The Pike School
Gretchen Magner is an experienced educator currently serving as a Lower School Counselor at The Pike School since July 2022. Prior experience includes roles as a School Counselor at North Andover Public Schools from July 2020 to July 2022, and as an Interim School Counselor at both Andover Public Schools and North Andover Public Schools in various capacities between 2018 and 2020. Gretchen began a career in education as a Special Education Paraprofessional at Andover Public Schools from 2012 to 2018, while also completing internships in school counseling and counseling at Head Start in 2017. Gretchen holds a Master's degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Merrimack College.
The Pike School
The Pike School is an independent, coeducational day school located on 35 woodland acres in Andover, Massachusetts. Its comprehensive and sequential program provides education to students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 9. Small class size and individual attention allow for social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development of the students within the context of the school community. The Pike School history extends back to 1926 when Cynthia E. Pike started educating six students in her home.