Alumni Spotlight: Marisin McLain ’22 April 16, 2026 Alumni, Arts Pictured: Marisin McLain ’22 with her father, Colin McLain P’22,’26,’26 Marisin McLain ’22 attended the opening of IMS’s Community Art Contest and Exhibit, “Connections,” where she won third place for her piece entitled “Light Divides.” Marisin is a… Read More
IMS Artist Receives National Recognition April 3, 2026 Arts, In the News Have you ever felt like a piece of art was watching you? IMS seventh grader, Melody Zhao, embraces that feeling in her interactive piece entitled “Electio.” Her beautiful painting is hard-wired with moving red eyes that, at the… Read More
Young Alumni Sunday Supper March 4, 2026 On February 22, 2026, we welcomed more than forty recent graduates of IMS back to campus for a special evening of connection, conversation, and celebrating our community. The evening kicked off with a conversation and Q&A in the… Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Lyyli Stern ‘23 February 11, 2026 On February 11, the Upper Campus community was joined by IMS Alum Lyyli Stern ‘23 for a Q&A reflecting on her time at IMS and advice for our students looking at secondary school and beyond. How did… Read More
Camerata Baltimore Performs at IMS January 22, 2026 Arts, In the News, Student Life On January 22, the entire IMS community of students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Qianxun Performing Arts Center for a special performance by Camerata Baltimore. The singers had the audience on their feet, clapping, swaying, and singing… Read More
IMS Ninth Grader Receives Gold Medal at iGEM’s Annual Competition November 13, 2025 Academics, In the News IMS ninth grader Jiwon Han participated in iGEM’s annual competition held in Paris this fall, earning a gold medal for her group’s innovative research. iGEM is an international organization dedicated to advancing the field of synthetic biology, which… Read More
Lisa Sun Installed as Eleventh Head of School October 23, 2025 Faculty and Staff, In the News With the mountain in full fall colors as a backdrop, the IMS community celebrated Lisa Sun with an Installation Ceremony on Thursday, October 16, 2025. “This moment fills me with immense gratitude,” Lisa said to the… Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Cate Sinclair ’16 June 11, 2025 Alumni, Faculty and Staff Cate Sinclair first joined the IMS community as a Pre-K student back in 2005. Eleven years later, she graduated from IMS as a “lifer” and went on to attend Millbrook School and Endicott College. This past school year,… Read More
IMS Students’ Groundbreaking Research Achieves Top Honors at Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair April 1, 2025 Academics, In the News The 2025 Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair was held this past month with over a hundred middle school and high school teams from across the state gathering to showcase their research. The statewide fair is judged by… Read More
Then and Now at IMS: Catherine Quaintance ’14 December 20, 2024 Alumni, Faculty and Staff After graduating IMS in 2014, Catherine Quaintance attended Berkshire School and then graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics. Ten years later she found herself back in the halls of IMS, this time as… Read More
