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The Fanfare

The student voice of Berkeley Preparatory School

The Fanfare

The student voice of Berkeley Preparatory School

The Fanfare

BRIGHT SMILES: The Berkeley Choirs pose after a great evening of service! (Photo credit: Helen Westerfield).

Singing for Service

Emma Colitz, Co-Editor-in-Chief December 19, 2025

On a chilly Monday evening before Thanksgiving break, members of the Berkeley Choirs boarded a bus and traveled to Amazing Love Ministries in Ybor City. Amazing Love Ministries was founded in 2005...

NUTS ABOUT GIRL DINNER: Some argue “Girl Dinner” is a way to disguise eating disorders.

Social Media: The Growth of Girl Dinner

Avery Metheny, Section Editor December 3, 2025

In July of 2023, a TikTok creator with the username @karmapilled posted a 19-second video of herself and her “girl dinner” - a single bite on the stick of a chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar,...

THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE SHOWGIRL: Swift references the painting of Ophelia by John Everett Millais in her album cover.

Glows and Grows with The Life of a Showgirl

Zoya Jooma, Co-Editor in Chief December 2, 2025

At 11:59 on October 12th, 2025, thousands of Swifties, including myself, waited with bated breath for the drop of “The Life of a Showgirl”. Taylor Swift’s 12th album features, fittingly, 12 songs,...

She ‘Drew’ Them In: Drew Barrymore is the star of the cover poster despite only appearing in the film for 12 to 13 minutes!

Why Scream Slays

Nora Clabby and Amelia Wilson December 2, 2025

Warning, spoilers ahead for those who haven’t watched “Scream”! Amelia When my colleague, Nora, suggested we review “Scream”, I was skeptical. As a fan of classic horror movies such as...

What to Bake This Fall!

What to Bake This Fall!

Mia Accardi, Staff Writer December 3, 2023

Fall is the time for pumpkin spice and everything nice, but what are the top recipes for pumpkin lovers? These sweet treats are must-tries for the chilly season—or around 65 degrees for Floridians. 1....

The Rev. Tom Wall, a United Methodist campus minister at the University of South Carolina, brushes a boy’s teeth during a free health camp in eastern Uganda. The United Methodist Church in Uganda and the African Methodist Episcopal Church jointly sponsored the weeklong event. Wall served as the team leader of the group from the United States. Photography credit: Vivian Agaba, UM News.

The Struggles of Uganda

Scottie Larguier, Global Scholars Writer June 7, 2022

I am a member of Berkeley’s Global Scholars Program. Every year, senior members of this program are required to dive deeper into a specific issue in a specific part of the world. For my project, I chose...

QUIZ ON!: Learn something bizarre about yourself on Buzzfeed!

Let the Quizzes Commence!

Grace Dorion, Staff Writer April 11, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine told me about a random quiz she took that identified what type of onion she would be. I had to know what onion I was, so I took the quiz. While reading questions...

THIRSTY CROP: Almonds Growing on a Tree in the San Joaquin Valley, California. (Photo by Britannica ImageQuest / Len Rue Jr.)

The Controversial Almond

Grace Dorion, Staff Writer December 2, 2021

Almonds. Although many of us love this popular tree nut, not all know how much of a water-intensive crop they are. On average, it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow a single almond! Over the last couple...

AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE: Squid Game has found popularity thanks to Netflix making the show available to over two hundred million subscribers. (Photo credit: Jonas Augustin via Unsplash)

SQUID GAME IS TOP TEN!

Maddie Dean, Staff Writer November 2, 2021

Beginning as a South Korean series, Squid Game has taken over the screens of one in every four Americans, climbing up the ranks to Netflix’s Top Ten list in October. Squid Game is a fictional show about...

This Day in History: October 4th, 1951

This Day in History: October 4th, 1951

Eli Jenkins, Staff Writer October 28, 2021

For many, October 4th is not a special day. However, on this day in history, a remarkable woman named Henrietta Lacks passed away from cervical cancer. Henrietta Lacks was a black woman living in Virginia...

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