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So far Sonoma Academy has created 114 blog entries.

Music Review: World on Fire

By Caspian Morast Few guitarists have had a bigger impact than Saul Hudson. Better known as Slash, this guitar virtuoso has established himself as one of the most soulful and creative guitarists to appear on the rock/metal scene. His current band, Slash, featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, has just [...]

By | December 26th, 2014|0 Comments

Season Review: American Horror Story: Coven

By Connor Devlin After the tremendous second season of American Horror Story had ended, I had high hopes for a third season. Coven is the story of a modern witch academy and its struggles. It’s like Harry Potter, but horror-ish, I guess. I've always found something interesting about Salem, the [...]

By | December 26th, 2014|0 Comments

Transformation of Champions

By Sierra Maciorowski “In an era where our public leaders seem incapable of understanding each other's perspectives and points of view,” said Head of School Janet Durgin, “in debate, you are forced to really dig into views that are often different from your own.” Most debaters have strong opinions on [...]

By | December 26th, 2014|0 Comments

Feminism Unveiled

By Jake Lawson There are a lot of misconceptions and assumptions that are commonly made about feminism, and, as a movement, feminism has developed a certain stigma. I will start off with the literal definition of feminism, a definition that the opposition misconstrues or misunderstands. Merriam-Webster defines feminism as “the [...]

By | December 26th, 2014|0 Comments

The F-Word

By Jess O'Connor Disclaimer: I am not pretending to be an authority on any subject. I am a sixteen-year-old girl. I am barely an authority on matters pertaining to that characteristic. Luckily for me, this is one of them. Feminism is a bit of a misnomer. The word comes from [...]

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International Adjustments

By Clara Spars From starting clubs to joining sports teams to running for SLC positions, Sonoma Academy’s international students are all adapting to campus life with enthusiasm and success. This year, we have sixteen international students attending SA, fifteen of whom from cities across China. During the past quarter, SA [...]

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From Forum to Field: Staff Coaches

By Liam Kolling Perhaps, someday soon, Director of Athletics Chris Ziemer will be seen giving a lecture on the Civil War, or Theater Director Jenifer Coté will be spotted helping an eager soul perfect the high jump. Do teachers and faculty members make the best coaches? Do their skills in [...]

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Spreading the Rhetoric: Youth Debate Camp

By Elizabeth Kolling As freshmen, juniors Jack Greenberg and Liam Kolling walked into their very first debate practice, oblivious to the significance of their steps and unknowing of a predestined fate as students of public speaking and argumentative verbalism. Fast-forward two years and these two individuals stand in the front [...]

By | December 26th, 2014|0 Comments

Ferguson Discussions: Race, Brutality, and Accountability

By Sierra Maciorowski The final Wednesday/Friday exploratory period of the semester last week was filled with a community discussion on the nationwide issues with police brutality and racial tension. Originally scheduled for Thursday, the discussion was pushed back a day due to the superstorm which caused what some are calling [...]

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Face-to-Face with a Former Prime Minister

By Issa Shulman Antony Charles Lynton Blair, born May 6, 1953, served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007—and is now British Labour Party politician and well-known philanthropist, working with a number of different organizations. The African Governance Initiative works with countries like Sierra Leone, Rwanda, [...]

By | December 26th, 2014|0 Comments