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Parent Bulletin
Phillips Academy
November 1, 2013
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The
Academy is marking 40 years of coeducation this year with a series of
speakers, forums and special events. Please join us November 15, at 7
p.m., in Kemper Auditorium, for a screening of the documentary film
“Girl Rising,” followed by Q & A with producer and alumna Kayce
Freed Jennings ’76. This event is sponsored by the Girls’ Leadership
Project, the Brace Center for Gender Studies Women’s Forum and the
Andover Film Club. It is open to all members of the Phillips Academy
community.
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In Touch with…
Tony Rotundo, Interim Co-Director, Brace Center for Gender Studies
The Brace Center for Gender Studies was founded at Phillips
Academy in 1996. Its aim: “to enhance and strengthen Phillips Academy as
a coeducational and multicultural institution by examining the complex
issues related to gender.”
Given the high visibility of gender issues on campus, this has been an
especially busy year for the Center. On October 16, the entire ninth
grade watched a widely praised film, “Miss Representation.” The film
explores media images of girls and women and examines the connection of
those images to issues of women in leadership positions. After viewing
the film, students discussed it in small groups that were first
single-sex and then coed. A showing of a similar film about images of
men and masculinity in the media also is being planned.
The long-standing Brace Student Fellows program continues this year with
four papers and presentations on gender in the arts. Topics include
gender in video games, lack of women classical music conductors,
difficulties facing male ballet dancers, and women in comedy. As part
of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of coeducation at Phillips
Academy, Brace has also created a special category for Brace Research
Fellows, whose task is to explore the history of the merger of Phillips
and Abbot academies and to trace the early years of coeducation. Among
the tasks of the Research Fellows is the creation of an Abbot history
website.
Interim Co-Director, Tracy Ainsworth, and I are planning a variety of
other events, including a screening of the documentary, “Girl Rising,”
in collaboration with the Girls’ Leadership Project (see lead story),
and a showing of “Mean Girls” with the Andover Film Society. Tracy and I
also are having discussions on the inclusion of gender in the
curriculum with members of the Academic Council, and Brace continues to
convene the Faculty Gender Coalition, an open group that discusses
gender issues as they arise on campus. Given the level of activity this
year, the Coalition will no doubt have a lot to discuss!
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Smartphone App Connects Students with Healthy Meals
Interested
in seeing what your child can choose for breakfast, lunch or dinner?
The CampusDish® Mobile App provides instant dining and nutrition
information for all meals in Paresky Commons. The app is available for
the iPhone, iPad and Android.
After installation, search for Phillips Academy and it will bring you
to the Paresky Home Page where you can view the day’s menu and more.
Andover also offers our own mobile site version.
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News from the PSPA
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The
next PSPA meeting will be held in the Addison Gallery on Thursday,
November 7 at 7 p.m. Susan Faxon, associate director and curator, will
provide an overview and brief history of the museum. She will then
discuss her Natural Selections exhibition and how shows are
conceived and curated at the Addison. Rebecca Hayes, curator of
education, will take us through the fall exhibition, James Prosek: The Spaces in Between.
Mr. Prosek is the Edward E. Elson Artist in Residence, and he has been
working on a number of exciting projects with PA students. We hope that
you can join us for this special evening, as it cannot be recorded.
Refreshments will be served. |
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Videos
of our meetings over Family Weekend are now available online. We hope
you will enjoy both “On Gender and Leadership” and “Parent-to-Parent
Forum 2013.” The password is: PAparent. |
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PSPA
Campus Closet, located in the lower level of GW Hall, will be open next
Friday, November 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come to the store (or shop online) to gear up for Andover/Exeter Weekend! |
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Last day to order fall term Care Packs
Want
to put a smile on your child’s face during Assessment Week? If so,
make sure to send a Care Pack filled with edible goodies. To send a Care
Pack, please fill out the form
and mail it back to us. All orders must be received by Friday, November
1, for fall term Care Packs to be delivered on time. Questions? Please
contact Amy Martin at amartin@andover.edu or 978-749-4429.
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2014 Yearbook Ads
Yearbook
parent ads are a great way to send a personalized message to your
graduating senior. These ads are an extra feature: your child’s picture
will be in the yearbook automatically. The deadline has been extended
from October 1st (as listed on the form) to November 9. Yearbooks can be
ordered right up until their arrival, but parents can save $25 if you
order before December 1. Order forms for parent ads and yearbooks can be
found on the Parent Portal.
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Travel over Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks
Phillips
Academy will be offering the following transportation options for the
upcoming Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks. Forms and further information
are available on the Parent Portal, Student Life Tab under Dean of Students. If you have any questions, please contact Claudia Scofield cscofield@andover.edu or 978-749-4124.
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New York City buses
PA
will offer roundtrip bus service to NYC, with a stop in Darien, CT.
Students may sign up for one-way travel, $90, or roundtrip, $150. Buses
will depart at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, for Thanksgiving Break, and
Thursday, Dec. 19, for winter break. Buses will return to campus on the
last day of each break. Please note: Because of reduced ridership, the
NYC bus will no longer stop in Hartford, CT. Parents can pick up
students at Phillips Academy or at the Darien stop.
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Transportation to Logan and Manchester airports
Students
can make arrangements with private taxi and limousine services for
travel to and from Logan and Manchester airports. A complete list of
these providers is available on PAnet and the Parent Portal. Flightline (www.flightlineinc.com)
is offering special rates of $29-$34 to Logan and $35-$40 to Manchester
for PA students. Please refer to the Flightline flyer in the Dean of
Students’ section of the Parent Portal.
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