A Celebration of Gratitude: LFA’s First Giving Day
On November 18, Lake Forest Academy held its first-ever Giving Day: an event dedicated to raising funds to support the school community. The money will go towards the Academy Fund,…
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Davin Lee ‘26 Takes Home Prestigious National YoungArts Award
During an orchestra rehearsal on November 24, Davin Lee ‘26 received a notification on his phone and checked his email. After reading it, Lee quickly stepped outside of the orchestra…
The Anvil’s Trip to The New York Times Done
What happens inside one of the world’s finest news organizations? Anvil editors got the rare chance to find out. Earlier this fall, a group of Anvil editors traveled to The…
Top 5 Dining Hall Hacks Done
Guidelines on how to survive the dining hall If you’ve ever come to the servery and groaned at breakfast for dinner, the shredded chicken, or “coffee bourbon steak tips,” you…
A Conversation with Anthony Lake ‘57
Mr. Lake, National Security Advisor under Clinton, reflects on his Middlesex experience. When Anthony Lake ‘57 first arrived at Middlesex in the early 50s, both the world and the school…
Fifty Years of Co-education: the Promise of FemX and the Future of Girlhood at MX
Female students still face judgement and internalized misogyny, but spaces like FemMX bring the key to true empowerment of girls. There’s a certain shift that happens when a group of…
Fall Style Guide
From boots to belts and everything in between, three Middlesex students share the ins and outs of fall fashion. As the days become shorter and the air turns crisper, one…
The Heist of the Millenia
How the infamous Louvre heist reflects the detachment of a new generation. At 9:30 local Parisian time on the seemingly irrelevant and ordinary day of October 19th, the world sat…
The Corruption Surrounding Sports Betting
How does sport betting affect Middlesex in light of the recent NBA illegal gambling scandal? Fixing games and illegal sports betting have plagued this country throughout its history, dating back…
Grinding It Out: MX Football Finishes 5–3 After a Resilient Season
Adversity, leadership, and standout performances from its senior core defined the campaign. The Middlesex varsity football team closed out its 2025 season with a 5–3 record — a year defined…