In The Academy’s only competition of the week, sophomore Kyle N. finished 34th in a GS race at Berkshire East on Wednesday. The ski program and basketball team jump back into their regular schedules next week.
Read More »Walking into Sumner Recital Hall, we are greeted by a sea of colorful banners. These flags represent countries from which The Academy has welcomed students and staff as members of our community over our 36-year history. The wide array of flags represents a curious and exciting constellation of locales, and makes our sweet, small school […]
Read More »In the coming months, the Community Service Council will be promoting and organizing a drive for school supplies to fill 20 backpacks for students in need. These will be assembled and donated prior to the 2017-2018 school year. Half of the backpacks will be donated to the United Way of Franklin County’s Women’s Way “Blooming […]
Read More »Sports Recap, Week of January 9 Tough conditions and strong competition made for a tough week for the Aardvark skiers and basketball team. Kyle Nitzsche and Reilly Osborne kicked off their racing season at Berkshire East on Wednesday, while the girls’ basketball team fought with great spirit and determination in losses to Putney and PVCICS.
Read More »With regular time to meet and plan their work, The Academy’s six leadership councils have taken on a number of substantive tasks this year. The Honor Council is leading school wide conversations about the Honor Code in an effort to determine if and how it might be revised. The Social Justice Council held their highly […]
Read More »Several Academy students will have artwork featured in the upcoming Annual Franklin County Teen Show at Artspace Community Arts Center (15 Mill Street in Greenfield, MA). The Academy will be represented by the work of Izzy Brenizer, Emily Comeaux, Lilah Feitner, Lila Goleman, Yilin Luo, and Connor O’Brien. The media include photography, drawing and painting. […]
Read More »On Friday, January 6, 2017 about 20 alums were welcomed back to campus to visit with each other, current students, and faculty/staff. Lots of hugs and smiles were shared as friends connected in the Common Room. Classes represented were 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Also in attendance were former faculty members Ellen Zale and board […]
Read More »Mr. Gay’s 9th grade humanities class (nicknamed the Hu-Manatees) read Plato’s Symposium, a 4th century BCE dialogue in praise of love. Next, the students generated their question for a 9th grade symposium of their own. Their question they came up with? Is the study of the humanities necessary in the 21st century? Students wrote their responses to this question considering the […]
Read More »Mr. Almeida’s Physics 1 class uses their understanding of static equilibrium to determine indirectly the mass of a mystery object.
Read More »After losing on Tuesday to Mohawk, the girls’ basketball team picked up its first win of the season against BART on Wednesday. In a thrilling nail-biter that went into overtime, the girls fought hard to prevail 16-14. It was a full team effort with everyone contributing on both ends of the court. After weeks of […]
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