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Summer often brings about travel plans, long-overdue downtime, and of course, all that KUA summer reading. But for Jerry Usery, KUA’s technology system administrator, it meant stepping onto a global stage, beard first.

More than two dozen students and recent alumni of Kimball Union Academy were recognized for their performances on Advanced Placement (AP) exams taken over the final weeks of the academic year.

Growing up, Mikey Winham ’25 wasn’t the biggest fan of baseball. In fact, the recent Kimball Union Academy (KUA) graduate said the one summer he played the sport — all the way back in third grade — was more than enough.

When the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship kick off Aug. 15 in Seogwipo, South Korea, two members of Kimball Union Academy’s varsity boys’ lacrosse team — and two recent graduates — will be representing both their high school and respective nations.

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a lot of people to new hobbies, but for Sebastian Keen ’25 it turned a mere hobby in percussion into a career path.

Kimball Union Academy held its 209^th Commencement on Saturday, May 24, awarding degrees to the 106 graduating seniors of the Class of 2025.

Kimball Union Academy will host its Two Hundred and Ninth Commencement on Saturday, May 24 as it honors the graduating Class of 2025. This year, the Academy recognizes Isobel Bent ’25 as valedictorian, a designation that honors the individual who typically holds the highest academic record in the class. 

Norwood ’25 doesn’t remember a time when the piano wasn’t a major part of his life. Even before he began playing at the age of five, he used to watch in awe as his two older sisters, Eloise ’21 and Emmaline, took lessons at their Vermont home.

Jason ’25 loves tennis. It shows in his deep-rooted knowledge of professional players past and present, and it shows in the hard work and determination that’s earned him a prominent spot on Kimball Union Academy’s varsity boys’ tennis team.

Lucas ’25 developed a fondness for animals at a young age. “When I was like three years old, I would go to this farm near my house with my dad and he'd walk around with me for hours so I could just stare at the animals,” Lucas remembered. “And ever since then, I just, I love animals.”

Kimball Union Academy announced the recipients of Cullman Scholarships for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year.

Kimball Union Academy recently recognized 23 winter student-athletes who were honored by the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) and Lakes Region League (LRL) for their contributions to their teams.

When Lane ’25 was awarded a Cullman Scholarship to further his passion for sustainability and urban planning, he knew he wanted to do more than just study a world-class “smart city.” He wanted to experience one firsthand.

“Gorgeous.” “Incredible.” “Very cool.” This is how Dr. Charlotte (Herbert) Alberts ’11 describes venomous flies that eat other insects, otherwise known as assassin flies. Alberts is one of only five scientists in the country who researches these flies, officially Diptera: Asilidae, even though they are incredibly important in most natural habitats around the world.

The accolades keep pouring in for the Kimball Union Academy girls’ varsity basketball team. The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Girls Basketball Coaches Association named head coach Angelica Pascual Class C Coach of the Year for the 2024-25 season.

The trophy cases in the newly renovated Whittemore Athletic Center are about to get some shiny new additions as the boys’ varsity hockey team capped off its 2024-2025 season with a trio of titles.  

The final week of the winter trimester can often be busy as students prepare for tournament games, theater productions, and upcoming vacations. With that in mind, Kimball Union Academy introduced Project Week, a summative learning experience designed to engage students in hands-on learning and focused reflection.

Kimball Union Academy announced admissions decisions March 10 to applicants seeking enrollment for the 2025-2026 academic year.

It was a big day on The Hilltop for KUA Athletics on Wednesday. Not only did the Wildcats host a trio of NEPSAC tournament games in boys’ varsity basketball, girls’ varsity basketball, and boys’ varsity hockey, but the home team came away victorious in all-three contests to extend their postseason runs.

On a chilly Saturday morning in February, KUA students said so long to their regular routine of morning classes in favor of the school’s biannual Grade Level Activity Day (GLAD). The event, which occurs on a single day during each of the Fall and Winter trimesters, is required of all students, with each class year taking part in its own unique activity designed to resonate with their standing on their KUA journey.

Growing up in San Jose, California, Ada ’25 was more likely to have school canceled due to smoke than to snow, as most students experience here in New Hampshire. It’s no surprise then, with a habit of routinely checking the air quality index before going outside, why Ada has grown passionate about sustainability and its role in combating issues like climate change.

There are certain aspects of healthcare that Isobel ’25 would prefer not to deal with. Most notably, those involving trauma. But there are other aspects, like the ability to help individuals live better, more fulfilling lives, that motivated the Lebanon, N.H. native to try and find the intersection between medicine and another one of her passions in computer science.

The Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire once again recognized Kimball Union Academy students for their creativity and artistic achievement.

More than 30 Kimball Union Academy student-athletes were afforded the opportunity to train alongside a two-time Olympian this week, and pick up a few tips on mental fortitude that are likely to prove useful far beyond the slopes.