Letitia Chan Wins International Poetry Award
Letitia Chan (I) is one of 15 student writers to win top honors in the 2016 Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award for her poem “Making Glutinous Dumplings with My Mother.” Letitia’s poem was selected...
View ArticleTrick or Treating
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View ArticlePoet Terrance Hayes Is This Fall’s Bingham Visiting Writer
Weaving imagination with life experience, poet Terrance Hayes shared his work with Class I and II students as this fall’s Bingham Visiting Writer. His expressive—sometimes playful, sometimes...
View ArticleComedy and Classic Characters Shine in Milton’s 2016 Theatre Season
Milton’s fall performing arts schedule features a scandalous trickster, the origin story for a beloved character, and a family comedy that mines the depths of dissatisfaction. First on the schedule is...
View ArticleMilton Mentors Embolden Girls Who Code At HUBweek Hackathon
“The change in stereotypes about computer programming and coding is heartening,” says Jessica Wang (II). Last month, Jessica—along with several female classmates and friends—mentored fellow coding...
View ArticlePeter Pan Flies Into King
The Class IV play, Peter and the Starcatcher, features an ensemble cast, who unravel the back story of Peter Pan and Neverland. The play, directed by performing arts faculty member Eleza Moyer, is a...
View ArticleSeek Courage and Empathy in Adversity, Urges Rod Skinner ‘72 on Veterans Day
“For what belief, cause or position would you risk unpopularity? What do you care about?” Rod Skinner, Milton Class of 1972 and director of college counseling, asked students these questions on...
View Article49th Alumni War Memorial Lecture
Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA Vice Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service United States Surgeon General The webcast begins at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29. The post 49th Alumni War Memorial Lecture...
View ArticleNesto Speakers Celebrate the Intersection of Art and Science
“You can talk yourself out of something really easily,” media artist Deb Todd Wheeler told Milton students Wednesday morning. “Ideas sometimes need a little bit of sideways thinking.” Ms. Wheeler...
View ArticleBassist Victor Wooten Performs at Milton
Five-time Grammy-winning bassist, Victor Wooten, returns to Milton’s campus on Wednesday, November 30, from 7–8 p.m. to perform a fundraising concert in King Theatre to benefit the jazz program’s 2017...
View ArticleMilton Introduces Audiences to Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Rounding out Milton’s fall performing arts schedule is this year’s 1212 play, Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike. Written by Christopher Durang, the comedy is a nod to Anton Chekhov and features three...
View ArticleBassist Victor Wooten Performs at Milton
Five-time Grammy-winning bassist, Victor Wooten, returns to Milton’s campus on Monday, December 5, from 7:30–9 p.m. to perform a fundraising concert in King Theatre to benefit the jazz program’s 2017...
View ArticleVictor Wooten Solo Concert
Five-time Grammy-award winner, Victor Wooten, returns to Milton for a rare solo fundraising concert to benefit the jazz program’s 2017 South Africa Tour. This webcast begins at 7:30 p.m. on Monday,...
View ArticleFilmmaker Sarah Colt ’88 On History and Storytelling
“We think history is understanding the facts, but facts aren’t always clear. Historical narratives are shaped by the individuals doing the telling.” Independent documentary filmmaker and alumna Sarah...
View Article2016 Winter Orchestra Concert
The webcast begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 9. The post 2016 Winter Orchestra Concert appeared first on Milton Academy.
View Article2016 Winter Choral Concert
The webcast begins at 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 11. The post 2016 Winter Choral Concert appeared first on Milton Academy.
View ArticleA Conversation with the Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy
Photo courtesy of Ann S. Kim / Office of the Surgeon General On November 29, the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, spoke with students and faculty as Milton’s 49th Alumni War Memorial...
View ArticleDay of Debate for Milton’s Model UN
Students in Milton’s Model UN traveled to Brown University this fall for a day of debate and collaboration. At the Model UN Conference, students took the perspective of a country or political figure,...
View ArticleThe Spirit of Giving is Alive at Milton Year-Round
This year, the Community Engagement Program has been dedicated to lots of projects involving students, staff and faculty, aimed at helping others. After Hurricane Matthew devastated areas of Haiti in...
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