The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA recently conducted a survey of college freshmen called The Freshman Survey. This national study revealed something we know to be true anecdotally: independent school children are more prepared for the kind of work colleges require of them than their public school counterparts. I have spent the last […]
Read More »Environmental Science student Emily Nitzsche examines benthic macroinvertebrates caught in Rice Brook, Charlemont with teacher Doug F. and a guest from China, Ricky. These animals are mostly flying insect larvae whose presence or absence can be used to assess the health of the aquatic ecosystem.
Read More »Mr. Miller’s Geometry class designed house models using a computer program called Sketchup. Here’s Bella G’s project!
Read More »The Dublin School defeated the Boys Varsity Soccer team 2-1 in a River Valley Athletic League semifinal match on Sunday at Charlemont. After going down 2-0 by the half, the Aardvarks applied pressure on Dublin’s side of the field for most of the second half. Aiden Brenizer scored the lone Aardvark goal. In their final […]
Read More »The Academy hosted a “Cupcake Challenge,” with 14 teams competing. Their designs will be judged by those who attend tonight’s rescheduled (post-) Halloween dance, on the eve of two days of student-family-teacher conferences. Kudos to all participants, and special thanks to Ms. Powers, organizer extraordinaire!
Read More »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.
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