July 27, 2018
A New Look for a New Year
With pride and excitement, we are pleased to introduce the new look of Academy Hill! We are grateful to Attorney Mark E. Salomone and his enthusiastic team at Big Voodoo Interactive for their professional guidance and generous assistance as we kick off a new school year with an updated logo and a refreshing new website.
In the coming days and weeks you will see a gradual transition from the former logo and colors to our new look. Thank you for continuing along this journey with us. As we celebrate 32 years of unparalleled excellence in the education of young minds throughout Greater Springfield, the Pioneer Valley and beyond, we greet the coming year with renewed energy and heightened anticipation for the great things we will continue to accomplish together.
Upcoming Events
Mark your calendars for these important Back-to-School events!

New Family Picnic (by invitation to new AHS families and mentor families):
Sunday, August 26, 3 - 5p

Supply Drop Off:
Tuesday, August 28, 8:30 - 2:30

All School Back to School Picnic/BBQ:
Friday, September 21, 5:30p

Back to School Information Nights:

Wednesday, Sept 12 
5:30 - 6:30 PK/K
6:30 - 7:30 Grade 3/4

Thursday, Sept 13
5:30 - 6:30 Travelers ( Grades 1/2)
6:30 - 7:30 Grade 5 
6:00 Middle School

All grades will meet in their current classrooms.
The middle school families will meet in the Community Room.

The Academy Hill Parent Association will be represented at all Back to School events. Please consider joining your AHSPA this year!


Summer Driveway Challenge Update
Thank you to the families and friends who have donated to the Summer Driveway Challenge. To date, we have received over $4,000 in pledges and donations. The repair work is scheduled and the project will be completed before the start of the new school year. Any funds received in excess of the cost of the work will be applied to the 2018 - 2019 Annual Fund. To contribute to the Summer Driveway Challenge or to the Annual Fund, please CLICK HERE!
Before School Coordinator and Classroom Substitutes Wanted
If you are interested in very part-time or occasional work at our school, please contact Melissa Earls at [email protected]. We are seeking a Before School Coordinator and classroom substitutes for the 2018 - 2019 academic year.
Head of School Named Klingenstein Fellow at Columbia University
Melissa Earls has been awarded a fully-funded fellowship to the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership’s 2019 Heads of Schools program at Teachers College, Columbia University. This distinguished honor, established in 1991, is granted to just twenty heads of schools annually. 

The 2019 cohort includes Heads from across the United States in addition to participants from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Thailand. In January 2019, these Heads of Schools will gather together at the Columbia University campus for intensive study to examine educational issues facing independent and international schools and an opportunity for focused professional enrichment, renewal and reflection. 

The Klingenstein Center is dedicated to improving the quality of independent and international school education by developing and strengthening leadership among teachers and administrators from schools in the United States and throughout the world. The Center attracts and selects educators who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishment or potential for excellence and equips them with the knowledge, skills and values necessary for informed and effective practice. All fellowships and graduate programs focus on instructional leadership, collaboration and teamwork, ethical decision making, reflective practice and a commitment to social justice and diversity.  
Melissa P. Earls, Head of School
Academy Hill School | [email protected]