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Audio: Chapel Talk, 2020 January 15: Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday / Student Diversity Committee

2020

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This Wednesday night Chapel talk, the St. Andrew's SDC (Student Diversity Committee) leads the school through many performances and talks celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 May 22 - Mein Chapel

2019

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During the annual Mein Chapel seniors Xander Atalay, May Gaol, Diana Honey, Danny Lee, and Sharon Williams deliver chapel talks about their time at St. Andrew's.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 February 6 - "Limbo Might Not Be Such a Bad Place" / Iris Hwang '20

2019

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Iris Hwang '20 gave this Chapel Talk during a Wednesday night service, organized by the Asian Affinity Group, held in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 February 6 - "If We're Going to Be Called Yellow, We're Going to Make It Beautiful" / Isabel Hwang '20

2019

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Isabel Hwang '20 gave this Chapel Talk during a Wednesday night service, organized by the Asian Affinity Group, held in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 February 6 - "You Are Not Half Anything; You Are Twice Everything" / Sam Zhang '19

2019

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Sam Zhang '19 gave this Chapel Talk during a Wednesday night service, organized by the Asian Affinity Group, held in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 Feburuary 6 - "Balancing My Two Identities" / Dustin Fang '20

2019

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Dustin Fang '20 gave this Chapel Talk during a Wednesday night service, organized by the Asian Affinity Group, held in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 February 6 - "Bringing My Traditions Into This School" / Lois Lee '22

2019

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Lois Lee '22 gave this Chapel Talk during a Wednesday night Chapel service, organized by the Asian Affinity Group, held in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 February 6 -"New Beginnings, Family Unity" / Chloe Tung '20

2019

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Chloe Tung '20 gave this Chapel Talk during a Wednesday night service, organized by the Asian Affinity Group, held in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 January 16 - "Am I Part of the One Percent?" / Elise Hogan '19

2019

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Elise Hogan '19 gave this talk as part of our "There's More To Me Than What You See" Chapel service, organized and led by the Student Diversity Committee.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 April 5 - "Dear Phone" / Josie Friedli '20

2019

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In this Friday morning Chapel Talk, giving in advance of a student-organized "Phone-Free Weekend," Josie Friedli '20 shares this "Dear John" letter to her phone.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 April 5 - "Considering the Pros and Cons of Smartphones" / Hannah Murphy '19

2019

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Hannah Murphy '19 gave this Friday morning Chapel talk on how she recently evaluated her relationship to her phone, and the choices she's made around use of social media. She gave this talk in advance of a student-organized Phone-Free Weekend.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 April 5 - "Sharing Simple Moments Together" / Owen Pinto '20

2019

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Owen Pinto '20 gave this Friday morning Chapel Talk on how technology has affected his relationships, in anticipation of the School's Phone-Free Weekend, which Owen organized.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 April 5 - "Why We Say 'Hi' in the Halls" / Piper Ackermann '19

2019

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Piper Ackermann '19 recalls her first impression of St. Andrew's: how no one was looking at their phones, and everyone was saying hello in the halls. She gave this Chapel Talk in anticipation of a student-organized Phone-Free Weekend.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2019 October 30 - "What Being Muslim Means to Me" / Ibrahim Kazi '23

2019

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In this Wednesday night Chapel Talk, delivering during our annual Diwali service, Ibrahim Kazi ’23 shares why he is proud to be a Muslim, and how he has shared and defended his religious identity to others in the past.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2017 May 17 - Mein Chapel / Rachel Sin '17

2017

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A Letter to SAS - In this Mein Chapel Talk, Graduating senior Rachel Sin '17 writes a farewell letter to St. Andrew's and recalls the small moments of discovery and growth and questioning she's experienced during her time here.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2017 May 17 - Mein Chapel / Hannah Beams ’17

2017

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How to Bottle Your Memories - Shortly before graduation, VI Form student Hannah Beams '17 digs up a time capsule she'd buried at the end of her freshman year—and wonders how she can ever truly preserve all of her memories of St. Andrew's.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2017 May 17 - Mein Chapel / Harrison Foley '17

2017

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The Unlikely Lessons of St. Andrew's - Harrison Foley '17 gives a Mein Chapel Talk on how St. Andrew's has helped him learn to be comfortable with "being yourself"—and that it's okay not to know exactly what "being yourself" means just yet.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2017 May 17 - Mein Chapel / Kya Bunn '17

2017

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Love That Room - In this Mein Chapel Talk, VI Form student Kya Bunn '17 shares the ways in which the Pell Common room has impacted her life, and the lives of so many other female students, during her four years at SAS.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 13 / August Saguil ’17

2016

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Tearing Down the Tent of Whiteness - August Saguil '17 shares how perceptions of his racial identity change depending on where he is in the world.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 April 20 - "Seeing the Speck in My Eye, the Brown in My Skin " / Shridhar Singhania ’18

2016

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Seeing the Speck in My Eye, the Brown in My Skin - Shridhar Singhania '18 recalls his recent interrogation by immigrations officials at the Miami Airport, and explores the dangers of implicit bias and the "single story."

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 April 20 / Tori Tull ’18

2016

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There Goes the Stereotype - Tori Tull '18 shares her search for self-truth amid the many stereotypes she associates with the "average black person."

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 18 - Mein Chapel / Alexia Ildefonso ’16

2016

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Piecing Together the Elephant - Alexia Ildefonso '16 shares the many (hilarious) ways in which the collaborative nature of study and life at St. Andrew's has helped to learn just how much she doesn't know, and just how much she loves to learn.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 18 - Mein Chapel / Donovan Simpson ’16

2016

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The Little Moments of St. Andrew's - Donovan Simpson '16 asks us to appreciate the little moments of listening and friendship that make the St. Andrew's experience unique and meaningful.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 18 - Mein Chapel / Eden Rickolt ’16

2016

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How I Learned to Be Honest with Myself - Eden Rickolt '16 shares a singular experience that made her realize the blind spots in her self-perception, and her habit of feeling inadequate.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 18 - Mein Chapel / Michelle Gao ’16

2016

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Receiving So Much Love - Michelle Gao '16 recalls the moments of insecurity, anxiety, and homesickness she experienced as a new student—and how her advisers, teachers, and friends helped her to learn to confront and overcome those feelings.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 18 - Mein Chapel / Garrett Hanrahan ’16

2016

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Finding Solace in Silence - Garrett Hanrahan '16 explains how SAS has helped him develop an appreciation for the moments of deep silence he can find in his day-to-day life.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 18 - Mein Chapel / Sophia Torrance ’16

2016

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Being Okay with Being Wrong - Sophia Torrance '16 describes how SAS has helped her learn to relish feedback and constructive criticism.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 13 / Althea Clarke ’19

2016

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"My Race is Not Up for You to Decide" - Althea Clarke '19 urges us to dismiss "classifying spaces" of whiteness or blackness.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 13 / Keegan Pando ’17

2016

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Stuck in Between Two Sides of a String - Keegan Pando '17 candidly shares his preference for one side of his heritage, and the guilt associated with that preference.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 13 / Cindy Lay ’18

2016

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Rejecting a Single Category - Cindy Lay '18 recounts how her involvement in St. Andrew's Multi-Racial Affinity Group has helped her to let go of the need to categorize herself as a particular race.

Audio: Chapel Talk, 2016 May 13 / Baylen Manocha ’18

2016

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The Challenge of Misidentification - Baylen Manocha '18 recalls how, despite his own negative experiences with racial misidentification, he too has misidentified the race of his classmates.