Upper School News

47th Annual Harvard National Forensics Tournament

Juniors Nirmay Bhanderi and Collin Roberts competed in the high school ethics case competition hosted by the Rutland Institute for Ethics at Clemson. The competition teams consist of two high school students who propose a solution to an ethical dilemma in front of a panel of judges. Roberts and Bhanderi prepared a ten-minute presentation and showed it to the panel virtually from Maclay’s iTHINK lab. After being named one of four finalists, the pair presented again in the afternoon and were named winners of the 2021 Case Competition.

Body Image Workshop

Becky Patterson visited with the freshman class for a Body Image Bootcamp. She discussed exercise and nutrition, but she also addressed issues surrounding social media, providing great advice for all students.

Senior Countdown Dinner

Maclay Seniors celebrate their last 84 days at Maclay with former teachers and administrators. Students were treated to a catered dinner, watched a slideshow of their classmates through the years, and ended the night with cupcakes by the Oak Tree.

Upper School Celebrates International Women’s Day

Maclay Upper School and Spectrum Club hosted the International Women’s Day on Campus, encouraging faculty to wear purple while Spectrum Club students handed out stickers.

Holocaust Survivor Visits

In honor of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Maclay Upper School welcomed Holocaust survivor Roland Levi. Freshman had been reading Night by Elie Wiesel and Mr. Levi spoke to freshman students virtually about his experiences and journey.

Adulting Bootcamp

This year, Maclay Upper School launched the first Senior Bootcamp. The morning included rotating sessions presented by professionals from the community followed by the always popular Chick-fil-A lunch. Topics were financial literacy, health and nutrition, personal safety and self-defense, legal advice for 18+, and other great advice for a successful transition to college.

It was the first year for hopefully a new tradition on campus - the Head of School Challenge! All Upper School students were shown a ‘surprise’ video from Mr. Milford in Homeroom class on March 31st. The surprise? All Upper School students would proceed to their designated areas to compete as a homeroom in 20 Minute-toWin-It games. The Challenge lasted two hours and was a fun, school spirit event for students and teachers and concluded with a free lunch and, of course, prizes for the winning homerooms including most spirited and most points!

Head of School Challenge