Sports Recap, Week of September 12

The Boys Varsity Soccer team played a strong game against Dublin at home on Wednesday. Nat Boyd-Owens scored a goal in the Aardvarks’ 4-1 loss, while Kyle Nitzsche and the boys’ defense tenaciously fended off many attacks. Overall, the team communicated well, played well together, and are optimistic about the season. The Girls Varsity Soccer […]

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Man in the Mirror

I am a racist. Is that shocking to read? Believe me: it’s even more shocking to write and to think. I was raised to respect all people, not to discriminate, and to see every person as unique and valuable. Nonetheless, I am a racist. I am part of the problem. In our Humanities seminar the […]

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Hiking Club is going places!

The Academy’s after-school Hiking Club is off to a great start this fall with a group that includes students from a range of classes/grades. We have already covered considerable territory, including the Hoosac Tunnel waterfalls, Warfield Mountain (Charlemont), Hallockville Pond (Hawley), Bear Swamp Reservation (Ashfield), the Mohawk-Mahican Trail (Shelburne), High Ledges (Shelburne), and Catamount State […]

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Lift Them Up

We all want to feel important; we all want to feel like what we do matters and makes a difference in the world. Educators are not exempt from this desire or hubris; in fact, we manufacture it better than many. It is common in my field of work to believe that the work we do […]

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And We’re Off!

With traditional doughnuts on the first day of school and Rafting Day on Friday, classes and athletics have begun for the 2016-2017 school year. We happily welcome the Class of 2022, our seventh grade, and several other new students, to The Academy family, and we look forward to a wonderful year ahead!

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Alumni/ae Begin Post-Academy Careers

We wish the Class of 2016 the very best as they begin their newest adventures.  Most are off to college, some are working and traveling for a year first, and all are launched!  We miss them, and look forward to hearing news of their successes and their discoveries. Academy alumni/ae are or will begin their […]

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