June 9, 2020: North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) is excited to announce a new Instagram Live series for parents and kids called Summer to Thrive. Summer to Thrive seeks to give kids and families tools for thriving, learning, and having fun in their back yards in this disrupted summer. The show features Ian Ramsey (Director of NYA’s Kauffmann Program in Environmental Writing and …
NYA Commencement Planned for June 7, 2020
June 3, 2020: North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) is pleased to announce the Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony will take place as originally scheduled on Sunday, June 7, 2020. The ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. on the front lawn of the Curtis Building, 148 Main Street, Yarmouth. In compliance with state regulations, a maximum of 50 people will attend the …
North Yarmouth Academy: Transitioning to Remote Learning
Guiding Principles for Success in Remote Learning and Lessons for the Future by Benjamin Jackson, Head of School As students at North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) were wrapping up their annual Winter Carnival festivities on March 6, they were looking forward to spring break and fully expected to see everyone back on campus in two weeks. Few, if any, institutions were …
Coach Sterling Returns to NYA Lacrosse
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) could not be happier to welcome back Head Coach Julia Sterling to the NYA Girls Lacrosse program. Coach Sterling, a member of NYA’s Edgar F. White ’38 Athletic Hall of Fame,led the NYA varsity girls lacrosse team from 2008 – 2011. In those four years, she elevated the program and brought the 2010 Panthers to their …
Lorena Coffin Returns to Head NYA Girls Tennis
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) is excited to welcome Lorena Coffin ‘P12 back to the NYA courts to lead the varsity girls tennis team. An alumni parent, Coach Coffin coached girls tennis at NYA from 2007-2016. She has a deep admiration for the Academy’s mission and the strong work ethic and self-confidence it instills in its students. Coffin played four seasons …
NYA Boys Hockey Wins Back-to-Back Holt Conference Championships
The North Yarmouth Academy Boys Hockey Team, a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), defeated Pingree School 4-2 in the semifinals of the Holt Conference playoffs on Friday, February 28. On Saturday, the Panthers traveled to Massachusetts to face Worcester Academy in the finals. NYA defeated Worcester Academy 3-1 to win the Conference for the second …
Ricky Doyon to Head NYA Softball
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) is pleased to announce Ricky Doyon as the new varsity softball coach. Coach Doyon’s softball coaching experience comes from years in the Biddeford Youth Leagues, but he is already an integral and well-respected member of the NYA athletics community. He is also the NYA Girls Varsity Soccer Team’s head coach. Coach Doyon took a soccer program …
NYA Junior Leads Concussion Awareness Education
Student-athlete and North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) junior, Elizabeth (E Beth) Goodrich, turned her concussion experience into a learning opportunity for NYA. After she suffered a season-ending concussion during an ice hockey game last year, NYA Girls Hockey Coach, Pavel Navrat, connected Goodrich with Kiley Thomas and the Headway Foundation. Thomas, the daughter of former NHL goalie Tim Thomas*, told her …
EXPLORING STEM @ NYA February 2020
Exploring STEM @ NYA is a resource for Lower and Middle School teachers, parents, and students. Here you can explore STEM offerings at NYA and learn about what’s happening in the Innovation Lab. Engineer’s Week 2020 February 17 – 21 is Engineer’s Week! In honor of the occasion, all students are invited to the Innovation Lab to take part in …
Te’Andre King Breaks Scoring Record
January 28, 2020: North Yarmouth Academy senior Te’Andre King (Portland) set a new school all-time scoring mark tonight when the Panthers hosted the Rangers of Traip Academy. At tip-off, King was 25 points shy of the 1401 record set by Tim DeLuca ’05 fifteen years ago. By the final buzzer, the new bar was set at 1404 The Panthers have …