For the second straight year our Cornucopia Auction will have a “celebrity” auctioneer, this time an alum! Ben Miller ’13 will help us host the November 12 event, with his inimitable style. Since graduating from The Academy, Ben has been working on a Bachelor of Music in Sound Recording Technology from UMass Lowell. In the UMass Lowell Music Department, Ben […]
Read More »Our Boys Varsity Soccer team was awarded the RVAL Sportsmanship Award for the Fall 2016 season. After every game, coaches rate their opponents’ sportsmanship, and this year’s boys have proven to be a respectful, courteous, competitive, fun-loving group. Congratulations to Coach Kyle Spooner and the team!
Read More »As the first snow of the season blanketed much of western Massachusetts on October 27, including our campus, a group of 8th grade students took the opportunity to make the first snowperson of the season. Academy joy and humor personified!
Read More »Having harvested pumpkins from the upper field earlier in the month, and with the first snow of the season covering the ground outside, students engaged in our annual carving ritual on Friday, October 28. The jack-o-lanterns decorated the Common Room.
Read More »On Thursday October 27 we celebrated highlights from the season and the athletes who competed on our Soccer and Cross Country teams this fall, as well as the Hiking Club and “YogaAerobics” athletes. Thanks to Leni S-F for compiling this slideshow.
Read More »The Girls’ JV Soccer team won on Tuesday against The Center School by an impressive 11-0 score. The players were in positions to which they weren’t all accustomed but they played amazingly, working on back passes and crosses at goal. Elaina Gibb-Buursma scored an impressive 5 goals in her first game back from an injury. Tess Marini-Rapoport scored her first 2 […]
Read More »Using mirrors and their knowledge of similar figures, Algebra I students in Ms. Goudreault’s class calculate the height of unknown objects like trees, the soccer goals, and the building.
Read More »Ms. Neeley’s Yoga and Fitness class is a mixture of classic Yoga and intense cardio exercises. The class is attended by students and faculty. Participants call it YogAerobics!
Read More »Academy students, faculty, friends of The Academy (and alum Sophie Rehmus ’10) showcased their talents at last night’s Open Mic, featuring 12 acts. Congratulations, all!
Read More »On Thursday, October 20 Sophia Rehmus (’10) joined students and faculty for lunch. As part of a Fulbright scholarship, Sophie spent the past year living in and researching nine (of over 24) revived ghost towns in Spain, which in large part have taken the form of self-sustaining eco-communities. She investigated, and discussed in her Academy presentation, how […]
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