Initiated in 2015 through the generosity of a current parent, the Middlesex Speaker Series in Math and Science brought a second guest to campus on April 19, 2016. With the School about to celebrate the 40th reunion of its first coeducational class, it was an opportune moment for the presentation of Dr. Penny Noyce, whose talk concerned “Magnificent Minds: Pioneering…
When Sarah enrolled as a freshman in 1984, Middlesex had been coeducational for a full decade. An outstanding, tri-varsity athlete who was inducted into Middlesex’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003, Sarah went on to play varsity lacrosse as a Harvard undergraduate when the team won the National Championship in 1990. She began her career with Microsoft and, following her…
On Wednesday April 20, Middlesex celebrated the Day of Silence, a national event that brings attention to anti-LGBT language and behavior. Nearly 30 students took a vow of silence for the day to illustrate the silencing effect of bullying and harrassment on members of the LGBT community. An additional 300 members of the community donned colorful t-shirts to show their…
Pippin Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by Roger O. Hirson Friday April 29 and Saturday April 30 8:00 PM “Pippin” is the story of a young prince determined to find his place in the world and meaning in his life. This coming of age story seems an apt journey for a high school to explore. Originally performed on Broadway…
Within the first few minutes of the guest speaker’s presentation on April 8, it was obvious why history teacher Sam Hoar ’07 had wanted to bring one of his college mentors to address the Middlesex community. Informed and analytical, engaging and humorous, Dr. Matt Dickinson – a professor of political science at Middlebury College – talked about a topic on…
Thanks to his exceptional performance on the American Invitational Mathematics Examination, Daniel Lee ’18, of Seoul, South Korea, was recently invited to take the USA Junior Math Olympiad, or USA(J)MO. Of the thousands of test takers, only about 500 students are invited to take the USA(J)MO. The USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad is administered simultaneously and synchronously across US time zones. …
Wanji arrived on campus in the fall of 1983, the 10th year of coeducation at Middlesex. After earning both her B.A. and J.D. at Howard University, she was associate counsel at Lockheed Martin IMS Corporation and then practiced law at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (formerly Shaw Pittman LLP). Joining American Express in 2002, she became their managing counsel in…
With the help of his economics teacher, Mr. Pandolfini, and his history teacher, Mr. Risley, senior Jack Yoon recently had a paper accepted for publication in The Concord Review, a quarterly journal that publishes the academic work of secondary school students worldwide. Below is the abstract of Jack’s paper, titled “John Law: Murderer, Economist, Statesman” and set to be published…
On Monday, April 4th, John Sharon joined us to address issues of understanding disabilities. He was the final speaker of this year’s Spectrum Dialogues, a mini lecture series devoted to equity, justice, and inclusion. Mr. Sharon is currently the Social Studies Department Chair at the Fenn School in Concord, MA, and he is also the founder of Disabilities Understood, an organization that seeks to empower people of…
The advent of coeducation at Middlesex in 1974 made it possible for Helena White to join the sophomore class in 1975 and attend the alma mater of her brother Dan ’72. Appreciated for her talents on the Middlesex stage, she was elected the first female valedictorian in 1978. After graduating from NYU with a degree in theater/video, Helena worked for…