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On December 11th, Nina Keck and Liam Elder-Conners, two VPR journalists, sat in the middle of the classroom, surrounded by students eager with questions about their podcast, ‘Jolted.’ The pair shared insights about how to get good interviews, stay organized,…
On Saturday, May 19th 2018, U32’s Branching Out coordinator Karen Liebermann received a panicked phone call from U-32’s Ecuadorian exchange student, Jose Pena Corral, who was on his way to visit friends in Brattleboro. “He said, ‘the police pulled me…
Editor’s Note: This is the third piece in a series about powerful women at U-32. Read the first part here and the second part here! In the fall of 1985 Maggie Desch was supposed to return to Yale, to continue…
Over the course of the past week, female students and teachers alike, visiting the girl’s bathroom near the cafeteria, have been greeted with a surprising splash of color. They have been shocked to find that the familiar plain brown door…
A life where he chose his parents. Just a child, Rustum Boyce made a life-changing decision. He was nearly a year old when he went to stay with his aunt and uncle. He was left in their care for two…
Sweet Home Alabama blasts through the speakers in the pottery room. Light streams through the windows, as kids mold, shape, and sculpt their clay. Four students occupy the pottery wheels, turning grey blobs of clay into bowls. A student shouts…
Every Thursday afternoon, U-32’s principal, Steven Dellinger Pate, has an open callback for students to discuss the school’s ongoing progress to define what proficiency means at U-32. Conversations are based on issues that the student body has identified, and a…
Drew Junkins begins his geometry class at 10:53 and goes to 12:41, covering points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids while still engaging his students. He keeps them moving with hands-on activities. Students enjoy Drew’s class, but still eye the clock,…
The winter sports season at U-32 is kicking into gear, so here are previews for each team as they get ready for the action. Boys Hockey Last season, the 11-8-1 boys hockey team made it to the quarterfinals in…
Emily Howland, A 15-year old from Ithaca New York, was just one of over 30 people of all ages that participated in the Panic! At The Disco Hearts project- a project that celebrates love, acceptance, and equality for the LGBT…
Editor’s Note: This is the second piece in a series about powerful women at U-32. Read the first part here! One day, in Jody Emerson’s office, while the administrators were receiving their contracts Jody was excited to learn that her…
Editor’s Note: Please know that comments are disabled on this post. However, if you have a meaningful response please email us at chronicle@wcsu32.org. The original version of this opinion piece was published on November 1st and was followed by much…
Editor’s Note: In response to a piece published on November 1st (taken down a few hours later) entitled “U-32’s English Curriculum is Discriminatory, Against Whites“, many people have reached out to the Chronicle expressing their viewpoints regarding the piece. Our…
“You should get an A, for effort, just for getting me into this room!” Lauren van Deren laughs, settling into one of the plastic chairs in the brightly lit conference room. “Cause “I’ve never talked to anyone else ever,”…
Seymour, played by Justin Murray, is screaming and throwing chairs around the stage. Erin Galligan-Baldwin, Stage 32’s director, is sitting at her desk below the stage. “You could go really crazy here,” she calls out, “just run here and there.”…