Having harvested pumpkins from the upper field earlier in the month, and with the first snow of the season covering the ground outside, students engaged in our annual carving ritual on Friday, October 28. The jack-o-lanterns decorated the Common Room.

On Thursday October 27 we celebrated highlights from the season and the athletes who competed on our Soccer and Cross Country teams this fall, as well as the Hiking Club and "YogaAerobics" athletes. Thanks to Leni S-F for compiling this slideshow.

The Girls' JV Soccer team won on Tuesday against The Center School by an impressive 11-0 score. The players were in positions to which they weren't all accustomed but they played amazingly, working on back passes and crosses at goal. Elaina Gibb-Buurs …

Using mirrors and their knowledge of similar figures, Algebra I students in Ms. Goudreault's class calculate the height of unknown objects like trees, the soccer goals, and the building.

On Thursday, October 20 Sophia Rehmus ('10) joined students and faculty for lunch. As part of a Fulbright scholarship, Sophie spent the past year living in and researching nine (of over 24) revived ghost towns in Spain, which in large part have taken …

The girls JV Soccer team had an action-packed week. On Tuesday, they celebrated an amazing shutout win against Greenfield Center School. The final score was 8-0 with goals from Ruby Chase (2), Saraphina Forman (2), Corinne Laird (2), and Esme Marini-Ra …

Ms. Neeley's Yoga and Fitness class is a mixture of classic Yoga and intense cardio exercises. The class is attended by students and faculty. Participants call it YogAerobics!

Academy students, faculty, friends of The Academy (and alum Sophie Rehmus '10) showcased their talents at last night's Open Mic, featuring 12 acts. Congratulations, all!

The seventh grade (Class of 2022) experiments with desalination in a recent Climate Connections (C-Squared) lab activity.

Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of our dedicated parents – talented bakers and salespeople all! – this year's pie sale at the Ashfield Fall Festival was a record-breaking success. 79 pies were sold by 3:45 PM on Saturday, and the net proceeds were …