Applications to Proctor up more than 40%
After a record setting admissions year, Proctor prepares to welcome 130 new students to campus this fall for the 2015-2016 school year. Applications to Proctor surged over the past year, jumping more than 40% over the previous five-year average, as the school’s academic, athletic, art, and off-campus programs continue to set the school’s educational model […]
New dormitory, renovations to follow
Each year, Proctor’s physical plant evolves a bit further. A $30 million capital campaign has kicked off plans to add a new dining commons, new dormitory, and renovations to existing facilities. This fall, Proctor will break ground on the first of these projects with construction for the new Proctor Dining Commons, a 16,000 square foot […]
Proctor hosts Nobel Prize winner
This summer, Proctor Academy once again has been a host site for Gordon Research Conferences. Each week, groups of world-renowned scientists from across the globe travel to Andover to share research, network, and present new thoughts on scientific discovery. Many afternoons you may see a steady stream of visitors walking down Lawrence Street toward Bradley […]
Art Makechnie turns surplus food into meals for the Andover Food Pantry
Twelve Andover students graduated from Proctor Academy on Saturday, May 30, and began their college journeys around the country. Congratulations to each of these graduates! Kelsey Allen – Widener University, Pennsylvania Alicia Barry – University of South Carolina Kelsie Berry – Hobart and William Smith Colleges, New York Thaddeus Bicknell – Westminster College, Utah Olivia […]
Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23
On Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23, Proctor Academy’s theater department presents Fiddler on the Roof for the local community. With music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, Fiddler on the Roof is set in Tsarist Russia in 1905 and follows Tevye, the father of five daughters, and […]
Three roofs covered in May, two more this summer
Proctor’s commitment to environmental stewardship runs far deeper than our Environmental Mission Statement and annual celebrations of Earth Day. Our commitment is institutional and drives our forward progress as we seek carbon neutrality as a school. During the week of May 4 through 9, Proctor made a giant leap in the right direction as three […]
Many Andover residents involved in service program
“No matter who you are, where you’ve been, or what you’ve done, love can heal your wounds.” They were words shared by Shorty, a former gang member, drug smuggler, and champion of the downtrodden in perhaps Central America’s toughest slum, La Limonada. The words echoed through Proctor’s Norris Family Theater as the documentary Reparando, the story […]
Andover's Abbie Young helps organize egg-lobbing event
Students studying social activism at Proctor Academy recently eggs-ecuted a unique fundraiser that served as a reflection on civil disobedience and, according to its organizer, help relieve some end-of-the-year stress. The fundraiser, which benefitted Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire (CASA of New Hampshire), invited students to purchase an egg filled with paint, inscribe […]
Showed the students how to "print" objects
Proctor Academy’s robotics class has utilized Proctor’s 3D printers all year as they have explored motion, mechanics, and engineering principles. Oliver Harston ’15 took the knowledge gained in Josh Norris’ robotics class and embarked on his own Senior Project during the final three weeks of the school year. His goal was to use Proctor’s 3D […]