by Tyler Ory ’21 | Mar 5, 2021 | News
The first COVID-19 vaccine was authorized in December of 2020, but three months out, much of the general public is waiting to receive a shot. After enduring nearly a year of the coronavirus pandemic, many are holding out hope that herd immunity will allow life to...
by Sarah Heuer ‘22 and Kelly Zhang ‘22 | Mar 5, 2021 | News
PeCo, the Concord Academy’s period coalition, was started by Kiran Bhat ‘22 and Lilia Kasdon ‘22 in the fall of 2019. Both coheads have previous experience working with various menstrual activism organizations such as Period, a nonprofit that fights against period...
by Maya Khalil ’23 | Mar 5, 2021 | News
Since the beginning of the year, Concord Academy students have created many new clubs. One example is Star Wars Club, led by Conor Kennealy ’23, Isabella Selden ’23, and Will Gladstone ’23. Will describes the club as “a chill space to talk about Star Wars and connect...
by Jack Connolly ’22 | Mar 5, 2021 | News
As Concord Academy moves into the final stretch of the school year – and hopefully, the final stages of the pandemic – people are more hopeful than ever about the possibility of a return to normalcy. I spoke to Laura Twichell ’01, CA’s Interim Dean of Faculty, to ask...
by Camden Francis ’22 | Mar 5, 2021 | News
When the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) burst upon the world last winter, scientists were not anticipating the virus to mutate frequently. The new coronavirus is an RNA virus: a collection of genetic material packed inside a protein shell. Once an RNA virus comes...
by Olivia Fisher ’21 | Mar 5, 2021 | News
Fast-food workers nationwide went on strike on February 16th to demand a raise in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Thousands of employees from the country’s most popular franchises, such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Taco Bell, departed their...
