The school year seems to be flying by, which means we are gearing up to start the track season. The season began with our first practice on March 25. Grades six through eight will be representing the school at four meets this year. AE/MS Track Schedule April 19: Bow May 1: Merrimack Valley May 6: […]
The cabbage plants have arrived for 3rd grade students – It is now official that spring must be here! Each student receives one mega cabbage plant to bring home and plant in their own garden. The plants are hardy and indestructible. Students then enter the nationwide 3rd Grade Cabbage Contest in hopes of winning […]
Journalism? Web? Fundraising?
Wanted: an MVHS ’14 student to focus their Senior Project on the Andover news Web site or on creating a community-based fundraising plan. MVHS juniors! When you’re thinking about your Senior Project for next year, I hope you’ll give a moment’s thought to the possibility of helping The Andover Beacon with your efforts. Idea #1: […]
Every year in June, The Andover Beacon publishes photos of eighth graders graduating from Andover Elementary/Middle School and of Andover students graduating from Merrimack Valley High and from Proctor Academy. This year, the Beacon is asking for help in underwriting the cost of publishing not only these photos but also the many articles and photos […]
5th Grade High Honors Vienna Marcus Brianna Tilton 5th Grade Honors Hannah Asbury Victoria Braley Madisyn Brayshaw Clay Farley Will Furtkamp Hunter Hawks Garrett Munson Tempest Przybyla Ronan Walsh 6th Grade High Honors Lexi Emeny Jack Newton Sofia Weber 6th Grade Honors Matt Bent Hayden Buswell Alexis Cate Hannah French Teigan Friedrich Ezra Jenifer Britta […]
Senior Project Roadshow comes to Andover on April 19
Andover’s MVHS ’13 students showed off their Senior Projects at MVHS on March 20. 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 […]
Drama Club, Poetry Night, SHARE Day coming, too
Kindergarten Registration and Information Gathering is on Wednesday, April 17. Andover children who will be five years old before June 30, 2013 are eligible for kindergarten. One of the bigger kindergarten classes that we’ve had in years will be here soon! We are very appreciative about the support received at the annual Andover School District […]
Community service projects include Andover
Proctor’s spring term began (with fresh snow!) on the vernal equinox — March 20 — with four days of “Project Period.” This annual event clusters students into small groups to explore highly diverse topics that reflect teachers’ passions. This year’s 37 projects included dog sledding in Maine, winter mountaineering, crafting entrepreneurial business plans, social media, […]
Kristi Perreault is one of the members.
Merrimack Valley High School has a new VEX Robotics Club organized by Matthew Davies of Penacook as his senior project. Along with their advisor Chris Ginty, the club recently participated in their first competition at Pembroke Academy, placing 11th out of 37 teams. This was enough to be the 8th seed in the quarter finals […]
Katie DelSignore shared her non-fiction cheetah project with her first grade classmates at AE/MS. Photo: Jen Bent