During the last week of January, while New York was enduring bitter cold temperatures, a group of brilliant MMFS 8th graders and lucky faculty and staff were on the annual…
Middle school homerooms are named after important Quakers. Some are well known historical figures like Bayard Rustin and Alice Paul, but only one homeroom namesake is a living figure. This…
The reviews are in and it’s a hit! Congratulations to everyone involved in creating the “Big, Bright Beautiful World” of the middle school’s production of Shrek, The Musical Jr., based on…
Mirrors & Windows is a 6th grade class that gives students extra practice with research skills and writing while exploring themes of identity and diversity. A “mirror” refers to a…
Students in 8th grade Civics were tasked with building a simple Lego creation that had at least 2 floors, a roof, and a door. Sounds easy, right? Not so: instead…
The 7th graders in Jamie Steiner’s and Candace Scala’s Current Events classes are debating some hot topics, using the “Civil Discourse in the Classroom” framework created by the Southern Poverty…
Middle school students were invited to become scientists, engineers, and activists for MS Science and Engineering Day on June 2. Small groups of students working with a teacher were assigned…
During their study of pre-colonial Africa, the 7th grade students in Paul Lederer’s and Alicia Benis’s history classes delved into the kingdom of Benin. As a culminating project, the students…
It’s been three years since the middle school was able to put on an evening Music Night, but you’d never have known it. Even though this was the first time…
The middle school was treated to a visit from children’s book author and illustrator Victoria Jamieson on Wednesday. The visit came about thanks to MMFS parent Kate Ruck (mom to 7th grader…
