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The Featured Articles for Each IssueCelebrating Thanksgiving While Staying Safe
As the holiday season approaches, the COVID-19 pandemic is not getting any better. In fact, things are only getting worse. With the number of cases...
Teaching During the Time of COVID at CA
It has been two months since the new remote school year began, and both students and teachers are gradually adapting to the remote learning period...
Spirit Week during COVID
Spirit Week is an important and unifying tradition at Concord Academy. Normally occurring twice a year, the week gives the community the opportunity...
Chapel Reopening
In any normal year, one would expect the chapel to be filled each morning with students listening to members of the senior class sharing their...
Interview with Jeff Desjarlais: Mental Health in Times of Transition
With the current state of the pandemic, it is no surprise that many people are struggling with their mental health. In fact, many students at...
Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month. In 1915, before Native American Heritage Month was developed, Native American Day was celebrated. This...
Dealing with COVID-19 in Cold Weather
Over the past couple of months, the Concord Academy community has just begun to understand ways to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Students and...
Family Weekend Overview
Typically, Family Weekend is a time where family members of new students are welcomed into the community through on-campus programming and events....
Truth Be Told – How Fact-Checking Works
True or false? Fact or Fiction? Fact-checkers have never been more busy than they have been during the Presidential Election. Distortions of the...
Halloween of Yesterday and Today
Halloween is often associated with trick or treating, dressing up in costumes, carving jack-o-lanterns, and throwing festive parties. However, most...
CA Community Involvement With the 2020 Election
The events preceding the 2020 election were unlike anything we have seen in recent history. From the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett,...
An Interview with Sabrina Sadique
As the Concord Academy community transitions to “HyFlex” learning in STAC 2, teachers and students are making adjustments and learning how to engage...
Sally Zimmerli’s Work as Dean Of Students
For the past five years, Sally Zimmerli has held the position of Dean of Students here at Concord Academy. Loved and respected by her colleagues and...
COVID-19 Impact on College Admissions
What will the college admissions process look like in light of COVID-19? The college admissions process has stayed the same for over 50 years, but...
First-Year International Students’ Lives & Future Plans
The CA community has always given a lot of care to freshmen by helping them adapt to a new academic system, a new way of life, and above all, the...
Student Perspectives on In-Person Learning Reopening
As everyone in the Concord Academy community knows, the school’s reopening process has raised a lot of questions and concerns among students,...
Wrongful Conviction Day 2020
Wrongful Conviction Day, which officially falls on October 2nd, is a day dedicated to people who have been sentenced to time in prison for crimes...
Club Expo Review
Club Expo is one of the most popular events at Concord Academy, providing opportunities for new students to learn about the clubs at CA and for the...