Grinnell Sessions 2019
This week students and faculty engaged in the inaugural “Grinnell Sessions” program, diving deep into areas of interests and expertise of the faculty leading each group. Topics included Art & Activism, First Aid, Audio Recording, Mythology & Th …
Read more »Sports Recap, Week of January 7
The Aardvarks played their first basketball game of the new year on Thursday, January 10 against the Stoneleigh Burnham JV squad. Their 40-16 win was marked by strong offense and defense by all players. Leading scorers were Ruby R (8), Cristy K (8), an …
Read more »Sports Recap, Week of December 10
Congrats to the co-ed JV basketball team on their narrow, well-fought victory over Four Rivers last Monday. Solid defensive teamwork and good ball movement clinched the win for our team, after neck-and-neck scoring throughout. Leading the way was Char …
Read more »Decorating for Polyglot, An Academy Tradition
Students, faculty, and staff members took a little time last Friday morning to deck the halls in preparation for our annual Polyglot festivities next week. Our celebration of winter holidays will take place next Friday. Alum …
Read more »A Visit to the Clark Art Institute
On December 6, Intro to French students and four international students traveled to the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown to view French Impressionism, accompanied by language teachers Mme Mauri and Sra Valdez and a …
Read more »Mary Lyon Foundation Spelling Bee
Academy students and educators participated in the 13th annual Mary Lyon Spelling Bee at Mohawk Trail Regional Middle and High School on November 29th. The faculty team, captained by Donald Young and assisted by Cathy Valdez and Neale Gay, put up a val …
Read more »Drama Rehearsals Underway
Rehearsals for Trap by Stephen Gregg began after Thanksgiving break. The cast and crew members are working hard and keeping a low profile under the direction of Ms. Overtree, and not divulging anything about the secret plot …
Read more »Fall Exhibition: 9th Grade Biology Projects
At our Fall Exhibition of Student Work, the Academy community contributed valuable data to the 9th grade biology students’ scientific studies. Students measured a wide variety of population statistics, including skin …
Read more »Fall Exhibition: Projects in Health by the 8th Grade
At our Fall Exhibition of Student Work, 8th grade students shared their research in areas from autism to vegetarianism, and everything in between.
Read more »Veterans Day Speaker
In honor of the service of our veterans, Alec Zale ’98 spoke with students and faculty about his service as an Army Reserve medic for almost 15 months druing the Iraq War starting in 2003, including 3 months spent at Camp Chosin. Alec reflected on his …
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