Senior Projects

Karla — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:34:09 +0000

Every year I watched as the senior class prepared to go on senior projects, a Milton tradition that allows seniors to take six weeks and pursue whatever project interests them. This year, I finally get the opportunity to take time off from my normal classes and spend time learning something new. When I started brainstorming ideas for my senior project, I came up with so many possibilities; however, I decided that I wanted my project to be both fun and meaningful for me. For the last few weeks of my senior year, I am going to learn how to sew from my grandmother, who is a seamstress for a living, and write a memoir about her life. Because she has sacrificed so much for me, I want to spend some extra time hearing her talk about her childhood. In addition, learning my grandmother’s self-taught trade will make me feel closer to her before I go off to college. Thinking about senior projects, I feel so lucky to be at an institution like Milton that values a student’s learning outside of the classroom enough to allow us all to take time to pursue different types of learning. Most of my older Milton friends have agreed that the senior project period was one of their most rewarding experiences, which makes me look forward to learning for myself what this experience will be like.

Milton Academy Dorm Life

Karla — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:33:33 +0000

As a boarder, there are some things about home life that you no longer experience on a daily basis. For example, my family loves to watch football together every time the New England Patriots play. When I came to Milton, I was worried about how I would keep myself up to date on quarterback Tom Brady’s latest accomplishments. Luckily, my dorm Hallowell House was full of football fans just like me. My dorm parents are always willing to invite me over to watch a football or hockey game and my dorm sisters are always eager to learn more about the sports I am so passionate about. This year, Ms. Crews invited the upperclassmen to watch American Horror Story in her apartment on Wednesday nights. This activity is now our favorite tradition with her. After three years at Milton, my favorite part of living in the dorm is developing a great relationship with my dorm parents and sharing in a great football game or a gory frightening TV show with my friends.

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Senior Projects

Milton Academy Dorm Life