The Putney School News

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Two modern adaptation of Greek tragedies, Eurydice and Metamorphoses, graced the stage of the Jeffrey Campbell Theater this week. Despite the outcomes, there were still a few laughs to be had along the way. The costuming, set, lighting, and acting were superb—far surpassing anything you’d expect on a high school stage, let alone that of [...]

Sarah ’12 read this moving and apropos bit of writing, gathered by Eve Ensler from teenage girls the world over, in assembly this morning. She agreed to read it again for us in better light with less background noise this afternoon. The chapter is entitled “How to Be a Girl in 2010.” Here it is [...]

The fall dance concert, held Sunday, November 21, ran the gamut from African to modern to ballet, hip-hop, jazz and beyond. The costumes and lighting were stunning and the production quality was top-notch. Oh, and the dancers! The dancers were weightless, ethereal, fluid, and strong. Only one is named Grace, but they all could be [...]

The fall music concert on Friday, November 12 debuted The Putney Community Orchestra, a combined group of students from The Putney School and local area musicians. The brainchild of Music Director James Wallace, the intent of the combined orchestra is to bolster the ranks of The Putney School’s orchestra without poaching members of the nearby [...]

Once a year, the KDU staff, under the direction of Executive Chef Marty Brennan-Sawyer, treat us to a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings. There’s a whole schedule of events within the event, to make it all the more festive and fun. The highlight is the March of the Turkeys—a tradition revitalized a few years [...]

Unlike most schools, we’re here all weekend. And since classes end at noon on Saturday, we’re prone to making up fun things to do when the studying is done. Coffee House is one of those fun things. The theme this time was the Roaring 20′s and the KDU was the venue. There were frosted fruit [...]

The Fall 2010 Visual Arts Facutly Exhibition, with works by Susan Brearey, Brian D. Cohen, Joseph Fichter, Melisa Johnson, Gordon Jones, Naomi Lindenfeld, and Lynne Weinstein, comes to an end this weekend. If you didn’t visit the Michael S. Currier Center Gallery to see the amazing art by our fine art teachers, here’s a gallery [...]

Fall Work Day, named in honor of civil rights and peace activist Jean Hinton Rosner, saw crews of students, faculty, and staff all over campus and strewn to the four corners of Windham County. Plant Manager Mark Grieco kicked off his first-ever Work Day with a lyrical refaddling of popular work-related tune that everyone sang [...]

The Putney School’s first Harvest Festival was held in 1935, making this the 76th in a row. The day was autumn crisp and clear, the foliage at peak, and the parking lot jam-packed. The Putney School is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, so the Farm Parade had a few more features than usual, including [...]

Two weeks after classes started this fall all the students packed up and set out on Long Fall. In groups of about eight, they hiked the Long Trail or the White Mountains, kayaked on Lake Champlain, canoed various rivers, biked back roads, tackled ropes courses, and cooked and slept in the open. New Englanders have [...]

The boys’ and girls’ soccer teams have been playing hard this fall and enjoying a fair number of winning games, although every game is a lot of fun and great exercise. For details on the latest games click here. And enjoy these action shots from recent boys’ and girls’ home games: Slide Show + -Full [...]

The spring musical was a perfect example of progressive education in action. Students from the American History class interviewed residents at the Thompson House in Brattleboro last Project Week about what life was like in the 1930′s. These interviews were interwoven with quotes from books and music from the era to create the show. Some [...]

Congratulations to The Putney School’s Class of 2010 for making it to the long-awaited finish line this past Sunday. Rain forced festivities into Calder Hall of the Michael S. Currier Center, but spirits were not dampened in the least. See for yourself in this photo gallery. Slide Show + -Full Screen

Every hand-crafted diploma from The Putney School is as unique as its recipient. Here are this year’s versions: Slide Show + -Full Screen

Slide Show + -Full Screen The theme this year was “Outer Space” and silver lame seems to be the new black as a result. Students dined while faculty and staff served, for a change, and the Father Figures provided improv dinner music. After dinner, The Exhibitionists! gave a concert in Calder Hall to wrap up [...]

Slide Show + -Full Screen The Spring Dance Concert on Parent’s Weekend offered two shows that showcased an enthusiastic dance program, populated by talented and hard-working students and faculty, that would rival many colleges. Styles ranged from balletic to jazzy to modern to hip hop, with all of the lighting, choreography, and costuming to match. [...]

Slide Show + -Full Screen For Parent’s Weekend, the jazz ensemble, orchestra, madrigals, chamber orchestra, soloists, jazz combo, and other students performed for a packed house in the Michael S. Currier Center’s Calder Hall. Here are some images from an exciting evening of music. And don’t miss the dance concert on Saturday night (April 24) [...]

Slide Show + -Full Screenphotos Spring Work Day comes, cleverly enough, the weekend before all the parents show up for Parent’s Weekend. It’s an opportunity for us to get the gardens in, whitewash the barn stalls, rake leaves, wash windows, and lend a hand in the community. This one was particularly poignant, as it will [...]

It’s the social event of the season and a ton of fun besides. The theme this year was Alice In Wonderland and the teachers and staff served the students for a change. Secret notes were passed from table to table by the adults and everybody rose to the occasion of wishing the longest month of [...]