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GET YOUR TICKETS NOW - OUR ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT!
This year's benefit concert will feature The Sweetback Sisters and promises to be a very popular show. As always, Academy student musicians will open for the band.
Tickets are $10 for students/seniors and $15 for adults in advance. You can purchase them at local retailers - Boswell's Books (Shelburne Falls), Elmer's (Ashfield), Turn it Up (Northampton) and World Eye Bookshop (Greenfield) - or by calling the school at (413) 339-4912, or by clicking here.
IRENE: STORIES AND PHOTOS FROM CHARLEMONT
The Economic Development Roundtable of Charlemont has organized a community exhibition of photographs and stories of Tropical Storm Irene’s impact and aftermath. On view March 19-23 from 10 am-2 pm.
MARK EFINGER NAMED HEAD OF SCHOOL
Trustees appointed Mark Efinger as the third head of school, beginning July 1, 2012. Read more here.
JULIUS CAESAR A SMASH HIT - VIEW VIDEOS ONLINE 
Video clips from Saturday's matinee performance can be seen on our Facebook (where you will also find links to still images) and YouTube pages. Read a piece by Catherine Fahy of the Independent here. Photo courtesy of Lorena Loubsky.
ACADEMY ALUM AND BUDDING STARLET SARAH HARTSHORNE FEATURED IN LOCAL ARTICLE
Sarah Hartshorne ('05) was recently featured in a Recorder article. Hartshorne speaks candidly on her modeling, acting, and stand-up comedy accomplishments and aspirations. Learn more here.
ANNOUNCING THE ACADEMY BRIDGE PROGRAM
The Academy Bridge Program offers qualified homeschoolers a chance to take both academic and studio block courses, and generally experience school life in a warm and welcoming community. Read more here.
8th ANNUAL CORNUCOPIA AUCTION ~ THANK YOU!!!
The 8th Annual Cornucopia Auction held on November 5th was a huge success, raising over $17,000 for student programs.
Read more here.
ACADEMY STUDENTS RECOGNIZED BY NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
We are very pleased to announce that Sawyer Thompson (center) was named a Semifinalist in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program and will now compete for a National Merit Scholarship. Eamon Wick (left) and Milo Farley (right) were each named as Commended Students in the program. Read more about this exceptional achievement on ourFacebook page. Photo by Max Kitchell, '12.
Teacher Stephanie Purington publishes recipes, reflects on The Academy in Penzey's Catalog
Read more here.
Academy Students Help Clean up after Irene
Students and faculty helped local residents and businesses after flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene. CBS3 from Springfield was on the scene and interviewwed them. Learn more...
A Life Well Lived: Remembering Zephyr
Zephyr Rapinchuk '10 inspired everyone who met him. The Academy celebrates the life of an artist, an athlete, an intellect, and a true-blue Red Sox fan. Learn more...
Twelfth Night: A Letter From The Directors
Shakespeare & Co.'s Kelly Galvin and Brittany Morgan are directing a comedy that will reveal "a land of passion, riotous clowns, and mistaken identity." Learn more...
Sophomores Kick Off Yale Fieldtrip Series
Tenth-grade students at The Academy at Charlemont visited the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven recently, the first in a series of fieldtrips designed to enhance their humanities curriculum. Learn more...
