Communication Office
The communication office develops, implements, and evaluates communication plans and programs that support the mission of the School. The office facilitates 91探花’s efforts to promote awareness and good will among its various constituencies and external public; to recruit students and faculty; and to raise financial and volunteer support.
Communication Staff
Marisa Donelan
Associate Director of Communication
marisa_donelan@milton.edu
Eileen Newman
Chief Communication Officer
eileen_newman@milton.edu
Jacqueline O’Rourke
Communications Specialist
jacqueline_orourke@milton.edu
Esten Perez
Director of Communication and Media Relations
esten_perez@milton.edu
Emily Sedgwick
Social Media Manager / Video Content Producer
Emily_Sedgwick@milton.edu
Media Contact
If you are a member of the media in need of information or press materials, please contact Esten Perez at 617-898-2395 or esten_perez@milton.edu
Campus News
Poet Gregory Pardlo Is This Fall鈥檚 Bingham Visiting Writer
“Everyone is going to get something different from a poem, so I just have fun with it and let the world take it from there,鈥 said Pulitzer prize-winning poet and memoirist Gregory Pardlo, who was 鈥渟treet testing鈥 some new work during the Bingham Visiting Writer assembly.
Mr. Pardlo鈥檚 new poems explore ideas of faith. His visual, at times humorous, writing explores the death of a professional wrestler, the highs and lows of a long marriage and the personal relationship between father and son. After finishing with a couple of older poems from his collection Digest, Mr. Pardlo answered students鈥 questions about his writing process.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 believe in writer鈥檚 block,鈥 said Mr. Pardlo. 鈥淲hen I feel myself saying I鈥檓 blocked, I鈥檒l say that鈥檚 BS. It means there is something I want to say, but I haven鈥檛 given myself permission to say it yet.鈥
“Creatures Great and Small” Outside the AMC
Two birds in flight, a swimming shark and a fanged fish are just a few of the sculptures that make up the 鈥淐reatures Great and Small鈥 exhibit outside of the Art and Media Center (AMC). Each of the eight pieces is done by a different artist in materials such as bronze, granite, steel and resin. Pamela Tarbell of PR Tarbell Fine Art curated the exhibit, which is on display throughout this school year.
One of the pieces, 鈥淭he Understudy,鈥 by local artist Bob Shanahan, is housed inside the AMC. The sculpture, built out of natural materials such as bark and twigs, depicts a Diatryma, a dinosaur that roamed New England millions of years ago.
The other pieces line up in front of the AMC. Morris Norvin鈥檚 鈥淧iscator II鈥 is the largest 鈥攕teel, painted gray and bent into the shape of swimming shark. The smallest is the sleek 鈥淓poxy Cheetah鈥 by Wendy Klemperer. New visual art faculty member and Netso Gallery director Shirin Adhmai says a favorite of the younger students on campus is 鈥淭oothed Fish,鈥 composed of granite and quartz by artist Thomas Berger.
Impressive Season for Varsity Football
Each week, their opponents get tougher, but the varsity football team continues to dominate on the field with an undefeated season (6-0). Last Saturday, it was 48-25 victory against Belmont Hill, a team that also came into the game undefeated. The home game in front of a Parents鈥 Weekend crowd showed the deep depth of 91探花, led by team captains Kalel Mullings 鈥20 and Jake Willcox 鈥20.
An exciting win (20-14) in overtime against Governor鈥檚 Academy the previous weekend saw wide receiver and defense back Mitchell Gosner 鈥20 blocking a field goal to tie up the game and then scoring the winning touchdown, catching a stellar throw from quarterback Jake.
Before that game, Head Coach Kevin MacDonald anticipated that it would be a challenging game. 鈥淲e are a pretty well-rounded team. Usually a high school team will have at least one glaring weakness. But, we are playing other teams that are also well-rounded and loaded with talent.鈥
鈥淪chool Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play鈥 is This Fall鈥檚 1212 Play
This fall鈥檚 1212 play,聽School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, is a comedy that tackles issues of colorism, colonialism, beauty standards, and the social hierarchy among teenage girls.
鈥淥ur play immerses the audience into the world of black girls, something that never happens,鈥 says Nyla Sams 鈥20. 鈥淚t also tackles societal problems that are, for the most part, ignored by everyone other than the group they affect. It is so exciting to bring this conversation to 91探花, and on top of all that, it鈥檚 a fun play.鈥
A Q&A with New Academic Dean Heather Sugrue
Heather Sugrue, who this summer became the new Upper School academic dean, has witnessed two decades of 91探花 as a math teacher, house head, and most recently, math department chair. She replaces Jackie Bonenfant, whose role has transitioned to dean of academic initiatives. In a recent interview, Heather discussed the joy of teaching math, her excitement for her new position, and what makes 91探花 students so special.
