The 5th grade Battle Bot Tournament, the fabled project that everyone in the younger grades wants to do and everyone in the older grades remembers, did not disappoint this year. There were some very close matches, even some ties. We…
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines puzzle as “a question, problem, or contrivance designed for testing ingenuity”. This is the kind of thinking that Max and Mrs. Robbins wanted to pursue when they started their trimester two quest. When they decided…
The choir and orchestra chapels occur every year in mid-February, with the choir chapel first and the orchestra chapel following the next week. In both chapels, the groups weave together quotes, stories, and, of course, pieces of music to create…
Nine children, two leaders, one teacher, six instruments, one question: Can we jam? In this quest, students can demonstrate their musical talent and play with their friends. “It’s an amazing feeling that you get from playing music, like when you…
In late December of 2020, it has been reported that a coronavirus outbreak appeared in Wuhan, a major city in central China. Hold on, what is a coronavirus? Coronaviruses are a group of viruses, first discovered in the 1960s, that…
Being new is challenging, no matter where you go, but what is it like being new here? To learn more about the new student experience at St. Anne’s-Belfield, I interviewed, Connor, Gray, and Julie, all 7th graders. They all had…
Sophia and Martha are back with another Quest Digest! Keep reading for updates from the second trimester of Quests. The “How can we turn fiction into film?” Quest is really starting to get into their filming process this week. In…
On Sunday, January 26th the sports world mourned the loss of basketball legend, Kobe Bryant. He was on a helicopter in Calabasas, California, on his way to his daughters basketball tournament to coach her team when the helicopter spiraled to…
Quests are a fun, engaging way to gain knowledge. Once every three days, students go to a “quest” instead of their art. The winter quest season recently began, so Martha and Sophia interviewed leaders and members of three quests to…
With the beginning of a new year, brings us the annual Ski Club at St. Anne’s-Belfield. For those of you who are unaware of what Ski Club is, Ski Club is a series of trips to Wintergreen, four Fridays in…