Holderness School Viewbook 2014

HOLDERNESS SCHOOLChapel Lane

Post Office Box Plymouth, NH -telephone: ..facsimile: ..www.holderness.org

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community 1intellect 6challenge 18athletics 28character 36

In addition to serving as our mascot,the Holderness Bull has instilleddirection in the classroom and onthe playing field since 1879.

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what do i love about holderness? What has kept

me coming back for years as a teacher and coach and

dorm parent, and now as the Head of School? I think it

comes down to the fact that Holderness is not simply a

school; it’s a community. ¶ To join the Holderness com-

munity is to be intellectually passionate and always

curious: to be a learner and thus a leader. It is to be pub-

lic-spirited and always attentive to the needs of others; to

be physically active and always in touch with the outdoors;

to be artistically creative and always conscious of the

power of intuition and imagination; and to be aware, fi-

nally, of the spiritual dimensions of the human experience.

And, it is to do all of these things in the company of like-

minded people who care about you. ¶ Don Henderson,

now retired, often quoted Robert Frost when he was

teaching here. Don said that his object in living was to

unite his avocation and his vocation “as my two eyes make

one in sight.” As a legendary Holderness history teacher

and a former coach of the US National Ski Team, Don

knew how to achieve that sort of vision. His work was full

of playfulness, and he and other great teachers here have

helped develop a community that lives and works that way.

¶The different qualities of the Holderness community re-

inforce each other so naturally that they blend into one

another. Mind and body and spirit direct themselves in

unison to high achievement and an atmosphere of excel-

lence—not the sort of excellence that is arrogant or

pretentious, but rather is expressed in a humble sort of

confidence. ¶ That’s what makes life at Holderness rich

and full, and also what keeps me coming back. It’s a recipe

not only for success, but for the joyfulness a person finds

in exercising all of his or her gifts.

– R. Phillip Peck, Head of School

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“At Holderness we say hello.” There are reasons

why Holderness is as friendly as it is. Our

community is the foundation for all we do.


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Community is at the center of everything

here. At Holderness we begin with rela-

tionships—with the carefully tended

bonds that unite us to friends, coaches and

teachers. We learn each other’s names. We

sit down to dinner to-

gether. We sing out the

hol-der-ness cheer.

¶ Community is so

important to us that

we placed it at the center of our mission

statement—made it the literal core of

confidence that defines and upholds

everything else we do. First, we make our

students feel known and supported. Then,

we let the learning begin. �

community

The coach who pushes you

at practice is also the house

parent who bakes you

brownies after study hall.


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HOLD ONto your teachers and advisors.

“Education needs to be about acting on a passion

for learning, as well as giving students the skills

they need to not only get into a great college, but

be successful there and in life as well.”

– Phil Peck, Head of School

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In the Holderness classroom each student is

literally in the front row. With an average class

size of , and with levels

ranging from introductory

to Advanced Placement,

our curriculum is rich

with choices. From the ninth-grade Humani-

ties course to the twelfth-grade Senior Thesis,

students will find themselves challenged to new

heights on their journey. Innovation, collabo-

ration, and flexibility are the prerequisites;

passion and accomplishment are the results. ¶Here, too, our community plays a fundamental

role. Our students are known, nurtured and

encouraged. They feel safe enough to take in-

tellectual risks. �

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AP Modern European

History as a sophomore?

You can do that here.


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at a glancer Enrollment: r Grades: –r Type: Co-ed Boarding and Dayr Teaching Faculty: r Student-Faculty Ration: -r Average Class Size: r Maximum Class Size: r Course Length: Semester and Full-Yearr Expected Course Load: Coursesr Average Teaching Experience: yearsr Faculty with Advanced Degrees: /r AP Courses:

first-year programHolderness takes special care in preparing ninth-graders

for the responsibilities and challenges of independent

school, while simultaneously bringing the class together

around meaningful and powerful experiences. From an ac-

ademic perspective, all ninth-grade students take

Humanities, a cross-curricular English/history course, in-

troducing and reinforcing important study and research

skills. ¶ Outside the classroom all ninth-graders partici-

pate in Orientation Hike and the ninth-grade ropes

course activity during the first semester, and Project Out-

reach and a class excursion to Church Island on Squam

Lake during the second semester. These activities provide

the foundation for close bonds with peers, teachers, and

advisors, making certain they start their high school ca-

reer on firm footing.

college destinationsAt Holderness, there is much more to a student’s college

search than identifying an appropriate list. We help stu-

dents discover a clear sense of what they value, what are

their interests, and what are their motivations. Then, we

help them find colleges that best match their interests and

talents. It’s about building personhood. The more students

know about themselves, the more confidently they will

conduct their search and applications. Success gets meas-

ured not just in acceptance letters, but also in the maturity

gained during the process.

Recent graduates have attended a wide range of col-

leges and universities, including the following: r Bates Colleger Boston Universityr Colorado Colleger Cornell Universityr Harvard Universityr Dartmouth Colleger Brown Universityr Kenyon Colleger St. Lawrence Universityr University of New Hampshirer University of Vermontr George Washington Universityr Gettysburg Colleger Parsons School of Designr Middlebury Colleger Elon University


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HOLD ONto poets and painters and actors and thinkers.

“The arts are the foremost expression of our

civilization. They comprise a complex language,

one not just non-linear, but intuitive, and

through which one learns to code and decode

a vast amount of visual information, as well as to

think in new and different ways.”

– Glenn Lowry, director, the Museum ofModern Art, NY, Holderness class of ’


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At Holderness we believe that the arts provide

unparalleled opportunities for learning and

practicing creativity, imagination, and self-dis-

cipline. We believe that the relationships

between our teachers and

our students make it possi-

ble for young artists to

push outside their comfort

zone. Good things happen when students

work alongside working artists in a commu-

nity where the arts, in one way or another, are

part of everyday life. They learn not only how

to speak and understand the language of the

arts, but how the arts can break down barri-

ers—between people, and inside them. �

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Perform your own original

song; get a standing ovation

at School Night.


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artsThe Carpenter Arts Center houses courses in the studio

arts, ceramics, instrumental and choral music, music the-

ory and composition, theater, and traditional and digital

photography. ¶ The Carpenter Arts Studio offers a digital

recording studio, a digital photography lab, a traditional

darkroom, a ceramics studio and gas kiln, a studio for still-

life and portrait photography, and a student gallery. ¶School concerts and drama productions take place in the

-seat auditorium in the Hagerman Center, allowing

students to perform for their peers and the public. The

Hagerman Center also serves as a venue for School

Nights, which showcase the work of visiting musicians,

lecturers, or writers. ¶ The school’s Arts in the Afternoon

program provides students with the opportunity to pursue

the arts as an alternative to sports one season each year; of-

ferings have included ceramics, photography, dance,

songwriting, and theater.

recent theater productions r Chicago (spring, )r Rumors (fall, )r The Wiz (spring, )r Bye Bye Birdie (spring, )r A Few Good Men (fall, )r The Wedding Singer (spring, )r Legally Blonde (spring, )r Heaven Can Wait (fall, )r Hair (spring, )

visiting artistsr poets: Galway Kinnell, Robert Bly and Donald Hallr performance artists: Taylor Mali, Rives, Ishle

Park and Shihan the Poetr musicians: Erin McKeown, The Dwells, Dan But-

terworth, Donkilo Afro Funk Orkestra, Women of

the World and Kyle Careyr visual artists: Ken Matsuzaki, Martin Demaine

and Erik Demaine, Shandra McLane, Kathryn Field,

Adam Gooder and Rosy Lamb

clubsr Mosaicr Picadorr Yearbookr Green Teamr Math Teamr Poetry Clubr gsar Diversity Clubr Student Council

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special programs

By far the most exciting time to be a student at

Holderness occurs in March, when everyone

takes on a unique challenge. For two weeks,

students, divided by graduating class, partici-

pate in an experiential adventure that stretches

the mind, body, and spirit in profound and

new ways. ¶ The four main components of

Special Programs are Project Outreach, a cel-

ebration of community service; Artward

Bound, an exploration of creativity and imag-

ination; Out Back, an exhilarating experience

challenging students in an outdoor setting;

and Senior Thesis, a culminating, individual

academic project completed by seniors.


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project outreach

Holderness ninth-graders travel to Philadelphia

to embark on three service projects. As part of

the class is working to maintain Philadelphia’s

expansive Fairmount Park, another group

works at the St. Barnabas Mission, a homeless

shelter for women and young children. In addi-

tion, Holderness students also work with

Philabundance, the city’s biggest distributor of

food to shelters, soup kitchens, and struggling

families. Participating in this program is one

way of satisfying Holderness School’s gradua-

tion requirement in community service. More

significantly, it serves to teach lessons about so-

cial responsibility and provides a tangible

experience of the satisfaction of helping others.


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artward bound

Artward Bound, a nationally recognized visual

and performing arts program, provides a

unique opportunity for tenth-grade students

to explore the arts with

eight artists-in-residence for

a period of uninterrupted

creative work. ¶ Each day,

students work in a variety

of artistic forms, including

improvisational theater, photography, draw-

ing, dance, mural painting, graphics, ceramics,

papermaking, “chopper” bicycle construction,

African drumming and blacksmithing. Im-

mersion in a diversity of art forms helps our

students stretch and strengthen their creative

capacities.

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Hammer an iron spoon in

a white-hot forge in the

morning; perform your

own spoken word poem

in the evening.


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out back

Out Back began in as part of the school’s

commitment to the outdoors, and serves as a

powerful expression of the school’s philosophy

of simultaneous challenge and support. The

junior class, after thorough instruction in

safety techniques by a team of well-trained

faculty leaders, disperse into the White

Mountains for a challenging -day outdoor

camping experience. It is a powerful lesson in

outdoor education and survival skills, includ-

ing orienteering, snowshoeing, winter camping,

and above all, team-building. Generations of

Holderness students have worked through

their initial nerves to find not only fun and

success in Out Back, but feelings of pride and

belonging that last a lifetime.


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senior thesis

Senior Thesis is a semester course in which all sen-

iors engage intellectually in an area of particular

interest and passion. The students begin the se-

mester in January researching and pursuing

primary sources to understand their topics. Soon,

seniors are ready to dig

deeper through interviews,

internships, and hands-on

projects that are, in many

cases, mentored by Holderness alumni.¶ In March

they leave campus and participate in self-directed

research that furthers their knowledge and helps

them understand their topics at an experiential

level. ¶ In the spring, Seniors present their findings

during a series of public presentations. In its con-

centrated intensity and independent design, the

Senior Thesis program helps prepare students for

the college environment. �

There’s nothing like the hum

of 280 minds all studying at

the exact same time.


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HOLD ONto your coaches and teammates.

Our students achieve their maximum poten-

tial through a combination of dedicated

coaching, state-of-the-art training, exposure

to new sports and skills, and the elevating ex-

perience of being part of an enthusiastic

school-wide sports community.


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The athletics program at Holderness is a bal-

ance of breadth and excellence. Our program

is tailored to support experienced athletes at

high levels of competition, as well as to pro-

vide a range of sports

options for skills-build-

ing, conditioning, and

camaraderie. Our most

competitive students can receive world class

coaching on their way to a Division I or III

college team, and also play new or beloved ad-

ditional sports in the off-seasons. Nobody

stands on the sidelines either. Even if you’ve

never played on a team before, you’ll wear a

Holderness uniform and get time on the ice,

field, or court. You can count on it.

You can make your first

basket or compete on a

national ski team. Or both.


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The school’s acres include a turf field, a

fully-equipped athletic center, eight large play-

ing fields, eight tennis courts, a covered artificial

rink, and ten kilometers of competition-quality

Nordic ski trails. A short drive from campus,

snow sports athletes train and

compete in the prep school

league, and the ussa, usasa,

and fis circuits on the slopes

of Cannon Mountain, Loon

Mountain, or Waterville Val-

ley. Coaching is provided by

teachers who have competed

with distinction in their re-

spective sports. �

girls’ teams r Alpine skiingr Basketballr Cross-countryr Cyclingr Dancer Eastern ussa

alpine skiingr Field hockeyr Freerider Freestyle skiingr Golfr Ice hockeyr Lacrosser Mountain bikingr Nordic skiingr Rock climbingr Skiingr Ski jumpingr Snowboardingr Soccerr Softballr Tennis

boys’ teamsr Alpine skiingr Baseballr Basketballr Cross-countryr Cyclingr Eastern ussa

alpine skiingr Freerider Freestyle skiingr Ice hockeyr Footballr Golfr Lacrosser Mountain bikingr Nordic skiingr Rock climbingr Skiingr Ski jumpingr Snowboardingr Soccerr Tennis


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HOLD ONto a winning program.

Nowhere else are such high levels of compe-

tition available in combination with such a

powerful academic program.


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snow sports

Since , the Holderness School snow

sports program has produced Olympic

athletes, six World Championship Team

members, Collegiate All-Americans, and

National Team members. ¶ Holderness

alumna Julia Ford ’ competed for the U.S.

Alpine Olympic Team in the Winter

Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Her fellow

alumna, Julia Marino ’, was the first skier

to compete for Paraguay in the Winter

Olympics—ever.


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“Adolescents like challenges, so we give

them opportunities to take creative risks.

That’s how we build leadership here—we

direct and support young people through

the challenges they need to grow.”

– Duane Ford, Director ofResidential Life, Holdernessclass of ’


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leadership and jobs programNowhere else do students play such an important role in

the daily management of a school. In a unique balloting

system that has existed at Holderness for over fifty years,

student leaders are elected on the basis of our four cor-

nerstones of character: initiative, fairness, dependability,

and leadership. These leaders, in turn, oversee work crews

that include every student on campus. Every kid has a job.

Our student worker roles include:r Blue Key Admissionr Pantry Crewr Library Workersr Green Teamr Advancement Teamr Community Service Coordinatorsr Dinner Stewardsr Kiddie Crewr Flag Patrolr Communications Associatesr Outdoor Grounds Crewr Diversity Program Teamr House and Floor Leaders

residential lifer We have a ratio that you won’t find at any other

school—:. That’s what we call a “ratio for relation-

ships”—a ratio that means that for every eight students

in a dormitory, there is at least one resident faculty

member living alongside our students to support,

guide and mentor them. r : means that advisors and their families know our

students well, often inviting them into their homes for

company, conversation, food and fun. It means there

is time and attention for serious things too—like

course selection, life advice and college applications.

r All dormitories are small (the biggest houses stu-

dents, the smallest four) and are designed to create a

family style environment. You won’t find this commit-

ment to family-style living—this optimal ratio for

relationships—anywhere else.

spiritual life and chapel programWe anchor our community in a reverence for all aspects

of a young person’s potential: mind, body, and spirit.

Holderness was founded in as an Episcopal school,

and our roots stay true to that heritage. Through service,

study and an inclusive chapel program, we encourage and

nurture students along their spiritual journey. We gather

as a community every Monday morning at the Chapel of

the Holy Cross or our Outdoor Chapel overlooking the

White Mountains. Students also serve and worship in

many of the following programs and places: r Trinity Chapelr Church Islandr Bridge Houser Meals for Manyr Relay for Lifer The Nathan Hale Veterans Outreach Centerr Armed Forces Supportr Plymouth Area Community Closetr Helping Hands Food Pantry

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HOLD ONto our future on earth.

With the White Mountains immediately to the

north, and New Hampshire’s famous Lakes Region

just to the south, no school in New England is so

fortunate in its location as Holderness.


Sometimes, for fun, a dozen

of us climb a mountain in

wintertime at dawn.

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character

We live on fresh air here. Our curriculum fre-

quently spills beyond classroom walls, forging

multiple interdisciplinary connections in its con-

sideration of humanity’s place on earth. Our

Sustainability Mission Statement affirms that

we “embrace environmental

stewardship, responsibility

and justice,” and you’ll see

this ideal embodied in our

outdoor science labs, forest phenology course-

work, and human impact studies—to name a

few. ¶ In the school began construction on

a new central woodchip heating system. It’s a

best-practice biomass technology that will not

only warm the entire campus but provide hands-

on education and leadership opportunities for

decades. �

Biology out of a book?

Or on Squam Lake? At

Holderness it’s both.


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HOLD ONto your future.

At Holderness, you don’t have to compro-

mise. You don’t have to commit to just one

definition of yourself. You can explore. You

can go on becoming.


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admissionHolderness looks for those who can benefit from what the

school offers, and who can take part in—and contribute

to—the life of the school. These are students of strong

character, demonstrated scholastic ability, and the prom-

ise of achievement in several different areas. ¶ Candidates

for admission are urged to come visit the school. A visit

provides the opportunity to have a student-led tour of

Holderness and also a personal interview. Families can

meet various members of the community, and prospective

students can talk with students who are already at Hold-

erness. All visits should be scheduled in advance by tele-

phoning the Admission Office at .., or via

e-mail at [email protected]. ¶Holderness School

does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, or

national or ethnic origin in the administration of its edu-

cational policies, or scholarship, athletic, and other school

programs. Indeed, we see multiple perspectives and expe-

riences as vital to educational excellence and as a means

of strengthening our community. ¶ Grants for financial

aid are allotted by the Financial Aid Committee to stu-

dents on the basis of family need, potential, and character.

Holderness subscribes to the principles governing finan-

cial aid established by the School and Student Service for

Financial Aid in Princeton.

admission timeliner december: Preferred ssat sitting. Register at

www.ssat.orgr january: Last date for ssat. (In lieu of the ssat,

a wisc iv taken within the past two years will be

accepted.)r january : Filing deadline for Parent Financial

Statement (pfs) for parents seeking financial aid

with School and Student Service in Princeton.

File at nais.org/financialaid/sss.r february : Deadline for applications.r february : All new or updated income tax state-

ments filed with Holderness. Business/form (sss)

filed with Holderness.r march : Notification of Admission Committee

decisions.r first week of april: Second visit days.r april : Parents’ reply date to Holderness.


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community 1intellect 6challenge 18athletics 28character 36

In addition to serving as our mascot,the Holderness Bull has instilleddirection in the classroom and onthe playing field since 1879.

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HOLDERNESS SCHOOLChapel Lane

Post Office Box Plymouth, NH -telephone: ..facsimile: ..www.holderness.org

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