June (2014)
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1/10/2014
Candid Cam
December (2013)
12/18/2013
Holiday Vibes
12/8/2013
Open House
October (2013)
10/11/2013
Hornet Games
September (2013)
9/24/2013
Today's Rant
August (2013)
8/22/2013
Mindsets
July (2013)
7/5/2013
Andover Day
May (2013)
5/6/2013
Formalities
April (2013)
4/11/2013
Mascot Mania
Final Alternatives
2/28/2013
Winter term has ended. We completed Finals Week Friday morning.

Prep School Kids

For reasons I do not recall, we encourage alternatives to traditional final exams at the end of winter term only. Many classes still finish with pen-on-paper assessments.

Best Academics

Exams

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Y
et many opt for creative alternative presentations of subject mastery. Ethan defends the work of the extraordinarily ideosyncratic Nikola Tesla, who bolted from the Edison camp to Westinghouse, and proceeded to create much of our electrical uses today.

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Lindsay Brown's algebra students are working in teams of three. Each student is responsible for 8 of 24 complex problems, but they can get all the help they can drum up from their team.  The Frank Sinatra tunes playing in the background are Burke's selection.

Best Collaborative

M
ax applies the ethical relativism of Shakespeare's Hamlet to Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet On the Western Front.

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Elemy, Manny and Jaeger listen as Connor defends hydro fracking.

Students Listening

Oral Report

Sophie shares her floor plan for a colonial revival home she's created in Architectural Design.

Floor Plan

Nick's one-story is located on the beach in southern Florida.

Architectural Plans

Physics Engineering has been calculating specifications of the rocket design and thrust for a vehicle that will ascend to exactly 750 feet.

Rocketry

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Ethan speaks of Nikola Tesla's brilliance.
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Sophie has a house in mind.
Role Play
Cort acts out a scene from The Importance of Being Earnest in a skit melding modern jargon with original text.
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Patrice and Axel admire his extraordinary ceramic work. Axel is a very recent inductee to the National Arts Honor Society.
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Val and Hal collaborate.
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We didn't see Jamie's face last week!
Laptops
Library collaboration.
Positive Attitude
Domi's ready.
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Last minute math prep.
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We'll get through!
Coca Cola
Stu is all set.