Salmagundy Spring 2023

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SALMAGUNDY The Official Student Newpaper of Miss Porter’s School Spring 2023

NEWS SALMAGUNDY

INSIDE THE BUBBLE

Say Yes to MPS: 2023 Revisit Days

By Lucy Newmyer ’23 Inside the Bubble News Editor Spring in Farmington not only brings sunny weather, outdoor sports, traditions, and countdowns, but it also brings an intangible buzz to campus as admitted students revisit and make their final secondary school decisions. After receiving their admissions decisions on March 9 at 18:43, inspired by the year Miss Porter’s School was founded, next year’s New Girls had until April 10 to “say yes to MPS.” To provide a sense of what life at Porter’s could be, the Office of Admission hosted two Revisit Days for accepted students. This year’s Revisit Days, known as Portrait of Porter’s, occurred on Thursday, March 30 and Tuesday, April 4. The nearly 300 guests in attendance flocked from around the world; some took 24-hour flights and were visiting campus for the first time, while others grew up in Farmington. Each event began with a reception in the Noni followed by songs from the Perillhettes and remarks by Dr. Windsor, the Student Heads of School, and Director of Admission Sarah Quinn in the Hacker.

After the morning session, visitors had many opportunities to engage with Porter’s. MPS students, faculty, and administrators hosted shadow Jess Lin’27 (sister of Jenn Lin ’24) “Saying Yes to Porter’s” and reciving her Porter’s necklace Photo Credit: Jenn (Jianing) Lin ’24 experiences, parent and student-only sessions, panels for academic and community life, campus tours, and even a “Porter’s Party and School and current families -- worked hard to showcase how wonderful PorFair” in the Crisp Gym. The day concluded with a Families of Color ter’s is…I was most proud of our current students who went out of their Coffee in the Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris ‘71 Student Center. way to make every new student immediately feel at home.” The full New Girl class of approximately 100 enrolling next year proves just As stated by Sarah Quinn, “The energy on campus was incredible! Our how impactful the Portrait of Porter’s events were for accepted students whole school community -- faculty, students, House Directors, staff, and their families.

‘22-’23 Spring Community Day: Play it Forward

By Nina Carvahlo ’24 Staff Writer Waking up, you check your phone for the time. It’s a quick glance: most food items and consequently the first in line for a potential dou9:01. You lay back down; the sheets are perfectly formed around you bled amount of either the Chet’s Italian Ice or Mister Softee Ice Cream and it’s decided, you’ll sleep in for another 10 minutes or so. What day Truck. is it again? Sunday? No, you could have sworn you had class yesterday- is it Saturday? No- you don’t have a game. It’s Tuesday. You’re When Community Day finally arrived, the school was comforted with late. What happened to the alarm? Suddenly with the energy of some the sleep-in, starting the day at an ideal 9:45 am in the Hacker. Each sort of super-hero, your feet are on the ground and you’re trying to grab grade and faculty was dressed up in a different color, and all students your toothbrush. You realize that you’re too clumsy for that superhu- handed their phones to their advisors. After this opening session, classman speed and drop it. As soon as you look up from the floor you see es separated into their teams and were given fifteen minutes to create a your roommate standing in front of you, giggling. Did they forget to cheer. Three winners were named by the judges (Brie Angle, KZ, and Marisa Feijoo): Juniors for the loudest cheer, Faculty for the most spirturn on their alarm too? What’s going on? ited cheer, and Freshmen for the best cheer. It’s Tuesday. It’s May 9th. It’s the Spring 2023 Community Day! Next, students gave back to the wider community of Farmington, parThis year’s Community Day, “Play it Forward,” is not one to forget. ticipating in community service works including town clean-ups, help Unique to previous years, this Community Day is a competition be- in local women and children centers, and efforts within other non-profit tween years and faculty. A chance to prove yourself to those seniors, organizations. Whenever a student or faculty completed a task during to put the freshmen in their place, or to show the students who’s boss. their community service time, they were then rewarded a “ticket” that Before the 9th, however, the competition had already begun on May contributed towards their team’s overall score. Following the service, 2nd with a (non-perishable) food drive for the Farmington Food Pan- time was given to eat a barbecue lunch outside, with some extra time try. On the 6th, the Faculty gave everyone a scare; in the lead with the to relax. By 1:00 pm, students were ready for their play sessions. From capture the flag to charades to succulent pot painting and planting, students were able to enjoy their chosen activity with friends and peers, encouraging the strengthening of connections within the brain as well as within the community. Finally, a talent show was hosted, and a winner, the Junior class, was announced as all stepped in line for their well-deserved share of ice cream. A combination of volunteer work, field day activities with friends, and a fun competition is just what was needed this time of year. The students of Salmagundy would like to express thanks to all who worked hard to make this community day so fulfilling; “Play it Forward” was a great Students at the local Fire Station Photo Credit: Miss Porter’s School way to boost the mood and send off the ‘23 class on a light-hearted note.


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