Winter Dance Concert – By Sophie

During the winter season, a group of students and faculty prepare for the much-anticipated annual Winter Dance Concert. For four months, students and faculty choreograph and teach dances to their dancers in preparation for three nights of performances. This year, the styles of dance ranged from the usual contemporary and hip hop styles to cultural dances, such as African, Indian and Latin. The diversity of dancing styles is something that Milton’s students bring to the Dance Concert, because students take the initiative to become choreographers for the concert. Dance...

Learning at The Harkness Table By Deanna

The Harkness table promotes a rich learning experience through dialogue, debate and discussion. This table is an amazing way to engage in an intellectual conversation because you can see everyone around you. I build strong relationships with my classmates as we share our own ideas and opinions. This learning style is a great way to connect with not only our classmates but our teachers as well. I like how our teachers sit around the table with us and participate in the discussion. The intimacy of the table allows me to feel like all of my ideas are heard. The Harkness table...

Milton Snow Days

At Milton, the sight of snow falling from the sky can be mistaken for Christmas morning. All through the night, as snow piles on the ground, we patiently wait for the call from the head of school, as we constantly refresh the “snow day calculator” on our computers. When the Milton system calls students to notify them of school`s cancelation, shouts of joy can be heard from every room in the dorm. Although day students cannot come to campus, boarders know how to make the best of a snow day. For me, that consists of baseball batting practice in our gym with teammates,...

Roses for Dana Farber

Every February, the girls’ varsity field hockey team organizes a rose sale for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Students can buy red roses to represent love, pink roses to represent a crush, and yellow roses for friends. The week prior to Valentine’s Day, students purchase different colored hearts (red, pink, or yellow) and write notes to their friends or valentines. On Valentine’s Day people are excited to read the notes from their friends and to pick up their roses. Most people buy roses for their friends, which takes a lot of pressure off Valentine’s Day. The...

Intro to Macroeconomics

One of my favorite aspects of Milton is the ability to take courses that really interest me. With second semester fully underway, one of my elective courses, “Intro to Macroeconomics,” is just starting to heat up. So far, I love it. The class places a heavy emphasis on current events. Throughout the year, students keep a journal where we write summaries of current events and relate them to economics. I enjoy this assignment because it helps me understand the day-to-day implications of subjects I am studying. After our teacher collects them, he shares some of the best...

Boarder Caroling

It is the day before winter break. Everybody is anxious to go home for two and a half weeks, but for boarders there is one thing left to do. It is freezing outside, but dorm spirits are warm as each of the four boys’ dorms embarks on a journey around campus full of mirth and melody. Tis caroling season! Everyone is bloated after the annual boarder dinner. This year there was roast beef accompanied by various a cappella groups singing everything from archaic hymns to Lady Gaga. The mood is always festive, the food is always good, and the boarder unity is...

“Gotcha”

Last week, the Milton campus was filled with the same adrenaline and nervous excitement reminiscent of childhood playground game, only so much better. The school-wide game of tag or “Gotcha” releases the stress of a heightened pre-break workload and exhilarates the entire student body. At the beginning of the game, the student head monitors send every student an email with a link to their target–the person they have to “get.” The targets are assigned randomly, which encourages students of different classes to interact with one another and form new...

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...

TextLess, Live More

On Monday November 18, Milton Academy participated in the second official “TextLess, Live More” day. “TextLess” was started to honor Merritt Levitan, Class of 2013, who was tragically hit by a car and killed while on a cross-country bike trip in July.  Three seniors, who were close to Merritt, wanted to pay tribute to her by establishing certain days for students, staff and faculty to turn off their phones from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. The purpose of these days is not only to prevent texting and driving, but also to foster an awareness of what is happening in the...

Ruby Tuesday with the Cross-Country Team

Last week we had our cross-country banquet to mark the end of the season. It was really fun. There was a slide show, prizes, and we even got Bertucci’s to cater. I was hard to say good-bye to cross-country because since freshman year, I always found the sport very bittersweet. Running is very grueling, but the team is so fun that the workouts are always worth it. We won the ISL championship last year and came in second this year. Milton cross-country is not just about winning. Our team is successful because of the team chemistry and our fun traditions. One of our...

Projectile Motion in Advanced Physics

This week in advanced physics we had a challenge from our teacher. We were studying projectile motion and how an object acts when shot under a certain set of restraints (e.g., launch angle and initial velocity). Mr. Kernohan, our teacher, challenged us to make a path of rings in the air through which he could shoot a metal ball. The challenging part was to complete his task while knowing only the angle the cannon was going to be shot at and observing one shot of the cannon when set at 0 degrees. It seemed improbable, but our class accepted the challenge. By measuring the...

Swap-It Dance: A Great Milton Tradition

“Swap-it,” Milton Academy’s school-wide sale, is a 60-year annual tradition that remains one of the most highly anticipated events for the School’s community. On the day of the dance, the Swap-it doors open for all Upper School students to find the coolest hidden gems. We raid the sale for the best and craziest costumes in preparation for the dance that night. While some people buy wigs, dresses and hats, others search for leotards, costumes and collectables. The dance not only serves as a way to support the Milton community, it also serves as a way for the...