UPPER SCHOOL NEWS
National Merit Semifinalists Four Maclay Seniors were named as National Merit Semifinalists this year. Annette Lu, Victor Oguledo, Michael Sweeney and Ella McConnell, were among 16,000 students from across the country recognized as the highest scorers in the nation representing less than one percent of each state’s high school seniors.
UPPER SCHOOL HONOR CODE SIGNING
The Honor Code Signing has been a long-standing tradition at Maclay. Freshmen, new students, and new Upper School faculty take part in a ceremony including signing the Book of Honor, which is housed in the Langford Library. This year’s event was moved to the grassy lawn between the Upper School and Library but continued to portray the significance and symbolism of the Maclay Honor Code. Rep. Dean Cannon was the guest speaker and students from each division provided music. Since the event was live-streamed, classes from kindergarten to 8th grade were able to view the ceremony.
HOMECOMING
Career Day Career Day was virtual this year but still offered an opportunity for our Upper School students to hear from a wide array of professionals. Nearly 20 guest speakers, including several alumni, hosted Zoom rooms for students where they gave an overview of their professional journey and finished with a Q&A. 10
The Homecoming activities were slightly different this year, but campus was still spirited with the dress-up days and break time contests. The week ended with an indoor presentation of the Homecoming Court and the crowning of the 2020 Homecoming King and Queen Cade Smith and Caroline Higdon.
