A Thousand Words
Upper School Honors Chemistry teacher Angela Miklavcic looks on as Alex Percy ’24 safely demonstrates a combustion reaction using methane gas bubbled through soapy water.
The spontaneous eruption of joy among friends. The charge of an unexpected discovery in a STEM lab. That quiet moment of anticipation before the big game. The thrill of hitting that high note during a live performance. These are the Ravenscroft moments captured in A Thousand Words, our photo essay feature.
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