AE/MS Music Program Makes A Comeback with Band and Chorus

Second-place award won for Trills and Thrills

By Lylah McDaniel
AE/MS Music Program Makes A Comeback with Band and Chorus

Music programs can help kids learn to collaborate, gain self-esteem, make quality work, and have determination. Mikayla Colburn is the Andover Elementary/Middle School music teacher for all grades K–8. She also runs Chorus and Band programs that let kids experience all the different ways to use music, from singing to playing instruments.  She wants her […]

Environmental Camp Continues to be an Opportunity at AE/MS

Eighth grade students attended "Nature's Classroom"

By Kasey Schoch
Environmental Camp Continues to be an Opportunity at AE/MS

Once again, the Eighth Grade class at AE/MS was given an opportunity to attend Nature’s Classroom in Massachusetts. From September 18-22, students experienced a fully immersive and highly engaging environmental education program (coupled with a strong team-building and character development component) that makes Nature’s Classroom a very meaningful and powerful experience for students. Last year […]

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 […]

Proctor’s Ocean Classroom Celebrates 30 Years 

Program launched by former faculty David Pilla

By Scott Allenby
Proctor’s Ocean Classroom Celebrates 30 Years 

In the fall of 1994, former faculty member David Pilla launched a trimester-at-sea program at Proctor called Ocean Classroom. His bold vision set the course for an evolution in Proctor’s off-campus program offerings that has since changed the lives of more than 400 Proctor alumni.  The goal of the program was, and is, simple: expose […]

AE/MS Band Students Learn About Instruments Available for Use

Donations needed for instrument scholarships

By Kasey Schoch
AE/MS Band Students Learn About Instruments Available for Use

Article Text: Supporting a student will help them develop a multitude of skills that will not only help them with music but in life as a whole. From learning goal setting to teamwork, raising self-esteem, to gaining a sense of hard work, dedication, and perseverance and so much more! $350 for a full scholarship; $175 […]

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