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The Cypress
The student news site of Brookline High School

The Cypress
The student news site of Brookline High School

The Cypress
Cleo Blanding

Cleo Blanding, Arts Managing Editor

Cleo Blanding ’25 (he/him) is an avid theater kid, biker and artist. You can usually find him wearing mismatched socks, attempting to bake or watching beatboxing competitions. On the Cypress, he is so excited to continue drawing comics and writing arts articles!

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Community members, including many parents and children, decorated lanterns together on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Coolidge Corner Library's Mid-Autumn Festival.

Coolidge Corner Library’s Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates family and community

Cleo Blanding, Arts Managing Editor
September 23, 2024
Juniors Ingrid Aumiller and Rose dela Paz participated in the first Open Mic Night of the year on Sept. 20: an evening that showcased all kinds of live music.

Taking the stage: Open Mic Night entertains and invites

Cleo Blanding, Arts Managing Editor
September 23, 2024
Junior Natalie Tulipani read her original poem “Familiarity” before the 19th Annual Poetry Fest crowd, which took place on May 8th, 2024.

Poetry Fest: Bonded in verse

Cleo Blanding, Arts Editor
May 16, 2024
Small and free

Small and free

Cleo Blanding, Arts Editor
March 13, 2024
New Years Comic

New Years Comic

Cleo Blanding, Arts Editor
January 3, 2024
The boys varsity wrestling team lost to the Weymouth Wild Cats 41-34 during their home opener in the Schluntz Gymnasium on Wednesday, Dec. 13.

Boys varsity wrestling loses home opener to Weymouth

Cleo Blanding, Arts Editor
December 16, 2023
A turkey harasses a family of swans.

Thanksgiving Comic

Cleo Blanding, Arts Editor
November 22, 2023
Just as all hope seems lost for the production of "Guys and Dolls," Barry (Arik Smith) hops into the spotlight to announce he finished AP History with a C+, therefore eligible to rejoin the play. He leads the cast in celebratory song "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat."

Freshman play “The Rehearsal” pokes fun at high school theater

Cleo Blanding, Arts Editor
November 11, 2023
Halloween Party Comic

Halloween Party Comic

Cleo Blanding, Arts Editor
October 26, 2023
“Claudius (Brooks Reeves) and Gertrude (Paola Ferrer) speak of Hamlet (Armando Rivera) after hearing his live letter to Ophelia (Anna Riggins), as the audience forms a circle around the scene.

Apollinaire Theatre’s “Hamlet” crafts a new experience from an old classic

Cleo Blanding, Staff Writer
August 31, 2023
Live painter Ella Von Huene paints while the people around shuffle through the Brookline Teen Center's March 21 student art show.

Brookline Teen Center hosts student art show

Cleo Blanding and Reuben Pomerantz
March 31, 2023
Junior Christa Washburn has participated in many theater performances at the high school.

Christa Washburn sets the stage with confidence

Cleo Blanding, Staff Writer
December 5, 2022
Daniela Rus gave a speech to the WiSTEM club regarding her journey and research in the world of science and robots on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Director of AI laboratory at MIT speaks to WiSTEM club

Cleo Blanding and Payson Marshall
November 5, 2022
Maria Julian

Maria Julian

Cleo Blanding, Staff Writer
October 21, 2022
A map of the gender-inclusive bathrooms at BHS. Detailed directions can be found at sites.google.com/psbma.org/bhs-trans-week-of-awareness/resources/restrooms.

The high school has work to do to supports transgender students

Maya Smith, Cleo Blanding, and the GSA
December 20, 2021
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