Mrs. Newbery learns about extreme weather on top of Mt. Washington

Mrs. Newbery learns about extreme weather on top of Mt. Washington

Mrs. Newbery was selected to participate in Arctic Wednesdays, a professional development program on extreme weather and climate offered by the Mount Washington Observatory. On January 29, she journeyed to the summit of Mt. Washington in a snowcat and spent the day...
The Gift of Sharing a Campus with Wildlife

The Gift of Sharing a Campus with Wildlife

Several years ago, while teaching U.S. History in one of the cabins near the Heron’s Hideout playground, I happened to look out the window just as a bobcat and her kitten were bounding through the snow on the golf course. The animals could not see us in the cabin, so...
2024 Scholastic Art Awards

2024 Scholastic Art Awards

The mission of the Scholastic Art Awards is to foster creativity in students from seventh through twelfth grades nationally. In New Hampshire, approximately 2500 works are submitted and out of these around forty percent received some recognition with either a Gold...
2023 Scholastic Art Awards

2023 Scholastic Art Awards

While most Middle School students were having a typical Tuesday, two students waited anxiously for the announcement of the winners of the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards. I received notification early before school started and couldn’t wait to see my Eighth Grade class to...
Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Happiest of holidays to everyone! We have had a fantastic start to the school year. Students are busy, happy, and settled. I continue to be amazed by SRS students. From the Kindergarten students who are now “old pros” with their school routines to the MIddle School...
Flag Football: Community, Tradition, and Glory Days in the Making

Flag Football: Community, Tradition, and Glory Days in the Making

Even before the snow melts on the athletic field west of campus, students become excited for the Shaker Road School flag football season. Of the twenty or more sports and clubs available to students at SRS, flag football may be the most popular. But why? Sure,...