by Sue Kelman ’25 | Feb 5, 2023 | Arts
I have read many books. Most of them are forgettable—fun at the time, but not very meaningful to me. Others stay with me. Orbiting Jupiter is in the second category. Its beauty is in its simplicity. I have never forgotten its story. The premise is simple. Joseph is a...
by Lucy Newman ’25 | Feb 5, 2023 | Arts
On Wednesday, January 11, the Concord Academy community was treated with the work from the students in the film program during the fall semester. Projects from Intro to Film, Intro to Animation, and Intermediate Animation were featured. They included walking...
by Charlie Badger ’23 | Feb 5, 2023 | Arts
Over CA’s winter break, many found themselves glued to the TV as the twists and turns of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery played out before them. Without any spoilers, the basic plot is as follows: a powerful tech tycoon invites his longtime friends and associates to...
by Evan Griffith-Ebrahimi ’26 | Feb 5, 2023 | Arts
On Friday, January 13, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., What’s On Your Mind (WOYM), a student-run playwriting club, held a play festival in the Performing Arts Center. This event featured eleven five to ten minute plays written and read by Concord Academy students. These...
by Larry ’96 BCE | Feb 5, 2023 | Backpage
Bestie Larraée, I can not get across to you how angry I am. I keep trying to do my work in class, but this person behind me will not stop chewing their gum so loudly! I asked them if they could stop, respectfully, but they just laughed and called me sensitive. What...
by Suri Tran '25 | Feb 5, 2023 | Backpage
Chuyện là vào một ngày tháng 5, tôi đến trường để đón em tôi và vô tình bắt gặp một gia đình nọ. Một cậu bé chạc tuổi em tôi, tầm khoảng 10 tuổi, chạy ra khỏi lớp học và bật khóc trong lòng người cha. Tôi chẳng biết chuyện gì đã xảy ra nhưng dường như cậu con trai đã...
by Shea Salcedo ’23 | Feb 5, 2023 | Features
Though most Concord Academy student careers span a quick four years, there are CA teachers and staff who have been a part of this community for many decades. In conversations with Andrea Yañes P’22 ’24, Jonathan Smith, and Martha Kennedy, these individuals communicate...
by May Zheng ’26 | Feb 5, 2023 | Features
Winterfest, a beloved annual tradition at Concord Academy, took place on Saturday, January 28 in the Stu-Fac and PAC. Winterfest consisted of merchandise, fresh-made food, fun games, raffles, and a schoolwide talent show; there was certainly plenty for everyone to...
by Daniel Xu ’25 | Feb 5, 2023 | Features
Ayres Stiles-Hall was not originally going to be a teacher. “My grandfather was a lawyer […] and I had thought that I was gonna to be one [as well],” he explained. It was only in the middle of his college career when he witnessed a professor arguing with his...
by Layla Linnard ’26 | Feb 5, 2023 | Features, Frontpage
After an incredible introduction by keynote speaker Dr. Kellie Carter-Jackson, Concord Academy students had the opportunity to attend different workshops commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.. Workshops offered ranged from jewelry making and dance to educational...
