Parent Bulletin

Along with taking AP exams, preparing for assessments and class presentations, writing final papers, and making summer plans, students worked with Dean of Students Paul Murphy to plan the spectacular May 16th All-School Meeting to honor retiring faculty members, including Andover’s 14th head, Barbara Landis Chase. The students staged a Farewell to Fourteen program that Mrs. Chase said she will hold close to her heart forever. The Yorkies and Azure serenaded her, our student comedian gently roasted her, and representatives from each class presented her with special gifts. The pièce de résistance was a surprise flash mob, when students, faculty and staff donned royal blue scarves (Mrs. Chase’s signature accessory!) and grooved to Dancing Queen. Click here to watch the entire program.

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Concert to Honor Barbara Chase

Friday, May 25th at 7:30 p.m. the Music Department will present a concert in honor of Barbara Chase. The program will feature performances by Fidelio, the oldest music organization on Andover Hill, with its origins at Abbot Academy over a century ago. The ensemble will sing a variety of madrigals and contemporary works. Also featured will be performances by distinguished alumni musicians who graduated during Barbara Chase’s tenure. They include Kevin Olusola ’06 (cello, saxophone, and beatboxing); Maxwell Meyer ’08 (jazz pianist); Caroline St. Louis ’08 (Soprano); Luis Ortiz ’05 (piano); and Meta Weiss ’05 (cello).

This concert, which is free and open to the public, will take place in Cochran Chapel. For more information please email music@andover.edu.

For Parents of Seniors:

• PSPA will host its annual PreProm Reception on Thursday, May 31 at 5 p.m., in front of Paresky Commons. This is a wonderful opportunity to take photos and see your child with his/her classmates at the start of their graduation celebrations. The reception concludes with a traditional promenade to the prom buses. If you would like to make a donation toward food for this event, please email jacobsonuk@gmail.com by May 22nd.
  
  
• During the weekend of June 1-3, The Phillipian will publish its Commencement issue, a longer version of the paper that captures events that happened throughout the school year. Parents may submit a picture or message to their child(ren), congratulating them 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 four sizes: small ($60), medium ($80), large ($90) and half-page ($180). Please add $20 per order if you would like your ad printed in color. You can design your own ad and send it to jqu@andover.edu as a .jpeg, or send pictures and text and our staff will help with the layout. Please send payment to Connor Soules at 180 Main Street Andover, MA 01810. Checks should be made payable to Trustees of Phillips Academy. Questions? Please contact Matt Deorocki, The Phillipian’s Advertising Director). Submission deadline is May 21st. Thank you for your support!
  
  
• The Andover Bookstore offers parents of the graduating class the opportunity to order a handcrafted diploma frame tailored to fit the Phillips Academy diploma. The frames come in two styles and feature the Phillips Academy name with the official seal gold embossed on double navy museum quality matting. To order your frame you may visit bookstore’s website or call 978-475-0143 for further information.
  
  
• Parents interested in downloading a free copy of the senior class photo can find several different versions of it here on the Phillips Academy SmugMug website.

Upcoming Events

Friday, May 18
Theater performances, “Mary Just Broke Up with this Guy” and “The Rental”. Theater Classroom, 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Academy Symphony & Chamber Orchestras Concert. Cochran Chapel, 7:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact music@andover.edu.

Dance performance, Blue Strut/Hypnotiq, Modern Dance Studio, Borden Gym, 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Spoken Word Poetry Performance, presented by co-directors of Project V.O.I.C.E. Kemper Auditorium, 8 p.m. Admission is free.

Sunday, May 20
Gallery Talk: Curators Allison Kemmerer and Michelle Lamunière discuss In Character: Artists’ Role Play in Photography and Video. Addison Gallery of American Art, 2 p.m. This talk is free and open to the public. Click here for more information.

Academy Jazz Band Concert, Cochran Chapel, 2:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact music@andover.edu.

Tuesday, May 22
Blood Drive and “Be the Match” Bone Marrow Drive, Borden Gym, 12 – 6 p.m. For more information, contact mkuta@andover.edu.

Friday, May 25
Concert in honor of Barbara Chase. Cochran Chapel, 7:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact music@andover.edu.

Theatre Department presents Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Tang Theater, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be obtained by calling the Box Office at 978-749-4433.

Saturday, May 26
Theatre Department presents Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Tang Theater, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be obtained by calling the Box Office at 978-749-4433.