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January 19, 2006
ANDOVER, Mass.—Although it will be a few months yet before winter releases New England from its icy grasp, high school and middle school students can get a jump on their summer plans by attending Phillips Academy’s 15th annual Summer Opportunities Fair on Sunday, February 5.
The fair, which is free and open to the public, gives students and their families a chance to meet with representatives from nearly 70 local, national, and international summer programs as well as interim year programs. Among the wide range of programs that will be represented at the fair are those that focus on academic enrichment, outdoor adventure, international homestay, interim year, travel, internships, community service, camps, arts, sports and more.
Last year, Hannah Weiss, a PA student from Andover, used the fair to sign up for a three-week trip in the Caribbean with a program called Broadreach. Calling the resulting experience “one of the best of her life,” she reports, “We earned our American Sailing Association certificates while sailing from island to island in the French West Indies.” She also earned two scuba-diving certifications.
The fair will be open to PA students from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and to the general public from noon to 2 p.m. It will be held in the Commons. The event is sponsored by the Phillips Academy Summer Opportunities Office and the Parents of Students of Phillips Academy.
For more information, call the Summer Opportunities Office at 978-749-4480. Or visit the Summer Opportunities Web site at http://www.andover.edu/summerops/fair.htm.
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