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73 Questions Vogue style Spartan edition: departing faculty Nan Dreher

73 Questions Vogue style Spartan edition: departing faculty Nan Dreher

Zimo Xie, RubicOnline June 1, 2023
After 13 years of teaching at SPA, history teacher Nan Dreher will be leaving US and venture into the next journey of her life. This video features Nan Dreher using the 73 Questions Vogue style format for the school to get to know her again from a different lens.
SIGN HERE. HerSpace co-leader Clara Bagnoli hosts the LYBD table in lower Schilling on Sept. 26.

HerSpace hosts annual Love Your Body Day

Eliza Farley, The Rubicon September 27, 2022
HerSpace hosted the annual event Sept. 26 the Schilling Commons. The poster currently hangs in the library.
INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIONS. Students from the Economics course chose four individuals from across the world to send a loan to through Kiva.

Economics students provide financial aid through Kiva

Elizabeth Trevathan, RubicOnline April 4, 2022
Through their Economics course this semester, students have entered the microfinance world.
While watching stock market numbers doesn't feel like something imperative for high school students, the market impacts a number of components of daily life, whether investing or not.

MARKET WATCH: How do stocks work?

Catherine Hooley, The Rubicon November 1, 2021
Stocks may sound like a scary subject, but they're pretty simple to break down.
Last year, several advisories competed in a poster making on International Women's Day. This year, advisories will compete in a sticker making contest.

Community celebrates International Women’s Day

Diane Huang and Mari Knudson March 10, 2016
A group effort, SPA puts together several events to acknowledge IWD.
This graph of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shows the market drop on Aug. 24 and the market volatility thereafter.

Dreher discusses recent stock market dip

Sophie Jaro, Opinions Editor September 21, 2015
Upper School Economics teacher Nan Dreher optimistic about slumping stock market.
This year's block schedule has been a success, providing students with more time to complete assignments, absorb course material, and complete science labs.

New schedule proves to be successful

Mari Knudson, In-Depth Editor May 29, 2014

Almost an entire school year has passed with the new block schedule, and it’s hard for students to remember a time without it. The block schedule consists of eight total 75 minute class periods, four...

Midterm exams can cause stress to pile up fast, but they do have their benefits. “If there’s not a midterm, it creates a lot of stress for the end of year exam,” Upper School history teacher Nan Dreher said.

Amidst exams, community debates value

Meghan Joyce, Staff Writer December 19, 2013

To test, or not to test, that is the question. The decision to change the schedule catalyzed discussions among faculty about the value of midterms and their place in the new schedule. Naturally, many...

Rising college costs a shock

Aditi Kulkarni, Editor in Chief May 6, 2013

When Upper School College Counselor Jill Apple first started working in college admissions in the 1980s, college tuition was only $4,000 or 5,000 per year. Today, she sits down with sophomores, juniors,...

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