Category: Alumni News

Alumni Spotlight:
Kai Burridge

marcovescio June 5, 2020 No Comments

Read all about it! Kai Burridge, MMFS Class of 2019, made headlines after committing to play basketball at Northern Vermont University-Lyndon beginning in Fall 2020. MMFS teacher and basketball coach…

Alumni Spotlight:
Clara Goldiner

marcovescio May 1, 2020 No Comments

Clara Goldiner (’17), joined the MMFS community as a student on the 5th floor at Bergen Street. She attended our middle school, embracing lessons in planning, organization, and study skills,…

Alumni Spotlight:
Maddie Radcliffe

marcovescio April 3, 2020 No Comments

Maddie Radcliffe joined the MMFS community in second grade and is a member of our very first graduating class. During her time as a student, Maddie learned skills like grammar,…

Alumni Spotlight:
Natalie Savarese

marcovescio February 7, 2020 No Comments

For Natalie Savarese ‘16, learning has been a journey of self-acceptance. She came to MMFS as a second grader in the Obadiah Room, and recalls wondering, “Why can’t I do…

Alumni Spotlight:
Kayla Desroches

marcovescio January 10, 2020 No Comments

Kayla Desroches joined the MMFS community as a 1st grader and attended through 5th grade, before we expanded to serve middle and high school students. Upper School Assistant Director Amy…

Alumni Spotlight:
Tess Lichtman

marcovescio December 6, 2019 No Comments

Tess Lichtman joined the MMFS community in 2005 as a student in Room 1, which later became the Lucretia Mott Room. She fondly remembers being in class with lower school…

Alumni Spotlight:
Ellis Gibbard-Maiorino

marcovescio November 1, 2019 No Comments

Second-year middle school teacher Ellis Gibbard-Maiorino’s connection to Mary McDowell Friends school runs deep. A former student, Ellis started his journey with us in the 5th grade and he attended…

Alumni Spotlight:
Jaylen Myles

marcovescio October 11, 2019 No Comments

Since his beautiful and moving speech at the Class of 2019 commencement ceremony, MMFS graduate Jalen Myles has been quite busy. When he isn’t attending class at Borough of Manhattan Community College,…

Alumni Spotlight: Jake McDaniel

marcovescio June 6, 2019 No Comments

This month’s Alumni Spotlight features a personal essay by Jake McDaniel, who attended MMFS for four years and graduated in 2017 from Muhlenberg College. Jake is currently pursuing a career as…

Alumni Spotlight: Linus Jakobson

marcovescio May 2, 2019 No Comments

Linus Jakobson is a history major at Lewis and Clark College, which he selected because of its strong Japanese program. He is currently in Japan on a study abroad program,…