Mud Week: A chance to decompress

Balancing a top-notch academic program along with extra-curricular activities can take up a lot of your free time. However, Milton Academy has three “mud weeks,” which are breaks from extra-curricular activities. Essentially, this is an opportunity for Milton students to take a step back from our busy schedules and catch-up with friends or homework that we may have neglected. Each mud week happens after a sports season. Right now we are in the fall mud week, which marks the end of the fall season and beginning of the winter season. Milton also offers a game of Gotcha,...

Boarder Dinner

Winter break is rapidly approaching. As a junior, I have a lot of work to do. Now is the time, in preparation for the midyear exams, where many of the teachers assign a major assignment. Despite this tough academic stretch until winter break, Milton does a great job of providing us with opportunities to unwind and relax. Goodwin house, my dorm, will have dodge ball practice in preparation for the upcoming season. We have Gingerbread house contests. We also take breaks with a game of pool or ping pong.   But what I want to talk to you about is Boarder dinner, which is...