Graduation 2007

One-hundred-eighty-four seniors received their Milton Academy diplomas during the School's commencement exercises on June 8, 2007. A longstanding tradition of the ceremony is the election of student valedictorian speakers to assure seniors that they will, at their last Milton gathering, hear from classmates they have chosen. This year’s student body elected Kabeer Parwani and Jee-Ahn Suh. Delivering the commencement address was alumna and artist Sarah Sze, Milton Academy Class of 1987. Sarah is well known in the United States and around the world as a compelling contemporary artist. Her sculptures and installations are intricate works that use objects of everyday life in expansive or even dizzying relationship, making spaces come alive.

Click here to view photos and read speeches from the 2007 graduation ceremony.

Milton Places Third in Applied Science & Engineering Competition

Milton students placed third in the 2007 Tests of Engineering, Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science (TEAMS) competition, a national tournament of over 1,200 high schools competing to solve real-world engineering problems. Milton's team of six traveled to Harvard University to compete in division 4 of the varsity teams, a group of high schools with similar admission policies and number of enrolled students. Milton’s winning team included (from left to right) Ho Chan Lee (Class II), Tim Fram (Class I), Ivan Kozyryev (Class I), and Coach Michael Kassatly. Team members not pictured are Austin Cheng (Class I), Kyle Song (Class II) and Yoo-Na Kim (Class I).

Athletes Honored at "M Club" Dinner

The Milton Academy athletics department celebrated Milton’s athletes at the annual “M Club” Dinner on Wednesday, May 30, in the FCC. Several Class I students were awarded various distinctions for their contributions to Milton’s athletic teams. The Dorothy J. Sullivan Award was presented to Jacqueline Macdonald for her role on the varsity field hockey, basketball and softball teams. Teresa Curtis, captain of the girls’ varsity field hockey and lacrosse teams, received the Priscilla Bailey Award. Michael Matczak, captain of Milton’s varsity hockey and baseball, was awarded the Robert Saltonstall Medal. Trevor Prophet took home the Alfred Elliot Memorial Trophy for his success on the varsity soccer, diving and tennis teams.

Milton’s Boys’ Tennis Maintains an Unblemished Season

Captained by Charlie Posner (Class I), the boys' tennis team recently clinched the New England Championship for the fifth year in a row and wrapped up their second perfect season of Independent School League play. Including matches in the pre- and post-season, the team has won 43 consecutive matches, and coach Michael Duseau will finish his second season of coaching Milton’s varsity boys’ tennis with an unblemished record.
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Who Can Resist a Good Book?
Milton Academy hosts the annual Book Fair in Cox Library on Wednesday, May 30, through Friday, June 1, from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. The event offers an opportunity for students to purchase books on their required summer reading list.

Bridget Johnson Appointed Dean of Students
Principal Rick Hardy announced last Monday that Milton’s new Dean of Students will be Ms. Bridget Johnson. A graduate of Georgetown University, Ms. Johnson comes to Milton from the Episcopal School in Alexandria, Virginia, where she has worked for eight years, the last six as associate dean of admissions. "As the search committee saw for themselves and heard from many of you," Mr. Hardy said, "Ms. Johnson is energetic, well-grounded, and enthusiastic about working with adolescents." She has been very active with the National Association of Independent Schools, serving as part of a delegation for diversity to both India and South Africa, participating in the Equity and Justice Call to Action Committee, and presenting at the People of Color Conference. She also contributes to the Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Program. Bridget will join the administration this summer.

Members of the search committee included Ms. Suzanne DeBuhr, Mr. Larry Fitzpatrick, Mr. Brad Moriarty, Ms. Carly Wade, and Mr. André Heard from the faculty, and students Christi Hong and Daniel Abrams.

Success on the Water: Milton’s Sailing Team Competes at National Level

The Milton Academy co-ed sailing team traveled to Long Beach, California, the weekend of May 12 to compete in the National High School Sailing Championship where they finished sixth in the country for fleet racing. The team’s road to nationals has been paved by a successful season overall.
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Two Milton Juniors Nominated to the 2008 All-American Football Bowl
 Each year, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee nominates the top high school football players to be a part of the nation’s premier high school sporting event, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Class II students Walter McCarthy and Steve Aborn are two of 400 athletes nationwide being considered for final selection to play in next year’s game. The All-American Bowl, broadcast live on NBC and in 177 countries, provides America’s top recruits a global platform to showcase their talents.

Jazz Students Perform on National Public Radio

Performances by Milton Academy’s Jazz Combos will air on NPR’s nationally broadcast quiz show “Says You” on May 19 and May 26 at 8 p.m. Students performing on-air include Danny Brandt (I) and Brian Wu (I) on saxophones, Chris Côte (III) on trumpet, Samara Oster (III) on vocals, Yoo-Na Kim (I) on piano, Will English (II) on guitar, Steve Sando (I) on keyboard bass, and Will Davis (II) on congas. Zach Moore (II) is the show’s associate producer. The show can be heard locally on radio station WGBH 89.7 FM.

Senior’s Quartet Wins Bronze Medal at National Competition

Chris Chang (Class I) and members of his group, Attacca Quartet, were awarded the bronze medal at this year’s Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition held at the University of Notre Dame on May 11-13. Now in its 34th year, the competition includes 48 participating ensembles from around the world performing in both wind and string categories. Chris’s group performed pieces by Johannes Brahms and Béla Bartók to win the bronze medal and a $1,000 scholarship.

“A Fitting Legacy”
Class I Student Awarded Princeton Prize 
 Tara Venkatraman (Class I) will receive The Princeton Prize in Race Relations certificate of accomplishment at a ceremony on May 17 at the Massachusetts State House. This prize recognizes high school students whose efforts have had a significant, positive effect on race relations in their schools or communities. In her time at Milton, Tara has been the co-head of Common Ground—a multi-cultural, student-action organization—and was a key contributor to the annual Culturefest. She has also traveled to the Gulf Coast with Milton’s spring break community service trip to help rebuild areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Tara’s senior project involves a proposal to develop and lead a Student Social Justice Conference and Social Action Curriculum and Resource List, which Upper School Principal Rick Hardy describes as “a fitting legacy for her years at Milton.”

As Princeton University’s Web site states, The Princeton Prize in Race Relations was developed to “identify and commend young people who are working to increase understanding and mutual respect among all races. [It aims] to encourage others to join in these or similar efforts and to undertake initiatives of their own.” The awards ceremony will feature former Princeton University president and president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, William G. Bowen, discussing "Race and Educational Attainment."

Milton’s R.O.V. Team Takes Third Place in New England Regionals 
 Milton Academy’s remotely operated underwater vehicle team (M.A.R.O.V.) recently earned third place in the fifth annual New England Regional R.O.V. Competition, facing high school teams from New York, New Jersey and around New England. Students traveled to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne, Massachusetts, for this year’s competition.
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A Day of Service and Generous Spirit

Students fanned out around town and into Boston on May 2 committing good deeds as part of Milton’s Community Service Day. Faculty advisors led groups of students to over 30 different sites such as Rosie’s Place women’s shelter, the Greater Boston Food Bank, Berea Academy and the Massachusetts Hospital School. Volunteers rolled up their sleeves performing a variety of tasks that included sorting donations, repairing buildings, reading with young children, preparing food, beautifying grounds and presenting workshops.

Class I students remained on campus hosting a field day for over 230 Boston students on Milton’s track and football field. The children enjoyed obstacle courses, face painting and other activities with Milton seniors and the School’s own "Mustang."

Organized by the Community Service Board and Director of Community Service Andrea Geyling, the day began with opening remarks from student leaders and ended in a celebratory School-wide barbeque lunch. Although many Milton students are involved in community service projects throughout the year, this day—held every other year—is an opportunity for all students to volunteer their time and energy to worthwhile organizations that may be new to them.

Milton Hosts Annual Gratwick Concert 
 Violist Roger Tapping and pianist Judith Gordon performed at the 77th Annual Gratwick Concert on Sunday, April 22, in Straus Library. The duet performed a complex and rather rare piece by English composer Rebecca Clarke, a short piece by Benjamin Britten, and two romantic works of Schumann and Brahms. Following the concert, audience members gathered in Pieh Commons for refreshments and a chance to meet the artists. Held in honor of Katherine Perkins Gratwick, this annual concert event has featured numerous legends in the classical music world including Beverly Sills, the Emerson and Julliard String Quartets and pianist Peter Serkin. Next year’s Gratwick Concert, scheduled in November of 2007, will feature English percussionist Evelyn Glennie. For more information about this concert or other musical events at Milton Academy, please contact music department chair, Don Dregalla, at 617-898-2136.

Speech Team Wins State Championship

The Milton Academy Speech Team earned the right to call themselves the best speech team in Massachusetts. Over the weekend, Milton's speechies took first place in the State Championship Tournament at Silver Lake High School in Kingston, Massachusetts. Milton won the tournament a full 50 points ahead of the second place competition, and six Milton students were named State Champions in their category including Frank Smith in Play Reading, Sabrina Lee in Original Oratory, Jacob Hentoff in Poetry, Kenzie Bok in Student Congress, Matt Gottesdiener in Extemporaneous Speaking and Lexa Gluck in Dramatic Interpretation.
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The Importance of “Going Green”

We have not only become a force of nature, we have become the largest force of nature.”

Climate change has become a pressing topic of conversation, especially in the wake of former vice president Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which illustrates humanity’s impact on global warming. Nick d’Arbeloff ’79, executive director of the New England Energy Innovation Collaborative, is a “Gore trainee,” as he told students during a visit on April 24. He “studied in Nashville under the climate master himself” and travels the country explaining the causes of global warming and what must be done to slow its effects.
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Alumna Science Writer Reviewed in Prestigious Medical Journal 
 Science journalist and Milton graduate, Cynthia Fox ’79, recently visited campus to talk with biology students about her newly published book Cell of Cells: The Global Race to Capture and Control the Stem Cell. Anne Harding of The Lancet, one of the world’s oldest peer-reviewed medical journals, reviewed Cynthia’s book less than two weeks later. Ms. Harding’s review points not only to Cynthia’s sound scientific research, but also to her ability as a writer to engage the reader with lively and compelling detail.
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A Weekend of Music

Students performing the works of great composers—such as Mozart, Chapin, Bach, Brahms and Arthur Sullivan—filled King Theatre with music during Milton’s annual Spring Concerts on Friday, April 27 and Sunday, April 29.
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Arts Night Highlight
Milton alums from the World War II era connect with students as they shape a remarkable performance 
 Arts Night—an annual favorite—showcased Milton artists of all types and levels of experience in venues all over campus. Students love sharing their work with one another in music, dance, drama, speech, painting, sculpture, creative writing and artistic ventures of many kinds.

This year a unique event unfolded before the audience, a distillation of interviews between 10 students in Advanced Oral Interpretation and 33 Milton alumni, who answered students’ questions with their stories about Milton during World War II years. “Milton Generations: A World War II Oral History Project” took place on Arts Night, April 20, in King Theatre.
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Former President of El Salvador Visits Milton's Campus
Former President of El Salvador, Francisco Flores, will speak with students, faculty and members of the Milton community on the topics of leadership and the history of El Salvador. Mr. Flores speaks on Thursday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. in Straus Library. He is a speaker in the Straus Dessert speaker series. The Straus Desserts are presented by the student Public Issues Board of Milton Academy.

David Lindsay-Abaire '88 Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama 
 The board of the Pulitzer Prize announced yesterday that David Lindsay-Abaire, Milton Academy Class of 1988, had won the 2007 prize for drama, for his play Rabbit Hole. The Pulitzer announcement notes that Rabbit Hole is David’s fourth play produced in New York by the Manhattan Theatre Club. In an interview several years ago with the Milton Magazine, David talked about beginning to develop his strength in playwriting at Milton. “I did a number of different kinds of writing, starting at Milton—in creative writing class, in English class. After we did a Fourth Class play, a classmate said ‘You know, we should do a Third Class Play,” … You’re the funny one; you write it.’ Not knowing any better, I did. And that’s how I became a playwright: Amy Stevens ('88) said ‘Go be one.’”
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Myths and Miracles
Heyburn Speaker, Taylor Branch exhorts Milton students to use the lessons of the civil rights movement to create change
 Taylor Branch, the prize-winning historian and chronicler of the United States civil rights movement and the Martin Luther King years, told students that he wrote history by telling stories. That way he avoids using the stock political labels that dominate public discussion—“fools’ gold” he called these terms—that we use as self-protection when we need to learn about something unknown and fearsome.
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Science Journalist Cynthia Fox ’79 Visits Campus

Cynthia Fox ’79, author of the recently published Cell of Cells: The Global Race to Capture and Control the Stem Cell, visited campus April 10 to speak with students in Linde Eyster’s biology classes. Cynthia has combined her talent for writing and her fascination with science, traveling the world talking with scientists, physicians and patients about their experience with stem cells and stem cell research. She explained to students, “Stem cells are an incredible medicine, because they know more than we do. But, because we are still in our early stages of fully understanding how they work, they also have the potential to be very dangerous.”
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Hammers and Hope: Milton Students Help to Rebuild

Over spring break, 21 students, faculty and parents traveled to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for Milton’s second annual Community Service Break Trip. The group helped repair several houses in various stages of recovery from the disaster wrought by Hurricane Katrina. In one case, they laid the gravel driveway, regraded the yard to avoid flooding, assembled a storage shed and dug a long trench to house pipes that will connect the home with town water. This work resulted in the house passing final inspection so its owner could finally move back in; a highlight for the group was meeting this owner who had returned from her temporary situation in Alabama.

The biggest test of teamwork came in gutting the inside of a house that had not been touched since the five-foot deluge of water and mud swept through it one and a half years ago. The group moved every piece of furniture and personal belonging out onto the street, and then demolished and removed all the drywall, carpeting, and electrical wiring, as well as the kitchen and bathrooms. Witnessing the change in the owner's face, from depression to renewed hope, was tremendously rewarding. The group ended their trip with sightseeing in New Orleans.
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Incognito at Milton
Imagine discovering you are not the person you thought you were. That you have a family, a history, an ethnicity you never knew. How would this discovery impact your life, the lives of those around you; your vision of yourself and society?

Michael Fosberg strives to answer this question in his solo-show Incognito, which he performed for Classes I and II in King Theatre on March 28. Mr. Fosberg grew up just north of Chicago, raised “white” by his mother and adoptive stepfather. When he was 32 years old, he met his biological father and learned that half of his heritage was African-American.
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Milton's Jazz Students Tour South Africa

On the eve of their trip to South Africa, the Milton Academy jazz students launched their upcoming two weeks of performances with a set at The Real Deal Jazz Club and Café in Cambridge for 175 people. Now they have returned to School—28 Milton Academy jazz students and 15 adults—at the close of Milton’s sixth South Africa tour. Their tour brought them to performances in six cities, including Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. They visited with and played for South African students and adults at township music schools, high schools, at a university and at a jazz club. Highlights included one concert with the Siphithemba Choir at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal and another as part of the Amy Biehl Township Jazz Festival in Cape Town. The group delivered $19,000 worth of music materials to needy township schools; the gifts came from 16 corporations who were solicited during preparations for the trip. Students also visited the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg; the infamous Robben Island, which was used primarily as a prison from the mid-1600s until 1997 when it became a museum; the Hector Peterson Museum in Soweto, named for one of the first students to be killed during the 1976 student uprising in the township; and two game reserves, Pilansberg and Robberg.

Just an Ordinary March Weekend?
On the weekend before spring break, the campus was alive with overlapping events that drew crowds happy for good food, fun, and great artistic entertainment.


The Winter Dance Concert packed King Theatre for three nights, as in years past. With work ranging from classical Indian to slapstick vaudeville, the concert was an opportunity for boys and girls, Classes IV through I with varying degrees of dance experience, to showcase their talent. This year's concert included thirteen dances and nine student choreographers.
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Milton Academy’s CultureFest energized a late-winter weekend with dancing, a wide variety of great food, performances and music in the Fitzgibbons Convocation Center. Students and faculty explored booths from around the world and from regions of the United States. The Lowell-based Angkor Cambodian Dance Troupe, special guests, anchored the performances. Other groups and individuals joined in. Partygoers—the whole community of students, many families, faculty and staff—enjoyed a world’s-worth of sights and sounds and tasted a world’s-worth of treats.
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Other events this weekend that involved Milton students included the New England wrestling championships and the New England swimming championships, both held off campus. Milton’s swim team competed at Deerfield Academy and finished 11th overall. Alex Tin (II) was a finalist in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breastroke; Robert Bailey (III) was a consolation finalist in the 50 and 100 freestyles; Robert St. Laurence (I) was a consolation finalist in the 50 freestyle. The 200 medley relay of Alvin Tin, Alex Tin, Joo-Young Song, and Robert Bailey finished in the top 8, as did the 200 freestyle relay with the same individuals.

Milton alumni arrived on campus, as well, for Mr. Frank Millet’s 30th annual Graduates’ Squash Tournament. Among the approximately 125 alumni and their families who attended were 48 accomplished contenders for the winner’s title, arriving to play at the Williams Squash Courts from locations across the country. No one wants to miss luncheon, with Mr. Millet’s witty solo performance at the podium. Mr. Millet has taught at Milton Academy since 1942, founded the squash program in 1964 and coaches varsity squash today.

Michael Matczak is Flood Shield Winner

Milton’s hockey captain, Michael Matczak (Class I), was named the 2006–07 Flood Shield winner by the ISL Keller coaches. The coveted award is given to “the player whose enthusiasm for hockey and true devotion to the game is marked by his playing ability and physical toughness, yet whose competitive spirit is balanced by emotional control and a desire to play within the rules of the game." Michael was presented the award by Milton’s hockey coach, Paul Cannata, during the School’s Winter Athletes' Dessert in the Fitzgibbons Convocation Center on Wednesday, February 28. Michael also received the Milton Hockey Award and was named All-League by the ISL Keller coaches.

“Michael is well-deserving of this recognition,” said Paul Cannata. “In addition to being one of the top performers in prep hockey, he is a strong leader and his character is outstanding. Yale is getting one heck of a player and Michael will be sorely missed at Milton, although he leaves distinguished fingerprints on our hockey program and the School.”

Bingham Visiting Artist, Edwidge Danticat, Speaks With Students

Edwidge Danticat, award-winning author of several collections of stories and novels, visited campus on February 28 as the 2007 Bingham Visiting Artist. Ms. Danticat addressed students in the Athletic and Convocation Center and read two short stories from her collection entitled Krik? Krak!. The story “New York Day Women,” she explained, was based around the Haitian proverb “Shame is heavier than 100 bags of salt.” The story is—like much of Ms. Danticat’s writing—founded in her experience as a Haitian immigrant growing up in Brooklyn, New York.
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A Milton News Week
Milton alumnus profiled in the Boston Globe Magazine; the Jazz Combo’s trip to South Africa highlighted in Globe South.

On Sunday, February 25, 2007, the Boston Globe Magazine profiled Eli Wolff, Milton Academy Class of ‘95 who has become a world leader in galvanizing U.S. and international sports organizations to recognize the right of athletes with disabilities to compete with other elite athletes.

Milton faculty and classmates remember Eli Wolff’s courage and resolve, character traits evident in Eli’s persistent and successful drive to build awareness and official support for athletes who have disabilities to be coached, to train, to compete and to be recognized with all other successful athletes.
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Volunteer Work You Can Do Lying Down
The Community Service Board, in cooperation with the Red Cross, is sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, February 27, from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. in Wigg Hall. Organizers of the event are calling on all faculty, staff, parents, alumni, students (17 years of age and older) and members of the Milton community to help reach the goal of collecting 60 pints of blood during the five-hour blood drive. To sign up for an appointment please email community service director, Andrea Geyling, at andrea_geyling@milton.edu.

Parents' Association Hosts Annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Brunch

Transporting the entire Upper School faculty and staff to a tropical paradise on a bitter February day was no mean feat. Those who came, however, had no doubt that venturing over the ice brought them to an unimaginable place. Bright pinks, yellows, and greens of tropical plants and festive table decorations transformed Straus Library into as much of an island as it has ever been. Delectable foods of all kinds and in great numbers once again treated faculty and staff members to life beyond what they know in the day-to-day School world. The event was the much-heralded annual faculty and staff appreciation brunch, organized, produced and graciously extended by the Upper School Parents’ Association. Through snow, torrential rain, flooding and then ice, the Parents’ Association persevered and provided an extraordinary party and expression of thanks from grateful parents to faculty and staff, who were likewise, grateful (and full).

Milton Academy Celebrates Debbie Simon's Gift

For all of her 27 years at Milton, Debbie Simon has generously given books, texts, and scripts to students in the Speech program. Her expertise at identifying excellent material, acquiring it herself, and then donating it to students and to the School helped Speech team contestants develop skills and compete successfully. While the collection will remain in the Speech Team classroom—lining the walls—the Milton Academy library staff began the project of classifying and labeling each book so that all can be tracked through the library catalogue system. Inside the front cover of each book is a bookplate created to recognize Debbie's gift to generations of speechies and it reads:

Milton Academy acknowledges this gift from
DEBORAH E. SIMON
English and Performing Arts Faculty,
Beloved Speech Team coach, mentor and advisor

Nesto Gallery Presents In Nature
Painters Elizabeth Awalt and Stoney Conley have brought their shared visions together in a show entitled In Nature, an exhibit opening on Tuesday, February 6, in Milton’s Nesto Gallery. Both Awalt and Conley have followed the landscape tradition in painting. Awalt’s work straddles two worlds: the events of nature and the experience of it, while Conley engages in the more spiritual side of nature. With over two decades of observation, both artists magnify the miracles of growth, renewal and rebirth.

“Irene Li (Class II) has at the bottom of each email ‘painting is life’ and I think that sums it up for these two artists,” says art faculty member, Anne Neely. “This is indeed a beautiful and passionate show.”

In Nature runs from February 6–March 6, and is open to the public weekdays from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Llewellyn Smith ’72 Produces and Directs NOVA Film, Forgotten Genius
 A two-hour documentary produced and directed by alumnus Llewellyn Smith about the life and work of chemist and civil rights champion, Percy Julian, aired on Tuesday, February 6, on PBS.

Percy Julian—one of the great African American scientists of the 20th century and grandson of Alabama slaves—won worldwide acclaim for his work in organic chemistry and broke the color barrier in American science more than a decade before Jackie Robinson did so in baseball. A brilliant chemist, Julian discovered a way to turn soybeans into synthetic steroids on an industrial scale. His innovative approach to chemistry helped to make drugs like cortisone widely available.
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Marie Wilson Visits Campus as this Year’s Margaret A. Johnson Speaker
 When Alexandra Desaulniers (I) visited the White House as an eight-year old, she wondered why all the portraits on the walls were of men. Alex wrote a letter posing her question to Marie Wilson, founder and president of the White House Project. Ms. Wilson visited Milton on January 31 as this year’s Margaret A. Johnson Speaker, which brings noted female leaders to campus each year.
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Frank Smith '07 Named National Forensics League Academic All-American
 Who doesn’t love to laugh? Frank Smith (I) has used his love of laughter and skill at entertaining to win awards. A member of the Milton Academy Speech Team and the National Forensics League (NFL), Frank was recently awarded the League’s Academic All-American Award.

Each year the NFL presents this award to students meeting several qualifying criteria. The winners must have: accumulated at least 750 NFL points, earning Superior Distinction through participation in local, regional and national tournaments; scored a combined 27 or higher on the ACT or a combined 2000 or higher on the SAT I; maintained a GPA of 3.7 (A-) or higher through five or more semesters of high school; and submitted two character references from his or her school principal and speech team coach.
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Milton Hosts Jazz Evening to Raise Funds for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Twenty Milton students, faculty and parents are traveling once again to the Mississippi Gulf Coast during spring break to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their homes. To raise money for much needed building supplies, the community service program is hosting the New Orleans Jazz Evening on Friday, February 2, from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Kellner Performing Arts Center. The evening will include great food, raffles and live music from jazz artists, Jimmy Mazzy, Dave Whitney and music faculty member, Bob Sinicrope. Tickets are a suggested price of $5 for students and $20 for adults, and attendees will automatically be entered in various raffle drawings. The raffle items include marimba and calligraphy lessons, hand-made jewelry, and a three-course, home-cooked dinner for two delivered to your dorm. Tickets will be on sale at the community service office during lunch from January 30–Februay 2 and at the door on the night of the event. Payment for tickets and donations may be made by IA-charge, cash or checks payable to Milton Academy, Attention: Hurricane Relief. Call the community service office at 617-898-2320 if you have questions.

Visiting Artist, Samuel Pott '94, Rehearses with Milton Students

Earlier this month, alumnus Samuel Pott brought his talents back to Milton for two weekend-long rehearsals with students in Kelli Edwards’ dance program. Sam, most recently known for his work as lead dancer with New Jersey’s American Repertory Ballet and his company, Nimbus Dance Works, is the choreographer for Bloodlines 1944, a performance that will be included in Milton’s annual Winter Dance Concert from March 1-3 in Ruth King Theatre. Some rehearsals included the full cast of dancers and others involved Sam working one-on-one with individual students and duets.
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Milton Academy Hosts Special Olympics

Milton’s community service program hosted the annual Martin Luther King Special Olympics Basketball Tournament on Sunday, January 14, in the Athletic and Convocation Center. Nine teams from the Boston and South Shore regions competed as part of an invitational meet for some competitive practice before state qualifying games. Milton Academy students organized the opening ceremony, complete with emcee, anthem, Special Olympics oath and poetry in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King; volunteered as referees, scorekeepers and cheerleaders; and served lunch to the athletes.
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Milton Academy also hosts its own Special Olympics basketball team that practices every Sunday afternoon on campus. The Mustangs play with Milton Academy student volunteers as partners and coaches.

Alumna Ashley Phillips Placed on Division I All-American Team
Recent Milton graduate, Ashley Phillips ’04, has been named to the Women’s Division I All-American team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Now a junior at Clemson University, Phillips has excelled for three consecutive years as starting goalie for the Lady Tigers. According to Clemson’s Web site, “Phillips helped lead the Lady Tigers to the NCAA Final Eight this season. She finished the season with a 0.97 goals allowed average and had 119 saves. She also had nine solo shutouts and shared with two other shutouts on the season.”

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Visits Milton as 2007 Martin Luther King Speaker
 Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. of Harvard University will talk with students this Wednesday as the 2007 Martin Luther King Speaker. After addressing students in the Fitzgibbons Convocation Center he will meet with them for questions and further discussion in Straus Library during third period.

One of the most influential American cultural critics, Dr. Gates is the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities and the Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard. He is widely acknowledged for moving African American studies from the ideological positioning of the 1970s and '80s to a scholarly sphere. Dr. Gates has authored and edited several books and written numerous articles for The New Yorker, Time Magazine, The New Republic and The New York Times. He is also the editor of Transition magazine, an international review of African, Caribbean, and African American politics.
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Bob Sinicrope Receives John LaPorta Jazz Educator of Year Award
 Milton Academy Jazz Director Bob Sinicrope will receive the inaugural John LaPorta Jazz Educator of the Year Award on Wednesday, January 10, at the 34th Annual International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) Conference in New York City.

Underwritten in part by Berklee College of Music, the John LaPorta Jazz Educator of the Year Award was created to recognize an outstanding international high school educator with five or more year’s classroom experience who represents the highest standards of teaching and whose results in the classroom have brought distinction to their institution and their students.
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Milton Musicians Participate in Music Festival
Over the weekend, seven Milton Academy musicians participated in the Forty-ninth Annual Southeastern District Senior High School Music Festival. The seven attended rehearsals in Duxbury all day Friday and during Saturday morning. They participated in a culminating series of concerts: jazz, chorus, orchestra, and concert band. Each student had been chosen from a large group of high school musicians to participate in this event based on competition earlier in the fall. Alexandra Desaulniers (I) and Nathaniel Stetson (I) were selected to participate in the chorus of two hundred voices. Alisha Magnus-Louis (III), Karen Lively (IV), Chris Cote (III), Samantha Bondaryk (II), William Yu (III), and Elizabeth Bloom (II) were selected to participate in the orchestra and concert band ensembles.

Jazz Combo Perform at Inaugural Ball for Governor Deval Patrick '74

An exciting night: the Milton Academy Jazz Combo were performers at the inaugural ball of Governor Deval Patrick on Thursday, January 4, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
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Students Receive Tips on Relaxation Just in Time for Exam Week

Dr. Jeffrey Dusek and Rana Chudnofsky from the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine spoke with students Wednesday morning about the role of relaxation response in reducing stress, a timely topic with exam week quickly approaching. Representing the Institute’s Education Initiative—which collaborates with K-12 schools as well as colleges and universities—they explained the body’s physiological response to stress and then practiced breathing and relaxation techniques with students. Dr. Dusek and Ms. Chudnofsky were this year’s Samuel S. Talbot II ’65 Memorial Fund Speakers.

Four Milton Students Named NFAA Award Recipients
Alex Alves (Class I) has been named a finalist for her fiction writing in the annual nationwide competition held by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA). Along with other finalists from around the country, she will travel to Miami in January for the NFAA week-long conference. She will read her work, attend seminars and meet with other young writers. Every year, the NFAA awards a select group of high school students who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in areas such as performance, music and creative writing. This year, four Milton students received recognition from the NFAA in the 2007 Arts Recognition and Talent Search.

Other Milton award winners included Hannah Pulit (Class I) and Tara Venkatraman (Class I), who received Honorable Mentions for their fiction and poetry, respectively. Elise Wanger (Class I) (pictured here) received Honorable Mention in the category of Theater. Award winners were selected by a panel of professional artists and were chosen from among thousands of submissions. Each student will be awarded a cash prize for her accomplishment.

Milton Speech Coach Awarded George Mason University Mentor Award
 In early December, speech team coach and English faculty member, Susan Marianelli, was awarded the prestigious George Mason University Mentor Award. Susan is one of only 11 speech team directors in the nation to receive this award. The Mason Mentor is given to speech coaches with the “highest level of dedication and excellence who represent the best in teaching and coaching.”

Raffle Raises Money for a Good Cause

The Community Service Board hosted the annual gingerbread house raffle to raise funds for food baskets to feed needy families this holiday season. At the holiday assembly on Thursday, December 14, Head of School Robin Robertson and community service director, Andrea Geyling, announced that the raffle raised over $900. The gingerbread masterpiece was created by Margie Stone, parent of Andrew Stone ’99.

Milton Presents the Winter Concerts

Students took to the stage in King Theatre on Friday, December 8, and Sunday, December 10, for the annual Winter Concert events. The two concerts featured music performed by Milton Academy's Orchestra, Chamber Singers, Chamber Orchestra and Glee Club.

The Power of the Tale
 World-renowned and award-winning storyteller, Jay O’Callahan, recently visited Milton to work with Peter Parisi’s Oral Interpretation class for a morning of “sculpting stories.” Mr. O’Callahan began his visit with a journey story about a grasshopper who wants desperately to become a butterfly. With an incredible talent for becoming each of his characters, Mr. O’Callahan showed the power that committing to a story can have.
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The 1212 Fall Play: The School for Wives
 Directed by performing arts faculty member, Peter Parisi, Milton’s production of Moliere’s The School for Wives taught a lesson in comedy to audiences this past weekend. The fall 1212 Play starred Frank Smith (Class I) as Arnolphe, Michelle Kim (Class II) as his young ward Agnes, and Gordon Sayre (Class II) as Agnes’ handsome suitor, Horace. Outside this love triangle, the cast of players included Gemma Soldati as Alain, Lexa Gluck as Georgette, Kabeer Parwani as Chrysalde, Anthony Portillo as Enrique, Corina Chase as Oronte and Paloma Velazquez as the Notary. Assistant directors were Sarah Medeiros and Maria Steiner.
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Renowned Photographer Lauren Greenfield Visits Campus
 Documentary photographer and photojournalist Lauren Greenfield, named by American Photo Magazine as one of the top 25 photographers working today, will be on campus November 29 through December 1 as this year’s Melissa Dilworth Gold Visiting Artist. Ms. Greenfield was one of only three females chosen, along with Mary Ellen Mark and Annie Leibowitz. Ms. Greenfield is the creator of "Girl Culture" and many related projects that deal with the influence of popular culture on how we live. Her photography deals most specifically with issues of gender identity, body image and eating disorders. Her photographs have been published regularly in magazines including the New York Times Magazine, Time, The New Yorker, ELLE, and Harper's Bazaar.
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Eggs-periments in Class IV Physics

As part of their introduction to the study of momentum and freefall acceleration, Milton’s Class IV physics students undertake the challenging task of protecting a raw egg dropped from approximately 15 feet using materials such as wooden sticks, rubber bands, paper cups and string. Working with a partner, each student must design and build an “egg protector” device with the goal of keeping the egg in one piece upon impact. The students take what they have learned about momentum up to this point and apply that knowledge to creating their contraptions.
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Alumni Named Great Minds of the Business World

Two Milton alumni—Kim Steimle Gori ’92 and Milton trustee, Austan Goolsbee ’87—were each named one of the “Top Forty Under Forty” business executives in their respective cities, Boston and Chicago.

Kim, who is the vice president of marketing and business development for Suffolk Construction, was honored as one of the city’s top young business executives by the Boston Business Journal in its annual “40 Under 40” listing which bases its selection on “professional, civic and personal accomplishments.”
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Deval, as Milton knows him

Deval Patrick ’74, newly-elected governor of Massachusetts, in Ware Hall with Elliot Richardson ’37, former U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of Defense; Health, Education and Welfare; and Commerce.

The first African-American and the first Milton graduate to serve as governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick ’74 tapped his own wellspring of optimism, motivation, creativity and charisma, attracting thousands to help in his quest for office. Based on an extraordinary grassroots effort, Deval earned the opportunity to try his hand at a new kind of leadership—having already succeeded as a student, an advocate, a volunteer, a lawyer in a private firm, an assistant attorney general for the United States, and counsel to corporations with complex challenges.

Deval honors Milton frequently: he is grateful for the experience of community here that profoundly affected his life. In fact, generating that sense of community—understanding that “we have a stake in the dreams and struggles of others” as he says—is a core element of his political vision. Faculty and students who were close to Deval during his Milton years describe a young man who came with unusual aptitudes and capabilities, who gained much and gave much over his time here.
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Milton election victories beyond Massachusetts
Harold Janeway, Milton graduate from the Class of 1954 and trustee emeritus at the School, was elected to the New Hampshire Senate on November 7, beating the three-term incumbent 58% to 42%. Harold joins Martha Fuller Clark ’60 and Peter Burling ’63 in the 24-person body. “Three Milties” in the Granite State Senate “may well be something of a record,” as Harold noted.

"I believe that we must bring balance to the New Hampshire Senate to make the legislature work for the people of the state,” Harold said during his campaign. “Governor Lynch’s non-partisan approach deserves and requires a Senate that will work collaboratively to do what is best for New Hampshire. As your senator, I will make my top priorities: affordable and accessible healthcare, a superior education system, fiscal discipline, and a sustainable environment."

Raffle and Senior Performances Raise Funds for Senior Prom
An annual tradition, the Senior Showcase features a raffle and a night of performances from Class I students to help raise money for the senior prom. The event takes place in Wigg Hall on Saturday, December 9, from 8-11 p.m. One raffle ticket that includes admission to the senior performances is $5, and addition raffle tickets may be purchased for an additional $5 each.
Click here to view a list of raffle items.

Jazz Brunch to Benefit South Africa Tour
Members of Milton Academy’s jazz program will perform during the Jam ‘n’ Cakes Jazz Brunch at the First Parish Church in Milton on Saturday, November 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All donations collected at the performance will help fund the Jazz Combos' tour of South Africa in March of 2007. For more information about the brunch or the jazz program’s trip to South Africa, email jazz@milton.edu.
Click here to download the event flyer (pdf).

The Class IV Play: A Time-Honored Tradition

On the evenings of November 2-4, the curtains of the King Theatre stage rose for the Class of 2010’s production of To Kill a Mockingbird, the well-known novel by Harper Lee adapted to the stage by Christopher Sergel. The cast and crew presented a moving production to the applause of a full house each night. Director and performing arts faculty member, Pam McArdle, said of the production, “Long a Class IV tradition, the play is comprised of ninth-graders who spent many weeks perfecting their roles. The talented cast and crew dedicated themselves to this production, which was so well received by the community. Thank you to all who came to see it!”

Author Lorrie Moore Visits Campus as Bingham Reader

Lorrie Moore, author of the award-winning short story collection Birds of America, visited campus on November 1 as this year’s Bingham Visiting Writer. Ms. Moore read her story, “Dance in America”: a dancer visits a school and, on the same trip, an old friend with a seriously ill child. Ms. Moore then answered students’ questions and continued her conversation in Straus during 3rd and 4th periods. She is visiting classes throughout her two-day stay.
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Squash Magazine Highlights “A Living Legacy”
Milton’s beloved Frank Millet as a magazine cover? Mr. Millet would be the last to allow that idea. Squash Magazine, however, succeeded at a wholly appropriate endeavor: the November 2006 issue tells the tale of a avid life-long player, coach and teacher. “Millet has been teaching at Milton Academy since the autumn of 1942,” says writer James Zug. “He’s not a throwback to an earlier era. He looks forward. He still gets on the court. He still plays. He still coaches. He still coaches well—Milton boys went 12–1 last season and came in fifth at the New Englands. He still teaches.”
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Jazz Educator of the Year
 Bob Sinicrope, Milton Academy music department, has been named Jazz Educator of the Year by the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) in partnership with the Berklee College of Music. Bob is the first recipient of this award, which was created to honor the memory of John Laporta, legendary teacher at Berklee College of Music. Mr. Laporta taught at Berklee for 30 years, “becoming one of the college’s most respected and influential educators,” according to Principal Rick Hardy, who announced this award to Milton students. “In a 1995 interview,” Mr. Hardy noted, “Mr. Laporta said ‘I think I’ve been able to bring out the unknown talents in students. I think as a teacher I should be concerned about hidden talents, not obvious ones. We’re supposed to help people grow and become whatever they can.’”

Mr. Sinicrope, a former student of Mr. LaPorta, will receive the LaPorta Award and its honorary stipend at the IAJE annual conference in New York this January; Mr. Laporta's wife will join the celebration. He also receives an invitation to speak at a major student assembly at Berklee College of Music, and is profiled in an advertising series for Berklee.

Milton Hosts Annual Special Olympics Fall Tournament
The Special Olympics soccer tournament is a day of friendly competition, community service and camaraderie that Milton Academy hosts every fall. It took place on October 15 and was a great success, due to the hard work of many.

Nearly 250 athletes—28 teams—from the Greater Boston Area competed throughout the day. One hundred student and community volunteers joined them, refereeing games, greeting and escorting athletes, packaging and distributing lunches, running activities in “Olympic Town” and presenting medals during the awards ceremony.
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Nesto Gallery Presents the Work of Hydrogeologist and Photographer, Jonathon Wells

An exhibit of photomontages created by hydrogeologist, Jonathon Wells, opens on October 24 in Milton Academy’s Nesto Gallery. Aptly titled Sub/Surface Constructions, this show contains large-scale, digitally altered photomontages that focus on urban areas, hazardous waste sites and residential areas. Through his highly documented reconfigured imagery, Jonathon reveals the subtle and not-so-subtle shifts and movements under Earth’s surface. Sub/Surface Constructions is firmly rooted in the genre of social responsibility as it maps various areas in the United States and visibly dissects them. Jonathon’s work joins panoramic views of the land surface with reconstructions of the underlying geology, and in doing so asks fundamental questions about the relationship between humankind and the environment. An opening reception is scheduled for Tuesday, October 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Nesto Gallery located on the lower level of the Science Building. The exhibit will run from October 24 through November 30 and is open to the public on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, please contact Anne Neely at 617-898-2335.

Milton Academy Hosts Parents' Weekend
 On Friday, October 20, and Saturday, October 21, parents are invited to share in their child’s school lives by attending classes, meeting with teachers, talking with advisors, cheering on athletic teams, and learning about Milton programs. The schedule of events includes Head of School Robin Robertson's speech on the topic of “The Circles” at Milton Academy, Parents' Association receptions, group meetings with Milton’s college counselors, performances and presentations, and much more. The weekend is as full and interesting as Milton days are for our students.

If you are a Class I parent, join Head of School Robin Robertson and fellow Class I parents for tea and refreshments in the Nesto Gallery (lower level of the Science Building) on Friday, October 20, at 4:30 p.m. to learn about the Class I 2007 Parent Gift Drive and the future of science at Milton. For more information about this event, contact Hilary Wirtz at 617-898-2386.

Class III parents are invited to presentations on off-campus programs in Ware Hall, including a discussion with Alden Smith, director of the Mountain School, and David Dunbar from CITYterm.

Click here to download a printable schedule (pdf) of all the activities planned for Parents' Weekend. For more information, please contact the Upper School office at (617) 898-2145.

Discussion with NepRWA Addresses Milton’s Environmental Issues
 Ian Cooke, executive director of the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA), will talk with community members about Milton’s environmental issues in Straus Library on Monday, October 23, at 7 p.m. The discussion will focus on the town’s role as a Neponset River Watershed community; watersheds, storm water and the storm water treatment structures built along Pine Tree Brook; and the significance and prospective future of dams and fisheries along the Neponset River and its tributaries. This annual conservation lecture of the Milton Garden Club is co-sponsored by the environmental clubs of Milton Academy, C.A.R.E. and LORAX, and Milton Academy’s science department. For more information, please contact Barb Phinney of the Milton Garden Club at 617-696-8009.

Milton Sailors Making Waves
 Will Hutchings (Class III) of Wolcott House and Massimo Soriano (Class II) of Norris House are serious sailors: both placed near the top of their respective classes this past summer in major national and international regattas. They are already looking forward to Milton’s sailing team competitions next spring.
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Milton Gears Up for Swap-It
Every fall, Upper School students flock to Milton’s annual Swap-It sale to load up on second-hand finery that they then sport at the traditional Swap-It Dance, held this year in the Schwarz Student Center on Friday, October 27. Students adorn themselves in everything from fedoras and boas to sports gear and evening gowns—all of the garb purchased from donations made to support the Lower School’s largest fundraising event.

Organizers are looking for donations of clothing, athletic equipment, furniture, home goods, toys, books and other new or gently-used items. Please drop off your donations in the back of the Athletic and Convocation Center from Monday, October 16 through Sunday, October 22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., then come back and shop Friday, October 27 through Sunday, October 29. For more information, please call 617-898-2395.

Alumni Return to Campus for Benefit Concert
 Milton graduates Jason Yeager '05 and Ben Stepner '06 returned to campus on Sunday, October 15, to perform in a piano duet jazz performance in the Kellner Orchestra room. These extraordinary musicians are enrolled in five-year dual degree programs—Jason at Tufts/New England Conservatory and Ben at Oberlin. The performance was a fundraiser to benefit the Milton jazz group’s March 2007 South Africa tour.

Hong Kong Distinguished Speaker Paul Watanabe Talks to Students

A Japanese American originally from Murray, Utah, Dr. Paul Watanabe knows firsthand of the Japanese internment that took place in the United States following the Pearl Harbor bombing. He recalls that his brother, only five days old at the time, and mother were sent to an assembly center—essentially a former horse stall at the Santa Ana racetrack in California—and later to a concentration camp in the early 1940s. For Milton students, he traced the history of the internment initiative: it was supported numerous times by the Supreme Court, and it spawned multiple and diverse reactions among Japanese Americans. The question of that time is the question of today, he said. “What is the right balance between preserving civil rights and protecting national security?” Dr. Watanabe of the University of Massachusetts Department of Political Science, Milton’s ninth annual speaker in the Hong Kong Distinguished Lecture Series, posed the question.
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Jazz Concert Pays Tribute to Horace Silver
Students in the Milton Academy Jazz Combos performed in King Theatre on Friday, October 6. The concert featured music by Horace Silver including Song for My Father, Doodlin’, Sister Sadie, Strollin’, Peace, Nutville, Silver’s Serenade and more.
Click here to view the evening's program (pdf).

Milton Alums: Making News Right Now
Deval Patrick ’74
 Deval won the Massachusetts gubernatorial primary—the first African American to do so—and will face the Republican nominee on November 7, 2006. He mounted a broad-based, grassroots campaign that was 14,000-volunteers strong at election day, bringing together what has been deemed a new coalition of Massachusetts voters.

David Lindsay-Abaire ’88
 David wrote the stage book for the musical High Fidelity (music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Amanda Green)—based on the novel by Nick Hornby—which previews in Boston this week, prior to its November opening on Broadway. David has written four plays that have been produced on- and off-Broadway. One, Rabbit Hole, which was nominated for a Tony Award earlier this year, will open at the Huntington Theatre in Boston this October. David is also working on the stage version of Shrek.

Claire Messud ’83
 Claire’s recently-released novel, The Emperor’s Children, earned extraordinary praise in a front page New York Times Book Review feature, and has been reviewed broadly and positively in journals and blogs throughout the United States and Europe from The Guardian online to The Economist, Slate and numerous literary journals. The New York Times Book Review calls Claire a writer “of near-miraculous perfection,” and “a literary intelligence far surpassing most other writers of her generation.”

Paco Underhill ’70
 President and CEO of Envirosell, Paco has “carved a career out of observing shoppers shopping.” Paco’s book on the subject is Why we Buy: The Science of Shopping. Paco and Envirosell were discussed in the New York Times science section, in an article exploring the science of individuals’ interaction and decision-making in stores.

Students Perform at Town Festival

Milton jazz musicians performed on stage at an afternoon event designed to bring together diverse people from the town of Milton. Less than one week after school opened, the students played a spirited program of four songs composed by Horace Silver. Student performers were Chris Cote and Tom Shaw (trumpets); Danny Brandt (soprano sax); Yoo-Na Kim (piano); Andy Bernard and Justin Kahn (guitar); Spencer Gaffney and Steve Sando (bass); and Will Pride and Zubin Thomas (drums); directed by Bob Sinicrope, Milton Academy music department.

Nesto Gallery Presents Art Faculty Show

For the first time in over a decade, the Nesto Gallery features the work of Milton Academy’s art faculty. The Art Faculty Show begins on Tuesday, September 19, with an opening reception from 5:30–7:30 p.m. The exhibit will be opened to the public September 19–October 21, from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. on weekdays. The show includes work submitted by Sandra Butler, Gordon Chase, Bryan Cheney, Paul Menneg, Anne Neely, Larry Pollans and Maggie Stark. The Nesto Gallery is located in the lower level of the Science Building. For more information, contact Anne Neely at anne_neely@milton.edu.

Milton Welcomes the New Year

Familiar ritual launched the new school year at Milton as faculty and students processed into the Fitzgibbons Convocation Center on Monday, September 11. The Academy’s new interfaith chaplain, Suzanne De Buhr, led the invocation reflecting upon the tragedies that occurred on that date five years ago and since then, and considering the thoughts and actions we might take in response. Samm Yu and Adit Basheer—co-head monitors—welcomed fellow students, especially those new to Milton.
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Sarah Sze '87 Creates "The Edge of One of Many Circles"

What looks fragile, whimsical, spun of thread, filled with light—and at the same time is shaped of steel, designed to hold—balanced in the air, several stories high—more than 800 pounds of visual intricacy?

What is complex, multidimensional, chock full of shapes, colors and objects and ideas, and at the same time affirms the grace, simplicity and openness of an extraordinary building?

Sarah Sze’s work, “The Edge of One of Many Circles” in the Schwarz Student Center bonds sculpture and architecture to yield an extraordinary artistic experience. The experience is new each day, because her piece beckons you in from different starting points and draws you toward the center along different routes.
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Milton Grads Top the Pages of the Boston Globe and New York Times
The familiar faces of Aida Sadr and Zoe Jick, Class of 2006, introduced the article “Allies in the Middle East,” in the Boston Globe’s Living Arts section today. The story looks at the deep friendship of two girls who have to work to understand each other’s point of view.

Reporter Bella English writes: "Aida Sadr and Zoe Jick are close friends. They were born two days apart. They both moved from Brookline to Newton at age 16. They car-pooled to Milton Academy and graduated in June. They're each taking a gap year before heading to college: Aida to Columbia University, Zoe to Wesleyan." Click here to read the full story.

In a New York Times story today Motoko Rich cites the ability of novelist Claire Messud, Milton Class of 1983, to write convincingly about what she doesn’t know firsthand. Ms. Rich was discussing Claire’s newly released novel, The Emperor’s Children, “set in the period just before Sept. 11, 2001, in Manhattan and features characters whom many striving Ivy League graduates caught up in the media-obsessed whirlwind might find familiar.” The Emperor’s Children was the front page review in the Times Book Review on August 27 (“The End of Irony”) and has been named an editor’s choice in the review. The Times article notes that Claire Messud has been nominated to the list for the Man Booker Prize in Britain.

Milton’s Underwater R.O.V. Team Earns 11th Place in International Competition

Milton Academy’s remotely operated underwater vehicle team (M.A.R.O.V.) earned 11th place overall in its 4th consecutive trip to the R.O.V. International Competition on June 23-25. The Internationals, held at the Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas, included 26 of the best teams from around the world.

Yoo-Na Kim ’07 controlled Milton’s underwater vehicle, Hallie, on the competition dives. During Hallie’s second descent, Yoo-Na, along with on-deck operators, Charles Johnson ’07, Tim Fram ’07 and Dan Abrams ’08, completed all required mission tasks successfully with several minutes to spare. As a result, their underwater dive score placed them in the “Top 10” among all other international teams in the competition.
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