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Milton Artists Speak Their Minds Some student artists come to Milton hungry to try various media, already tech savvy, aware of the power of design. Perhaps they started tinkering in an elementary after-school art class or got a Flip video camera (now-defunct) as a birthday gift, and kept experimenting. Other teens wake up to an exciting experience in the arts for the first time through one of Milton’s foundational arts program courses, and simply dive in. Ultimately, a number of boys and girls grow toward the particular challenge and reward in the arts. Today, their skills and expectations are...

The early signs were easy to spot in the airport: young teenagers muttering to themselves with animated hand gestures; a lanky kid whose hoodie read “It’s Debatable,” waiting for a chaperone to collect a rental car; young people in matching T-shirts volleying foreign policy factoids. They were headed to the National Speech and Debate Association’s annual tournament in the third week of June, which brings together middle- and high-school teams from across the country—and from some international schools— to wage a war of wits and words. Fourteen Milton eighth graders, all Class of 2021, represented the Middle School. Milton...

In Pierre Young’s music class, his second graders are “wiggly,” that combination of tired and giddy that can spell chaos even for the most experienced teachers. But Pierre, nearing the end of his first year teaching music in the Lower School, has a plan. He puts on a high-energy song and the kids are on their feet instantly, dancing as fast as they can. It’s a chance to re-focus the students before they settle into the rapid-fire pace of Pierre’s class. Next, the room fills with a recording of Owl City’s “Good Time,” which the students are preparing for...

Tze Chun ’98 This feels like I’m coming home. I was the valedictorian of my own graduating class in 1998. But at Milton, being valedictorian isn’t based on grades. It’s something the class votes on. So, I wasn’t the best student. Just the most popular. It’s been 19 years since the last time I stood up here. And for those of you in the graduating class who are also blessed with Asian genes, in 19 years you might look like this, too. I remember standing up here on my graduation day, in a very unfortunate, ’90s-style sports jacket and...