Mary McDowell Friends School - Revealing Brilliance

Category: Upper School

Alumni Spotlight:
Lola Lemarquis

In her senior year at MMFS, Lola Lemarquis (‘17) was asked by her advisor and Spanish teacher, Vicki Muñoz-Lepore, what she thought the world needed more of. A deeply observant…
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Faculty Feature:
Peter Tinaglia

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges was invited to give a talk as part of NYU Steinhardt’s Black History Month programming. MMFS Upper School Head Music Teacher Peter Tinaglia is currently completing a PhD in…
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Faculty Feature:
Alex Tronolone

Before joining the upper school faculty this school year, Alex Tronolone worked for The Brooklyn Historical Society, now known as The Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) at The Brooklyn Public Library,…
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The MMFS
Mentor Teacher Program

To help new teachers navigate the landscape at MMFS, Upper School Social Worker Aniru Thomas and Middle School Head Teacher Jeremiah Feather were approached to build on committee work and…
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Class of 2020
Higher Education Acceptances

Congratulations to the MMFS Seniors who have been accepted into the following colleges, universities, and post-secondary programs: Adelphi (7) Alaska Pacific University American University (3) AMDA Bard Clark (4) College…
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