Accelerated Calculus Students Explore the World Through Math
Accelerated Calculus students are presenting their projects to peers this week. The projects range from using integrals to explore how liquids flow in tubes, to examining the load, shear and moment...
View ArticleMarch 8, 2017
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View ArticleSchool Cancelled on Monday, February 13
Due to the winter storm, Milton Academy will be closed on Monday, February 13. All scheduled classes and activities are cancelled. Only essential employees need report to campus. The post School...
View ArticleFind Inspiration in Shattering Convention, Bingham Writer Jamaica Kincaid...
“One little piece of advice for the writers: Anything that anybody tells you to do, don’t do it,” award-winning author Jamaica Kincaid told Milton students this week. Ms. Kincaid was this semester’s...
View ArticleOffices Closed on Tuesday, March 14
Due to the forecasted snow, all Milton Academy offices will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14. Only essential employees need report to campus. The Robert Saltonstall Gymnasium will be closed as...
View ArticleMilton’s Artists and Writers Recognized for Outstanding Work
Thirty-eight Milton students received recognition—Gold Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention—in the Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards began in...
View ArticleWinter Fun
Movie Night Tradition with Snacks Sunday Night Movie & Shake Shack Ms. Sugrue’s & Ms. Carr’s Advisory January Birthday Celebrations Valentines Dinner with Wolcott Cheering on Hallowell...
View ArticleWhat Does ISIS Really Want? Journalist Graeme Wood Explains
The approach of the Islamic State (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS) is grounded in theological beliefs and tradition from the earliest Muslims of the 7th century, explains...
View ArticleLifelong Passion Will Lead To Meaningful Work, Says Dr. Angelika Fretzen
Victories in pharmaceutical research may be life-changing, or they may be very small. Just four stairs, climbed by a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), are motivation for Dr. Angelika...
View ArticleTackling Food Waste and a Culture Shift, Two Students Lead the Way
Patrick Huang (II) of Wolcott House, and Daniel Xiao (II), who lives in Forbes House, noticed a problem that irked them: When their friends and dorm mates took food back to their rooms from the dining...
View ArticleMatt Trammell ’09 Combines Love of Music and Writing, For The New Yorker
When you find something you love, you’ll never be bored, Matt Trammell, Milton Class of 2009 told students during their Craft of Non-fiction class. Matt is a music writer and the nightlife editor for...
View ArticleStorytelling is the Key to Understanding Our Past
To better understand humanity and where we are today, young people should seek out the stories of older relatives and loved ones, Holocaust survivor Doris Edwards told students. “If you have an older...
View ArticleRobotics Team Competes in First National Championship
For the first time, the Robotics Team competed in a national championship, traveling to Council Bluffs, Iowa, for the CREATE U.S. Open of Robotics, one of the largest robotics tournaments in the world....
View ArticleStudents Hold Independent School Sustainability Conference at Milton
The student-run Independent School Sustainability Coalition (ISSC) held its first one-day conference at Milton to discuss sustainability issues and exchange ideas and initiatives. The coalition was the...
View ArticleStudents Present DYO Projects at Annual Science Symposium
The Pritzker Science Center will open its doors to the public on Friday, April 28, from 5 to 7 p.m., as students in advanced courses present their projects in biology, physics, chemistry and...
View ArticleMilton Presents Yellow Face in Wigg Hall
A cast of seven actors, many of whom play multiple characters, takes the stage in Wigg Hall for this spring’s 1212 Play, Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang. The semi-autobiographical play tackles issues...
View ArticleOne Republican Outlines His Change of Heart on Climate Change
A revenue-neutral reduction in carbon emissions is within reach for the United States, former U.S. Representative Bob Inglis told students recently. He says that achieving it, however, will require...
View ArticleSeniors Are “On Project,” But What Does That Mean?
Last week, Class I students began their long-awaited “Senior Project”—a Milton tradition dating back to the 1960s. Senior Projects have evolved over the decades, but the premise remains the same: For...
View ArticleTze Chun ’98 Will Be 2017 Graduation Speaker
An acclaimed artist and filmmaker, Tze Chun began making movies as a Milton student. He went on to major in film studies at Columbia University. Tze’s debut feature film, Children of Invention,...
View ArticleGrease is the Word—and the Spring Musical—at Milton this Year
More than 40 students are participating in Grease, the iconic musical set in a 1950s high school, which opens Thursday, May 18, in King Theatre. It’s a big production for Milton, says performing arts...
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