCES WITH STUDENTS
Jack Konyk '16, Camille Johnson '16, Jessica Gould '16 and Devin Halbal '16 (left to right) returned to BC last week to speak with juniors and seniors about their insights and experiences in college thus far.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CELEBRATES THREE KINGS’ DAY
All middle school students took part in the tradition of eating Rosca de Reyes, a special bread enjoyed in honor of Three Kings' Day throughout most of the Spanish-speaking world. Tradition holds that whoever finds a tiny figurine in their serving of bread is obliged to host a meal and serve tamales to everyone with whom they ate the rosca, on the last day of the holiday season, Feb. 2.
1st GRADERS LEARN THEIR BC HISTORY
First graders learned about the history of Berkeley Carroll with Director of Development Pam Cunningham. They discussed how it was founded as an all-girls school in 1886, the school's first headmistress, Ina Clayton Atwood, how the Berkeley Institute merged with The Carroll Street School in 1982 to form Berkeley Carroll and more. Learn about BC's history.
UPPER SCHOOL MUSICAL STARTS REHEARSALS 
"Blood Brothers" cast members participated in a read through and table discussion at a recent rehearsal. The musical will debut on March 1.
"HOW WE G.L.O.W." VISITS UPPER SCHOOL
Upper schoolers watched a performance of the How We G.L.O.W. project yesterday, which showcases many stories about LGBTQ+ youth. The interview theater piece reflects 21 interviews with people regarding their identities, their labels and issues facing the LGBTQ+ community. After the performance, the actors and co-creator Emily Schorr Lesnick answered student questions. Photos.
MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNTERS HATE MAIL TO MOSQUES
Middle School students and faculty wrote letters of support to mosques across the country, which have received hate mail amidst recent reports of Islamophobia.





DON'T MISS 
Jan. 16: Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday (School Closed)
Feb. 11: STEAM Fair
Feb. 11 : Talking About Race for Parents (PA event)
Feb. 15: Choral Concert
Feb. 16: 11th Grade Curriculum Night
Feb. 20: President's Day (School Closed)
Feb. 21: Book Club Discussion (PA Event)
Feb. 22: 10th Grade Curriculum Night
March 1-3: Blood Brothers (Upper School Musicalº
March 1: Jazz Concert
March 2 & 3: Parent/Teacher Conferences
March 6-17: Upper School Spring Intensives
March 10: Benefit for Berkeley Carroll
March 14: 7th Grade Math Fair
March 21-31: Spring Break (School Closed)

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