Middle School Clubs & Activities

Faculty Advisor: S. Alders

The Girls Leadership Group is dedicated to supporting girls and inspiring them. The group also organizes educational forums that promote an understanding of the role of women in society. The group works in conjunction with the Upper School GLOW club.

Faculty Advisor: Lisa Swanson

Middle School Leadership collaborates with our Dean of Students to run the weekly Morning Meeting, plan student events, and represent the student body.

Faculty Advisor: Rob Mead

Snowboarders and skiers head for Ski Shawnee during the season on Fridays. The club makes seven trips, weather permitting, in January and February.

Faculty Advisor: Soni Dougherty

MBS students engage in a variety of events hosted by Consortium member schools. Annual activities include spelling bees, chess tournaments, World Culture Day, Problem Solving, Debate, and many more.

Faculty Advisor: Meg Ahern

Crimson Ambassador Program invites students to represent the Middle School at Admission events. Students host, give tours, and work to introduce new students to the school.

Faculty Advisor: Lisa Swanson & Jason Zuck

The Middle School House System dates back to the Miss Beard School for Girls and the Morristown School for Boys. The Athenians and the Spartans were Houses from Miss Beard School and the Whippanies and Shogums were from the Morristown School for Boys. Under the direction of former Headmaster Dr. Curtis, the four houses were reestablished in the eighth grade. Since then, the eighth grade class participates in a series of team building competitions that promote school spirit. The sixth and seventh grades join the eighth grade twice a year between sports seasons to participate in a series of fun competitions.

In the spring members of the twelfth grade who were in the Middle School join the eighth grade houses to which they were members and compete against one another for the Legacy Cup.

The culmination of the competitions is the awarding of the House Cup during the Moving Up Breakfast.

Faculty Advisors: Tom Corbo, Jennifer Dubeck, and Jennifer Larson

Three days a week–Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays–any student in the Middle School can get extra math support from our faculty advisors as well as their peers in the Math Lab.

Faculty Advisors: Sam Tuttle and Sara Alders

The SEL Workshops are organized twice per year by the school counselor and the Gender Equity Coordinators. The aim of the program is to dedicate time during the school year to have in-depth conversations on topics relevant to the students’ social emotional development. Topics range from portrayals of gender in the media, the concept of gratitude, and self-image. All students and teachers participate in the workshops.