Creative Outlet for Teens in Buffalo
Xinyang "Amber" Ye '17, Contributor
June 19, 2017
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Standing in a spacious second-floor room with huge windows overlooking the scenery of downtown Buffalo, the Just Buffalo Writing Center (JBWC) brings students from different schools and neighborhoods together to share their literary voices with confidence and passion. As a welcoming place, JBWC has a more fixed schedule for comple...
SEM Musicians Awed at the Spring Concert
Jocelyn Yang, Contributor
May 15, 2017
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It was an anxious, joyful, exhilarating time when members of the ensemble, glee club, and Semachords were ready to give an "auditory feast" in the Chapel for the annual Joan Kostick Andrews '48 spring concert on Wednesday night, May 3. Before the performance, Ron E. Martin, SEM's music director and...
Specially Priced Neglia Ballet Tickets
May 1, 2017
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Neglia Ballet is offering SEM $25 tickets to the Dancing to Live gala performance on Thursday, May 18. Neglia and SEM partner to give Neglia's students a home in our student residences in summer and recently Neglia students have enriched our community during the school year as SEM students. The one-hour show is from 7:30-8:30 PM at the Flickinger Performing Arts Center at Ni...
Millions of Penguins Will Go Extinct March 29
Lauren Pollina, Contributor
March 2, 2017
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Tragedy flooded social media on January 31, 2017 as the announcement that the beloved game, Club Penguin, is coming to a close. Twitter users exploded in rage claiming that their childhood memories were being shattered due to Disney's decision to shut down it's virtual reality game on computer desktops...
Look Fancy Fast-2
Scott An, Contributor
February 26, 2017
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What kind of makeup catches the eye in a moment? Eyeliner's so common that it just looks like an everyday thing now. So now this is going to be about lipstick. Lipstick, it may be a common item, but once it's on the lips it becomes an extraordinary material that's able to brighten up the face. ...
“Our Town” Preview
February 24, 2017
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The cast and crew have been working hard to perfect the production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town for Thursday, March 2 at 7 pm. Tickets are available online to reserve and will be sold Monday, February 25 at lunch. Showtimes are: March 2 at 7 pm, March 3 at 7 pm, and March 4 at 2 pm and 7 pm....
The Three Music-teers Conquer ECMEA Auditions
Tessa Pszonak, Contributor
February 20, 2017
Filed under A&E, Student Life
Violinists Tara Porter and Dabin Han and oboist Angela Shi are on their way to the Erie County Senior High Orchestra March 25-26 at the University at Buffalo. The Senior High Orchestra is a program that only the top high school musicians of Erie County get into. Before the girls were welcomed into...
SEM Seniors Strike a Chord at GBYO Concert
Emma Brentjens, Contributor
February 20, 2017
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On Sunday, February 12 seniors Dabin Han and Amber Ye participated in the Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra (GBYO) concert at Slee Hall at the University at Buffalo's Amherst campus. The orchestra consists of 70 students who play a variety of string, brass, woodwind and percussion instruments. "...
NEW DATE for Sherry Robbins Wilkinson ’25 Poetry Reading
February 20, 2017
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NEW DATE Wilkinson Poster 11x17 New Date New date! Sherry Robbins is the 2017 Buffalo Seminary Elizabeth McNulty Wilkinson ‘25 Poet. Ms. Robbins will give a reading in the chapel on Friday, April 21, from 2:30-3:15 PM. As is customary for the Wilkinson poet, Ms. Robbins and SEM's poet in residence Ansie Baird will spend the day in classes and c...
Calling All Poets!
Aerin Wagner, SEM Writer's Club President
February 6, 2017
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Writers, pick up your pens, and write your way to $50! The UB English Department and Poetics Program has announced its second annual Buffalo High School Poetry Contest, which is available to any students of high school age, who currently attend a school in Buffalo. Each student is eligible to submit...
A Little Bit of Seoul
Scott An '18, Contributor
January 23, 2017
Filed under A&E, Residential Life
Americans may see Korea (The Republic of Korea) as a country always battling with North Korea or a country that has only K-pop. Some part of this could be true but it isn't as mysterious a place as people think. After the Korean war ended in 1953, the country was in poverty but after 50 years it is...
How to Eat Cheap on Elmwood
Aerin Wagner
November 6, 2016
Filed under A&E, Student Life
With after school activities like theater and sports, sometimes students find themselves running to grab a quick coffee or dinner on Elmwood. Leah Kramer recently wrote an article detailing the best places to go to, and it is easy to spend a fortune anywhere on Elmwood. Think about it, a $5 S...
News
Don’t Miss Grandparent Morning November 21
Melanie Jaskolka, Advancement Associate
The weather is still warm, but autumn will be here before we know it! SEM's annual Grandparent Morning is Tuesday, November 21, 8:30 - 11:30 am. Grandparents will experience an abbreviated day at SEM – they accompany their...
August 16, 2017 • No Comments
Lauren Pollina ’17 Wins Writing Prize at Duquesne U.
Erin Kelly, Managing Editor
Lauren Pollina '17, a recent SEM Weekly reporter, was awarded Duquesne University's Thomas Edison Award, given to those who embody his quote, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." ...
August 12, 2017 • No Comments
End of Year Honors & Awards
Erin Kelly, Managing Editor
Student Recognition Day, June 1, and Class Day, June 13, SEM students were recognized for their exemplary leadership, scholarship, creativity, community service, and athletics. On Student Recognition Day, math faculty Andrea Mastracci presided as...
August 11, 2017 • No Comments
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Opinion
Donate Life Team Urges a Conversation About Organ Donation
Lauren Pollina, Contributor
Dear Parents, Throughout this week your daughter has been listening to speakers and students about the positive impacts of organ donation. SEM's Donate Life Team asks...
April 24, 2017 • No Comments
A Senior’s Impassioned Plea for Underclassmen to Energize
April 10, 2017
Dear Rising Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors: Please do not be the generation that kills the community at SEM. My past four years...
April 10, 2017
On February 7, I stood up in front of the whole SEM community and presented what it is like to be this 18-year-old girl. It's something I never...
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