News from the Hill
Middle School C-Span StudentCam
With more than 3,200 entries from middle and high school students, we are thrilled to have three groups from Ms. Cornelius’ class win prizes in our first year participating in the C-SPAN's StudentCam documentary competition.
We welcomed an impressive group of guests to recognize our winning students and their understanding of complex issues that affect our communities: Rachel Katz from C-SPAN, a video from Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, a representative for Senator Jake Auchincloss, and Charles Carey, Brookline Town Administrator.
StudentCam is C-SPAN's annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and our nation. 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of the competition and we invited middle and high school students to create a short documentary addressing the theme, "Looking Forward while Considering the Past."
Congratulations to our winners:
"Behind Closed Doors"
Second Prize: Troy, Andrew, and Nicky
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"Protecting Dissent: Protesting, Book Banning, and the Battle for Free Speech"
Third Prize: Abby, Emma, and Ryan
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"The Battle Against Gerrymandering"
Honorable Mention: Sophie and Katie
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Two groups from Ms. Cornelius’ class are recognized in the C-SPAN StudentCam Competition for their investigative documentaries.
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Class 7 students welcome entrepreneur and Dexter Southfield parent Christina Pardy ’38 to campus.
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Ms. Capozzi’s Upper School Nutritional Science class welcomes Loco Taqueria’s Executive Chef Anthony Ciancio.
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Congratulations to Anthony (U-Hall) Hall ’26 for committing to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Congratulations to Upper School students who received recognition in the 2025 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards Competition.
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Congratulations to select Middle School students who put their learning to the test and achieved outstanding results in the American Mathematics Competition.
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Congratulations to select Middle School students who put their learning to the test and achieved outstanding results in the American Mathematics Competition.
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Congratulations to our fall athletes who earned All-NEPSAC recognitions!
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Congratulations to our Class 12 student-athletes committed to the collegiate admissions process.
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Congratulations to Hardy ‘25 for committing to play football at University of Wisconsin.
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Middle School students immerse themselves in the legislative process and take to the Senate floor.
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Congratulations to the most recent members selected to join the Dexter Southfield Chapter of the Cum Laude Society.
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Two time US Paralympian Noelle Lambert visited campus to meet Middle and Upper School students.
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Moments like these create tailored experiences for students to connect with the School Counseling Office.
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Apollo '25, Chloe '25, Dean '25, and Isaac '25 participated in fellowships at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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In recognition of their outstanding ability and potential for academic success in college, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation honors seven Dexter Southfield students.
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Congratulations to Matthew '28 For winning second place in the Middle School Division of the National InvestWrite Competition!
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Middle School students place in the C-SPAN's StudentCam documentary competition.