Best Day Ever! Making Memories on Snow Days at SRS
Not all “snow days” are created equal. Public-school memories of snow days include an eager anticipation that began the night or even days before. How much snow will we get, and will it be enough for the superintendent to call off school? In the 70s and 80s, school...
2022 Scholastic Art Award Winners
Every fall, our Seventh and Eighth Grade students are invited to submit artwork to The Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire (SAANH). Approximately 2,500 works were submitted this year from across the state in 17 categories ranging from drawing and painting to...
The Power of Nature
“If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love you very much.”~ Mary Oliver When poet Mary Oliver describes her reasons for walking alone in the woods in "How I Go to the Woods," I understand. Few places are as calming and centering as nature—and meandering...
Fall Music Recital
The music department has been in full swing this fall! We are so excited to have returned to in-person private lessons and group ensembles. We currently have over 100 students taking music lessons with six teachers, who offer lessons on flute, clarinet, saxophone,...
The Return of Traditions
Late last week as I helped Student Government prepare for the annual Middle School Halloween dance, I paused and realized October was nearly over. Compared to last year, this is a positive change. The school year has returned to its typical active flow. Since opening...
Jonathan Weinberg (SRS 2014)
Jonathan Weinberg (SRS ’14) named Stay Work Play’s 2021 recipient of the Civic Leader of the Year https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2021-10-29/give-back-nh-honoring-our-rising-stars?fbclid=IwAR1t3lUiPQ3gpjJmYhqPPrQyLYz1JbzmEID1j2WphPJd8VE-lc6j0Ohy4u4 Jonathan pictured in...
Ensemble Concert 2021
Welcome to the Shaker Road School Ensemble Concert! Shaker Road School family bands were a new and exciting result of the pandemic. Fourth through Eighth Grade family bands were composed of two to five students from the same SRS family (small pod of students in the...
2021 Virtual Spring Music Recital
Teaching Music During a Pandemic
The SRS music program has looked a bit different this year, but our students are still learning and making music! Individual music lessons have been in full-swing since the fall. We have five teachers providing lessons—two in person (Scott Solsky and myself) and three...
Jamie Hodgson (SRS 2009)
Jamie Hodgson is a 2009 Shaker Road School graduate. She went to Tilton School graduating in 2014, and on to St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. Jamie will enter her senior year in the fall of 2016. Jamie spent her spring semester in Denmark. She sent us this...
