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The student voice of Berkeley Preparatory School

The Fanfare

The student voice of Berkeley Preparatory School

The Fanfare

Farewell Address—Taylor Rauber

Taylor Rauber, Section Editor June 12, 2025

I never thought about how much The Fanfare meant to me until I no longer had our weekly Wednesday meetings. For a while, I never thought much of them; I would share my ideas, listen to my peers’ thoughts...

Farewell Address—Riley Zophin

Riley Zophin, Co-Head Photographer June 12, 2025

I am so grateful that I had the amazing opportunity to join The Fanfare during my junior year and I got to work alongside my twin sister Sam Zophin ’25, the head photographers Kostas Saravanos ’26...

Farewell Address—Gaby Hernandez

Gaby Hernandez, Co-Head Photographer June 12, 2025

I am so glad to have been in The Fanfare as a photographer throughout my years at Berkeley. Especially after this year, as the Co-Head Photographer, I want to thank everyone on the team for their continued...

Farewell Address—Sam Zophin

Samantha Zophin, Executive Editor-In-Cheif June 12, 2025

Four years ago, I quietly ducked into a classroom full of upperclassman girls for what was my very first Fanfare meeting. I would've never guessed that I'd be the Executive Editor-in-Chief three years...

Mateen Zafaranian Presents the Class Gift

Nora Clabby, Section Editor June 11, 2025

Mateen Zafaranian ’25 gave the class gift speech, which was a donation of $110,227.50 to the Endowed Alumni Scholarship Fund supporting the education of future Berkeley students.  In his speech,...

2025 Honors Night Ceremony Highlights

Kostas Saravanos, Head Photo Editor June 11, 2025

Commencement 2025

Commencement 2025

June 11, 2025

  Commencement 2025: Farewell Class of  '25! Click the links below to read each article. This issue contains the following: College Spread Honors Night Awards List Commencement/Baccalaureate...

A Feeling of Nostalgia Helps Carina Friess ’25 Write Her Oration

Sanvi Soma, Section Editor June 11, 2025

Throughout her time at Berkeley, Carina Friess ’25 has taken advantage of the school’s many opportunities and been an active member of the community. During her time in Upper Division, she has been...

Scarlett Ray ’25 Delivers Class Poem

Emma Colitz, Co-Head-Editor-in-Cheif June 11, 2025

Each year, one member of the senior class is selected to write and deliver a poem at Commencement that reflects their Berkeley experience and their thoughts about graduating high school. This year, Scarlett...

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