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In her latest New York Times Well-Health Column titled, "Eating Disorders in Teens Have Exploded in the Pandemic," Dr. Lisa Damour, Executive Director of Laurel's Center for Research on Girls, delves into the rising rate of teen eating disorders since the start of the pandemic.

Catherine Butler, Visual Arts Department Chair and Upper School Visual Arts Teacher, was recently featured in Cool Cleveland where she is described as a "multimedia virtuoso."

Congratulations to Shaliz Bazldjoo '24, Kaitlyn Ernst ‘24, Reema Gupta '22, Madie Malbasa '24, Shivangi Sengupta '22, and Kate Tracanna '24, who earned "Best Small School Delegation" at Northwestern University's Model UN conference.

Kaitlyn Ernst '24 had a stellar performance at the Northeastern Ohio Science & Engineering Fair!

Ann V. Klotz was featured in a recent Cleveland.com piece where she highlighted the many unique ways in which Laurel has celebrated its 125th year of educating girls "to do good in a complicated world."

Becky Walker '23 authored a guest column in Cleveland.com this month where she wrote about a 350-year-old white oak tree that was recently cut down in her neighborhood.

Sophia Casa '23 received 2nd place in the animation category at the fifth annual Kids Film It Festival this month.

Taya Offutt Decker '27 was featured in a March education piece in Cleveland Magazine highlighting four area students and the lessons they have learned going to school during a pandemic.

After a top notch performance at Regionals in February, Laurel's FIRST LEGO League Team competed at the State Tournament this month where they received an Honorable Mention for the Global Innovation Award.

It was a historic season for the Gator basketball team, who, after a series of incredible wins in the postseason, lost in the State Semifinals game earlier this month.

Laurel Speech and Debate had an incredible showing at the Ohio Speech and Debate Association State Finals and Novice State Tournament!

Nearly one year after the start of the pandemic and shutdown, Carey Jaros '96, President and CEO of GOJO (makers of PURELL), appeared in her first TV interview and weighed in on how GOJO handled extreme growth in the face of demand on CNBC's "Closing Bell."

Lauren Calig, Director of Multicultural Education and Co-Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging was featured on the Teaching Cleveland blog earlier this month where she spoke about how her involvement with the organization since 2017 has influenced her own approach to teaching.

Congratulations to Laurel's swim team, who finished their season at States this past week!

Catherine MacGregor '21 and her mom Katerina recently weighed in on the college visit process and how the pandemic has affected that.

Upper School English teacher Kimberley Butler was included in a recent WKYC Channel 3 story highlighting the global nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves, which works with more than 500 schools in Ohio.

Laurel's FIRST LEGO League Team, the Science Sisters, recently competed in the District tournament where they focused on three different parts - exhibiting Core Values, completing and presenting an innovative project and competing in the robot game by solving missions on the robot table.

Congratulations to Jane Jusko '21, Jacqueline Marshall '21 and Aubrey Schrimsher '21 who have each been named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist!

Congratulations to Madeline Adler '25, who placed 4th out of 88 Eighth Grade writers at the Power of the Pen District tournament!

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected so much about the ways in which schools operate in the last year and the format for open houses is no exception.

Following up on a student-focused piece in January that highlighted perspectives on learning during a pandemic, Middle School French teacher Meaghan Teitelman provided a teacher perspective in this February story in Currents Magazine.

Dan McGee, Laurel's Director of Technology and Library Services, recently published a piece in eSchoolNews highlighting the autonomy teachers at Laurel have to contribute to original curriculum planning.

Leighann DeLorenzo, Dean of Students for the Upper School, was recently included in a Currents Magazine piece centered on how students are actively engaged in becoming leaders in the community through various opportunities at school.

The Laurel Speech and Debate Team has had an incredible season!

Each year the Cleveland Institute of Art hosts the Scholastic Art & Writing Competition that recognizes creative achievement in area 7-12 grade students. Applicants can submit in 28 different categories of art and writing.

Leighann DeLorenzo, Dean of Students for the Upper School, was included in a recent Cleveland.com story that delved into how area schools would address Inauguration Day.

Congratulations to the 11 Laurel Juniors and Seniors who were named Semifinalists in the Veale ThinkBIG! Competition.

Congratulations to Leela Ionna '27, Ella Witalec '25 and Haley Wynbrandt '25, top winners in the National Geographic Geo Bee, an annual geography contest sponsored by the National Geographic Society to promote geographic knowledge among young people in the United States.

Heather Havre, Director of Laurel at Butler, was featured in a recent Chagrin Valley Times article highlighting Laurel's focus on outdoor learning and the addition of several new yurts at the Butler Campus.

The Laurel Gators played in the Classic in the Country in January and won all three matchups, improving their record to 10-3.