On A Frontier, at 18 Years Old
What happens when you take your energy and your passion as far as you can? Many teenagers are driven by a talent or a recently discovered fascination, to pursue new exposure, and follow any lead that opens up. Gabrielle Fernandopulle, Alex Iansiti, and Elina Thadhani, all Class I, are three such adventurers. Rooted in Milton life, they have at the same time sought and seized every opportunity to expand and test the intrigue they feel for math, programming and science. Their personal passions emerged when they were very young, and each has been bent on keeping up a certain level of excitement,...
Read MoreGrowing on Garden Hill
Working in teams, Milton’s fourth graders were assigned a straightforward task: Using toothpicks and mini-marshmallows, develop and execute a plan to build the tallest possible structure in less than five minutes. It sounded easy enough. But halfway through the process, Robert Lightbody, director of multiculturalism and community development in Milton’s Lower and Middle schools, began shaking things up. He reassigned students, which forced the groups to bring their new teammates up to speed and consider novel approaches. The exercise came during a break between farm chores and hiking, on...
Read MoreMilton Mentors Lead Girls Who Code Teams at HUBweek Hackathon
“The change in stereotypes about computer programming and coding is heartening,” says Jessica Wang ’18. In the fall, Jessica—along with several female classmates and friends—mentored fellow coding enthusiasts during HUBweek’s Girl Hackathon in Boston. The program, which provides middle- and elementary-school girls an introduction to coding, is a signal of forward momentum that Milton faculty member Chris Hales hopes will increase girls’ participation in computer programming. The Milton students were team leaders to the younger girls, who used Hopscotch, a kid-friendly...
Read MoreLetitia Chan Wins International Poetry Award
Letitia Chan ’17 is one of 15 student writers to win top honors in the 2016 Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award for her poem “Making Glutinous Dumplings with My Mother.” Letitia’s poem was selected from among 10,000 entries submitted by 6,000 students from around the world. “Making Glutinous Dumplings with My Mother” is a piece Letitia developed in last spring’s Advanced Creative Writing class with Lisa Baker. She learned about the Foyle Award competition, which is hosted by The Poetry Society of London, from her mentor at Adroit Journal’s summer online program, which pairs...
Read MoreSurgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy Delivers 49th Alumni War Memorial Lecture
On November 29, the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, spoke with students, faculty, parents and grads as Milton’s 49th Alumni War Memorial Lecturer. Both in Straus Library, and later in the Fitzgibbons Convocation Center, Vice Admiral Murthy answered students’ questions about his role and about some of the most pressing public health issues facing America. “I came here today because I believe you, young people, are the best shot we have in this country of overcoming the challenges that we face,” said Dr. Murthy. “It’s easy to think it’s someone else’s job to...
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