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October 24, 2014
The Andover
Gazette
The Newsletter of the Phillips Academy Community
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“Always borrow money from a pessimist.
He won’t expect it back.”
—Oscar Wilde
CONTENTS
The Scene................................................2
Farm to Fork Dinner.............................3
Addison Connected Learning.............4
Bus Chaperones Wanted......................4
Family Weekend at the Peabody........4
Family Weekend Concerts...................4
Holiday Party Save the Date...............5
SamPhil Illumination...........................5
Halloween Party....................................5
Movember 2014.....................................5
Karaoke Contest....................................6
Remembrance Service..........................6
Faculty Summer Reimbursements.....6
Author and Parenting Expert Rosalind Wiseman
to Speak at All-School Meeting Oct. 29
Rosalind Wiseman, an internationally recognized teacher and author on bullying prevention, ethical leadership, and responsible use of social media, will speak at All-School
Meeting on Wednesday, October 29.
Wiseman is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques,
Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World (on which the movie Mean Girls was
based). Her latest book, Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our
Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends,
and the New Rules of Boy World, was published in September 2013.
Wiseman’s other published works include Queen Bee
Moms & Kingpin Dads, which addresses the social
hierarchies and conflicts among parents, and the young
adult novel Boys, Girls & Other Hazardous Materials. She
is the author of the Owning Up Curriculum, a comprehensive social justice program for grades 6–12; writes
the monthly “Ask Rosalind” column in Family Circle
magazine; and is a regular contributor to several blogs
and websites.
Each year Wiseman works with tens of thousands of students, educators, parents, counselors, coaches, and administrators to create communities based on the belief that each
person has a responsibility to treat themselves and others with dignity. She was one of
the principal speakers at the White House Summit on Bullying. Other audiences have
included the American School Counselors Association, International Chiefs of Police,
American Association of School Administrators, and countless schools throughout the
United States and abroad. She is a consultant for Cartoon Network’s Speak Up, Stop
Bullying campaign and an advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.
All-School Meeting will be held from 10:50 to 11:35 a.m. in Cochran Chapel. Wiseman’s
visit is made possible through coordination and support by the Dean of Students and
Dean of Studies offices.
Veterans Day Guest Speaker..............6
Family Weekend Begins Today
International Festival...........................7
Please join us this weekend, October 24 through 26, as we welcome parents, friends, and
families of current students to campus for Family Weekend.
Fall ASM Schedule...............................7
Activities taking place today, October 24, include a kickoff for the Parent Fund,
as well as special events at the Peabody Museum, Addison Gallery, Brown Boathouse,
and OWHL.
Learning in the World Update............7
Fall Term Faculty Meetings.................7
From the OWHL....................................8
Employment and Benefits News........9
PSPA Campus Closet Hours.............10
Athletics Schedule..............................11
Holidays at the Andover Inn............11
HCC Minutes.......................................12
Academic Council Minutes...............12
Class visits will take place tomorrow, October 25, from 8 to 11:20 a.m., followed by
events and activities at the OWHL, Office of Community and Multicultural Development (CAMD), Peabody Museum, and Addison Gallery. In addition, throughout the
Family Weekend continued on page 3
SAC Minutes........................................13
Samuel’s for Thanksgiving...............13
Gazette submissions are due at [email protected] by 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
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THE SCENE
Schedule of Community and Extracurricular Activities
Friday, October 24
Family Weekend Begins
2–5 p.m.—Peabody Museum
Open House
Explore the facility and all that it has to
offer. Peabody Museum.
3 p.m.—Exhibitions and Connected
Learning at the Addison
Explore museum exhibitions and how
they’re used to support the PA curriculum. Addison Gallery.
5–7 p.m.—Farm to Fork Dinner
Dinner celebration in honor of National
Food Day. Smith Center.
6:45 p.m.—Grasshopper Night*
A student talent show. Limited tickets
already distributed. Repeat performance at 9:45 p.m. Tang Theatre.
8 p.m.—Orchestra and Concert Band
Performances
Enjoy performances under the direction of James Orent, Elizabeth Aureden,
Christina Landolt, Vincent Monaco,
and Derek Jacoby. Cochran Chapel.
Saturday, October 25
1–4 p.m.—LEGOs: Building Blocks
of History
Construct a replica of your favorite
ancient monument. Peabody Museum.
2:30–3:30 p.m.—Learning in the World
Open House on Global Citizenship
Student Global Ambassadors will discuss how these opportunities connect
with and inform their on-campus learning experiences. Pearson C.
3 p.m.—Student Recital
Featuring Academy students in solo
works. Timken Room, Graves Hall.
7 p.m.—Grasshopper Night*
A student talent show. Limited tickets
already distributed. Repeat performance at 8:45 p.m. Tang Theatre.
Sunday, October 26
4 p.m.—Vocal and Choral Concert
Featuring the Academy Chorus, Fidelio
Society, and soloists. Cochran Chapel.
Wednesday, October 29
10:50–11:35 a.m.—All-School Meeting
Featuring Rosalind Wiseman, internationally recognized teacher and author
on bullying prevention, ethical leadership, and responsible use of social
media. Cochran Chapel.
1–2 p.m.—Peabody Museum Tour
Get better acquainted with the museum’s collections by attending this
week’s tour. Peabody Museum.
7–8 p.m.—Karaoke Contest
Come and hear students sing songs
ranging from traditional to hip-hop.
Presented by the Chinese language
department. Kemper Auditorium.
Thursday, October 30
6 p.m.—Storytime at the OWHL
Officer Wendy will read from a
collection of Halloween-themed
storybooks. OWHL.
Friday, October 31
4:30 p.m.—Halloween Party for
Faculty and Staff Kids
Come for pizza, drinks, treats, and
maybe even a few tricks! Followed
at 5:30 p.m. by a Halloween Parade
around Paresky Commons. Susie’s.
6:30 p.m.—DramaLabs
“A Dark World, My Daughter,”
directed by Kieto Mahaniah ’16
“Because the World Needs Unicorns,”
directed by Ryan O’Meara ’17
Free admission. Theatre Classroom.
*Wait list line for Grasshopper
Night will form outside of Tang
Theatre Box Office; names will
begin to be taken one hour prior
to show time. All tickets are free.
Religious Scene
Friday, October 24
5:30–6:30 p.m.—Jewish Shabbat Service
Sponsored by Rabbi Michael Swarttz
and members of the Jewish Student
Union. This week the service will be in
Kemper Chapel, lower level of Cochran
Chapel. All are welcome.
Sunday, October 26
6 p.m.—Protestant Compline
Prayer Service
Led by the Reverend Anne Gardner,
Protestant Chaplain and Director of
Spiritual and Religious Life. Main
Chapel. Special music by Dr. Abbey
Siegfried, piano.
6:45–7:30 p.m.—Roman Catholic Mass
Overseen by Dr. Mary Kantor, Catholic
Chaplain, with priests of the Archdiocese of Boston presiding. Special music
by Dr. Abbey Siegfried, school organist. Kemper Chapel, lower level (side
entrance) of Cochran Chapel.
Monday, October 27, and
Tuesday, October 28
No classes. Student Faith Groups
will not meet.
Thursday, October 30
5:15–6:15 p.m.—Gospel Choir
Director: Michael Belcher. Advisor:
Dr. Abbey Siegfried. Isabella
Berkley ’15 and Duschia Bodet ’16,
coheads. All are welcome. No experience needed. Classroom #015, lower
level of Cochran Chapel.
Interfaith Lending Library
The Interfaith Lending
Library is accessible through
the PA OWHL system and the
NOBLE library consortium.
Selections also may be viewed
from the Library Thing website at www.librarything.com.
Login: PAChapel. Password:
Interfaith1.
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Family Weekend continued from page 1
afternoon, Phillips Academy will host
Deerfield Academy for a number of athletic contests, and the College Counseling
Office will hold informational meetings
with parents. A dance demonstration and
a student recital are also planned.
Grasshopper Night, PA’s student talent
show, will cap off the day’s events on
both Friday and Saturday (see The Scene
for more information).
Among the events scheduled for Sunday,
October 26, are various College Counseling programs for parents of uppers only,
as well as performances by the Academy
Jazz Band, Fidelio Society, Academy
Chorus, and soloists.
Please note that all meals over the weekend will be served at the Smith Center.
For more information and a full schedule
of events, please visit www.andover.edu/
familyweekend.
—Crystal McGuire
Family Weekend Coordinator
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Farm to Fork Dinner Today, Oct. 24
Today, October 24, the Phillips Academy on-campus culinary team will prepare a Farm
to Fork dinner celebration in honor of National Food Day. National Food Day’s priorities
address overarching topics within the food system, including promoting safer, healthier
diets; supporting sustainable and organic farms; reducing hunger; reforming factory
farms to protect the environment and animals; and supporting fair
working conditions for food and farm workers.
Our goals on this particular evening will focus on the use of
locally sourced menu items (organic when possible), the promotion of safer, healthier diets, and the execution of a zero waste
event.
To ensure our goal of a zero waste event, we will need your
cooperation. During the dinner, please take only what you believe you will consume.
Any food, as well as small amounts of paper products, that do remain on plates will be
blended “behind the scenes” and composted at Brick Ends Farm. Located in Hamilton,
Mass., BEF composts all pre- and post-consumer dehydrated food waste generated from
diners at Paresky. This compost has now made it back to campus; therefore, we can
proudly state that together we have generated a closed-loop composting system.
This weekend (October 24–26) is Family Weekend at Phillips Academy. Due to the large
number of attendees expected to be on campus today, this celebration dinner will be
offered in the Smith Center from 5 to 7 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you there!
—Paul Robarge, Senior Director
—Mike Giampa, Food Service Director
—David Rossetto, Executive Chef
Menu Sampler
Broad-Breasted White Holland Turkey from
Raymond’s Turkey Farm in Methuen, Mass.
Rustic Mashed Potatoes Made with Potatoes from
Aroostook County, Maine, and Cream from
High Lawn Farm in Lee, Mass.
The Andover
Gazette
Tracy Sweet (ext. 4313)
Director of Academy Communications
Audrey Doyle (ext. 4659)
Editor and Designer
Printed on recycled paper in Central Services. Please
recycle your Gazette.
Organic Seasonal Squash from
Jansal Valley Farms in New Bedford, Mass.
Chef-Inspired Cranberry Sauce from
Gilmore Cranberry Co. in South Carver, Mass.
Thai-Style Pumpkin Curry Made with Pumpkins from
Crescent Farms in Haverhill, Mass.
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Exhibitions & Connected Learning
at the Addison
The Addison Gallery invites the PA community to join Judith
Dolkart, director, and Jamie Kaplowitz, education associate and
museum learning specialist, on Friday, October 24, at 3 p.m., to
explore museum exhibitions and the ways in which they are used
to support curriculum on campus. Accompanying children
ages 8 and up are invited to a related art-making activity in the
galleries. We hope to see many of you there!
Wanted:
Bus Chaperones to/from NYC for
Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks
The Dean of Students office offers bus transportation at the start
and end of the Thanksgiving and winter breaks for students
living in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area.
We are looking for individuals to chaperone the buses departing
to New York City at the beginning of these breaks and returning
to Andover when the breaks end. Chaperones will receive $500
for each trip. Please note: Chaperones on the buses to New York
City will not receive transportation back to Andover, and chaperones meeting the buses in New York City will not receive transportation to New York.
We also may offer bus service to New York’s John F. Kennedy
International Airport and would need chaperones. We’ll make
that decision within the next few days.
The dates for this year’s trips are as follows.
Thanksgiving Break
♦ Friday, November 21: 3:30 p.m. departure from Andover
(GW circle)
—Buses stop in Darien, Conn. Estimated arrival in
New York City is 9:30 p.m.
♦ Wednesday, December 3: 11 a.m. departure from
New York City (Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle)
—Buses stop in Darien, Conn. Estimated arrival in Andover
is 4:30 p.m.
Winter Break
♦ Thursday, December 18: 9 a.m. departure from Andover
(GW circle)
—Buses stop in Darien, Conn. Estimated arrival in
New York City is 2:30 p.m.
♦ Sunday, January 4: 11 a.m. departure from New York City
(Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle)
—Buses stop in Darien, Conn. Estimated arrival in Andover
is 4:30 p.m.
If you are interested in chaperoning these trips, please e-mail
[email protected]. Faculty and staff should make sure
that chaperoning does not conflict with their regular duties and
obligations.
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Family Weekend Fun at the Peabody
Friday, October 24, 2–5 p.m.
Peabody Museum Open House
Have you ever wondered what is inside the Peabody Museum
of Archaeology? Stop by and discover the exciting connections
that Andover students have made with archaeological collections. Includes hands-on activities for learners of all ages!
Saturday, October 25, 1–4 p.m.
LEGOs: Building Blocks of History
Use the Peabody Museum’s collection of LEGO blocks to
construct a replica of your favorite ancient monument! This
activity challenges visitors to think about how
people throughout the
ages and across cultures
have created structures
that are both beautiful
and useful. Designed
to spark conversations
about how and why
ancient people created their structures and help think about
our own built environment.
Both events are in celebration of Massachusetts Archaeology
Month. We hope you will join us!
Family Weekend Music Performances
Among the many highlights of Family Weekend are the concerts
showcasing talented members of the PA community. This year,
performances will feature the Academy’s orchestra, band, choirs,
soloists, and music students.
Tonight, October 24, at 8 p.m., the Phillips Academy Symphony
and Chamber Orchestra and Concert Band will present a concert
in Cochran Chapel. The program will feature Symphony No. 3 in
E flat Major, Op. 55, “Eroica” by Beethoven, and Kleine Suite Für
Saiteninstrumente, Op. 1 by Carl Nielsen, under the direction of
James Orent; Grieg’s Holberg Suite, Op. 4, under the direction of
Elizabeth Aureden; and Stephen Foster’s Slumber, My Darling,
under the direction of Christina Landolt. The Concert Band
will perform Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien and Karl King’s
Burma Patrol March, under the direction of Vincent Monaco
and Derek Jacoby.
On Saturday, October 25, at 3 p.m., Academy music students will
present a recital in the Timken Room in Graves Hall, coordinated
by music faculty member Christopher Walter.
On Sunday, October 26, at 4 p.m. in Cochran Chapel, the music
department will present a vocal and choral concert featuring the
Phillips Academy Chorus, the Fidelio Society, and soloists. The
Academy Chorus will perform music from New England, including works by Randall Thompson, Jeremiah Ingalls, and Kevin
Siegfried; Fidelio will perform madrigals by Morley and Gibbons
as well as contemporary works by Gjeilo and Da Rold.
All of these concerts are free and open to the public. For more
information, please contact the music department at ext. 4260 or
[email protected].
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Save the Date
Come Together and Celebrate!
All members of the Phillips Academy community
and their spouses, partners, or friends are invited
to celebrate the holidays Thursday, December 18,
from 6:30 to 11 p.m. in the Smith Center. Invitation
to follow.
Note: The Andover Inn is offering Academy
employees a special rate of $119 for the night of
December 18. Make your reservations soon!
SamPhil Illuminated for Diwali Holiday
Thursday, October 23, marked
the beginning of the multiday
observance of Diwali, the “Festival of Lights,” which our Hindu
colleagues celebrate. In recognition of this holiday, the columns
of Samuel Phillips Hall have been
lit and will remain so for the duration of Family Weekend. We hope you will enjoy this brief but
festive addition to our campus environs.
—The Reverend Anne Gardner and
Members of the Hindu Student Union
For Children of Faculty,
Administrators & Staff
All children of faculty, administrators,
and staff are invited to Phillips Academy’s annual Halloween Party on
Friday, October 31, at Susie’s! Come in
costume for pizza, drinks, treats, and perhaps even a few tricks!
The party starts at 4:30 p.m. and will be followed by the everspooktacular Halloween Parade around Paresky Commons at
5:30 p.m. This should give the older kids enough time for some
quality trick-or-treating afterward (trick-or-treating hours
in the town of Andover are 5 to 7 p.m. on October 31).
There is no need to RSVP to attend this event, but if
you have questions or would like to volunteer to
help with setup, please contact Jennifer Hoenig
at [email protected] or ext. 4865.
A special thank you to the Head of School’s office, which generously sponsors this event each year!
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Movember 2014
Get Involved! Join the PA-Stacios!
Movember is almost here, and you’re invited to join Phillips
Academy’s 2014 Movember team: the PA-Stacios!
During November each year, millions of
men around the world sprout mustaches to support men’s health initiatives. Movember is a global charity
that raises funds and awareness to
combat prostate cancer, testicular
cancer, and mental health challenges. You can learn all about
Movember at http://us.movember.
com, but here are the basics:
Participants shave their faces clean on
October 31 and let their mustaches grow
until the end of November (and beyond!). Many of these
“Mo Bros” then solicit donations to support the Movember
causes. (Soliciting donations is optional for the PA-Stacios—the
mustache growing is the essential
component.)
Movember is not just for men.
“Mo Sistas” are an important part
of Movember’s success. Mo Sistas
can also raise funds and encourage the men in their lives to get
involved.
The PA-Stacios Movember team is
open to anyone with a connection
to Phillips Academy (faculty, staff,
spouses, significant others, friends, etc.). If you’d like to join,
please contact Scott Hoenig ([email protected]) or Mark
Cutler ([email protected]), and if you’re looking for inspiration, check out the 2014 Movember.com Mo Style Guide (http://
us.movember.com/mo-community/moustachery).
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Karaoke Contest Oct. 29
The Chinese department will hold
its annual Karaoke Contest on
Wednesday, October 29, from
7 to 8 p.m. in Kemper Auditorium. The contest will feature
students singing songs ranging
from traditional to hip-hop. We will even have lots of Disney
tunes translated into Chinese this year! All community members
are welcome to attend.
—Lilia Cai-Hurteau
Instructor in Chinese
Remembrance Service Nov. 3
On Monday, November 3, at 7:30 a.m., Cochran Chapel will host
our traditional Remembrance Service. This gathering provides
the PA community
the opportunity to
recognize, grieve, and
celebrate the lives
of those who have
passed away.
You may submit a name and/or photograph of a loved one to me
at [email protected].
We hope to see many of you at the service.
—The Reverend Anne Gardner
Director of Spiritual and Religious Life
Faculty Summer Grant
Reimbursement Requests Due Oct. 31
All faculty who were awarded course development, faculty
development, or Kenan grants for FY15 and have not yet
requested payment should do so by Friday, October 31. Anyone
who needs to extend the deadline due to ongoing work or other
circumstances should contact Nancy Lang directly at ext. 4008 or
[email protected].
For stipend payments: Please complete the “Request for Payment” form and submit it to the Dean of Faculty office. This form
is available on PAnet, in the Comptroller’s Office section under
the Faculty/Staff tab. You also can obtain hard copies in the
comptroller’s office.
For expense reimbursement: Please complete an expense report
and submit it, with receipts attached, to the Dean of Faculty
office. Expense report forms are also available both on PAnet and
in the comptroller’s office.
We appreciate your help in awarding allocated funding, which in
turn helps us identify unspent funds that can be reallocated for
additional important work this year!
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PA Welcomes
Veterans Day Guest Speaker
Gen. Barry McCaffrey ’60
On Thursday, November 6, Phillips Academy and the Andover
and the Military Committee will hold its Fifth Annual Veterans
Day Program and Dinner, featuring special guest speaker
Gen. Barry McCaffrey ’60. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m.
with an Andover and the Military Committee meeting in the
Tirana Room in Bulfinch Hall. The program and dinner will
follow at 6 p.m. in Paresky Commons, Upper Left. All three
events are open to the PA community, however registration
(at [email protected]) is required to attend the program
and dinner.
In addition, McCaffrey will be available for class visits earlier
in the day. Interested faculty should contact Jenny Savino at
[email protected] or ext. 4278 if they would like to schedule
a visit.
More about Gen. Barry McCaffrey ’60
Phillips Academy’s highest-ranking military graduate,
McCaffrey had a distinguished career in the U.S. Army, as well
as in the federal government as the director of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) from 1996 to 2001. Following graduation from Andover,
McCaffrey attended West Point.
He was later deployed to Vietnam
two times and also served in the
Dominican Republic Intervention.
McCaffrey was twice awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross (America’s second-highest award for valor),
twice awarded the Silver Star for
extraordinary valor, and three times
received the Purple Heart Medal for
wounds received in combat.
McCaffrey commanded the 24th Infantry Division during Operation Desert Storm. He and his division conducted the courageous
“left hook” attack 230 miles into Iraq, one of the boldest military
maneuvers ever undertaken.
McCaffrey’s final assignment was as the Joint Commander of
United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), with responsibility for all U.S. military activities in Central America and South
America.
McCaffrey was recognized in 2010 as a Distinguished Military
Graduate of West Point. That same year he was inducted into
the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame. He has a master’s degree
from American University and attended the Harvard University
National Security Program and the Harvard Business School
Executive Education Program. A full biography is available at
www.mccaffreyassociates.com.
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Learning in the World:
Upcoming Events and Activities
During the coming weeks, the Learning in the World Initiative
(http://tanginstitute.andover.edu/learning-in-the-world/) will
host a number of events and activities in which we hope you will
participate. Please contact us with your feedback and ideas.
• Saturday, October 25, 2:30–3:30 p.m.—
Family Weekend: Learning in the
World Open House on Global Citizenship (Pearson C)
As part of Family Weekend, we will
conduct an Open House featuring tables
hosted by many of our 2015 program
leaders. Student Global Ambassadors,
who are all alums from recent programs, will be present to
talk about how these opportunities connect with and inform
their on-campus learning experiences.
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International Festival November 1
The International Club invites the PA community to its annual
International Food Festival on Saturday, November 1, from
5 to 7 p.m. in the mailroom in GW Hall. If you enjoy German,
Italian, French, Chinese, Korean, Indian, Brazilian, Middle Eastern, or other international flavors, you will want to come to this
event. A variety of delicious appetizers, entrées, and desserts,
prepared by our students, faculty, staff, host families, and friends,
will be available for purchase. Please bring quarters and small
bills to make the purchase of these food items easier.
Immediately following the Food Festival will be PA’s annual
International Talent and Fashion Show, which will be held at
7 p.m. in Kemper Auditorium. We hope to see you on Saturday
evening, November 1!
Also, please mark your calendars for World Dinner Night, which
will be held on Thursday, November 13, during the 14th International Education Week.
—Susanne Torabi
International Student Coordinator
• Friday, October 31—Deadline for 2015 Learning in the
World Proposals
Faculty members who wish to lead a program in the spring
or summer of 2015 should submit their ideas by October 31.
• Monday, November 10, 5:30–6:30 p.m.—Learning in the
World: Update and Open Conversation (Underwood Room)
All faculty members are invited to participate in a lightly
moderated discussion led by current program leaders. The
conversation will focus on our Learning in the World initiatives specifically and, more broadly, on the ways in which
global perspectives and experiences connect with our curriculum and program overall. Refreshments will be served.
In addition, please keep an eye out for information regarding the
online student application process for this year’s Learning in the
World programs, which we expect to open up in mid-November.
Brochures and links will be shared with individual faculty members and departments, posted to PAnet, and publicized in the
Gazette and elsewhere. Please let us know if you have students or
groups in mind that may wish to apply for our 2015 offerings; we
would be happy to connect with them.
—Caroline Nolan and Eric Roland, Tang Institute
—Carmen Muñoz-Fernández, Global Fellow, Tang Institute
Fall Term Faculty Meetings
October 27:
No Meeting (midfall holiday)
November 3:
School Congress
November 10:
Strategic Planning
Fall All-School Meeting and
All-Class Meeting Schedule
October 29:
Guest Speaker Rosalind Wiseman
November 5:
Finis Origine Pendet Program and
Alumni Award of Distinction
Program
November 12:
All-Class Meetings (CCO uppers by
class; CCO seniors by counselor)
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From the OWHL
Things That Go Bump
in the Night
It’s hard not to love Halloween, and the
OWHL has gotten into the spirit this year,
too. Check out our latest display featuring
spooky books and movies for all feartolerance levels. Here’s a roundup of our
favorites:
Classic Thrills
• Every Halloween needs
at least one Stephen King
creation. We’ve got Carrie
and The Shining, both the
books and the movies.
• While teen vampires
are rather played out,
the adult kind is eternally in style.
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
and The Vampire Lestat as well as The
Historian and Swedish import Let the
Right One In are waiting for those
who need a blood-sucking palate
cleanser.
• Gore not your thing? Try Daphne du
Maurier’s Rebecca and Touch Not the
Cat by Mary Stewart, two novels that
will haunt without any ick factor.
For the Truly Brave
• In The Terror by Dan Simmons, not
only is the first steam-powered vessel
looking for the Northwest Passage trapped in the ice, but also an
unknown beast is devouring the crew
one-by-one.
• Multiple murders mean multiple
scares. Patricia Cornwell claims to
solve the identity of Jack the Ripper
in Portrait of a Killer, and Barry Lyga’s
teen protagonist deals with the
legacy of his serial-killer father in
I Hunt Killers.
• If creepy family dynamics are up
your alley, try a film like The Woman
in Black, The Omen, The Sixth Sense,
or the first season of American
Horror Story.
And If Scary and Gory Aren’t
Your Thing…
• Mel Brooks’ classic, Young Frankenstein, is just as funny as you
remember.
• Iain Pears examines the murder of a
young woman in 16th-century England in An Instance of the Fingerpost.
• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar
Children and its sequel, Hollow City,
use early examples of trick photography as inspiration, but the result
is definitely more adventurous than
scary.
Costume Storytime for Children
And now that you are in the Halloween
spirit, don’t forget to bring your children
to the OWHL at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
October 30. Officer Wendy will read from
a selection of
Halloweenthemed
storybooks.
Costumes,
PJs, or regular clothes
are all okay.
Boston Book Festival 2014
Looking for something fun to do this
weekend? Bring your family to the
Boston Book Festival in Copley Square
on Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to
7 p.m.! The festival includes panels and
speakers for adults and kids. Visit www.
bostonbookfest.org/attend/schedule/ for
a full schedule of events.
—Emily Goss
Access Services Librarian
New Acquisitions in the Archives
Alumni/ae regularly donate materials documenting school history to the
Archives. The Abbot Academy Class of
1973 recently launched a special initiative to solicit items for the Archives
from alumnae that preserve the student
experiences at Abbot. Items received so
far include scrapbooks, a banner, and
programs of commencement, dances,
vespers, and other events on and off
campus, as well as written and oral reminiscences including a digital file of Abbot
music. During the past few months,
PA alumni have likewise given a 1970s
scrapbook and music LPs of bands from
the early 1960s.
In addition to alumni donations, sometimes materials related to PA or Abbot
come to the Archives from sources not
associated with either school, such as
archival repositories that have determined an item does not fit their collecting
scope. For instance, Yale Divinity School
recently sent a large, leather-bound ledger
book that is a handwritten account of
the Commons from 1830 to 1833. Unique
to Andover (and Exeter) at the time,
the Latin and English Commons were,
according to Fritz Allis (author of Youth
From Every Quarter), “built to house some
of the students, particularly those on
scholarship. But there was no real supervision by the faculty, and the experiment
was a far cry from a modern dormitory
with close faculty guidance.” The book
lists in great detail the board and work
of each student residing in the Commons
during each term from August 1830 to
April 1833. During the August 24 to
November 30, 1831, term, Henry H. Bates,
who, we know from the catalogue, was
from Pittsford, Vermont, boarded for 14
weeks in 4 C.H. (Corporation House) and
worked 33 hours, much less than other
boarders, so was deficient by 135 hours of
work he owed the Academy to cover the
cost of boarding.
Although the account journal covers only
a few years, it provides a wonderfully
detailed glimpse into finances related to
PA students on scholarship and is a testament to the innovation of Samuel Farrar,
the school’s treasurer, to the challenge of
student housing at a time when students
otherwise roomed with local families in
town. The ledger supplements an unusually comprehensive collection of treasurer
records dating from the school’s founding
in 1778.
—Paige Roberts
Director, Archives and Special Collections
OCTOBER 24, 2014
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Employment and Benefits News
Wellness News
Win with Wellness Bingo!
The Employee Wellness Committee (EWC) is excited to announce
our fall wellness activity challenge, Win with Wellness Bingo.
We think this will be a fun and interesting way for our Andover
colleagues to focus on choosing healthy lifestyles. We also want
to encourage use of the wonderful facilities and grounds that our
unique community provides us for free! All registered participants will receive a participation prize, and three grand prizes
will be awarded at the end of the challenge.
The Wellness Bingo challenge was introduced to Andover faculty
and staff at the Wellness Fair on October 22 and begins as soon
as you receive the card. The challenge will end on December 12.
To register, please e-mail [email protected] and
type “Bingo” on the Subject line. Upon registration, let us know
if you need a bingo card. You may preview the card and rules in
the Faculty/Staff tab in the Employee Wellness Program section
of PAnet.
The EWC and the human resources department would like to
thank our Andover colleagues for attending the 6th Annual
Employee Wellness Fair. On this day, 206 flu shots were given
and more than 260 employees visited the health and wellness
vendors; several employees also enjoyed relaxing chair massages.
Congratulations to the following employees, who won raffle prizes donated by participating vendors
and the Employee Wellness Committee:
2014 WELLNESS FAIR PRIZE WINNERS
Items
Donated by
Winners
FitBit Flex
Employee Wellness Committee
Joanne Smith
2 Celtics tickets
Fred C. Church
Donny Slater
Lunch bag cooler
TIAA-CREFF
Dale Hurley
$25 American Express gift card
Borislow Insurance
Leislie Godo-Solo, Elizabeth Tompkins, and Anna Wicks
Crest Whitestrips
Delta Dental
Christopher Crowell
Water bottle and T-shirt
Employee Wellness Committee
Chand Sripad, Emily Goss, Jo LaBelle
Mug and T-shirt
Employee Wellness Committee
Linda Martin
Cookbooks
Borislow Insurance
Anne Marino
Wellness Books
Borislow Insurance
Cesar Dominique Moreno
HPHC Wellness Bags
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Andrea Nix, Jonathan Kapaldo, Linda Capodilupo, Susannah
Abbott, Bonnie Sousa, Nicole Pinet, Cheryl Douty, Maggie
D’Errico, Marla Taylor, and Gail Ralston
Employment and Benefits News continued on page 10
OCTOBER 24, 2014
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Financial Counseling Available with TIAA-CREF
The Academy is making individual, confidential financial counseling sessions with TIAA-CREF available to employees at no
additional cost.
TIAA-CREF financial consultant Tammy Kayata will be on
campus to discuss how to help you achieve your financial goals
by investing in financial solutions such as mutual funds, brokerages, life insurance, and annuities. These individual counseling
sessions are intended to help you simplify your retirement by:
• Consolidating your retirement accounts to make it easier
to manage your holdings, particularly when it comes to tax
preparation
• Offering any needed estate planning, including addressing
life insurance needs and wealth transfer strategies
• Reviewing your retirement income options to provide you
with the most flexibility possible
The meeting dates, times, and locations are as follows:
• Tuesday, November 11, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.; 2nd Floor Conference
Room, GW Hall
Educational Seminar:
Understanding Your Medicare Options
Join us on Monday, November 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mural Room
in Paresky Commons, for an educational seminar in which Ted
O’Connor of Borislow Insurance will assist attendees in navigating through the complicated world of Medicare. For those living
outside of Massachusetts, or those who are not able to attend the
seminar, your retiree benefit consultant at Borislow Insurance can
cover the seminar topics with you via a phone consultation.
All employees are invited, particularly Medicare-eligible
employees, spouses, and any eligible dependent over the age
of 65. Family members who may be helping retirees through
this change also are invited. Attendees will have an opportunity
to speak to a Borislow Insurance associate after the session to
answer any additional questions.
Light dessert and coffee will be served. Registration is
required. To register, please e-mail [email protected] or
call ext. 4106.
2015 Holiday Calendar
The 2015 holiday calendar for administrators and staff can be
found on the Human Resources page on PAnet.
• Tuesday, December 16, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.; 2nd Floor Conference
Room, GW Hall
Space is limited. To reserve your individual session, please
contact TIAA-CREF at 866-843-5640, Monday through Friday,
from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (EST).
—Leeann Bennett
Director, Human Resources
PSPA Campus Closet Family Weekend Store Hours:
Friday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m.-­‐3 p.m. PSPA Campus Closet (lower level, GW Hall) Saturday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m.-­‐3 p.m. Smith Center 100% of Proceeds Benefit Student Ac4vi4es Stop By and Gear Up for Fall! OCTOBER 24, 2014
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Athletics Schedule
Come cheer for Andover at these upcoming contests. Dates and times below are subject
to change! For updates, go to Athletics → Team Pages → Schedules & Scores on the PA
website, or call Lisa Buckley (ext. 4092).
Friday, October 24
Volleyball GV
Field Hockey V
Milton
Deerfield
5:00
6:30
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H
Saturday, October 25
Field Hockey JV1
Soccer BJV2
Soccer GJV2
Soccer BJV3
Football JV1
Soccer BV
Soccer BJV1
Soccer GV
Soccer GJV1
Field Hockey JV2
Water Polo B
Football V
Volleyball GJV
Volleyball GV
Cross Country B
Cross Country G
Cross Country GJV
Cross Country BJV
Water Polo BJV
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
Deerfield
2:00
3:00
3:00
3:00
3:30
3:30
3:30
3:30
3:30
3:30
3:30
3:45
3:45
3:45
3:45
4:15
4:15
4:45
5:00
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Wednesday, October 29
Soccer GJV2
Field Hockey V
Water Polo B
Soccer BJV2
Soccer BV
Volleyball GV
Volleyball GJV
Soccer BJV1
Soccer GJV1
Soccer GV
Water Polo BJV
Field Hockey JV1
Pike School
Noble & Greenough
Exeter
Brooks
Worcester
St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s
Noble & Greenough
Noble & Greenough
Exeter
Noble & Greenough
2:30
2:45
3:00
3:00
3:15
3:30
3:30
3:30
3:45
3:45
4:15
4:15
A
A
H
H
A
A
A
A
A
A
H
A
Thursday, October 30
Field Hockey JV2
Brookwood School
4:00
H
Celebrate the
Holidays at the
Andover Inn
We offer a variety of options, from
department lunches to private dinners and cocktail receptions, house
brunches and events, and overnight
stays after celebrations for you or
your traveling guests.
Enjoy discounts and perks as faculty
and staff of Phillips Academy:
• Function room rental fees
waived on private events
($100–$250 value)
• 10% discount on food in
Samuel’s
• 10% discount on overnight
rooms
We are also offering a special rate
of $119 for overnight rooms on
the night of the Academy Holiday
Party on December 18. Availability
is extremely limited, so be sure to
make your reservation ASAP
by calling 978-775-4900.
For information on booking private functions and holiday parties, contact Debbie (978-775-4902)
or Jen (978-775-4908) in our sales
department.
OCTOBER 24, 2014
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Meeting Minutes
House Counselor Committee (HCC)
Academic Council
Minutes from Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Minutes from Thursday, October 16, 2014
Present: Shawn Fulford, Scott Hoenig, Christina Landolt, Peter
Merrill, Paul Murphy (scribe), Keith Robinson, Lani Silversides, and
Erin Strong
All members present
• Frequency and quality of formal communications between
the house counselor or day student counselor and parents
We thought out loud about the value of these reports to
parents. We wondered if we should commit to writing for
new students in a formal way at the half-year point and at
the end of the year, addressing the following essential questions: What have we observed in terms of time management
and quality of scholarship? How might a parent interpret the
reports written by instructors? Are there personal habits that
are infringing on the student’s ability to do his or her best
work? How has the student transitioned to this new school?
What are suggestions for the future?
Some of us also have contemplated more frequent but less
formal communications with parents; a biweekly e-mail
updating parents on what we have observed, perhaps.
Could we accomplish the need for college counselors to
know our kids better by writing internal notes at the end of
the year on all students?
These ideas will be sent to the Advising/Counseling Implementation Group (Paul and Scott are members).
For this year, the dean of students asks house counselors and
day student advisors to submit their reports on the same
schedule as last year: in time for a publish date of Friday,
January 2, 2015.
As chair of the Schedule and Calendar working group, Paul
Cernota announced that there will be a School Congress
meeting on November 3, department/division meetings on
November 6, and a faculty meeting on November 10.
The PG task force chair, Deb Chase, will be working with
department chairs to collect information as an initial part of
that group’s work.
The Academic Council anticipates launching a larger conversation around grading/assessment this spring or early next fall
so that the upcoming work is both guided and informed by the
progress of the just-launched Strategic Plan implementation
groups.
The Academic Council started discussing a proposal that was
developed by the Department of History and Social Science over
the past two years to restructure the requirement. Currently,
ninth-graders take three trimesters of history and tenth-graders
take one term. The proposal would switch the requirement to
two terms in ninth grade and two terms in tenth grade. The
group discussed a range of implications should this proposal
move forward. This also prompted consideration of the larger
context of all requirements in the first two years and questions
about the overarching learning objectives and skills guiding the
requirements. The Academic Council will be consulting on and
considering the history/social science proposal carefully in the
coming weeks.
—Gene Hughes, scribe
• The room-visiting forum held on Sunday, October 19, in the
Mural Room
We discussed this briefly. We hope to return to this topic in
two weeks.
Minutes continued on page 13
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Meeting Minutes
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Senior Administrative Council (SAC)
Minutes from Monday, October 20, 2014
Present: Pat Farrell, Linda Griffith, Nancy Jeton, Thom Lockerby,
Sean Logan, Paul Murphy, John Palfrey, Trish Russell, Rachel Skiffer
(scribe), Tracy Sweet, and Jim Ventre. Also: Vivien Mallick, shadowing
John Palfrey. Excused: Steve Carter.
Sean Logan and Ken Shows gave a presentation on the use of
data by the College Counseling Office to guide its work with
students and parents/guardians. The office plans to pursue additional research projects beginning in January 2015.
Amy Patel and Maureen Ferris gave a short presentation on PA’s
approach to infectious disease control. Dr. Patel shared this information with the community last week, and it is featured prominently on the Parent Portal. The Academy exceeds the accepted
standard of care in this area and is providing guidance to peer
schools. A link to our protocols will be added to the website, and
hand sanitizers will be installed in all buildings across campus.
Ferd Alonso shared a report on ACE (Accelerate, Challenge,
Enrich), drafted by David Fox, the director of the program,
who is currently on sabbatical. Changes in selection criteria for
summer 2015 will be communicated during Family Weekend and
shared with the faculty. As part of the Strategic Plan, ACE will be
assessed more fully during the review of the transition processes
for grades 9–12 that will begin next fall.
Linda Griffith and Mike Barker gave an update on AIM (Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism). The community
has engaged enthusiastically with the process and has enjoyed
participating. Discovery Groups will continue through midFebruary, after which time the AIM Steering Committee will
begin drafting its report.
Paul Murphy, Tracy Sweet, Dominic Veneto, and John Wilson met
with the PSPA on October 16 to talk about communication within
the school and between parents and the school.
Wrestling has moved to the Smith Center, so anyone who is planning activities in the building will need to plan ahead to avoid
any conflicts.
Opening nominations for the Dean of Students position will
begin this week. John Palfrey expects to name the new dean by
the end of November.
Join us for Thanksgiving Day!
Our bountiful buffet will feature
sliced roasted turkey and all the
fixings. Other favorites on the menu
include carved roasted prime rib,
stuffed North Atlantic sole, pumpkin soup with spiced crème fraîche
and candied bacon, cranberry-apple cornbread stuffing, and more!
To view the full menu, go to www.samuelsandover.com/menus.
$42 for adults, $21 for children under 12, free for children under 3. Four
seatings are available: 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. For
reservations, call 978-775-4910.