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May 7, 2008
Admission Office Annouces Record High Yield of Admitted Students |
ANDOVER— Fresh from one of the most intense and competitive admission cycles in the history of colleges and private secondary schools, Dean of Admission Jane Fried announced today to the Andover Board of Trustees in their Spring meeting on campus that a record 75 percent of admitted students had accepted the Academy’s offer of admission. From an applicant pool of 2,348 candidates, a highly individualized Andover admission process of five readers of every application led to 452 students being admitted to the entering class of 2008. Andover admitted 19% of its applicants, reflecting the continuing trend of highly competitive applicant pools. |
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May 7, 2008
PA Teacher to be Inducted into Chemistry 'Hall of Fame' |
| ANDOVER— Instructor in chemistry Paul Cernota, Ph.D., will be inducted into the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Aula Laudis Society tonight at an awards ceremony at Northeastern University in Boston. The Aul Laudis Society is the hall of fame for outstanding teachers in the profession. “Doc C”, as he is known among his students, was perplexed when he opened an envelope from the Northeast Section of the ACS last week. He thought he was getting an invitation to watch the awards ceremony. Instead, Cernota and three or four others will be honored with induction into the small circle of highly distinguished teachers of chemistry in the northeast. |
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May 6, 2008
CARRIER, Directed by Maro Chermayeff '80, Is Breakthrough Work |
| ANDOVER — She went through Andover as a student with a Super-8 in her hand, making little movies with her best friends Rachael Horovitz ’79 and Larry Fessenden ’81, said Maro Chermayeff ’80. It was always what she wanted to do. All three grew up to become filmmakers. And last week Chermayeff realized manifold dreams with the release of a very big television series, CARRIER—a 10-hour documentary on the USS Nimitz and its 2006 deployment to the Middle East. |
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May 5, 2008
Campus Welcomes Internationally Known Dancers for May Performances |
| ANDOVER— In a rare event, even for the impressive calendar at Phillips Academy, members of the Limón Dance Company return to the Andover campus on May 16 and 17 to perform a range of historic and new work, involving students from the Andover Dance Group. The performance, hosted by the Phillips Academy Department of Theatre and Dance, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Tang Theatre in George Washington Hall. Tickets cost $5 and may be reserved by calling 978-749-4433. |
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May 1 , 2008
Eight PA Students Awarded National Merit Scholarships |
ANDOVER — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced winners in the 2008 competition for awards in the National Merit, National Achievement, and Corporate-sponsored Merit scholarship categories. Three Andover students were awarded full National Merit Scholarships, worth $2,500 each. They are Jin Won Lee ’08 of Hong Kong; Ryan J. Park ’08 of Skokie, Ill.; and Stephanie J. Schuyler ’08 of North Reading, Mass. They were selected from more than 1.4 million high school students who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Earlier this year, they were among 19 Andover students named National Merit Scholarship finalists. |
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April 29, 2008
New PA Student Council President Malin Adams Aims to Improve Student Communication |
ANDOVER — Malin Adams ’09 understands the first “p” in politics: personal engagement. Follow that up with packaging, persuasion, passion, even principles…and you’re on the path to plurality. Adams captured the Phillips Academy student council presidency with just such a combination. He explained his political strategy this way: “I was a candidate with a good mix of sincerity and fun, I put strong ideas on my platform, talked to as many people as I could, put up funny posters and smiled a lot. Overall I introduced myself with the sole intention of letting kids get to know me.” |
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April 24, 2008
Composer Morten Lauridsen to Visit PA Campus May 7 |
| ANDOVER — Composer Morten Lauridsen will speak at Graves Hall on Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30 pm. The talk, revolving around his musical journey and life as a composer, is free and open to the public. Along with his formal talk at Graves Hall, Lauridsen will be visiting campus all week, sitting in on classes and attending various music performances. |
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April 24, 2008
Fighter Pilot Laurie Coffey '95 Feattured in PBS Series Beginning April 27 |
| ANDOVER —Lt. Laurie Coffey ’95 adjusts her helmet, laser-focuses her considerable mind, and awaits the signal. In a burst of fire and cacophony, she launches her F-18 off the 300-foot deck of the USS Nimitz. Her mission? “To intercept enemy aircraft in all weather conditions, establish and maintain air superiority, and deliver ordinance to target, in time, first pass.” That’s not Coffey talking. It’s the press office at PBS television, describing Coffey’s job in a 10-hour prime-time documentary about life aboard the nuclear-powered carrier during its 2005 deployment to the Persian Gulf. |
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April 23, 2008
Jennifer Fan '09 Wins Medal for Brush Painting |
| ANDOVER — The Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts has awarded the Gold Medal in the 17th Annual All-American Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy Competition to Phillips Academy 11th-grader Jennifer Fan, a native of Hong Kong. Fan submitted two paintings—one of a majestic abstract crane framed by a leafy tree, which won the gold, and another of a pensive monkey seated on a tree branch, which was named ma silver medal winner. |
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Phillips Family to Join for Day of Public Service
by Nancy Shohet West
The Boston Globe
September 13, 2007
Non sibi. Any student or alumnus of Phillips Academy Andover can translate this Latin phrase into its English meaning - "not for self." It has been the prestigious prep school's motto for more than 200 years.
But this year, the simple phrase is taking on new significance for hundreds of Andover graduates all over the globe, as well as the 1,094 students currently enrolled, and the faculty and staff members who populate the campus with them. On Saturday, Andover alumni worldwide will roll up their sleeves and get to work as part of the school's inaugural Non Sibi Day, a global celebration of volunteer work and school spirit.
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The Incredibles
by Laura Pappano
New York Times, Education Life
January 7, 2007
A look at how the rigorous academic curriculum offered at Phillips Academy and other select high schools helps ensure that its graduates are equipped to handle the workload and pressures at even the most demanding colleges and universities.
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Interview with Victor W. Henningsen: On Propelling Students to Greatness
by Michael Shaughnessy
EducationNews.Org
March 23, 2006
Victor W. Henningsen, an Instructor in History and the social sciences at Phillips Academ, discusses tradition, high expectations, greatness, and the influence of good teachers on students.
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Smells like team spirit
by Chris Forsberg
The Boston Globe
Nov. 17, 2005
'Non sibi" and ''Finis origine pendet."
These words have graced the school seal at Phillips Academy at Andover for more than two centuries, but never have they meant more to the football program.
Loosely translated, the phrases mean ''Not for self" and ''The end depends on the beginning." Rallying around a selfless attitude, the Big Blue posted an 8-0 mark during the fall's regular season and will look to cap a perfect year when it tangles with New York-based Trinity-Pawling in a New England Prep School Athletic Council championship game Saturday at the Williston Northampton School in Easthampton.
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No longer just for future presidents
by Victoria Griffith
Financial Times
May 12, 2005
Barbara Landis Chase is eager to erase the image of Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., as a school for America's privileged elite.
On the face of it, this is no easy task. Phillips Academy, founded two years after the Declaration of Independence in 1778, is a favourite of the two dominant political clans of the late 20th century. George W. Bush, the president, attended the school, as did his father, George Bush Senior. Another pupil was John F. Kennedy's son—the late John Kennedy Junior.
But Ms Chase, 60 and head of the school for the past 11 years, insists the school is now only elitist when it comes to educational standards. Read More
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