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Parent Bulletin
Phillips Academy
April 11, 2014
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Parent feedback needed
The
Office of Information Technology is collecting parent feedback on the
online grades/reports experience. Over the summer, the current method
of viewing students’ reports online will be evaluated and one of the
goals is to improve the experience for parents. To participate in this
discussion, go to the Welcome Parents tab on PAnet and under News and Notices, click on Discussion - Viewing Grades and Comments. Your feedback is important and must be shared by May 1 to be included.
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Join us for an evening with Drew Faust and Ric Burns, April 15
Drew
Gilpin Faust, president of Harvard University and renowned Civil War
historian, and Ric Burns, award-winning filmmaker, will discuss Death
and the Civil War, a documentary made by Burns based on Faust’s book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m., in Cochran Chapel.
A screening of Death and the Civil War will take place on Sunday, April
13 at 2 p.m. in Kemper Auditorium (the film is also available on
Netflix). Both the film screening and Cochran Chapel presentation are
free and open to the public.
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Last chance to submit photos for the Senior DVD
The
deadline for submission of photos to be included in this year’s Senior
DVD has been extended to April 15. Please email a jpeg filed to Anita Gohel. We are hoping for 100 percent participation from senior parents! Visit our website to view a highlight from last year’s Senior DVD, and to pre-order your copy of this year’s DVD.
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Honoring Erik Kristensen '91
On
Non Sibi Day, Friday, April 25, the Andover community will honor Non
Sibi role model Erik Kristensen '91. After graduating from PA, Erik
attended the Naval Academy and became a Lieutenant Commander and Navy
SEAL. He was killed leading a mission to rescue four SEALs stranded in
the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. Erik’s parents, Admiral and Mrs.
Kristensen, will be with us on April 25, and you are invited to join us
for any of the following events:
5 p.m. Ceremony honoring Erik and all veterans of our
Andover family who made the ultimate sacrifice. There will be a moment
of silence, a tolling of the bells, and a hymn led by the Phillips
Academy chorus. Memorial Place (opposite Borden Gym).
6:30 p.m. Special presentations to Admiral and Mrs.
Kristensen, including the announcement of the Erik Kristensen
Scholarship for Summer Session. The film Lone Survivor will be shown, in
which Erik is depicted in his heroic and final mission, Operation Red
Wings, followed by remembrances of Erik by his fellow SEALs. Cochran
Chapel.
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Earth Week 2014: Andover celebrates its connection to nature
In
celebration of Earth Day, Andover will present a series of events for
students from April 21 to April 26. Sponsored by the Sustainability
Office, the student EcoAction Club, and Aramark, events include: a daily
Green Plate Special at Paresky Commons featuring local, organic and
plant based meals; Eco-Vendor Visits from our suppliers of local produce
and milk, organic yogurt, sustainable seafood, eco-to-go vending
options, and food waste composting. In addition, the Sustainability
Office is sponsoring an Earth Day Art Contest. Student artwork will be
displayed at the OWHL, with prizes awarded to the top entries.
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Join Campuses Against Cancer and Relay for Life
Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m., Andover’s Campuses against Cancer Club
will host its first American Cancer Society Relay for Life in the Smith
Center and the Cage. All members of the extended academy community are
invited to participate.
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Grandparents Day May 10
Each
spring the PA community invites grandparents to spend a special day on
campus and get a peek inside their grandchild’s Andover world.
Grandparents are invited to spend the morning with their grandchild,
attend open houses at the Addison and Peabody Museums, have lunch at
Paresky Commons, hear from the Head of School, and attend a student
showcase and various athletic events.
If your student’s grandparents need more information about the day visit www.andover.edu/gpday14 or contact Robert Heath at 978-749-4303 or rheath@andover.edu.
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Phillipian Commencement issue
The
weekend of June 7-9, The Phillipian will publish its annual
Commencement issue, a longer version of the paper that captures the
highlights of the school year and includes pictures and messages
submitted by parents congratulating their child (ren) on their
graduation. In years past, The Phillipian has received so many
submissions for this issue that it has run several extra pages, and
parents often see it as a keepsake.
Commencement ads come in five sizes: small ($60), medium ($80), large
($90), half-page ($180), and full-page ($300). Please add $25 per order
if you would like your ad printed in color. You can design your own ad
and send it as a jpeg to Noah Hornik at nhornik@andover.edu.
Or send your pictures and text, and our staff will help with the
layout! Please send payment to Jamie Chen at 180 Main Street, Andover,
MA 01810. Checks should be made payable to Trustees of Phillips Academy.
Questions? Please contact Eleanor Blum, the Phillipian’s chief
operating officer, (eblum@andover.edu). Submission deadline is May 26. Thank you for your support!
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