Mr. Almeida’s Physics students apply their understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion to an Atwood’s Machine setup, in order to experimentally determine the mass of found objects (in this case a spool of solder and an old tape dispenser).

For the second year in a row, The Academy’s girls basketball team has earned the RVAL (River Valley Athletic League) Sportsmanship Award. This award is based on opponents’ feedback about their experience playing against our team. Congratulations girls! …

Women have often used music as a way to find their voice and have it heard in a world that wasn’t always listening. Students in Women Who Rock Jr. (with Scott Hoffman and Kimberly Overtree) explore the work of some of these amazing women. Listen here.

Students in Charlene Neeley’s Basket Weaving class create functional and decorative baskets.         Matthew Cavanaugh’s Digital Photo students access their creativity and hone their vision to create effective photos.     …

Students in Ms. Overtree’s (temporarily combined)  Geometry and Algebra I classes explore concentric circles this week, using a hands-on technique with pegboards.

The Academy girls basketball team defeated the Eagle Hill JV team 35-21 on Tuesday afternoon behind Ruby C’s defense and 8 points, Cristy K’s rebounding and defense, Elaina G-B’s 6 points, Addie C’s rebounding, and four points each from Eliza B, Sylvie …

GCTV (Greenfield Community Television) is hosting an exhibit of documentary photography projects by Academy seniors through the end of March.  Stop in at 339 Main Street in Greenfield, across from the public library, to see an impressive display of wor …

            Students cleared the snow, laced up their skates, and embraced the cold weather this week, making the most of the opportunity presented by a smooth frozen puddle on campus. Yet another example of the ingenuity, …

Mr. Almeida’s 8th grade students demonstrate their understanding of motion by creating stop motion movies simulating a race between two objects, one at a constant velocity and the other accelerating, on a track.

Students learn the fundamentals of the potter’s wheel in Ceramics with Eric Smith.                   Students experiment with wet felting to create 3D forms in Sculptural Feltmaking with Fafnir Adamites. …