Newsroom Archive

• 12/17/2008 | Dr. Benjamin Carson Sr. to Serve as Keynote Speaker on January 19

• Speech, sponsored by the Palitz Lecture Fund, kicks off full slate of MLK Jr. Day activities

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• 12/9/2008 | Prospective Day Students Invited to Open House

• Open house to be held December 16

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• 11/24/2008 | Two Alumni Named Rhodes Scholars

• R. Jisung Park '04 and Abby Seldin '05 to study at Oxford

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• 11/20/2008 | Presentation of The Nutcracker Ballet to Feature Two Boston Ballet Dancers

• Performances to be held in Tang Theatre December 5-7

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• 11/20/2008 | Gelb Art Exhibit Explores Diversity of Andover Community

• "Who Are We?" Exhibit challenges assumptions about racial identity

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• 11/20/2008 | The Poseidon Adventure

• New aquatic safety system is first for independent schools

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• 11/8/2008 | Andover Splits Weekend Contests with Exeter

• Andover falls short in football but picks up wins in soccer, volleyball, and cross country

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• 11/7/2008 | Awards and Honors Highlight Leaders’ Weekend

• Alumni and teachers recognized during Friday night dinner

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• 11/7/2008 | Trustees Focus on Fund Raising and Finances

• Goal and name set for upcoming capital campaign

• 11/6/2008 | Addison Gallery Continues its Work During Renovation

• While the museum building itself is closed for renovation, the work and spirit of the Addison…

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• 11/5/2008 | Student to Perform in Boston Concert on Dec. 14

• Cellist Bobby Chen ’10 to play Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1

• 11/3/2008 | Andover/Exeter Weekend Features a Live Webcast of Football Game on Nov. 8

• Alumni from both schools will gather in select cities to watch the game together

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• 10/29/2008 | Hart Leavitt Memorial Service to Be Held November 15

• Leavitt taught at PA for 38 years.

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• 10/22/2008 | New Trophy Honors Andover-Kent Girls Crew Rivalry

• Finally, an answer to the Boys' Dent Oars tradition.

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• 10/20/2008 | Two PA Music Students to Appear on NPR's "From the Top"

• Clare Monfredo ’09 and Rainer Crosett ’10 chosen as outstanding high school classical musicians

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• 10/18/2008 | PA to Host Open House for Prospective Day Students on November 2

• Of the approximately 1,100 students enrolled at Phillips Academy, slightly more than a quarter are…

• 10/17/2008 | Expert in Soviet and Middle East Policy to Speak on Campus

• Update: Event has been canceled and will be rescheduled for the near future. Mr. Ross was…

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• 10/16/2008 | "Fearless" Photo Exhibit Comes to Andover

• Exhibit honors anniversary of the Andover Gay-Straight Alliance

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• 10/8/2008 | Anti-Debt Group Founded at PA to Bring "I.O.U.S.A." to Campus for Screening on Oct. 23

• Concerned Youth of America Group and founder Yoni Gruskin '07 had role in Sundance Film Festival…

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• 10/7/2008 | New Group to Boost Campus Sustainability Efforts

• The "A Greener Blue" initiative has already produced several successes.

• 10/6/2008 | Young Alum Wins Gold in a Different Olympic Setting

• Jae-Kyu Lee '08 wins big in International Linguistics Olympiad

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• 9/30/2008 | A Tribute to a Gentle Man and Fierce Competitor

• Members of the Class of 1954 remember former teacher Louis Hoitsma

• 9/30/2008 | 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Díaz to Speak on Campus

• Díaz will conduct a Master Class in English and speak at the All-School Meeting.

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• 9/25/2008 | A Worldwide Welcome from the Head of School

• 9/25/2008 | New Web Site Offers Colorful Design and Dynamic Features

• 9/23/2008 | Cellist Rainer Crosett '10 To Offer First Recital of the Year

• Performance to be held in Timken Room on October 3

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• 9/22/2008 | Commons Renovation is a Recycling Bonanza for N.H. Towns

• More than ninety-eight percent of demolition and construction debris is reused.

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• 9/21/2008 | Noted Economist, Sociologist and Author to Speak on "Sustainable Consumption in a Global Economy"

• Juliet Schor to speak on campus October 8.

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• 9/17/2008 | CAMD Scholars Launch New Season with "The Choctaw: A Century After the Trail of Tears"

• Presentation will include a dance performance by members of a Massachusetts tribe.

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• 9/16/2008 | Longtime Teacher and Coach Dies at 84

• Hoitsma worked at Phillips Academy for 35 years.

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• 9/16/2008 | Second Annual Non Sibi Day Engages 1,500

• Nearly 1,500 volunteers at posts that included 92 locations in the United States and six abroad…

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• 9/5/2008 | PA Faculty Member to Present Original Dance Program

• Judith Wombwell will perform on September 12 in Cambridge.

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• 8/25/2008 | Hee-Jin Chang '05 Achieves 'Personal Best' in Beijing

• Chang set a new national record in the 50-meter freestyle.

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• 8/20/2008 | Student-Founded Anti-Debt Group to Make Its Film Debut

• Group's film premieres across the country this weekend.

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• 8/18/2008 | Caroline Lind '02 Wins Gold Medal in Beijing

• The US Women's Eight Crew defeated the Netherlands for Olympic gold.

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• 8/11/2008 | Summer Interns Gain Experience at Harvard-Affiliated Research Labs

• PA students spent the summer learning outside of the classroom.

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• 8/11/2008 | Veteran Teacher Ted Hammond Dies at 86

• Hammond served the Academy for 34 years, eventually heading the math department.

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• 8/11/2008 | Two Andover Olympians Compete in Beijing
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• 7/29/2008 | Andover Mock Trial Takes Fourth in National Competition

• 7/21/2008 | C. Yardley Chittick '18, PA's Oldest Alum, Dies Several Weeks After Attending His 90th Reunion

• 7/15/2008 | Phillips Academy Names Three New Trustees

• 7/7/2008 | Free Outdoor Chamber Music Concert Offered July 23

• Mistral to offer second performance on Abbot Circle of Phillips Academy

• 7/7/2008 | Summer Session '08 is Launched!

• 6/25/2008 | Phillips Academy Announces Summer Lecture Series

• 6/25/2008 | Legendary Phillips Academy Faculty Member Dies at 96

• 6/20/2008 | PA Raises more than $9,500 for China and Myanmar Relief Efforts

• 6/19/2008 | Niswarth Service-Learning Program Begins India Adventure; Follow Their Blog

• 6/9/2008 | Class of 2008 Graduates from Phillips Academy

• 6/6/2008 | Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss to Speak at PA

• 5/30/2008 | Addison Exhibit Explores the American Landscape

• 5/27/2008 | PA Celebrates Class of 2008 and Prize Winners

• 5/22/2008 | Save the Date! Second Non Sibi Day Will Be Sept. 13

• Phillips Academy’s wide-spread family once again is expected to turn out in force on Saturday,…

• 5/22/2008 | Phillips Academy Teacher Conjures a Pot-Boiler in Old School Bones

• Phillips Academy English teacher Randy Peffer makes no bones about his fiction writing. "It's fun,…

• 5/21/2008 | CNN Targets Scoop08 for Political Coverage: Four PA Students Interviewed

• 5/21/2008 | Phillips Academy Names Director of Alumni Affairs

• 5/20/2008 | Twelve Nominees Inducted into New Athletic Hall of Honor

• 5/20/2008 | Niswarth 2008 Sets Ambitious Goals for Mumbai Summer Program

• 5/15/2008 | Phillips Academy to Conduct Summer Interviews for Admission to 2009-2010 School Year

• 5/8/2008 | Kelly Fox '08 Named Presidential Scholar

• 5/7/2008 | Admission Office Announces Record High Yield of Admitted Students

• 5/7/2008 | PA Teacher to Be Inducted into Chemistry 'Hall of Fame'

• 5/6/2008 | CARRIER, Directed by Maro Chermayeff ’80, Is Breakthrough Work

• 5/5/2008 | Campus Welcomes Internationally Known Dancers for May Performances

• 5/1/2008 | Eight PA Students Awarded National Merit Scholarships

• Eight Phillips Academy Students Awarded Scholarships Through National Merit Competition

• 4/29/2008 | New PA Student Council President Malin Adams Aims to Improve Communication Among Students

• 4/24/2008 | Composer Morten Lauridsen to Visit Andover May 7

• 4/24/2008 | Fighter Pilot Laurie Coffey ’95 Featured in PBS Series Beginning Sunday, April 27

• 4/23/2008 | Phillips Academy to Host Annual College Fair April 28

• 4/23/2008 | Jennifer Fan ’09 Wins Medal for Chinese Brush Painting

• 4/23/2008 | Hee-Jin Chang '05 Wins Spot on South Korean Summer Olympic Team

• 4/22/2008 | CAMD Scholars Set Ambitious Research Goals

• 4/16/2008 | Phillips Academy Senior to Compete in International Computation Linguistics Olympiad

• 4/10/2008 | Poet Robert S. Pinsky to Visit PA Campus on April 25

• 4/1/2008 | Head of School Joins 50 Years of Nation's Best Thinkers as Latest Guest on PBS Television Show

• Barbara Landis Chase discusses Andover’s mission to teach goodness and knowledge.

• 4/1/2008 | Andover Accepts 450 Students Under New Need-Blind Admission Initiative

• Guarantees access, excellence, and socioeconomic diversity.

• 3/17/2008 | PA Senior Awarded Morehead-Cain Scholarship

• 3/14/2008 | Andover Student Speaks at Harvard Luncheon

• Alexander Heffner ’08, co-founder of the online political magazine, Scoop08, talks about journalism…

• 2/26/2008 | Phillips Academy Students Win First Place in Annual Computer Programming Contest

• 2/25/2008 | Summer Archaeology Course to Resume at Witch Trial Victim's Homestead

• 2/22/2008 | Addison Gallery to Sport Area's First "Green Roof"

• 2/12/2008 | Andover Holds onto Fourth Place in Green Cup Challenge

• 2/6/2008 | Phillips Academy Receives Record $25 Million Gift

• 2/4/2008 | Andover's Super Bowl Connections Embrace Both Teams

• 1/30/2008 | Alumni Architectural Works To Be in Spotlight at Gelb Gallery

• 1/28/2008 | CAMD Scholars Take On Variety of Complex Racial Issues in MLK Jr. Day Presentations

• 1/24/2008 | Heffner Adds More Guests for Next Two WPAA Live Political Broadcasts

• WPAA to offer live coverage for the president's State of the Union Address (Jan. 28) and for Super…

• 1/18/2008 | MLK Jr. Day Offers Rich Array of Workshops, Community Service Projects, Films, and Speakers

• 1/14/2008 | Appalachia Waltz Trio to Perform Friday, Jan. 18

• 1/11/2008 | Phillips Academy's Gelb Gallery Features Works of Two Students

• “Foreign Findings” explores social identity and interaction in Turkey and Thailand

• 1/11/2008 | Prominent Geneticist to Speak on Race Differences

• Dr. Georgia Dunston, founder of new National Human Genome Center at Howard University, visits…

• 1/11/2008 | PA Invites Students and Parents to Summer Opportunities Fair on January 27

• 1/11/2008 | Mellon Foundation Awards $2 Million to Institute for Recruitment of Teachers

• Goal is to increase the numbers of talented college students from diverse backgrounds who pursue…

• 1/8/2008 | New Mural Provides an "Uncommon" View to Welcome Students to New Dining Hall

• Artist Wade Zahares paints a wall mural for new temporary dining facilities.

• 1/8/2008 | Michael Patrick MacDonald to Headline Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events

• The boy from Southie who became a best-selling author to share lessons in building bridges between…

• 11/30/2007 | Andover Achieves Need-Blind Admission as Approved in 2004 Strategic Plan

• 11/27/2007 | Phillips Academy's Theatre and Dance Department Presents Urinetown This Weekend

• 11/23/2007 | Faculty Explores Sustainability Issues with the Help of a Nobel Laureate

• William R. Moomaw, lead author for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning IPCC, talks to PA faculty members…

• 11/20/2007 | Phillips Academy Dedicates New Steinway in Free, Public Concert on November 30

• 11/19/2007 | PA Volleyball Stand-Out is Named All-New England MVP

• Cristina Mommsen Triumphs Over a Very Difficult Year

• 11/19/2007 | Andover Girls Claim NEPSAC Soccer Championship

• 11/12/2007 | Andover and Exeter Split Victories in Weekend Contests

• Andover teams earn wins in football, boys’ soccer, and girls’ cross country

• 11/8/2007 | Student Environmental Stewards Launch "Unplug PA"

• 11/1/2007 | Scoop08, National Political Online Newspaper with Phillips Academy Origins, Launches November 4th

• High school and college students across the country to cover the ’08 race in groundbreaking,…

• 10/31/2007 | CAMD Scholar Daniah Missmar '09 and Former PLO Negotiator Michael Tarazi '85 Present Perspectives from the Arab World

• 10/29/2007 | Environmental Activist From Brazil Challenges Andover to Become More Sustainable

• Binka LeBreton Addresses All School Meeting

• 10/10/2007 | Phillips Academy Chosen to Pilot Worldwide Davis Scholars Program

• Students will receive scholarships to PA and College/University

• 10/10/2007 | Lawrence Eighth-Grader Wins Prestigious National Scholarship

• Luz Lopez Becomes First Student from Lawrence To be Named a Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar

• 10/9/2007 | Art Found in Words and Everyday Objects Inspire Exhibition on Display at the Addison Gallery

• 10/2/2007 | Oh, The Places They Went!

• Six CAMD Scholars begin to share their summer research

• 10/1/2007 | Buddhist Monks to Celebrate Peace and Share Sacred Arts at Phillips Academy

• Andover one of only four cities on “Compassionate Mandala Tour”

• 9/28/2007 | A New Buzz in the Electronics Lab

• Will change in format spark new interest in Electronics?

• 9/27/2007 | PA Soccer Enjoys New Smoyer Family Field

• 9/26/2007 | Addison Gallery to Unveil New Exhibition Friday

• Fall season’s opening gala will showcase photographs by historic artist Arthur Wesley Dow and…

• 9/21/2007 | Non Sibi Day Unites Andover Community

• More than 2,000 Phillips Academy students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents participated in the…

• 9/12/2007 | 2008 National Merit Semifinalists Announced

• 8/31/2007 | Students Take on Children's Rights Project in India

• Three-week service-learning project is “life changing” for six students

• 8/10/2007 | Non Sibi Day - September 15 - Set to Go

• 8/8/2007 | Barbara Sisson, Abbot Academy Teacher, Dies at 86

• 8/7/2007 | Phillips Academy Head of School Goes Back to School

• 7/20/2007 | Phillips Academy Students Uncovering Large Number of Artifacts at Rebecca Nurse Homestead

• 7/19/2007 | Free Outdoor Chamber Music Concert Offered July 25th

• Mistral to perform on Abbot Circle at Phillips Academy

• 7/16/2007 | Beloved French Teacher Stephen Whitney Dies at 95

• 7/9/2007 | A "Greener" Ice Hockey Rink Goes Online

• New system to remove humidity will save more than $100,000 per year

• 7/9/2007 | Phillips Academy Offers College Fair This Friday

• More than 80 colleges to be represented

• 6/25/2007 | Girls' Crew Takes Second at Henley Regatta and Beats Rival Exeter

• Strong finish against Canadian crew falls just short of victory

• 6/21/2007 | W.E.B. DuBois Summer Session Colloquia Announced

• 6/20/2007 | In its 66th Season, Phillips Academy Summer Session Offers Rich Variety of Classes, Activities, and Workshops

• 6/18/2007 | New Scholarships Honor Long-time Phillips Academy Board President, Bishop Henry Wise Hobson

• 6/13/2007 | Portraits of Former Headmasters Unveiled

• Trustees Commissioned Alumnus Chas Fagan ’84 to Create Paintings

• 6/11/2007 | Duncan Sheik ’88 Wins Big at Tony Awards

• 6/8/2007 | Students Win Writing and Arts Awards

• 6/4/2007 | Phillips Academy Class of 2007 Graduates

• 6/4/2007 | Phillips Academy Conducting Summer Interviews for Admission to 2008-09 School Year

• 5/31/2007 | Students Win Awards and Prizes at Final ASM

• 5/31/2007 | Student Wins Boys' Singles Tennis Championship

• 5/30/2007 | Boys Crew Captures Team Trophy at Interschols

• 5/30/2007 | Sustainability Coordinator Marks a Year in Savings

• New Partnerships Are Shrinking our Carbon Footprint

• 5/29/2007 | Long-time Chapel Administrator Nancy Miller Retires

• The “Keeper of Cochran Chapel” Ends 17 Years at Phillips Academy

• 5/29/2007 | Service for Meredith E. "Dickie" Thiras to be Held June 8

• 5/25/2007 | Phillips Academy to Host Memorial Day Service

• 5/17/2007 | A New Sustainability Site on the Web

• 5/17/2007 | PA Student Named 2007 Presidential Scholar

• Archana Rajender to be honored in Washington, D.C. in June

• 5/15/2007 | Phillips Academy Helps Create a Multinational Family

• Town Manager’s Family Hosts and Bonds with Student from China

• 5/10/2007 | Phillips Academy Offers Original, Innovative Modern Dance Performance

• 5/10/2007 | Students Launch National Organization to Address National Debt

• Express Concern that Current Spending “Cheats Us of Our Future”

• 5/9/2007 | Former Abbot Academy Headmistress Dies at 92

• Mary Hinckley H. Crane Led the School for a Decade

• 5/7/2007 | Seven PA Students Win National Merit Scholarships

• Ten other students win additional National Merit awards

• 5/4/2007 | Students Share PA Experiences at Non Sibi 1778 Founder Luncheon

• 5/3/2007 | Students Travel to India to Work for Children's Rights

• Summer service-learning project extends sense of global citizenship

• 5/1/2007 | Don't Miss Your Opportunity to Unearth History

• Phillips Academy summer archaeology course, with dig at Salem Witch Trial victim’s homesite, still…

• 4/30/2007 | Graduate Goes to Giants in NFL Draft

• 4/30/2007 | Acclaimed Poet Mary Karr Comes to Andover

• 4/26/2007 | Academy Honors Tang Scholars and Their Benefactor

• 4/25/2007 | Two Seniors Win Fellowships to Study in Jordan

• 4/20/2007 | Senior Wins Highly Competitive Duke Scholarship

• Rebecca Agostino cited for community service, academics, and leadership

• 4/19/2007 | Phillips Academy Graduate Wins 2007 Pulitzer Prize

• Charles Forelle ’98 and three other Wall Street Journal reporters broke the scandal of companies…

• 4/18/2007 | Six Students Named Semifinalists in 2007 Presidential Scholars Competition

• Winners will be honored at White House ceremony in June

• 4/18/2007 | Celebrated Isalamic Artist Brings Paints and Message of Spiritual Unity to Phillips Academy

• British Muslims to discuss “Arts and Islam” on April 20

• 4/17/2007 | Non Sibi Goes Global

• Phillips Academy launches an annual international day of service on September 15

• 4/12/2007 | Two Special Exhibits Highlight Addison Offerings

• First Wegman retrospective in 15 years and rare viewing in the Merrimack Valley of the treasured…

• 4/10/2007 | Andover Launches New Diversity Research Program

• Six Students Awarded Grants for Summer Research Projects

• 4/5/2007 | Students, Parents Invited to College Fair

• 3/30/2007 | The Political Arena with Alexander Heffner Launches Its Spring Season with More Big Names and Hot Topics

• 3/26/2007 | Phillips Academy Veteran Mike Kuta Named Athletic Director

• 3/20/2007 | Phillips Academy Accepts 451 New Students and Initiates New Financial Aid Grants

• School institutes new financial aid initiatives—including replacing loans with grants—to make…

• 3/9/2007 | Phillips Academy Wins Recognition for Physics and Music Theory Education

• 3/8/2007 | Students Take First Place in Computer Programming Competition

• 3/6/2007 | Boys’ Swim Team Wins First Championship

• Psoinos Sets Diving Record

• 2/28/2007 | Artist William Flynn Turns Armchair into Meditation on Iraq

• 2/27/2007 | Students Win Second Place at National Model UN Conference

• 2/21/2007 | Phillips Academy Hires New Director of Academy Communications

• 2/21/2007 | Receptionist Meredith “Dickie” Thiras Dies at 89

• 2/21/2007 | Summer Archaeology Course Promises to be Historic

• Promising Finds at Salem Witch Trial Victim's Homestead

• 2/9/2007 | Charity Event to Benefit Children in Need Worldwide

• Indian-Pakistani student group to host South Asian dinner; proceeds to benefit runaways,…

• 2/1/2007 | Trustee Pledges $5 Million Commitment to Academy

• Generous gift from alumnus and charter trustee Tom Israel ’62 will aid expansion of Addison…

• 1/26/2007 | Green Cup Challenge Conserves Energy While Promoting Environmental Awareness

• 1/22/2007 | Addison to Present New Exhibits Influenced by the Past

• 1/17/2007 | Andover Mourns Loss of Robert Perrin

• 1/5/2007 | PA Invites the Public to Summer Opportunities Fair

• 6/12/2006 | Memorial Bell Tower Rededicated

• Tower dedicated to those who served in World War 1.

• 3/23/2006 | Interview with Victor W. Henningsen: On Propelling Students to Greatness

• 11/17/2005 | Smells like team spirit: Selfless play makes Phillips Andover football squad nearly perfect

• 7/5/2005 | Phillips Academy Graduate Killed in Action

• 5/12/2005 | No Longer Just For Future Presidents

• 3/7/2005 | Memorial Bell Tower Dismantled

• Bells to ring again in 2006.