Sports Recap

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.

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Council Updates

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 […]

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Artspace Teen Exhibit, Opening January 27, 5 – 7 pm

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. […]

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Alum Fun!

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 […]

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9th Grade Humanities Considers Plato’s Symposium

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 […]

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Classroom Close-up

Mr. Almeida’s Physics 1 class uses their understanding of static equilibrium to determine indirectly the mass of a mystery object.

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Sports Recap, Week of January 2

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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An Alumna in the News

Congratulations to Emily Caffery ’06 on her accomplishments in the theater!  Read about her latest endeavors here:  http://www.recorder.com/Former-Leyden-resident-pioneers-living-room-plays-6598875

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Moveable Feast

Ben S-G and Henry W-W trying to connect with their reading of a García Márquez novel by making “carimañolas,” a Colombian appetizer made with yucca and cheese.

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