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Creative Community Service Event Yields Smiles All Around

Posted by Lisa Robbins | November 16, 2011 | Comment Make a Comment »

On Thursday, November 10, NYA students, faculty and staff attended a community service event to benefit those in need locally and globally. For a $10 donation, each participant could make four greeting cards – two to take home and two to donate to Ronald McDonald House in Portland. The entire $10 registration fee went to A Village of Children to support orphans in Bolivia.

Creative cardmakers hard at work!

Science teacher Barbara Farrell and Grace Gilbert ’13 (North Yarmouth) organized the event. On Friday, Barbara reported that she “went to Ronald McDonald house and dropped off 43 cards that were made yesterday at the card making event. They were SOOO thankful! We also raised about $130 for A Village of Children, with a few more donations to be collected … Thank you to those who donated money to A Village of Children, to those who made cards for Ronald McDonald House and to those who did both!!! I hope you had as much fun as I did. It was wonderful to see the MS and US faculty, staff and students’ creativity and generosity in action.”

“A Tuna Christmas” Drama Shorts

Posted by Lisa Robbins | November 16, 2011 | Comment Make a Comment »

On Friday, November 18, at 7:00 pm, Upper School students are performing excerpts from “A Tuna Christmas” in Higgins Hall. Admission is free!

Remember Arles, Thurston, Petey, and Bertha from last year’s Tuna Does Vegas? Well, they’re back, along with their friends Inita and Helen, Aunt Pearl, Didi Snavely, Vera Carp, and a few others! Get into the holiday spirit (sort of!) with a lot of laughs and great sweets!

Class of 1961

Posted by Lisa Robbins | November 15, 2011 | Comment 1 Comment »

In honor of their 50th reunion, the Class of 1961 raised $775.00 to donate to The First Parish Church Food Pantry in Yarmouth. Jane Small Plante explains, “What does it mean when a high school class reunites after 50 years? Reconnections and recollections of times spent together? In the case of the NYA class of 1961, it also means saying thank you to a town that gave them all so many memories. How to say thank you should seem like an easy task…a plaque…a tree…or flowers added to a garden, etc. These would all seem appropriate for some classes, but our class was special as we were the last class to graduate [from NYA] before Yarmouth High School was built. For that reason, it was decided that any gift given needed to benefit any and all in our hometown. As a result, we the class of ’61 are proud to contribute $775.00 to The First Parish Church Food Pantry. Thank you Town of Yarmouth and North Yarmouth Academy for sending out into the world a REALLY TERRIFIC class that has indeed strived to make you proud – even now – as we did way back when!”

Writer Susan Conley to Attend Classes and Give Public Reading at NYA

Posted by Lisa Robbins | November 9, 2011 | Comment Make a Comment »

Writers in Process

Writer Susan Conley will visit North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 to speak with Upper School students followed by several workshops with Upper School English classes. From 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Conley will read and sign books 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.

Conley is the author of the critically acclaimed The Foremost Good Fortune, a memoir that explores her experiences in China with her family as she battles breast cancer. Currently, she is writing a novel to be published by Knopf. In addition to writing, Conley co-founded The Telling Room in Portland (ME), a non-profit creative writing center for students ages six to eighteen.

Conley’s visit is part of a visiting writers’ series entitled Writers in Process: Bringing the literary world to NYA and Yarmouth. The series began in October with Lily King, author of Father of the Rain, The English Teacher and The Pleasing Hour. Each visit will include an evening lecture and book signing open to the public.

North Yarmouth Academy is an independent, college preparatory, coeducational day school serving students in grades five through twelve. For 198 years, NYA has fostered integrity, character and intellect in young adults. For more information, please contact NYA at 207-847-5423 or visit our website at www.nya.org.

NYA Parents’ Association Holds Holiday Craft Fair

Posted by Lisa Robbins | November 8, 2011 | Comment Make a Comment »

The North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) Parents’ Association will host the Annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in North Yarmouth Academy’s gymnasium (154 Main Street) and Safford Center cafeteria (148 Main Street) inYarmouth. This annual event is held in conjunction with a town-wide holiday celebration. Over sixty vendors from across the state will present a diverse variety of crafts including artwork, photography, jewelry, candles, soap, alpaca products, blown glass, woodworking and much more. Enjoy a sit-down lunch at the NYA Café and listen to holiday music by the NYA Chorus. Money raised from booth rental fees will help support NYA teacher grant requests.

There are no longer booth rentals available – the fair is currently full. Crafters who would like to be placed on next year’s mailing list may email the Vendor Coordinator, Deb Cutten, at dcutten@maine.rr.com.

NorthYarmouthAcademyis an independent, college preparatory, coeducational day school serving students in grades five through twelve. For 198 years, NYA has fostered integrity, character and intellect in young adults. For more information, please contact NYA at 207-847-5423 or visit our website at www.nya.org.

Amy Miller ’08

Posted by Lisa Robbins | November 7, 2011 | Comment Make a Comment »

Amy was recently featured in a Washington University in St. Louis newsletter for Maine high school students. Read all about it here.

Upper School Fall Exam Schedule

Posted by Lisa Robbins | November 4, 2011 | Comment Make a Comment »

Fall exams for the Upper School are scheduled for Wednesday-Friday, November 16-18. Here is the exam schedule.

NYA Hires Ice Hockey Goaltending Coach

Posted by Lisa Robbins | November 2, 2011 | Comment Make a Comment »

North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) Athletic Director Mike Dutton announced that Former Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender coach, Cap Raeder, has been hired as the goalie consultant/coach for the NYA hockey program for the upcoming 2011-2012 season. Raeder will work with both boys and girls hockey players in the Middle School and Upper School helping goalies at every level improve their game.

Raeder was a professional coach in the NHL for twenty years. He has worked with some of the league’s best goalies, including Evgeni Nabokov, Miikka Kiprusoff, and Mike Smith just to name a few. Raeder has also coached for the Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks and was the head coach at Division I Clarkson University.

Raeder played college hockey at the University of New Hampshire and was an All-American in 1974. He was drafted by the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association and by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. He played for the Whalers in 1975-77. During his 1976 season, he was selected to play for Team USA in the inaugural Canada Cup.

“The entire NYA coaching staff is excited to welcome Coach Raeder to the NYA hockey family. Cap’s goaltending experience is superior and his expertise will have an immediate impact with the NYA goalies at every level. We are so pleased to have Coach Raeder join us for the upcoming season,” said Dutton.

North Yarmouth Academy is an independent, college preparatory, coeducational day school serving students in grades five through twelve. For 198 years, NYA has fostered integrity, character and intellect in young adults. For more information, please contact NYA at 207-847-5423 or visit our website at www.nya.org.