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The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review
The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review
Eighth graders from the class of 2022 rest in the shade during a long hike.

Big Bend canceled due to COVID, replaced by Big Bend Lite

Dawson Chang, Staff Writer • March 3, 2021
For the first time in 44 years, Class Eight students did not embark on the annual Big Bend trip. From Feb. 20-26, 123 eighth graders would have camped near the international border between the United States and Mexico, if not for the pandemic.
As individual traders purchased Gamestop shares, SJS students contributed their own capital towards the movement. 

Students invest in surging GameStop shares

Ella Piper Claffy and James Li • February 26, 2021
As individual traders purchased Gamestop shares in an effort to collectively take on hedge funds, SJS students contributed their own capital towards the movement. 
In April 2020, Keegan and the administration decided to delay Jan Plan until 2023.

Jan Plan delayed until 2023 due to COVID-19

Dawson Chang, Staff Writer • February 3, 2021
In April 2020, the administration decided to delay Jan Plan until 2023.
Juniors and seniors were attending virtual classes as Trump supporters stormed the nation’s Capitol. Incited by the  president’s rhetoric about election fraud, the rioters breached the Capitol while Congress was counting the electoral vote. 

SJS community reacts to Capitol insurrection

Gabrielle Solymosy, Copy Editor • January 29, 2021
Juniors and seniors were attending virtual classes as Trump supporters stormed the nation’s Capitol. Incited by the  president’s rhetoric about election fraud, the rioters breached the Capitol while Congress was counting the electoral vote. 
Seniors Hannah Chang and Nicole Doyle take their blood pressures as part of an Anatomy and Physiology lab.

Science classes adapt to COVID-19 guidelines

Abigail Hindman and Arjun Maitra • January 13, 2021
COVID-19 has significantly disrupted the student experience, particularly in the science field.
Seniors Scott Koh and Isabella OReilly give a presentation on their photosynthetic rates lab in AP Biology.

Culminating projects, tests replace midterm exams

Dawson Chang and Abigail Hindman • December 15, 2020
At the start of the semester, the school canceled midterms, concerned that COVID would limit students’ abilities to fully understand course material.
This year, advisories chose between filling a laundry basket with staples such as flour, rice and toilet paper for a family at Small Steps Nurturing Center or buying items off of an Amazon wishlist for a family at the Ronald McDonald House. 

Advisories donate holiday gifts to Small Steps Nurturing Center, Ronald McDonald House

Natalie Boquist and Lydia Gafford • December 8, 2020
This year, Community Service is partnering with Small Steps Nurturing Center and the Ronald McDonald House. 
Election escapades: Examining experiences and impacts of the 2020 election

Election escapades: Examining experiences and impacts of the 2020 election

Fareen Dhuka and Laney Chang • November 20, 2020
The 2020 election has surmounted both voting records and expectations of many members in the St. John's community. The Review Online put together a special election package featuring stories of students, faculty and alumni in Congress to showcase the tremendous influence politics has on and off campus.
This year, many students who signed up to spend the year studying abroad were forced to cancel their plans due to COVID-19.

Students cancel study abroad plans

Penelope Macpherson and Chaahat Batra • November 20, 2020
This year, many students who signed up to spend the year studying abroad were forced to cancel their plans due to COVID-19.
Parents provided Potbelly sandwiches to the Class of 2021 for their first Senior Tea.

SJS resumes Senior Tea, serves “grab & go” boxed lunches

Kate Vo, Staff Writer • November 17, 2020
This year, St. John’s has shifted from the traditional buffet-style hot lunches to “grab & go” boxed lunches.
Seniors Michael Daichman and Nicolas Munoz retrieve their phones from beneath a Spikeball net, which had been straddled by the falling branch. The students had left their phones under the net during their game earlier that afternoon.

30-foot branch crashes onto Quad, narrowly misses students

Noura Jabir • October 23, 2020
At approximately 2:36 p.m. on Oct. 23, a 30-foot branch splintered from a live oak tree in the center of the Quad, falling dangerously close to a group of seniors playing Spikeball.
The first webinar on Sept. 3 covered racism in a medical setting, from the mental and physical effects of racism on BIPOC to common stereotypes held by practitioners.

Seniors create webinars on medical discrimination against women, people of color, LGBTQ+ community

Annie Jones and Nico Del Frate • October 21, 2020
Seniors Carolyn DePinho, Isabella O’Reilly and Ella Kalapatapu created a virtual series of webinars to educate the St. John’s community on medical discrimination against women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community.
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