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Category: Upper School

MMFS Ambassadors at the UN

MMFS Ambassadors at the UN

This week six upper school students participated in their first Model UN conference, along with more than 500 student delegates from around the world. The theme of this year’s conference…
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Starting Fresh with Freshman Workshop

Starting Fresh with Freshman Workshop

All MMFS 9th graders have something in common. Every one of them is navigating a new world—learning their way around the upper school on Sidney Place, meeting new teachers, making…
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College Night for Seniors

College Night for Seniors

The school year has just started, but it’s already time for our seniors to start planning for life after MMFS. The college guidance team kicked things off on Wednesday with…
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Presenting the Environment

Presenting the Environment

If you wanted to learn about aquaponics, epigenetics, pollution in the New York area, or the future of the commercial fishing industry, you should have been in the upper school…
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Creating Savvy Investors

Creating Savvy Investors

In John Seifert’s 12th grade economics class students are learning very valuable skills they will take with them to college and beyond: financial literacy and responsibility. The highlight of the…
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Winter Sports <br> Season Wrap-Ups

Winter Sports
Season Wrap-Ups

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…
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