By: Trip Peterson and Ethan Cottrill On Thursday, November 13th, The Miami Valley School hosted its second annual Art Night. Art Night showcases the art from MVS students across the divisions and provides interactive activities for families. This year, Art Night featured Klaus Massey and Brihanna Howell on the potter’s wheel, Patience Peterson demonstrating casting, […]
Continue ReadingWriting is a dream. Perhaps it may even dare to edge ever so delicately (I jest; writing is a deeply disturbing, benumbingly visceral act) into nightmarish territory, but I’ll insist that it has played the unyielding savior in my life to no end. For me, the act of putting ink to paper—of codifying the swirling […]
Continue ReadingMerbert. That is the name of our school robotics (MVS Rambotics) team’s labor. Headed by lead builder Wyatt Eros (Class of ‘27), lead coder Caleb Meeker (Class of ‘27), and lead outreach Yuvi Gupta (Class of ‘26), the team has made astounding progress throughout the school year, building and optimizing Merbert. For this year, Merbert’s […]
Continue ReadingMiami Valley School’s Design Foundations, Ceramics, and Sculpture teacher, Ms. Trick, had an interesting career before coming to our school. Originally from Dayton, she earned a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Dayton and her MFA from the University of Cincinnati. She then taught as an Instructor of Record at the University of Cincinnati […]
Continue ReadingWith Midterm grades being released, classes ramping up with new assignments, and students packing their schedules with extracurricular activities, we can finally mark this time as the fall season. Within this academic rush of homework and projects, another event takes place within the school: the fall play. This year’s product is “Harvey”, a comedic play […]
Continue ReadingAs the Fall Sports season concludes, many achievements can be highlighted across all of the sports. In particular, the MVS varsity cross country team had a very successful season. The last two meets, the Metro Buckeye Conference and the OHSAA District Championships, yielded successful outcomes for both the women’s and men’s teams. The Metro Buckeye […]
Continue ReadingOn October 16th, three of Dr. Peterson’s classes went to the Circleville Pumpkin Show. It’s an annual festival just south of Columbus celebrating local agriculture and all things pumpkin. Drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors, it features parades, rides, contests, and pumpkin-themed treats like pies, donuts and lots of fried foods. The U.S. Government class […]
Continue ReadingBy: Patience Peterson and Ethan Cottrill The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writers. The article also includes opinions from people interviewed about this topic. The intention is not to call out any group or person, but to remind all Upper School students of our shared responsibility to keep MVS a safe […]
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The Miami Valley School is marking the start of the 2025–26 school year with Homecoming, Spirit Week, and the annual Harvest Gathering. Homecoming will take place September 27th at the Country Club of the North with an “Alice in Wonderland” theme. Tickets are $20 if purchased by Friday the 26th at 2:05 PM or $25 […]
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Article and Photos By: Ethan Cottrill and Owen Guy As promised, the new Dining Hall opened its doors at the start of the 2025–26 school year, bringing all divisions under one roof for meals. The new construction project, titled “Fueling Minds, Igniting Innovation Campaign”, has two phases. The first phase is the 1st floor Dining […]
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