AE/MS Intern Brooke Ross Eyes Miss America Crown

Next hurdle: Miss NH America program

By Tania Ross, for the Beacon
AE/MS Intern Brooke Ross Eyes Miss America Crown

Style, scholarship, services, success. These are the four points of the crown that every contestant running for the title of Miss New Hampshire must embody. New London’s own Brooke Ross knows a thing or two about all of these things. This year’s competition will be held on May 1 through 3 and will be Brooke’s […]

Eighth Grade Bingo Night to Raise Funds for NYC Trip

May 17 at 5 PM in the gym

By Carmen Bates, AE/MS PTO

How do I write an article on the eighth grade class going to New York for what will be the last celebration of them as a group? I went to AE/MS one morning to talk to the students, and as I looked at them sitting in their desks I thought, “These cannot be the group […]

AE/MS Family Letter, April 17, 2013

ANDOVER ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL www.aemseagles.org                                                                                                                           April 17, 2014 Dear AEMS Family, Tonight is the night! The K-4 Spring Concert begins at 6:30. Students should go to their classrooms upon arrival this evening. Classrooms are open and supervised at 6:20. The concert will be short but packed with enthusiastic singing. It will definitely be […]

AE/MS Family Letter, April 10, 2014

ANDOVER ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL www.aemseagles.org                                                                                                   April 10, 2014 Dear AEMS Family, Tonight is Poetry Night! Participants should be here by 6:15. The names of the finalists will be on reserved seats in the first few rows. It is a semi-formal evening in which we insist on a quiet and respectful audience. The evening […]

MVHS Music Boosters Golf Tournament

Saturday, June 7 in Loudon

Press release
MVHS Music Boosters Golf Tournament

We will be hosting a golf tournament at Loudon Country Club.  In addition to a great day of golf, there will be raffles and a delicious barbeque included in the day’s activities. Proceeds from this event support annual educational trips for the MVHS Music Department: Boston Pops, New York City workshops and Broadway shows, and […]

Logan Donovan Receives Grant from Youth Venture Program

Senior project to put Smokey in Webster

Press release
Logan Donovan Receives Grant from Youth Venture Program

As part of his Senior Project at MVHS, Logan Donovan of Andover wrote a grant proposal to the United Way’s Youth Venture Program, which assists young people, ages 12 through 20, to complete a sustainable project in their community. His proposal was accepted and the United Way will be sending the money soon. Logan and […]

MVHS Seeks Feedback on New Competency-Based Grading System

Parents invited on April 9

By Mike Jette, MVHS Principal

This is the first year of Merrimack Valley High School’s new competency-based grading system. On Wednesday, April 9, school administrators and teacher leaders will hold a parent listening session to receive feedback on the strengths and limitations of the new grading system. Parents of current MVHS students are invited to join us from 6:30 to […]

Andover’s MVHS Seniors Show Their Best Work

Senior Project Roadshow on April 17 at AE/MS

By Charlie Darling, Beacon staff
Andover’s MVHS Seniors Show Their Best Work

Andover’s MVHS ’14 students showed off their Senior Projects at MVHS last month. Senior Project represents the culmination of a student’s work at MVHS, and each senior is required to pick a topic that will challenge them and make them stretch. Completing a senior project is a graduation requirement, and doing so is no walk […]