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E W S Six seniors nominated for U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Six Phillips Academy seniors have been named as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students. They are Vikas Goela, Andover, Mass.; Alexander P. Kehlenbeck, Needham, Mass.; Julian R. LaPlace, Deep River, Conn.; Ira A. Renfrew, Skowhegan, Maine; Claire H. Reyner, Columbia, S.C.; and Cynthia A. Yee, Phoenix, Ariz. Approximately 2,600 academic candidates were selected nationwide, based on College Board SAT and ACT assessment scores. The majority of the scholars are selected on the basis of broad academic achievement. Approximately 20 additional students are selected on the basis of their academic and artistic scholarship in the visual arts, the performing arts or creative writing. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the president, to recognize and honor some of the nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. The scholars represent excellence in education and the promise of greatness in young people. |
Making Music Together
Four Kayden guest artists presented a concert in Cochran Chapel on Jan. 11, then conducted master classes with PA students the following morning. Pictured above, Melvin P. Huang ’01, left, shares the joy of making music with cellist Timothy Eddy.
In a ceremony held Jan. 12, faculty emeriti Carroll and Elaine Bailey were presented with the Brace Center for Gender Studies McKeen Award. The award, created in 1998, is given annually to a member of the Phillips Academy community who exemplifies "inspired and dedicated leadership in education" in the spirit of Philena McKeen, former principal of Abbot Academy. The Baileys joined Phillips Academy in 1970—Carroll as associate dean and house counselor and Elaine as hostess at Cooley House. In 1972, Carroll became a member of the English department and began his long career as teacher and house counselor. Elaine shared her warmth and graciousness with others as she hosted events at Cooley House and greeted prospective students and their families at the admission office. Elaine also served as secretary for the Bicentennial Celebration in 1978 and was president of the Ladies Benevolent Society in 1985. At the time of the merger of Abbot and Phillips academies in 1973, they took on new roles. Carroll became cluster dean and Elaine associate cluster dean of the newly formed Abbot Cluster; they held these position for the next 10 years. The Baileys made a significant contribution toward preserving the history of both Abbot and Phillips, beginning in 1987, when they received an Abbot Academy Association grant to inventory, catalog and photograph the antiques and artifacts handed down from both academies. This project continued to occupy them for a full decade. Shortly before their retirement in 1997, the couple spent three years in the District of Columbia running the Washington Intern Program. They currently serve as correspondents for faculty emeriti for the Andover Bulletin.
Copyright, Phillips Academy, 2001
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