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HISTORY/FINANCIALSThe year Milton was charteredas a coeducational land-grantschool: 1798The year Milton separated intogirls’ school and boys’ school:1901The year coeducation returnedto classes at Milton: 1970Number of living MiltonAcademy alumni: 8,705Market value of Milton’sendowment: $190 million(as of June 2008)Annual fund gifts 2007–2008:nearly $3.6 millionOperating budget: $48 millionFinancial aid budget:$6.1 millionPercentage of students onfinancial aid: 32%26 Milton Magazine
STUDENT LIFENumber of students in the UpperSchool: 680Number of boarding students:340Number of houses on campus: 8Smallest house: 31 studentsLargest house: 48 studentsHow students describethemselves and each other:Hard workingMotivatedInterestingTalentedEnergeticUniqueActiveDedicatedAdventurousCreativeTraditions:• Halloween pumpkin carving• Dorm bowling•“Wills” on graduation eve• Milton/Nobles Day• Dorm softball in the spring• Decorating and caroling aroundthe holidays• Dinners in Boston•“The Wall” (near studentmailboxes where they hang theircollege rejection letters upsidedown)• Dorm dodgeball• 1212 Plays• Poems on Jim Connolly’s wall• Class IV Talks• Senior Spring Projects• Orange & Blue Competitions• Class IV book signing• Dorm “open houses”• Alumni as graduation speakersSample of active clubs oncampus:• AIDS Board• Hip-Hop Club• LORAX (environmentalorganization)• Speech and Debate Team• Jewish Student Union• World Health Organization(WHO)• ONYX (African-Americanculture)• Young Republicans• Improv Club• SIMA (Students Interested inMiddle Eastern Affairs)• French Club• Community Service Board• Asian SocietyStudent publications:• The Milton Paper (weeklynewspaper)• Milton Measure (biweeklynewspaper)• The Milton Academy Yearbook• Magus-Mabus (literarymagazine)• Mille-Tonnes (French newspaper)• La Voz (Spanish newspaper)• The Asian (cultural periodical)• M3 (Milton Music Magazine)• Helix (science magazine)• The Issue (current events onlinepublication)• Aché (celebrating diversecultures)Milton Magazine 27
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Page 15 and 16: Elaine Apthorp ’75: since 1999—
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Page 47 and 48: Commencement 2008Commencement Speak
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Page 55 and 56: Faculty PerspectiveThe Ruth King Th
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Page 65 and 66: Jake Hooker ’91 Wins 2008 Pulitze
Page 67 and 68: Keyes Seminar DayStimulating ideas
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Page 71 and 72: Alumni AuthorsRecently published wo
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Page 75 and 76: The Majesty ofYour LovingOlivia Ame
Page 77 and 78: Retiring in 2008Marilyn D’Alessan
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David A. PeckJoined the faculty in
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Mark StanekMiddle School Principal
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Class Notes1933Francis Harrington B
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Class of 1958, front row (L to R):
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Gabriel Tyler Pereira Henrikson, th
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Class of 1993, front row (L to R):
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Andy Mittleman ’04 and Stephanie
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