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Mid-Point Grades & Progress Reports
Term 2 mid-point grades and progress reports will be posted on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 24, in the Student Reports section of The Hive. If you have questions after discussing the progress report with your student, please contact your student’s point person.
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Update Your Information on The Hive
Families are reminded that they can update their home address, cell phone number, email address, etc., by logging onto The Hive, our parent portal. The Academy needs your current information to be sure you don’t miss out on important communications and to be able to reach you in an emergency. Trouble logging on? Email the Help Desk.
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Best-Selling Novelist to Speak Tomorrow
MOSAIC, Andover’s mixed heritage affinity group, is proud to welcome novelist Brit Bennett as the keynote speaker for Mixed Heritage Awareness Week on Friday, January 13, from 7 to 8 p.m. Bennett will speak in Kemper Auditorium about The Vanishing Half, her New York Times best-seller about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one Black and one white. Bennett’s debut novel, The Mothers, was also an NYT best-seller. Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow. All are welcome!
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Special MLK Day Programming Monday
For 33 years, Andover has celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by taking the day “on.” This tradition dates to 1989, when senior Brian Gittens staged a protest on the steps of Samuel Phillips Hall and played King’s speeches on his boombox to implore friends and faculty to mark the day with meaningful curriculum.
The Academy’s special MLK Day programming—which students attend in lieu of regular classes—takes place on Monday, January 16. Students will begin their day with a special All-School Meeting featuring keynote speaker Kahlil Greene, a Gen-Z historian, advocate, public intellectual, and passionate social media influencer. Following ASM, students will attend various workshops, guest lectures, and student-run performances.
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Check for Outstanding Balances
Please review your student’s 2022–2023 tuition account on FACTS, PA’s billing portal. All outstanding balances are due in full by February 15. Even if tuition has been paid in full, there may be additional charges, payments, and credits applied to your student’s account. If your student still has an outstanding balance from previous months, please remit payment immediately to avoid late fees. Questions? Please email Tina Rioux, bursar.
If you have already reviewed your statement and taken appropriate actions, thank you!
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Andover Fights Cancer
The athletics department is pleased to help raise awareness and funds in the fight against cancer. We encourage our fans to join in the fight by wearing purple as they cheer on Big Blue teams this month. Purple is the color of Relay For Life, which seeks to end all kinds of cancer.
- Saturday, January 14: Girls’ Varsity Basketball—2 p.m.; Boys’ Varsity Basketball—5 p.m.
- Friday, January 27: Girls’ Varsity Hockey—5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, January 28: Boys’ Varsity Hockey—2:15 p.m.
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Relay For Life returns! We are excited to announce the return of Relay For Life, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, on Saturday, April 22, from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Snyder Center.
We invite “teams” of Andover students, parents and family members, and our faculty and staff to participate along with our student-athletes and members of the athletics department. Please consider making a donation here and spreading the word via #AndoverFightsCancer.
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Sign Up for the Tang Newsletter
The Tang Institute is the Academy’s center for teaching, learning, and partnership. Andover students benefit from Tang Institute projects across the curriculum, in a range of departmental and interdisciplinary efforts. These include The Workshop at Andover, mindfulness events, the ethi{CS} project, and more. Please click here to subscribe to “Notes on Learning,” the Tang Institute’s monthly newsletter.
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News from the PSPA
2023 Summer & Gap Year Guide coming soon: PSPA is getting ready to launch our annual guide to summer and gap year opportunities, featuring programs that are both local and global. Help us get the word out! We are seeking volunteers to help with social marketing of the digital guide to families in communities around the world. This will only take a small amount of time but will be a huge help. If you have a few minutes to spare, please click here.
Campus Closet hours and volunteer sign-up: Stop by Campus Closet in the lower level of George Washington Hall on Friday, January 13, from noon to 4 p.m. Or if you’re on campus Saturday, January 14, for the games, look for our pop-up shops at Harrison Ice Rink (12:30–4 p.m.) and Borden Gymnasium (1:30–5 p.m.)
Campus Closet is staffed by parent volunteers; all proceeds go toward student activities and building a stronger PA community. If you would like to help, please sign up here.
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Yearbook Deadline Saturday
There’s still time to create a “family message” for your senior: Express pride and love and congratulate your soon-to-be-graduate with a fun and heartfelt ad in PA's Pot Pourri yearbook. Choose from several sizes and full-color or black and white, and include your own special message and photo(s). Please download the order form, which includes instructions for submitting ad materials and payment. The deadline for submission is Saturday, January 14.
It’s not too late to order a yearbook: Families are encouraged to order the 2023 Pot Pourri online (enter school code 3591) by March 1. Order forms are also available on The Hive. Yearbooks, full color and typically about 300 pages, will be delivered to students in mid-May.
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Spiritual & Religious Gatherings
Friday, January 13
- 1–1:25 p.m.—Muslim Student Association (MSA) Prayers and Fellowship: Sermon (Jumma prayer). Led by Mr. Noureddine El Alam. Meditation Room, lower level of Cochran Chapel (enter from left side of building).
- 5:30–6:30 p.m.—MSA Dinner and Discussion: Students only. Students should sign up to join Mr. El Alam at his home. Fuess House South.
Sunday, January 15
- 6 p.m.—Protestant Worship Service: Led by the Reverend Gina Finocchiaro, Protestant chaplain. Featuring PA’s Gospel Choir under the direction of Michael Belcher and celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. All are welcome for this time of scripture, prayer, and spoken reflection! Cochran Chapel (main chapel).
- 6:15–7 p.m.—Roman Catholic Mass: All are welcome to join the PA Catholic community for Mass on Sunday evenings when school is in session. Overseen by Dr. Mary Kantor, Catholic chaplain, with presider Fr. Jack O’Brien and other guest priests from the Archdiocese of Boston. Student leaders participate in liturgical roles as lectors, Eucharistic ministers, and musicians, and help with hospitality. Mass is followed by hospitality and fellowship with snacks and refreshments, and sometimes short programming by Catholic Student Fellowship (CSF) leaders. Kemper Chapel, lower level of Cochran Chapel (enter from left side of building).
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You Are Invited!
Join us in person for An Evening with Head of School Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD, P’24, as he meets with the Andover community in these locations:
Keep an eye on the Academy’s Events Calendar for gatherings in your area and an array of campus and other events that may be open to families (i.e., special student presentations, music, theatre, and dance performances, and athletic competitions). Please join us!
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PA Visitor/Guest Health & Safety Guidelines
On-Campus Visitors: In consideration of the health and safety of visitors and our campus community, we expect visitors to be up to date with COVID vaccination, if eligible. We expect visitors to mask at all times or stay off campus if they are a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID in the last 10 days, if they are within 10 days of having been diagnosed with COVID, and/or if they have any symptoms of respiratory illness. In the spirit of non sibi (not for self), the Academy trusts that campus visitors will follow these guidelines.
Guests at Off-Campus/Regional Events: In consideration of the health and safety of our Andover community, we ask attendees to be up to date with COVID vaccination, if eligible. We require all attendees to adhere to the public health guidelines established by the CDC and your state and local health officials, as well as to follow venue guidelines and regulations that are in place at the time of the event. Venue-specific guidelines will be shared close to the event date. Prior to attending, we ask that you monitor your health. We expect attendees to mask at all times—or not attend the event—if they are a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID in the last 10 days, if they are within 10 days of having been diagnosed with COVID, and/or if they have any symptoms of respiratory illness. In the spirit of non sibi, the Academy trusts that those in attendance will follow these guidelines.
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