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
Student Directors Prepare for One-Acts
The student-directed one-act plays are a campus tradition that challenge drama students to follow a production from licensing to casting to performance. This year, three students will present one-acts, opening Thursday, February 22.
鈥淚 like that the one-acts give students an opportunity to try on the role of director and see the process through fully,鈥 says Peter Parisi, director of performing arts. 鈥淭hey have to understand the audience and select pieces that will appeal to them. There鈥檚 a lot that goes into creating a cast.鈥
Artists Create Artificial Atmospheres in Nesto
On Thursday, February 22,聽91探花 hosts an opening reception in the Nesto Gallery from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for聽a new exhibit,聽Artificial Atmospheres, featuring the work of Deb Tod Wheeler and Robert Tod.聽Using video, sound and light exclusively, the artists spotlight our relationship to the environment.
鈥淭heir work is poignant and plaintive,鈥 says Nesto Gallery Director Larry Pollans. 鈥淓ven though their work focuses on the dangers of a deteriorating environment, the aura is still optimistic.聽In the Renaissance, artists insisted that beauty in nature was a sign of the sacred.聽 Wheeler and Tod insist that beauty is a sign that we must work to protect the environment and hence our future.鈥
91探花 Students Recognized for Excellence in Writing and Visual Art
More than 40 91探花 students received recognition in the 2018 Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The students earned 78 Gold Key, Silver Key or Honorable Mention accolades in the competition, a 鈥渂anner year鈥 for the School, says English department faculty member Lisa Baker. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards began in 1923 and are considered the most prestigious awards for teenagers in the country. 91探花鈥檚 21 Gold Key pieces are submitted to the national Scholastic competition, and results for the national contest will be announced in March.
91探花鈥檚 Jazz Students Bring Home the Bronze
On Saturday, February 10, 91探花 jazz musicians took part in the 50th Annual Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival at the Hynes Auditorium in Boston. The event is the country鈥檚 largest high school jazz festival with over 225 student groups, made up of 3,000 students from 13 states, participating in the day鈥檚 activities. The competition included high school ensembles from every corner of the map from California to Washington, D.C., and New England to Puerto Rico. The groups鈥 performances were judged by a panel of Berklee faculty. Competing in the medium- to large-sized high school combo category, 91探花鈥檚 senior combo placed third and was awarded scholarship support for two students to attend Berklee College five-week summer music program. Coalter Palmer (I) also received a judge’s award for outstanding musician of his combo.
See Humanity, Not Labels, Dennis Febo Tells Students
The things that separate people from each other are manufactured, but human beings have few fundamental differences, educator and activist Dennis Febo told students. Mr. Febo was on campus as the Latinx Association鈥檚 visiting speaker.
