The Culminating Experience for Seniors (CES) is Millbrook’s capstone program, required for all VIth form students and post-graduates (PGs) earning a Millbrook diploma and encouraged for other PGs. CES gives students the chance to explore interests beyond Millbrook’s regular academics, athletics, and activities, or to deepen expertise in a chosen field.

Before winter break, students propose projects that reflect their curiosity and goals. From January to April, they work on their projects—completing at least fifteen hours—while meeting with their CES group and faculty advisor during Saturday Programming to share updates and get feedback. In May, students present their work in a TED Talk–style format at the CES Festival. Faculty support the program year-round. The core team reviews proposals and mentors projects, and individual faculty serve as subject experts, public speaking coaches, or festival judges.

2026 CES Festival Schedule

Friday, May 8

Presenter	Title	Time	Location
Elyse LeBrun	The Art of Glaze Chemistry	7:30 PM	HBK 002 (Library)
Stella Renzi	ABC's to DO RE MI's	7:30 PM	HBK Music
Frankie Lombardo	Cracking the Perfect Recipe (A Taste-Testing Experience)	7:30 PM	MASC Disco
Neva Gunderson	Italian Recipes: Valentine Family Delicacies	7:30 PM	MASC e
Jaicee Downs	Played and Painted	7:30 PM	MASC i
Chanya Johnson	Developing a Teen Drama: Writing and Publishing an Original TV Series	7:30 PM	HBK Theater
Max Amsterdam	Inside the Operating Room	7:30 PM	HBK 001 (Lecture)
Maggie Rusconi	Mastering Tiramisu	7:30 PM	MASC Pi
Dean Repaci	The Business of Struggle	7:30 PM	MASC Bio
Dylan McNamara	Small Court, Big Game: The Power of Squash	7:30 PM	MASC Physics
Daniel Yang	Overnight Camping in Millbrook Wilderness	8:00 PM	MASC Disco
Ingrid Schmitt	It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint	8:00 PM	MASC e
Long Vu	Same Groceries, Different Choices	8:00 PM	MASC i
Oliver Hougland	16 HCP. Golf	8:00 PM	HBK Music
Justin Munoz	Sports Pyschology Guide: The Competitive Mind	8:00 PM	MASC Physics
Casey Berninger	From Beginner to Varsity Velocity	8:00 PM	MASC Bio
Michael Contino	Life Is Difficult: Finding Faith, Purpose, and What It Means to Be a Good Person	8:00 PM	HBK 001 (Lecture)
Ryan Ellison	A Year's Worth: Boomerang	8:00 PM	HBK Theater
Danielle Woodin	"No Human Heart": Becoming an Author	8:00 PM	HBK 002 (Library)
Gavin Bishop	My Process Behind the Plate: My Cooking Journey	8:00 PM	MASC Pi
Ella Romick	Art Show: The Space Between Us	8:30 PM	HBK 002 (Library)
Mason Serafin	The Soap Box Dream	8:30 PM	HBK Theater
Abby Roberson	Slow Down & Sip: Coffee Recipe Book	8:30 PM	MASC i
Isabella Carter	Painting Without Rules	8:30 PM	HBK 001 (Lecture)
Kevin Fajardo	From Recruitment to Commitment	8:30 PM	MASC e
Tyler Tatelman	Sports through Film	8:30 PM	MASC Disco
Abby Ruggles	Through the Lense: Sports Photography	8:30 PM	HBK Music
Brett Kohut	The Art of the Game: Stringing and Dying Lacrosse Heads	8:30 PM	MASC Physics
Estee O'Brien	Keep it Together: Protecting Your Ligaments	8:30 PM	MASC Pi
Sophia Sorriento	Spreading the Light: A.O.L. to Millbrook	8:30 PM	MASC Bio
Brandon Remppel	Fueling the Body: How Cooking Supports Athletic Goals	9:00 PM	MASC e
Rhomy Mohamed	The Underdog	9:00 PM	MASC Physics
Anne Perreten	Nutrition Course	9:00 PM	MASC i
Hudson Feinberg	From Tours to Trust: The Feinberg System	9:00 PM	MASC Disco
Lucy Stettinius	Stitching My Millbrook Experience	9:00 PM	HBK 001 (Lecture)
Angelina Edwards	You Don't Understand Dance, Do You?	9:00 PM	HBK Theater
Athena Zarcadoolas	A Little Bit of Everything	9:00 PM	HBK 002 (Library)
William Troise	Learning How to Cook!	9:00 PM	MASC Pi
Ellie Myers	Tiny Hooks, Big Comfort: Plushie to Patient	9:00 PM	MASC Bio
Vivian Rosen	An Antidote for Milly Winter Blues	9:00 PM	HBK Music

Saturday, May 9

Presenter	Title	Time	Location
Sarah Buttacavoli	Building More Than a Model: Learning My School, Finding Myself	9:00 AM	MASC Physics
Ella Main	The Beauty of Agriculture	9:00 AM	MASC Disco
Hezi McCoy	HeziClips	9:00 AM	MASC Bio
Islay MacGowan	Where Fashion Meets Function ( School Uniforms)	9:00 AM	MASC Pi
Rachel Nayman	Artist Book: One True Sentence	9:00 AM	HBK 002 (Library)
Jack Grahling	Getting Better at Golf, One Swing at a Time	9:00 AM	MASC e
Blake Frost	Non Sibi Sed Cunctis: Creating a Screenplay through Millbrook's Values	9:00 AM	HBK Theater
Georgia Macinnis	Cut, Stitch, Wear: Building Patchwork Hoodies	9:00 AM	MASC i
Ross Ezrow	Performing Music	9:00 AM	HBK 001 (Lecture)
Michael Rutledge	Learning Piano	9:00 AM	HBK Music
Chris Gannon	Learn the Guitar	9:30 AM	MASC i
Elena Shan	pfSOTEad3	9:30 AM	HBK Music
Andre Stanton	High School as Poetry	9:30 AM	MASC Pi
Josiah Guiles	Cymatics	9:30 AM	MASC Physics
Nga Ho	Embracing Grandma Core to Save the Planet	9:30 AM	HBK 002 (Library)
Winston Walter	I Made a Language you Probably Won't Use	9:30 AM	MASC Disco
Francisco Santana	How I Learned to Play the Guitar	9:30 AM	HBK 001 (Lecture)
Alex Siano	Turning Rehab Into Results: My Post-Surgical Recovery	9:30 AM	MASC Bio
Andrew Stambaugh	One Voice, Six Movies: A Parody Across Genres	9:30 AM	HBK Theater
Averell Wood	Learned to Play Harmonica	9:30 AM	MASC e
Orion Sartison	Mountain Biking Trail on Ski Hill	10:00 AM	MASC Bio
Sarah Somerville	The Experience of Painting	10:00 AM	MASC Physics
Maggie Jones	Millbrook Fairytales	10:00 AM	MASC e
Bella Cerio	Block Printing	10:00 AM	HBK 002 (Library)
Harrison Milowitz	Pictures of a Unique Story	10:00 AM	MASC Pi
CJ List	Control Over Chords	10:00 AM	MASC i
Minh Anh Hoang	One Key at a Time	10:00 AM	HBK Music
Alex Hickey	One Man Band Music Video	10:00 AM	HBK Theater
Jake Whiting	I Made a Video Game (Prototype)	10:00 AM	MASC Disco
Arlo Reynolds	My Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Build	10:00 AM	HBK 001 (Lecture)
Ajak Dau	Long Throw	10:30 AM	MASC Disco
Linna Du	My Flowers Drank the Eternal Serum at 3AM: Learning How to Crochet	10:30 AM	HBK 001 (Lecture)
Sam Gero	Cooking and Saving in College	10:30 AM	MASC i
Max Dreyfus	The Magic Behind the Cards	10:30 AM	MASC e
Sophie Zhou	Learning Art for Fanart Purposes	10:30 AM	HBK 002 (Library)
Silas Brockway	Drumroll Please	10:30 AM	HBK Music
Marvelous Aderibigbe	Playwrights and Playwrongs: My Playmaking Experience	10:30 AM	HBK Theater
William Grahling	Making Something that Lasts	10:30 AM	MASC Bio
Daniela Baker	Vogue: Millbrook Edition	10:30 AM	MASC Pi
Owen Kunschner	The New Bob Ross: Owen Kunschner	10:30 AM	MASC Physics