Publications & News

Head of School Chris Fortunato announced on April 1 that distance learning will remain in effect at Blair Academy indefinitely as the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect our region, the nation and the world. 

Stacey (Gorski) Spring ’95 will return to her alma mater on March 24 to discuss “Lessons from Europe: Could the U.S. Break Its Two-Party Political System?” at the Society of Skeptics.

Welcome back, even from afar! As our faculty and students prepare to launch into our collective “new normal” tomorrow that includes distance learning, virtual engagement and online connection, I wanted to take a moment to tell you how proud I am of our entire community. Despite the challenging realities our world faces and the uncertainty that accompanies them, Blair will continue to provide exceptional and innovative learning experiences for students and foster a community spirit of deep care and connection.

Dear Blair community,

As the global situation around the novel coronavirus continues to evolve, our administrative team has closely monitored developments worldwide, as well as in our nation and the state of New Jersey.

Blair Academy is proud to announce the Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2020: Janet (Jones) Harrington ’76, Melissa Henderson Koenig ’84, Chris Nallen ’00, Patrick Santoro ’85 and Steven Mocco ’01. The Blair community will celebrate the athletic careers of these outstanding Buccaneers at Alumni Weekend. All are welcome to attend the induction ceremony on June 6 at 9 a.m.

If you are interested in human nature and curious about how people lived and what they thought about thousands of years ago, a study of ancient Greece and Rome is a good place to start. So says language teacher Mitchell Towne, who is leading nine juniors and seniors through a chronological survey of major periods in the history of these two civilizations in the yearlong elective “Ancient History.”

Having worked together for the last several years to expand Blair’s health and wellness curriculum during Blair’s academic day, Erin Fortunato and Andee Ryerson teamed up in 2019-2020 to create a non-curricular group that seeks to create positive change on campus by focusing on peer health education. 

Blair’s campus is awash with red, blue, purple and green—the respective colors of Teams Breed, Kelley, Sharpe and Howard—as the annual Headmasters’ Societies Games (HMS) commence today. The beloved tradition marks its 17th year in 2020, and students and teachers are anticipating heated competition and lots of good, old-fashioned fun ahead.

Marc-Anthony McGowan ’23 (106 lbs.), Shayne Van Ness ’21 (132 lbs.) and Rylan Rogers ’22 (180 lbs.) earned the national prep champion title in their respective weight classes at the 2020 National Prep tournament.