Category: Alumni News

Alumni Duncan McGillivray-Smith, Class of 2017, Receives Rave Art Review

Hope Tarullo December 4, 2025 No Comments

We first profiled alumni Duncan McGillivray-Smith (MMFS ‘17) in 2023, when he had just graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. Fast forward to 2025: He…

Alumni Spotlight: Justin White

Hope Tarullo November 20, 2025 No Comments

It’s very special when an MMFS alum returns as a teacher. So we are very excited to shine the alumni spotlight on Justin White, now teaching PE at the lower…

Alumni Spotlight: James Kagel, Class of 2019

marcovescio May 29, 2025 No Comments

James Kagel (He/Him, ‘19) attended MMFS as a lower, middle, and upper school student. Last month, we were thrilled to have James join us as at Illuminations: Benefit 2025 to…

Alumni Spotlight: Amarna Williams, Class of 2014

marcovescio March 6, 2025 No Comments

In 2021, we interviewed Amarna Williams (MMFS ’14) for our Alumni Spotlight shortly after she graduated from Lehman College with a bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology and a minor in…

Alumni Spotlight: Gabrielle Fox-Denize, Class of 2014

marcovescio November 21, 2024 No Comments

Gabrielle Fox-Denize (MMFS ’14) was a student in MMFS’s first graduating class. We are thrilled to welcome her back as a staff member. Gabby is now part of the HR…

Alumni Spotlight: Q&A with Derrick Barnes, Class of 2023

marcovescio May 30, 2024 No Comments

We caught up with recent alum Derrick Barnes, a rising sophomore at American University in Washington, DC, to ask about his first year of college. What was the next step…

Alumni Spotlight: Q&A with Justin Holch, Class of 2017

marcovescio April 3, 2024 No Comments

Justin Holch (MMFS Class of ‘17) followed his passion for sports into a degree in Sports Media and a job as an associate producer with SportsNet New York (SNY). We…

Alumni Spotlight:
Ché Saitta-Zelterman

marcovescio January 18, 2024 No Comments

Now a successful artist, illustrator, designer, and typographer, Ché Saitta-Zelterman attended MMFS in the early 2000s. She shares her experiences as a student and working professional with a learning disability. …

Essay by Marcus Kershaw (MMFS Class of ’23)

marcovescio December 5, 2023 No Comments

Marcus Kershaw (’23) wrote an essay for a college class that he would like to share with the MMFS community. Although Marcus was only an MMFS student for three years,…

Alumni Spotlight: Duncan McGillivray-Smith

marcovescio November 16, 2023 No Comments

An artist from a young age, Duncan McGillivray-Smith (MMFS ‘17) recently graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. He talks here about the lasting impact…

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