Andover community is encouraged to attend
The fall athletic season at Proctor is just around the corner. Come see a home game! Football, field hockey, soccer, cross country running, and mountain biking events will begin the second week of September. All Proctor athletic games are free of charge, and the Andover community is encouraged to attend. The schedule of varsity home […]
Wilderness Orientation in the Whites starts September 8
On September 8, fourteen Andover students will start their Proctor journey on Proctor’s 42nd Wilderness Orientation. They will spend five days camping with faculty members in the White Mountains, learning about school rules, expectations, and culture, before returning to officially start the 2015-2016 school year. Best of luck to this great group of Andover students […]
Andover Fire and EMS team top fundraisers
The St. Baldrick’s event hosted at Proctor Academy on March 28 had great success again in 2015. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-powered charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. Two Proctor faculty members, Chris Young and Alan McIntyre, worked […]
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 […]