Outing Club Lives On
By Zach Schmolka ’22 For the last few weeks, besides school work, I’ve tried my best to stick to a “Gould Schedule” meaning that I’ve tried to be active in clubs and activities. As a part of the Outing...
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Ninth Grade Four Point 2020: Tanzania
Pre-Trip: Are You Ready? Friday, February 21, 2020 In a short time, we’ll have ninth graders all over the world in Morocco, Ecuador, Peru, and Tanzania as they take part in their first Gould Four Point...
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The Gould Outing Club Lives On
Zach in his element Zach Schmolka ’22 is at home in Portsmouth, NH, birding by bike rides in the Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Recently he sent us some photos and insight about being in the...
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The (Not So) Virtual Polar Bear Club
Mr. Siekman announced the virtual polar bear club at assembly earlier this spring. Worth noting he’s a Bowdoin graduate. The Virtual Polar Bear Plunge Yes, the Polar Bear Club is happening this...
View ArticleAwards Night 2020
UNDERCLASS AWARDS CEREMONY With Guest SpeakerCHRIS GOULD ’02, chef-owner of Central Provisions and Tipo, in Portland, Maine ACADEMIC BOOK PRIZESPresented by Department Chairs HUMANITIES English (9th)-...
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Ninth Grade Four Point 2020: Ecuador Early March Trip
Day twelve: Baeza to Tababela After a filling breakfast, we boarded Don Sanchez’s bus for one last day of adventure. We headed first for Papallacta, known for its volcanic hot springs and beautiful...
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Senior Four Point – NOLS Backcountry Touring
This blog was authored by Cecille Anderson ’20 based on her experiences during the NOLS trip she completed for Senior Four Point. Cecille ’20 during her NOLS experience in March Since coming to Gould,...
View ArticleOn Snow Competition Awards 2020
Watch the virtual awards ceremony: And the recipients are…NORDIC Skiers of The Year Nate Livingood & Eliza Skillings FREESTYLE Skiers of The Year Caleb Grammas & Taylor May Lewis Coaches...
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A New Summer Reading and Learning Plan
This spring the Humanities Department spent time thinking, discussing, and establishing a new summer reading and learning plan. The Translator, Daoud Hari is one of the reading options for incoming...
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Brown Women’s Alpine Coach Comes to Gould
Gould Academy is pleased to welcome Alex Norden as the new head women’s alpine coach for the school’s competitive On-Snow program. Norden recently completed her fourth season as head coach of the...
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Be Part of Our Change
Gould faculty and students at the Bethel Black Lives Matter Protest, fighting for change. Recently, a group of employees gathered via zoom to share our own emotions regarding the horrifying murders of...
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Helping Fight COVID-19 Through 3D Design
Like many other leading-edge companies, the IDEAS Center at Gould Academy responded and utilized its state of the art Digital Fabrication capabilities to help fight COVID-19 through 3D Design. With a...
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Meet the New Health Services Director
Gould welcomes Joanna Brown as our new health services director. She begins officially on Monday but has already been working with the Reopening Task Force, helping the school get ready to welcome...
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Making Time for Slow-Food Rituals
Ninth-grader Meitong Chen earned an honorable mention for her entry in this year’s NYTimes Editorial Contest. Here is her essay. One of my fondest memories is making dumplings with my grandmother in...
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Keeping Gould Healthy – School Guidelines for COVID-19
Staying Healthy So We Can Stay Together! Gould is excited to open campus and continue doing what we do best; enabling world-class faculty to support and connect with motivated students in an inspiring...
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A Letter to Bethel…
New Head of School Tao Smith ’90 introduces himself to the community of Bethel in a letter to the Bethel Citizen this month. Dear Town and Residents of Bethel: I am writing to you today not just as...
View ArticleDEI, a journey…
Not a Destination As some of you may know, I have spent a good deal of time this summer listening to our alumni and employees. The impetus of this listening tour came as a response to some alumni...
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New Faculty for 2020
There are some new faces on campus this fall. Here is a quick introduction to our talented new faculty members: Joanna Brown is Gould’s new director of Health Services. She has been a school nurse for...
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In-Person Classes Begin as Gould Opens for 185th Year
With testing complete, students are cleared for in-person classes Gould Academy opened its 185th school year this week with 221 students from 17 states and six foreign countries, in the midst of a...
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New faces on the fields
Kristen Otten with the field hockey team There is new talent joining Gould’s coaching ranks this fall: New math teacher Jacob Volz will help coach the Cross-Country Running team (as well as Nordic...
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