by Betty Benson, Upper School assistant director
Blogs and Reflections
Check out what Lakeside students, faculty, administrators, and staff are thinking.
by Mary Clementi, choir teacher
by Michaela K. '20
by Aliyah L. ’22
by Leyla R. '21
by Casey Schuchart, Class of 1996
by John A. '20
by Hannah L. '22
by Tom Rona, Middle School math teacher
by Nadia Selim, MUN advisor and Upper School history teacher
by Carly Pansulla, Upper School librarian
by Tearon Joseph, interim co-director of admissions & financial aid
by Phillip M. ’22
by Michael Town, Upper School science and engineering teacher
by Matt Miller, Doug Moon and Lilli Forgette
by Carly Pansulla, Upper School librarian
by Harper M. '20
By Ann H. ’22
by Mikaela B. ’22, Mae C. ’20, Claudia H. ’21, Annette L. ’21, and Anya S. ’21
by Joanna Black, PGA president
by Ruby K. '20 and Tanisha R. '20
by Katie W. '20
by Bryent T. '20

by Jodi Rockwell, Upper School visual arts teacher
by Will V. '20
by Nhivan T. '21
by Betty Benson, Upper School assistant director
by Felicia Wilks, Upper School director
by Iris O. '24
by Bernie Noe, head of school
by Aidan C. '20, Upper School student government president

by Eliza Parsons, interim co-director of admissions
by Jad G. '20

by Michael Town, Upper School science and engineering teacher
by Varun I. ’22
by Simon K. ’21
by Allistair Y. ’20
by Kimberly L. '21
by Lizzy P. '20
by Charlie M. '22
by Amelia H. '22
by Derek Y. '22
by Michael Town, Upper School science and engineering teacher
by Elda K. '20
by Bonnie Y. '21
by Lizzy J. '21
by Bernie Noe, head of school
by Tearon Joseph, associate director of admissions/financial aid programs director
by 2019 Distinguished Service Award recipient Chip Mehring
by 2019 Distinguished Service Award recipient Bob Henry
by Bernie Noe, head of school
by Felicia Wilks, Upper School director
by J’Dyn Plater and Aidan Kyle, members of the Class of 2019
by Sebastian Alfonso, Class of 2019
by Lauren R. '21
by Andrew Chen '18
by Amanda Darling, director of communications
by Melissa W. '19
by David C. '20 and Esther R. '19
by Quinton H. '19
by Eden M. '21
by Chris Hartley, director of athletics
by Olivia S. '20
by Crystal X. '19
by Winston Yeung P’23 ’25, PGA T.J. Vassar diversity committee co-chair
by Chris Hartley, director of athletics
by Peyton M. '19
by GLOW Leader Mia P. ‘21
by Sydney Y. '22
by Julia Cho P '18 '20, PGA president
by Aidan C. ’20, student body president-elect
by Melissa W. ’19
by Zinda Foster, Upper School service learning coordinator/ student center and activities director, and Maile Wong, Upper School service learning program assistant/attendance taker
by Roman S. '20
by Esther R. '19
By Emme M. ’19
by Frances T. '19
by Lexi L. '19
by Kaiz E. ’19
by Roman O. ’22, Lillian L. ’22, and Eric H. ’20
by Katherine S. ’23
by Chris Hartley, director of athletics
by Colette C. '20

by Arushi M. '20

by Evie B.W. ’22

by Ann H. ’22
by Anya S. '21
by Zach B. '20
by Dominic M. ’22
by Mike Lengel, assistant director of athletics
Q&A with Zinda Foster, Upper School service learning coordinator/Upper School student center and activities director
by Emily C. '19 and Wren H. '19
by Eman H. '20, Michelle V. '19, Aidan C. '20, David C. '20, Selah W. '19, and Sherifat S. '21
by Emily Aktepy, admissions and financial aid operations manager
by Jamie Monkkenon, Middle School mathematics /science teacher
by Ted Chen, assistant director/history teacher/personal development department head
by Merissa Reed, Middle School history teacher and student equity programs coordinator
by Stephanie Wright, history teacher and department head, faculty equity programs coordinator
by Isabelle Q. '20
by Merissa Reed, Middle School history teacher and student equity programs coordinator

by Doug Moon, assistant director of admissions and financial aid
by Carly Pansulla, Upper School librarian
by Chris Hartley, Director of Athletics
by Kay D. '25, Kimberly Y. '25, and Saahil G. '25
by Michelle V. '19
by Jenny Estill, Middle School drama teacher
by Caitlin O'Neill, assistant athletic trainer
by Barry Wong, Upper School photography teacher
by Isabel R. '20
by Casey M. '23
by Trevor A. '19
by Will C. '19
by Peyton M. '19
by Maxine R. '20
by Derrek Falor, girls soccer program head and head varsity coach
by Felicia Wilks, Upper School director
by Kaiz E. '19
by Zinda Foster, Upper School service learning coordinator/Upper School student center and activities director
by Lilli Forgette, admissions visit manager, and Eliza Parsons, associate director of admissions
by Chris Hartley, director of athletics
by Mina K. '19
by Leela B. ’19 and Esther R. ’19, Tatler 2018-19 editors-in-chief
by Meredith Sjoberg, Upper School counseling center coordinator
by Felicia Wilks, Upper School director
by Bernie Noe, head of school
by Mira L. ’23
by Marcus B. '23
by Bernie Noe, head of school
by Sebastian A.’19, Upper School student government president
by Betty Benson, Upper School assistant director
by Booth Kyle, director of admissions and financial aid/associate head of school
by the Lakeside communications office
by Quinton H. '19
by Kurt O. '20

by Elaine Christensen, Middle School director

by Michael Town, Upper School science and engineering teacher

by Sid H. '20
by Vidisha G. '20

by William S. '21
by Amy L. '20

by Lelan B. '19
by Sandhya T. '20
by Eman H. '20

by J'Dyn P. '19
by Katie W. '20
by Eleanor K. '20

by Stephanie Wright, Upper School history teacher and department head, faculty equity programs coordinator
by Mia T. '20
by Grace C. '19 and Julia R. '20

by Michael Town, Upper School science and engineering teacher

By Nhivan T. '21 and Jing-Yi W. '21

by Isabelle Q. '20

by Bernie Noe, head of school

by Helen Haley and Matthew Dobmeier, members of the Class of 2018

by Felicia Wilks, Upper School director

by Dagmawi Misgano, Class of 2018

By Booth Kyle, director of admissions and financial aid/associate head of school.

by Olivia S. '20


by Olivia W. '22 and Evie B. '22

by GLOW leaders Emerson R. ’18, Leela B. ’19, Jack A. ’18, Katharine M. ’19, Madeline D. ’18, and Uma D. ’18

by Marcus J. '18

by Nishant K. '18

by Sophie E. '18

by Sebastian A. ’19, student body president-elect
by Sally H. '20

by Michiko W. '18

by Adrienne Knudson, Middle School physical education teacher

by Isabel I. ’18
by Colleen Kyle, Upper School history teacher
by Arryn O. '19

by Isobel W. '18


by Hulisani M.

by Isobel W. '18

by Katie F. '18 and Sophie L. '18
by Zinda K. Foster, Upper School service learning coordinator/student programs coordinator/student activity center director

by Eric B. ’22

by Angela A. ’19, Lelan B. ’19, Eva B. ’18, Kaiz E. ’19, Elda K. ’20, and Melissa W. ’19

by Antonio Hopson, Middle School science teacher
by Bob Henry, Upper School history teacher

by Sydney H. '18

by Will D. '18

by Abigail S. '18

by David Joneschild ’90, Upper School science teacher

by Charlotte Blessing, director of global education

by Vincent W. ’21

by Jingyi W. ’21

by Véronique Brau, Upper School languages teacher

by Elaine Christensen, Middle School director

by Felicia Wilks, Upper School director

by Leslie Schuyler, archivist

by Jacob Foran, visual arts teacher

by Bernie Noe, head of school

by Booth Kyle, director of admissions and financial aid / associate head of school

by Kaitlyn P. '18
by Amelia H. ’22 and Nina C. ’22

by Charlotte Blessing, director of global education

by Hayden H. '19

by Barry Wong, visual arts teacher
by Luke C. ’22, Cate L. ’22, and Justin S.’22

by Jodi Rockwell, visual arts teacher

by Terry Northrup, Middle School Latin teacher
by Charlie H. ’22 and Mikaela B. ’22

by Kate C. ’19 and John A. ’20

by Mike Lengel, interim head coach

by Elaine Christensen, Middle School director


by Debby Heath, Upper School languages

by Amy Kaz, English teacher

by Felicia Wilks, Upper School director
by Eleanor K. '20

by Heather Butler, Middle School makerspace coordinator/digital and information literacy teacher

by Ted Chen, Middle School assistant director

by Sue Belcher, head of school of The Downtown School

by Mary Anne Christy, history teacher

by Luke B. '19

by Antoinette F. '19

by Naomi L. '19

by Lexi L. '19
by Sebastian A. '19
by Ian N. '20
by Gabriella O. '18

by Sue Belcher, head of school of The Downtown School


by Bernie Noe, head of school


by Yasmin Luthra, Class of 2017

by Alixe Callen, Upper School director

by Michael Chandler and Isabella Frohlich, members of the Class of 2017

by Elaine Christensen, Middle School director

by Jenny B. '18 and Colby L. '17


by Ravi S. '17 and Kallin S. '17

by Evie B. '22, Phillip M. '22, and Madeline P. '22 (poster by Meredith G. '22)

by Grace B. '23

by Alexander P. '19

by Annabel G. '24, Gabi G. '24, Sophie W. '24, and Jessica W. '24

by Chloe Y. '18

by Meera Patankar, Middle School history teacher / Middle School GSL coordinator

by Ben Resnick, director of food services/head chef

by Neva H. '18

by Booth Kyle, associate head of school / admissions and financial aid director

by Nan Robertson, 2016-2017 Parents and Guardians Association president

by Uma D. '18

by Dag M. '18, student body president-elect

by Rick Huegli, head strength and conditioning coach

by Aidan C. '20

Sue Belcher, micro-school director


by Hannah W. '17 and Ben H. '17

by Adrienne Knudson, Middle School physical education teacher

by Isabelle Q. '20, Melissa W. '19, Melissa W. '19, and Sylvie M. '17

by Alixe Callen, Upper School director

by Eleanor Long, Upper School physical education/wellness department head and teacher

by Coco S. '18

by Bernie Noe, head of school

by Booth Kyle, associate head of school / admissions and financial aid director




by Bernie Noe, head of school

by Bella D. '17

by Sophie L. '18 and Rocky O. '18

by Ted Chen, Middle School assistant director

by Sally Z. '21

by Meredith Bledsoe, Upper School counseling center coordinator, and Julie Keller '03, Upper School counselor

by Shannon D. '21

by Debby Heath, Upper School Spanish teacher

by Derrek Falor, girls soccer program head

by Meera Patankar and Carl Engelhardt, Middle School history teachers


by Merissa Reed, Middle School history teacher

by Bernie Noe, head of school

by Luke F. '18

by Hans de Grys, Upper School assistant director and science teacher

by Mal Goss, Upper School English teacher

by Olivia S. '20 and Eleanor K. '20

by Luke Johnson, boys Ultimate Frisbee coach
(Photo by Dawn Aiken)


by Sally Revere '79, running program head


by Jennifer Evans, Middle School English teacher

by Lauren Bricker, Upper School computer science teacher

by Elaine Christensen, Middle School director

by Sue Belcher, director of micro-school research and development

by Chris Hartley, director of athletics

by Rocky O. '18

by Shekela Wanyama, music teacher and choir director

by Elaine Christensen, Middle School director and director of professional development

by Casey Selfridge, football program head

by Max R. '21

by Ravi S. '17

by Bob Henry, Upper School history teacher

by Kris Knutson, Middle School library technician

by Bernie Noe, head of school

by Rachel Maiorano, Upper School assistant director

by Doug Moon, Assistant Director of Admissions and Financial Aid

By Sam K. '18

By Abby E. '17

By Cate D. '18

by Angus D. '18, Sam L. '18, and Ravi S. '17


By Middle School Director Elaine Christensen

By Sarah S. '16

By Ted Chen, Middle School Assistant Director