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Middle School Thespians Hit the Boards in “Once Upon a Mattress”

marcovescio April 26, 2019 No Comments

Putting on a show is such a wonderful experience for students. Onstage or backstage, they explore untapped talents, enjoy camaraderie with castmates and crewmates, and develop maturity through hard work…

Alumni Spotlight: Eve Omansky

marcovescio April 4, 2019 No Comments

Eve enrolled at Mary McDowell Friends School in 1998 and attended for three years, back when it was just an elementary school. For middle and high school she moved on…

Alumni Spotlight: Henry Puma

marcovescio March 1, 2019 No Comments

2018 MMFS graduate Henry Puma is currently a freshman at McDaniel College, which he decided on because of its strong support program and small classes that reminded him of MMFS.…

Upper School Students Attend the Quaker Youth Leadership Conference

marcovescio February 7, 2019 No Comments

Hi all, As you know, six upper school students joined us as we braved a cold and snowy Washington, D.C. last week for the annual Quaker Youth Leadership Conference at…

Alumni Spotlight: Dobbin Pinkney

marcovescio February 5, 2019 No Comments

Dobbin Pinkney graduated from MMFS in 2017. He attends Pace University, where he is working on his BFA in Commercial Dance. He absolutely loves the program. When asked about the academic challenges…

MMFS Upper School Students Return to the NYC High School Ethics Bowl

marcovescio February 4, 2019 No Comments

Good evening, I am proud to share about our experience at today’s NYC High School Ethics Bowl 2019! Our students have been hard at work since September to prepare for this event, studying…

Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Curran

marcovescio January 14, 2019 No Comments

Andrew Curran (Drew) graduated from MMFS in 2014 as a member of our first upper school graduating class. This year he will receive a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from…

Studying Cuban Rhythms in Havana

marcovescio December 21, 2018 No Comments

By Taylor Watson, Upper School Head Music Teacher – August 2018 Last summer I was generously awarded a MMFS Parents Association Grant to study Cuban rhythms in Havana, Cuba. The goal was not…

How Do We Know What We Know?

marcovescio December 14, 2018 No Comments

By Jenny Armstrong, Middle School Head Teacher; John Denton, Middle School Educational Technology Integrator; and Finlay Logan, Middle School Head Teacher How do we know what we know? What tools…