Students, faculty and administrators marked the end of the first trimester on Thursday, Nov. 14, a milestone particularly notable for the fact that it will be last first trimester before the Upper School switches to a semester system next year.

Students reported lots of stress and work during the trimester’s final week. The amount of work increased because of schedule adjustments forced by the late October tornadoes that hit the Dallas area.

“My workload definitely gets more intense toward the end of the trimester,” junior Lucy Sayah said.