The Class of 2015 spends a typical day in Kindergarten.

Past and present members of the Concert Choir sang The McDonogh Dedication Hymn. at McDonogh School's Commencement Exercises on Friday, June 5, 2015 at Childs Memorial Terrace.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

On April 29, 2015, the McDonogh Strings classes performed in the All School Strings concert in the Horn Theater. The performance included students from all divisions, lower school, middle school, and upper school. They were directed by Andrew Shaud.
Video coverage by Elizabeth Irvine.

McDonogh's Institute for Shakespeare and Renaissance Studies performed William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure on Saturday, May 30 in the Osborne Black Box Theatre.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

Faculty and staff waved the buses off the lot at the end of the last full day of school for Lower and Middle School students. The students joined in the fun, waving and shouting from the bus windows!
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

On May 22, Lower School students and teachers dressed in Hawaiian shirts and donned leis in honor of Noreen Lidston, who is stepping down as Lower School head after 21 years. At the culmination of the day, a surprise assembly was held in the Horn Theatre where each grade presented a special tribute to Mrs. Lidston and a video was shown. The assembly ended with everyone singing "You've Got a Friend in Me."
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

Second grade students in Robyn Little's class studied fables and the messages that exist in them. "The Ants and the Grasshoppers" is about making time for play after you have completed your work. In this adaptation by Robyn Little and Fang Fang Ma, the students presented a bilingual play, reciting their lines in both Chinese and English.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

AND MEMORIAL COURT REDEDICATION CEREMONY
On May 21, 2015, the school community gathered to observe Memorial Day and remember and honor McDonogh alumni who gave their lives in service to our country. This year, Memorial Court was rededicated following renovations to include the names of McDonogh Alumni who died during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

On May 20, the fourth grade classes of Sharon Howell and Jessica Mecca held a poetry slam in the Klein Lyceum. The poems were written and performed by their students.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

On May 19, the fourth grade classes of George Webb and Sara Madgey held a poetry slam in the Klein Lyceum. The poems were written and performed by their students.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

In this final Chapel meeting of the school year, fourth graders shared letters of gratitude for McDonogh School teachers. A special banner was presented to retiree Noreen Lidston and the Lower School sang her favorite song, "Simple Gifts."
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

On May 12, 2015, the McDonogh Middle School Bands presented a wonderful spring concert in the Horn Theater. The evening began with the 5th grade band performing in their first-ever concert. They were followed by a lively duet by two 7th grade saxophone students. Next, the 6th grade band performed four selections. Then the 7th and 8th grade quartets covered Beatles songs followed by 7th and 8th grade band performances.
Video coverage by Andrew Shaud.

On May 7, 2015 Michael Feathers, Director of Percussion at McDonogh, presented A Night of Percussion. The Lower School Drum Corps, Middle School Percussion Ensembles, and Upper School Percussion Ensemble performed a variety of percussion pieces including an arrangement of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2 and an arrangement of Uptown Funk.
Video coverage by Elizabeth Irvine.

Room 208 sang and danced in the play "Chuck, the Cockroach, and His Lovable Friends." The play, written by Nancy Lewis with music by Victor Giordano, featured threatened bugs and spiders who are saved by school children.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

Sharon Hood's first grade science class planted tomatoes at Roots with the assistance of Chef Jay from Linwoods restaurant. The students are learning how plants work together to help the garden grow.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

Second grade students in Mary Beth Kuchno's class (Room 207) celebrated poetry with a reading of poems they created. The poetry presentations were accompanied by a series of amusing commercials written by the students.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

The Lower School Chorus under the direction of Carole Truitt, Director of Lower School Performing Arts, performed the song "Beethoven's Wig" to a delighted school community on May 8, during the Headmaster Day ceremonies.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

At Headmaster's Day, May 8, Tyler J. '15, Editor-in-Chief of the Legacy Yearbook, announced the Legacy dedication.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

Headmaster Charlie Britton recognized five longterm and much loved faculty retirees on Headmaster's Day, Friday, May 8.
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The Upper School concert band and the jazz band performed in an electrifying spring concert on Tuesday, May 5 in the Ceres M. Horn Theatre. Don New, Director of Upper School Instrumental Music, recognized each senior concert and jazz band member with a plaque.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

Students in Kate Hailstone's second grade class presented "The ABC's of Roald Dahl" in the Lyceum Theatre on May 5, 2015. These talented students wrote the scripts, designed the props, decided on the acting, and were the major directors in the production.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

The McDonogh Upper School Choral Ensembles, under the direction of Philip Olsen, presented their annual spring concert in the Tagart Memorial Chapel on May 3, 2015. The Foxleigh Hill Singers, composed of faculty, staff, alumni, and spouses participated in the program. Each senior choir member was presented with a rose.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

On April 9, more than 150 Upper School scholarship recipients and nearly as many donors and mentors gathered in Paterakis Hall for the annual Scholarship Luncheon to celebrate and recognize McDonogh’s commitment to this time-honored program. Listen to remarks by alumni speaker Louis Hyman ’95.

On April 9, more than 150 Upper School scholarship recipients and nearly as many donors and mentors gathered in Paterakis Hall for the annual Scholarship Luncheon to celebrate and recognize McDonogh’s commitment to this time-honored program. Listen to remarks by student speaker Angelique H. ’15.

In the Ceres M. Horn Theatre on Wednesday, March 11, each third grade class presented a different play covering the theme of hunger, elders, social change, or animal protection. The plays emphasized the importance of service to effect change and make a difference.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

This year’s Multicultural Night on Friday, February 27, in the Edward St. John Student Center, began with an international buffet of ethnic specialties in Paterakis Hall followed by a showcase of student performances.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

Fourth Grade students in the Lower School celebrated “Take Apart Day,” on Friday, February 27, 2015 by deconstructing small appliances, household gadgets, and electronics in a culmination of their science unit on Simple Machines. Working with teachers Argie O’Shea and Craig Whiteford, the students gained insight into design and mechanics.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

The theme of the Lower School Chapel on Monday, February 23, 2015 was compassion. Students signed a door which represented a promise to be more compassionate, after Bridget Collins, Director of Religious Studies, Character and Service related the story of a young man who was being bullied, but turned his life around by a simple act of kindness, opening a door for his classmates each day.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

With the approach of Valentine's Day, students celebrated "Love Week" in the Upper School. A talented group of students shared their love of music with performances at the Upper School assembly.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

The McDonogh Middle School Onstage Ensembles performed a wonderful winter concert in the Ceres M. Horn Theatre on January 27, 2015. The ensembles are under the direction of Suzi Eldridge, Director of Middle School Choral Music, and Ericka Leonard with help from Josh Waller. The students' hard work was evident throughout the performances as they sang and danced for a packed house!
Video coverage by Don New.

The McDonogh School String Ensembles, under the direction of Andrew Shaud, performed in their annual winter concert in Tagart Memorial Chapel on January 13, 2015. The audience was treated to outstanding performances by the Upper School String Ensemble, the Middle School String Ensembles, and the Fourth Grade String Ensemble.
Video coverage by Elizabeth Irvine.

McDonogh School's mission is to provide life-altering opportunities and to develop in students the will to do the greatest possible amount of good.

The Alumni Association's annual Orange and Black Holiday Luncheon on Wednesday, December 10 featured a talk by Middle School English teacher Jon Aaron ‘72. Aaron based his "lesson," McDonogh Remembers, on the poem The McDonogh Uniform by Eustace Glascock Class of 1879.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

The McDonogh Upper School Choral Ensembles, under the direction of Philip Olsen, Head of Choral Music, performed in their annual winter concert in the Tagart Memorial Chapel on December 13, 2014. The audience was treated to outstanding performances by The Concert Choir, The Senior Singers, The Women of Note, The Gentleman Songsters, and The Foxleigh Hill Singers.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.

For the first time ever, the Lower School Choir, led by Director of Lower School Performing Arts Carole Truitt, joined the Upper School Concert Choir, directed by Head of Choral Music Philip Olsen, in song. Together, they presented Deck the Halls with Hayden at the All-School Holiday Assembly on December 12, 2014.
Video coverage by Cindy Green.