Announcements
*AAPI Month: Today's AAPI Month presentations celebrated students' Korean heritage. Olivia Lu '26 shared some of her favorite Korean foods, including hotteok, gyeranjjim, japchae, kimbap, and tteokbokki. Then, Christian Chang '28, Avary Choe '28, Daniel Kim '28, Ethan Sonn '28, and Averill Yi '28 provided a brief overview of relations between North and South Korea since World War II, and highlighted the work of Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector and prominent human rights activist. The seventh graders shared two book recommendations — Park's In Order to Live and Still Life With Rice by Helie Lee — for anyone interested learning more about life inside North Korea.
*Asian Affinity Group: The Asian Affinity Group will meet at 4:45 pm Thursday, May 25, in the Newman Auditorium.
*Beekeeping: A row of beehives has been installed next to Laughing Lake; please stay at least 15-20 feet away from the hives if you are not wearing protective gear. Students interested in learning more about beekeeping should contact Dr. Walther (Science) at twalther@jburroughs.org.
*Model UN: Any students interested in getting involved with Model UN during the 2023-2024 school year should contact faculty sponsors Mr. Newman (Fine Arts), Dr. Koropchak (English), or Mr. Bang (History) for more information.
*Schedule: This week, Tuesday and Friday will be late start days; on Tuesday, faculty members will hold office hours for any students wanting to meet as part of their finals prep. Thursday will be a regular start day, with a special Senior Assembly. Students should return to their original 2022-2023 seats on Thursday to make room for senior parents/guardians in Haertter Hall.
*Spirit Week: Student body president Monét Witherspoon '24 reminded students about this week's Spirit Week themes; tomorrow is Twin Tuesday. Congress will send an email to students later today for anyone interested in signing up to participate in Friday's Field Day assembly or opening ceremonies.
Monday, May 22
Monday, May 22