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Don’t miss “Alice @ Wonderland” this week

Kassandra Haakman, Co-Editor in Chief • November 28, 2017

Make sure you don't miss Mrs. Elisha's 5th period Theatre Production class's production of the play Alice @ Wonderland by Jonathan Yukich. The class will present the play during 5th period block this...

Photo of the Day: Princeton Model Congress travels to Washington, D.C.

Zoey Block, Director of Social Media • November 27, 2017

The Princeton Model Congress team traveled to Washington, D.C. from November 16-19th. They participated in a competitive political debate competition hosted by Princeton University. Sophomore, Hailey Mallard...

To work, or not to work? That is the question for many Falcons

Samson Yang, Columnist • November 18, 2017

Students do a lot outside of school. Some do sports, some do arts, and recently, there has been an increase in SSES students with jobs. After talking to a few Falcons, I found that those who are...

Photo of the Day: Grandparents Day Celebration

Max Manning, Co-Editor in Chief • November 17, 2017

Saint Stephen's sent students off to Thanksgiving break right with the celebration of Grandparents Day. Families walked around campus enjoying music presented by the school band and the Falcon Voices.

Falcon Spotlight: Dr. Ward

Jackie Schlossberg, Staff Writer • November 17, 2017

Last school year, the Science department struggled to find a permanent Chemistry teacher. In recent years, Chemistry was taught by three different teachers: Dr. Brolly, Ms. Roberts, and Mr. Sopher. Dr....

Academic Dream Team: Falcons win Braden River meet

Cristina Pommer, Contributing Writer • November 16, 2017

The Academic Team ROCKED their Braden River meet last night. The Green team won with a tally more than 100 points higher than the second place team. This puts them in a strong position to defend their...

StuCo unveils “Advisory Door Decoration Spirit Competition”

Ryan Thompson, News Editor • November 14, 2017

This holiday season, Saint Stephen’s Student Council is sponsoring a door decoration spirit event competition....

Fruit Flies: the music video

Max Manning, Co-Editor in Chief • November 13, 2017

Music Video Release: Click the image to watch Cam Vining, Fred Billy, Lex Leclezio, Vaughn Hayes, and Ty Barker's rap video about the recent influx of fruit flies around the campus. The young rappers produced...

Upper School wears pink in support of Tammy O’Dell

Gauntlet Staff • November 9, 2017

In support of long-time lunchroom supervisor Tammy O'Dell, who has been battling cancer for several years, the student body wore pink on Thursday. All students contributed $2 to support a photo andvideo...

Gallery of the Day: Wendy Mills, best-selling author, speaks at Assembly

Max Manning, Co-Editor in Chief • November 9, 2017

It was a busy day today in the upper school as author Wendy Mills visited the campus to talk about her most successful book, All We Have Left. Her novel focused on different perspectives of the terrorist...

Exclusive StuCo Leak: Winter (In)formal a “party”?

Samson Yang, Columnist • November 8, 2017

More rumors were released on Tuesday about January's "mysterious" Winter (In)formal from an anonymous source within the Student Council. This is an exclusive update. A Student Council representative,...

Discovering Bradenton Part One: Feeling Active

Jacob Whorf, Staff Writer • November 7, 2017

It’s your day off from school and you live in Bradenton... What do you do with your free time? Bradenton, traditionally, has been subject to a familiar complaint: There's nothing fun to do! However,...