Dr. Christopher B. Howard to be Portsmouth Abbey School's 88th Commencement...
Headmaster Dan McDonough is pleased to announce that Dr. Christopher B. Howard will be this year's Commencement speaker on Sunday, May 27, 2018.Dr. Howard is the eighth president of Robert Morris...
View ArticleFather Francis Davidson, O.S.B.
Fr. Francis Davidson, O.S.B., Benedictine monk of Ampleforth Abbey, and former headmaster of Portsmouth Abbey School, died peacefully at the monastery at Ampleforth on April 9, 2018, at the age of...
View ArticleChurch Assembly Speaker Grace Costa '18: "I realized that time waits for no...
Church Assembly talk: Grace Costa '18 When an Abbey student gets a 2-by-8 inch orange slip in their mailbox saying "College Counseling" in daunting black, bold letters at the top, they realize that...
View ArticleChurch Assembly Speaker Jessica Yang '18: "Nerves are just life's way of...
Church Assembly talk: Jessica Yang '18You might think that standing up here in front of the whole school is no big deal for me, since I do it all the time. In fact, my heart is pounding right now. As...
View ArticleHuman Rights Club Volunteers at Dorcas International
Members of the Portsmouth Abbey School Human Rights Club spent a day in Providence to visit Dorcas International, an organization that provides a multitude of service to refugees and immigrants in...
View ArticlePortsmouth Abbey Drama Workshop Presents: 8 Ways to Screw Up Your College...
The Portsmouth Abbey School Drama Workshop class will present a 30-minute play called 8 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview. When two college recruiters at a prestigious university need to fill one...
View ArticleProvidence Journal Names Seven Ravens to All-State
The Providence Journal has released its winter season All-State selections, naming seven Ravens to the list of elite players. Sheila Joyce '19, swimmingJoyce won the EIL 50-yard freestyle championship...
View ArticlePortsmouth Abbey Teachers Hold Interdisciplinary Day
On Thursday, April 26, teachers across all subject areas at Portsmouth Abbey participated in an Interdisciplinary Day in remembrance of the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica, in 1937, during the...
View ArticleChurch Assembly Speaker Jackie Morrison '18: "The most crucial skill to...
Church Assembly talk: Jackie Morrison '18I know that when you all think of me, you think, "hardened Division 1 college athlete." I am here to assure you, however, that I wasn't always a gym rat with a...
View ArticleTwo Portsmouth Abbey School Students Place in SISAL Art Contest
Two Portsmouth Abbey School art students earned awards at the annual Small Independent School Art League (SISAL) competition. A total of 17 independent schools participated in the contest and prizes...
View ArticleAP Computer Science Class Develops Interactive Map
Mr. Dave Wilson's AP Computer Science class has developed an interactive map and display for the science building. The map is updated to the correct period in real time and displays the current class...
View ArticlePortsmouth Abbey School Presents Southern Hospitality
Portsmouth Abbey School is proud to present Southern Hospitality, a laugh-out-loud farce by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten.Twink insists on going through with her wedding despite several...
View ArticleRaven Cup Update: Dodgeball Results
In the penultimate Raven Cup event of the year, Houses took part in an all-School game of dodgeball. After several rounds that gained in intensity, St. Benet's and St. Aelred's took first place. St....
View ArticleChurch Assembly Speaker Matt McKenna '18: "I thank you from the bottom of my...
Church Assembly talk: Matt McKenna '18Most of you know me as Matt or just McKenna. However, I've been given a lot of other nicknames in my four years here at the Abbey. Some of you know me as Mac,...
View ArticlePortsmouth Abbey's Walk for Cancer Raises $3,000
The annual campus-wide Walk for Cancer event at Portsmouth Abbey School has raised $3,000 for the American Cancer Society. This year, the Walk for Cancer club worked with student leaders from various...
View ArticlePortsmouth Abbey Students Sweep National Latin Exam, Earn 51 Medals
Portsmouth Abbey students had another strong showing at this year's National Latin Exam. Included in the honors were three perfect scores, two book awards, and the entire class of Latin 2H received...
View ArticleStudents Present AP Physics Projects
As the spring term drew to a close, AP Physics students gathered in the RLH to present their individual projects. Students picked a topic of interest, wrote a research paper, and then presented their...
View ArticleSpring 2018 Athletics Awards and Milestones
HighlightsBaseball finished the season 12-6 and 7-0 in the EIL, capturing their first EIL Championship. Nick Vallone '18 led the Abbey pitching and won complete games vs. Berwick and Pingree during the...
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