There is a particular talent needed to deliver an impassioned speech only an hour after the yolks of nine eggs cement themselves to your skin and clothes. One that Paul Gallagher has seemingly mastered. It was a sign of commitment from the grade dean, reminding Juniors that while the weight of the...
Math teacher Kathy Paur uses a simple survey to gauge her students’ workload. The form asks one question: How much time did you spend on the homework? “I want each kid to spend about 20 minutes on homework. So if the form tells me I’m hitting...
A year ago, director Zoe Swenson-Graham started thinking about Chicago. It was immediately after Mamma Mia, a cheerful musical bursting with joy and humor—the type of show they’d consistently done over the course of her time at Nueva. Chicago seemed...
In 2022, I joined a small group of students led by Houjun (Jack) Liu ’23 and former Nueva teacher Luke De. We were all interested in research...
This summer, I went to New York for a journalism camp during the week of primary elections. I was surrounded by “I Voted!” stickers and...