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The student voice of Berkeley Preparatory School

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The student voice of Berkeley Preparatory School

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WHAT IS BERKELEY: Curran Seth ’20 calls the class of 2020 not a grade, but a community and a family. (Photo by Rachel Mintz)

The 2020 Commencement Oration by Curran Seth

Curran Seth June 4, 2020

First and foremost, I would like to say congratulations. Congratulations to my peers who have achieved so much to be sitting here today, congratulations to the wonderful and knowledgeable faculty and...

The 2020 Commencement Poem by Julia Caterson

Julia Caterson June 4, 2020

In the 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, the character Mike Campbell famously answers the following question: “‘How did you go bankrupt?’ ‘Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.’”   Everything...

Executive Staff Farewells

Mason Cruse, Website Manager June 4, 2020

Jack Mouch, Mara Xiong and Tess Fuller were all some of the best Fanfare Executives that we ever had. Jack's job in Fanfare as Web Manager was to post the documents and the articles that we saw in the...

A Welcome from Edward Kuperman

Edward Kuperman June 4, 2020

Welcome to the members of our Senior Class and each of our families that make up our larger Senior Family, as we come together and celebrate our academic, athletic, community and spiritual achievements—not...

The College Spread

The College Spread

June 4, 2020

Find out where the Seniors will find themselves in the Fall! College Spread 2020

LEADING THE PACK: Bucky the Buccaneer leads the fleet of graduating Seniors at Berkeley’s Senior Clap-Out.

The Senior Clap-Out!

Samir Saeed, Executive Editor in Chief May 21, 2020

GALENTINE’S DAY: Kaitlyn Mang ’23, Finley Jordan ’23, Meher Irani ’23 and Meghna Bukkapatnam ’23 spend the day together on Valentine’s Day. Photo by Kaitlyn Mang.

Valentine’s Day: The History Behind the Holiday

Kaitlyn Mang, Staff Writer March 4, 2020

Valentine’s Day, also known as St. Valentine’s Day is a well-known holiday where partners express their love for each other. The day originally got its name from a famous saint who is known as a patron...

BRANCHING OPPORTUNITIES: Berkeley’s Seivold Center’s interior surrounds a fake tree with leaves and animals on its branches. The inside of the tree is an elevator. Photo by Catherine Amburgey ’21

Berkeley Ends A Decade

Rachel Mintz, Staff Writer March 4, 2020

Berkeley Preparatory School started the new decade off strong with a win in Headmaster’s and ATE’s hilarious winter play, The Love of Three Oranges. However, many aspects of Berkeley’s life have...

AN ENDEARING ENSEMBLE: Despite being the first film in which any of these actresses worked with each other, Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen (from left) were able to portray a sisterly bond that was both realistic and spirited.

‘Little Women’ Review

Emma Reilly, Section Editor February 11, 2020

Since its first volume was published in 1868, and then its second and final in 1869, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott has become a staple of American literature and a commonly read book by many young...

MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS: The Math Club enjoys a hike together after one of their competitions. Photo from Esha Bhatia

Humans of Berkeley: Esha Bhatia

Kaitlyn Mang, Staff Writer February 11, 2020

An amazing aspect of Berkeley is that it offers a variety of clubs to students. One wildly popular club is Math Club. In Math Club, students practice in the mornings to prepare for Saturday competitions,...

TERRORIZE THE TERPS: Berkeley’s fans, including the varsity boys basketball team, cheer on the Lady Bucs, with Layla Fleming ’23 making the first basket of the game. Photo by Rachel Mintz

Headmaster’s Pep Rally

Meghna Bukkapatnam, Staff Writer February 10, 2020

As athletes were preparing to face off against Tampa Preparatory School’s Terrapins in the annual Headmaster’s Challenge, the pep rally was the perfect way to get the entire school ready regardless...

Champions of Comradery

Champions of Comradery

Tess Fuller, Business Branch Manager January 27, 2020

On Jan. 11, 2020, I arrived at Tampa Prep’s downtown campus to join my classmates in their support of numerous Berkeley teams during 2020’s Headmasters’ Challenge. I brought with me a camera to photograph...

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