By Jennifer Macler ’23 On Sunday, February 12, FGS held its first-ever chess tournament. Across campus, chess has surged in popularity and thanks to Joe Shaker ’24, Chess Club has organized a
By Juliette Gaggini ’20 As 72 seniors and 14 postgraduates prepare for commencement on May 28, the school has been reflecting on the senior class and all that will change when they
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by Mr. Becker As we (“we”=The Gunnery community defined broadly) celebrate “The Highlander’s” move from print to online, we (“we”=all human beings) ought to take the opportunity to reflect on why the
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By Maddie Aitken ’19 Each year, self-selecting juniors go through the Prefect election process, which includes a speech and a Q & A session for the students running and two rounds of
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By Harry Sutton ’20 On April 26, Max Boot visited The Gunnery to speak about his political views and his opinion of the current Republican party. Boot is a former foreign advisor
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By Rain Ji ’19 The climax of celebrating poetry at The Gunnery occurs every year when the English department hosts the poetry recitation event around Shakespeare’s birthday. On April 24, in the
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By Maddie Aitken ’19 In the beginning of the school year, students in AP Studio Art select the mediums they will work in and come up with a concentration on which they
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By Rain Ji ’19 On April 28, The Gunnery hosted its annual Gunn Scholar Conference in the Tisch Schoolhouse. This year’s Gunn Scholars did a phenomenal job of conveying their projects’ discoveries
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By Juliette Gaggini ’20 Our community is upheld by so many amazing faculty and staff, some of whom do not get enough recognition for their hard work and dedication to our school.
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By Isabel Martin ’20 On Wednesday, April 3, the Gunnery Troubadours went to a choral workshop in New York City with the cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The group was
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By Drew Sutherland ’21 “I need your health form or you’re out of here in an hour.” Those were the first words said to me when rehearsal started on Thursday morning by
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