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Coming Soon: Family Weekend
Register today for Family Weekend, October 22–24. Your time on campus will provide a unique glimpse into your child's daily life at Andover and includes activities such as classroom visits with your child's instructors, student performances, and athletic events. Be sure to visit the Family Weekend webpage for additional information (area hotels, a campus map, frequently asked questions, and more).
Family Weekend Check-In: Friday, October 22 (Noon–7 p.m.), and Saturday, October 23 (7–10 a.m.), at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library.
Family Weekend Highlights
- Parent-to-Parent Forum: “Thriving at Andover”—Friday, October 22, 2:30–3:30 p.m.: The PSPA (Parents of Students of Phillips Academy) invites you to listen to and ask questions of a panel that includes parents of day and boarding students; Jenny Elliott ’94, P’22, ’24, assistant head of school for residential life and dean of students; and the Sykes Wellness Center’s Amy Patel, MD, medical director, and Suzanne Kemp, director of psychological services, as they discuss how you can help your student thrive at Andover. Fellow parents will share their families’ Andover experiences, and topics will include adjusting to Andover life as well as challenges faced by adolescents.
Especially recommended for first-year parents! Sponsored by (PSPA). Kemper Auditorium. This event will be livestreamed. If you are unable to attend in person, please feel free to email your questions by October 18.
- A Conversation with CAMD Family and Friends: Cultivating a Sense of Belonging at PA—Friday, October 22, 4–4:45 p.m.: The Office of Community and Multicultural Development (CAMD) welcomes you to join us as we discuss the best resource we have for your students at PA—our people. Program will open with a keynote by Dr. Bridget Tsemo, CAMD director, who will emphasize how the work CAMD does to engage perspectives and backgrounds of our students through daily interactions and programming is directly connected to their academic excellence. You will then hear from a panel of adults from various offices on campus who are equally committed to supporting our students throughout their time at PA.
Especially recommended for families of students who are ACE 9 and 10 alums, connected to Opening Blue Channels, and/or first generation to college! Kemper Auditorium. This event will be livestreamed and recorded.
The full schedule for Family Weekend can be found on the Andover Event Guides app, available through the Apple App Store or Google Play (for Android users).
- Download the Andover Event Guides app.
- Open the app and tap Find Guides (magnifying glass in bottom right corner of the app).
- Tap the Have a passphrase? button.
- Type the passphrase Andover1778 to find the PA Families and Campus Community Guide for the latest information and schedule for Family Weekend. Be sure to accept notifications so you will receive notice of any venue or schedule changes.
Customize your weekend visit by using the My Schedule option within the guide. We hope you will attend as many events as possible! If you are unable to download the app, please refer to the preliminary schedule online.
Note that students do not have classes on Monday, October 25. Family Weekend questions? Please contact Mary Corcoran at 978-749-4524 or Carla Castillo at 978-749-4289.
In consideration of the health and safety of visitors and our campus community, we ask that attendees who are eligible be fully vaccinated and wear masks for indoor events. Please monitor your health prior to visiting campus. If you are feeling unwell, please plan to stay home. In the spirit of non sibi (not for self), the Academy trusts that those in attendance will follow these guidelines.
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Academic Integrity Video
At the start of the school year, student body co-presidents Mary Muromcew ’22 and Sean Meng ’22 recorded a video that has since been viewed by all teachers, advisors, and students. The six-minute video does much to clarify Andover’s philosophy and policies regarding academic integrity. Please watch it here. We appreciate your support in helping your child make the best decisions possible.
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Four-Day Week Coming Up- Monday, October 11, will be a Wednesday schedule.
- On Wednesday, October 13, seniors will take SAT exams and juniors (9th-graders) will participate in team-building activities in two separate groups at two different times (see a copy of the email that went to 9th-graders here).
- There will be no classes for lowers and uppers, but Community Engagement programs and sports will meet as usual.
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday are regular schedule days.
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Health & Wellness Update
Great news! As of Wednesday, October 6, the PA campus/community’s COVID-19 transmission risk level continues to be Yellow (lower risk). With the campus testing positivity rate in the past seven days at 0 percent, we are considering lowering the risk level to Green (lowest risk) as soon as next week. Please visit our COVID-19 Testing Dashboard for public health metrics, local and campus risk levels based on our best available data, and the resulting action plan for the upcoming week from Dr. Amy Patel, Sykes Wellness Center medical director.
As Family Weekend approaches and we anticipate more visitors on campus, testing of all students will be increased.
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Flu Vaccine Clinic for Students
If you would like your student to receive the flu vaccine on campus on Friday, October 22 (10 a.m.–3 p.m.), the Sykes Wellness Center will need a Flu Consent form on file. To complete the form, visit the Sykes Wellness Center Health Portal, log in, and click the Forms tab.
Students will receive an email this week (copy sent to parents) to register for the Health Portal and sign up for a time slot for their flu vaccine. If your child receives/has received the flu vaccine elsewhere, please upload documentation to the Sykes Wellness Center Health Portal.
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Vacation Host Families Needed!
Our international student coordinator is working especially hard this year to recruit local Andover families to be “vacation host families.” A vacation host family hosts students who cannot travel home over vacations or do not have friends or relatives in the area with whom they can spend Thanksgiving, winter, or spring breaks. For some of our international students, traveling home over the upcoming holidays will not be possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions.
If you are willing and able to host an international student during Thanksgiving Break (November 20–30) and/or Winter Break (December 16–January 2), please fill out this brief interest form no later than Friday, October 15. Please email José Peralta, international student coordinator, if you have any questions.
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From the Comptroller’s Office
Please be sure to review your student’s account on FACTS, our online student billing portal, to ensure your account is current. Your balance may include additional fall charges, payments, and credits. If you elected a two-payment plan, please note that all outstanding tuition balances are due in full by Monday, November 15. If you have already reviewed your statement and taken appropriate actions, thank you. If your student still has an outstanding balance due, please remit your payment through the FACTS system so that your student’s account can be cleared for winter term.
For your convenience, you can make payments on the FACTS portal by using your bank account or credit card (a 2.85% convenience fee is applied for credit card payments). New this year, FACTS has partnered with Western Union to allow international payments to be made directly on the FACTS site. Questions? Please email Tina Rioux, bursar.
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Live Jazz on Sunday
Families are invited to a performance by the PA Faculty Jazz Ensemble on Sunday, October 10, at 4 p.m. in the Timken Room in Graves Hall. The ensemble includes Vinny Monaco, trumpet, Sam Spear, saxophone, Peter Cirelli P’12, trombone, Peter Cicco, guitar, Bob Baughman, piano, Dave Zox, bass, and Bertram Lehmann drums.
Music of Kenny Barron, Bronislaw Kaper, and Jimmy Van Heusen as well as original compositions by members Peter Cicco and Bob Baughman will be performed. Masks will be required at this indoor event. No RSVP is needed.
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Hot Art 3.0
Join us virtually on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Monday, October 11, at 8 p.m. EDT for Hot Art 3.0, a conversation with talented artist and educator Ramson Lomatewama, sponsored by the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology and the Office of Community and Multicultural Development (CAMD). An award-winning glass artist, kachina doll carver, and jeweler from Hotevilla, Arizona, Lomatewama is the first hot glass artist from the Hopi tribe. In this discussion, he will share his art, techniques, and poetry—and take questions directly from you.
Please email for a Zoom link to the event. For more information, visit the Peabody’s event page.
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Addison Gallery Virtual Talk
Learn more about the Addison Gallery of American Art’s new exhibition, Language, Sequence, Structure: Photographic Works by Lew Thomas, Donna-Lee Phillips, and Hal Fischer, on Wednesday, October 13, at 2 p.m. EDT. Addison curator Gordon Wilkins will discuss works by these three Bay Area collaborators, who explored the complex relationship between photography and language, text and image, in the 1970s and 1980s. Register here for this program, presented in conjunction with the Town of Andover’s Memorial Hall Library.
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News from the PSPA
The countdown to Family Weekend is under way! We hope to see you at Friday’s Parent-to-Parent Forum. The PSPA is partnering with Parent Development to host a second event, the All-Parents Reception, on Saturday, October 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. Parents are invited to mingle and meet new and old Andover friends. Light refreshments and nonalcoholic beverages will be served. Check the Andover Event Guides app for location.
Campus Closet: The official store for PA clothing and gear, Campus Closet is located on the lower level of George Washington Hall and is open most Fridays from noon to 4 p.m. (online 24/7!). New merchandise arriving monthly. Open extended hours during Family Weekend.
Virtual Book Club—Sunday, November 7, 8–9 p.m. EDT: We are excited to kick off the year with our first book club meeting. All are welcome! We will be discussing The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennet. Email us to receive your Zoom invitation
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This Week’s Religious Services
Please note: Masks will be required at ALL indoor gatherings.
Friday, October 8
1 p.m.—Muslim Student Association (MSA) Prayers: Led by Noureddine El-Alam. Meditation Room, side entrance on lower level of Cochran Chapel.
5:30–6:30 p.m.—Jewish Shabbat Service and JSU Meeting: Led by Rabbi Michael Swarttz. Paul’s Room, second floor of Paresky Commons. All are welcome!
Sunday, October 10
6 p.m.—Ecumenical Protestant Worship: Led by Rev. Gina M. Finocchiaro, interim Protestant chaplain. Music by Michael Belcher. All are welcome for this time of scripture, prayer, spoken reflection, and music! Main chapel of Cochran Chapel.
6:45–7:30 p.m.—Roman Catholic Mass: Overseen by Dr. Mary Kantor, Catholic chaplain, with priests of the Archdiocese of Boston presiding. Kemper Chapel, side entrance on lower level of Cochran Chapel. Reception will follow.
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You Are Invited!
All events are virtual unless otherwise noted. Please join us!
Please check the Events Calendar on Andover’s website regularly for additional in-person and online events that may be open to families. The Weekender, the Academy’s one-stop guide to weekend student activities, opportunities, club-organized events, guest speakers, performances, and athletic contests, is posted on The Hive.
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