Archive for September, 2011
Posted by Mr. Gerrity | September 28, 2011 |
NYA took the lead at the very beginning of the game with a penalty shot by Katherine Millett. All eyes were on Millett as she drove the ball into the top right-hand corner of Freeport’s net. After only 1:36 NYA was already ahead, 1-0. The first half was close, both teams had a fair amount of shots, but with 0:10 left in the first half Millett passed the ball to Olivia Madore, giving NYA an insurance goal going into the second half. The second half was much more intense, both teams looking to end the game with a win. Freeport’s goalie was stumped again however by Kayla Rose with only 10 minutes remaining in the game after Carly Lappas gained possession and immediately looked to Rose in front of the net. Elizabeth Coughlin ended the game with a shutout. This win leaves NYA in first place of the Western Class C standings.
The JV team also enjoyed a 3-0 shutout of Freeport with goals contributed by Maura Anderson, Bailey Clock, and Meaghan O’Leary.
-Thanks to team manager Katie Perry for her write-up on the game
Posted by Lisa Robbins | September 28, 2011 |
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) Athletic Director Mike Dutton announced that Mike Hebert of Greene, Maine has been hired as Head Girls Ice Hockey Coach. Hebert has over ten years of coaching experience most recently with the Portland Junior Pirates as one of the U-19 Girls Travel Team coaches. “Mike brings extensive hockey experience to the position, and it is my strong feeling that he will make an immediate impact with both the team and our community,” said Dutton.
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Posted by Lisa Robbins | September 27, 2011 |
Come and cheer on the NYA Panthers this Friday and Saturday during Homecoming athletic competitions. Here’s the complete schedule. GO, PANTHERS!
Posted by Lisa Robbins | September 27, 2011 |
Yarmouth author Lily King engages an NYA English class
Writers in Process
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) is launching a visiting writers’ series entitled Writers in Process: Bringing the literary world to NYA and Yarmouth. The series begins on Thursday, October 13 with novelist and Yarmouth resident Lily King, author of Father of the Rain, The English Teacher and The Pleasing Hour. King will be on campus to conduct a lecture to Upper School students followed by several workshops with Upper School English classes. From 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., King will do a reading and book signing in Higgins Hall (168 Main Street, Yarmouth) that is open to the public (donation suggested). Royal River Books will provide books for sale at a 10% discount.
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Posted by Mr. Gerrity | September 26, 2011 |
Girls’ Volleyball had a great weekend on their trip Downeast! Not only did they perform well, but they played as a team and improved a lot. Check out the stats:
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Posted by Lisa Robbins | September 23, 2011 |
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) received a $40,000 gift, the first of a three-year anonymous donation, to launch an experiential education program for all students in all grades. The program includes a broad spectrum of experiences designed to help each student build and learn leadership, communication, self-reliance and teamwork skills. The program has been incorporated into NYA’s current curriculum and will include outdoor components designed to strengthen students’ appreciation of the environment. “We envision a program for each grade level each year that is both connected to the curriculum and to the reflective development of each student,” said Head of School Brad Choyt. “We expect that this vision will take three years to become fully integrated into the curriculum and the culture of the school. Curriculum connections this first year are only a beginning and will grow over the course of the next few years,” explained Choyt.
Ninth graders take a breather on Tumbledown Mountain
NYA hired Kelly Orr to oversee the program as Experiential Education Coordinator. Orr is a 2006 graduate of Bowdoin College and completed the Extended Teacher Education Program at the University of Southern Maine where she is a candidate for a Master of Science in Applied Literacy. She served as a teaching intern at the Leadership School at Kieve in Nobleboro, Maine, led extended canoe trips, taught white water paddling and safety skills, and served as the coordinator of freshmen pre-orientation trips at Bowdoin College. “I am very excited about the potential for implementing a comprehensive Experiential Education curriculum at NYA. There is great energy among the faculty and staff around this program, and I am really looking forward to collaborating with my colleagues as we develop EE learning opportunities both in the classroom and all over Maine.”
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Posted by Mr. Gerrity | September 21, 2011 |
NYA girls’ varsity soccer won their home game against Sacopee Valley yesterday. The win is the first for the girls’ team this year, and moved them up several places in heal points and into playoff contention with 8 games left in the season. The game was back and forth with Sacopee Valley scoring first at 19:15, and it stayed 1-0 through the first half. Senior captain Moira Lachance tied the game up with an unassisted goal 17:37 into the second half. The game stayed very close until 13:06 left in the game when Moira Lachance passed to Chloe Leishman, who put the ball into the back of the net for the winning goal.
-Thanks to team manager CJ Davis for his writeup on the game
Posted by Lisa Robbins | September 20, 2011 |
The North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) class of 1961 will be holding a reunion on Sunday, September 25, 2011. The class of 1961 is unique because it was the last class of local high school students to attend NYA as their public high school. Yarmouth High School opened in the fall of 1961, and from that time forward, NYA became a choice for students from the local area instead of the only option. “It doesn’t matter where you joined us along the way, everyone who went to NYA at some time is included in this reunion,” said Sharon Libby Sharp, an alumna and one of the event organizers. Over 35 people are expected at this event.
The NYA Class of 1961 at their 45th reunion
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Posted by Lisa Robbins | September 19, 2011 |
Maine State Archivist David Cheever announced that North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) has been awarded $4,000 to preserve and provide better access to its historical collections as part of the Historical Records Collections Grant Program. The program is administered by the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board, with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grant program is coordinated in Maine by the State Archives. Jay Robbins of Robbins Historical Research, Inc. will serve as Project Archivist.
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Posted by Lisa Robbins | September 19, 2011 |
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) is excited to be field testing a pilot program to help students learn genetics concepts through interactive simulation. The Geniverse program teaches core understanding of heredity and meiosis by modeling real genetics problems and research processes. Students take on the role of collaborating scientists researching dragon traits and get a feel for bioinformatics. Feedback from students and teachers will be used to refine the program which should be available to the public by 2014.
Mrs. Farrell and the AP Biology class
The pilot program, funded by the National Science Foundation, is being developed by the Concord Consortium in conjunction with The Jackson Laboratory, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) and TERC. Biology teacher Barbara Farrell is implementing the program. “I was selected to participate in this program after attending a Genetics conference at Amherst College a few years ago. I’m very excited to be able to offer my students a different way to learn this material, and so far, the Advanced Placement Biology students are excited to be playing computer games in class to supplement their learning,” said Farrell. Farrell plans to include her tenth grade biology classes in the program as well.
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