Seven student scientists participated in Sunday's Central New York Science and Engineering Virtual Fair and we are proud to announce that all seven were recognized for their outstanding effort! Below is a list of all participants and the name of their project, along with the recognition received. Click the image on the left to see screenshots of awards. Great work, students! And many thanks to Ms. Foster for her commitment to supporting our student scientists!

Matthew Roberson, "Utilizing a Photographic Method for Measuring Sky Glow"

Junior Level Medallions (Three tiers)                                                                                

Honors: Amitees Fazeli

Highest Honors: Alexa Rose Battaglia

Specialty Awards                                                                                                                                          

SU Earth Science Dept Award: Amitees Fazeli             

IEE Electrical and Computer Awards                        

SUNY ESF Best Environmental Science Project Award: Matthew Roberson       

SUNY Cortland Chemistry Award: Amitees Fazeli         

Terra Science and Education Awards - Junior Division                   

NOAA Award: Amitees Fazeli          

Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award: Ferial Migeed  

US Metric Association: Elise Eng     

Yale Science and Engineering Association Award: Matthew Roberson   

Senior Level Medallions (Three Tiers)                                                                                                             

Honors: Matthew Roberson

High Honors: Elise Eng

Highest Honors: Jake Aretsky         

SUNY ESF Scholarship: Matthew Roberson                 

Broadcom Masters: Alexa Rose Battaglia                    

NYS Science Congress: Amitees Fazeli, Genevive McGuire Griffin        

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Thanks to our friends at Skaneateles Jewelry, one lucky raffle winner will receive this 18K rose gold ladies Tacori “Dantela Collection” morganite and diamond pendant with stud earrings, valued at $3,950! Fifty hand-painted wine glasses will be available for purchase at the event. Each is numbered; if your number is drawn, you're the winner!

Our robust silent auction features authentic autographed memorabilia including an "Avengers End Game" poster, Taylor Swift sheet music, and a Kobe Bryant poster, deluxe gift baskets, a variety of travel opportunities, MacKenzie-Childs servingware, and so much more! And some of your favorite MPH employees will be serving as guest auctioneers! Stay tuned for more information on auction items and other event details!

If you are planning to utilize bus transportation next school year, you must submit your bus request directly to your home district by Thursday, April 1. Click here for contact information for local district transportation offices.

Third-grade Spanish students were so eager to share about all the pets in their family that they created a 3rd-grade "Libro de Mascotas" (pet book) featuring a story for each of their pets. Every student had an opportunity towrite and illustrate a page with a description of their pet and ofan adventure with their special friend. This activity is an example of how Lower School Spanish students learn with Acquisition-Driven Instruction that is student centered. Click on the image to view the photo gallery.

 Let’s Wipe Out the Pandemic!

Now that we have “canned” and “socked” the pandemic, it’s time to Wipe Out the Pandemic! On April 5, when you come to campus for the schoolwide COVID-19 testing day, please bring:

for the Ronald McDonald House of CNY. These specific items are on their most-needed wish list. The Ronald McDonald house helps reduce the stress and financial burden associated with families who must travel far from home to access medical care for their child.

Known to Kindergarten students as “The Beekeeper,” Amy Critz visited the class earlier this week to share her interest in one of Mother Nature’s other bountiful gifts, maple sap. Kindergarteners learned how maple trees are tapped and sap collected, then boiled to syrup, bottled, and graded (golden, amber, dark, very dark). The young scientists asked probing questions and concluded their lesson with a taste of Miss Critz’s freshly bottled amber syrup. View the video on the left and the photo gallery below!

Congratulations to Abigail Hinshaw, Alex Fung, and Juli Teres! After competing regionally in the Scholastic Art Competition, these three students have been recognized nationally as being in the top one percent of student artists. There were approximately 230,000 pieces of high school work entered into the National Scholastics Competition, and only 2,000 pieces were awarded. Artwork was chosen by a panel of judges and experts in the field for their excellence in originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal voice and vision. Visual Art and Design Chair Teresa Henderson commented, "In such a challenging year it is even more impressive that these students were able to push themselves to take creative risk, build on critique, devote a lot of extra hours, and develop concept." See their award-winning work below!

Mr. Zlomek’s 6^th-grade technology students took some time off from electronics on Tuesday to learn about the Bob Speca domino-toppling craze. In 1976 Bob established the first official world record for the most dominoes toppled in a chain reaction by setting up and knocking down 11,111 pieces at the young age of 18. This led to a long-lasting competition among domino builders around the world. This craze is generated by standing up dominoes in sequence, to set the stage for a chain reaction. In 2012 Bob broke another record by coordinating a human mattress domino event with 850 people and mattresses.

Students learned about potential and kinetic energy while building their domino masterpiece. They recognized that having a steady hand and a solid surface helped to not cause a chain reaction before the competition began. Students worked together on communicating, thinking critically, and analyzing the situation. They competed in groups to see which group could build a successful course from start to finish. See some photos of the students at work by clicking the image above.

Reminder! Take a look at upcoming offerings by browsing through the full summer course offerings brochure. And visit the MPH Global webpage to learn how to register for upcoming masterclasses with MPH alumni Carrie Manolakos and Noah Kellman.

Monday's spring weather offered our performing artists a chance to perform in the STEAM Park. The Wind Ensemble has formed a Korean Percussion Ensemble inspired by the native Korean group “Samul Nori.” They perform on four different instruments:

The piece in the video on the left is called “Tongsalpuri,” and it is used in Korea as an instructional piece. Our students collaborated to create an expanded arrangement including terraced entrances, a solo battle, and a stirring accelerando near the end of the piece.

First graders have been practicing writing complete sentences and stories in Literacy. After reading classmate Eleanor's story, the students took turns acting out the roles in the story. Take a look at Eleanor's story on the left, then enjoy the video clip below!

This week we welcomed Steve Goldman '09 to our All-School Meeting. While he was a student, Steve was a member of the soccer team, the Rolling Stone, the Broadcast Journalism Club, the Spanish Club, and the Barber Shop Singers.

Steve is a postdoctoral fellow working for the Space Telescope Science Institute. His recent work focused on searching for sun-sized stars toward the ends of their lives in nearby galaxies. These stars produce a tremendous amount of dust and contribute up to 30 times the mass of the Earth back to the universe in one year, and up to 85 percent of their mass in this final stage. This phase is extremely important for understanding the origin of cosmic dust and how stars and galaxies evolve over time.

This week, they wrapped up their science unit on the work of water on the Earth's surface. The final experiment challenged students to use materials to prevent erosion on their "mountains" made of cornmeal. Students made observations about what materials worked best to prevent a landslide and discussed real-world applications. Take a look at the photo gallery on the left to see biography and science projects.

If you missed this week's State-of-the-School report, click the link on the left to access the recording.

A pair of ducks made an appearance in front of MPH at morning drop-off on Thursday. While they seemed to approve of our core values, they clearly failed to use the crosswalk when Mr. McCusker attempted to assist their crossing!

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