Events

Alumni, parents, and friends of Andover are invited to

A Virtual Session with 
Head of School Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD, P’24, ’27

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
2–3 p.m. ET

Hosted virtually (link sent following registration)

Questions for Dr. Kington may be submitted upon registration.

We look forward to welcoming families back to campus Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 18, 2026. 

Registration is open!

Family Weekend provides a special glimpse into your child’s daily life at Andover with programming taking place Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, with optional events on Sunday. There will be activities such as classroom visits with your child’s teachers, student performances, and athletic events. Highlights include:

• All School Meeting with Head of School Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD, P’24, ’27
• Meet with your boarding student’s counselor or your day student’s advisor
• Cheer on your child during their athletic competitions. Go Big Blue!
   

Family Weekend FAQ's

Family Weekend Schedule of Events
Continue to check back here often as events continue to be added.

Please note students will not have classes on Monday or Tuesday following Family Weekend. However, some students may have required commitments on Tuesday.

All ACT exams on Saturday, October 17, 2026, including exams with accommodations, will be held in Davis Hall in the McKeen Building on Abbot Campus.

ACT Test Day Instructions:

The McKeen building is located at 24 School Street (on the corner of School Street and Abbot Street). Drive down Abbot Campus Road and park in the lot past Draper Hall. Walk back to McKeen Hall on the circular walkway.

Please arrive at the McKeen Building by 7:45am.  A Seating Chart will be posted in the lobby. 

Students will wait in the lobby until called into the testing room. Students will be seated at approximately 8:00am.   If you arrive after 8:00 am you are considered late and you may forfeit your seat. 

Students wishing to test on a Stand-By basis must have a Stand-By Admission Ticket available at www.actstudent.org.  Stand By testers will be listed at the end of the seating chart.

Parents are not allowed in the testing room or to remain in the testing building during the test.

Students MUST HAVE the following:

• Proper identification (driver’s license, passport, school ID) Students without ID will not be allowed to test.
• Printed Admission Ticket
• A photo uploaded to your ACT account. ACT requires students to upload a photo in order to test. Please complete this well before the photo upload deadline. If you have not received an email from ACT with instructions about uploading your photo, please check your junk/spam folder and log in to your ACT account to confirm that your photo has been submitted.

Students should bring the following:

• Sharpened #2 pencils
• A good eraser
• Approved calculator, with extra batteries

Students should not bring the following:

• Cell Phones, Smart Watches, fit bits, ear buds
• Books or papers
• Pens, highlighters, or colored pencils
• Recording or other electronic devices

Students can only be dismissed when the test finishes. ACT Core will end around 11:30-12 p.m. ACT Plus Science will end around 12:30, Plus Writing will end at approximately 1:00p.m.  Students may not be dismissed early. 

Students can only be dismissed when the test finishes.   

Alumni, parents, and friends of Andover are invited to a conversation about

The Power of Museums: Experiential Learning and Student Interaction with the Peabody Institute

featuring

Head of School Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD, P’24, ’27 and
Director of the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Ryan J. Wheeler, PhD, P’29

This year marks the 125th Anniversary of the Peabody Institute. We have so much to celebrate, including student and faculty access to Archaeology right on campus, hands-on learning, and integrated classroom curriculum for multifaceted learning.  We hope you’ll join us to learn more about the Peabody, its extraordinary collection, and how our campus gets to interact with such a special place.
 

This event is being generously sponsored by
Mrs. Barbara Keenan Callahan & Mr.  Leslie G. Callahan III ’68

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
6:30 p.m. – Reception and exploration of the Secret World of Elephants exhibit
7:15 p.m. – Remarks 

Fernbank Museum of Natural History
767 Clifton Road 
Atlanta

Canapés & Cocktails
Alumni, Parents & Guests: $40
Classes of 2017-2022: $25
Classes of 2023-2026: No charge

Sponsorship of events helps offset costs for attendees and for the Academy

Questions? Kindly contact Lori Paglia in the Office of Alumni Engagement.
 

Community Expectations

Please join us for a Virtual Campus Tour of Andover.

To register for this event, please click here.

Discover Andover—on-campus open houses—provide a firsthand look at the academic program and admissions process at Andover. You’ll have the opportunity to take classes with faculty members, hear directly from students, and engage with admission officers about how to approach the admission process!

Use your Andover application portal credentials to log in and register for Discover Andover. Candidates receive Andover application portal credentials after submitting the Candidate Profile to Andover via the Gateway to Prep Schools website.

Attending candidates applying for the fall of 2027 should complete and submit the Candidate Profile to Andover. 

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Alumni, families, and friends of Andover are invited to a

Lawrence History Center Non Sibi Project 
with Nunzi Sapuppo ’73
 

Join us at the Lawrence History Center, housed in the former Essex Company Offices & Yard – a site on the National Register of Historic Places built in 1882-3 that includes a main office building, carpenter shop, blacksmith shop, stable, and warehouse.

After an introduction and tour of the buildings, the group will work inside the warehouse and unbox, sort, order, and relabel a collection of City Directories (listings of who lived and worked in Lawrence) dating back to 1850. Children ages 12 and up are welcome to participate. Wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for handling dusty/dirty boxes and documents. Parking is available inside the courtyard (enter from Essex Street) or in metered spaces adjacent to the building.

Saturday, October 24, 2026
10 a.m.– noon

Lawrence History Center
6 Essex Street
Lawrence, MA

The Lawrence History Center’s (LHC) mission is to collect, preserve, share, and animate the history and heritage of Lawrence and its people. The largest single collection is the Essex Company business and planning records that meticulously document the building of the City of Lawrence starting in 1845. These records are among many other collections that reflect Lawrence’s ethnic diversity and intellectually vibrant history. The LHC engages the community by employing these materials through physical and online exhibits, symposia, educational programs, and research services to foster understanding of the interaction of the built community and the lives of those who live and work there

Questions? Kindly contact Lori Paglia in the Office of Alumni Engagement.

Please join TI Ivory '00, Associate Director of Admission, for A Conversation with Andover in Jamaica!

To register for this event, click here.