February 16-20, 2025-2026

It was a short week at Tandem as we returned from our Midwinter Breaks after enjoying some days of warmth and sunshine. Most of the snow and ice has melted, leaving the campus and everywhere else awash in mud. It was a big basketball week. Our varsity girls played on Tuesday in the first round of the GPAC tournament, winning to advance to the semifinals. So many fans came to the Badger Den on Wednesday night for the boys winning game against RMA in the GPAC semifinals; the girls took on Highland away in their semifinals, bringing their season to a close. The boys play for the conference title this afternoon at Wakefield. Faculty and staff enjoyed the gift of Atlas Coffee this morning, compliments of the Robertson family. Our Quiz Bowl and Science Olympiad participants worked hard to prepare for weekend competitions. 

In the Middle School, 5th graders are studying the Haudenosaunee (details and photos below). 6th graders are learning about planets and in Spanish, learned about CARNAVAL (details and photos below). They also just finished up auditions for their spring performance of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr. 7th graders are still working on the dino chicken and are studying apartheid. 8th graders are tackling motors and generators, writing personal narratives, and working on linear equations. During today’s Community Time, all Middle Schoolers competed by team in a Black History Month Knowledge Bowl (details and photos below). Our Middle School Science Olympians participate in their first event tomorrow - we wish them lots of luck!

In the Upper School, 9th graders are studying Ancient Rome and Chinese dynasties. Sophomores are finishing up their first seminar drafts and studying the French Revolution and Napoleon. Juniors are deep into The Great Gatsby and are choosing, using Zillow, appropriate homes for main characters. Seniors are putting the final touches on their Senior Project synopsis documents, which are due next week. A Tandem Quiz Bowl team of five Upper Schoolers (Tyler B, Vivian T, Zeke L, Oakley S and Alex S) will travel to a competition at William and Mary this weekend and our Science Olympiad teams (three Upper School teams and one Middle School team) host and compete in a big meet here at Tandem tomorrow. Watch for results and details next week.