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6/12/2009 - And dry land camp continues, with more great updates from Coach Antonides. Fourteen Holderness students and three coaches have come together for the "First Annual Holderness/FSC Dryland Camp."
What follows are two more days of reports from Coach Antonides, who's overseeing the event:
"Day Three: The campers took another morning hike to the famous glacial, er... View |
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6/12/2009 - Holderness in New Orleans
This summer we have lots of school trips and activities that students and faculty are involved in. As a result of a chapel talk that Paul Clark gave last winter, there was a great deal of interest in going to New Orleans to work for Habitat Humanity. Monique Devine volunteered to lead a group of students, and a large group of folks volunt... View |
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6/10/2009 - Holderness students (and coaches) are not ones to stand idle. Even after finishing a challenging year in the classrooms, on the fields, and on the slopes, fourteen Holderness students and three coaches have come together for the "First Annual Holderness/FSC Dryland Camp."
What follows are two days of reports from Coach Antonides, who's overseeing the event:
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6/8/2009 - Recent alum, future student, and summer fun!
Recent alum, Sumner Ford '09, and future student, Cody Spencer '10, met last weekend at the Covered Bridges Half Marathon in Woodstock Vermont. Cody and Sumner went to elementary school together and now will soon be part of the Holderness School family as well. Clearly both young men are staying very active as Cody finis... View |
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6/5/2009 - Students have embarked on all manner of summer adventures, but the learning has not stopped on campus. Having finished grading and comments, many teachers have taken the time to continue with their own professional development. Last week, as part of end-of year faculty meetings, faculty took part in a round robin of seminars on technology in the classroom. Some of our more... View |
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6/4/2009 - There are two trips planned this summer for Holderness students: one language-based trip to Guatamala with Ms. Pfenninger and Ms. Henchey and another community service-based trip to Honduras with Ms. Whitaker. Both are about teaching culture in context, and - if past experience is anything to go by - both will help in making Holderness students more fluent in the language ... View |
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5/28/2009 - The week following Commencement is an opportunity for the faculty to come together and spend several days discussing returning students and ongoing strategic and policy issues. This week, we're discussing how to support students in making healthy choices, looking for ways to build on several programs, and providing faculty input on our ongoing strategic goals.... View |
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5/24/2009 - ... And the stage is set for a beautiful Commencement... outside. The day begins in Chapel, with a Baccalaureate Service overseen by Bishop Douglas Theuner at 9:30 AM, before we assemble for the 11:00 AM Commencement ceremony. The weather looks good, the flowers are ready, the speeches are written, and the diplomas are all signed.
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5/24/2009 - And the 130th Commencement at Holderness School is in the books. The rain unfortunately played a larger role than hoped for or expected, but it did not dampen spirits on a class whose sense of humor is as remarkable as its talent and promise.
Congratulations, graduates! Best of luck to you!... View |
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5/23/2009 - Welcome home Alumni!
Part of the joy of Commencement Weekend is the return of many alumni. Some come back for the alumni games and bike ride; others return to see the class of 2009 graduate. The biggest number of returning alumni is invariably the previous graduating class.
Pictured here is a sizeable and enthusiastic contingent from the class of 2008.
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