In Sight, Fall 2016
World-renowned photojournalist Lynsey Addario shared with students the challenges and rewards of her work, covering wartime conflicts and human rights issues. Photographs from her award-winning collection Veiled Rebellion—documenting the plight of women in Afghanistan—were on exhibit in Milton’s Nesto Gallery, during her visit as last year’s Melissa Dilworth Gold Visiting Artist. Ms. Addario creates photographs for the New York Times, National Geographic and Time...
Read MoreMarshall Sloane ’17 Wins National Championship in Speech Tournament
Almost four years to the day after he earned a national title in speech and debate as a Middle School student, Marshall Sloane ’17 repeated the feat, this time becoming High School National Champion in international extemporaneous speaking at the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah. Marshall delivered 13 speeches over the course of the tournament, rising to the top of the 250 students from across the country who competed in his category. He earned awards for winning the finals as well as the entire category. “This is a huge award. Marshall has worked...
Read MoreMatt Tabor ’17 Throws Perfect Game Against Lawrence
Matt Tabor ’17 accomplished one of the most challenging and impressive achievements in sports when he pitched a perfect game against Lawrence Academy this spring. Matt’s perfect game, which happened on April 30, capped a season full of highlights for the boys’ varsity baseball team. “Pitching a perfect game is a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” says Sam Murray ’17. The accomplishment is rare—Coach Matthew Petherick had never had a pitcher throw a perfect game before Matt. Matt said that he did not have high expectations going into the game because Lawrence was undefeated....
Read MoreCampus Safety Director Jay Hackett Wins National Award
Jay Hackett, Milton’s director of campus safety and risk management, has achieved the “gold standard” in addressing safety and security issues at sporting events, according to a national organization recognizing Jay’s leadership. Jay was included among professionals from Major League Baseball, the National Football Association, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation who received Professional of the Year Awards from the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at the University of Southern Mississippi. Milton’s campus as a whole was nominated for the National...
Read MoreMilton Student Poet Wins National Recognition
A “tough contest” is how English faculty member Lisa Baker describes the Bennington College Young Writers Award. But Letitia Chan’s ’17 collection of poems stood out among more than 2,000 entries, and she was awarded the first-place poetry prize. Her poems cover topics such as a distant relationship between a mother and daughter to a grandfather who favors men over women, but only has granddaughters. “Most of my writing is only partly autobiographical. Often it is a version of something or an experience I took inspiration from,” says Letitia. She gives credit to Ms. Baker’s...
Read MoreMiddle School “Speechies” and Coach Debbie Simon Earn National Recognition
Speaking, storytelling and bringing to life poetry and prose paid off for the Middle School’s Speech Team, as it was recognized as one of the top-five Teams of Excellence at the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah. The students used their skills in public address, limited preparation and interpretation to succeed in a variety of events over the course of the tournament. Six students placed as finalists during the tournament, meaning they were among the top six in the nation in their events, while several others earned recognition in the semi- and...
Read MoreJohn Avlon ’91 Kicks Off Seminar Day 2016
What Happens When Centrists Are Marginalized? “If you’re tempted to disengage from politics as a result of this surrealist campaign, don’t,” students heard from John Avlon ’91, editor in chief of The Daily Beast and a CNN political analyst. Ceding political debate to “hyper-partisans” is partly to blame for the highly polarized state of Congress and political campaigns right now, he explained. John launched Seminar Day 2016 as the Sally Bowles ’56 Keynote Speaker. John has long advocated for the power and importance of political centrism, a level of discourse that has before...
Read MoreMilton Sailors Set Their Bar and Meet It
From the shore, sailing looks effortless. Handsome boats glide across the water. Milton sailors, however, testify to the mental and physical challenges. “I describe sailing as trying to do sit-ups while going through little hills and playing chess—all with one arm tied behind your back,” says Peter Baron ’17. Sailing team coach Patrick Broome says, “Sailing is intellectual. On the water, you need to figure out where the wind is coming from, what the tide is doing, where your team is, what the other team is doing, and where you need to be. As for the physical demands, a non-athlete...
Read MoreFrom Fifty to One: We’ll Take It a Day at a Time
After 42 years at Milton—24 of those years living in Robbins House—lots of adjustments loom ahead. One of these adjustments may not occur to most people as they think about retiring: Erica and I are going from living our everyday lives with at least fifty people to living with just one person: to living with each other. Fifty personal styles and fifty voices; fifty sets of needs and fifty senses of humor, or lack thereof; fifty cases of fatigue and fifty levels of energy; fifty fans of brownies and fifty pairs of willing ears. We’ve never had trouble coming up with things to talk about,...
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