In the coming months, the Community Service Council will be promoting and organizing a drive for school supplies to fill 20 backpacks for students in need.  These will be assembled and donated prior to the 2017-2018 school year.  Half of the backpacks …

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 …

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, Lila …

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 …

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’ …

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? …

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

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 eve …

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

French IV students found goodies in their shoes left outside the classroom on Saint Nicholas Day, Dec. 6.