“The Eagle Eyes on The Beacon” Group Explores Journalism Skills
By Kasey Schoch
Ada Grotnes Goes in for the Block against St. Bani
By Kasey Schoch
Cross-Country Team Earns Praise for an Amazing Season
By Ava Eltzroth
Kindergarten Class Learns about Community Helpers
By Stephanie Peters
Kindergarteners are learning about Community Helpers. Lesley Clark and Tugboat taught us about what veterinarians do and how to give a dog a check-up. The class also walked over to see Michaela Hoover at the Andover Town Library. We learned about what a librarian does, listened to a story, and took a tour […]
AE/MS Music Program Makes A Comeback with Band and Chorus
Second-place award won for Trills and Thrills
By Lylah McDaniel
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
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
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
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’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
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. […]