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Admission TeAm:

Eric Stacey ’81

Director of Admission

B.A., Colorado College

september 30 Tours and Interviews start

october 19 Open House, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

november 19 Information Night, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

december 7 ISEE (1st Pingree Scholar Test) (Independent School Entrance Exam)

January 4 SSAT (2nd Pingree Scholar Test) (Secondary School Admission Test)

January 11 ISEE (3rd Pingree Scholar Test)

January 15 Application Deadline

January 31 Financial Aid Deadline

march 10 Admission Decision Mailing

April 1, 4, 8 Revisit Days for Accepted Students

April 10 Accepted Students Notice of Intent

may 10 Placement Day

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Welcome to Pingree School! As you embark on

the exciting process of choosing a secondary school, please read this 2013–2014

viewbook, go to our website and Facebook page, visit our campus, and talk to our

students and faculty. We are eager to share Pingree’s academic, athletics, and arts

programs with you. We think you will be as excited as we are about Today’s Pingree,

a school that encourages students to explore, discover, and achieve.

Applications can be accessed online from the Admission page of our website at www.pingree.org.

2013 – 2014

Eric Stacey ’81Director of Admission

Mary Dyer P’98, ’02Senior Associate Director of Admission

Michael PosternackAssociate Director of Admission

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FACTs And FiguresPingree is a college preparatory day school in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Our teachers guide students and open their minds to new intellectual, artistic, athletic, and personal challenges.

Campus size: 100 acres

enrollment: 335

Average graduating Class: 85

Hometowns of students: 51

Faculty with master’s degrees: 60%

student/Teacher ratio: 6:1

Average Class size: 12

students of Color: 16%

elevators: 2

stairs: 444

means of Transportation to Pingree*: train, bus, car, bike, feet

Average length of Faculty Tenure: 12 years

AP Courses: 19

number of AP scholars last year: 10

2012 national merit: Commended Students: 4

Fireplaces in original house: 15

seniors Accepted to College: 100%

students Participating in Pingree Athletics: 80%

students Participating in the Arts at Pingree: 89%

2013 graduates Playing Collegiate Athletics: 21% (18 out of 84) at Div. 1, 2, & 3 schools

Families receiving Financial Aid: 31%

* Pingree offers bus transportation to and from communities to the west, east, north, and south of the school, as well as pick up from the local train station. Please call to find out about the numerous options.

In a speech delivered at last spring’s Baccalaureate, a graduating senior read from a paper she had written for an English class. The assignment involved describing a utopian society. “An idealistic community,” she wrote, “is one whose members can interact in an effortless manner, understanding and respecting each other. When faced with adversity, they all work collaboratively to overcome the challenge presented. The collective student and faculty body at Pingree possesses each and every one of these qualities.”

I invite you to visit our Pingree community, an ideal place for students to work and play, to stumble and stretch, and to be known and encouraged as they grow into young men and women of courage, compassion, competence, and confidence.

Dr. Timothy M. Johnson

Head of School

B.A., Bowdoin College

M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art

Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania

ACAdemiCs AT Pingree

Kristin Brown

Academic Dean

B.A., Dickinson College

Ed. M., Harvard University

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“Every day I walk in the

front doors of Pingree School, in view of

the state of the art academic wing, new

art center, and emerging field house,

I feel fortunate that the heart of our

school remains a home. More than the

building makes Pingree School a home.

It is the atmosphere of trust, support,

curiosity, and commitment. It is the

environment that encourages teachers

and students to think critically, embrace

intellectual risks, and consider the ideas

and perspective of others. It is the culture

that values all its members as people,

not just as teachers and students. What

an amazing place in which to teach,

learn, and grow!

englisHFour yearS requireDGraDe 9: Sharing Voices

GraDe 10: Literary Forms; Creative Writing elective

GraDe 11: american Literature or american Cultural Studies (offered with History Department); Creative Writing elective

GraDe 12: a choice of semester seminars (one required each semester); choices may include such courses as american Family Drama, Creative Non-Fiction, The Middle east: a Mosaic of Literature, Soil and Humanity, Playwriting & Dramatic Literature, engaging with Thoreau, or Caribbean Literature; Creative Writing elective

HisToryTHree yearS requireDGraDe 9: Themes in World History: Cultures in Conflict

GraDe 10: Modern european History

GraDe 11: u.S. History, advanced Placement u.S. History, or american Cultural Studies (offered with english Department)

GraDe 12: (or grade 11 with department approval) elective seminars such as History of racism, economics of Globalization, ethics, History of Sport, Migration Studies, World issues, 20th Century War, Honors art History, alaska, Big ideas, international relations, Latin american History, or advanced Placement art History

sCienCeTHree yearS requireD, To iNCLuDe BioLoGy, CHeMiSTry, aND PHySiCSGraDe 9: Biology or accelerated Biology

GraDe 10: Chemistry, accelerated Chemistry, or Honors Chemistry

GraDe 11: Physics, accelerated Physics, or Honors Physics

GraDeS 11 aND 12: Science electives that may include engineering, anatomy, ecology,

oceanography, advanced Placement Biology, advanced Placement environmental Science, advanced Placement Physics, or advanced Placement Chemistry

For course descriptions and graduation requirements, consult the Academics pages on our website at www.pingree.org

ArTsoNe year requireDGraDe 9: introduction to Performing and Visual arts (students rotate through all arts throughout

the school year)

GraDe 10: Choice of a variety of electives including drawing and painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, dance, theater, instrumental ensembles, vocal ensembles, technical theater, Music Technology Lab, and more

GraDe 11: Choice of a variety of electives as noted above including honors levels options, Honors Music Theory, Composition & improvisation, and Music Technology Lab

GraDe 12: Choice of a variety of electives as noted above

mATHemATiCsTHree yearS THrouGH MaTHeMaTiCS iii requireDSome motivated students may, with permission, double up on math classes in junior or senior years. occasionally, students may place into higher levels than what is noted below.

GraDe 9: Mathematics i: Methods in algebra, Geometry, and Probability; or Mathematics ii: Methods in algebra, Trigonometry, and Numerical analysis (previously called integrated Math i or ii)

GraDe 10: Mathematics ii: Methods in algebra, Trigonometry, and Numerical analysis; Mathematics iii: Methods in advanced algebra, Geometry, and Proof; or Honors Mathematics iii: Methods in advanced algebra, Geometry, and Proof (previously integrated Math ii or iii)

GraDe 11: Mathematics iii, Honors Mathematics iii (previously called integrated Math iii and Honors integrated Math iii), Pre-Calculus, or Honors Pre-Calculus

GraDe 12: Calculus, advanced Placement Calculus aB, advanced Placement Calculus BC, introductory Statistics, inferential Statistics, advanced Placement Statistics, Pre-Calculus, or Honors Pre-Calculus for students starting in Math i in grade 9.

lAnguAge THree yearS iN oNe LaNGuaGe requireDFrench: Levels i, ii, iii, Honors iii, iV, Honors iV, advanced French Literature and Civilization, and advanced Placement

Spanish: Beginning, accelerated i, ii, advanced ii, iii, Honors iii, iV, Honors iV, advanced Spanish Literature and Civilization, and advanced Placement

Mandarin: Levels i, ii, iii, iV, V

Latin Studies offers an elective second language option. The course emphasizes the roman and Greek bases of our modern world: Levels iii (Prose), and Honors iV (Poetry)

GraDe 9: options include French, Spanish, or Mandarin.

GraDe 10: Progress to next appropriate level. May take second language.

GraDe 11: Progress to next appropriate level. May take second language.

GraDe 12: Progress to next appropriate level. May take second language.

AddiTionAl eleCTive Courses

Pingree offers a comprehensive range of full- and half-credit semester courses open to students in grades 9 –12 (depending on the course). These courses may vary from semester to semester and year to year. recent offerings include:

4D Studio: Building a Story

4D Studio: Lighting Creations

american rap/Poetry

art of recycling

Chamber ensemble

Community Dance Team

Computer Programing (i and ii)

Contemporary ensemble

Conversational Spanish

Current events

Drawing and Painting

Genetics

Graphic Design (i and ii)

improv

Percussion

Photo Workshop

Portfolio Practicum

Public Speaking

rock ensemble

Singers

Sports Nutrition

Prep@Pingree is our nationally recognized program that provides ongoing academic and cultural enrichment for talented, hard-working, middle school students predominantly from underserved communities and strengthens the Pingree school community.

Each year, 45 to 50 middle school students who have completed seventh or eighth grades engage in five weeks of academic and co-curricular enrichment. Coursework in math, English, engineering design, and history involve in-depth classroom discussions, homework, and detailed assessments in the forms of tests, papers, and presentations. Co-curricular activities provide opportunities for students to develop skills such as public speaking, interviewing techniques, and collaboration with one’s peers. One day each week is dedicated to off-campus trips designed to broaden each student’s perspective and teach important life lessons in perseverance, as well as physical and emotional health. Each component of Prep@Pingree is designed to prepare students for the rigors of eighth grade, high school, and beyond.

Prep@Pingree alumni matriculate to public, independent, and parochial schools. Currently, five percent of Pingree School’s enrollment is Prep@Pingree alumni. Other Prep@Pingree alumni have attended Brooks School, Central Catholic High School, Noble and Greenough School, Phillips Academy at Andover, St. John’s Preparatory School, and The Governor’s Academy. The first Prep@Pingree alumni graduated from college in 2011, a first for most of their families.

We are proud to be one of the few independent schools in the country that is intensely focused on providing access to high quality education to a wide range of individuals through this innovative and successful program.

PreP@Pingree

ACCess AT Pingree

Pingree believes strongly that access to an excellent independent school education should be available to qualified students, regardless of their families’ financial means. In that spirit, Pingree offers a need-based financial aid program and hopes that no student will be discouraged from applying because of financial limitations. Currently, 31 percent of Pingree’s student body receives tuition assistance. Please consult the Admission page on the school website for complete information about applying for financial aid.

FinAnCiAl Aid

Beyond TuiTion AssisTAnCe

The Pingree Scholars Program offers two accepted ninth grade applicants the opportunity to receive a merit based scholarship for their four years at Pingree School. The Scholars receive a 75% tuition reduction for ninth grade and 33% reduction for tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. Students who receive the Pingree Scholars Award may apply for financial aid above and beyond their scholarship amount.

All ninth grade candidates interested in the Pingree Scholars Program must visit campus on December 7, January 4, or January 11 to take the Pingree Scholar Test (Independent School Entrance Examination or the Secondary School Admission Test). To register, go to www.iseetest.org or www.ssat.org. Registration forms are also available from our Office of Admission and may be requested by calling 978-468-4415 ext. 262. Students must register for the test no later than three weeks prior to the test date.

Finalists are chosen from those candidates earning the highest scores on the test. In addition to performance on the Scholarship Test, the Admission Committee will consider the following factors:

• Academic standing• Demonstrated effort• Citizenship• Participation in extra-curricular activities

Notification of Pingree Scholar finalists is sent in mid-February. For more information about the Pingree Scholars Program, go to www.pingree.org and click on Admission.

sCHolArs ProgrAm

Pingree School is committed to ensuring that all of our students have access to the many learning opportunities that enrich the Pingree experience. Because of our deep commitment to educational access, Pingree has a fund reserved for those who might need financial support beyond tuition; awards are granted on a case-by-case basis as long as funds are available. Our Trips Financial Aid Policy has been created to allow for increased participation in academic and co-curricular trips. We also have a used book program so that we can alleviate this expense for families. Furthermore, since we value the many important educational experiences that occur after our school day ends, late transportation can be provided for students after the afternoon bus departure time.

Coming to Pingree was the best decision I think I've made so far in my life. I have not only been encouraged but also supported by students and faculty to try new things. I came in thinking I was nothing more than an athlete, but after two years I feel like I'm so much more. Pingree is a place that allows you to grow as an individual and feel what it's like to be a part of a community.

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“Kyle Lentini ‘14 Co-captain, Varsity Basketball Spectrum Highlights A Cappella

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Over the past four years, Pingree has become

not only my second home,

but also a gateway to greater

things. Inside the classroom,

I was challenged to think

more critically in Engineering

and to speak more articulately

in Mandarin. Outside of the

classroom, I was encouraged to

be tenacious on the basketball

court and graceful on the dance

floor. As a result of my academic,

athletic, and artistic discoveries,

I firmly believe that Pingree has

directly connected my dreams

of higher education and success

to reality.

• Athletics• Community Service• Dance• School newspaper• Yearbook• Fitness• Thoreau House (construction)• Yoga/Zumba

• Pursuit (outdoor education)• Robotics• Theater/Musical Theater• Technical Theater• Independent Projects• Team Management• Musical Pit Orchestra/Band• Taekwondo

All students are required to participate in our Afternoon Program

during each season. The only exception is for seniors who are

allowed to take one season off.

THe AFTernoon ProgrAm inCludes:

AFTernoon ProgrAms

Connie Truong ‘13 Wellesley College

ATHleTiCs

2012 – 2013 HigHligHTs• EvergreenLeagueChampionship:Football

• NEPSACClassCFinalist:Football

• NEPSACDivisionVChampionship: girls Cross Country

• NewEnglandClassCSecondPlace: girls swim Team

• EILChampions:BoysCrossCountry, girls Cross Country, Baseball, girls lacrosse, girls ice Hockey

• Pingreefields44teamsin17sports.

• Weofferdifferentlevelsofcompetition, providingopportunitiesappropriatefor allathleteswithineachsport.

• 80%ofPingreestudentsparticipatein athleticsinanygivenseason.

• Facilitiesincludesevenplayingfields,asoftballfield,anicerink,agymnasium,eighttenniscourts,a1500-squarefootfitnesscenter,andapremiercrosscountrycourse.

• PingreeisintheEasternIndependentLeague(EIL)andisamemberoftheNewEnglandPrepSchoolAthleticAssociation(NEPSAC).

• FootballcompetesintheEvergreenLeague.

• NewEnglandPrepSchoolTournament Appearances(2008–2013):45

• NewEnglandChampionships(2008–2013):28• Numberof2013

AllLeaguePlayers:57 AllNewEnglandPlayers:6 BostonGlobeAllScholastics:2 AllAmerican:1

• Pingree Athletes are currently playing on teamsatDivision1,2,and3institutionssuchasAmherstCollege,BostonCollege,BentleyUniversity,BrownUniversity,ColbyCollege,DickinsonCollege,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity,JamesMadisonUniversity,NorthwesternUniversity,TrinityCollege,UnionCollege,UniversityofRichmond,andtheU.S.MilitaryAcademyatWestPoint.

FAll sPorTs

Cross Country • Field Hockey • Golf

Volleyball • Football • Soccer • Pursuit

winTer sPorTs

Basketball • Ice Hockey Ski Team • Swimming

sPring sPorTs

Baseball • Lacrosse • Sailing • Track Tennis • Softball • Ultimate

After completing my first year at Amherst College, I realized that the skills I learned at Pingree played a pivotal role in my success. My transition from high school academics to college was a very fluid process. Like many of my Pingree classmates, I was prepared to think critically, express my opinions in the classroom, and build relationships with my professors the way I did in high school. Pingree truly taught me what it meant to be not only a student-athlete, but also a leader in all aspects of my college community.

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Kenny Aboayge-Adinkra ’12

Amherst College

• VocalEnsembles• PingreeSingers• Spectrum• ACappella• SpectrumHighlights

• TheaterArts• TechnicalTheater

• Dance• BodyandMind• CommunityDanceTeam• ContemporaryDance• WorldForms

• Ceramics• Drawing• Painting• Sculpture

• ArtofRecycling• PortfolioPreparation• Photography• Bookmaking• Printmaking• Pegasusliteraryand

visual art magazine• MusicTechnology• MusicTheory

• InstrumentalMusic• Contemporary

InstrumentalEnsembles• RockBand• PercussionEnsemble• ClassicalChamber

Ensemble• MusicStudio

• FallTheaterProduction: Haroun and the Sea of Stories

bySalmanRushdie• WinterArtsCelebrationofmusic,

danceandtheaterperformances,andastudentartexhibition

• WinterMusical:Return to the Forbidden Planet byBobCarlton

• MusicStudioRecitalbystudentstaking private lessons

• SpringArtsCelebrationofmusic,danceandtheaterperformances,andastudentartexhibition

• CoffeeHouseswithmusic and readings

• Offcampusperformancesat theCitiPerformingArtsCenter–WangTheatreandothervenues

• Pegasusreading• Comedy/ImprovNight

Students may also take private instrumental andvocalmusiclessonsoncampus.

Allfirst-yearstudentsparticipateinourfreshmanartsprogramthatincludesarotationthrougheachvisualandperformingartdiscipline.Insubsequentyears,studentsarehighly encouraged to pursue their studies in oneormoreofthearts.

During2012–2013,ourartscalendarincluded:

The arts are alive and growing at Pingree! We believe that art is

humanity’s most essential, most universal language. Therefore, the

arts are an integral part of the Pingree experience. Through the study

of performing and visual arts, students gain intellectual and analytical skills and learn to interpret and communicate

profound concepts and ideas as they discover new and fresh perspectives on life and the human experience. Our

talented faculty is comprised of practicing artists who are inspiring mentors to their students.

ArTs

sTudenTs mAy PArTiCiPATe in A wide vArieTy oF oFFerings, inCluding:

Pingree offers a variety of clubs and activities in which students can become involved. These take place

primarily during the academic day, and are led by adult advisors and student leaders. Each year we encourage

our students to come forward with new ideas for clubs and activities which reflect their interests and passions.

CurrenT CluBs And ACTiviTies inClude:

CluBs And ACTiviTies

• College Bowl• Math Team• Model United Nations• Science League• Stock Market Club• Linux Users Group• Robotics • Environmental Club

• Peer Help Program• Social Concerns Group• Tour Guides• Student Council• Student Events

Committee• Latin Dance Club• Pingree Multicultural

Coalition

• Gay/Straight Alliance• Snow Sports Club• Maple Sugaring Club• Amnesty International• Yearbook• Movie Club• Pegasus literary and

art magazine

• New Columns school newspaper

• Various vocal and instrumental groups

• Affinity groups• Women Empowered• Technical Theater

(SLED)

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Amal Tidjani ’14

Pingree is more than just a school; it’s my home away from home. I truly value the

tight-knit community here at Pingree where you can turn to both your peers and teachers for

support and guidance. What Pingree has given me is the independence to step up and make

a difference in my community. From starting my own club, Math It Up, to raising money for

my charity, the Alzheimer’s Association, Pingree allows me to turn my passions into reality,

and for that, I am forever grateful.

• AcordFoodPantry• BeverlyBootstraps• CrombieSt.Mission• MyBrother’sTable• CapeAnnFoodPantry• WellspringHouse• HAWC

• SalvationArmy• PettengillFoodPantry• BreadandRoses• LazarusHouse• TrusteesofReservations• MassAudubon

• EssexGreenbelt Association

• School’sOut• EsperanzaAcademy• BoysandGirlsClub• Cyberspace• PathwaysforChildren

• BellesiniAcademy• Communityhospitals• MerrimackRiver

FelineRescue• CapeAnnAnimalAid• NortheastAnimalShelter• MSPCA

• YMCAs• CommunityGivingTree• LedgewoodNursing

Home• ExpressYourself

Civic engagement is at the very heart of Pingree’s Service

Learning Program. During freshman year, Pingree

students build a foundation for their later service

learning by developing personal stewardship of the

school and their responsibility to not only conserve, but

improve, the Pingree community. As upperclassmen,

Pingree students expand their service learning through

their involvement in organizations outside of Pingree.

Through long-term partnerships and direct interactions

with people outside of Pingree, students learn how to

adjust to the needs of others rather than expect them

to adjust to their expectations. Our Service Learning

philosophy involves learning how to serve through

listening, being available, reflecting, relating, and

advocating for others. Throughout their years at Pingree,

students learn how to plan, lead, and inspire service in

others at Pingree and in the community at large.

serviCe leArning

Pingree mAinTAins relATionsHiPs wiTH mAny orgAnizATions THAT Provide sTudenTs

THe oPPorTuniTy To serve our loCAl CommuniTy, inCluding:

Eric Olson P’04, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’08

Mathematics

Architecture

B.A., St. Olaf College

A.L.M., Harvard University

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“ I love teaching

mathematics at Pingree because

I am allowed the freedom

to connect with my students

in the most effective way

I can. I have the opportunity

to augment the academic

experience with things such as

project work, puzzles, computer

graphics, artistic explorations,

the geometry of snowflakes, and

the occasional math joke. All this

makes teaching as easy as falling

off a logarithm.

THe leArning ACross Borders ProgrAm (lAB)

During the 2012–2013 school year, Pingree students and their families hosted students, teachers, and administrators from Spain, Taiwan, Armenia, and Mexico. During their March vacation, Pingree students traveled to Barcelona, Spain and Taichung City, Taiwan where they were hosted in turn by their new international friends. All students participated in classes and immersed themselves in twelve days of language, art, history, and culture. One senior completed her May Senior Project in Barcelona with a study of Antonio Gaudí and his architecture.

In 2013 – 2014, Pingree students and faculty will participate in a series of international exchanges which include:

1. The Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Wakefield, England

2. Århus Købmandsskole in Aarhus, Denmark

3. Collegi Pare Manyanet in Barcelona, Spain

4. Taichung Municipal Hui-Wen High School in Taichung City, Taiwan

5. The Harkness Institute in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

Throughout the coming year, LAB will continue to explore new destinations that provide more opportunities for our students to engage in travel experiences that complement their studies and allow them to make meaningful connections across local, regional, and international borders.

The Learning Across Borders Program at Pingree provides international and domestic travel experiences that allow students to connect what they are learning in the classroom with the world at large. Through LAB’s program of student/teacher exchanges, students have opportunities to research, study, and experience people, cultures, and languages different from their own. They learn to compare, question, examine, understand and appreciate a broad range of viewpoints, histories, and cultural perspectives.

From 2009 – 2013, Pingree seniors mATriCulATed AT:

College

Allegheny College

American University

Amherst College

Arizona State University

Assumption College

BabsonCollege

Bard College

Barnard College

Bates College

Bentley University

BerkleeCollegeofMusic

Boston College

Boston University

Bowdoin College

Brown University

Bryant University

CarnegieMellonUniversity

Champlain College

Chapman University

Coastal Carolina University

ColbyCollege

Colby-SawyerCollege

Colgate University

CollegeofCharleston

CollegeoftheHolyCross

CollegeofWilliamandMary

Colorado College

ColumbiaUniversity

Connecticut College

Cornell University

Curry College

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Dickinson College

Drexel University

Elon University

Emerson College

Emory University

FairfieldUniversity

FloridaSouthernCollege

FordhamUniversity

Georgetown University

GettysburgCollege

Gordon College

HamiltonCollege–NY

HampshireCollege

HartwickCollege

HarvardUniversity

HarveyMuddCollege

HighPointUniversity

HobartandWilliamSmithColleges

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

JamesMadisonUniversity

JohnsHopkinsUniversity

Knox College

LafayetteCollege

LehighUniversity

LesleyUniversity

Lewis&ClarkCollege

LoyolaMarymountUniversity

LoyolaUniversityMaryland

MacalesterCollege

MassachusettsCollegeof Pharmacy&HealthSciences

McGillUniversity

MerrimackCollege

MiddleburyCollege

MuhlenbergCollege

MusiciansInstitute

NewYorkUniversity

NortheasternUniversity

NorthwesternUniversity

NorwichUniversity

ParsonsTheNewSchoolforDesign

Pitzer College

Pratt Institute

Providence College

Quinnipiac University

RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute

RhodeIslandSchoolofDesign

RoanokeCollege

RochesterInstituteofTechnology

RollinsCollege

SacredHeartUniversity

Saint Anselm College

SaintMichael’sCollege

Santa Clara University

SavannaCollegeofArtandDesign

Sciences Po Paris

Skidmore College

SlipperyRockUniversity ofPennsylvania

Smith College

SouthernNewHampshireUniversity

Spelman College

St.LawrenceUniversity

St.MaryCollegeofMaryland

Stonehill College

SuffolkUniversity

Syracuse University

TempleUniversity

TheCatholicUniversityofAmerica

TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity

TheUniversityofTampa

TrinityCollege

TuftsUniversity

TulaneUniversity

Union College

UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy

UniversityofCalifornia atLosAngeles

UniversityofChicago

UniversityofColoradoatBoulder

UniversityofConnecticut

UniversityofDelaware

UniversityofDenver

UniversityofMaine

UniversityofMaryland, College Park

UniversityofMassachusetts,Amherst

UniversityofMassachusetts,Dartmouth

UniversityofMiami

UniversityofMichigan

UniversityofNewHampshire

UniversityofNewHaven

UniversityofNotreDame

UniversityofOregon

UniversityofPennsylvania

UniversityofRhodeIsland

UniversityofRichmond

UniversityofRochester

UniversityofSouthCarolina

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia

UniversityofSouthernMaine

UniversityofSt.Andrews,Scotland

UniversityofVermont

UniversityofVirginia

UniversityofWisconsin,Madison

Ursinus College

Utica College

VillanovaUniversity

Wagner College

Warren Wilson College

WashingtonandJeffersonCollege

WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis

Wellesley College

WentworthInstituteofTechnology

Wesleyan University

WestVirginiaUniversity

WesternNewEnglandUniversity

WheatonCollegeMA

Wheelock College

Whitman College

Williams College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

YaleUniversity

• It is Pingree’s philosophy that college counseling begins the minute a student walks into Pingree freshman year, since teachers and advisors are immediately guiding the students’ educational and extracurricular choices towards their intellectual and personal growth and their next steps beyond Pingree.

• Special interest evenings are offered for students and parents in all grades. Our “Athletics in the College Admission Process” program features a panel of coaches, athletics directors, and admissions liaisons from Division 1, 2, and 3 schools who discuss the recruiting process and answer questions. Our “Arts in the College Admission Process” hosts a group of college professors, admission officers from a number of art schools, and Pingree alumni who pursued the arts in their college education. Our “Financial Information and Planning” workshops offer information and guidance to families on how to pursue aid options.

• The college counseling staff meets with tenth grade parents to introduce them to the college process. Our three counselors explain the importance of course selection for junior year and that each student will have a counselor to work with individually during junior and senior year.

• Since Pingree college counselors work with no more than 35 students at a time, the relationship between each counselor and student is very personal and close. The counselor gets to know the student well and the student and parents trust the counselor to guide them through the process wisely, taking into account the particular skills, interests, and needs of each family and child.

• College applications have become more complex in recent years. Should a student apply Early Action? Early Decision? Early Decision II? How does this impact one’s chances of acceptance? How does this affect financial aid decisions? Navigating this terrain requires not only experience, but also time, wisdom, and sensitivity. Pingree’s Office of College Counseling offers this to students every day. Their doors are open for scheduled one-on-one meetings, impromptu check-ins, college prep classes, and parent meetings every day.

THe BeneFiTs oF our College Counseling

• Our counselors have extensive experience in college counseling and admissions work and have earned the respect of their peers and colleagues. They are frequently asked to speak at conferences nationwide. For the second consecutive year, Co-Director Meghan Farley has been named to the College Counseling Advisory Board of the Princeton Review, an honor bestowed on only 25 college counselors from public and independent secondary schools in the country.

• Our counselors work closely with students and families to help them apply for financial aid, scholarships, and grants. As the costs of higher education continue to rise, we believe it is essential that families have support in negotiating the complexities of financing college.

• Our counselors not only know their advisees well; they also know colleges and universities throughout the country well. They visit schools around the country, attend professional development conferences, and host more than 100 college representatives on our campus each year. They have cultivated strong relationships with colleges and universities throughout the nation and in several other countries. Consequently, these institutions know who Pingree students are, what kind of education and character they bring with them to college, and how they will contribute to their new academic and social communities.

• As a result, our college counselors are able to guide Pingree students towards the best fit for each one of them. Over the past several years, over three quarters of Pingree students have been accepted by their first or second choice schools.

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BoxfordAndover

lynnswampscott

Peabody

medford

wakefield

winchester

woburn

lawrence

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north Andover

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Hampton, nH

west newbury

newburyport

ipswich

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A lawrence • Andover • Boxford north Andover • Topsfield

B Peabody • lynn • swampscott

C medford • woburn • winchester wakefield

D new rouTe Hampton, nH west newbury • newburyport ipswich

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Our students hail from 51 different

communities and arrive by bus, train,

car, bicycle, and foot. We’ll help

your child come to Pingree School.

2010-2011 FACulTy 2013 – 2014 TeACHing FACulTy

monica BrileAppointed 2001Art Department ChairVocalMusicB.M.Ed.,WestminsterChoirCollege,RiderUniversity

M.Ed.,EndicottCollege

Kristin BrownAppointed 1999Academic DeanB.A.,DickinsonCollegeM.Ed.,HarvardUniversity

sarah Carpenter ’97Appointed2007Spanish B.A.,MiddleburyCollegeM.A.,ColumbiaUniversity

Crystal u. davis Appointed 2010DanceB.A.,EmoryUniversityM.F.A.,TexasWoman’s

UniversityM.A.,NewYorkUniversity’sTischSchooloftheArts.

Paul deCourcyAppointed 2002 ScienceB.S.,FitchburgStateCollegeM.A.,SalemStateCollege

Kathryn dedieu ’89 Appointed 2010ScienceB.S.C.E.,B.A.,Bucknell

UniversityM.S.,MIT

richard A. ericksonAppointed1985ArtB.F.A.,KentStateUniversity

Jay estyReappointed2010EnglishFreshmanClassDeanB.A.,AmherstCollege

susan estyAppointed 2004DirectorofAdvisingand

CounselingPsychologyB.A.,AmherstCollegeM.A.,TuftsUniversityPh.D.,BostonCollege

Katie FaulknerAppointed 2011HistoryB.A.,HarvardUniversity

steve FilosaAppointed 2001Executive Director ofPrep@Pingree

MathematicsB.S.,TuftsUniversityJ.D.,SuffolkUniversity

dominic FitzpatrickAppointed 2013MathematicsB.A.,BowdoinCollegeM.S.,UniversityofMaine

Ann FoyeAppointed2005HistoryandCollege

CounselorB.A.,AmherstCollegeM.A.T.,BrownUniversity

Jon gistisAppointed 2012HistoryB.A.,TrinityCollegeM.A.T.,TuftsUniversity

John J. glessner P’98, ’99Appointed 1992HistoryB.A.,HarvardUniversityJ.D.,ColumbiaUniversity

david goffAppointed 2011French/SchoolPhotographerB.A.,ColbyCollegeM.A.,MiddleburyCollege

michael gracey P’15Appointed 2003EnglishB.A.,AmherstCollegeM.Ed.,JohnsHopkins

University

Christina grenierAppointed2006DirectorofWritingCenterEnglishB.A.,BatesCollege

Alice grossmanAppointed1987PhotographyB.A.,MarlboroCollegeM.Ed.,LesleyUniversity

eric HaltmeierAppointed 2011DirectorofInstrumentalMusic

B.A.,CollegeofCreativeArts,WestVirginiaUniversity

M.A.,WestminsterChoir College,RiderUniversity

mary HarbistAppointed 2012ScienceB.A.,B.S.,Universityof Pittsburgh

Jeffrey HolmesAppointed 2012EnglishB.A.,AmherstCollege

Timothy m. JohnsonAppointed 2009HeadofSchoolArtB.A.,BowdoinCollegeM.F.A.,MarylandInstitute CollegeofArt

Ed.D.,UniversityofPennsylvania

Katherine KarchAppointed 2003 ScienceB.S.,Universityof Massachusetts

Christina French KennedyAppointed 2010MathematicsDepartment

ChairB.A.,BowdoinCollegeM.A.,WesleyanUniversity

edward KlomanAppointed 2004 EnglishB.A.,TrinityCollegeM.A.,BreadLoaf–MiddleburyCollege

wendy lawtonAppointed 2002ScienceB.S.,LindenwoodCollegeM.A.T,RollinsCollege

sheng-Chu luAppointed 2010MandarinChineseB.A.,ShihChienUniversity(Taiwan)

M.A.,UMass-Boston

Ann lyonsAppointed 2003DirectorofEducational ResourceCenter

JuniorClassDeanB.A.,MerrimackCollegeM.Ed.,LesleyCollege

James maclaughlin ’84Appointed1988EnglishB.A.,UnionCollegeM.S.T.,Universityof NewHampshire

Anna mae mcCoyRe-appointed2013History,ServiceLearningB.A.,Universityof Massachusetts,Amherst

M.A.,PortlandStateUniversity

Kathryn Dedieu, ’89

Science Engineering

B.S., C.E., B.A., Bucknell University

M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

““

I like to think of Pingree as a place that fosters a Renaissance

education. Pingree concentrates on the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. People in

the Pingree community spend their days immersed in academic, athletic, artistic and

philosophical challenges. One of the true joys of being a teacher at Pingree is watching

students discover new interests or talents through Pingree’s multi-faceted curriculum.

2013 – 2014 TeACHing FACulTy (Continued)

Amanda marquardAppointed 2011ScienceB.A.,UniversityofRochesterM.A.,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign

david medvitzAppointed2007TechnologyEducationB.A.,NorthwesternUniversityM.T.S.,HarvardDivinitySchool

Jessica mooreAppointed2005English Department ChairB.A.,MiddleburyCollegeM.A.,HarvardUniversity

eric olson P’04, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’08Appointed1995MathematicsB.A.,St.OlafCollegeA.L.M.,HarvardUniversity

meghan e. o’neillAppointed 2010LibrarianB.A.,Bishop’sUniversity (Quebec,Canada)

M.A.,DartmouthCollegeM.L.S.,UniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles.

Carolyn PaczkowskaAppointed 1991HistoryDepartmentChairB.A.,MiddleburyCollegeM.A.,BrownUniversity

sarika Jain PatelAppointed 2010MathematicsB.S.,RutgersUniversity

Arlynn d. PollettaAppointed 2013DirectorofTheaterB.A.,ManhattanvilleCollegeM.A.,EmersonCollege

michelle s. ramadanAppointed 2010EnglishB.A.,BrownUniversity

Andrea richardsAppointed2008FrenchB.A.,DickinsonCollege

Jason riesAppointed 2012TechnicalTheaterDirectorB.A.,MarquetteUniversity

rosa rogersAppointed1995LanguageDepartmentChairSpanishB.A.,VassarCollegeM.A.,BostonUniversity

Beth savarese ’99Appointed 2003MathematicsSenior Class DeanB.A.,CollegeoftheHolyCrossM.Ed.,Northeastern

University

sofia sidmoreAppointed 2000SpanishB.A.,CollegeoftheHolyCross

merrill stablerAppointed 2013SpanishB.A.,St.LawrenceUniversity

Barbara swansonAppointed1989LatinB.A.,ColbyCollege

Harry “Buddy” Taft P’01, ’05, ’08, ’10

Appointed1979DeanofStudentLifeHistoryB.A.,WesleyanUniversity

elizabeth Taft ’73, P’01, ’05, ’08, ’10

Appointed1978CeramicsB.F.A.,Universityof Massachusetts

lila TeetersAppointed 2012HistoryB.A.,VassarCollegeM.Ed.,ColumbiaUniversity

robert g. van Tuyl P’14Appointed 1994 Science Department ChairB.S.,TrinityCollegeM.B.A.,UniversityofMiami

debora vandermolenAppointed 1990PhotographyB.F.A.,Massachusetts CollegeofArt

TwoYearCertificate, NewEnglandSchool ofPhotography

michael wilmotAppointed 2010HistoryB.A.,ColbyCollege

John youngAppointed 2004MathematicsB.Math.,Universityof

Waterloo – OntarioB.Ed.,UniversityofWestern

OntarioM.A.T.,SalemStateCollege

Julie zookAppointed 2011SpanishB.A.,GroveCityCollegeM.A.,UniversidaddeGranada

Jeffrey Holmes

English

B.A., Amherst College

“

“

Pingree students

continually astound me

with the breadth of their

accomplishments. What's even

greater, perhaps, is their ability

to leave all of their laurels at the

door and engage meaningfully

each day with a multitude of

subjects. All of this, combined

with a passionate and open-

minded faculty, makes Pingree

a truly exuberant and dynamic

place to learn and flourish.

Sofía Sidmore

Spanish

B.A., College of the Holy Cross

““Pingree is a rewarding place to work because

we set high standards for our students and faculty. This encourages us to

continue learning and reviewing our content and curriculum. Pingree

faculty members are open to new ideas including technology, instructional

practices, and emerging philosophies. I feel fortunate to work in an

environment that strives for educational excellence.

CommunicateCommunicate effectively through written,

spoken, non-verbal, and creative means.

NavigateNavigate complex information, by gathering, exploring,

and assessing sources with adaptive and flexible thinking.

OriginateOriginate in thought and action with imagination,

confidence, creativity, and an innovative spirit.

ParticipateParticipate fully in the life of the community, collaborating, asking

questions, initiating ideas, taking risks, and leading by example.

RelateRelate with empathy, seeking to understand diverse perspectives while being

mindful of the impact of actions and words on others and on the environment.

The Pingree student is at the center of the Pingree experience where academic excellence flourishes, relationships with a motivated and engaged faculty and staff are strong, and the facilities provide the most conducive environment for success and innovation. The pillars of a Pingree School education are designed to develop and encourage critical thinking, discipline of mind, and civic engagement.

537 Highland Street,

South Hamilton, MA 01982-1399

978.468.4415

www.pingree.org

Dedicated to academic excellence and development of high personal standards, Pingree believes that a love of learning flourishes best in a diverse community that respects truth, curiosity, creativity, humor, and independent and imaginative thinking. Above all, Pingree strives to instill in its students integrity, decency, compassion, self-esteem and commitment to one another and to the world at large.

Pingree School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.

it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration policies, scholarship, and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Pingree is a grade 9–12 independent co-educational day school.

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