It’s here! The first edition of the 2022-23 McDowell Friends Gazette (All the News That We Can Find Within Our Own Four Walls and Beyond). This publication of the Friday Journalism Workshop…
7th grade American History teachers Paul Lederer and Alicia Benis have discovered a time portal that allows their students to see what Manhattan looked like in 1609, when it was…
8th graders began art this year with a unit on photography. But this year, art teachers Samantha Madden and Melody Olsen skipped the usual point-and-shoot lesson when they saw that…
Rehearsals for the middle school production of Matilda the Musical Jr. are officially underway! Based on the children’s novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, Matilda the Musical Jr. is…
This Wednesday, under the direction of music teachers Catherine Leto-Carboy and John Grimsley, second semester middle school music students strutted their stuff for Spring Music Day (first semester music students performed in…
Middle School Dean of Students Jim Signorelli knows how to get students excited about math. “Suzanne (director of the middle school musical The Wizard of Oz: Young Performer’s Edition) needed a…
Eighth grade current events teachers Jeremiah Feather and Jackie Scherer are committed to helping their students learn to become discerning consumers of information. “We are all heavily exposed to a…
“Learning and the Brain” helps middle school students understand their learning disabilities and become better self advocates. Head Teacher Emma Pyle explains,“6th graders study the learning process, types of learning…
Winning is important, and always a goal for our athletic teams. However, it isn’t the most important goal. Given all that Athletics has faced in the era of COVID-19, I…
By Katie Hicks, Middle School Teacher For several years I have wanted to further my education by pursuing a master’s degree, and the pandemic presented me with time to explore…
