Madame Friborg’s grade 8 French class had a special visit on Tuesday, November 19 from Malick Ngom, a Sabar drummer from Sénégal. Ngom is from a griot family in Sénégal and has been playing drums all his life, inheriting a centuries-long tradition of drumming and dance as central to daily life. He
Cross Country Shines at States, Finishes Unbeaten Belmont Day’s cross country team is on quite the run. Last Saturday, the team put the finishing touches on their second consecutive undefeated season with a trio of top three finishers at the State Championships. Under the guidance of coaches Anne Armstrong and
“Why do you start; and seem to fear things that do sound so fair?” Sixth graders in theater class are engaging with Shakespeare. Inspired by a line of text from one of Shakespeare’s plays, small groups developed a series of tableaux to tell a story. The class was then given
Boys’ Soccer Finishes at Home with 5-3 Win In their final home game of the season, the boys’ soccer team toppled a talented Lexington Christian squad by a score of 5-3. Seventh grade classmates Zephy Borisy and Cody Casanave had two goals each, while Issac Frehywot continued his dominant play
A group of middle school students has been meeting during lunch ever since the international climate strike on Friday, September 20. We are working toward various goals, and one of our first school-wide initiatives will take place next week, on Wednesday, November 6. We’re calling it Lights Out Day. The
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Field Hockey Blanks NCDS for Second Straight Win With their second shutout in as many weeks, the Belmont Day field hockey team improved to 2-4 on the season. Following up their 4-0 win at Charles River last week, the team blanked Newton Country Day 5-0 on Wednesday in the team’s
Again this year, sixth grade is organizing the Trick or Treat for UNICEF (United Nations International Emergency Children’s Fund) fundraiser. UNICEF is dedicated to helping children in need. Imagine if you had barely had any food for weeks and then UNICEF comes and gives you the food you need to
Character, Concept Shine in Costume Design In the seventh and eighth grade arts elective, Costume Design, the students were asked: How do designers communicate a concept, idea, or perspective to the audience using the elements of design? To answer this question, the students worked in teams to design costumes for
Seymour’s Electric Touchdown Seals Win Ahead by just one score late in the second half, Belmont Day’s eighth grade speedster Evan Seymour turned a short reception into the game-sealing touchdown by outrunning the entire Rashi defense. It was Seymour’s second touchdown of the game and provided an electric finish to
on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, due to weather.
