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Prioritizing Student Well-Being in the College Admissions Process: A Q&A with Shipley’s College Counselors

It’s not every day that you hear college counselors suggest you should approach the college admissions process with an open mind and a sense of…

The Story of Your Name

Saburah. It has been misspelled and mispronounced for my entire life. I’ve been called many things including Siobhan, Sabrina, Cebolla, and have received emails in which my name has been misspelled or even written as Simba. Growing up in this area, I remember hearing names like “Naomi” or…

More than an Athlete: Prioritizing Mental Health in High School Sports

Most of us are familiar with the positive mental and physical benefits of playing sports: regular exercise, strong social bonds with teammates, and a way to relieve stress and anxiety. Being an athlete builds…

How to Support a Young Person Who Comes Out to You

October 11th is National Coming Out Day. It was started a year after the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay rights and has been a powerful reminder about the impact coming out can have for people. It’s estimated that about 10%…

Five Tips for Creating & Keeping New Habits

As we near the end of January, you may be feeling like a failure for having ditched your New Year’s resolutions last week. Don’t despair! Shipley SEED teacher and mindfulness coach Marc Balcer is here to help with these five tips to help you make good on…

Lessons from an Underdog: A Q&A with Author Jesse Wang ’14

Decentering Whiteness at Home and in Your Family

As the parent of three children (ages 8, 7, and 3), I’ve been thinking a lot about how our family is dominated by and/or perpetuates the values of white culture, and how I might replace our center with multiracial values. By saying that…

Why Pronouns Matter

I want you to close your eyes and picture a stranger that you saw today. Maybe it’s someone you saw on the commute to work. Or someone you saw walking outside. Or maybe even it’s someone you saw as you dropped your student off at Shipley. Try and get a super clear image of that person in your…