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Both newpapers use school facilities.
Both newpapers use school facilities.

==Buildings==
Straus Library

Apthorp Chapel

Kellner Performing Arts Center - Home of the Ruth King theatre, a donation by the novelist Stephen King in memory of his mom.

William Coburn Cox Library

Health and Counseling Center

Ayer Observatory

Schwarz Student Center

Science Building

Ware Hall

Warren Hall

Wigglesworth Hall

Athletic Convocation Center

Caroline Saltonstall Gym - Location of the Business Office, alumni and development offices, as well as a gym.

Robert Saltonstall Gym






==Dormitories==
==Dormitories==

Revision as of 18:06, 12 October 2006

Milton Academy
File:Miltonacademy.jpg
Location
Milton
,
Massachusetts

USA
Information
Typeprivate coeducational
Established1798
DeanLucretia Wells
HeadmasterRobin Robertson
GradesK-12
Number of students680
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue and Orange
MascotMustang
Endowment131 million
Website[1]

Milton Academy is a private, preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts. The school was founded in 1798 and up until 1980, the school was split into boys and girls schools. Milton's athletic program competes in the Independent School League (ISL) with schools such as Milton's historic rival, Noble & Greenough School. Milton's $150 million endowment and 125-acre (0.5 km²) campus serve about 680 upper school students as well as smaller classes that span from kindergarten through 8th grade. Famous alumni of Milton include T. S. Eliot, James Taylor[1], Buckminster Fuller,[2] and Touré.

Students and faculty

There are 680 Upper School students at Milton, of whom 320 live on campus. The male-to-female ratio is 50-50. Milton has 128 faculty members, 84% of whom have postgraduate degrees, and 15% holding doctorates. The average class size is 14.[2]

Milton offers several off-campus programs. Many students take a school year abroad in France, Italy or China; others go on semester programs such as Chewonki Maine Coast Semester, The Mountain School, or CityTerm. For the last few weeks of school, seniors are encouraged to go on Senior Projects instead of classes. Past senior projects have included: recording an album, writing a play, making a guitar by hand, directing a film, intensively studying a culture/language, and performing Shakespeare.

Clubs and organizations

There are over 10 different publications on campus, from news to literary magazines. There are several music groups, including the Chamber Singers, Chamber Orchestra, and four a cappella groups, which have performed throughout the United States, as well as Europe, Asia and Africa.[citation needed] Beatnik Café, an independently run exhibition of student performances (such as jazz, improv skits, poetry readings, and singing), occurs three times a year. About ten theatrical productions are put on each year. Smaller plays at the school are called "1212" plays, which are held in Wigg Hall. Also, a student choreographed Dance Concert is put up every March. There is also a campus radio station, WMAR. [citation needed] Ethnic clubs at Milton include Onyx (black student group), the Asian Society , MSA (Muslim Student Association), South Asian Society, Latin Association, JSU (Jewish-Student Union)and Caribbean Club. Students at the academy can start their own clubs if they have a faculty sponsor. There are over 30 different clubs that meet afterschool at 3:00 to 3:30.

The school also has many political groups, including the Young Republicans or Young Conservatives, which maintains the school's most read online conference.

Milton offers both 15 interscholastic sports for boys and girls each and nine intramural teams. Milton is a member of both the Independent School League and the New England Schools Sailing Association division of the Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association. Recently, the ultimate team was ranked seventh in the nation and the varsity football team "entered the 2005 season with the best ten year record of all ISL prep programs". In the past five years, Milton has won 17 ISL Championships and most recently the boys' tennis team won New England's. The boys' tennis team has won four New England titles in a row. [3]

Publications

Milton Academy maintains two publications. The Milton Measure, the oldest and official publication of the school, is entering its 113th year. The Milton Paper, the school's unofficial newspaper depends upon socilited donations, but is still subject to school oversight.

Both newpapers use school facilities.

Buildings

Straus Library

Apthorp Chapel

Kellner Performing Arts Center - Home of the Ruth King theatre, a donation by the novelist Stephen King in memory of his mom.

William Coburn Cox Library

Health and Counseling Center

Ayer Observatory

Schwarz Student Center

Science Building

Ware Hall

Warren Hall

Wigglesworth Hall

Athletic Convocation Center

Caroline Saltonstall Gym - Location of the Business Office, alumni and development offices, as well as a gym.

Robert Saltonstall Gym



Dormitories

Approximately half the student body consists of boarders. Each dorm has unique traditions, such as caroling, pumpkin carving, picnics, barbecues, "flagpole runs", and dorm bowling; each dorm is also paired with its own brother or sister dorm.

Boys

  • Wolcott is the largest boys' dorm on campus, housing up to 46 boys and 7 faculty members. Named after Roger Wolcott, a former governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1896-1900). His portrait currently adorns the Devens common room in Wolcott House.
  • Forbes is the second-largest dorm. It is named after Captain Robert Bennet Forbes, whose family crest appears on a flag outside the building.
  • Goodwin is one of the two dorms left on east campus, and is scheduled to be changed from a dorm into more faculty housing. Goodwin's sister dorm, Hathaway, lies on the same path as Hathaway. Following along that path is another dorm, which is now shut down: Faulkner House.
  • Norris is a newer boys' dorm, which opened in the 2004-05 school year.

Girls

  • Hallowell, previously a boys' dorm, currently houses 44 girls and is the largest girls dorm on campus.
  • Centre is the new girls' dorm, which opened in the 2004-05 school year.
  • Robbins, previously a boys' dorm, is located in the center of campus.
  • Hathaway is the eastmost dorm; like Goodwin, it is scheduled to be changed from a dorm into faculty housing. It is the oldest girls dorm on campus.

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ^ Taylor attended but dropped out midway through his junior year. Risberg, Joel. The James Taylor Encyclopedia, Lulu Press, 2005, p. 16.
  2. ^ Zung, Thomas T K (editor), Buckminster Fuller: Anthology for a New Millennium, St. Martin's Press, p. xix

Theodore Dudley Talbot

External links

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