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Congratulations to the Class of 2029! Read about Middle School Graduation here. 

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Read about Commencement 2025 here. 

Congratulations to the seniors who received awards during the Senior Recognition Ceremony held on Friday, May 30.

Congratulations to the upper school students who received awards during the Underclass Recognition Ceremony held on Thursday, June 5.

Here's to the Class of 2025! We are filled with pride as we send off this impressive group of students on their next journey.

A host of students were recognized during the Middle School's spring Athletic Leadership Awards ceremony on Monday, June 2.

Congratulations to the eighth grade students who received awards during the Middle School Award Ceremony on Thursday, June 5.

On Saturday, May 31, students from Science Research 1 competed at the Somers Science Fair, a prestigious regional competition for first year research students to present the proposed projects that they will work on this summer. Congratulations to all who participated!

Masters Dance Company choreographer Amara Baker ’25 thoughtfully chose her music for her piece, “Stay Inside,” in the Spring Dance Company Concert this month.

The Masters community recognized five college-bound athletes in the Sharon Room on May 19.

With band names like Violet Horizon, The Waffle House and Mystical Unicorn, eighth grade students on May 14 kicked off the Eighth Grade Arts Expo, a lively and spirited culmination of their study of American pop and rock music from the 1950s to the present.

Jeremy Li ’25 wears many hats – actor, writer and director – making him a triple threat. Ahead of the debut of his Film Major class’ short film, “The Oscars,” at the upcoming Masters Film Festival, the senior discussed his passion for the art of filmmaking.

After months of preparation, young innovators, scientists and engineers showcased their research to the community at the annual Science Research Symposium on May 19.

Upper school students in Cheryl Hajjar’s Global Art History: Baroque to Brooklyn course have been spending the semester studying art-making in civilizations throughout time and across the globe — and lucky for them, they simply had to hop on the train to take in one of the country’s most renowned and expansive collections of artwork.

It was “Game on!” for students in Rae Johnson’s innovation, engineering and computer science class.

Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors Jiro Hamasumi and Hiroshi Kanamoto shared their powerful and heart-wrenching stories with the school community on May 2.

For Masters varsity baseball coaches Neil Jaggernauth and Chuck Gutierrez, being aggressive on the basepaths is the expectation.

Emerging voices exercised action, character, conflict and dialogue in this year’s annual Spring Shorts in the Experimental Theater this past weekend.

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today … to witness upper school students bring one of music’s most iconic albums to life.

This spring, AP English Literature students have immersed themselves in two of Shakespeare’s iconic plays, “Hamlet” and “The Taming of the Shrew.”

It was a powerful lesson on the atrocities of the Holocaust.

In a sport like track and field — where success often hinges on razor-thin margins of time and distance — the difference can come down to putting in more work than the competition.

Dig Into Books! was the theme and directive for this year’s Middle School Book Fair earlier this month.

It was a day to embrace the School’s mission: to be a power for good in the world.

The art of diplomacy and debate was on full display across campus as sophomores participated in their annual Model UN Day on April 4.

Frankie Navin ’28 turned in a career day to lift Masters' varsity girls lacrosse team to a hard-fought 8-6 win over visiting Sacred Heart (NYC) at Greene Family Field on April 8.

With spring’s arrival, the harmonious sounds of the School’s choral performers and musicians in rehearsal make the season come alive.

This month’s middle school production of “The Addams Family” was a delightfully ghoulish and entertaining musical adaptation of an iconic pop culture family.

It wasn’t just the beautiful campus and welcoming community that made an impression on the visiting exchange group from the Tsinglan School in China — it was the whole experience.

No matter how you slice it, Pi Day (3.14) is middle school math teacher Eliot Bloomberg’s favorite day.

The Masters School's varsity girls lacrosse and varsity boys baseball teams did spring break in style this past week, traveling to Orlando, Florida, to train and prepare for their respective seasons.

It’s science awards season for our student researchers, and the many months of hard work, dedication and drive have paid off.

Think of the Diamond Challenge as “Shark Tank” for young innovators from around the world — an opportunity to have an impact on issues of concern, from a cryotherapy glove for chemotherapy patients to an eco-friendly solution to revolutionize the textile dyeing industry.

Faced with a daunting regular-season schedule, Masters' varsity boys basketball squad stared down adversity all season.

While it’s not a Taylor Swift chart-topper, fifth grader Alexander Zemon knows the tune all too well.

Waverly Beckwith ’29 wrote “Nine Lives” for a personal narrative assignment in Jen Rathkopf’s sixth grade English class.

Picture a Greek island getaway filled with the timeless disco tunes of Swedish pop group ABBA.

Connection, community and cuisine were the key ingredients for a joyful and jubilant International Dinner earlier this month.

It was a super Saturday for Masters' varsity boys 4x400 relay team, which competed at the prestigious Millrose Games at the Armory in New York City on February 8.

Last weekend, Dobbs 16 were crowned winners at their Super Bowl, the Northeast Quarterfinals of The Varsity Vocals International Championship of High School A Cappella (ICHSA), in Troy, New York.

When it comes to The Hardest Math Problem Student Contest, Hunter Friedman ’31 is batting a thousand.

Upper school students are excelling in every field, from science and global debate to photography and journalism.

First-year varsity swimmer Tjorven Brandt ’26 has wasted little time making waves in the pool, leaving a trail of smashed records in his wake.

For middle school teachers Tang Di and Vicente Saavedra, there was no question about their favorite moment from their WinterMission course, Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Art: “When students held up their final projects for a group shot. They looked so happy and proud of their creations.”

Through harmonious melodies, a talented cast of 20 student performers is excited to share stories of self-reflection, friendship and well-being in the upper school musical revue, "The Songs We Don't Sing."

Call it WinterMission kismet. Faculty members Adrian Sas, upper school media arts teacher, and Aaron Dean, upper school French teacher, bonded over their shared love of New York City, and their mutual admiration for the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

From the inspiring opening assembly to the joyful performances at the final gathering, it was a day devoted to the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr., under the theme of "A Coalition for Change: Rising Together.”

In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the upper school community gathered at Morning Meeting on January 28 to honor the memory of those who suffered and perished during the Holocaust.

It’s the proverbial home stretch for the students in Matthew Ives’ Masters Thesis course.

MISH (Masters Interested in Sharing and Helping), the oldest co-curricular on campus, is celebrating a renewed commitment to its mission this year.

New year, new Panther!

Gifty Baah ’25 and Jenny Chinglui Xu ’25, co-chairs of the upper school jewelry-making and crocheting club Crafty Space, wanted to use their club’s work for good.

For the sixth grade class, a trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art on January 10 was an epic journey through their history, Latin and art curricula.