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Sixth Form student-athletes Eliza Brooks, Angie Che, Kaiden Donia, Georgie Lick, Jamie Noonan, and Tina Scalese announced their athletic commitments to NCAA Division I colleges on November 12, National Letter of Intent Signing Day.

Groton School welcomed more than 700 parents, siblings, and other family members for its annual Parents Weekend, October 23 to 26. 

Classic New England fall weather greeted the visitors, as they explored campus and got caught up on all that’s happening on the Circle, including academics, the arts, athletics, and more. 

Groton School debaters competed in the prestigious International Independent Schools’ Public Speaking Competition recently, earning the top slot for an American school in a tie with Buckingham Browne & Nichols School.

On October 14, Groton students took the day off from classes to sort donations; make washcloths and blankets; interact with children, senior citizens, and individuals with disabilities; clean up outdoor spaces and animal shelters; and volunteer their time and effort in many other ways during the Fall Day of Service.

Best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld ’93 returned to her alma mater—and the inspiration of her debut novel, Prep—on September 29 for Groton School’s fall Circle Talk

Groton School kicked off a yearlong celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of coeducation on September 20 with a day honoring the pioneers and architects who brought the first female students to the Circle in 1975.

Groton School opened its 2025–26 academic year this past weekend with a call for students to focus on self improvement, collective leadership, and community. 

“Welcome one, welcome all,” said Headmaster Temba Maqubela during his annual Convocation remarks on September 7 in St. John’s Chapel. “All of us here are gathered because we want to improve ourselves.”

Groton School faculty returned to the Circle this week and gathered in St. John’s Chapel for their traditional pre–school year service on August 28.

The second Groton Program for Intercultural Exchange (G-PIE) took place June 22–27, more than 7,000 miles from where the biennial conference kicked off in 2023.

GRACE celebrated its tenth summer with another record enrollment, expanded academic offerings, and plenty of enrichment and fun during a particularly hot Groton July.

Long before he could win a chance to play at Symphony Hall, pianist Max Fan ’25 had to pass the hands test. 

A record seventy-three GRACE Scholars assembled on the Circle this past weekend to begin the program’s tenth summer of academic challenge and enrichment.

Congratulations to Margaret Kaneb ’25, the winner of this year’s Groton School Library Bookplate contest.

As if the sun insisted on shining for the Form of 2025, an overcast morning gave way to blue skies just as the students left St. John’s Chapel to the ring of church bells and began the school’s 140th Prize Day on June 1.  

More than 400 Groton alumni and their families returned to the Circle May 16–18 for 2025 Reunion Weekend.

Fundraising support for Groton School’s GRoton Affordability and INclusion initiative—better known as GRAIN—broke the $100 million mark just minutes before a special dinner held April 25 to celebrate its ten-year anniversary, bringing the school’s total fundraising since 2014 to more than $220 million. 

Groton School welcomes its 95 newly enrolled students after a record-breaking admissions season. 
 

Classes gave way to community building on the Circle this past April 18, as students and faculty used a day off from studies to focus on service and social awareness.

Following a national search, Groton School has announced the appointment of Susan Daniells as its next director of development and alumni affairs. 

Fifth Form families gathered on the Circle January 31 to February 1 to mark the informal start of their students’ college application process with Groton School’s annual Kickoff to College Counseling event. 

On a day when Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day shared a date for only the third time in American history, the Groton Community balanced paying tribute to Dr. King’s legacy of social justice with the ushering in of a new presidential administration.

The Groton School community welcomed the 2024–25 Pyne Speaker, the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, PhD, to the Circle for a series of robust discussions about religion, race, sexuality, and justice.

St. John’s Chapel once again played host to Groton School’s most beloved Christmas tradition, the Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, December 13, 15, and 19

Groton School once again opened the Circle to parents, siblings, and other family members for its annual Parents Weekend, October 17 to 20.

Groton School’s Fall Day of Service shared some of the Circle’s special talents with residents of neighboring communities. 

Groton School has received a $2 million commitment from John Childs ’59, trustee emeritus, to establish the Temba T. Maqubela Chair in Organic Chemistry, named in honor of Groton’s eighth, and current, headmaster, who also teaches the course.

Groton School opened its 140th academic year this past week with athletic and drama preseason, orientation for new students, Convocation, and resumption of classes.

Groton School faculty members gathered in St. John’s Chapel for their traditional pre–school year service, part of a week of preparation and camaraderie before students return to campus.

Congratulations to Zimo Liu ’24 and Marlene Ma ’24 for their winning designs in the sixth annual McCormick Library Bookplate Contest. This marks the first time two winners shared the award

Under a picture-perfect spring sky, members of Groton School’s Form of 2024 were praised for their resilience and challenged to become civil, unifying leaders at the school’s 139th Prize Day on June 2.

Groton School welcomes its 99 newly enrolled students after an admissions season that set standards in many areas. 

Basketball ​co-​captain Rami Hahami ’22 scored his 1,000th point for Groton on Wednesday, February 23—the second Groton Zebra to hit the 1,000-point milestone in less than a week. 

Groton School's new, state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery has released its first surge of power, a planned event designed to ease the burden on the region’s electric supply as demand for energy rose along with spring temperatures.