Experience the Difference
Emery's School Buzz Reporters 2025-2026
This fall marks the 12th year of School Buzz. Each year, our student reporters write about their schools and share their perspectives with Buzz readers. Students join School Buzz for all sorts of reasons. But one of the answers that has become more popular – one that I love to see – is to engage more with their own school. To talk to strangers, to find new organizations, to dig for stories. This program opens a door; it gives students a reason to engage deeply with the world around them. Returning reporters often talk about how a story pushed them into something new – a class, a club, an event – that they ended up loving.
Read the full School Buzz 2025-2026 article HERE
Read the full School Buzz 2025-2026 article HERE
Kate Burke '27
My favorite School Buzz story I’ve written so far was about my school’s choice to ban cell phones during school hours. Reporting on it allowed me the opportunity to interview my head of school and other authorities within my school’s community, which are conversations I wouldn’t have had access to without my article. Through those interviews, I gained a behind-the-scenes perspective on how important decisions are made regarding students, and how they connect back to my school’s core values. It was rewarding to take a widely debated topic within the U.S. and draw attention to the reasoning behind and effects of the ban on a smaller scale within my own school. Writing that piece gave me the chance to explore my school on a deeper level and taught me how to engage with different perspectives to get a well-rounded story.
Click HERE to read Kate's "Rethinking Connectivity: Emery Bans Cell Phones" article in The Buzz
Noah Sonabend '28
Two years ago, I discovered the power of my words. Walking downstairs on the morning of October 7th, 2023, I was greeted by my parents' solemn faces as they described the horrors that had just taken place in her home country. Hearing the terrible atrocities, I knew I had to do something. Feeling helpless, I took comfort in writing. Little did I know that my written words could have such an impact. I showed my poem titled “A Broken World” to my teacher, who asked me to recite it for our school. Receiving praise from peers, I submitted my poem for publication in a local magazine, and a national poetry competition for which I received a gold medal and a publication. This experience taught me the power of words, which have the ability to unite a community and sparked my passion for writing.
Emerson Weinberg '26
I grew up with The Buzz Magazines, and I can still remember sitting with my parents at the kitchen counter, flipping through the pages together. Those moments are still very special to me, and it made me realize how writing has the power to create and foster connections. When I was younger, my interest in writing came from something simple and quite vain: I wanted to show off my vocabulary skills. What began as a fun way to show off to my friends, family, and teachers shortly developed into a genuine passion, as I discovered how writing could capture ideas, share perspectives, and create a lasting impact. That is why I want to write for School Buzz. This publication has always been a part of my life, and I want to highlight the voices and stories of my peers, while continuing the same cycle of connection that inspired me years ago.
Back
My favorite School Buzz story I’ve written so far was about my school’s choice to ban cell phones during school hours. Reporting on it allowed me the opportunity to interview my head of school and other authorities within my school’s community, which are conversations I wouldn’t have had access to without my article. Through those interviews, I gained a behind-the-scenes perspective on how important decisions are made regarding students, and how they connect back to my school’s core values. It was rewarding to take a widely debated topic within the U.S. and draw attention to the reasoning behind and effects of the ban on a smaller scale within my own school. Writing that piece gave me the chance to explore my school on a deeper level and taught me how to engage with different perspectives to get a well-rounded story.
Click HERE to read Kate's "Rethinking Connectivity: Emery Bans Cell Phones" article in The Buzz
Noah Sonabend '28
Two years ago, I discovered the power of my words. Walking downstairs on the morning of October 7th, 2023, I was greeted by my parents' solemn faces as they described the horrors that had just taken place in her home country. Hearing the terrible atrocities, I knew I had to do something. Feeling helpless, I took comfort in writing. Little did I know that my written words could have such an impact. I showed my poem titled “A Broken World” to my teacher, who asked me to recite it for our school. Receiving praise from peers, I submitted my poem for publication in a local magazine, and a national poetry competition for which I received a gold medal and a publication. This experience taught me the power of words, which have the ability to unite a community and sparked my passion for writing.
Emerson Weinberg '26
I grew up with The Buzz Magazines, and I can still remember sitting with my parents at the kitchen counter, flipping through the pages together. Those moments are still very special to me, and it made me realize how writing has the power to create and foster connections. When I was younger, my interest in writing came from something simple and quite vain: I wanted to show off my vocabulary skills. What began as a fun way to show off to my friends, family, and teachers shortly developed into a genuine passion, as I discovered how writing could capture ideas, share perspectives, and create a lasting impact. That is why I want to write for School Buzz. This publication has always been a part of my life, and I want to highlight the voices and stories of my peers, while continuing the same cycle of connection that inspired me years ago.
The Emery/Weiner School
A private, pluralistic Jewish, college-preparatory middle and high school serving grades 6-12.
Click here for more information.
Click here for more information.