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October 19, 2005
ANDOVER, Mass.—Phillips Academy will hold an open house for prospective day students and their families from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Cochran Chapel. The program will include a discussion of the application process, financial aid, life as a day student at Andover and life as a day student’s parent. Campus tours will be available following the program.
Phillips Academy accepts new students in all grades, 9-12, as well as students interested in a postgraduate year. Students who live in the following towns and cities may apply to Andover as day students:
Massachusetts—Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Dracut, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynnfield, Methuen, Middleton, North Andover, North Reading, Reading, Tewksbury, Wilmington;
New Hampshire—Atkinson, Pelham, Plaistow, Salem.
No reservation is needed for the open house, and dress is casual. For more information and directions, please call the Phillips Academy Admission Office at 978-749-4050 or visit the Web site at www.andover.edu.
Phillips Academy, better known as Andover, is a coeducational independent high school of 1,084 students, known for its extensive and rigorous academic program. A diverse community of teachers and students, the academy was founded in 1778. Notable alumni include New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, 19th-century poet Oliver Wendell Holmes, Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush, Dr. Benjamin M. Spock, John F. Kennedy Jr., artists Frank Stella, Joseph Cornell and George C. Tooker, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, cartoonist Jeffrey K. MacNelly, authors Julia Alvarez and Tracy Kidder, and actors Jack Lemmon, James Spader and Dana Delany.
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