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May 17, 2013 The Newsletter of the Phillips Academy Community Vol. XXXVIII, No. 30
What’s Inside...The Scene ...................................................2Spelling Bee Production ...........................3An Evening with Amy Richards ...........4Indo-Pak Charity Dinner ........................4Update on The Directory .........................4Science Research Expo ............................4ISHC Survey Time for Uppers ..............5Strike Up the Bands! ................................5Commencement Ushers Needed ...........5GIS in Dye Site Location ........................5Student and Senior Recitals ...................5Employment & Benefits News ...............6Academic Planner Reminder .................6Athletics Schedule ...................................7Classifieds ..................................................7SAC Minutes .............................................8HCC Minutes ............................................8Safety Committee Minutes ....................9AdCom Minutes .......................................9CHT Minutes ..........................................10Save the Date! .........................................10
Duty Officer: John Rogershome ..................................978-387-5591pager ..................................978-749-4550
Dean on Duty: Aya Muratahome ..................................978-749-4551cell ......................................978-749-4558
Graham House: Carol Israelhome ..................................978-475-5573cell ......................................978-886-2488
Student Activities: Karen Morrisseycell ......................................617-816-0050office ..... 978-749-4183 or 978-749-4174
“Roses are red, violets are blue; but they don’t get around like
the dandelions do.”—Slim Acres
Gazette submissions are due at [email protected] by 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
Inaugural Spring Arts Festival May 18This Saturday, May 18, from 3 to 5 p.m., the Department of Theatre and Dance will present its first ever Spring Arts Festival.
Spearheaded by Susannah Hyde ’13, under the guidance of department chair Erin Strong and with special assistance from the Student Activities Office, this inaugural event will feature three performance areas situated in various locations on the Great Lawn. Among the nearly 30 acts scheduled to perform are fan favorites Hypnotiq, Blue Strut, Slam, Andover Dance Group, Yorkies, Azure, and Keynotes, as well as individual dancers and singers performing in a variety of styles ranging from classical Indian dance to original music composition.
Attendees also will have an opportunity to participate in activities such as paint dancing, sidewalk chalk, and face painting, as well as a stage combat workshop. The festival coin-cides with the opening of the Art 500 exhibition in the Gelb Gallery (see separate article above). “Our vision is to bring all the arts together in an easily accessible and fun manner for the community. There are many home games happening this weekend, so we encour-age people to stop by and enjoy some art on their way to and from games,” said Strong.
“Here at Andover, we are blessed with the opportunity to pursue art—in whatever form it might take—at a high level. But often such pursuits become confined within the halls of G.W.,” added Hyde. “Our goal with this festival is to bring the arts out into the center of campus so that everyone can enjoy the immense array of talent that is present here.”
For more information on this event, please e-mail [email protected].
Art 500 Opening Reception May 18Please join us in the Gelb Gallery on Saturday, May 18, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., to celebrate the opening of this year’s Art 500 spring exhibition. Students in the ART-500 class—Rachel Andresen ’13, Katie Chapman ’14, Virginia Fu ’13, Sierra Jamir ’14, Sarah Lee ’13, Molly Magnell ’14, Didi Oyinlola ’13, and Boo Yoon ’13—have been working hard with the help of Therese Zemlin, instructor in art, to bring you a wide variety of artwork.
The pieces include installments of an illuminated family lineage, a suspended dreamlike cloud, a geometric bamboo framework, hand-drawn sketches of three generations of a Filipino family, highlights of the 1920s, hands spelling out an ironic sign language mes-sage (shown above), and computer-generated sketches of various dreams and nightmares.
Please stop by the Gelb Gallery and take a look at what we’ve been making this past term! Refreshments will be served.
—Adeola Oyinlola ’13
“Freedom,” pencil and charcoal on paper, Boo Yoon ’13
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The SceneSchedule of Community Events & Extracurriculars
Religious Scene
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Friday, May 175:30–6:30 p.m.—Jewish Student Union (JSU) Shabbat ServiceLed by Rabbi Michael Swarttz. Student board members: copresidents Adam Brody ’14 and Zoe Chazen ’14; Samantha Goldberg ’14, Esther Cohen ’14, and Jerry Li ’14. JSU is also happy to announce additional board members for 2013–2014: Ellie Blum ’15, Charlotte Chazen ’15, and China Kantner ’15. Paul’s Room, upper level, Paresky Commons.
Sunday, May 196 p.m.—Protestant Service: “Senior Sunday”Led by the Reverend Anne Gardner, Protestant Chaplain. Special music by Abbey Siegfried, piano. Cochran Chapel.
6:45–7:30 p.m.—Roman Catholic Mass: “Senior Sunday”Overseen by Mary Kantor, Catholic Chaplain, with priests of the Archdio-cese of Boston presiding. Special music by Abbey Siegfried, school organist. Kemper Chapel, lower level of Cochran Chapel.
Monday, May 206:30–7:30 p.m.—Andover Christian Fellowship (ACF) Advisor: Shawn Fulford. Congratula-tions to the board members for 2013–2014: Catherine Haseman ’14, president, and Evelyn Liu ’15 and Duschia Bodet ’16, coheads. Baldwin Cloister, lower level (side entrance) of Cochran Chapel.
Friday, May 175 p.m.—DanceLabEnjoy a variety of performances by PA student dancers. Free admission. Modern Studio, Borden Gym.
5:45 p.m.—Feminist DiscussionAn evening with Amy Richards, cofounder of the Third Wave Foundation. Kemper Auditorium.
6–7:30 p.m.—Indo-Pak Charity DinnerEnjoy delicious Indian cuisine. Sug-gested donation: $12–$15. All proceeds to benefit Akshaya Patra Foundation. Underwood Room.
6:30 p.m.—DramaLabs“The Art of Dating,” directed by Sarah Schmaier ’16“Because the World Needs Unicorns,” directed by Theo Perez ’16“Gray Matter,” directed by Michaela Barczak ’15Free admission. Theatre Classroom.
7:30 p.m.—Academy Concert Bands and EnsemblesUnder the direction of Vincent Monaco and Derek Jacoby. Cochran Chapel.
Saturday, May 182:30–3:30 p.m.—Art 500 Exhibition Opening ReceptionEnjoy the wide variety of artwork that will be on display, created by ART-500 students. Gelb Gallery.
3–5 p.m.—Spring Arts FestivalNearly 30 acts encompassing music, theatre, dance, and the visual arts are scheduled to perform. Great Lawn.
6:30 p.m.—Student Piano RecitalFeaturing John Gibson ’15 and Bryan McGuiggin ’15. Timken Room, Graves Hall.
8:30 p.m.—Senior RecitalFeaturing Miki Hagahara, violin. Timken Room, Graves Hall.
Sunday, May 192 p.m.—Senior RecitalFeaturing Christopher Teng, piano and bassoon. Cochran Chapel.
4–6 p.m.—Science Research ExpoIndependent student research in biol-ogy and astronomy will be highlighted. Paresky Commons, upper right.
4:30 p.m.—Senior RecitalFeaturing Mari Funabashi, organ and guitar. Cochran Chapel.
Tuesday, May 213 p.m.—Celebration of ServiceHonor and celebrate staff and adminis-trators who have reached 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-year milestones. Kemper Auditorium.
7 p.m.—GIS in Dye Site LocationNatalie Susmann, a scholar of Mediter-ranean archaeology, will discuss her research, as part of the Mass. Archaeo-logical Society’s Northeast Chapter meeting. Peabody Museum.
Wednesday, May 2210:50–11:35 a.m.—All-School MeetingAppreciation of our faculty and fond farewells to retirees. Cochran Chapel.
2 p.m.—Student RecitalFeaturing Academy students in solo works for piano, organ, and harp. Cochran Chapel.
Friday, May 246:30 p.m.—The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeePresented by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Admission is $5. Call the Box Office at ext. 4433 to reserve tickets. Tang Theatre.
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Tracy Sweet (ext. 4313)Director of Academy Communications
Audrey Doyle (ext. 4659)Editor
Ken Puleo (ext. 4475)Art Director
Printed on recycled paper in Central Services. Please recycle your Gazette.
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Tuesday, May 215:15 p.m.—“Culture, Politics, and Religion” (CPR)Giving life to discussion about religion, culture, and politics, led by the Rever-end Anne Gardner. Student coheads: Adele Bernhard ’14 and Iman Masmoudi ’14. Congratulations to the new board members joining CPR in 2013–2014: Emma Kahn ’14, Thomi Pamplin ’14, James Taylor ’16, Rebecca Somer ’15, and Jordan Boudreau ’14. Ada’s Room, upper level, Paresky Commons.
5:15 p.m.—Catholic Student Fellowship (CSF)Advisor: Mary Kantor. Student board members: copresidents Larry Flynn ’13 and Andrea Yepez ’14; Tyler Olkowski ’13, senior rep; Matt Fischetti ’14, upper rep; Tom Johst ’15, lower rep; Erica Nork ’16, junior rep. Paul’s Room, upper level, Paresky Commons.
Wednesday, May 226–7 p.m.—Hindu Student Union (HSU)Advisor: the Reverend Anne Gardner. Student board members: Meera Bhan ’14, Soha Sanchorawala ’14, Emilia Figliomeni ’14, Sophie Landay ’14, and Meera Patel ’15. Ada’s Room, upper level, Paresky Commons.
Thursday, May 235:15–6:15 p.m.—Gospel ChoirDirector: Lance Bryant. Student co-heads: Josselyn De Leon ’13 and Adella Pierre ’14. All members of the campus community and beyond are welcome. No experience needed. Choir Room, lower level of Cochran Chapel.
Musical Comedy Opens May 24!
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a one-act musical comedy chronicling the lives of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling bee championship of a lifetime.
With music and lyrics by Massachusetts-born and educated William Finn, Spelling Bee focuses on the lives of six young people in the throes of puberty who learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. The musical presents a humorous take on overachievers’ angst and the pressures faced by adolescents who must excel both on stage and in life. A fun and unique aspect of this Tony Award-winning musical comedy is that at each performance, four audience volunteers are invited on stage to compete in the spelling bee alongside cast members.
The Spelling Bee cast features Adam Brody ’14, Alexa Rodriguez Paggano ’16, Rebecca Cheng ’14, Jason Teng ’13, Tom Burnett ’15, Sophiya Chiang ’14, Alex Rubin ’14, Charles Stacy ’16, and Anna Stacy ’13. Addition-al ensemble members include Erica Nork ’16, Elliot Sagay ’15, Ali Decker ’14, Michaela Barczak ’15, Wei Han Lim ’15, Ben Croen ’13, Jaleel D. Williams ’15, and David Benedict ’15. The musical is directed and choreo-graphed by Jessica Harms and in-cludes musical direction from Abbey Siegfried. The creative team consists of faculty members Billy Murray, costume and lighting design, and Bruce Bacon, set and sound design; Ian Song ’13 is stage manager and Keito Mahaniah ’16 is assistant stage manager.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be performed in Tang Theatre on Friday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5. Tickets may be reserved by calling the Box Office at ext. 4433. For more information, please visit www.andover.edu.
—Erin StrongChair, Department of Theatre and Dance
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An Evening with Filmmaker Amy RichardsThe PA community is invited to join members of the Girls’ Leadership Project for an evening with Amy Richards, cofounder of the Third Wave Foundation, tonight, May 17, at 5:45 p.m., in Kemper Auditorium. Richards will screen segments of her PBS documentary, Makers: Women Who Make America, and lead a discussion centered on femi-nist issues for young people and the bold and transforma-tive contributions youth are making to their communities.
Richards is a renowned feminist, activist, writer, and orga-nizer who has lectured at hundreds of venues, written about feminism today, and made numerous media appearances. For more information on Richards, visit www.soapboxinc.com/speakers/amy-richards/. For more information on this event, contact Belinda Traub at ext. 4005 or [email protected].
Indo-Pak Charity Dinner TonightTonight, May 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Underwood Room, Indo-Pak will host its annual Charity Dinner. This multicourse, sit-down, semiformal dining experience will feature mouthwatering appetizers such as samosas and pakoras, classic Indian entrées such as chicken tikka masala, palak paneer, and channa masala, as well as delicious naan, rice, and raita. Top it off with smooth mango ice cream for dessert!
As if it could get any better, all of the proceeds from this event will go to the Akshaya Patra Foundation, an NGO that provides midday meals at schools to chil-dren in India. These meals provide nutrition, and are an incentive for 1.3 million stu-dents to attend school and continue with their education across nine states in India.
There will be one seating for dinner. A donation at the door of $12 to $15 is suggested. This is the cost for one child in the Akshaya Patra program to have lunch for an entire school year!
If you would like to reserve a spot, or if you would like more information, please e-mail Raj Mundra, Indo-Pak advisor, at [email protected].
Update on The DirectoryAs we noted in the May 3 issue of the Gazette, we plan to publish The Directory sooner next academic year than we have in years past. A first major step in achieving that goal involves gathering contact information from faculty and administrators.
By the last week of May, all faculty and administrators will have received a personal-ized form from Human Resources listing their current information (home/work/cell phone numbers, e-mail and home addresses, etc.). As on-campus housing will not be finalized at that point, HR will work with the dean of faculty to insert that informa-tion over the summer.
We ask that all forms (with or without housing information) be reviewed, updated, and returned to HR promptly. It is very important that we receive all forms by early June, prior to summer break.
We will be back in touch with a final June deadline once the HR forms are ready to be distributed.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
Science Research Expo May19Please stop by Paresky Commons, upper right, on Sunday, May 19, from 4 to 6 p.m., to hear short talks and view posters highlight-ing independent research in biology and astronomy con-ducted by PA students.
Short TalksAndrea Vargas ’13: “Vitamin D as a
Potential Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis”
James Falese ’14 and Pallavi Prakash ’13: “A Foray into Color Photometry: Spectral Analysis of Asteroid 9983 Rickfienberg”
Will Bloxham ’13: “A Tale of Two Pathways in the Treatment of Brain Cancer”
Max Carrillo-Ostrow ’13: “The Evolution of Humans as Long-Distance Runners”
PostersDuke Butterfield ’13Max Carrillo-Ostrow ’13Fatou Diarra ’13Devin Etcitty ’13James Falese ’14John French ’13Greg Fulcher ’13Saroj Gourkanti ’13Anna Harrison ’13Joshua Kim ’15Julia Lord ’13Edward Molé ’13Kevin Newhall ’13Krissy Pelley ’13Pallavi Prakash ’13Gina Sawaya ’13Lily Scherlis ’13Kate Shih ’13Amanda Simard ’13Chris Teng ’13Anna Zhang ’13
Come support our students as they dis-cuss their ideas and explorations!
—Christine Marshall-WalkerInstructor in Biology
Images: (Top) Lung epithelial cells labeled to reveal chromatin (blue) and expression of NFkB (red), by Andrea Vargas ‘13. (Bottom) Nematodes stained with Oil-Red-O to show accumu-lation of fat, by Kristine Pelley ‘13
© Victoria C
ohen
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Commencement Ushers NeededCommencement Exercises will be held the morning of Sunday, June 9. Ushers play an important role in this event by greeting guests and helping to ensure their comfort and well-being.
All faculty and staff colleagues are invited to participate as ushers. If you are inter-ested, please e-mail Crystal McGuire at [email protected]. Thank you!
—Crystal McGuireCommencement Coordinator
Strike Up the Bands!Tonight, May 17, at 7:30 p.m., the music department will present the Academy Concert Bands and ensembles under the direction of Vincent Monaco and Derek Jacoby. The program will feature the music of John Williams, Luigi Denza, Ralph Vaughan Williams, J.P. Sousa, and Howard Shore.
Free of charge and open to the public, the concert will take place in Cochran Chapel. For more information, please contact the music department at ext. 4260 or e-mail [email protected].
Upcoming Student and Senior RecitalsSaturday, May 18John Gibson ’15, Piano, and Bryan McGuiggin ’15, Piano
On Saturday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m., the music department will present a student recital featuring John Gibson ’15, piano, and Bryan McGuiggin ’15, piano, performing works by J.S. Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Rubinstein, Mozart, Schumann, Liszt, and Beethoven. This recital will take place in the Timken Room at Graves Hall.
Miki Nagahara, Violin
On Saturday, May 18, at 8:30 p.m., the music department will present a senior recital featuring Miki Nagahara, violin, performing works by Brahms, Ysaÿe, Debussy, and Kreisler. This recital will take place in Timken Room at Graves Hall.
Sunday, May 19Christopher Teng, Piano and Bassoon
On Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m., the music department will pre-sent a senior recital featuring Christopher Teng, piano and bassoon, performing works by Beethoven, Braun, Hindemith, and Liszt. This re-cital will take place in Cochran Chapel.
Mari Funabashi, Organ and Guitar
On Sunday, May 19, at 4:30 p.m., the music department will present a senior re-cital featuring Mari Funabashi, organ and guitar, performing works by Brahms, Boëllmann, J.S. Bach, Alain, Sor, and Villa-Lobos. She also will perform an original composition. This recital will take place in Cochran Chapel.
Wednesday, May 22Student Recital
In addition to these recitals, the music department will present a student recital on Wednesday, May 22, at 2 p.m., featuring Academy students in solo works for piano, organ, and harp. This recital will take place in Cochran Chapel.
All of these recitals are free and open to the public. For more information, please call ext. 4260 or e-mail [email protected].
New ISHC Survey Time for UppersThe Independent School Health Check (ISHC) survey planned for today, May 17, presents a conflict with College Counsel-ing and uppers. Uppers will be in meet-ings with college counselors when other students will be completing the survey online. To allow uppers to participate, the survey link will be open for additional hours this afternoon.
Using GIS to Locate Dye Sites Tyrian purple dye is a purple-red dye extracted from murex shells. In ancient times, the dye was expensive, employed to display social status, and politically restricted by Roman emperors.
Natalie Susmann will discuss the role of murex, how experimental archaeology aids in the discovery of dye techniques, and how a dye site may be recognized. GIS techniques can clarify the geographic distribution of these sites and the period of site usage.
Susmann is a scholar of Mediterranean archaeology, focusing on in-teractions of the Near East with Greece and Rome. She has been working for Tufts University Information Technology for the past four years, and currently holds the position of senior GIS data analyst. She will speak about her research on Tuesday, May 21, at 7 p.m., at the Massachusetts Archaeological Society’s Northeast Chapter meeting held at the Peabody Museum, which will begin with chapter business.
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Employment & Benefits News
Save the Date! A Celebration of Service for Staff and AdministratorsCongratulations! On Tuesday, May 21, the Academy will honor and celebrate with staff and administrators who have reached 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, and 35-year service milestones in the 2013 calendar year. Join us at 3 p.m. in Davis Hall, McKeen Hall, Abbot Campus for this celebration of service and dedication to the Academy! The complete list of recipients follows:
35 Years of ServiceJames Bohne, OPP
30 Years of ServiceLeslie Maloney, Addison Gallery Paulino Ortega, OPPPhyllis Pottle, English
25 Years of ServiceChristopher Brennan, OPPDenise Elworthy, OARBrian Fitzpatrick, OPPHeather Thomson, OPP
20 Years of ServiceRobin DiGennaro, OPPMary Jane Lewis, CAMDNancy Lopez, TechnologyJo-Anne Love, AdmissionsJose Rivera, OPPCindy Skerry, Public Safety Chand Sripad, ChemistryAnthony Turiano, IshamLuis Velazquez, OPPKim Wegrzyn, Technology
15 Years of ServiceMaria Carteiro, OPPKenneth Christian, Athletics Leonard Corey, Comptroller’s Office Michael Crouse, Technology Richard Giuffrida, Public Safety Ann Hamilton, ScienceBarbarajean Jesmer, OARRussell LaBarre, OPPTara Pellerin, IshamMelanie Poulin, ScienceJohn Todt, OPP/Grounds Gail Wozniak, OAR
10 Years of ServiceVictor Almonte, OPPPatricia Chapin, Ice Rink William Clark, OPPKevin Cordy, Technology Shawn Dalton, OPP/GroundsMaxima Espinal, OPPMatthew Gray, Ice RinkDolores Mann, Addison Gallery Gilda Rossetti, Addison Gallery Diane Sachs, Music James Sousa, Addison Gallery
Worldwide Emergency Travel Assistance AvailablePlanning to travel during the summer? Did you know that worldwide emergency travel assistance services are available for free to Academy employees, spouses, and eligible de-pendents (legal dependents up to age 26) with just a phone call? When traveling for busi-ness or pleasure, in a foreign country or just 100 miles away from home, you and your family can count on getting help in the event of a medical emergency.
Worldwide emergency travel assistance is provided by Assist America Inc. Emergency travel assistance includes emergency medical evacuation, medically supervised transpor-tation to your home, multilingual crisis management professionals, and more. With one phone call to the number on your worldwide emergency travel assistance services iden-tification card, you can access medical assistance from a network of prequalified medical providers anywhere in the world.
To learn more about this valuable benefit visit www.unum.com/travelassistance, or stop by Human Resources to pick up a travel assistance card to bring with you on an upcoming trip.
—Leeann BennettDirector, Human Resources
Academic Planner ReminderThe Academic Skills Center (ASC) works with Premier Agendas to produce a customized planner for students and interested faculty. The purpose of the planner is to encour-age strong time management and planning skills by providing students with a common planning tool that includes preprinted dates of Acad-emy events and reference information such as the hours for Paresky and the OWHL. Other popular features are the back cover, which offers a full-color version of the weekly schedule, and the front cover, which showcases artwork created by a PA student. The ASC team extends thanks and con-gratulations to Molly Magnell ’14, the winner of our annual cover contest, whose artwork will be featured on the 2013–2014 planner!
Although the planner will be avail-able to the entire student body, due to limited quantities it will only be avail-able to interested faculty members on a first come, first served basis.
If you would like a copy of the plan-ner, please contact Julie Powers at [email protected]. While many faculty members prefer to use their own planning tool, we encourage classroom teachers and house coun-selors to use an Andover academic planner so that they can model its use for their students.
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Go Big Blue!Come cheer for Andover at these upcoming contests. Dates and times below are sub-ject to change! For updates, go to Athletics/Team Pages/Schedules & Scores on the PA website, or call Lisa Buckley (ext. 4092).
Friday, May 17Tennis GV Andover HS 3:30 HTennis BJV Andover HS 3:30 HLacrosse GJV2 Pike School 3:45 HTennis GV-B Brooks 4:30 HLacrosse GJV1 Pinkerton 5:00 A
Saturday, May 18Softball V Big East 9:00 HUltimate Frisbee NEPSUL Tourney 9:00 ATennis BV Tournament 9:30 ATrack & Field B INTERSCHOLS 10:00 ATrack & Field G INTERSCHOLS 10:00 AWater Polo G Tournament 10:15 ATennis GV NEPSAC Team Championship 10:30 HVolleyball BV Tournament 11:00 ABaseball V Tournament 12:30 ATennis GJV Brooks 1:30 HBaseball JV1 Lowell Tech 1:30 HTennis GV-B Deerfield 1:45 HCrew B N.M.H. 2:00 ACrew G N.M.H. 2:00 AGolf BV Exeter/GA 2:00 ALacrosse BJV2 Governor’s Academy 2:00 ALacrosse BV Choate 2:00 HLacrosse BJV1 Choate 2:00 HTennis BV-B Cushing 2:00 ALacrosse GV New Hampton 2:30 ABaseball JV2 Belmont Hill 3:00 HGolf JV Governor’s/Exeter 3:00 A
Sunday, May 19Softball V Big East 9:00 HTennis BV Tournament 9:30 A
Monday, May 20Baseball JV1 Andover HS 3:45 H
Tuesday, May 21Intramural Ultimate Championship 3:15 HSoftball JV Lawrence HS 4:15 H
Wednesday, May 22Lacrosse GV Brooks 2:30 ALacrosse GJV1 Brooks 2:30 ATennis BV-B Exeter 2:30 ATennis BJV Exeter 2:30 ATennis GV-B Exeter 2:30 HTennis GJV Exeter 2:30 HTennis GV Exeter 2:30 HTennis BV Exeter 2:30 ASoftball V Brooks 2:45 AGolf JV Governor’s/Exeter 3:00 HLacrosse BV Proctor 3:00 HBaseball JV2 Milton 3:15 HSoftball JV Exeter 3:15 ACycling Hosted by Proctor 3:15 AUltimate Frisbee Acton-Boxboro Ultimate 3:30 HUltimate Frisbee JV Acton-Boxboro Ultimate 3:30 HLacrosse BJV1 Tabor 4:00 A
ClassifiedsFor Sale—Yamaha Special II XS400 Motorcycle: New clutch, new rear tire, 12,050 miles. $1,325 or best offer. Contact [email protected].
For Sale—Home Theatre System: Pioneer HTZ-940DV Complete Home Theatre/5.1 Surround Sound System. Features five speakers, plus subwoof-er and DVD player. All wires and re-mote included. $400. For picture and full technical specs, go to http://bit.ly/17pts7T. Call ext. 4279 or e-mail [email protected].
Big Yard Sale: Saturday, May 25, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. (rain date: Sunday, May 26). Weld House Treasures from Hidden Field: household items, some furniture, textiles. Vic Henningsen and Susan McCaslin, 22 Hidden Field Road.
For Sale—Twin Bed: Solid wood headboard, footboard, and side rails. Bunkie board also available (this was the bottom bunk of a bunk bed). Asking $30. Must pick up at my home in Methuen. Please e-mail [email protected].
For Sale—Single BOB Stroller: Excellent condition. $150. E-mail Joel Jacob at [email protected].
Apartment Wanted—Two Bedrooms, North Andover: With lease starting between August 1 and September 1. Prefer approx. 900–1,000 sq. feet, with in-unit laundry. We have no pets and are nonsmokers. Apartment must be suitable for a young child. Please e-mail [email protected].
Services—Pet care, childcare, odd jobs: College student Amanda D’Avolio is available to help with pet care (grooming, sitting, walk-ing, vet trips), childcare, errands, and other odd jobs. References available on request. Please e-mail amanda.cather [email protected] or [email protected], or call 978-475-2866 (cell: 978-886-9840).
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Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes continued on page 9
Senior Admin. Council (SAC)Minutes from Monday, May 13, 2013
Present: Steve Carter, Linda Griffith, Nancy Jeton, Temba Maqubela, Paul Murphy, John Palfrey, Peter Ramsey, Trish Russell, Tracy Sweet (scribe), Rebecca Sykes
Excused: Pat Farrell, Sean Logan, John Rogers, Jim Ventre
Updates from Around the Table
Peter Ramsey reported on a successful Grandparents’ Day that included record attendance and a very generous $243,000 Andover Fund contribution from this group of devoted supporters.
Paul Murphy expects that all returning students will be assigned 2013–2014 hous-ing by the end of the week. He also noted that there were three student departures last week.
Steve Carter said his office is considering a new risk management solution for stu-dent international travel and may partner with Eight Schools on this initiative. He also noted that supervisor training went very well last week and that HR will offer a make-up session for those unable to at-tend this mandatory training.
Trish Russell briefed the group on Mon-day’s faculty meeting on teaching innova-tion, to be followed by a presentation by Emma Frey on the Knafel Map Collection. The faculty survey had a good response rate and she looked forward to sharing those responses with context at Monday’s meeting.
The Academic Committee on Technology has reviewed the proposed employee so-cial media policy and guidelines. Aside from a few clarifying questions, the ACT agrees that such guidelines are necessary in this networked era.
Tracy Sweet has reached out to the faculty members who expressed concern regard-ing the school’s nondiscrimination policy as it relates to gender identity. Using the 2013–2014 Blue Book as a model, she will make sure the policy appears consistently online and in print.
The Independent School Health Check (ISHC) survey planned for this Friday presents a conflict with College Counsel-ing and uppers. Uppers will be in meet-ings with college counselors during the Friday advising period, when other stu-dents will complete the survey online. To allow uppers to participate, the survey link will be open for additional hours on Friday afternoon.
The Gender Coalition consisting of ap-proximately 30 faculty members planned to meet prior to Monday’s faculty meeting. The group includes faculty and students who are involved in the Girls’ Leadership Project, Feminism = Equality, Women’s Forum, the Brace Center, and several oth-ers interested in the topics of leadership and gender equity.
Mike Barker, director of institutional re-search and assessment, started in this new role last week and is busy meeting folks across departments and getting up to speed on PA research studies and other important data sets.
Connected Learning
The group engaged in a discussion on the year’s theme of Connected Learning, our slate of guest speakers, and how we might think about new pedagogy going forward. On the positive side, connected learning has exposed us to new ideas, innovative ways of teaching/learning, and a shared approach to professional development. As we look toward next year’s theme of 21st-Century Competencies, connected learn-ing should remain woven in the conversa-tion. As for challenges, for those who want to experiment in their classes, lack of time appears to be the greatest obstacle. Also, it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach. That isn’t necessarily a challenge, but an oppor-tunity to think broadly about how certain technologies or other global connections might enhance one’s teaching.
Non Sibi Day Proposal
A few clarifying questions remain, but mark your calendars for Non Sibi Day—Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, 2014. Classes will be canceled, and there is an expectation that faculty will be involved in this community-wide celebration of one of our deepest-held school values.
House Counselor Committee (HCC)Minutes from Friday, May 10, 2013
Present: Kathy Birecki, Catherine Carter, Sheena Hilton, Scott Hoenig, Paul Murphy, Keith Robinson, Jill Thompson
We had good conversations with the trust-ees last Friday; notes from each table will be compiled and shared with them.
We spent the rest of the meeting talking about house counselor letters and tried to respond to some questions from the Office of Information Technology (OIT) team. Our opinions follow:
• We think it will be helpful if the deans continue to assign authors in October.
• A salutation is probably not necessary.
• The links at the top of the forms for Isham, sports, attendance, etc., should remain for now.
• It would be nice to have a rich text option.
• The deans should no longer have to review, request revisions, and vali-date each letter.
• We would like to get a reminder a few days before the letters are due.
We also considered formalizing a peer re-view of these letters, but the timing would be tight given a mid-December deadline. We wondered whether, how, and when to invite feedback from parents; we also talked about including space in these re-porting forms for internal notations. Both remain open questions.
As always, please forward concerns, ideas, and suggestions to any mem-ber of the House Counselor Committee (listed above).
—House Counselor Committee
The PSPA Store
The PSPA store, located near the mailroom in G.W. Hall, will hold an additional sale day on Friday, May 24.
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The following ideas were shared with Ad-Com over the past month:
• A faculty member inquired about updating our phone system for house counselors and teachers such that no-tifications of campus voicemail might be conveyed via e-mail.
• AdCom forwarded this concern to Dominic Veneto.
• The Gender Coalition Group has requested time at a faculty meeting this spring to hear from seniors who have worked to promote gender consciousness on campus.
• AdCom has revised our faculty meeting agenda to accommo-date a student presentation and full faculty discussion of this important and timely topic [see the end of these minutes for the updated schedule].
Student Council and the head of school’s office, in consultation with AdCom, has settled on “Student Leadership” as the topic for this year’s School Congress.
Thank you to OAR for soliciting feedback from faculty regarding the senior-faculty dinner and program.
Reminder! An ongoing discussion on stu-dent exhaustion is happening on Black-board. (Select Faculty Organization, Dis-cussion Board, Student Exhaustion.)
Notes from Open Agenda (Faculty Meet-ing, April 29, 2013)
• Max Alovisetti: Websites (Feminism = Equality and Let’s Talk About Race) highlight the issue of microaggressions on campus. The Community Health Team (CHT) and Equity Inclusion and Access will be talking about how to address this (via proctor/prefect training, orientation, etc.).
• Don Barry: Many clubs meet at 6:30 due to a “push” from the music de-partment, Monday faculty meetings, and the ban on Sunday night club meetings. He expressed concern that the colloquium, which meets 6:45–9 p.m. on Wednesdays, would further infringe on club meeting time. His specific concern was about
AdComMinutes from Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Present: John Palfrey, Temba Maqubela, Kathy Pryde, Clyfe Beckwith, Stephanie Curci, Tasha Hawthorne, Christopher Odden, Christine Marshall-Walker (scribe)
AdCom reviewed a draft of an updated charter that will be sent to the full faculty for review prior to the final faculty meet-ing. After the academic review portion of this meeting, John Palfrey will lead a con-tinuation of our discussion on governance, of which feedback regarding AdCom will be a part. *The final faculty meeting, on June 13, will run until noon. Please plan accordingly!
Safety CommitteeMinutes from Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Present: Tom Conlon (chair), Erin Strong, Larry Muench, Maureen Ferris (reporter), Jerry Hagler, Paul Murphy, Nancy Alpert, Cindy Skerry, Austin Sharpe
Excused: Chris Joel, Mike Giampa, Paul Robarge; on sabbatical: Leon Modeste
Committee Chair Tom Conlon opened the meeting with a welcome and a review of past meeting minutes.
Maureen Ferris reported on the recent emergency notification system tests, which were very successful for employees and parents whose numbers were loaded into the system. Many more employees have since updated their cell phone contact in-formation via ADP and Human Resources. There were some issues with poor cell phone reception on campus, and the Of-fice of Information Technology is review-ing this. Also, following the test, some faculty noted that they require students to silence cell phones during classes, and other faculty and staff noted that they do not have cell phones. In addition to the text notification system, the Academy also is able to send emergency pages through speakerphones. The offices of risk man-agement, public safety, and information technology are coordinating on this aspect of communication. A full test of both the text and group page notification methods will be conducted in the near future.
Austin Sharpe reported on the status of the card access system project at Borden Gym. A cross-functional working group reviewed proposals from four vendors be-fore recommending the integrator Viscom and the platform S2 for this project. The SAC and Board of Trustees have approved the project, and work is beginning this week. The goal is to have this proximity reader system up and running at the gym in time for Summer Session. In prepara-tion for this, new ID cards will be issued to replace current ones. More details will be provided to the community in the near fu-ture. Also, the company Assa Abloy will be on campus Friday, May 17, to demonstrate locking hardware that will be in place in the gym, as well as other technologies.
Larry Muench provided an update regard-ing planned pathway crosswalk improve-ments. Construction will be underway within the next two weeks, with target completion by the end of May. The next phase of this project will include count-down signal timers and campus lighting improvements. Larry and Tom Conlon also provided an update on building se-curity improvements via reducing exterior access points and improving locking func-tionality in administrative and academic buildings. Larry, Tom, and Cindy Skerry have been meeting with department chairs and building leaders across campus to dis-cuss security plans. Additionally, Tom and Cindy have been providing department-based lockdown training to prepare the campus for lockdown drills. Tom shared an updated “Active Shooter Protocol” which he is using as part of that training. Lockdown drills will be conducted dur-ing Summer Session, fall term, and spring term. Erin Strong asked about protocols and training for public events, and the committee discussed ideas on training and recording of instructions.
The next meeting of the Safety Commit-tee will be held during the fall term, and will include a discussion of the expan-sion of security camera usage in public spaces across campus. As always, please forward any questions, concerns, ideas, and suggestions to any member of the Safety Committee (listed above), or e-mail [email protected].
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math club. Countering that concern is that the class/colloquium only has 20 students and our commitment to the primacy of the academic pro-gram, in which classes take prece-dence over clubs.
• Chloe Epstein: Encouraged house counselors to please remind students to dress appropriately.
• Maggie Cooper and Laura Passarelli: Highlighted the lack of clarity regarding discrimination around gender identity and transgen-der students and faculty in particular. John Palfrey was extremely sup-portive and asked for an immediate correction. Tracy Sweet commented that she is already on it!
• Diane Moore: How can we better communicate with each other, coordi-nate, and coalition-build on some of the recent issues for a tentatively titled “Gender Committee”?
• Paul Murphy: Follow-up—The Blue Book mentions that we do protect gender identity, but this message hasn’t made it to the website yet.
• Amy Patel: Independent School Health Check (ISHC) survey—Feed-back/data from that survey is fueling a sex education working group, meeting May 17 after 2nd period. More information will come via the Gazette, etc.
Upcoming Faculty Meetings
May 20 School Congress on “Student Leadership”
May 27 “Gender Equality” presentation, followed by faculty discussion
June 8 Commencement
June 12 Cluster spring trimester review
*June 13 Spring trimester (9 a.m.–noon) academic review; update from John Palfrey on governance, followed by full faculty discussion
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Team (CHT)Minutes from Thursday, May 2, 2013
Present: Max Alovisetti (cochair), Becky Sykes (cochair), Pat Davison, Anne Gardner, Paul Murphy, Mike Kuta, Amy Patel (scribe), Carlos Hoyt
Microaggression
Max Alovisetti briefly discussed his com-ments made at the faculty meeting this week, and we will defer further discussion until the next meeting when Linda Carter Griffith is present. Another group also is talking about microaggression as it per-tains to gender. We briefly discussed train-ing on microaggression for new faculty and proctors/prefects.
Disability
Pat Davison discussed a current student’s concerns regarding the need for additional training around disability. Specifically, this conversation centered on people with mental retardation. While there is recogni-tion that “mental retardation” is appropri-ate terminology in medical diagnoses, it is being used as a derogatory term by some.
ISHC Survey
The survey will take place on May 17 dur-ing advising period (9:40 to 10:20 a.m.). Amy Patel and Carlos Hoyt are coordinat-ing this.
Social Media/Technology
Amy and Paul Murphy have been dis-cussing ways to disseminate health and wellness information to students using social media, including links to interest-ing and relevant articles in validated and appropriately vetted sources. A Wellness Twitter account has been established: @PAwellness. We will establish a Face-book account and Andover e-mail address as well. We need students’ ideas regarding what is interesting to them. Members of the CHT can post relevant messages.
Paul discussed an idea for members of the CHT to create and post short videos for each department represented by the CHT. We will consider five themes important to each department to discuss on the video. This will be helpful for new students/parents especially, to put a name to a face. We can post to the parent portal or a blog-space (Associate Head of School? Dean of Students?).
Correction
The minutes of the CHT meeting held on April 18, 2013, and published in the May 3 issue of the Gazette, had an error. Item 2 indicated that ninth grade house counselors and day student advisors have been discussing possible topics for sex ed-ucation. This has not occurred, although we do feel that it should. These conver-sations may occur in the near future, but at this time, we welcome comments and ideas from anyone who wants to be in-volved in these conversations.
Save the Date: June 5
Dessert reception in honor of Sally Holm
Sally is retiring on June 30, after serving seven years at Phillips Academy, the last
four as director of publications and editor of Andover magazine.
When: Wednesday, June 5, 2–4 p.m.
Where: Mural Room, Paresky Commons
