School portraits · Washington, DC
Your head of school is airborne
Maret teachers went to elaborate lengths to keep surprise assemblies secret. Steering in midair was another matter.
2019 · recalled in 2023Read the story
School life, between the linesBy Admissions Diary
Notes from the School Gates
School stories, admissions adventures, and the things parents talk about on the way home.
New York & beyondHistory · Culture · Parent perspectives
School portraits · San Jose, California
Cold Comfort on Davis Field
When a cold April downpour hit Harker’s 2016 spirit rally, the choreography fell apart, many sophomores were shivering, and one warm teenager declined to be inspired.
April 2016Read the story
School portraits · Brooklyn
The Hallway Blockade
At Berkeley Carroll, a trip to class turns complicated when a sophomore blocks the hallway with a plastic spoon.
December 2025Read the story
School portraits · New York City
Signed up early for villainy
Everyone came over for the checkmate. The next request was a mustache, and the room could not produce one.
Reported July 2025Read the story
School portraits · Seattle
Fifteen Dollars and an Escape Plan
Two dollars, a bake sale, and a considerably better idea for the leftovers.
April 2024Read the story
School portraits · Atlanta
The flash mob that had to wait
Eight Westminster students had the choreography. The cafeteria speaker had other plans.
January 2024Read the story
School portraits · Brooklyn
The evening plans have gone into the bullpen
Packer’s eighth-graders found something better than a scavenger hunt. Then they lost the paperwork.
An eighth-grade trip, recalled in 2021Read the story
School portraits · Houston
While I Have You Here, Ms. Fogler
Hair, makeup, and a small request about algebra.
School life · February 2017Read the story
School portraits · Chicago
The Worst Time to Stop Listening
Two Latin competitors found the familiar way to dodge disappointment at an awards ceremony.
School life · April 2024Read the story
School portraits · Brooklyn
Twenty points. Please stay for the rest.
At Poly Prep, filling the bags and finishing the morning turned out to be different things.
School life · February 2026Read the story
School portraits · Seattle
Seven Pages for a Jump Shot
Faced with a choice between basketball and travel, two Bush seniors and their coach answered with a seven-page brief.
School life · 2025–26Read the story
School portraits · San Francisco
Four Legs Would Have Done
Four legs would have done it. JD had a rounder idea.
School life · from the 2015–16 yearbookRead the story