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Head of School Search
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that, after an extensive search process, Jase Turner has been chosen as BPC’s new Head of School, effective July 1, 2025. The Board, with input from the Search Advisory and Finalist Consultative Committees, is confident that Jase is the best person for the position. The decision took into account the school’s mission, values and strategic priorities, as well as a close examination of hundreds of opinions submitted by various BPC constituents.
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BPC Robotics Team, RoBawks, Wins “Judge’s Choice” Award
The BPC Robotics team participated in a First Tech Challenge qualifying tournament on Saturday, December 10. Team RoBawks consisted of 7th & 8th graders. Out of 16 participating teams –…
READ MORE BPC Participates in NaNoWriMo for 13th Consecutive Year
November was National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and BPC participated for the 13th year in a row! ✍️ As part of the 4th & 5th grade curriculum, and as an…
READ MORE Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award Winner
Mina Fedor ’21 and her family recently attended the Broadcom MASTERS® finals week in Washington, DC. Her 8th grade MasterWorks science research project, “EEG Theta During Self-Directed Versus Passive Spatial…
READ MORE “How am I going to create an image of Kentucky fried solipsism? I’ll ask a robot”: BPC alums on the forefront of AI
BPC Alums Jack Gallagher (‘11) and Sam Schickler (‘15) are working together at Midjourney, an independent research lab that produces AI-created images from text descriptions (Think: typing “cat playing with…
READ MORE Team BPC Participates in Odyssey of the Mind Competition
For the second year, BPC’s Lower School is participating in the international creative design competition, Odyssey of the Mind. Seven 4th and 5th graders have been selected to participate, under…
READ MORE BPC Alum invited to The White House
Mina Fedor, BPC class of 2022, was invited to the United We Stand Summit at The White House, where the focus was on combating white supremacy and hate across America.…
READ MORE “Slammin’ at Solano Stroll” 2022
Black Pine Circle School Band brought the energy to the 46th Annual Solano Stroll! The band featured alumni from Berkeley High school, Bishop O’Dowd and 7th/8th grade combined combos. They…
READ MORE BPC Alum, Ross Parish ’13 Returns to BPC with RedHot & Blue!
BPC Alum, Ross Parish ’13, treated BPC middle school students to a concert by his a cappella group, Redhot & Blue, on May 17. Redhot has pushed boundaries since their…
READ MORE BPC alum Elazar Sontag (class of 2012) now on the masthead of one of the world’s most famous food magazines!
Elazar, Bon Appétit’s newest tastemaker, has transformed his childhood passion for food and cooking into the role of restaurant editor. His inaugural book, "The Local Butcher Shop From Farm to Table", was his BPC 8th grade MasterWorks project. What a testament to how these capstone projects can be such a stepping stone to future endeavors!
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