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 […]
Donate through year-end to fight childhood cancer
Community welcome in 5K on May 23
Proctor Academy’s Wellness Team will host its third annual 5K Trail Run and Wellness Walk on Saturday, May 23, at Proctor’s Farrell Field House. On-site registration begins at 8 AM followed by a free children’s fun run at 8:45 AM. Free t-shirts are available to the first 200 entrants. The course is a 3.1-mile scenic […]
Community welcome at two presentations
Each year, the Proctor community celebrates Earth Day by taking a break from normal classes and hosting workshops with guest speakers. This year, Proctor welcomes Tyler Fish to speak to the community on Wednesday, April 29, at 7 PM about his unassisted trek on skis to the North Pole. On Thursday, a full day of […]
263 kW coming online this year
Proctor Academy has continued its commitment to decrease reliance on fossil fuels through utilization of renewable energy solutions by signing a contract with IGS Energy Solutions and Revision Energy to install three new solar projects by next fall. These projects will bring Proctor’s solar capacity to 340 kW, when the solar panels on the Wilkins Meeting […]