Established in 1995, the Middle School Advocates Program brings together a group of juniors and seniors who are chosen to work with and serve as mentors and role models to the Middle School community. Middle School Director Brian Christman and faculty members Paulomi Aldo and David Sokoloff currently serve as the program faculty advisors.

The 2025-2026 Middle School Advocates include seniors Cole Christman, Kaleb Fiore, Chloe Kissane, Eddie Peng, Emily Savik, Shalani Singh, Sophia Vash, Lydia White, and Andrew Yang. The juniors include Devri Aronson, Toby Blackhawk, Carmine Cariati, Bethel Desta, Penelope Dwyer, Teresa Esposito, Lily Evans, Ben Greenberg, Sun Woo ‘Sunny’ Kim, Jehan Mody, Ariel Parise, AJ Park, Anand Persaud, Frida Ramirez Moreno, Logan Rapuano, Sean Raymond, Jaycey Ressler, Jace Rossi, Landon Sassu-Martin, Sam Seigel, Allie Sticca, Zora Wood-Nangombe, and Cooper Zebrowski.

“I chose to be a Middle School Advocate because I think that it's really crucial for middle schoolers to have the guidance that this program brings,” said Bethel. “Middle School can be a difficult adjustment for a lot of kids, so having those mentors to help them whether it be during extra help, facilitating a game, or just having an older student to talk to if they're feeling stressed or overwhelmed is really crucial to give them a great middle school experience. It helps them not feel alone because we went through it too, and it helps build that connection.”

As respective student leaders, the advocates are chosen through an extensive application and interview process. Throughout the year, the advocates meet with their designated group to facilitate discussions and activities addressing challenges of adolescence and other issues of importance to middle schoolers.

Other duties of the chosen advocates include serving as campus tour volunteers, helping with tutoring and proctoring study halls, and coordinating events such as assemblies, the PSA Film Contest, the Middle School Olympics, Eighth-Grade celebration, and more.

The first Activity Day consisted of the advocate groups partaking in different games including a marble track race, number association, stepping stones, to name a few. As each group finished their activity, they would rotate to the next station.