Summer in the City '12
	In addition to our successful two-week day camp for students in grades K through 6, BWL has recently expanded its summer program to include more courses designed for Middle and Upper School Students.

	Varsity Baseball Season Opens with Defeat of Rival Browning
	The BWL Lions beat Browning in their first outing with a score of 13 to 4, in the opening game of what looks to be a promising spring.

	Capital Campaign Surpasses $10 Million Milestone
	BWL Headmaster Frank J. Carnabuci III has announced that the School has passed the ten million dollar benchmark for its first comprehensive Capital Campaign of fifteen million dollars.

	Spring Gala Exceeds Expectations
	This year’s Spring Gala was the most successful in BWL’s history.

	In Its Inaugural Season, BWL Squash Team Braves High School Nationals
	Squash is a sport of mind games, strategy, pain, and suffering. It pits two players on an 18.5’ x 32’ court to whack, wheeze, and lunge their way to the best of five games.

	Award-Winning Author to Speak at Book Fair
	The BWL Book Fair begins on Wednesday, May 16th, featuring National Book Award Winner Colum McCann.

	BWL Senior Advances to Merit Scholar Finalist
	After being named a Semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program, Sam Svenningsen'12 has now been selected as a Finalist.

	Ms. Gelula's Senior Art Elective Welcomes the New Calendar Year
	With the recent release of BWL’s 28th consecutive school calendar, Maryann Gelula and the seniors in her Studio Art electives are making their own mark in time.

	Henry D. Owen ’37, Renowned Diplomat and Global Economist, Dies at 91
	Henry D. Owen (Birch Wathen ’37, Harvard ’41) an influential diplomat who helped institutionalize global economic summitry in the 1970s, died on November 5th in Washington.

	Five AP Scholars in BWL's Class of 2011
	We are delighted to announce that five recent graduates from the Class of 2011 earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams during the 2010-2011 academic year.

	Upper School teacher Dr. Wendy Darby is Published in China
	Director of Communications Jessica Lichtenstein recently interviewed Dr. Darby about her book, Landscape and Identity: Geographies of Nation and Class in England (Berg Publishing, 2000), which has now been translated and published in China by Yilin Press, Nanjing, China.

	BWL Teachers Team Up and Win Half Ironman Triathlon
	On Sunday, October 2, Lower School science teacher Dean Kelly, Upper School English teacher Tim Donahue, and fifth grade head teacher Charles Miller joined forces to win the MightyMan Half Ironman triathlon in Montauk, NY.

	Cameron Wolfe ‘12 and Asher Bank ‘12 Undertake Monumental Community Service Projects
	“The goal is to make community service part of what your life is,” says Academic Dean and Community Service Coordinator Susan Leonard. “In order to be a member of a community, you don’t just take from it, you give to it,” she says.

	BWL Lacrosse Launches Its Inaugural Season
	When Todd DiVittorio became the School’s athletic director 15 years ago, there were nine athletic teams among the Middle and Upper divisions; now, with the latest addition of 5th – 8th grade boys’ lacrosse, there are 38.

	Annual Art Show Displays a Collaborative Spirit
	The Annual Art Show, always eagerly anticipated by the entire BWL community, exceeded all expectations.

	Best Selling Author Simon Winchester Visits BWL
	On March 15, critically acclaimed master of creative non-fiction Simon Winchester spoke to parents and faculty during the evening portion of BWL’s annual Book Fair.

	The BWL Political Union Welcomes Foreign Affairs Expert James Rubin
	As the former Chief Spokesman for the State Department and Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, James Rubin is accustomed to fielding difficult questions from a knowing crowd.

	Author Rick Moody Speaks at Upper School Fall Convocation
	On Wednesday, November 10, the Upper School welcomed a best-selling writer, a musician, and a college professor to its annual Fall Convocation at All Souls Church.

	Women in Science Education (WISE) series Welcomes Sy Montgomery
	During the first two days of February, when cold rain was falling onto ice then freezing again, the scientist, writer, and explorer Sy Montgomery was having an entirely different effect on the BWL student body.

	BWL Librarian Publishes Second Book
	If you happen to come into the library on Tuesday or Thursday, you may see Librarian Assistant Lisa Greenwald reading to her sixth grade book club, or discussing a novel selected by her Middle School activity group.