Ocean Classroom 2020 Was Successful In Spite of Hurricanes

Crew faced COVID restrictions and weather detours

By Scott Allenby

On September 17, Proctor’s Ocean Classroom program set sail for the 27th consecutive year. Twenty-one students, including Andover’s Katie Bent ‘21, boarded the schooner Roseway, a 135 foot, century-old tall ship in Boston Harbor for a ten week adventure down the eastern seaboard. Students not only studied marine biology, navigation, maritime literature, and seamanship skills, […]

Proctor Successfully Completes Fall Term Without Incident

Gratitude extended to employees; students' families

By Scott Allenby

On November 20, Proctor depopulated campus for Thanksgiving Break, completing a successful, ten-week in-person fall trimester. With roughly 340 students on campus, a strict weekly COVID-19 testing regime in place, mandatory mask use at all times for all members of the community, and remarkable teamwork from students, employees, and parents, Proctor was able to complete […]

Scholastic Awards a James Patterson Book Grant to Middle School

Kasey Schoch Received $500 to update class library

By Shelley Geoghegan
Scholastic Awards a James Patterson Book Grant to Middle School

Kasey Schoch, the AE/MS Reading Explorations teacher, was successful in obtaining a $500 grant from Scholastic Books. She applied for a James Patterson grant hoping to replace old copies of classroom novel sets, and to update the classroom library that is used by students for independent reading. Students and teacher alike were thrilled when the […]

AE/MS Will Continue to Use Hybrid Schooling Model

School Board deliberated for three hours over decision

By Dennis Dobe, Principal

Here is a not-so-brief article to bring you up too speed regarding our school’s reopening plan.  Truth be told: we’ve been very much open since our official first day of school this year, which occurred on September 9. However, we are still not having our students visiting us in-person every school day at AE/MS.  We […]

Students at AE/MS Have Shown Adaptability During First Month of Classes

Eagle Eyes on The Andover Beacon starting up

By Kasey Schoch

It is really hard to sum up the first month of school at AE/MS.  It has been one of those moments where we were surprised and not surprised that students were able to come back to school and easily follow the new routines put into place.   In the beginning, the idea that students would be […]

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