Sports Recap, Week of October 31

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 […]

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Cupcake Challenge

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!

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Ben Miller ’13 to help host Cornucopia Auction as guest auctioneer

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 […]

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Boys Varsity Soccer Team: RVAL Sportsmanship Award Winners

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!

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Speaking of Snow…

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!

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An Academy Tradition: Pumpkin Carving

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.

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Fall 2016 Sports Celebration

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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Sports Recap, Week of October 24

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 […]

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Outdoor Math

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.

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YogAerobics!

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!

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