News & Calendar

For many of us, Valentine’s Day represents the ultimate Hallmark holiday: obligatory cards, candy, and flowers that cause stress for many a suitor. For the last few decades at Middlesex, however, Valentine’s Day signals the popular junior class fundraiser: flower deliveries! One recent graduate said, “Valentine’s Day stinks. The only good Valentine’s Days I ever had were sending flowers at Middlesex.” Junior class leaders organize the purchase, sale, and...

Check out a photo gallery of this year's One Acts performances.

Our athletic program isn’t the only venue for students to experience the joy of competition. On February 23rd a team of 31 Middlesex students will embark to Cambridge to participate in the annual Harvard Model Congress. Over the course of the four day event, these scholars won’t be students -they’ll be Senators and House Representatives, working with (and against) over 1400 other students to pass legislation in a full mock experience of the American government process. Students like Annie ‘12...

Middlesex alumni and parents in the New York area attended a cocktail reception in the Model Room at the New York Yacht Club on February 7. Held in the club’s beautiful Model Room, guests were able to reconnect with classmates, teammates, and even a few visiting faculty members while gazing at models of various famous NYYC vessels. Alumni from seven different decades were in attendance, as were both current and former parents. Head of School Kathy Giles provided everyone with an update...

On a cold but snowless weekend in February, an enthusiastic group of alumni returned to the Middlesex campus to celebrate and discuss issues surrounding diversity in our community throughout the decades. The event was organized around the School’s annual Diversity Weekend and began with dinner at the Head’s House on Friday night followed by a chance to attend a presentation by students in the theater. Following those events, alumni headed to the Aloft Hotel in Lexington to relax and...

Diversity – as represented by all the people who comprise the Middlesex community – is infused throughout everyday life on campus and in every classroom, team, dorm, and activity. But once a year, the School purposefully celebrates Diversity Day to take a step back and recognize the unique attributes and stories of each individual within this small community – and to think deliberately about the idea of identity and what shapes each individual. This year, Diversity Day events extended over the...

Over the course of her four years at Middlesex, Casey Littlefield ’03 received all manner of help from her advisor, Dean of Students and Spanish teacher Carmen Beaton. There were late night talks, advice about crushes and sports and academics, even a shared stint on the Disciplinary Committee. And then there was the line she remembers perhaps best of all: “Know ‘your’ crazy.” It was, Littlefield says now, having completed her undergraduate degree in history at Yale and enrolled at Harvard...

As real-time footage of Arab Spring demonstrations proved last year, the prevalence of cell phones with video capabilities – and fast Internet access – can enable anyone to document history as it unfolds, violence and all. But the power of video to inform and transform the world is far from a new concept for Assembly speaker Jenni Wolfson, who visited on January 31 to talk about her work as the managing director of WITNESS. Co-founded in 1992 by musician Peter Gabriel, Human Rights First, and...

Check out the evening's festivities—Casino Night 2012.

The Plaque Project is an Alumni Ambassador driven initiative to create an informal history about the subject matter of certain plaques carved by Middlesex alumni. The Alumni Ambassadors have been in contact with members of the Middlesex Alumni Association since the beginning of the 2011 school year to discuss each of their respective plaques. Plaques are a time honored tradition at Middlesex, and it is a requirement for each senior to carve a plaque before he or she graduates....

"See Dat Babe" performed by the Middlesex Small Chorus.

Candid shots of students, staff, and faculty purchasing the 2010 St. George's T-shirts prior to the upcoming weekend games between Middlesex School and St. George's. The shirts were designed by Paige '11 and Liz '11

This video highlights the Middlesex School AP Studio Art Gallery Opening, which took place May 21, 2010.The show is the culmination of a year's worth of writing, research, thought, and studio work. This video features footage from the opening and clips of the students speaking about their work.

Tom Kane, Head of the Middlesex Theatre Department, takes you backstage and behind the scenes of the 2010 Middlesex School musical, Wonderful Town. This video also includes pictures and music from the musical. Thanks Tom!

Put your game face on! MX students getting psyched before St. George's weekend. Middlesex, Middlesex, Middlesex!

Anita '13 and Nikita '13 are two boarding students from New Hampshire. In this video they perform the piece Marakatha Manimaya. Kuchipudi, which is the style of the dance, is one of the oldest forms of classical dance that exists in India today; the plate is particular to Kuchipudi. The piece describes the Hindu god called Krishna. Nikita and Anita have been doing the dance since the age of six, and plan on doing it for the rest of their lives.

Here is a trailer for Greg Ivan's new short film "Violin Case." The film features MX students behind and infront of the camera. Be sure to keep an eye out for the film.

Bateman's Bullfrogs (boys' group) and the MXolydians (girls' group) are the elite a cappella groups at Middlesex. They perform collegiate-style popular music and are the featured performers for many formal and informal school functions.On February 6 the Middlesex Small Chorus traveled to St. Mark's School to perform at the 14th annual Wick Festival.The Wick Festival was established in 1992 by the family and friends of Myron A. Wick, Jr. '33 in honor of his lifelong enjoyment of singing. The festival provides a rare opportunity for public and independent school a cappella groups from New England to perform together in a cooperative spirit.

On February 6 the Middlesex Small Chorus traveled to St. Mark's School to perform at the 14th annual Wick Festival.The Wick Festival was established in 1992 by the family and friends of Myron A. Wick, Jr. '33 in honor of his lifelong enjoyment of singing. The festival provides a rare opportunity for public and independent school a cappella groups from New England to perform together in a cooperative spirit.