Ponders four-year experience
Proctor Academy’s Mountain Classroom program is quickly approaching its 50th anniversary of immersing high school students in a term-long adventure in the American southwest. Springfield, New Hampshire resident and four-year senior Camden Fletcher ‘21 reflects on his experience on a three-day solo in the desert this spring: “The nerves passed as we pulled into a […]
Route to go from South Carolina to Alabama
After three decades of successful fall semester-at-sea programs, Proctor Academy has expanded its Ocean Classroom programs with a new eight-week winter program at sea voyaging aboard the iconic Maine Schooner Harvey Gamage. Proctor’s fall semester program has run for the past 27 years in a row, most recently aboard Roseway, and has set an educational […]
Strict guidelines enforced on campus
The weather on April 14 was just about perfect: sunshine, 70 degrees, no black flies. The only problem? We were in Phase 1 quarantine at Proctor due to a diagnosed Covid-19 case on campus. Proctor has had a handful of cases on campus this spring resulting in close contacts needing to quarantine and the entire […]
Continuous COVID testing continues
After a two week Spring Break from March 12 to 28, Proctor students repopulated campus and entered a Phase 1 quarantine in dormitories after two rounds of PCR testing. As the community awaits the results of the second round of testing, and a subsequent third round of testing in the coming week, students and faculty […]
Public can view by improved live broadcast
Proctor Academy’s spring athletics season will commence early this month, assuming a safe repopulation of campus following Proctor’s two week Spring Break from March 12 through 28. For Proctor’s spring athletes, like those from around the region, this upcoming season will be the first time in almost two years that they are able to take […]
Winter Term success owed to everyone
This essay by Proctor Academy Head of School was shared with parents, students, and employees at the end of the Winter Term on March 12. Its message applies beyond Proctor to all of us in the Andover community as we look out for each other, care for each other, and work to make this town […]
Be part of a virtual audience
During a normal year, Proctor’s art shows and performances would be open to the public. Not only are our students missing audiences for their artistic pursuits, but our local community is missing out on some amazing work being done in our art studios and on the stage. Proctor’s talented art faculty have created a digital […]
On February 21, the Proctor Ski Area hosted the 2021 New Hampshire State Championships for Nordic Combined at the Proctor Ski Area. Renowned Olympic and World Cup Commentator Peter Graves was joined by Olympian and Proctor Academy alum Nick Farrell ‘07 as announcers of the event. With roughly 70 skiers from around the state competing […]
Students quarantined after returning for Winter Term
Proctor Academy welcomed students back to campus in mid-January, and after a week of quarantining in dorms and then managing a few positive COVID-19 cases within the student and adult populations, the school was able to settle into a relatively normal routine of in-person classes, afternoon activities, and residential life. Special precautions, including biweekly COVID-19 […]
Andover student shares a daily log entry
Andover’s Tiege Wright ‘21 is one of eight Proctor Academy students studying on a pilot off-campus program based out of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. This Winter Ocean Classroom program partners with the World Ocean School and their schooner Roseway, the same 135-foot historic tall ship that is home to Proctor’s fall Ocean Classroom program. […]