MD adjusts advisory and grade wide meetings
Henry Owens, Staff Writer
October 12, 2018
Filed under Middle Division
This year, the Middle Division (MD) has made a significant change to the structure of advisory and grade wide meetings. While in the past grade meetings were only 15 minutes during break, now each grade has a 45-minute meeting on a weekly basis. The meeting takes place during a different period each...
New MD math and writing centers offer additional resources to students
Talia Winiarsky, Contributing Writer
October 12, 2018
Filed under Middle Division, Showcase
This year, the Middle Division (MD) has new writing and math centers to help MD students with their schoolwork and expand their skills outside of the classroom. The centers are both located in Pforzheimer Hall so that MD students can easily access them throughout the day. MD English teacher Morgan...
Clubs Fair: MD Edition
Emily Shi, Staff Writer
October 12, 2018
Filed under Middle Division
Seventh and eighth graders explored extracurricular opportunities at the school for the first time at the new Middle Division (MD) Clubs Fair held last Tuesday. The clubs fair was created in order to “provide an opportunity for students to learn about what activities they could participate in and ce...
Making America Think Again: Jiyon Chatterjee (8) interviews Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
October 5, 2018
Filed under Features, Middle Division
JC: Alexandria, how did you get involved in politics from a young age? Who influenced you as a student to take the political position that you now take and why? AO-C: I worked for the late Senator Ted Kennedy years ago in his immigration office. I found it all to be incredibly fulfilling and satisfyi...
Taking STEPS for MD POC students
Natalie Sweet, Staff Writer
October 5, 2018
Filed under Middle Division
This Friday marks the kick-off of the second year of Deveraux Mackey’s (12) project called Students Together Empowering People of Color Successfully, otherwise known as STEPS. STEPS is a minority mentor program that pairs Middle Division (MD) students with an Upper Division (UD) mentor, as well a...
An inside look into HM Lead
Samuel Singer, Staff Writer
October 5, 2018
Filed under Middle Division
This year’s Middle Division (MD) student government program, HM Lead, seeks to build confident and efficient student leaders by encouraging the success of new initiatives under the leadership of new faculty members, MD history teacher and Student Activities Coordinator Catilin Hickerson said. “Th...
Almost play season: students audition for “Almost Maine”
Emily Shi, Staff Writer
September 26, 2018
Filed under Middle Division
This week, students have begun preparing themselves as auditions begin for the Middle Division Winter Play, “Almost, Maine,” by John Cariani, which will be performed three times at the beginning of December. “I didn’t know this when I chose the play, but it’s actually one of the most wid...
Sixth graders to explore identity and social justice in new seminar
Nistha Sharma, Staff Writer
September 26, 2018
Filed under Middle Division
Starting next week, the sixth graders will partake in a semester-long course called Seminar on Identity (SOI), a new addition to their curriculum. The new course will replace the old Life Skills course, which has now been incorporated into advisory. SOI was first introduced two years ago to the 11th grade curr...
New School Year Marks Many Changes for Division
Edwin Jin, Staff Writer
September 12, 2018
Filed under Middle Division
Renovations are underway in Pforzheimer and Rose Hall has a newly decorated interior; the new look is representative of many administrative adjustments that will create a fresh start for the Middle Division next year. Head of School Dr. Thomas Kelly will replace Robin Ingram as Head of Middle Divi...
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with 13! Writer Jason Roberts Brown
December 10, 2017
Filed under Middle Division
Jason Robert Brown is a Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, and playwright. He wrote the music and lyrics for “13: The Musical,” the Broadway show starring an all-teenager cast and band which the Middle Division is performing this week. Megumi Iwai-Louie (7) had the chance to discuss the musical...
Middle schoolers star in… 13! The Musical
December 10, 2017
Filed under Middle Division
Laughs follow accidental kisses, singing Rabbis, and love triangle drama in 13! The Musical, this year’s MD production. The musical focuses on a 13 year old boy named Evan Goldman, played by Matthew Aponte (8), who moves from New York City to the Midwest, Director Benjamin Posner said. “He has...
Red team triumphs in Middle Mania dodgeball tournament
December 3, 2017
Filed under Middle Division
Looming over the atrium in Rose Hall are giant, painted banners that signify the beginning of the annual Middle Mania competition. Middle Mania, which culminates in a day of competition in the spring, also includes events during the school year. Two weeks ago, the entire Middle Division gathered for...
