Remembering Suzy Norris: Blowing Dandelion Seeds into the Wind

Longtime educator passed away on January 2, 2024

By Scott Allenby
Remembering Suzy Norris: Blowing Dandelion Seeds into the Wind

In a 2016 interview with Suzy, Tim, Kit, and Chris Norris about their collective 140+ years of teaching at Proctor, Suzy shared her perspective on being a lifelong educator, “Teaching kids is like blowing dandelion seeds into the wind. You never know what is going to happen, where your words will land, or what direction […]

Proctor Rekindles Liaison Committee with Andover

The Academy and town are linked together

By Scott Allenby

Since its inception in 1848, Proctor Academy and the Town of Andover have been inextricably linked together. Over the past few decades, a liaison committee between the school leaders and town officials has helped share information, collaborate, and troubleshoot issues that arise between the two entities in town. After a hiatus during COVID-19, the Committee […]

Winter Athletic Schedules at Proctor Academy

Games are open to public at no charge

By Scott Allenby
Winter Athletic Schedules at Proctor Academy

Academy’s winter athletic season is underway! All home games are open to the public for no charge. Check out a list of December and January varsity home games below: Varsity Boys Basketball: 12/6 vs Kimball Union Academy 5:00 PM 1/6 vs Phillips Exeter Academy 4:00 PM 1/12 vs CATS Academy 5:00 PM 1/13 vs Hyde […]

The Awesomeness of Teenagers

To work with them is to know them

By Brian Thomas
The Awesomeness of Teenagers

Most people who don’t work with teenagers have a preconceived notion of who they are and what they are. In other words, they don’t really know them. At Proctor, we celebrate the awesomeness of teenagers every day and in every way. In fact, in the most mundane and ordinary of places — at the airport, […]

Proctor Sends Five Students for Study Abroad

Destinations include European Art, Spain, and Ocean Classrooms

By Scott Allenby
Proctor Sends Five Students for Study Abroad

Each trimester, more than 30 Proctor students take part in the school’s off-campus programs around the globe. This fall, Andover’s Norah Carlson ‘24 (European Art Classroom), Jason Koziol ‘24 (Proctor en Segovia, Spain), Paige Makechnie ‘25 (Ocean Classroom), Liam Murphy ‘25 (Ocean Classroom), and Addie Pine ‘25 (European Art Classroom) are all thriving abroad. Here’s […]

Proctor Academy Athletics Schedule — November

By Scott Allenby
Proctor Academy Athletics Schedule — November

Proctor Academy’s athletic department is excited to host a full schedule of fall athletic contests in November. An updated schedule for all teams can be found on Proctor’s athletic website (www.proctoracademy.org/athletics). Scheduled home varsity games for the month of November are listed below. All games are open to the public free of charge. Varsity Football […]

Proctor Teachers Engage in Professional Development

Allison Posey held workshops for faculty

By Scott Allenby
Proctor Teachers Engage in Professional Development

Whether we have taught for one year or 30 years, there is a newness that accompanies cool August nights. We enter our first meetings and professional development training with anticipation of the yet-to-be-written prose of the school year, wondering how we, and our students, will contribute to the narrative that unfolds over the next10 months. […]

Proctor Varsity Home Athletic Schedule — October

By Scott Allenby
Proctor Varsity Home Athletic Schedule — October

Proctor Academy’s athletic department is excited to host a full schedule of fall athletic contests in October. An updated schedule for all teams can be found on Proctor’s athletic website (www.proctoracademy.org/athletics). Scheduled home varsity games for the month of October are listed below. All games are open to the public free of charge. Cross Country […]