Holderness School

08/22/2026

Earning the starting goalie job as a freshman for a program with National Championship aspirations, Mia Gonsalves ’25 seized the opportunity, embraced the challenges, and established herself as one of the top goalies in Division III for the Nazareth University Women’s Ice Hockey this year! Read more about Mia, the transition to the collegiate level, and the mindset that helped her find success at the link below >>

Earning the starting goalie job as a freshman for a program with National Championship aspirations, Mia Gonsalves ’25 seized the opportunity, embraced the challenges, and established herself as one of the top goalies in Division III for the Nazareth University Women’s Ice Hockey team.

08/20/2026

This week we hosted the Holderness Field Hockey Clinic on campus! It’s been amazing to see our student-athletes on the field passing their skills along to a younger generation!!

08/19/2026

This spring, three Holderness students earned extraordinary AP results—including two students who each earned six scores of 5, and 150 students completing 400 exams in total.

We’re proud of their achievements. But the results also raise a bigger question: What makes an academic program truly exceptional?

At Holderness, we believe curriculum should be intentional and not driven by trends or the number of AP courses a school offers. Sometimes we choose AP. Sometimes we don't. Sometimes we build something entirely our own.

The goal isn’t the test score. It’s the learning.

Dean of Academics Jordan Graham walks us through his thoughts on how Holderness School approaches curriculum and academic decision-making.

This spring, three Holderness students accomplished something extraordinary. Two each earned the highest possible score: a 5 on six different Advanced Placement exams, and another earned five scores of 5 and one score of 4 across six exams in the same time span.

08/18/2026

Want to run faster, jump higher, or get stronger? There’s a class for that.

In Holderness’s Exercise Physiology course, students go beyond the textbook to explore how the body responds to training, recovery, and performance, becoming their own test subjects along the way.

Led by former U.S. Ski Team coach and current Holderness faculty Pat Casey, the course gives students the science, experience, and vocabulary to better understand their bodies and advocate for their own performance.

Read more on Holderness News.

What happens inside your body when you sprint, ski, lift, or push yourself to your limits? At Holderness, students don’t just learn about exercise science from a textbook—they get the chance to investigate it firsthand.

08/14/2026

Service to others can take many forms—and for Mike Brubaker ’82, it has meant dedicating his career to improving community health across rural Alaska.

As Director of Community Environment and Health at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Mike works at the intersection of health, climate, and community, helping Alaskan villages navigate challenges from melting permafrost to changing wildlife patterns and wildfires.

Read Mike’s story, originally published in Holderness School Today Fall 2025, and discover how one Holderness alum is making a lasting impact on communities across Alaska.

Service to others is a foundational part of the Holderness experience. Our second of several outstanding alumni who have made caring for others is Mike Brubaker '82.

08/13/2026

Continuing the project started by our Sustainable Structures class this Fall, several faculty members pitched in to begin assembling our new baseball dugouts!

08/13/2026

Do you know a family who would love Holderness? Send them to an Open House! We have two upcoming opportunities to visit campus and would love to meet more families.

Open Houses on Monday, August 17, and Saturday, September 19. We can't wait to meet you!

Join us at Holderness School to experience our campus, meet faculty, and discover your future here.

08/11/2026

What does it take to persevere in the face of challenge? In Holderness’s Literature of Survival course taught by Janice Dahl, students explore how people respond when circumstances become difficult and what those experiences can teach us about ourselves through stories of physical endurance, psychological resilience, and emotional survival.

Read a Q&A with Janice Dahl about why and how she created the Literature of Survival course on Holderness News.

The Literature of Survival course taught by Janice Dahl looks beyond survival as a matter of toughness, focusing instead on preparation, adaptability, perspective, and the small decisions that help us keep moving forward

08/10/2026

Should you attend an Open House? Absolutely.

An Open House allows you to experience a school's community firsthand and see yourself on campus. No brochure or virtual tour can replace walking the campus, asking questions, and seeing daily life firsthand.

Read 5 reasons you should attend an Open House on Holderness News.

Choosing the right school is about more than comparing websites, rankings, and brochures. It's about finding a place where you will be challenged, supported, known, and inspired every day.