Events

Mka Celebrates The Return Of The Golf Classic

There wasn’t a cloud in the sky at Mountain Ridge Country Club as MKA community members gathered together for the MKA Golf Classic on October 18. It was a perfect day for golf and a wonderful way to welcome Naveen Ballem, M.D. F.A.C.S. ’90, P’26,’30 as Montclair Kimberley Academy’s new President of the Board of Trustees. Every subset of MKA's family was represented including Current Parents, Alumni, Parents of Alumni, Grandparents, Faculty, and Trustees. Events like these are so important because they build community and allow us to raise critical funds to support our incredible school. It was a day and night filled with endless laughs, connections made, contests, and fantastic food and drink.

A special shout out to our generous sponsors for making the event possible:

• Event Sponsors - Benner’s Auto Body, Bellapianta Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas facility.

• Hole Sponsors - The Becker Org, Cushman and Wakefield, The Lane Team, The Ballem Family, The Szilagyi Family, Platt Psychiatric Associates, KMPG Women’s PGA, and Yanina and Co.

• Faculty Sponsors - The Salzman Family and Craig Marshall

Homecoming

It was a beautiful day on Saturday, October 22, and over 100 alumni came under the Alumni tent on Lloyd Road to connect with one another, enjoy studentled activities on the street, and watch MKA beat Newark Academy in football and Nutley in boys’ soccer. Of course everyone loved the amazing, awardwinning barbeque from Steve Raab’s ’97 Local Smoke restaurant.

Bulldogs Reunite

MKA visited Yale University for our annual, alumni dinner on October 27. Upper School teachers Kyle Salkin, Caroline Toman, and Cort Bosc had a great time catching up with these nine incredible alumni (two not pictured). If any recent MKA Alumni want to plan a dinner at their college or university, please contact the Alumni Office at mkilduff@mka.org.

MKA X COMMANDERS!

MKA traveled to FedEx Field for a Washington Commanders tailgate and game. Thirty alumni and friends from the Metro DC area came together for a great time and the start of a new annual event!

Reschooled

Hosted by the Alumni Office, ReSCHOOLED offers lessons from the best minds at MKA as they share their stories, skills, and experiences. On Monday, December 5, MKA’s Assistant Head of School for Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism Paris McLean led a discussion called “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Stronger in Partnership.” During the impactful conversation, attendees learned about MKA’s history with diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as current actions from the school and visions for future programming. They also heard about how the school continues to expand its reach on the local and national stage by learning more about our external partnerships across the country. At the end of the presentation, guests asked thoughtful questions and explored avenues to support the school’s efforts.

CELEBRATING THE 2011 AND 2012 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BOYS’ SOCCER TEAMS

Alumni from the 2011 and 2012 soccer teams came together to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their State Championship teams at Just Jakes.

Soccer Reunion

Alumni soccer players ranging from the years 1996 to 2015 came out for a grueling battle on the pitch to see who still has it. It was a great day and an impressive showing from our alumni.

Friendsgiving

The night after Thanksgiving, MKA hosted one of our favorite traditions, Friendsgiving at Tierney’s. It was so great to see everyone and to meet some of our newest, adorable Cougar cubs.