And the Winner is...Poetry Out Loud Regional Results
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You'll recall that, last week, after our school competition, junior Katie Sullivan and sophomore Katherine Mezzalingua, represented MPH at the Poetry Out Loud Regional on January 15 at Onondaga Community College. After much preparation and against fierce competitors, we're pleased to announce that Katie Sullivan was victorious at the regional contest and will move on to the state competition in New York City in March. Good luck, Katie!
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And the Winners Are...Scholastic Art Awards Results
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This is Nick Trivelpiece's (10th Grade) photography entry titled, “Overwhelmed.” It was recognized with a Gold Key Award. See more photos
here.
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Nearly 400 schools from across 13 counties send their students’ best artwork to compete in the Regional Scholastic Art Competition each year. This year, there were over 4,650 entries! More than 70 professional artists, educators, and photographers select award winners during the judging process. Honorable Mention recognitions represent the top 15% of entries, Silver Key awards represent the top 10% of entries, and Gold Key winners represent the top 5% of all entries.
Thirty-eight MPH students dedicated countless hours and challenged themselves to take creative risks as entrants to this year’s competition. Overall, MPH students were honored with 53 awards! Students who received Gold Key awards will move on to compete at Nationals. All student work will be on display at the Whitney Applied Technology Center at Onondaga Community College for the next month.
View the full list of award recipients
here.
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Brock's corporate dietitian, Rebecca Hermann, joined us on campus Wednesday, first attending the Parents' Association meeting in the morning to discuss the company's program and answer questions, and later engaging with MPH students and adults in the dining hall during lunch periods to speak about sodium in our diets. Lucky visitors to the display table were encouraged to try the (melt-in-your-mouth!) butternut squash spread, freshly made by Chef Christine to accompany raw vegetables, just as an ordinary hummus might.
View/print the recipe here!
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The Seven Years War
Fifth-grade students researched various perspectives of The Seven Years War in Humanities with Mrs. Ricciardiello. They imagined what it may have been like to be French, British, or Algonquin during these battles and wrote historical fiction journal entries on parchment paper. Each student shared an entry to read at our Lower School Assembly. LS students then had the opportunity to ask the fifth-grade historians about their research. It was clear that the fifth graders had learned an extensive amount of knowledge, all of which they were happy to share.
See the photo gallery on the left!
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Grade 8 Fitness
Grade 8 PE students engaged in a wide variety of fitness-related activities during their class last week. Divided into two groups, one group spent half the block, in teams of two, applying their knowledge regarding four areas of fitness. They played a competitive (but friendly) game involving a deck of cards; each card in the center of the gym floor dictated to which station a student should hustle as well as how many reps of a station-appropriate exercise to engage in while there. Points were tallied based on each pair's number of cards retrieved and the total number of their exercise repetitions. Meanwhile, the other group spent time in the fitness room learning how to properly use all of the equipment. The groups then traded places.
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See the photo gallery above!
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Collaborative Test-Taking
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Not all assessments are alike! We were able to slip in to Dr. Utuje's physics class Thursday as students grappled with a group test on the topic of energy, and the related concepts of (for example) conservation of energy, power, and work. In this unique situation, the students wrestled with these questions collaboratively in groups of three or four--and with open books and notebooks.
See the video on the left!
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Coloring: Not Just for Lower School!
Freshmen get to play with crayons too! In Ancient World History, 9th graders use crayons to color code parts of an argumentative essay as they peer edit. This visual aid helps students to both identify and recognize the important components of an long argumentative essay, as well as provide crucial feedback to their peer to help them improve their writing during the drafting process!
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Recent Alumna Makes School History
During last week's home varsity volleyball game vs. Cato Meridian, MPH recognized Ren Brown '19 on her accomplishment of becoming the first player in the School's volleyball history to achieve 1,000 assists! Ren's milestone occurred during the very last game of her senior season! To honor this accomplishment, a new banner was raised in the gym: The 1,000 Assist Club.
See the video on the left.
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