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 Assistant
athletic directors assume new positions
Among the new faces, ready to help manage Milton’s large and
layered athletics program, are Sue Landau and Paul Cannata, new
assistant athletic directors. More
Middle
School Principal implements study recommendations
Mark Stanek, who was most recently Middle School Dean of Students
at The Athenian School in Danville, California, has arrived at Milton
and is eager to meet Middle School parents and students and begin
work on a specialized Middle School program for Milton Academy seventh
and eighth graders. More
 Flik
is Milton’s new dining service
A committee of faculty, administrators and students spent last spring
involved in the time-consuming project of evaluating five food service
contractors interested in providing Milton’s dining services.
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New house
heads represent significant dormitory experience
Greeting students at the doors of three Milton houses this September
are new house heads, all of whom had been dorm faculty in the houses
where they’ve assumed leadership roles. More
 New
spaces ready for action
Milton’s architectural master plan – the first phase
has reconfigured the center of campus – focuses on providing
spaces that fully support the excellence of our daily academic and
extracurricular life. Patience with interim locations and plenty
of rerouting will be rewarded this fall, as new uses of a renovated
Wigg begin, use of Warren expands, and the opening of the student-faculty
center draws close (end of September is the projected date). More
Enrollment changes at Milton Academy
In April 2001, the Milton Academy Board of Trustees voted the decision
to restore Milton to its historical identity and traditions –
to rebalance the numbers of boarding and day students at parity,
and at the same time enrich the quality of the School experience
for all students. More
New
to a student advising system?
Here's what you can expect
 What
is an advisor?
An advisor is a faculty member who helps oversee and guide your
child's overall experience at Milton, and serves as the main communication
link between you and the School, on matters that relate to your
child. Each faculty member typically advises six to eight students.
Boarding students' advisors usually live in, or are closely associated
with a student's house. Students in Classes IV - I often have the
same advisor for all their Milton years. Middle school students
have one advisor in Classes VI and V, and a different advisor for
Classes IV - I. More
Acknowledging
the juggling act:
orientation helps teens succeed
Milton faculty – specialists in helping adolescents –
know well the challenges students face at a new place and at this
new time in their lives. More
 New
(Academic) Year’s Resolution: Read the Handbook
There are two kinds of people in this world—those who read
handbooks and manuals, and those who don’t. More
Let
us know what you think. Bring us your questions. Tell us what we
need to know.
Whether you want to advertise a rental house for
rent, comment on a Centre Connection article, or ask a question
about the School calendar, events, apolicies or traditions the Web
site offers a variety of ways for parents to communicate with each
other and with the School. More
 The
administration of Milton Academy together with the Parents’
Association encourages parental involvement in many areas of School
life. Whether your family is new or returning to Milton, we work
to insure our journey together is based on the heart of life at
Milton: for our children to experience an environment of cooperation
and respect grounded in the values of our motto "Dare to be
true." More
Annual Fund Update – The Numbers
Are In
Milton parents strongly supported The Annual Fund during the last
School year. The Parents’ Fund reached 73 percent participation
to beat our goal of 70 percent and raised $632,846. The Lower School
reached 83 percent, surpassing last year’s participation rate
of 80 percent. In an economically uncertain year, this was a terrific
accomplishment.
Thank you to the more than 40 parent volunteers whose efforts helped
make this year’s Annual Fund a success. Organized into class
committees, parent representatives made hundreds of phone calls
as they worked to reach the highest participation rate since 1997.
We extend special appreciation to the Parents’ Fund Chairs,
Roxanna and Jeff Hurst ’74 and Lower School Chair, Ned Pride
’76, for guiding the year’s efforts.
Milton depends upon Annual Fund every day, as the Fund provides
8 percent of the school’s operating budget. These funds contribute
to competitive faculty salaries, financial aid, extensive extracurricular
activities, technology and facilities.
Interested in joining the effort?
The upcoming school year is a great time to get involved as a parent
fund-raising class representative. As a representative for your
child’s class(es), from your home you can make connections
via phone or email with other Milton families, or call from a Milton
phonathon in the spring or fall. The time commitment is flexible,
and the goal is that parents reach all fellow parents to ask personally
for support of the Milton Annual Fund. If you would like to get
involved as a parent representative, please contact Hilary Smyth
in the Development Office at (617) 898-2386 or email hilary_smyth@milton.edu.
We need new class representatives, and we hope you will consider
joining us this year!
Class I Gift – The Tradition Continues
For the past 19 years, Class I parents have collectively given a
special “thank you” gift to the School, an expression
of appreciation for their children’s experience. Class I ’03
added to this philanthropic legacy with their gift of $454,303 from
92 percent of the families. This is the second highest participation
rate in the history of the Class I Gift; the Class of 1999 was the
last class surpass 90 percent.
The Class I ’03 Gift provided money for the Class I Common
Room in the student-faculty center, set to open this fall. The Class
I Commons will provide a unifying space for seniors this year and
in the future, as they enjoy shared space of their own atop Milton’s
central student building.
Twenty-five Class I parents volunteered their time as members of
the Class I ’03 Gift Committee, under the leadership of Co-Chairs
Carol and Jeff Miller and Joan Mullen. Their phone calls, letters
and personal touches made this campaign a success. Thank you.
2004 Is Right Around the Corner
We invite parents of students in the Class of 2004 to join the Class
I ’04 Gift Committee at an informational meeting on October
14, at 7:00 p.m. Parents of boarding students who live a distance
from campus are welcome to join us as volunteers without attending
this first informational meeting. In fact, since so much of the
effort happens via phone and email, you can volunteer from anywhere
across the globe! The Class I’03 committee included families
from Illinois, New Jersey, New York and even Jamaica. If you plan
to attend the meeting or if you are unable to attend and would like
to learn more about being a Class I volunteer, please contact Hilary
Smyth at (617) 898-2386 or hilary_smyth@milton.edu.
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Andre Heard, Assistant
Dean for Residential Life
He’s been a student, worked as an admission officer, taught
the human sexuality and relationships course and served as a house
parent, advisor and coach, but this September, Andre Heard ’93
assumes a new role at Milton—assistant dean for residential
life. More
Tryouts:
Getting involved this semester: what, when and where
 
Athletics, Drama, Speech, Music. More
 Milton
Welcomes Ed Snow, Interfaith Chaplain
Ed Snow, former chaplain at the Baylor School in Tennessee, joins
Milton this fall as the Interfaith Chaplain. More
Now, an online bookstore for Milton
paraphernalia
Whether or not you have the opportunity to peruse the shelves of
Milton’s bookstore in the newly renovated Warren Hall, you
can now browse online and choose your own Milton gear. Go to the
bookstore from the Web site home
page; don’t be without your own orange and blue.
Mark
Stanek,
Middle School Principal
 To
provide distinct and focused leadership for the experience of Middle
School-aged students, Mark J. Stanek joined Milton this summer as
the first Middle School principal.
A native of upstate New York, Mark comes to Milton from the Athenian
School in Danville, California, where he was dean of students for
the middle school, a mathematics teacher and coach of the school’s
track and field team. Mark’s experience as a teacher, administrator,
coach and leader of extracurricular activities began in 1992, upon
his graduation from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. In addition
to his work at the Athenian School, Mark’s independent school
experience spans Culver Academies (Culver, Indiana), Kentucky Country
Day School (Louisville, Kentucky) and Samuel Proctor Academy (Trenton,
New Jersey). More
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