Recent News in the Concord Academy Community & Beyond
Despite being intended to create unity among the community, the proposal to rename Concord Middle School (CMS) has become an issue...
Concord Academy students come from various hometowns and use a diverse array of transportation to get to school. For some, their...
Since the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, American college campuses have been hubs of protest and dissent. The situation at...
As the school year comes to a close, the Concord Academy All-School Council enthusiastically awaits new members. Amongst the leaders...
On Saturday, April 20, the South Asian Students Society (SASS) brought a celebration of Holi to Concord Academy’s community weekend.
Last month, Concord Academy’s three queer affinity groups, Q2 (Queer and Questioning), TAG (Transgener Affinity Group)...
The course that introduces every freshman to science at Concord Academy is freshman biology. As such, this course is crucial in...
This year, the Concord Academy sophomore lock-in took place from April 26 through April 27. The lock-in is a 10th-grade tradition...
Princess Catherine of Wales's disappearance from the public eye this winter has been stirring conspiracies in the United Kingdom...
In March, Concord Academy admitted students for the incoming class of 2028. These prospects visited CA to experience the daily...
The 2024-25 academic year will see a slight schedule change. This change moves class meeting times to 2:15 to 2:45 on Wednesday.
This year, with the persisting tradition of Spring Trips, Concord Academy hosted opportunities for students to travel to Georgia...
This year, the Joan Shaw Herman Award for Distinguished Service will be presented to Richard Read ’75. This award is given to a...
At the entrance to Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, a sign professes the country’s distaste for LGBTQ+ people. It...
Each spring, Concord Academy’s Advancement and Engagement team launches the Concord Academy All-School Community Campaign. The...
As President Joe Biden steers the nation through the complexities of contemporary challenges, many feel his age casts a shadow...
On March 1, 2024, Concord Academy’s Community and Equity office invited the Muslim Student Association Co-Heads Malik Traore ’25...
On February 11, Concord Academy hosted Semi-Formal in the SHAC gym under neon lights and confetti. Ribbons adorned the walls, pink...
Concord, Massachusetts has been home to the state’s longest-running men’s prison for over a century. Opened in 1878 and formerly...
On February 5, 2024, Dartmouth College announced that they would return to requiring standardized test scores for students applying...
With a resounding three-time merit win and two-time win on trial performance, Concord Academy’s Mock Trial team wrapped up the...
On Sunday, February 11th, 2024, Concord Academy celebrated the Lunar New Year with an Asian cuisine-themed community dinner for...
On February 3, 2023, Concord Academy's Debate and Ethics Bowl Club competed in the annual New England Regional High School Ethics...
On December 19, 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified former President Donald J. Trump from the state’s presidential primary...
Former United States Representative George Santos has been shaking up the media for quite some time now. A member of the Republican...
On July 1st, 2023, Harvard University elected its first Black second woman president, Claudine Gay, to lead the prestigious institution.
On January 13, 2024, Taiwan elected current vice president William Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party to become its...
The United States political landscape is predominantly shaped by the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, and independent candidates.
On January 8, the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, declared a nationwide state of emergency that will last 60 days. It is set...
After winter break, students had an exciting first weekend back. They chose from many off-campus activities, including a trip...
Amidst busy preparations for finals in the weeks leading up to winter break, seniors were working hard to prepare for the Senior...
Concord Academy is bringing back its driver’s education classes, which will be held in conjunction with Christo Driving School.
Most students are familiar with local New Year’s Day traditions, including elaborate firework displays, promising resolutions,...
The 2023 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP28) began as 2023 drew to a close. COP28...
On November 13, 2023, the New Media Writing English course taught by Kirsten Hoyte brought the courtroom to Concord Academy with...
The October 7th 2023 cross-border raid by Hamas into Israel marked a sorrowful event, resulting in the loss of over 1,400 lives...
Concord Academy’s Entertainment Representatives recently announced the return of a shuttle service between CA and the Red Line’s...
The seasonal fall attraction known as Witch's Woods has become a Massachusetts Halloween staple. With over two decades of operation...
In the realm of sports, few events can compare to the significance and grandeur of the Olympic Games. For athletes, the competition...
In a world where personal safety is paramount, the need for effective self-defense training has never been more significant. Impact...
If one is active on the popular social media platform Instagram, it is likely they may have noticed a few Concord Academy related...
From September 8, 2023 to September 10, Community Weekend animated the Concord Academy campus. The weekend was organized by students and faculty alike...
On August 20, 2023, with the ball fixed in the hands of Spain’s goalkeeper, the final whistle blew in the Women’s World Cup final.
Almost immediately after its release, Donald Trump’s mugshot from his Georgia indictment made its way to every corner of the internet.
From March to August of 2023, pop superstar and international sensation Taylor Alison Swift (33) embarked upon the first North American leg...
As of August 3, the date of writing this article, it has been nearly 18 months since Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine...
At the start of this new school year, new students and faculty are welcomed to the Concord Academy community. This is always a busy time...
Extended campus, the district surrounding Concord Academy, is full of interesting places to visit and food to try. There are numerous coffee shops...
On May 6, 2023, Concord Academy hosted Formal, an annual, all-school tradition. The event was quite enjoyable, and gave students time to hangout with others outside the academic setting. The time, effort, and money poured int...
On Saturday, April 29, seven Concord Academy students and two faculty chaperones volunteered at Gaining Ground, an organic, non-profit farm in Concord, Massachusetts dedicated to donating fresh produce to those in need. The f...
April 24 marked a pivotal day for American journalism. That morning, Fox News announced that they had decided to part ways with prime time talk show host Tucker Carlson, a decision that struck many as sudden and somewhat unex...
During the height of the pandemic, the entirety of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community was confronted with the rise of extreme physical and verbal abuse. The increase of horrific acts of violence, discriminat...
On the afternoon of Friday, February 24, the Concord Academy community gathered in the Chapel for an assembly on the Re-Invasion of Ukraine, presented by Nathan Rothschild ’23 and Andrii Vedmid ’26. The two gave the history o...
On Wednesday, April 5, the Concord Academy community had the opportunity to hear from Larry Go...
April 8, 2023 marked Concord Academy’s 19th annual Model UN conference, CAMUN, which hosted ov...
For a couple of years now, the United States government has been taking steps to limit the use...
Mock Trial is a program created by the Massachusetts Bar Association, in which high school students participate in a courtroom simulation competition. There, they assume the roles of witnesses or lawyers to argue a case that ...
There is no denying that February is an odd little month. At just 28 days, it is by far the shortest out of the 12 months, and happens to be the one that adopts the leap day in order to keep our calendar in-time with the orbi...
On the evening of Friday, February 10, a novelty occurred at Concord Academy—or so it would have appeared to most current students. The return of CA’s winter International Potluck, complete with live DJ karaoke, drew hundreds...
On November 2, 2022, President Joe Biden's lawyers found a small number of classified documents in his office, in the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. They reported the discovery to the National Archives...
From Thursday, January 19 to Sunday, January 22, 12 Concord Academy students traveled to New Haven, Connecticut, for a weekend of debate, diplomacy, and simulated politics. They participated in the 49th Yale Model United Nati...
Concord Academy students returned on January 9, with boarders returning a day prior, from the winter break. The break this year was 23 days, and while this sounds like a luxury—especially to Concord Public School students, wh...
Around midday on January 13, Concord Academy students had the opportunity to attend the Fall Art Show. Work from all students enrolled in an art class in the fall semester plastered the walls of the Math and Arts Center (MAC)...
The 2023 U.S. House Speaker Vote began on January 3. It ended on January 7 after 15 rounds of roll call voting, a format where each member’s name is called and their nomination for the Speaker recorded. The recent vote for th...
For the past three years, China’s President, Xi Jinping, has staked his reputation on “zero COVID.” Early on, he declared a “people’s war” against COVID-19, using lockdowns and quarantines to eliminate infections entirely. Bu...
On November 8, the midterm elections took place. On the Massachusetts ballot there were four questions. The first and fourth, in particular, gained a lot of attention. Concord Academy students spend most of their time in this...
On Sunday, October 30, presidential election results came out in Brazil. In the country, voting is mandatory—having been the case since 1985, around the time the military dictatorship ended. The election was held on a Sunday,...
In this year’s session of the Supreme Court, two divisive cases addressing affirmative action will be decided. Although official rulings do not come out until the end of the Court’s session in June, rumors are already swirlin...
On Saturday, November 5, Concord Academy’s Intersectional Feminist Organization (IFO) hosted LUNAFEST. LUNAFEST is the first traveling film festival with all-women filmmakers, focused on “films by women about women.” This is ...
In many ways, Family Weekend this year was the same as last year. Just like last year, it fell on a Friday morning at that perfect time of fall in New England when the leaves have turned red, yellow, and orange. A similar her...
The history of the Chapel began in the 1700s, long before it found its home at Concord Academy. During the summer of 1956, the Chapel, previously known as First Freewill Baptist Church of Snakerty Brook, NH, was taken apart a...
On September 26, 2022, Nord Stream pipelines 1 and 2 began to leak within hours of each other. The European Union has deemed it sabotage, based on the low probability of both pipelines leaking within such a short time. Additi...
There is a lot to look forward to this coming month at Concord Academy, from sports events to performing arts projects, as well as several significant holidays. This November is fully packed with ways to get involved in the c...
On September 30, the Prison Justice Project (PJP) club hosted C...
In many ways, Family Weekend this year was the same as last year. Just like last year, it fell on a Friday morning at that perfect time of fall in New England when the leaves have turned red, yellow, and orange. A similar her...
A drastic turn of events in shaping America’s history, the Boston Tea party may have just paved the way for a drink to enter the spotlight—coffee. First introduced in the 15th century, coffee has accompanied society through u...
Massachusetts general elections are typically not particularly notable, since the state votes overwhelmingly for democrats in virtually every race, but often that opens the door for noteworthy primary races. Such has been the...
After a two-year hiatus, the Concord Academy Admissions Office is traveling to Asia to spread the image of CA and to build the school’s international reputation. From October 1 to the 18th, the office will visit five location...
The Concord Academy community - 402 students, in addition to faculty and staff - entered the Chapel on the morning of August 29th for Convocation. This event would bring CA into its second century, which will surely be differ...
One of the unique privileges of being a Concord Academy student is the opportunity to be fully immersed in the community of a quaint northeastern town. CA's connection with the town runs much deeper than its geographical loca...
Many day students at Concord Academy take the train at least one way to school every day. However, navigating the Commuter Rail can be challenging and confusing at first, especially for those not familiar with Boston public t...
As Sarah Yeh’s interim leadership of Concord Academy comes to an end, the focus of Concord Academy is shifting to welcoming our new Head of School, Henry Fairfax. While Fairfax’s new presence in the community is sure to creat...
Concord Academy Model United Nations (CAMUN) was hosted on campus on Saturday, April 2. The annual conference is known for its creative committees and professional atmosphere. This year, CA hosted 19 schools and over 200 dele...
With the Spring Equinox on March 20th, spring has officially sprung in Massachusetts! Signs of spring are everywhere; perhaps the most obvious are the flowers appearing from under leaf litter. The first flowers to pop up are ...
Semi-Formal 2022 was hosted on Saturday, April 2 at Concord Academy. The dance, hosted by the junior class, was highly anticipated, as it was originally planned to take place earlier in the year, but due to COVID-19, was push...
Walking down the hallway on the second floor of LABS, you may have stumbled across a brightly-colored project attached to the whiteboard. A series of maps is on display, each one covered in magnets with a prompt question writ...
On April 11, 2022, rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors of Concord Academy gathered in the Performing Arts Center for an assembly on course requests for the upcoming academic year. During this event, Will Tucker and Alyse ...
On March 16, UMOJA (Concord Academy’s Black Student Affinity Group) launched a two-part screening of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), a 2021 documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultur...
On Wednesday, February 16, members of Concord Academy’s COVID-19 task force announced that CA would be moving masks optional starting the following day. This abrupt announcement left many unsure of how they would move forward...
As a Nor’easter geared up to hit the Northeast, people hunkered down due to the likelihood of significant snowfall. But, the storm was more severe than some expected. It was upgraded to a bomb cyclone (as defined by Merriam W...
During the assembly block on Wednesday, February 2, Ben Fleishman ’23 and president and CEO of New England Donor Services, Alex Glazier ’89 P’20 P’22, welcomed the school to a presentation on organ donation in the United Stat...
Each year, Concord Academy gathers on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. King with a day of thoughtful engagement in social justice discussion, collective reflection, and the continuing striv...
As Ian Nepomniachtchi (“Nepo” for short) slid his pawn onto the g3 square, the chess world knew that Magnus Carlsen had all but clinched the 2021 World Chess Championship last December.
With the recent Omicron variant surging all across the United States, many schools had to implement new COVID safety protocols to help stop the spread. Concord Academy is no different. Even though it seemed at one point that ...
With Omicron cases reaching new highs, it comes as a surprise to many that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new isolation guidelines shortening the previous ten-day quarantine to five for...
Recently, Concord Academy’s Environmental Coheads announced the start of a schoolwide clothing swap. This is a sustainable and community-driven way to donate clothing and perhaps find some new clothing as well. The initiative...
The New England Aquarium is located on the Central Wharf in downtown Boston, right on the waterfront. With many different exhibits, this aquarium is one of the bigger tourist attractions in Boston. This popular attraction ser...
The political landscape at Concord Academy is currently dominated by the emergence of three Instagram accounts that have recently gained widespread popularity among the CA community. Outlining the democracy voiced by individu...
From short blocks to different start times, the 2021-22 academic year has seen various scheduling changes, including a modified schedule for final assessments of the fall semester. This arrangement, similar to the finals sche...
Lament not for the passing of Thanksgiving, for it is the season of winter! As students are preparing for the final push to their semester finals, Christmas closes in, and the town of Concord begins to see signs of snow. In t...