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Valedictorian Alex Rego ’15 Looks Forward to New Beginnings

On a rainy Sunday morning, elected valedictorian Alex Rego ’15 addressed faculty, students, and the Class of 2015 and their families.  He spoke of his class coming together and becoming a part of something bigger than any one individual, thanks to the shared experiences of the Class of 2015 and of all Middlesex alumni.  Alex encouraged his classmates to consider…

2015 Thoreau Arts Exhibition

The final student exhibition of the year is the Visual Arts Thoreau Medal Exhibition.  Thoreau medals were awarded in four categories: photography, woodworking, sculpture & ceramics, and painting & drawing.  This year’s Visual Arts Thoreau Medal Exhibition Juror was Kate James, Executive Director of the Concord Art Association. James commented, “Having had the opportunity to work closely with the Middlesex faculty and…

Computer Science ExPRTs

Achieving their ExPRT (Experience in Problem-Solving, Reasoning, and Technology) certificates, Kelly ’17 and Kiara ’17 recently presented and demonstrated the final exam projects for their course, Advanced Topics in Computer Science: Web Applications. The course enables students to study advanced topics such as multimedia and web design and production, networking, algorithm design and analysis, theory of computation, programming languages, computer…

Psychology Students Present Research

Seniors in the Psychology elective presented their research at the third annual Psychology Poster Session this week.  By examining psychological theories and research, reading case studies, and observing their own experiences over the course of the semester, students explored who they are and how they relate to the world around them.  In their final assessment for the term, students presented…

Mr. Beaton Retires After 35 Years

Since 1980, Mr. Beaton has been an essential part of Middlesex. In his time here, he has made an impact on nearly every aspect of the community: aside from teaching English, Mr. Beaton has served as head of the discipline committee, head of Clay House, faculty advisor to the Anvil, coach of boys’ cross-country as well as thirds basketball, as…

MX Students Serve at Open Table

Every Thursday Middlesex students and faculty have the opportunity to give back by donating their time to serve at Open Table here in Concord. Guests are treated to a fresh-cooked meal and a food pantry.  56 students throughout the year volunteered to break down tables,  stack chairs,  sweep,  mop, vacuum, and haul rubbish. 39 students volunteered between 1.5 hours and…

Forensics Class Hosts Local Experts

The Middlesex Forensics class, MX:CSI, was very fortunate to be visited by two distinguished local law enforcement professionals recently.  Twice-decorated (FBI Latent Fingerprint Hit of the Year) State Trooper Christopher Dolan lectured the class on crime scene processing and fingerprint dusting and analysis.  Massachusetts Prosecutor of the Year and cold case specialist Attorney Laurel Brandt gave her perspective on correct…

‘Scary Larry’ Shows at Seattle Film Festival

This weekend the short film “Scary Larry” showed at the prestigious Seattle International Film Festival.  The movie was shot on campus in the fall of 2013 and features the ensemble of that year’s Theatre 80 class: Claire Megan ’14, Christian Papadellis ’14, Will Scott ’14 and Elizah Stein ’14.  On the red carpet for the event was director/screen writer, Greg…

Giles ’11 and Lyne ’13 Compete for NCAA Women’s Lacrosse National Titles

Eileen Giles ’11 and the #2 seeded UNC Tar Heels competed in the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse National Title game Sunday evening against the #1 seeded Maryland Terrapins. This was the second meeting between the two teams in the last three years in the championship game. In 2013, UNC defeated Maryland in triple overtime to claim the National Championship.…