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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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The Great Gatsby is not just an ill-fitting classic. The novel is slim and elegant, therefore short enough to convince students that it’s worth reading.

The Great Gatsby should be brought back into the English curriculum

Aarushi Bahadur, Freelance for RubicOnline October 15, 2022
F. Scott Fitzgerald, and, by extension, The Great Gatsby, is undoubtedly tied to Saint Paul Academy, whether today’s students like it or not.
Students reflect on movies they watch, focusing on technique and certain aspects of film.

Visual Narrative course teaches critical thinking via movies

Eliza Farley, The Rubicon May 17, 2022
When people think of an english class, they think of classic literature, but the visual narratives is changing that.
Former Director of Debate Vincent Cheng talks to the beginning debate class this fall during prep for a debate on bitcoin.

Cheng resigns; English students learn from Glisczinski

Carys Hardy, Freelance for RubicOnline March 1, 2022
McKenna Shaw, an assistant debate coach in the fall, continues to work with the national qualified debaters.
Seniors choose de Sa e Silva as featured faculty

Seniors choose de Sa e Silva as featured faculty

Libby Cohen, Ibid Yearbook June 20, 2020
The class nominated US English teacher Philip de Sa e Silva to be featured in the 2020 Ibid because of the many ways he is involved in school life.
Junior Addie Morrisette pictured with her friendship-focused poetry project. The poems are copied in her friends handwriting.

Students bring poetry up close and personal

Sharee Roman, The Rubicon December 15, 2019
Final projects from the Poetry of Connection and Community elective can be seen all over the school.
US English Teacher Vincent Cheng entertains his students with his witty jokes and funny stories.

Cheng auditions for Jeopardy in hopes of becoming… Pope

Will Schavee, RubicOnline December 6, 2019
US English teacher Vincent Cheng auditions to be on Jeopardy and shares his experience with funny and witty responses.
Costalonga vacations in Italy with a friend.

Costalonga’s love of language runs deep

Martha Sanchez, RubicOnline December 6, 2019
Senior Alessandra Costalonga speaks five (soon to be six) languages.
9th graders, Ganga Corsaro and Sophie Cullen work in a new study area in the Thompson Wing.

Thompson Wing opens, students explore

Clara Garner, Staff Writer May 10, 2019
The school year is boiling down and with a month left the newly renovated Thompson wing is finally been opened.
Many students struggle with grammar, and don’t have a chance in regular english classes to learn it correctly.

Increased grammar focus would make for more polished writing

Rylan Hefner, Interactive Storytelling Team December 19, 2018
While many SPA students have lots of experience and skill writing good content, many struggle with grammar, and don’t have a chance in regular english classes to learn it correctly.
US English teacher Randall Findlay presents modes of writing in Writing Seminar. English teachers are always talking about how to modernize their classes and open them up to many points of view. Really the biggest change you’ll see, [is the] sort of adaptation of our curriculum to reflect real world and real international sorts of ideas and how we relate to those, Findlay said.

English Department continues electives conversation during MEA professional day

Evelyn Lillemoe, The Rubicon Editor October 18, 2018
English department looks to the future with a reimagining of their course offerings.

Meet the Teachers: English Department

Tana Ososki, RubicOnline October 2, 2018
Meet Kristin Collier and Kate Glassman, the new English teachers. The second part in a four part series introducing the new teachers.
A rendering of the new English Commons to be built in Old Main.

Upper School renovations lead to detours and closed spaces

Lucy Benson and Will Rinkoff September 9, 2018
As Schilling construction wraps up, Old Main construction ramps up.
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