When I first walked into my trigonometry class in early January, I believed this would just be another math course where I would struggle...

Martha Kennedy has been a dedicated member of Concord Academy for the past 32 years, serving as both the library director and school archivist...

Concord Academy has a wide variety of courses, but Color on Cloth may be one of the most unique. This class has been offered at CA for over a decade...

When Ishaan Mehra '27 looked at the school's squash ball machine, he noticed a few problems. It emitted fumes, was difficult to reload, and required...

When the topic of robotics arises in conversation, most call to mind small, clunky machines scrambling blindly in a narrow space. The last thing they...

Throughout the first weeks of February, many members of the Concord Academy...

Humans have been making music for at least 35,000 years. In this current day and age...

Walk into Eric Henry P’28 teaching an Algebra 2 class, and you will see a group of...

The Lit, Art, and Image course, also known as Why Comics, is an upper-level English...

On Friday, February 6, the Concord Academy community gathered to listen to an...

As Concord Academy continues to adapt its AI policy, it is important for the community...

Winterfest, one of Concord Academy’s signature events, took place this year on Saturday, January 24. The evening consisted...

Watching from the sidelines, spectators could feel the intense atmosphere of the gym fill...

Jessica Cloutier-Plasse has been a dedicated member of Concord Academy for the past 12 years...

On Friday, January 30, 2026, over 30 Concord Academy students joined hundreds of...

The Concord Academy Music Charity Organization (CAMCO) is a student-led initiative dedicated to supporting music...

When was the last time you felt genuinely happy—not because of a big achievement, but because of something small? As March brings...

As Concord Academy celebrated Multicultural Month this January, the Multiethnic Student Organization (MESO) was busy. Although MESO is an affinity space, the group has...

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On January 9, 2026, Concord Academy opened the Fall Art Show in the CAC gallery. Featuring student artwork from fall semester courses in...

For many students, the SAT feels like a daunting exam. However, the test can become less intimidating when students learn from upperclassmen who...

Advanced Engineering: Structures 2 is a new advanced course that offers exposure to the real-world applications of engineering concepts.

For the last year and a half, Patrick O’Neill has served an important role in the Concord Academy community as the dance teacher.

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Before “The Waste Land” and his becoming one of the greatest poets of all time, T.S. Eliot was a man in love. His lover was named Emily...

The first day Nikan Hodjat walked into a classroom in Jamaica Plain, he did not have a shred of experience in teaching. He improvised...

The archives collection in the mezzanine section of the Concord Academy library stores countless documents pertaining to Concord...

Jack Ehlinger ’26 is a senior boarding student in Bradford from Needham, Massachusetts. If Ehlinger were to be described in three...

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Through interpretation and critique, Concord Academy's visual arts program fosters empathy, skill development, individual...

As the new year begins, many of us use it as an opportunity to set goals and refresh ourselves. Curious about what the Junior class...

Andrii Vedmid ’26 is a senior Boarding student from Ukraine. Vedmid is very much driven by wholehearted passion and morally-driven...

Imagine taking a math class with no exams all semester. It sounds impossible, yet it exists at CA in the course Game Theory: A...

The Statistics and Probability math course offers a comprehensive exploration of the topic through three pivotal units designed...

On November 7, 8, and 9, 2025, the Centennial Arts Center (C.A.C.) Hammet Ory Theatre debuted its opening with the musical The...

Concord Academy’s Family Weekend took place from Thursday, November 20, to Friday, November 21, before students left for Thanksgiving...

For the past 12 years, Monica Ripley has been a dedicated member of the Concord Academy community. As a ceramics instructor, Ripley’s...

Olivia Kim ’25 is from Singapore and has lived there since she was five years old. She began searching for high schools in the...

As many CA kids know, there are three speech clubs on campus: Model UN, Mock Trial, and Debate and Ethics Bowl. Debate and Ethics...

A few steps down Main Street, past the library and the sports store, you will find a hidden piece of history on your left: South...

With the beginning of the new school year, there are exciting new changes on campus, particularly the new members who are joining...

Concord Academy is known for offering a wide variety of history electives across various time periods and focusing on different...

As the 2025-2026 academic year has kicked off in full throttle, there are, as always, many new students. Alongside that, seniors...

For 18 years, Jodi Pickle has played a vital role at Concord Academy, whether it be teaching geometry in class to causing everyone...

Only two months into the school year, new drawing teacher Ashely MacLure is already hosting open studios as she settles into her...

Edie Menard ’26 is a senior boarding student from Lincoln, MA. Deeply committed to supporting the Concord Academy community, Menard...

As my paddle pulled the water away from my canoe, it took away all of my stress, too. On my left, I saw a family of turtles elegantly...

Over the past four years, Melissa Browne has become an integral part of the Concord Academy community. From playing a huge role...

Every day at meal time, we walk into the busy, bustling Student-Faculty Center filled with students craving a good meal after class...

There’s an exciting addition to the math course catalog this year — though officially called Vectors & Variables, the course is...

Money Peng ’26 is a humorous senior from Shenzhen, China. In the four years since he stepped onto the Concord Academy campus, he...

This year, the student-led Concord Academy Dance Club is under the dynamic leadership of Sophia Zhou ’26 and Foster Woodberry ’27.

On Friday, September 5, Concord Academy tenth and eleventh-grade students participated in a day of class bonding. The school partnered...

Livia Barrozo ’26 is a senior day student from Cambridge, MA. The moment she stepped onto Concord Academy’s campus as a freshman...

During the French trip last year that coincided with Ramadan, I learned that Bara Mbengue, my French teacher, was Muslim. Every...

Near the start of every school year, Concord Academy organizes Club Expo, an event allowing various clubs and organizations to...

The debut of the Centennial Arts Center this year reflects a renewed commitment to the arts. As stated on the Concord Academy website...

While diversity is a core value at Concord Academy, navigating identity and belonging can still be a challenging experience. Each...

This fall, Concord Academy welcomes new faculty member Max Bean, who will be joining the Math Department.

Since his...

This year, the History Department welcomes new faculty member Mitchell ‘Mitch’ Morris to Concord Academy. Before CA, Morris pursued...

This year, the History Department welcomes new faculty member Michael Bechtel to Concord Academy. Having worked as a history professor...

As the new academic year begins, boarding life at Concord Academy is already buzzing with energy. CA’s Boarding Council (BC) is...

Freshman fall at Concord Academy is all about new beginnings, whether you’re coming from across the world or right across...

The end of the school year is a season marked by final exams, the promise of summer, and the inevitable goodbyes that come with...

“Sometimes students are so attached to the traditional, mainstream ‘core curriculum’—and advancing as far and as fast along this...

For decades, Leslie Taylor Davol ’87 and Sam Davol ’88 have lived out the values of service and community that Concord Academy...

When Julie Wadland joined Concord Academy in the summer of 2019, she was returning to the Boston area after spending six years...

Although she wrote in her seventh-grade time capsule that she wanted to become a social studies teacher, Sally Zimmerli tried to...

As Concord Academy approaches the end of the school year, the current Student Head of School (HoS), Malik Traore ’25, and Student...

Earlier this March, heads of the Centipede announced that they would be bringing back the satirical April Fools Issue after a year-long...

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When I first proposed the concept of this article, editor-in-chief Daniel Xu ’25 rebuked me defiantly. “It’s simply...

“I just shook his hand. I’m never washing my hands again!” a certain Concord Academy student said.

Rumor has it that...

For the past thirteen years, Concord Academy’s beloved mathematics teacher, Cory Chapman, has taught multiple problem-solving courses...

For the past three years, Concord Academy has placed dead last in the Ethics Bowl—failing to win a single match.

This...

Concord Academy’s Mock Trial team recently celebrated their victory against Lexington High School and will now move on to regionals.

Jazz, liquor, and even more jazz were all brought to Concord Academy’s very own Performing Arts Center on the week of February...

In the majority of courses at Concord Academy, the pace is decided by the teacher. Every student will have roughly the same schedule:...

A tree, a bohemian stranger, and a rooster.

Daisy Li, current drawing teacher at Concord Academy, was...

Family Weekend is an annual tradition at Concord Academy when students’ families have the opportunity to visit campus and experience...

After over twenty years of teaching history, Stephanie Manzella proudly calls Concord Academy her home. Throughout this time, she...

Whether offering help or simply being there as someone to talk to, Akira Trivisvavet ’25 has always been a source of support for...

Although students and faculty strive to get to school on time, they often face various unforeseeable obstacles. From sudden traffic...

​​​​The years in South Africa were life-changing for Paddy O’Halloran, who teaches African history at Concord Academy. They gave...

Concord Academy offers many strong, diverse programs in both the visual and performing arts. One of these programs, called Dance...

When I asked Concord Academy English Department Head Sabrina Sadique about the meaning of education, she began by...

The student orchestra is one of the more popular ways to participate in classical music at Concord Academy. Comprised...

Chayut Wongvichayaporn ’25, or simply P, is a senior boarding student from Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Quiet, and sometimes elusive...

Concord Academy has an abundance of clubs; among them is Big Data Club, a club that focuses on data science. This year, Big Data...

Ejemen Omonzane ’25 is a boarder from New Jersey and New York. When asked the reason why she chose Concord Academy, Ejemen shared...

An intriguing new addition to the program catalog, Chemistry of the Cold War, was added to the program catalog this year. This...

At ten years old, Eric Henry and his family moved to Seward, a small town at the southern tip of Alaska and the only human settlement...

Concord Academy hosts a large variety of clubs, organizations, and affinity groups, one of which is the Jewish Student Organization...

Nearly every academic department at Concord Academy has entered the 2024-25 academic year without a member of last year's departmental...

Concord Academy’s library is an integral part of the student experience. It serves as a study space for collaborative and individual...

It is generally acknowledged that Concord is a town like no other. Just a few steps down the road from Concord Academy is Main...

Most Concord Academy students have probably seen younger kids around campus at some point or another. At CA, faculty members have...

Club Expo is a well-loved tradition where students explore and learn about the many clubs at Concord Academy. It allows the clubs...

This year, Concord Academy welcomes Sean Spillane, a new member of the English Department. Having grown up in Massachusetts...

As part of the array of changes that cycle annually through Concord Academy, a new cohort of student leaders become responsible...

Concord Academy welcomes Malik Traore ’25 as our new student head of school. Born and raised in New Jersey, Malik has been a boarding...

To kick off boarding life for this new academic year at Concord Academy, Bianca Horner ’25 and Jake Xu ’25 were elected as the...

Freshman year of high school is undoubtedly hectic, and adapting to an unfamiliar lifestyle can be both mentally and physically...

The following is an alphabetical list of 52 seniors’ favorite quote from their Chapels, collected via an optional survey sent to the class of 2024 from the Centipede.