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 The Gunnery is proud to announce that twenty-two of its students have earned the designation of AP Scholar in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the AP exams.
The College Board's Advanced Placement Program provides willing and academically prepared students the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.
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Approximately 225 grandparents and parent chaperones visited their Gunnery grandchildren in late September for a day of classes, presentations, and fun. The increasingly popular Grandparents Day, started in 1997, allows the senior members of the family to live a day in the life of their Gunnery grandchild. Events of the day included class visits, a performance by a student vocal group, The Troubadours, a Q&A with selected students, and a community luncheon.
"Grandparents Day is one of my favorite events throughout the year," said Laura Eldridge, Director of Institutional Advancement. "Loved ones traveled from as far away as France and Germany. The special bond between a grandparent and grandchild is unquestionable. Their faces beam with pride and joy when they first greet their grandchild. I am so proud of all our students as they are so respectful and caring towards their grandparents and hosting, with pride, all the visitors who navigate throughout The Gunnery campus that day."
View pictures from the event here.
 Mid-August saw the return of administrators and veteran teachers to campus, preparing to welcome a group of new colleagues to The Gunnery faculty.
Dean of Faculty and Assistant Head of School Eileen Kelly-Aguirre led the new faculty orientation program, which included sessions on planning and grading, technology, residential life, coaching and more.
Listed here are the new faculty and their responsibilities for the coming year:
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 Former Gunnery trustee, Steve Bent '59 and his wife Anne hosted a celebratory reception at the Woman's Athletic Club in downtown Chicago on September 22nd. Given in honor of Susan Graham's 20th Anniversary as Head of School, the party kicked off a series of events throughout the country scheduled through June 2012. The many guests represented alumni from 1950 to 2011, including Eric Hansen '96 Michelle Young '99, Tim Chilleri '04, Megan Lovejoy '03, Caitlin Bridges '05, Randy McGregor '05, John Thom '09 and Laura Reckdenwald '11.
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 It was a beautiful day for the annual School Walk, with sunny skies and cool temperatures. As is the tradition, classes were cancelled for the day and the entire school community headed out for a long walk in Steep Rock to celebrate Mr. Gunn's birthday. Every year there is much speculation about how long the walk really is — 6 miles? 6.5 miles? Maybe even 7? — but this year Mr. Graham set the record straight as he tracked our route on his phone, using My Tracks.
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 Steve Bailey's Physics classes joined with members of the Outdoor Club and the students of Simon Langlois at Le Cégep Marie-Victorin School in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to find the circumference of the earth. They used a method first devised by the Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer Eratosthenes in 240 BC.
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 Has to be after 1965 because they are using the chairs from the "chapel" which was in Bourne. Ergo "South Pacific". Sandy Gilbert '60
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Peter Feen '99 had some other thoughts on Cesar Crespo's answers to the August question: Cesar was off - the people in that picture from L-R are John Quitta, Mary Connor, Jill Czucka, Ranjeet Mahtani and Jess Mueller. They are at Bache pond. view larger image
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Watch as Dr. Gosser, Executive Director of Partners in Progress, kicks off the 2011-2012 Speaker Series.
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Schedule Update:
The Parent Council Meeting
Open to all current parents
Friday, October 21, 2011
5:30-6:15 p.m.
Emerson Performing
Arts Center
View our schedule of events and to register online.
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Tara Connolly '09 has been busy since graduating from The Gunnery, a mere two years ago. She is an active student-athlete at Bowdoin College and is in the throes of laying out her post-college life.
The Simsbury, CT native is currently majoring in history and minoring in education. "I am considering teaching history after I graduate," said Tara. "The big joke was that I would come back and teach at The Gunnery."
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