Two more Antarctic animals are now classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species– the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal. In a press release on April 9th, the IUCN reported that the emperor penguin has been moved from Near Threatened to Endangered, and the Antarctic fur seal has been moved from Least Concern to Endangered. The IUCN Red List is the “world's most comprehensive information source on the extinction...

The Student Council (StuCo) has been a part of BASIS student life for years. It allows students a voice in how their school is run, and to bring up important issues in their school community. Last year, StuCo was responsible for changing many things around the school, such as planning an eighth grade sushi night, getting out lunch for the 6th and 7th grade, and implementing the extremely popular extended out lunch. StuCo is proctored by Ms. Dickens, and is made up of one representative from...

Student council is a significant part of the school environment, and similar to other schools, the student council of BASIS Independent...