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 […]

AE/MS News, April 2014

MV Senior Projects on display April 17

By Jane Slayton, AE/MS Principal

We are the champions! Huge congratulations to the Merrimack Valley Girls Basketball team! They are the state champions for the first time in MV history! We are especially proud of our Andover girls – Erin Frost and Haley Adams! Spring is here, and eighth grade students are already scheduling their high school course work. The […]

Proctor Academy Honor Roll, Winter Trimester 2014

Area students earn honors

By Chuck Will, Proctor Academy

Thirty-eight local students earned Honor Roll status for the winter trimester at Proctor Academy. The following Andover residents are named to the Head’s List for high honors: Riley Anderson, Sam Barrett, Kelsie Berry, Nathan French, Erin Hanscom, Carl Hubbard, Annika Johnson, Cope Makechnie, Taylor Methven, Jacqui Morris, Bailey Powers, Hallie Southworth, and Reilly Walsh. Earning […]

MVHS Honor Roll, Semester 1, 2014

Andover students

Merrimack Valley High School 2013-2014 Semester 1 Honor Roll – Andover Class of 2014 High Honors Katelyn Ashburn, Skyler Smith Class of 2014 Honors Haley Adams, Jacob Chaplain, Devynne Dlubac, Logan Donovan, Brooke Ellis, Rebekah Stearns Class of 2015 Honors Vincent Bolte, Shannon Haley, Austin Hawks, Alyson Mullett, Shelby Perreault, Nicholas Terwilliger, Amy Wittel Class of […]

SHARE Day Comes to AE/MS on May 16

Sign up to present a workshop by April 7

By Gisela Darling, SHARE Day Coordinator

Just a reminder: SHARE Day (See How the Arts Reaches Everyone) will take place at the Andover Elementary/Middle School on Friday, May 16. If you would like to participate by giving a workshop to students, the deadline for submitting the information is Monday, April 7. For general volunteers (helping to assist a workshop leader, helping with primary grade workshops, […]

AE/MS Family Letter, March 26, 2014

ANDOVER ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL www.aemseagles.org                                                                                                             March 26, 2014 Dear AEMS Family, The show I have been waiting for all year is finally here! Opening night for HONK is Thursday night at 6:30. HONK will also be performed on Friday night at 6:30. I am so impressed with the amount of time and work the […]

AE/MS Celebrates Pi Day

Paper plates build pi one digit at a time

By Michelle Keezer, AE/MS math teacher
AE/MS Celebrates Pi Day

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3-14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Most textbooks however only use 3.14 or 22/7 to calculate the circumference and […]