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10/30/2009 - Holderness Has Coffee in Vermont!
Each Thursday, Director of Parent Relations Amy Woods takes the morning to join Holderness parents for coffee. This Thursday, she went to Woodstock, VT for coffee and breakfast and enjoyed great conversation with some of the Holderness parents in that area. Topics ranged from the college process, H1N1, the recent Emergency Procedure... View |
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10/29/2009 - This morning's photo and write-up comes to us from the girls JV1 soccer team (editor's note - girls' JV field hockey is 5-0-3 this season):
The other day our JV1 girls soccer team all wore our matching "Body by Baiano" t-shirts to practice. Even Coach Henchey sported her own "Body NOT by Baiano" t-shirt and Baiano himself had a "Body by Me" t-shirt.
Our tea... View |
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10/29/2009 - This afternoon was Community Service Day, an afternoon of service planned and executed by Mrs. Weymouth, our Dean of Students, and involving the entire student body and faculty. It's a day in which we spread out into the Plymouth and Holderness communities to give back to those that give us so much.
The organizations and locations ranged extensively - from the Hold... View |
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10/28/2009 - Yesterday morning, Holderness conducted a planned evacuation drill. At 11:40 AM, a campus alarm sounded and emergency messages were sent to community members' phones and email addresses, asking them to please report to the Chapel lawn for further instructions. After attendance was taken, students were released to lunch. Had this been an actual emergency, community members ... View |
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10/28/2009 - Ahn-nyung-ha-sae-yo from Korea!
Tyler Lewis and I enjoyed three wonderful days in Korea. We have been interviewing student candidates, meeting with our present and past parents, and connecting with alumni who are in Korea. We have been overwhelmed with the hospitality we have been shown by our Holderness family in Korea.
Last night our Korean parents treated ... View |
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10/27/2009 - Last night, the members of the "Senior Honors Thesis 2009-2010 Cohort" went off campus for some good food, good conversation, and some serious talk about a program that enables seniors to pursue their intellectual passions. Senior Honors Thesis is a second semester course open to seniors and built around a topic and essential question of the student's choosing. Academic re... View |
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10/27/2009 - Outdoor Crew - under the leadership of staff member Jim Blake and student leader Nick Ford '11 - is an essential and very visible part of the Job Program here at Holderness, keeping our campus free of leaves in the fall, snow in the winter, and weeds in the spring.
The Job Program at Holderness was started during the Depression, when the school was unable to suppor... View |
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10/26/2009 - Mr. Peck and Mr. Lewis (our Director of Admission) are spending the next two weeks touring Asia. Yes, it's because it's a beautiful place to be this time of year. But it's also about visiting with current families and finding new and talented students who could add to our community, while benefiting from what Holderness has to offer.
Above, a picture from their fir... View |
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10/25/2009 - Last night in the Hagerman auditorium, hypnotist Steve Taubman practiced his craft for what we believe was his tenth appearance in a row here at Holderness. Whatever your take on hypnotism, the show certainly kept the crowd entertained, as hypnotized students - in spite of themselves - did some pretty crazy stuff.
Above, Dr. Taubman performs the "pre-hypnotism test... View |
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10/25/2009 - Yesterday, the boys varsity football team headed up to Hyde School-ME for what turned out to be "Mud Bowl 2009." The Bulls emerged victorious, coming back in the fourth quarter to win 24-14. Thanks to Mr. Houle who took the above picture. Go, Bulls!... View |
