Milton Joins in Leading the Trend Toward Educational Partnerships
“This is good news. This is good news for everyone, for all children,” Todd Bland said at the launch this year of the National Network of Schools in Partnership (NNSP) at the National Association of Independent Schools annual conference in February. NNSP promotes and supports educational partnerships to develop, test and share cross-school innovations that affect the educational experience of children in all settings. More than 250 independent school educational leaders attended, and heard Maureen Dowling, director of the Office of Non-Public Education at the U.S. Department of Education,...
Read MoreBeloved “Coach Mac” Inducted into Massachusetts Coaches Hall of Fame
Milton Academy’s head football coach for the past 17 years, Kevin MacDonald—or “Coach Mac”—says his work with his players off the field brings him the most joy. “I love being involved with the players’ college process,” says Kevin. “Nothing makes me happier than the number of students we send on to play college football.” During his tenure—with a record of 87–43–3—roughly 100 Milton players have gone on to play college football, 19 at the Division I level. Nick Bland ’13, a team captain in 2012, is playing for Cornell University this fall. “Coach has a lot of...
Read MoreMilton Scientists Share Their Culminating Work
Advanced science students were also advanced communicators at Milton’s Third Annual Science Symposium in the Pritzker Science Center. For students enrolled in advanced biology, chemistry, physics and environmental science, discussing independent projects that they’ve pursued over the last several weeks of the second semester is their culminating work. Milton science faculty invited Caleb Warren ’13 and Lydia Emerson ’13 to be the symposium’s keynote speakers. Caleb and Lydia framed the event by sharing their experiences of doing science at Milton. Students work as individual...
Read MoreCommencement Speaker 2013
Jenny Slate, Milton Class of 2000, was a student speaker at her own graduation, on this stage 13 years ago. On the eve of that graduation, Jim Connolly, Jenny Slate’s advisor during her years in the Upper School, made a grand pronouncement, he wrote, “Your youth is but a prelude to the greatness that awaits you.” In fact, Mr. Connolly had a great sense of where her talent might land her. “In my nightmares,” he wrote, “I see you doing a ‘Saturday Night Live’ impression of [me] and I cringe.” An actress and comedienne, Jenny was a “Saturday Night Live” cast member during...
Read More2013 Awards and Prizes
Cum Laude Class I Nicole Akosua Acheampong Nelson Landers Barrette* Amanda Ruth Beaudoin Kate Hendrik Bodner Mary Frances Brown Emma City Julia Anne Cowen Anne Anlan Deng Clare Severinghaus Dingle Allison Rose Edwards Jonathan Cole Esty Kirby Carylon Feagan Evan Harris Garnick Alexandra Faith Golden Ellyn Jane Golden Lucie Madeleine Hajian Abigail Sterling Higgins Yuta Inumaru Daniel Keeha Kim Catherine Alexandra Kulke Jessica Li Erica Christine Mathews Nicholas Edward Pagliuca Sara Yang Yue Pearce-Probst Daniel Nicholas Rubenstein Lillie Nicole Simourian Ellen Sukharevsky Arielle Ticho Caleb...
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