Here and Now
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Sacrificing Rest to Ace the Test
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Perks of Having a Student ID
Though students often complain about the different stresses and struggles that come with being a student, student discounts are a great benefit that students can take advantage of with just their school ID. Some high school students may hold jobs of their own, but others rely on the money, often cash, that their parents provide…
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Experience the Power of Music at Local Festivals
Everyone has their own kind of music. Everyone has their own particular genres and artists that make them scream, sing, jump up and down, help them sleep, cry, and so on. That is the power of music. Going to see those artists in concert can be even more exciting because the music is literally created…
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The State of Brown Bags
Before last year, ‘Brown Bag Lunches,’ student-led discussions about world issues, were a regular occurrence. These hour-long discussions addressed topics such as campus sexual assault, the Syrian refugee crisis, and the shooting of Michael Brown. However, in the last two years, 25-minute ‘Community Conversations,’ which have been led by SASAB’s Infusion team during break, have…
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Building Bridges Between the Upper and Lower Schools
On February 2, the Stone Ridge kindergarteners sat in Good Hall and watched in awe as Upper School engineering students placed textbook after textbook on top of bridges they had designed using K’Nex. It became so suspenseful that, at one point, kindergartener James yelled out, “I can’t watch!” As the bridges came crashing down, the…
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Parental Leave and Childcare: A Parent’s Balancing Act
Raising a child in the United States requires an abundant amount of planning, dedication, and time. According to a 2016 article by the Pew Research Center, the United States is one of nine countries that does not require nationwide parental leave for new parents. All other countries offer some sort of parental leave; countries…
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Three Love Lessons Your Teachers Didn’t Teach You in Class
The Grand Proposal The first story begins with a man named John, a postgraduate-student living in the DC area, waiting patiently for someone to call his own. One night, John was invited by some of his good friends, Jack and Michelle, to a party at their house for their single friends. It was at this…
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Travel Around Your Backyard: A Day in D.C.
Days, weeks and even months go by where many of Stone Ridge students do not even think to visit D.C. Although most students live within 30 minutes of our nation’s capital, we rarely take advantage of this proximity. We may be forced to tour the common monuments when relatives come into town, so often when…
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Meeting Dr. Matro
Dr. Katharina Matro is fluent in three (and a half) languages, has two Master’s degrees, a P.h.D, two young children, and a new job in the Upper School history department at Stone Ridge. While this is Dr. Matro’s first year as a full time teacher, this is not her first year as a member of…
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A Blast From Stone Ridge Past
Stone Ridge is constantly changing. In recent years, the school has removed the tennis courts and opened a new turf field, made some changes to the student uniform, and added a workout room and dance studio. Have you ever wondered how different the Stone Ridge Upper School was going back even further? In 1963, for…