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Whenever a group of people gather around a campfire to talk, roast s’mores, and ponder life’s big questions, something magical happens.

Just ask the students who attend the school’s weekly “Fire and Fellowship” gatherings outside the Chapel of the Holy Cross every Wednesday evening. The informal meetings, usually held around a campfire, often spark deep discussions about life on campus, faith, and spirituality.

As anyone who has ever considered skiing in November and early December on the East Coast knows, getting early-season turns in can mean limited terrain, changing weather, and a variable snow surface. For ski racers, this typically means rolling the dice of New England weather or traveling to the Rockies for more consistent conditions and space needed to train gates. 

Congratulations to all the exceptional student-athletes who made this fall sports season a success! Their hard work and dedication were always on display, from the field to the trails to the crag. Whether in practice or competition, our Bulls truly represented Holderness School well.

In a world that has come to be defined by infinite scrolling and unlimited digital information, a small group of Holderness students have taken on a decidedly countercultural task: publishing a newspaper.

Each week we recognize our student-athletes for their athletic accomplishments. Read on for this months recipients.

At Holderness, service isn’t a requirement—it’s ingrained in the culture. Our students don’t just talk about making a difference; they organize, fund, and lead the work themselves. Through the Service Council, Holderness School students manage two entirely student-run revenue streams; the Coffee Cart and Snack Bar, which fuel our efforts locally and abroad.

Get ready to laugh out loud, cringe in sympathy, and wonder what could possibly go wrong next in 4 Exes and 1 Groom — a hilarious new play written by Theater Director Monique Robichaud-Devine that proves love (and weddings) are never as simple as they seem.

When Jeannie Hutchins peers through her camera lens, she isn’t merely capturing the world as it appears—she’s searching for what lies beyond it. Her exhibition at the Edwards Art Gallery is less a display of photographs and more a cosmic dialogue between light, perception, and the infinite unknown.

Holderness School’s second annual Empty Bowls fundraiser brought together more than 150 guests for an evening that celebrated art, food, and compassion in equal measure at The Flying Monkey. Organized by the Holderness School Service Council, the event raised $4,500—a 25% increase over last year’s total—to support local and global nonprofit partners.

The ingredients of the Holderness School “secret sauce”–that combination of things that gives Holderness its unique flavor and characteristics–have been hotly debated. It is both definitional and elusive, or so I found when I set out to list the ingredients.