Hopes are high for normal year
In just over a month, Proctor will welcome students back to campus for what we hope will be a far more “normal” school year than we experienced last year. With a record enrollment of nearly 380 students, Proctor’s educational model focused on experiential learning, personalized attention, and integrated academic support continues to attract students and […]
Leaves Proctor well-positioned for the future
For an organization like Proctor Academy, one rich with tradition and with employees who have chosen to make the town of Andover their home for decades, an incoming Head of School must adopt a long-run view of implementing incremental change. As Mike Henriques stepped into his role of Head of School during the summer of […]
Brian Thomas officially starts in July
Proctor Academy officially welcomes new Head of School Brian Thomas to campus in early July. Brian steps into this leadership role as Mike Henriques retires after 16 years of service that saw Proctor grow in unprecedented ways. A native of Robbins and Harvey, Illinois (on Chicago’s far south side), Brian graduated from Yale University (BA […]
Former Board member of the Beacon
When Betsy Paine and her family moved to Andover during the summer of 2005 as her husband, Mike Henriques, stepped into the Head of School role at Proctor Academy, Betsy jumped with two feet into the Andover community. With her “day job” as Senior Staff Attorney for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of New Hampshire, […]
Recognized at awards ceremonies
The end of the school year at Proctor Academy provides an opportunity to recognize excellence of students. At end of year awards ceremonies, the following Andover residents were recognized: 2021 Commencement and Senior Awards Cotton Audio Visual Award: Cedar Kiedaisch ‘21 Theatre Arts Award — Excellence in Dramatics (technical): Cedar Kiedaisch ‘21 Underclass Academic and […]
Four-years in pursuit of identity
We spend an inordinate amount of our mental and emotional bandwidth working to align ourselves with our stated identities. Society repeatedly asks us to make declarative “I am” statements on surveys, medical intake forms, or social media profiles. In doing so, we risk becoming an identity that is as much shaped by others as ourselves. […]
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 […]