By Sophie Weinstein, ’13, Contributor. In the past, students have worried about finding interesting volunteer opportunities, but now with UGive going live at CCDS there’s a vast amount of service options available at the click of a button that involve all interests.

By Adriana Ungerleider, ‘12, Contributor. The Philanthropic Board hopes to establish a CCDS micro-enterprising grant. Micro-financing is based on the idea that if one person in a community starts a business, the entire community benefits from a strengthened economy and a source of steady income. The loans can be small but have a big impact.

By Rebecca Miller, ‘12, Contributor
This year, CCDS saw an explosion in community service projects, from Get Buzzed to Unified for UNIFAT. The worry now is whether CCDS can keep so many service projects going without giving the students a burnout.

By Jack Willingham, ‘13, Contributor. On Wednesday Jan. 27, Upper School students attended Multicultural Morning, a half-day assembly which this year focused on debunking the stereotypes of homelessness.

By Jayne Caron, ’10, The Lens Section Editor, and Kathryn Black, ’11, The Lens Editor. Have you ever wondered what your teachers looked like when they were in high school? Which members of THE BREAKFAST CLUB they most resembled?

By Victoria Mairal-Cruz, ’12, Contributor. From starting the Hoops for Haiti program and buying dance tickets, to helping child slaves through the Restavek foundation, students’ reaction to the crisis in Haiti has been remarkable.

By Avery Maier, ‘13, Contributor. The dress code changes that have been enthusiastically received by the students will stay unless major infringements of the code occur.

By Rebecca Miller, ’12, Contributor. For the next event in the popular Broadwell Series, Upper School teachers Pat and Tim Dunn will host a discussion of Too Late the Phalarope by Alan Paton, a book about apartheid in South Africa, on Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. in Broadwell House.

By Isaac Guttman, ‘10, News Editor. Dean of Service Learning Deborah Floyd said she hopes her role will be “less administrative and about number crunching, and more about trying to inspire others to find and pursue their passion.”

By Jayne Caron, ‘10, The Lens Section Editor

Mr. Howard Brownstein,  cookie monster and basketball coach extraordinaire, has a booming, distinctive voice that can be heard throughout the hallways as he cracks jokes, extols  the virtues of mathematics and basketball, and describes the physical similarity between Mrs. Dunn and senior Nick Bender to all [...]