Mindfulness Events This Weekend

We hope you will join us for conversations led by Matthew Hepburn, the next presenter in our Mindfulness Speaker Series. Matthew will talk about incorporating mindfulness into daily life tonight at 7 p.m. in Davis Hall (in McKeen Hall on the Abbot campus). Tomorrow, February 1, he will lead a daylong workshop beginning at 10 a.m. in Davis Hall.

Both events are free and open to the public. Please register via the links below, and feel free to share these invitations widely! All are welcome.

Friday, January 31: “Building Momentum Toward Happiness” (7 p.m. evening presentation) Register here
Saturday, February 1: “Equanimity: The Art of Deep Balance” (daylong workshop) Register here

Jeronimo Film Screening

Wednesday, February 5: Join us at 6:30 p.m. in Kemper Auditorium for a screening of Jeronimo: An Untold Story of a Korean Cuban Revolutionary followed by a Q&A session with filmmaker Joseph Juhn.

Born in 1926 to Korean indentured servant parents in Cuba, Jeronimo Lim Kim joined the Cuban revolution and crossed paths with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. He later rediscovered his ethnic roots and dedicated his life to reconstructing his Korean Cuban identity. Sponsored by the Office of Community and Multicultural Development (CAMD), the Department of History and Social Science, and the Spanish Department, this event is free and open to the public.

AP Exams—Spring/Late Registration

College Board has changed the way it manages Advanced Placement Exam registration. Registration is now divided into two time periods, fall and spring. Spring/late registration is now beginning.

Late registration is February 3–28. The cost of AP exams is $134 per exam plus a $10 nonrefundable administrative charge.

Exams are given May 4–15. Click for a full explanation of AP costs and deadlines.

PA students will be sent an email with registration instructions from Debra Colombo in Phillips Academy’s Standardized Testing Office. Exam fees will be paid through a tuition account (BlueCards are not charged). Please note that AP Exams are optional and not required for college applications. Students who are unsure about taking AP Exams should speak to an instructor or college counselor.

If you have any questions about the AP Exam registration process, please email Debra Colombo.

Andover Summer Experience

Would you like to introduce a younger family member to the Andover experience? Consider a summer at Phillips Academy through the Andover Summer program! Our Lower School Institute, geared toward students entering 7th and 8th grades in the fall, provides an opportunity for middle schoolers to live and study on campus for five weeks, immersing themselves in interdisciplinary coursework. All about new experiences and perspectives, LSI gives younger students a taste of boarding school life while providing the structure and support to ensure their time here is a success.

Andover Summer also offers an extensive Upper School program for rising 9th- through 12th-graders looking to expand their horizons, study something they don’t have time to fit into their regular session course schedule, and/or get a jump on the skills and content needed for the next school year. Upper School courses (about 90 minutes each) meet six days per week, packing a full term’s content into just over a month!

Applications for both Upper School and LSI programs are now being accepted on a rolling basis. For more information or to ask questions, please email Anneke Skidmore, assistant director and dean of admission.

News from Parent Development

Thank you to the more than 600 Andover families who have made a gift to this year’s Parent Fund. With the fantastic assistance of our Parent Fund Committee volunteers—led by cochairs Julie and Jon Kukk ’86, P’19, ’22—we will continue to strive for 100 percent participation.

Volunteers, including our 2019–2020 Parent Fund class captains listed below, will be reaching out to you in the weeks ahead to answer questions and discuss opportunities to give. All gifts are appreciated and count toward Knowledge & Goodness: The Andover Campaign. Please greet these fellow parents warmly, and feel free to share anecdotes about your student’s Andover experience!

Class of 2023 (Juniors): Monica and Malcolm Palmer ’89, P’23
Class of 2022 (Lowers): Allan Hardy P’22 and Joohee and Alexander Muromcew P’21, ’22
Class of 2021 (Uppers): Liane Clamen P’21 and Mariko and Matthew LeBaron P’20, ’21
Class of 2020 (Seniors): Kimberly Ling P’20

If you have any questions or would like to make a Parent Fund gift by phone, please email Elisabeth Munro, coordinator of Parent Development, or call 978-749-4303.

Yearbook Orders

Orders are now being accepted for Phillips Academy’s award-winning Pot Pourri yearbook. The cost is $125, and there are three ways to order:

Online: Order online and enter school code 3591.
In person: Your student can stop by the Student Activities Office (lower level of Paresky Commons) and buy a yearbook with their BlueCard.
By mail: Return this order form (also available on The Hive) with your check.

Pot Pourri Senior Tributes

Express pride, love, and congratulations to the soon-to-be PA graduate in your life with a personal ad in the 2020 yearbook. Use this form (also available on The Hive) to select the desired size and personalize the ad with your own message and photos.

You Are Invited!

February 3 in Tokyo: “American Manhood: Around the Turn into the Twentieth Century,” featuring Faculty Emeriti Kathy Dalton and Tony Rotundo P’00, ’05
February 7 on Campus: CAMD Scholar Presentation by Jeffrey Steele ’20
February 8 in Watertown, MA: Andover Family Gathering at Launch Trampoline Park
February 8 in New York, NY: Production of “Really Really Gorgeous,” directed by Miranda Haymon ’12
February 10 on Campus: Brace Student Fellow Presentation by Junah Jang ’20
February 27 in Denver, CO: Andover Social Gathering & Bowling
February 29 on Campus: Coed Alumni and Parent Hockey Game
February 29 on Campus: Coed Alumni and Parent Basketball Game
March 7 in San Francisco, CA: Cocktails with Strangers

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