![Prep School Hosts First In-Person Pi Day Since 2019]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678985159/columbia/okckjgm0gjadiuermyme/314PSPiDay-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678985159/columbia/okckjgm0gjadiuermyme/314PSPiDay-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678985159/columbia/okckjgm0gjadiuermyme/314PSPiDay-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678985159/columbia/okckjgm0gjadiuermyme/314PSPiDay-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678985159/columbia/okckjgm0gjadiuermyme/314PSPiDay-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678985159/columbia/okckjgm0gjadiuermyme/314PSPiDay-2.jpg","width":2048}])
On Tuesday, March 14, the Prep School Math Department organized and executed the first in-person Pi Day celebration since the spring of 2019.
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News & Announcements
![French IV Students Visit La Boîte en Bois]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678722356/columbia/svgjyk7r7szmlnaeqizk/FrenchTrip.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678722356/columbia/svgjyk7r7szmlnaeqizk/FrenchTrip.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678722356/columbia/svgjyk7r7szmlnaeqizk/FrenchTrip.jpg","width":640}])
On Monday, March 1, Mme. Downes, Mme. Gautier and their French IV students experienced a culinary treat: a field trip to an authentic French restaurant, La Boîte en Bois.
![Three Advanced Science Research Seniors Qualify for Final Round of Terra NYC STEM Fair]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678715143/columbia/fn2k4kkjmubqbj0izzt4/TerraSTEMFair.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678715143/columbia/fn2k4kkjmubqbj0izzt4/TerraSTEMFair.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678715143/columbia/fn2k4kkjmubqbj0izzt4/TerraSTEMFair.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678715143/columbia/fn2k4kkjmubqbj0izzt4/TerraSTEMFair.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678715143/columbia/fn2k4kkjmubqbj0izzt4/TerraSTEMFair.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678715143/columbia/fn2k4kkjmubqbj0izzt4/TerraSTEMFair.jpg","width":2200}])
Three seniors from our ASR program have qualified for the final round of the Terra NYC STEM Fair, which is the regional level of the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.
![Dean and English Teacher Victor Puccio Honored by Academy for Teachers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678712359/columbia/lv2tngii85w955m6dazn/2019_10_CGPS_0245.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678712359/columbia/lv2tngii85w955m6dazn/2019_10_CGPS_0245.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678712359/columbia/lv2tngii85w955m6dazn/2019_10_CGPS_0245.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678712359/columbia/lv2tngii85w955m6dazn/2019_10_CGPS_0245.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678712359/columbia/lv2tngii85w955m6dazn/2019_10_CGPS_0245.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678712359/columbia/lv2tngii85w955m6dazn/2019_10_CGPS_0245.jpg","width":1800}])
The Academy for Teachers recently selected Dean and English teacher Victor Puccio to attend a selective and prestigious master class led by Maria Tatar, the John L. Loeb Research Professor of Folklore and Mythology and Germanic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.
![Mr. Timmins-Schiffman Shares Stories About Volunteering in West Africa]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678733937/columbia/hxwqsvzpo7ecyune4r2t/32EthanTSTalk-7_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678733937/columbia/hxwqsvzpo7ecyune4r2t/32EthanTSTalk-7_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678733937/columbia/hxwqsvzpo7ecyune4r2t/32EthanTSTalk-7_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678733937/columbia/hxwqsvzpo7ecyune4r2t/32EthanTSTalk-7_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678733937/columbia/hxwqsvzpo7ecyune4r2t/32EthanTSTalk-7_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678733937/columbia/hxwqsvzpo7ecyune4r2t/32EthanTSTalk-7_1.jpg","width":2048}])
Middle School English teacher Ethan Timmins-Schiffman recently met with sixth graders to discuss his time volunteering with the Peace Corps in West Africa.
![PS Girls Participate in Cornell Programming Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678712976/columbia/q3ngjkpmgssff2axf1di/CornellComp.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678712976/columbia/q3ngjkpmgssff2axf1di/CornellComp.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678712976/columbia/q3ngjkpmgssff2axf1di/CornellComp.jpg","width":640}])
On Saturday, March 4, Mira L. ’24, Simone B. ’24, Sydney C. ’23 and Jamie A. ’23 competed in the Women in Computing at Cornell (WICC) High School Programming Contest.
![Singer and CGPS Alumna Sophie Rose Saidmehr ’17 Hosts Guest Lecture]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678713844/columbia/yyu7fs0pvrijvp4sziql/SophieSaid.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678713844/columbia/yyu7fs0pvrijvp4sziql/SophieSaid.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678713844/columbia/yyu7fs0pvrijvp4sziql/SophieSaid.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678713844/columbia/yyu7fs0pvrijvp4sziql/SophieSaid.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678713844/columbia/yyu7fs0pvrijvp4sziql/SophieSaid.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678713844/columbia/yyu7fs0pvrijvp4sziql/SophieSaid.jpg","width":2200}])
On Thursday, March 9, the Prep School choral classes were treated to a guest lecture from CGPS alumna and singer-songwriter Sophie Rose Saidmehr ’17.
![7th Grade Hosts Compelling Mock Trial]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678986774/columbia/bpqb9lcmhg5cqvnrsnuv/314MockTrial-09.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678986774/columbia/bpqb9lcmhg5cqvnrsnuv/314MockTrial-09.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678986774/columbia/bpqb9lcmhg5cqvnrsnuv/314MockTrial-09.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678986774/columbia/bpqb9lcmhg5cqvnrsnuv/314MockTrial-09.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678986774/columbia/bpqb9lcmhg5cqvnrsnuv/314MockTrial-09.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678986774/columbia/bpqb9lcmhg5cqvnrsnuv/314MockTrial-09.jpg","width":2048}])
Ms. Berger and Ms. Duffy's 7th grade English classes were summoned to court this week for a mock trial.
![Kindergartners Show Off Engineering Skills]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678716144/columbia/mv1bbzgstslpjydtilcm/KindergartenScienceShare-11.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678716144/columbia/mv1bbzgstslpjydtilcm/KindergartenScienceShare-11.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678716144/columbia/mv1bbzgstslpjydtilcm/KindergartenScienceShare-11.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678716144/columbia/mv1bbzgstslpjydtilcm/KindergartenScienceShare-11.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678716144/columbia/mv1bbzgstslpjydtilcm/KindergartenScienceShare-11.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678716144/columbia/mv1bbzgstslpjydtilcm/KindergartenScienceShare-11.jpg","width":2048}])
Kindergartners spent Monday morning teaching their loved ones about the engineering challenges they’ve been working on.
![Senior Lucas L. to Represent NYC at National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678069370/columbia/uzss2r4xajq6rv5lfphz/LucasLJSHS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678069370/columbia/uzss2r4xajq6rv5lfphz/LucasLJSHS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678069370/columbia/uzss2r4xajq6rv5lfphz/LucasLJSHS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678069370/columbia/uzss2r4xajq6rv5lfphz/LucasLJSHS.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678069370/columbia/uzss2r4xajq6rv5lfphz/LucasLJSHS.jpg","width":1387}])
Senior Lucas L. was named one of the top five finalists in the New York Metro Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. He is now a part of the NYC delegation to nationals in Virginia.
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