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A selected group of 11 High School Concert Band members will travel to Aberdeen, Scotland to attend the Association of Music in International Schools Honor Band Festival from March 13-16. An additional 14 middle school students are also attending the festival to perform with other students in Grades 5-8 from international schools.
Band Director Carolyn Stock-Chapin said band members spend all five days rehearsing or performing with a few opportunities to explore Aberdeen.
“At the International S...

Students will no longer use Schoology beginning in the fall, as it is likely to be replaced by a different learning management system, according to Tech Coordinator Mark Scharen. The leadership team made the decision following the technology department’s triennial evaluation to determine if the current LMS was meeting student and faculty needs.
During the inspection, Scharen said he noticed numerous problems arise with Schoology’s performance.
“There were definitely things about Schoology that p...

Grade 12 students in the Peer Leadership Practicum went on an annual retreat Sept. 1-4. Peer leaders, who mentor Grade 9 advisories, spent several days a few hours outside of London at a bunkhouse in Wolverhampton to bond with their classmates and learn teamwork skills.
Peer Leadership Teacher Duncan Pringle said the intention of the trip was to build trust and establish closer bonds.
“To gain the trust from their Grade 9 students that they’re advising, they need to understand what it means to f...

The Title 42 Expulsion program concerning immigration into the U.S. expired May 11, coinciding with President Joe Biden’s announcement of the conclusion of the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to NPR. The Biden administration had repeatedly tried to end the policy, but legal challenges were presented by 19 Republican states’ attorney generals, according to The Guardian.
Enforced by the Trump administration in March 2020, Title 42 allowed authorities to deport migrants to their place o...

Hurricane Ian hit Florida’s western coast with intense wind and rainfall, causing more than 114 deaths, according to The New York Times. The hurricane initially developed over the central Caribbean Sea Sept. 23 as a tropical storm, according to World Vision.
In an online survey conducted by The Standard with 117 student and faculty responses, 24% of respondents had a connection to Hurricane Ian, and 60% said the impacts of the hurricane should be discussed within the school curriculum. 
Despite...