Author: Nora Bates-Zale
Shakespeare in Hollywood!
We are gearing up for the winter play, Shakespeare in Hollywood by Ken Ludwig! It’s 1934, and Shakespeare’s most beloved fairies, Oberon and Puck, have magically materialized on the Warner Bros. Hollywood set A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by the famous Max Reinhardt. Instantly smitten by the glitz and glamour of show biz, the two are ushered onto […]
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The Spanish 4 class said adiós to our study of literature and film from Galicia, Spain by preparing “Pulpo a la gallega” (Octopus Galician style). Three valiant students washed, then “frightened” the octopus, according to the traditional recipe (the sea creature was already dead). All but the vegetarian students cut off the legs then savored them […]
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Precalculus students develop their understanding of properties of logarithms by playing Log War, a variation on the card game War.
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Physics 1 students use their understanding of projectile motion to predict where, along the floor, to place a cup so that a marble leaving the table horizontally lands in the cup as part of their “bullseye lab.”
Read More »Aardvark Athletics: Week of February 5
The boys’ basketball team defeated Four Rivers 34-11 on Monday. Nat BO led the way with 14 points. Julen P (8), Tucker ZA (6) Charlie P(4), and Hendrik (2) also scored to help the boys pick-up their first victory. The boys took that momentum into their Thursday game against White Oak where they kept the game even after […]
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While studying weather and climate, the 7th grade Climate Connections class was visited by Western Mass News meteorologist Jacob Wycoff.
Read More »Aardvark Athletics: Week of January 29
The Charlemont boys lost to Buxton on Monday and White Oak on Thursday. Charlie P, Tucker ZA, Grayson R, and Nat BO led the team on the offensive end, while Julen P scored his first points of the season on Monday. The girls basketball team lost two tough games to PVCICS this week. On Monday, the girls kept the game […]
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Take a gander at what’s going on in Studio Blocks: Digital Photography On the Road Ceramics
Read More »Academy Students Support Women’s Marches
Academy students taking a stand at last weekend’s Pioneer Valley Women’s March in Northampton and at the Women Standing Our Ground Rally in Greenfield.
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