MIDLAND MINUTES
  • Alumni, Parents & Friends Weekend was a wonderful weekend filled with a heartwarming celebration of Kathy Munger's life (view a beautiful slideshow by granddaughter Molly), an incredible play, art show, equestrian drill performance, lacrosse games, great food and sense of community.  See highlights and photos.

  • Spring Theater Production:  A repeat performance of Midland's spring theater production of Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Wit, will be presented in the amphitheater on Saturday, May 1st, at 8 p.m.  Audience members are advised to dress warmly.  The play, which runs for about ninety minutes without intermission, contains mature themes and language and may not be suitable for children. 

  • Human Rights Film: On Monday evening, faculty member Sarah Campbell brought her Modern Middle East students Nico Palleroni '10, Rachel Featherstone '11 and Jack Marcus '12 to the Human Rights Film Festival at UCSB to see a new documentary on the Israel/Palestine conflict.

  • Midland Benches/Desks For Sale: Former faculty member Carlos Ortiz has Midland benches for sale. Read the background story and view photos.

  • Art Competition: Four Midland students were named finalists in the Applause juried art show, organized by Arts Outreach in Los Olivos. Zhiyuan Huang '10, Kyle Hong '10, Hyemin Lee '10 and Anna Moiseyeva '13 were all named finalists in the Visual Arts category, in which Anna took third place. Anna was also named finalist in the Literary category. Congratulations!

  • Shakespeare Night: On Sunday evening, several students and faculty members entertained the entire school at the Annual  Shakespeare Night organized and led by Jill Redl.

  • Support Midland's Student-Led Yearbook: This student led project will be hardcover, printed on 30% PCW recycled paper, 80 pages, and created using InDesign CS4.  Please help support the yearbook by purchasing an advertisement for your business that will be a part of the book. Ads/messages can be business card sized to full page sized; please view the advertising form for sizing prices.  Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of time before the yearbook is supposed to go off to printing, so please e-mail Mariah Chen '11 ASAP regarding any interest or questions. Mariah would be happy to work with you; all you need to do is provide a direction.  Thanks for your consideration.

  • UCSB Panel on Sustainability: On Saturday morning, Mr. Graham and Lise Goddard attended UCSB's Environmental Studies Program's 40th Anniversary Celebration where Mr. Graham was on a panel member for a session entitled "What does a sustainable world look like?"

  • Math Conference: This past week, faculty member Phil Hasseljian attended the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego.

  • Piano for Sale: Kay Rich's piano, a  Henry F. Miller upright, is for sale. The Svennungsens bought it from a faculty member in 2000, and are offering it for $500.  Please email Martina with questions.

  • Athletics:
    Lacrosse: Both Midland boys and girls beat OVS on Saturday!

    See the sports schedule and updated sports photos.

  • Admissions: Please connect great families with Midland! Thank you.