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1/13/2010 - The curricular review and revision program began at Holderness in 2004, and is part of our ongoing strategic efforts. The program asks every academic department at Holderness to - on a rotating basis - undergo a thoughtful and thorough review of their curriculum and program, identifying strengths and weaknesses and creating strategies for improvement. The process involves ... View |
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1/11/2010 - This evening, Nicole Manganelli from the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence (CPHV) led a community-wide discussion about harrassment, language, respect, and community. Aided by a panel of student leaders, she encouraged us to work together to create an environment in which every student feels safe and welcome.
At times, our choice of language and our inabili... View |
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1/10/2010 - Alex and Alex entertain us at the White Out Dance!
We always celebrate the first weekend back on campus in January with the "White Out Dance." The Wallace Center in lower Weld becomes a dance hall, complete with strobe lights and awesome music. Alex Gardiner has been our star DJ for the last two years, and last night was no exception, except that he was joined by a ... View |
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1/9/2010 - Making Holderness History!
This weekend featured some excellent home games on Friday and Saturday, including two basketball games that were decided by free throws with no time left on the clock. The first game was when the varsity girls played in front of full gymnasium of enthusiastic fans as they beat a tough Tilton team 38-37. Marissa Pendergast was fouled with ... View |
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1/8/2010 - Epiphany 2010
Thursday's chapel marked the celebration of Epiphany 2010, formally the day when the three wise men came to bring gifts to the baby Jesus. Father Weymouth used Epiphany and W.H. Auden's poem "Christmas Oratorio" to talk about the return from Christmas and the longest December vacation in recent years.
As we return to the routine of school life... View |
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1/8/2010 -
Dorothy!?
At today's assembly, Ms. Devine announced auditions this weekend for the spring musical, "The Wiz." "The Wiz" is based on the book and movie "The Wizard of Oz," featuring a "dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel, and soul music."
In closing her announcement, Ms. Devine admitted and apologized for having pre-cast Dorothy, the lead in the mus... View |
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1/7/2010 - Welcome Back!
This morning, Ms. Weymouth, Mr. Ford, Ms. Dopp, Mr. Skelley, Ms. Pfenninger and I met with the senior leaders in the East Wing of Weld as part of the school's ongoing commitment to communicate openly with the student body. In particular, we wanted to update the seniors on some discipline situations and also on the upcoming workshop for the community ne... View |
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1/6/2010 - Today - as part of our ongoing focus on building community - the Holderness faculty and staff came together to discuss the results of a recent climate assessment, conducted in conjunction with the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence (CPHV) out of Portland, ME. This assessment - aimed at the adults in our community - comes one year after a similar study was conducted... View |
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1/5/2010 - Holderness School Past and Present!
Today, Robin and I were fortunate to host Ken Forbes and his daughter Janet. Mr. Forbes was responsible for building the Headmaster's House as well as six other campus houses on campus. We wanted to thank Mr. Forbes for the great work he did in the 50's, 60's, and 70's to increase the quality of life for generations of faculty f... View |
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12/31/2009 - Happy New Year!
The Holderness family grew by one on December 27th when Kristin and Eduardo Magalhaes welcomed Caetano Alberto Padgett into the world.
Congratulations to the Magalhaes family!
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