Portledge in the Now

Another exciting performance by our student actors. Thank you, Mrs. Simon, for the photos! More pictures on Vidigami.

In honor of teacher appreciation week, we want to take a moment to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of our teachers! Portledge excels because of each of you.

Shout out to siblings Brody O. '25 and Tucker O. '23, who launched a go-fund-me campaign in support of Long Island Rough Riders Sled Hockey. The boys hosted a skate event to culminate their fundraiser this past weekend, which a number of Portledge student-athletes attended!

Today, all 10th. 11th, and 12th grade students participated in Community Partnership field trips. Students visited HorseAbility, the Glen Cove Senior Center, Habitat for Humanity, and Elijah Farms.

Congratulations to all the Upper School Spring Concert performers this past Tuesday. It was another wonderful show! Thank you to Mrs. Simon for the photos!

The Portledge Benefit Gala is just three weeks away!

Congratulations to all of the talented Upper and Middle School students who performed at the Musical Showcase last night.

Congratulations to Luke F. '23, who was recently named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist! This is a remarkable accomplishment - well done, Luke!

Last week, Upper School students presented their scientific research and work on a variety of topics at the 2nd Annual Science Symposium.

Congratulations to Kayla Guo '18 who will join The New York Times DC bureau in June as the 2023-2024 Rosenbaum fellow.

Before the break, 10th-grade students had an opportunity to tour Trinity College, the University of Connecticut, and Quinnipiac University. 

It's all rainbows for our Pre-Nursery students. Before the break, the Pre-Nursery class grew a rainbow in science. They were so excited to watch it grow!

Were you there…or did you just hear about it? That’s “Neither Here Nor There.”

The 50th Gala is approaching! We are excited to honor Maryellen "Mel" Mooney on Thursday, May 11th!

It's hard to believe, but we are just 88 days from the 8th-grade End of Year Ceremony!

Over the last two weeks, four current parents at Portledge have hosted presentations for our Upper School students as a part of our Women's History Month programming. Thank you to Mrs. Donna Burke, Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor, Mrs. Jen Jones, and Mrs. Dorthe Tate for their thoughtful and meaningful presentations.

On Friday, Lower School students celebrated 100 days of school! And it's been an incredible 100 days, thanks to our amazing community!

Congratulations to our Science Olympiad students! At the Science Olympiad competition on January 28th, Portledge was the highest-ranked independent school in a contest of 38 teams!

Last week, Upper School students in IB Economics hosted a group of fifth graders for a special lesson. The IB Economics class split into five groups and each group was tasked with explaining protectionism to our Portledge fifth graders in a way they would understand. From paper airplanes to sports analogies, the students all learned a great deal from one another.

Congratulations to Sonny Milano, a 2010-11 Portledge Hockey team member, on signing a contract extension with the Washington Capitals of the NHL.

Congratulations to Aidan K. '24! Last month it was announced that Aidan won two gold keys, two silver keys, and two honorable mentions in the New York regional competition for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Currently, his two gold key works are being judged for the national competition, and those results will be released on March 22. Congratulations!

Just ask our 4th-grade students who put on a fantastic show for their families and Lower School friends yesterday. View more photos on Vidigami.

Today Lower School student Grace R. '30 spent the day with Ms. Lawn as the Lower School Division Director. At Grace's request, LS students enjoyed a Burger Bar for lunch and extra recess! And this Friday, the 17th, is pajama day!

Big shoutout to our hockey seniors and their moms! It’s been a pleasure watching you play!

On Saturday, members of the Green Team and many other Portledge students participated in a beach cleanup at Beekman Beach in Oyster Bay, sponsored by Friends of the Bay. Thank you to Ms. Chiu for sharing!

Congratulations to our Portledge Panthers Mock Trial Team on their first win in five years!

Thank you so much to Ms. Kleinman for her dedicated guidance and to all of the team members involved in bringing us to this rewarding moment!

Congratulations to the two Portledge Robotics teams who will advance to the Regional Championship: Portledge Hit the Switch and Portledge Robotics.

At the most recent Robotics qualifiers hosted by Locust Valley, four Portledge teams spent the two weeks from their first competition working on code to improve their autonomous programs, updating parts on the robot, fixing issues identified in the first event, and practicing driving.

All four teams had an amazing showing, but the 1st place spot was earned this time by Portledge Hit the Switch! (Noah C., Lance L., Jameson W., Jeremy C., Jack F., Mathias G., Grant L., Ellis R., Costa Z., and Ishaan S.). The team put up the Highest Score of the day (before finals) of 157 points (Check out FTC Stats for full info) and is currently the second-highest score achieved on Long Island at any of the three qualifier events.

Come support your Portledge Robotics teams on March 12th at Bethpage High School at the Regional Championships!

Earlier this month, students in Advanced Chemistry continued their exploration of chemical reactions with an experiment involving eight different chemical reactions. Students had an opportunity to create their own (very small) explosion and carried out and observed eight different reactions. They were able to observe different types of evidence for chemical changes, including color changes, formation of precipitates, formation of gas, and temperature changes. One of the reactions formed hydrogen gas which they could detect when it reacted with a flame creating a mini explosion. Other reactions produced carbon dioxide gas which they were able to detect when it smothered a flame. Thanks to Ms. Allen for sharing!

As we celebrate and honor the legacy of Dr. King, I am again struck by the correlation between the ideals of the civil rights movement and Dr. King’s work with the Portledge mission and pillars.