Almost Maine was almost staged in “the Fort” – the still-new black box theatre named for Hugh Fortmiller, who taught drama early on in his 41-year career at Middlesex. As part of the effort to keep COVID-19 at bay, however, the bittersweet comedy written by John Cariani was moved to the more spacious Kaye Theatre, where small groups of masked…
Until this fall, the Ishibashi Gallery’s walls have been a place to hang or project pieces created by visiting artists and Middlesex students. That changed in October, however, when the walls themselves became the canvas for award-winning artist Daniela Rivera, whose installation, Carried by a Whisper, lined the interior until Thanksgiving. Then, the week of December 6th, a new installation…
After a year’s absence, a favorite tradition returned on December 4th and 5th: the Holiday Concert, celebrating the winter season and holidays with a wonderful variety of choral and instrumental pieces. This year’s program included popular selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, familiar jazz standards, and songs of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. The concert’s centerpiece, composed by Benjamin Britten, was “A…
It’s a murder mystery wrapped in a spy thriller inside a parody – and that is just what was needed on November 12th and 13th, near the end of a busy fall on campus. Retaining elements of both the novel and the Hitchcock film of the same name, the stage play adaptation of The 39 Steps takes the story in…
In recognizing inspirational individuals during Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, Middlesex welcomed State Street’s Yvonne Garcia to campus on October 5, 2021. Currently the chief of staff to State Street’s CEO, Ms. Garcia recently served as senior vice president and global head of client solutions there and previously held executive posts at Liberty Mutual and Bank of America. An active…
For award-winning artist Daniela Rivera, speaking about her work in front of the school community on October 2 was familiar and a bit frightening. Back in 2007, she was a Middlesex faculty member who taught visual art and, she recalled, likely made a nervous assembly announcement or two in the Old Wood Theatre. Having moved on in 2008 to accept…
This year, on September 20, students spent Community Day in a variety of ways: Freshmen and sophomores participated in class bonding activities facilitated by Hale Education, while seniors used the time to focus on their college applications and other demands of their final year at Middlesex. For the juniors – accompanied by 19 Community Service Officers and a few dozen…
Like the students they will soon meet in their classrooms, Middlesex’s new faculty members arrived early on campus this week for their own set of orientation meetings. Among the 11 educators joining the School are two familiar faces: Emerald Carter ’06, who returns to her alma mater to teach history; and Carolina Aldana, who resumes teaching Spanish here after two…
On May 29, the School celebrated commencement in traditional Middlesex style, with seniors crossing the Circle to Eliot Hall and receiving their diplomas in the presence of faculty and staff, family and friends. Several times in the past few months, it had seemed unlikely that the class of 2021 would be able to enjoy an in-person graduation ceremony at all,…
Undeterred by COVID-19 and the many adjustments it has entailed, the 2020-2021 Middlesex Physics Teams had their best year ever participating in the annual PhysicsBowl competition, hosted by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). The PhysicsBowl is a challenging, 40-question multiple-choice test, taken this year by 5800 students around the world, including 46 Middlesex students. Middlesex competes in Region…