And for the perfect Christmas dinner…..Jowls!

OVERHEARD UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE: (By a 12-year old nephew): “That’s a nice nutcracker, but on most nutcrackers the paint is toxic.  And you can’t crack nuts with them.” Unless you are a confirmed Grinch or a hopeless contrarian, Christmas can be a…More »

Inspirations from Kerouac and Grizzly

As per normal, Christmas came, stayed for a while, and then departed, leaving behind the usual assortment of goodies. Grizzly finally got his Christmas fix and, though he was forced to spend all of yesterday with a gold bow around his neck, found…More »

Christmas time…is here!

Ah, the christmas tree. I adore those lights.

Hi everybody! So it’s been a week or so since break started, and it seems like it was just yesterday. I’ve been having an amazing time, with family and friends, on the hill and off it, then down to upstate New York (To…More »

‘Twas the week before Christmas…”

“The dog was reclined by the staircase with glee In hopes that the holiday soon it would be”

The Terrors of Tuning Skis…

Tomorrow marks the first time I will be timed, in a race course. I’m a little scared, a little happy and a lot excited. Unfortunately, I won’t be racing, but forerunning (an important job none the less). It makes for an interesting day…More »

Yülefest adventures

So I’m gonna let the video do the talking. thank you for making my sick day better guys.

A Whimsical week at Gould Academy

Since last Wednesday’s thoughts on life at Gould. I, Mrs Davies has had meniscus surgery. There was a FIS race at Sunday river which saw students and alum students competing. The Snowball went off, without a hitch, with lots of dancing to an…More »

My New Obsession

Hi Everyone! Well, here we are in the final days before break, and I know I’m not alone when I tell you how excited I am for this vacation. Even though we have been back in school for only two and a half…More »

A family photo album, every Christmas

OVERHEARD IN SPANISH CLASS: “You know how there are all these irregular verbs in Spanish?  They should fix that, you know? You can tell that Christmas is coming because we have seen on campus several signs of impending holiday:  Students wearing the obligitory…More »

Short Days, Short Weeks

Gould Academy Singers perform. We're having fun, are you?

A lot happens in these few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The time period between the two vacations is tantalizingly short, yet some of the most exciting moments of the year happen in this interval: college acceptances, first ski races, Snowball, Yulefest, and…More »