May Day Sunday Details

May Day 5 p.m. Sunday

This year’s May Day ceremony will take place at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, Sunday, May 4, at Lilly’s Field. Although the latest weather forecasts do not predict inclement weather at that time, please be advised of the steps that MICDS will follow should potentially unsafe conditions transpire. In the event of nearby thunder or lightning immediately before or during the May Day ceremony, all participants and spectators will be evacuated as quickly as possible from Lilly’s Field to the McDonnell Athletic Center (MAC). The technicians with whom MICDS contracts for audio-visual support at May Day require the immediate breakdown and removal of their equipment from any venue at which there is a threat of lightning. Should such a threat require the evacuation of Lilly’s Field, the ceremony will be delayed both to allow time for the inclement weather to clear and for our audio-visual contractors to reinstall their equipment. Safety is our highest priority at MICDS at all times. While we certainly hope that the current forecast holds and that there will be no rain or threat of lightning at the event, we wanted to be sure that you are informed in advance of the procedure we will follow should inclement weather affect the May Day ceremony. We appreciate your continuing patience with our planning efforts through this weekend’s uncertain weather conditions. We look forward to seeing you at tomorrow afternoon’s special event.

Upper School Choir Performs Bright and Beautiful Spring Pops Concert

Last week, the MICDS Upper School Choirs presented two performances of their annual Spring Pops Concert in Orthwein Theatre. The beloved concert is a student-driven choral production with original choreography created by the talented singers themselves. This high-energy concert is accompanied by a live stage band, and the show always incorporates a few surprises throughout the evening. Nearly 20 different songs were performed by the Tenor-Bass Choir, the Treble Choir, the Chamber Choir, and the featured soloists.

Songs featured on the 2025 concert included Footloose (Kenny Loggins), Beat It (Michael Jackson), Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley), The Lazy Song (Bruno Mars), High Hopes (Panic! At the Disco), True Colors (Cyndi Lauper), Holding Out For A Hero (Bonnie Tyler), Pompeii (Bastille), Shut Up and Dance (Walk the Moon), Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell), Got My Mind Set On You (George Harrison), and more! View the Spring Pops 2025 program here.

Four featured soloists and duets performed at both the Thursday and Friday evening concerts. To take the stage as a soloist or duet performer, students auditioned in front of a panel of their peers who evaluated each audition and selected the four that best fit into the concert this year. Featured soloists for 2025 included Bella Froedge ’28 & Priyasha Munshi ’28 (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough), Reina Banerjee ’27 & Ezra Ewald ’27 (Remember), Ryan Jan ’25 & Grant LaMartina ’25 (Found Tonight), and Joe Walsh ’25 (All of Me).

At the conclusion of the concerts on both nights, Upper School Performing Arts Teacher Dana Self (popularly known as DSelf) acknowledged the performers and the choreographers. Additionally, after the final show on Friday, he honored the seniors.

Thank you to all who joined in on this very POPular and fun community favorite! Bravo, singers and choreographers!