Seventh Grade Math Has No Problem With Problem Sets It is late October and the seventh grade students are engaged in the creativity, wonder, and fun of mathematics. In addition to the curriculum in the workbooks, students are given a sheet of mathematical problems–a problem set or Math’s Mate. The
The junior varsity volleyball team has been receiving a crash course in instruction from first-year coach Madeleine Grimes and veteran coach Jen James. From overhand serves, bumps, and sets, to positional rotations, communication, and teamwork, these athletes have learned it all. Only in its second year of existence, the team
In the first four games of their campaign, the field hockey team scored a total of three goals. The team did one better than that this week in their home game against Austin Prep when they rattled the back of the net four times during a back and forth 5-4
The varsity football team improved to 2-1 on the season following a gritty win on the road against Carroll this week. The Blue & Gold came out fast, opening up a 20-6 lead early, but Carroll stormed back in the second half and closed the lead to 20-18 with 4:00
Arts Update: Look Up To See 3-D Painting In Progress Seventh and eighth grade students in the Painting on the Unexpected arts elective class have started working on their second major challenge: transforming a small wooden chair into a 3-D painting. This week, students took down the chairs–the very same chairs
Second Graders Start Learning Violin This week, second grade students ventured into our first instrument of the year: violins! After warming up their bodies, brains, and voices using songs and games, Meghan Carye ’91 joined me to instruct students in proper positioning and playing a pizzicato (plucking style) violin. Second
Three junior varsity teams began interscholastic competition this week as the soccer teams traveled to Carroll and the football team visited Fessenden. Girls’ soccer ended up on the wrong side of the score despite some standout individual performances. Second-year captain Abigail Chang showed tremendous effort on both sides of the
The cross country team continued its impressive start with a second-place finish in a quad meet against Fenn, Nashoba Brooks, and Lexington Christian Academy this week. Eighth grade classmates Edwin Voiland (3rd place) and Ben Fleming (4th) paced the Blue & Gold for the second consecutive week, leading a strong
The varsity volleyball team opened their season on Tuesday with a home match against BB&N. After splitting the first two sets, the match came down to a decisive third set. The teams were knotted at 14 each in the final frame before Belmont Day rattled off two consecutive points (teams
Tryouts for the boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer, football, and volleyball programs wrapped up this week and rosters are set for the fall season. Varsity teams will kick off the interscholastic schedule next week with six games on tap, including four at home. The girls’ varsity soccer and varsity volleyball teams
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