Campaign News

7/3/08NMH Board of Trustees approves new turf fields
The board has announced that an alumnus and current parent has generously initiated the fundraising for a new turf field project. The donor has offered his own pledge with an additional $19,780 match for any gift or pledge of $200,000 or more to the project. So far, two other alumni have pledged $250,000
each to support the new turf fields. Read Head of School Thomas K. Sturtevant's announcement.

The artificial turf fields will allow NMH teams to practice in all weather conditions, having an immediate positive impact on both current athletes and the school's admission recruitment efforts. Two multisport surfaces will be installed, one each on Thorndike and McLamore Fields. These improvements, which are targeted for completion in late fall, will enhance the boys and girls lacrosse, field hockey, football, Ultimate Frisbee, and soccer programs, as well as better preparing our student-athletes for college-level play.

Artificial turf benefits the environment by eliminating the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides. The turf is made of synthetic rubber and it requires no mowing or watering, conserving both petroleum and water. The project cost is estimated at $2.85 million.

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5/31/08 

On-campus campaign launch party focuses on the year's successes

On May 30, after a busy academic year, a jubilant commencement ceremony, and an inspiring fundraising season, NMH faculty and staff kicked back for an on-campus kick-off party to mark the public phase of the NMH 130th Anniversary Campaign. With over $66 million raised toward the $80 million goal, the Rhodes Arts Center nearing completion, and a promising group of new and current students enrolled for next September, celebrants enjoyed each other’s company and learned more about the campaign. Chief Advancement Office Allyson Goodwin ’83 gave away door prizes, including gifts in the winners’ names to the Annual Fund and the Rhodes Arts Center, all funded by an anonymous donor.

5/29/08 

NMH works to build endowment

The Recorder (Greenfield, MA)
NMH's $80 million campaign is the subject of a page-one story with a large above-the-fold photo of the track and James and Forslund gyms. The reporter quotes Cheif Advancement Officer Allyson Goodwin and Trustee and Campaign Cochair Janet Turnbull Irving. Click here to read news article.

5/7/08 

NMH 130th Anniversary Campaign kicks off

A gala event took place in New York City with guests attending the Broadway production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, starring Laura Linney '82. Linney met with fellow NMH alumni, trustees, and friends at a reception following the performance. Read full press release

4/22/08 

A sound of Northfield rings on

The carillon that sounded on the Northfield campus for decades will soon ring on the NMH campus. To celebrate its 50th reunion, the Northfield class of 1958 initiated a fundraising project to move the 47-bell carillon from Sage Chapel to the bell tower of the new Rhodes Arts Center . The class has already raised $250,000 toward the $500,000 cost of modernizing and moving the carillon. Workers completed the move in April. The class of 1958 will hear the bells ring at Reunion 2008. See photos

5/1/08 

NMH breaks ground for new admission building

Students, faculty, staff, and trustees enjoyed Bolger Berry Swirl ice cream at a groundbreaking celebration for Bolger House. Read more

2/29/08 

Raymond Hall: honoring Al and Virginia Raymond

The 225-seat concert hall in the Rhodes Arts Center has been named for NMH choral director Al Raymond and his wife, Virginia, a Latin and voice teacher. Raymond, who taught and directed choral music at the school from 1943 to 1973, deeply touched the lives of his students. Alumni and friends who wish to honor the Raymonds are invited to contribute to the Raymond Hall fund. Read more

2/1/08 

NMH hits the road, Los Angeles

More than 100 alumni, current and former parents, and their families enjoyed a reception with Head of School Tom Sturtevant and the NMH Board of Trustees. A concert with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra followed. See photos

9/17/07 

NMH receives $1 million from member of the class of 1973

An anonymous member of the Northfield Mount Hermon class of 1973 has contributed an unrestricted gift of $1 million. The school will use the gift to help support students, faculty, and academic programs. Read more

10/23/07 

NMH Board of Trustees approves new admission building

As a key step to enhance our student admission program, the NMH Board of Trustees has approved the construction of a new admission building, to be located in the heart of the campus. The strategically-chosen site is adjacent to the ninth-grade village on Cottage Row, with expansive views to Forslund and James Gym and to the Rhodes Arts Center . It will serve as a place of orientation for prospective students and provide the ideal launching point for tours of the campus. Read more

9/9/07 

Peller Family Field dedication

Eighty alumni and friends gathered for the dedication of Peller Family Field, an NMH soccer field named after beloved teacher and coach Dick Peller and his family. The day included a sentimental brunch (“One thing Dick Peller can do is teach men to cry,” one attendee commented), speeches and storytelling, and a thunderstorm that rolled in just as the dedication concluded. Led by a $250,000 matching gift from trustee John Berg ‘80 and his wife, Carol, donors met the fundraising goal of $500,000; further donations will go toward the field's upkeep and equipment.

5/20/07 

A jewel box for a gem of a teacher

A number of alumni and parents raised $1.5 million to name a new rehearsal hall, known as the "jewel box" for its faceted shape, in The Rhodes Arts Center after Sheila Heffernon, longtime director of the music program. The gift was announced to the public at Sacred Concert—the 25th such concert Heffernon has conducted—on May 20. An endowment fund has been established in Heffernon's name for others who wish to take part. Read more

5/4/07 

Topping of the new arts center

NMH held a topping off ceremony when the topmost iron beam, signed by community members and the construction crew, was put into place at The Rhodes Arts Center . The event is a tradition among ironworkers, and, in keeping with tradition, a small fir tree was hoisted onto the building's framework to signify good luck for those who will occupy it. Construction began on the arts center in spring 2006 and is due to be completed in 2008. See photos of Rhodes Arts Center construction.

10/30/06 

David F. Bolger '50 contributes major gift for new admission building

David F. Bolger, a Northfield Mount Hermon School alumnus, has donated a second major gift to his alma mater in less than a year—$2.5 million for the proposed construction of a new admission building. Read more

9/10/06 

NMH breaks ground for $29 million Rhodes Arts Center

At Opening Convocation, the NMH community gathered on Thorndike Field. Head of School Tom Sturtevant gave his convocation address and immediately following, the crowd walked to the site of The Rhodes Arts Center for a groundbreaking ceremony. William R. Rhodes ‘53, lead donor and chairman emeritus of the board of trustees, spoke briefly about the importance of NMH in his life. Next, student representatives of visual and performing arts groups took their spades in hand and ceremoniously "broke ground." Led by the NMH Singers, the community joined together in song to "sing up" the building—the largest construction project undertaken by the school—in the spirit of NMH's founder, Dwight L. Moody. See photos

6/5/06 

Lead gift makes new arts center possible

William R. Rhodes, class of 1953 and chairman emeritus of the NMH Board of Trustees, has donated a total of $5 million for the school’s new center for the arts. Read more

6/2/06 

NMH receives largest gift in its history

A Northfield Mount Hermon School alumnus has donated securities valued at $10 million to the school. David F. Bolger, real estate developer, investment banker, financier, and philanthropist, has asked that his gift be used to endow scholarships, establish a faculty chair, and support an endowment for the school's Memorial Chapel. Read more

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