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Vol. CXXXIV, No. 13 June 5, 2011 Phillips Academy Commencement 2011

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ARTS/ SECTION D FEATURES/ SECTION E FAREWELL/ SECTION F A2 News The Phillipian June 5, 2011 Fall Term in Review Discipline and Debates Mark Fall Term velopment and Relief Agency held. The offenses that led to By SCOTT LIVINGSTON International in Rwanda, who these hearings included the spoke with intensity and grace use and possession of drugs With welcoming chants and on his experience as the only and alcohol, provision of drugs exuberant cheers, 100 Blue American to remain in Kigali, and off-campus travel without Keys and ten Blue Key Heads Rwanda after the genocide be- permission. rang in the new school year gan in 1994. Twelve students received from the corner of Main Street Erin Gruwell, a teacher from probation, one student re- and Chapel Avenue. Long Beach, California known ceived a short-term suspen- In the first weeks of the for her unorthodox teaching sion, one student received a term, conversations around methods, was another inspir- long-term suspension and one campus centered on changes ing speaker at All School Meet- student was dismissed. Three to the Phillips Academy Blue ing. Gruwell described her ex- students withdrew with pend- Book clarifying rules on the perience with her students at ing disciplinary action and one Sanctuary policy. Students Woodrow Wilson High School student did not face disciplin- were impressed by rumors of and their collaboration in cre- ary consequences. “Wheelie Man” Garth Lock- ating The Freedom Writers Di- After Thanksgiving Vaca- hart’s record-breaking, 14-mile ary. tion, students and faculty held ride on one wheel of a bicycle. Gruwell’s story was later forums in response to the re- As October rolled around, turned into the 2007 film The cent disciplinary action. the Andover Inn reopened its Freedom Writers, featuring In November, controver- doors to the Andover com- Academy Award Winner Hi- sies regarding Junior Parietal munity after an extensive lary Swank. policies resurfaced as faculty 14-month renovation that Just before students left members questioned the Blue started in July 2009. campus for Thanksgiving va- Book’s system of allowing co- The new building featured cation, two room searches and ed visitation rights to Juniors handicap accessible facilities the examination of a cell phone at the end of Winter Term. and updated guest rooms. prompted the administration Debates finally came to a Later that month, memora- to investigate twenty students close when the Phillips Acade- ble keynote speakers stole the beginning on Tuesday, Novem- my faculty and the Community stage at All School Meetings ber 2, 2010. Health Team voted in opposi- week after week. Among these As a result of these inves- tion of the change to the Junior speakers was Carl Wilkens, tigations, fifteen Disciplin- Parietal policies, in a 91 to 71 Y. WATANABE/ THe Phillipian former head of Adventist De- ary Committee hearings were vote count. Students cheer enthusiastically at the Andover/ Exeter football game Andover Inn Reopens After 14-Months Fifteen DCs Result from Room Searches of Extensive Renovations December 2, 2010 of both drug use and distribu- “If the person is dealing September 30, 2010 STAFF REPORT tion, Murphy said, when the drugs…there’s a legal obliga- deans found a scale and rolls of tion to look at these issues for By BRIAN DELANEY Scalia said that they tried to enhance what we as a company The administration inves- small bags. the betterment of the commu- preserve certain features of the do at Andover. It really is the tigated approximately 20 stu- According to Murphy, ad- nity and the kids. We were in a The Andover Inn opened historic inn, such as the molding best of both worlds.” dents in response to two room ministrators asked for the reasonable place to look at the its doors for the first time this in the lobby and meeting rooms “I’m excited to be a part of searches and the examination phone of one student, who texts and then ask questions of Tuesday since undergoing ex- or the wooden archway in the something that has a history of a cell phone beginning Tues- complied, as per standard room those kids. Those texts could tensive renovations, which be- Inn’s restaurant, Samuel’s. like the [Andover] Inn. I’m also day, November 2. search procedure. have meant nothing, but for gan July of 2009. Internally, the Andover excited to see renovations like Fifteen Disciplinary Com- “A normal next question is, every one of the kids we talk- According to Kelly Scalia, Inn updated its administrative this live up to the history but at mittee hearings resulted from ‘Who is [the student] work- ed with, it was real stuff. We General Manager, “The Inn was technology in order to accom- the same time embellish it and these investigations. The of- ing with?’ We definitely used found out information that was completely gutted and restarted modate the specific needs and make it a little better,” he con- fenses, which led to the DC the text messages,” Murphy troubling,” he continued. from scratch.” requests of its guests. “The new tinued. Heinrich still holds very hearings, were use and pos- added. The texts implicated the The updated Andover Inn system can remember any spe- close ties with Aramark, Paresky session of drugs, use and pos- “In the normal course of other students in various drug- now includes 30 guest rooms, cific services a previous guest Commons’ food caterer. Along session of alcohol, possible room searches, we take phones and alcohol-related offenses, each of which has its own full requested or if they preferred a with Paresky Commons, Samu- provision of drugs and travel- away from students. It’s a com- and the administration called bathroom. Prior to the renova- certain room,” she said. el’s has made a commitment to ing off-campus without per- munication device and we the majority of the twenty stu- tion, the Andover Inn had 23 The Lobby now includes a work as much as possible with mission, according to Paul don’t want kids to text each dents in for questioning Thurs- guest rooms, some of which did handicap accessible wheelchair locally grown products. Murphy, Dean of Students and other to warn [each other],” day night. The 15 DCs took not have their own bathroom. lift that can transport guests Heinrich said, “[It has been] Residential Life. Murphy said. place between Saturday and Many of the rooms can be throughout the hotel. an ambition of both the acade- Twelve of the 15 students Administrators used infor- Wednesday night. connected by a vestibule, cre- Additionally, several guest my and Aramark to utilize local who faced a DC received proba- mation obtained from the text Murphy said he sent an ating two-room suites to ac- rooms include a bathtub, in- farmers while still being sus- tion, one received a short-term messages on the phone to iden- email to faculty on Tuesday commodate large groups of stead of a shower, in order to tainable, so we continued that suspension, one a long-term tify approximately 17 more stu- night informing them that guests. The 30 guest rooms and meet the needs of handicapped over at the Andover Inn.” suspension and one was dis- dents to investigate. something was happening on three meeting rooms in the Inn guests. Each of the three con- Heinrich met with local missed. Three students with- Murphy said that while they campus, but “not saying very have newly installed 32-inch ference rooms in the Inn have farmers earlier this year in or- drew with discipline pending, did not need the consent of the much.” LCD televisions equipped with also been improved. Two of the der to determine a menu that and one student who adminis- student’s parents to check the “I take the criticism that complimentary cable connec- meeting spaces can seat over 50 will use ingredients harvested trators questioned did not face student’s phone, “the parents the email was so general that tion. In addition, each room in people, and the other is a small- in the fall so they can be used in disciplinary consequences. were okay with it.” it wasn’t helpful. I might argue the Inn is equipped with high- er room designed for corporate Heinrich’s kitchen. Murphy said they decided “[Andover is] a private in- that it was at least helpful to speed Internet. meetings. This produce included but- to search the two rooms after stitution. We have a practice know that kids would be buzz- Renovations also include the The restaurant in the An- tercup squash, fingerling po- administrators “became aware of asking for phones. We take ing about something and that addition of a Bose sound system dover Inn is dramatically dif- tatoes, baby greens and baby of rumors [concerning two stu- your phone away if you’re us- the faculty would at least not and a courtyard directly adja- ferent, starting with its name. spinach. dents using marijuana] right ing it at All-School Meeting. be in the dark. When you start cent to the inn. After the restaurant staff collab- Heinrich said, “We are in a around Parents Weekend.” The context in this case mat- to write down details, then you According to Michael Wil- orated with school administra- very special place and we de- “We don’t take lightly the tered. There was evidence of feel like you’re getting into liams, Director of Facilities, the tors, they determined that the signed the menu to be more ap- responsibility to do room drug dealing. There’s an um- privacy issues,” Murphy ex- project was ready for reopening most appropriate name for the proachable than what the res- searches for no reason at all,” brella statement for major of- plained. earlier than planned. restaurant would be a name- taurant was in the past. We are said Murphy. “We want to feel fenses: you must cooperate Murphy also sent an email Williams said that as the ren- sake for Samuel Phillips Jr., the trying to attract a larger demo- pretty good about the informa- about your wrongdoing. If I to faculty on Wednesday, No- ovation progressed, it became founder of PA-- Samuel’s. graphic [as] opposed to a select tion, that we’re going to find think it’s appropriate to take vember 3, asking them to check clear that the building was in Samuel’s’ Executive Chef is one.” something. We want to feel like your phone away, and you do with cluster deans about who need of a major overhaul. Eric Heinrich, former Execu- “Many of our guests are we’re not invading students’ not cooperate, you’re liable for is under investigation before “The building had not been tive Chef of Paresky Commons. people looking at [Andover] so privacy without good cause.” discipline in that situation,” granting any students Sanctu- renovated since it was originally Heinrich said, “I see the we want to make sure that we The room searches took Murphy said. ary, because students under in- built and all of its plumbing and switch from Paresky Commons provide the best service that we place in West Quad North and “To me, actively looking vestigation are not eligible for electrical systems were worn to Samuel’s as a way to keep a can,” said Scalia. West Quad South simultane- through a phone seems like a the Sanctuary policy. The Blue out,” he said. presence on campus but also ously at 4 p.m. reasonable thing to do,” said Book states that, “The sanctu- The search yielded evidence Murphy. ary policy provides students the means of accessing support in situations where alcohol and Faculty Deliberate on Parietal Policies for Juniors drugs are involved without dis- ciplinary consequences.” October 31, 2010 On Monday, November 8, By DENNIS ZHOU Murphy shared details on the rent Blue Book policy, Juniors tion is harder to have. [Making Graham Johns ’14 said, “I decision was whatever the fac- student investigations and the Phillips Academy faculty will be granted parietals start- a change with] parietal policy think that Junior parietals are ulty agreed on; I think that this outcomes of the DCs with the and the Community Health ing in the Winter Term. [for upperclassmen] is more a rite of passage because this is one of those moments when faculty during the weekly fac- Team voted not to change the Although current policies difficult to manage.” school is based off of trust and you have to have faith in a pro- ulty meeting. Junior Parietal rules as stated will not be changed, the fac- Jennifer Elliott, Instructor academic honesty, so I think cess that it will conclude in the Rebecca Sykes, Associate in the Blue Book how is it stat- ulty discussion on the issue of in History, said, “There were that it’s unfair to take away right decision.” Head of School, addressed the ed. whether or not parietals need members of the faculty who privileges of the Junior class “We had two full faculty students and faculty during Seventy-one faculty mem- to be changed will continue. felt very strongly about the is- based on things that we haven’t meetings talking about the this Wednesday’s ASM. She bers voted in favor of chang- In an email to the faculty, sue on the different ends of the done. I think that we should be merits of the proposal and explained that, after two room ing the system, and 91 voted Rebecca Sykes, Associate Head spectrum, and their arguments given the chance to prove our- what we think should be done. searches, the administration for no change. The Commu- of School, said, “Our dialogue were compelling so that other selves responsible.” It was a good way to hear from used the text messages on a nity Health Team is a group of about everything from the faculty felt themselves being Shelby Carpenter ’12, Pre- as many voices as possible be- student’s cell phone to investi- faculty led by Max Alovisetti, process to policy highlighted swayed one way or another.” fect in Nathan Hale, said, “I cause the meetings are a very gate other members of the Up- Instructor in Psychology, that several areas for additional at- Elliott said, “The faculty felt remember being a Junior and open place. Lots of people felt per and Senior classes. work to improve overall stu- tention from the faculty. We that the discussion was pro- wanting to hang out in my free to speak; we always had “The bottom line is that ev- dent mental health. anticipate more open discus- ductive and at the same time room like I did at home, but someone up at the [micro- erything that’s happened on Paul Murphy, Dean of Stu- sion among faculty and be- revealed the fact that we want now that I’m a prefect [in Na- phone],” continued Murphy. the side of the deans, counsel- dents and Residential Life, tween faculty and students in to continue talking about the than Hale], I think that at the Elliot said, “Although I ors and medical staff has all said, “I would have been fine the months to come.” parietal system at large.” students’ age, Juniors do not have been a dean at previous been in the interest of protect- with the outcome either way; Rajesh Mundra, a House “Many faculty also hoped to need parietals.” schools, I often engaged in the ing students and making sure the split result made [the fac- Counselor in Rockwell, said, revisit the discussion and de- Tim Fulton ’12, a prefect in conversation at Andover [from they’re safe,” Sykes said. ulty] feel a bit uneasy because I supported the decision that, cide how to adjust the system; Rockwell said, “I don’t think the perspective] of a former “I know this has been hard we want to make sure that ev- “There’s a lot of discussion at this time, eliminating pari- that changing the parietal pol- student, which gave a different on the community, and I’m eryone is on the same page and and supervision regarding Ju- etals for Juniors didn’t seem icy would have made a huge perspective [to the conversa- looking forward with everyone is okay with the result.” nior parietals, and in a larger like the best remedy,” Elliott difference for Juniors. I’m sure tion]. The parietal system has to having us return to normal- In accordance with the cur- context, that kind of conversa- continued. that they would have liked the changed a lot since I’ve been cy,” she continued. idea of having parietals, but here, and finding the history Scott Cuthell ’11 started a most of them don’t even have behind those changes [was im- petition on Monday, November parietals.” portant].” 8, calling for Murphy’s resigna- Some members of the fac- “This process stirred larger tion from his position as Dean ulty valued the process and discussion in terms of think- of Students and Residential We learned from the Best. discussions taken to reach the ing about the parietal system Life, in response to the admin- decision. at large and how faculty can istration’s actions during the Carlos Hoyt, Associate be responsive to student con- investigations. Thanks CXXXIII! Dean of Students, said, “I was cerns and needs while at the Cuthell is the Head of Cir- inspired by some of the dis- same time being mindful about culation and a former Features cussion that took place on this faculty and parental concerns Senior Associate at The Phil- Love, topic, so either conclusion regarding student behavior,” lipian. would have been fine with me Elliot continued. because the decision was ar- rived at thoughtfully.” The News Section Murphy said, “The right June 5, 2011 The Phillipian News A3 Winter Term in Review Chase Announces Retirement Campus Embraces Old Traditions, New Beginnings March 3, 2011 By JESSICA LEE

Students dove into a Winter Clyfe Beckwith, Instructor in Term filled with snowstorms, Physics and German, prepared surprising announcements, to step down from his position engaging speakers and annual as Dean. Matthew Hession, traditions, like the Green Cup Instructor in History, will suc- Challenge and Geograbee. ceed him. After 20 inches of snow Although the tenures of Eli- blanketed the Great Lawn, Re- sa Joel, Dean of Abbot Cluster becca Sykes, Associate Head and Aya Murata, Dean of Pine of School, cancelled classes Knoll Cluster, ended this year for the first time since Febru- as well, the administration ary 18, 2003. Because the can- decided to extend their terms celled classes in 2003 had been until the end of the 2011- 2012 considered Head of School and 2012- 2013 school year re- Day, 2011 marked the first offi- spectively to avoid a complete cial snow day in the past thirty turnover of cluster deans. years. Following the floods in Despite the snow day earli- Pakistan, Hussain Haqqani, er in the term, Barbara Chase, Pakistani Ambassador to Head of School, revealed the United States, spoke to a her blue field hockey stick in packed audience about U.S.- Commons to declare Head of Pakistan relations and the Pak- School Day on Tuesday, Febru- istani government at the end of ary 22 to tumultuous cheering. January. As students clustered in Student attention turned to the Smith Center for a special the annual Geograbee as Jack picnic dinner, Barbara Chase, Barral ’14 swept the school- Head of School, announced wide competition with two plans to retire after the 2011- times as many points as his 2012 school year on March competitors. 1, 2011. Chase had served as The annual Green Cup Head of School for 17 years. Challenge kicked off at the end Chase plans to remain as of January. Although 25 dor- the Head of School through mitories reduced their energy 2012, though a search commit- consumption, Phillips Acad- tee has begun to look for the emy lost to Deerfield Academy succeeding Head of School. in the annual Green Cup Chal- M. LIU/ THe Phillipian After serving as Chair of lenge. Head of School Barbara Chase led the Andover communityfor 17 years. the Finance Committee and as The traditional challenge Academy community and em- thanks to the vision and work the image of the blue clock on top a member of the Andover De- featured a new addition, STAFF REPORT phasized the importance of de- of many, the Academy is, by all of Samuel Phillips Hall. “Now, as velopment Board and the Gelb “Gunga Data,” which allowed livering the news in person. measures, on a very firm footing,” I walk across campus in the eve- Science Center Advisory Com- students to track the energy Barbara Chase, Head of Chase had informed fac- wrote Chase in a press release. ning, I look up at the clock on Sam mittee, Peter Currie ’74 was consumption of buildings and School, announced yesterday ulty of her decision in a meeting One of the most important Phil in a new way: I think about elected to replace Oscar Tang dormitories across campus that she will retire after the 2011- Wednesday morning. She fol- changes to Andover in her 18 how wonderful this place is and ’56 as the Phillips Academy’s through PAnet. 2012 school year. For Chase, who lowed the announcement with years at the school was the intro- how I tell each new class at ma- twenty-eighth President of the Students continued the has served as the Head of School an emailed letter to the Phillips duction of a need blind admis- triculation about that blue clock Board of Trustees. “green” talks with annual for 17 years, retirement marks Academy community and a press sions policy in 2008, something and what it means,” said Chase. Martin Luther King Day Green Cup Challenge Movie the close of a long legacy and the release. the school continued despite the Chase arrived at Andover in featured keynote speaker Lani Contest. The Andover Movie opening of a new chapter in her Chase will remain active as financial collapse. Chase was in- 1994. “From that day forward, I Guinier, Harvard Law School Makers Club’s “Pandamoni- life. Head of School for the remain- fluential in numerous other- ini have found the most meaningful Professor and civil rights at- um” video snagged second in Aware of a surprise announce- der of this year and all of next tiatives throughout her years at work possible, among some of torney, encouraged the Phil- the Green Cup Challenge Na- ment, students clustered in the year. She said she decided to Andover, from strategic plans and the world’s greatest young people lips Academy community to tional Video Competition. In Smith Center for a special picnic announce her decision now be- capital campaigns to construc- and adults,” wrote Chase in her focus on collective intelligence the video, a panda bear informs dinner, buzzing with anticipa- cause a search committee led by tion projects like the building of letter. She added “I admired An- in classes and student activi- different groups of students of tion while enjoying the Chases’ the Charter Trustees will soon Gelb Science Center. dover long before I arrived. Over ties at school. the benefits of conserving en- signature blue and white gummy begin looking for a successor. Chase has many special mem- the years, I have come to both ad- After spending six years ergy. sharks. Chase announced her de- “There is never a perfect time ories from 17 years at the school, mire and love it.” as Dean of Flagstaff Cluster, cision in a speech to the Phillips to leave a place you love, but but she holds particularly close Cluster Dean Terms Extended Administration Cancels Classes For Murata and Joel February 4, 2011 By JUSTIN STACHTIARIS AND CONNOR FRASER January 13, 2011 Cheering and group hugs broke out across campus midday By MAIA HIRSCHLER Tuesday when students received an email from Rebecca Sykes, Elisa Joel, Dean of Abbot have people who have some Associate Head of School, an- Cluster and Aya Murata, Dean experience and can work nouncing Wednesday’s classes of Pine Knoll Cluster, will together,” he said. were cancelled for the next day look forward to more cluster The administration due to a snowstorm. munches and cluster council decided to extend Murata and “The snow day was basically meetings as their terms have Joel’s terms at the end of fall the greatest thing of all-time,” been extended until the end term when administrators said Drew D’Alelio ’12. of the 2011-2012 and 2012- realized that the rotation of Uday Singh ’12 said “It was 2013 school year respectively. three cluster deans in one year awesome. I spent most of my Clyfe Beckwith, Dean of could have several setbacks. time sledding and just hanging Flagstaff Cluster, will step According to Murphy, the out with friends—a great break down from his position at the decision ultimately rested in the middle of winter term.” end of the 2010-2011 school with Head of School Barbara The snow day occurred after year as originally scheduled. Chase, who decided the terms 20 inches of snow accumulated Paul Murphy, Dean of of the new rotations. over campus on Wednesday, Students and Residential Life, Murphy said that although February 2. It marked the first said that Joel and Murata’s the alterations felt like the class cancellation due to inclem- terms as cluster deans were right thing to do, the decision ent weather conditions at Phil- extended in order to avoid was not an easy one to make. lips Academy in the past thirty having too many turnovers at “It was hard in that whenever years. the same time. you tell people that there is Wednesday’s schedule moved Murphy said, “The three going to be a certain term to Friday with periods 1, 2 and 7 B. BRODIE/ THe Phillipian current cluster deans were limit, you try to hold to that. meeting, while Thursday classes Donaldo Melendez and other Commons workers commuted to campus Wednesday at 6 a.m. scheduled to leave their Making an exception to a rule remained as scheduled. Before positions at the end of this is not something we don’t take issuing the snow day, Rebecca and met again before classes. Alovisietti and I live on campus. “There is definitely a genera- year, but the administration lightly,” he said. Sykes, Associate Head of School, At this point, the final decision Because of the importance of the tional gap; most of [the students] felt that it would not have Murata and Joel are and Paul Murphy, Dean of Stu- is made to either continue on a library, it is essential that at least will check their cell phones, but been in the best interest of pleased with the decisions dents and Residential Life, se- regular schedule, issue a delay or a couple of people be able to get most adults check their email the new cluster deans and the and are looking forward to lected faculty and administrators cancel classes. in on foot in bad weather.” first. We try to use a layered ap- student body to have more their extended tenures. to collaborate in order to create a The administration usually Only in the most extreme proach,” Murphy said. While than half of the cluster deans Murata said, “I love my plan of action. finds the cancellation of classes weather conditions will the faculty, staff and students en- be new to the position.” job as the cluster dean, and I In these meetings and confer- as ineffective. In most cases, administration cancel classes, joyed their day off, the Students The current tenure of knew it would be hard to say ence calls, they considered the classes starting at 8 a.m. give the the most recent example be- Activities Department facilitated a cluster dean is six years, bye to the Pine Knoll family likelihood of snowfall and the Office of the Physical Plant am- ing Tuesday and Wednesday’s last minute activities including usually leaving two positions at the end of this year. I am conditions to which Andover ple time to prepare campus for snowstorm, which dumped an- the “Snow Day Dance”, free sled vacant due to the cluster dean really looking forward to two staff will have to respond. They the upcoming day. other foot and a half of snow on rentals, and a Harry Potter movie rotation schedule. However, more wonderful years in the also decided how to alert student “We don’t want to be insensi- an already buried Andover. marathon to make student ex- since the Dean of Abbot Knoll.” and faculty and, if needed, what tive to the needs of day students, For this week’s decision, the periences more enjoyable. Al- Cluster left his tenure early Joel said, “I am happy to changes must be made to the but the fact is that we have over administration thought it would though the storm cancelled all for a position as the Head stay in Abbot for one more class schedule. 800 teenagers on campus in ad- be better to allow OPP more time Wednesday sporting events, of School at a peer school in year and work with the Abbot Participants on this decision dition to ninety-five percent of and space to clear the campus clubs, and meetings, the activi- 2005, and Murphy left his Cluster faculty and students.” board included Sykes, Murphy, the faculty,” said Sykes. without students on the path- ties planned for this weekend position as Dean of Flagstaff Before the rules for the John Rogers, Dean of Stud- No dorm or day student slee- ways, attending classes. The ad- will run without cancellations or Cluster to serve as the tenure of a cluster dean ies, Temba Maqubela, Dean of povers were granted on Tuesday ministration is still fine-tuning delays. Director of Summer Session, underwent a change in 2004, Faculty and Assistant Head for or Wednesday because of poor its alert system. Murphy said, “Nothing SAB scheduled for Joel, Murata and Beckwith cluster deans had a six-year Academics, Steve Carter, Chief traveling conditions. All Acad- “The tradition [at Andover] is not this weekend should be affected were all appointed as cluster tenure, with the option of Financial Officer, and Maureen emy offices, the Addison Gal- to have snow days, so we don’t by the storm. We’ve still got the deans the same year. adding two-year extensions. Nunez, Director of Risk Man- lery of American Art and the have a really perfect way to alert student coffeehouse on Friday Murphy said that with The two-year extension policy agement and Administrative athletic complex were closed for people [of them], mostly because and the black-light dance on Sat- the recent appointment of was abrogated to provide more Service. the snow day. Work duty assign- they occur so rarely.” urday. In addition Abbot Cabaret Cynthia Efinger as the Cluster faculty with opportunities to The administrators also re- ments and athletic commitments The school currently uses an should still be all set for Saturday Dean of West Quad South and be a cluster dean. ceived input from Larry Muench, were cancelled for Wednes- emergency response system in night,” said Christopher Capano, Frank Tipton as the Cluster Because Beckwith will step Director of Facilities, Ronald day. The Oliver Wendell Hol- addition to email notifications. Director of Student Activities. Dean of West Quad North, the down from his position at the Johnson, Manger of Grounds, mes Library closed early at 5:00 In this response system, students “It was a little tough to sched- administration was worried end of this year as originally and Thomas Conlon, Director of P.M. on Tuesday night, due to and faculty receive an automated ule activities that late in the that having a complete scheduled, interviews are Public Safety. hazardous road conditions, but voicemail and text message alert- game; most of the campus was turnover of cluster deans over currently being held for Sykes said, “As [conditions] the library was open from 11:00 ing them of any changes. The closed and we couldn’t leave the span of two years. candidates. According to change, we need to get the word A.M. to 9:45 P.M. on Wednes- administration has decided that campus because travel was quite “We have two new deans Murphy, the new Flagstaff out sooner; [the administration] day. Elizabeth Tully, Director sending messages to students’ dangerous, but after consulting this year and to have three Cluster dean will be decides how we are going to of the Oliver Wendell Holmes cell phones is often the easiest with the Dean of Students and new deans in the next year announced in few weeks. communicate and by when.” Library, said, “I think that the and most efficient form of com- the Student Activities Board we was a little bit concerning. We The next morning, they all changed hours were reasonable munication, mainly because figured out a few things to put understand how important watch several different weather and appropriate. One thing that most students do not check their together,” he continued. it is for this position to channels for the storm forecast made it work is the fact that Ms. email as often as their phones. A4 News The Phillipian June 5 2011 Spring Term in Review Spring Term Features New Leaders and Fundraisers Natural Disaster Strikes Japan; Global Andover The faculty finalized the mes Library, Addison Gallery of Community Safe By CONNIE CHENG room visitation policy for Ju- American Art, Phillips Academy niors, limiting Juniors to room Crew Team, Student Activities April 1, 2011 As the snow melted into visits with other Juniors and Board and The Phillipian began green grass and flip flops re- disallowing parietals between using the social networking site placed boots, the Andover com- Juniors and upperclassmen. Twitter to improve communi- munity braced itself for new Tragedy struck the Andover cation with the rest of the com- changes that drew our commu- community in April with the munity and increase publicity. nity together in Spring Term. loss of Alice Hoffman ’13. Her After nearly a year of con- Returning from Spring life was commemorated and struction, a newly renovated Break, several students and celebrated with a candlelight Robert S. Peabody Museum of clubs began planning fundrais- vigil, a memorial service, bright Archaeology reopened at the ers in response to the devastat- orange T-shirts and donations end of May. ing earthquake and tsunami in to the Be The Match Founda- The Community Service Of- Japan. tion, a national bone marrow fice revealed that Brad Silnutzer, The week back from break, donor program. Teaching Fellow in Community students also elected Uday In May, the annual spring- Service, would take over for Singh ’12 to be their new Stu- time tradition of senior spoon- Elizabeth Davisson as Interim dent Council President, replac- ing was brought to a tempo- Director of Community Service, ing Mike MacKay ’11. Min Jae rary stop after Mike Wincek ’11 after Chad Green, Director of Yoo ’12 will take over for Jackie crashed mid-pursuit through Community Service, announced Lender ’11 as Vice President and a glass door of Morse Hall and that he will not be returning to Colton Dempsey ’12 will suc- sustained several cuts. Andover after his sabbatical. ceed Christopher Batchelder ’11 Throughout the term, An- Richard Keller, Medical Di- as Executive Secretary. dover hosted several distin- rector and School Physician, The ten Blue Key Heads guished speakers, including also announced his resignation. from the Class of 2011 passed Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian- As the end of the term neared, down their skirts to Nick Ca- American activist and author, Peter Currie ’74, incoming Pres- marda ’12, Gabbie Cirelli ’12, Van Jones, an environmental ident of the Board of Trustees, Kennedy Edmonds ’12, Ben and human rights activist, W.S. set in motion the search for the Manuel ’12, Katie McLean ’12, Merwin, U.S. Poet Laureate and new Head of School and named Jordan Miller-Surratt ’12, Ben Lisa See, a Chinese-American various trustees and faculty Romero ’12, David Russell ’12, writer. members to a search commit- Yuni Sumawijaya ’12 and Ray Many groups on campus, in- tee. Thamthieng ’12. cluding the Oliver Wendell Hol- Big Blue Bikes, Community Biking Initiative S. DIEKEMA/ THe Phillipian Students sold candy in Paresky Commons to raise funds for Japanese Disaster Relief. Launched in April afterwards. We kept seeing news she would need to escape. She By CONNIE CHENG reports of the event and seeing just slept with normal clothes on, the death toll rise higher each on the sofa in her room. February 24, 2011 Disaster struck Japan on day. It was so heartbreaking.” Nagao said she heard some of March 11, affecting communities Though the SYA students friends from her old school have gram has never been greater,” grams at colleges such as Wil- all around the world, including were far from the crippled Fu- temporarily relocated to foreign By ANDREW YANG said MacKay. liams and Cornell. We applied Phillips Academy. The earth- kushima nuclear power plant, countries including Korea and “Big Blue Bikes is what some for an Abbot Grant in the fall, quake and subsequent tsunami the students and faculty trav- Italy. Twenty shining, navy blue would call, ‘The Next Blue- and the program was dubbed occurred on the first day of spring eled south to Okinawa as an ex- Shimazu said, “I am just com- bikes arrived at the Class of Card’.” Big Blue Bikes,” he continued. break, which raised concern over tra safety precaution and spent a pletely devastated. I couldn’t 1954 terrace, outside the Oli- Students who would like to The coordinators say that international students traveling week of spring break there. believe it. It’s such a weird feel- ver Wendell Holmes library, use a bike will have to sign a the program will go on indefi- to Japan. Yuto Watanabe ’11, Co-Pres- ing, a sense of guilt that I was not this week. The bikes mark the waiver under the students tab nitely, as long there is student “It couldn’t have been at a ident of Andover Japanese Club there. I feel like I should be doing beginning of a new community of PAnet and submit it to the involvement and use for the more significant time,” said- Su (AJC), managed to rebook his something closer to home.” biking program that will allow Dean of Studies Office. Then bikes. Although there are only sanne Torabi, International Stu- flight after his original flight to Shimazu managed to contact students to rent public bikes the student will get a sticker on twenty bikes used in the pro- dent Coordinator and faculty Tokyo was cancelled. many of her past classmates on using their BlueCard. their BlueCard that will allow gram right now, the Student advisor to Phillips Academy Nat- Though Watanabe’s grand- Facebook. She became very wor- The program, led by current them to rent bikes. The bikes Council plans on obtaining ural Disaster Aid (PANDA). mother’s house was washed away ried after failing for days to reach School President Mike Mac- are currently located outside more bikes once the program After the quake, Torabi, Aya by the tsunami, his grandmother her friend in Sendai and watching Kay ’11 and Upper Representa- the library and will be distrib- gets under way. Murata, Advisor to Asian and had evacuated by car earlier with footage of the tsunami sweeping tive Uday Singh ’12, will allow uted from the Circulation Desk MacKay said, “I encourage Asian American Students and her neighbors. away buildings in Sendai, includ- students to rent from an initial just like books. all those enthused or intrigued Teruyo Shimazu, Instructor in “My dad was watching foot- ing the airport. “I thought it was installment of twenty Phillips MacKay said, “Bikes will be by the program to ride with us, Japanese, contacted students age of the tsunami on the news, scenes from a natural disaster Academy bikes, helmets and distributed… in the same man- so we can move forward and and alumni living in Japan. and he could recognize some movie,” she said. locks. ner as books. And so, borrow a expand our fleet to accommo- Shimazu was able to contact of the houses,” Watanabe said. When Shimazu learned that Big Blue Bikes will be simi- book, borrow a bike.” date even more students.” her three School Year Abroad “That was scary for him.” her friend had actually had been lar to the bike rental programs MacKay was inspired to Many students were excited (SYA) students living in Japan, Watanabe closely followed the at the airport when the tsunami already in place in several col- start the program after mul- for a rental bike program. Chris Hyden Anziani ’12, Tyler Dillard news in Japan, which eventually struck, she “got chills all over.” leges such as Williams and tiple long walks from Rock- Nanda ’12 said, “I think it’s a ’12 and Kiara Valdez ’12. They are made him decide to return early SYA students are planning to col- Cornell. However, it will be one well to classes in Gelb during great idea, and I’d like to see all safe. to the U.S, after spending only a lect donations for the disaster re- of the first among secondary his Junior year. When he came how it plays out.” Ichinomiya, the host city for few days in Japan. Watanabe left lief fund and thinking of holding schools. back in the fall, he applied for James Heaney ’14 said, “I SYA Japan, was far from the as a precaution. He spent the re- a blood donation drive after their A bike rental program falls an Abbot Grant, but he “did not heard a lot about the bike rental earthquake’s epicenter and expe- mainder of break staying at the break. in line with Phillips Academy’s foresee the liability challenges program in Winter Term, but I rienced little damage as a result. homes of local boarders.. To coordinate efforts to help “green” initiatives, allowing or storage problems that could wasn’t really sure whether or Valdez was in a Japanese class When Ayaka Shinozaki ’13 with Japan disaster relief, Tora- students to lead a healthier life incur, and so after one unsuc- not it was true. This will be a at IC Nagoya, SYA Japan’s host first heard about the earthquake, bi has brought back PANDA, and focus on conserving en- cessful application [he] went great way to get around cam- school, when the earthquake she was not as worried because a group formed in response to ergy. back to the drawing boards and pus, so I am definitely signing struck. quakes and tsunamis occur often the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in “Big Blue Bikes is a commu- researched,” he said. up for it.” “At first we didn’t really notice in Japan. China. nity biking program developed “After being elected Student Ryan Ramos ’12, a prefect in the building was moving, but we However, Shinozaki her first Torabi first plans to meet with to support the growing needs Body President, I made com- America House said, “Having noticed the hangers on the rack reaction was shattered when she students affected by the disaster, of Phillips Academy’s commu- munity biking my mission and lived in the furthest corner of on the corner of the room where and Yuriko Nakamura ’13 first students living in or connected to nity. In promoting a healthier took Upper Representative campus for all three years of my moving,” she wrote in an email to saw images of the destruction Japan, to “identify areas of need lifestyle, a greener blue and a Uday Singh on board. Together Andover career, this bike initia- The Phillipian, “That’s when we while waiting at the Chicago air- and areas where the school could developing Andover, the need we mapped out distribution, tive will definitely be useful.” really noticed all the shaking.” port. really help.” for a community biking pro- purchases and examining pro- Valdez wrote, “It was all mess Back in Japan, Shinozaki Torabi said, “Our immedi- found that her family members, ate concern is how we can help including her grandmother and them and their extended families cousins in Sendai, a city close to and find out what they think the Singh Elected Student Council President the quake’s epicenter, were safe. needs are. It’s also a learning ex- Shinozaki said that she was perience to learn about the cul- April 3, 2011 sad when she heard that the ture and what’s different to see such as reforming the system city of Kesennuma, her mother’s how we can help in a way that for students’ selection of ad- hometown and where Shino- suits them.” visers and better new student zaki formerly attended sum- Torabi said, “I just hope that integration. mer school, was completely de- we can all pull together and see a “I’m definitely honored and stroyed. need to help families and people humbled to be in the top three... She said, “It was very pain- in need. My hope is that we con- It’s going to be great working ful when my parents were talk- nect our students to people that with them and I know we’re ing about all the cities that were we can directly see the impact going to change the school for washed away because those of our help and fundraising ef- the better,” said Dempsey. were the museums I went to, the forts.” “I think the team that is swimming pools I went to and According to Watanabe and assembled for next year will the neighborhoods I grew up in. Nagao, AJC will work with PAN- be a great student council, I They were all underwater.” DA in an effort to not only raise think they’ll keep pushing for “Since most of the transporta- funds but also spread awareness new developments and keep tion system was down, I couldn’t of the disaster on campus. Andover at the helm of prep go anywhere. The fact that we Nagao hopes to speak with school education,” said Mac- couldn’t go anywhere and that her aunt and uncle to find lo- Kay. “At the end of the day the the TV was feeding all of these cal schools in need that Phillips titles aren’t that important, catastrophic images caused a si- Academy could perhaps donate it’s what you do with the ti- lent panic all over Japan.” directly to, instead of through an tles…I think all do some great Nakamura said that she stayed organization. things.” indoors for most of her time in Shinozaki plans to send shiki- MacKay said, “From per- Japan, mainly to avoid any po- shi, special paper signed and sonal experience it took me tential radiation exposure. covered with messages, to el- two years to form an Abbot Her family discovered cracks ementary and middle schools in Grant around community bik- on the walls inside the house Kesennuma to let the students ing but now we are receiving they had bought recently. there know that students at An- nearly $11,000 this year. I know “It was frightening,” Nakamu- dover are thinking of them. that there are will be financial ra said. Every few minutes, there She said, “I really want to obstacles, but like the saying would be an alarm going off say- donate to not just Japan but J. QU/ THe Phillipian goes, ‘If there’s a will, there’s a ing that an earthquake was going specifically to the kids, the kids Uday Singh ’12 was elected Student Council President to succeed Mike MacKay ’11. way.’…The budget is currently to come in a few seconds, as a who lost their parents, and to the be the other way around where new Blackboard applications, $0, so I’m sure there will be is- warning for aftershocks.” schools.” STAFF REPORT they’re saying if Andover is do- continuation of AndoverTake- sues for the new student lead- After five days in Tokyo, Na- As a personal effort, Wa- ing it we can do it,” said Singh. out.com and additional uses ers, but I’m sure they’ll meet kamura returned to the United tanabe, who takes photographs Next year, Uday Singh ’12 The polls opened for stu- for Bluecard. In his position as that challenge.” States. Her parents, concerned of Andover events and sports, is will head Student Council as dents to vote on Wednesday President, he will also speak to “I’m biased towards com- for her safety, sent her to stay also personally donating half of President, accompanied by following speeches from the the school at many All School munity biking so I would love with a family friend in New York the profits from his photography Vice President Min Jae Yoo ’12 three candidates in All School Meetings and moderate Stu- to see an expansion of that and for the remainder of break. website before he closes the site and Executive Secretary Col- Meeting. They closed at 10 dent Council meetings. make that an automated sys- Seika Nagao’12, Co-President at the end of the school year. ton Dempsey ’12. pm. Mike MacKay ’11, current Yoo will join Singh as Vice tem, but I also think Colton’s of AJC, said that her aunt and “I’m guessing that people “I want to take student ino- Student Council President, an- President to help execute point about fundraising is ex- uncle’s house was flooded by would want to buy photos before vation and idea development nounced the results in an email Singh’s initiatives as well as tremely important. Funding the tsunami although they hap- the site closes, so I thought it’d to another level where any to students and faculty sent contribute his own plans to student council should be at pened to be staying in Tokyo at be a good chance just to do my student with any idea who can Thursday morning. Student Councils actions. the top of next year’s agenda,” the time. share, what I can do,” said Wa- dream it can see it. Taking it to In a mission he calls the Dempsey will complete Stu- said MacKay. She added, “I talked to my tanabe. the point where something like “5ingh Plan,” Singh intends to dent Council’s head leadership grandma a couple of days ago. She WIFI does not sound ridicu- carry out five main initiatives team as Executive Secretary. said that she couldn’t sleep in her lous because...if other places next year: expansion of Big He hopes to bring non-budget bed because she was scared that can do it, we can do it. It should Blue Bikes, School-wide WIFI, projects to Student Council, June 5, 2011 The Phillipian News A5 Departing Faculty

Penny Joel Recounts 35 Year Career at Andover Jonathan Nicholson Guides 2011 to the Finish After his college advisor He said he loves the stu- suggested he begin his college dents here and is amazed by By JUSTIN STACHTIARIS By HYUNJI KOO counseling work at a board- what they do just on a daily ing school, his wife, also a col- basis. After years serving the Phil- After arriving with the Class lege counselor, talked to Anne “Whether it’s just watch- lips Academy community as a of 2011 to campus in 2007 and Ferguson, Director of College ing students lugging their in- House Counselor, Penny Joel guiding them through their Counseling, about the deci- struments into Graves or the will retire at the end of this college admissions process, sion. chapel, practicing, then com- year. Jonathan Nicholson, Associate “We came here and inter- ing straight from practice, and Over the course of Joel’s Director of College Counseling, viewed, and met some students, then going to dinner, doing 35-year tenure, she served as a will also be ‘graduating’ with and felt like it was a good fit,” that… it’s just pretty amazing House Counselor for four dif- the Class of 2011 this summer. said Nicholson. “Just like the seeing just what our students ferent dorms and read Admis- Nicholson worked with Phil- whole college process—It’s all do. And for me, that’s inspira- sions folders for three years as lips Academy College Coun- about a good fit.” tional,” said Nicholson. well. seling Center for four years but One thing he particularly re- His colleagues are also a Although Penny is moving will head west next year. members is his first All School great part of his experience at out of Clement House, she still He plans to be the Director Meeting. Phillips Academy. plans to stay in the town of An- of College Counseling at Breck “It was just great seeing all “It’s been very fun getting dover. Penny, who is currently School, in Minneapolis. the flags coming in and the to know them and their fami- a kindergarten teacher at The Though he will miss his stu- energy of the students and so lies. It’s a very family-friendly Pike School and the Mother-in- dents, and “fellow members” forth. And it was a very power- place,” said Nicholson. Law of Elisa Joel, current Ab- of the Class of 2011, Nicholson ful experience,” said Nicholson. “[My family is] from the bot Cluster Dean, said she has said, “It’s a professional oppor- “I knew coming in that Phillips Midwest originally, and there strong connections to the area. tunity that’s hard to pass up.” Academy was special, but that was a director of college coun- Penny and her husband, Nicholson knew about Phil- opening All School Meeting… I seling that came up.” Teddy Joel, stumbled upon An- lips Academy from his work in knew that this was a very spe- dover after Teddy happened to college admissions. cial place,” he continued. Photo Courtesy of Lisa Joel run in to the current Dean of Faculty at at Phillips Academy diversity element of the acad- at the time. emy. Youth from every quar- “Following [my husband’s ter I think makes us all better Carambio Seeks Boston Neurophycological meeting with the Dean of Fac- people. I also appreciate the ulty] they made an immediate high standards that are set for Services Internship connection. The Dean of Faculty the students. From my point of at the time asked my husband if view, the community is a very sues. he would like to be interviewed welcoming one,” said Joel. By ANDREW YANG “We talked about diversity for a job,” said Joel. For Penny, watching the stu- issues, you know, everything The Joels first were house- dents at Phillips Academy par- Graham House. The small, from whatever had come up at counselors in Stowe House ticipate in different programs cozy brick building behind the the time, big things, like when when Teddy, Instructor in Eng- across campus is one of the Cochran Chapel that offers the suicides were happening lish from 1985-1998, was the most fulfilling aspects faculty counseling services and wel- on college campuses.” Abbot Cluster Dean. life at Phillips Academy. comes everyone. At the Boston Neuropsycho- Following Teddy’s passing “I love all of the musical per- Since her first day on cam- logical Services, Carambio will in 1998, Penny chose to stay at formances and the dance per- pus, Paige Carambio, Intern be doing psychological and ed- Andover as a House Counselor, formances. I always go to games at Graham House Counseling ucational assessments. though she had not taught at when I can because I love to see Center, has felt right at home. “Basically that’s doing psy- Phillips Academy. kids participate on teams. My “Being an intern been a won- chological testing to determine “I’ve been very fortunate Daughter-in-Law is the varsity derful experience overall...I if someone has a learning dis- to be here and grateful to the soccer coach so I try to go to never felt anything but wel- ability or cognitive disability, Academy for asking me to stay all of her games as well,” said come from everybody. Just get- all kinds of different things,” on as a housecounselor,” said Penny. ting to know the students and she said. Penny. Penny feels that the overall the faculty and the people and The Boston Neuropsycho- “I have loved knowing all of Andover experience is one of a the administration has been a logical Service Website states the people here who are really kind. really great experience,” said that, “neuropsychological eval- quite wonderful. It’s a fabulous “I think that somebody who Carambio. uation is a comprehensive as- community. The best part for is able to connect with students Carambio worked as a part sessment of cognitive functions y. choi/ THe Phillipian me is knowing all of the girls as they go here has a phenom- time counselor in Graham such as learning and memory I’ve had in my dorm. They have enal and unparalleled opportu- House and taught PACE for or problem solving.” school, Massachusetts School House. been fabulous young women.” nity. The ideas, the enthusiasm two terms. Next year she will The group serves to help of Professional Psychology. “I would love [to come One of Penny’s favorite as- and the talent here is just unbe- move to Boston Neuropsycho- children with their academic, She came to Phillips Academy back]. I would not be opposed pects of Phillips Academy is the lievable. I am always amazed by logical Services as an intern. emotional or developmental because she wanted to work to coming back here, but at diverse community. what the students here are ca- Carambio said she met with struggles. with adolescents and was im- this point I have no idea what I “I am very happy with the pable of accomplishing. It’s just students to discuss major is- Carambio found out about pressed by both the school want to do after I’m done with the internship through her and the counselors at Graham school,” said Carambio. Gongming Yan Recalled Memories, Meals with Thanks to the 2010-2011 Students and Faculty

to class and out of the cold. “I Yan has many favorite mem- Teaching Fellows! By WILLA TELLEKSON- thought to myself, ‘Wow, what ories of his teaching experience FLASH a busy place,’” he said. But the final realization— Olga Alekseeva, Mike Crivaro, Danny Crow, Ruth Doherty, Katie Faulkner, After five years sharing Chi- that he wanted to teach and David Lane, Amanda Mack, Matt Carlson, nese culture with faculty and live at Andover—came after students at Phillips Academy, he taught a class as part of his Xander Manshel, Peter Oswald, Jeff Phaneuf, Charlotte Pougnier, Emily Gongming Yan, Instructor of interview. “The students were Raymundo, Patrick Rielly, Ben Salmon, Tyler Walker and Qing Ye Chinese, will head back to very involved, very focused, Hong Kong to teach Mandarin very determined to learn,” he at an international school for said. His students enthusias- middle school and high school tic reactions convinced Yan he students. wanted to teach at Andover. Outside of the classroom “Here, students really want Yan coached JV swimming and to learn,” Yan said. “I will miss JV2 Boys’ soccer and served as my colleagues who I have be- a complementary house coun- come close with, my wonderful selor at America House. He students, at the great teaching also planned many faculty trips experience I have had here.” to China during the summer. Yan said that he always ap- A. REICHENBACH/ THe Phillipian Yan taught at a smaller preciated his students’ eager- boarding school in California ness and determination, who at Andover, including when he before Phillips Academy, and he felt were always determined showed Andover faculty and has taught for 11 years. to learn new words and put to- students around Chinese cit- Yan said that he decided to gether sentences. “As a teach- ies the summer of 2007. Yan move to be closer to friends and er, I cannot ask for more than also recalled cooking authentic family back in China. Yan said that,” Yan said. He also admires Chinese food for students at that he and his wife are both his students’ interest in the his house. only children. Neither like be- culture of China beyond just He hopes to continue to ing so far away from home and the language and history that is bring Phillips Academy faculty their families. “It was a very taught in the classroom. to China in the summer and hard decision to leave Andover Meeting many students and help them research different though,” he said. faculty will remain one of Yan’s projects or simply visit. Yan fell in love with the favorite experiences at An- “I have had a great experi- J. QU/ THe PhillipiAN The 2010-2011 Teaching Fellows perform at All School Meeting. school after he firs visited in dover. He said he enjoyed see- ence teaching many students February of 2005. There had ing his students grow and get- here” Yan said. “I will miss An- just been a snow storm and ting to know them better and dover very much.” students were running to get better each year.

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Check out www.ApplicationBootCamp.com for essay packages, testing packages, guidebooks, and more! A6 News The Phillipian June 5, 2011 Flygh ‘97 to Become College Counselor Har ’95 Transitions to Buckingham at Choate Brown and Nichols been fantastic,” Flygh said. Biographies”, Har’s book will Outside of the Admission look at medieval writing in an Office, Flygh was an active house effort to try to understand what counselor in Day Hall. influence literature played in “I really enjoyed being a different people’s lives. house counselor at Day Hall, it’s “Phillips is such an a wonderful group of girls and informative place. I think it I feel like I got to know some of taught me balance; how it works them pretty well. I just think that to balance so many demands, the experience of coming back desires, opportunities. You don’t to work at this school where you always hear the call to balance were a student is always a unique when times get busy, like this situation, and I’ve really enjoyed past week. It is something the it,” said Flygh. school asks us to do implicitly- As a student, Flygh’s favorites both students and teachers,” said moments came in a class taught Har. by Seth Bardo, Instructor in “I couldn’t narrow down English, on Vietnam and of the things I am going to miss to course, beating the Big Red just one. I will really miss my in hockey. Coming back to wonderful students, the students campus, Flygh also noted several and athletes I have worked with S. HENEGHAN/ THe Phillipian changes. J. QU/ THe Phillipian that have always surprised me.” “I have some mixed emotions “My Andover experience Har taught teaching English and Before coming to teach at about leaving, definitely… we is a lot different than what [it] coached JV Girls soccer and JV Phillips, Har taught part time By ANDREW YANG have been living the year apart is now, I’m sure. You know, By Andrea Yepez Girls lacrosse. at Governor’s Academy, a high and it’s not an ideal solution.” this is a school that has been After spending a year teaching school in Byfield, Massachusetts. Even though she is leaving While on campus, Flygh around for a long time, but it When Patricia Har ‘95, tenth and eleventh grade English She also taught at Cornell, while this year, Angela Flygh ’97, mainly worked with incoming changes all the time because the Instructor in English, arrived on at Phillips Academy, Har plans she was finishing her PhD in Assistant Dean of Admission, post-graduates and seniors. She students change and that’s pretty campus this year, familiar red to continue her teaching career Comparative Literature. will forever have the Big Blue also worked as a liaison with exciting,” she said. “I think that brick buildings and green lawn and her passion for writing at Har’s advice to students is, etched indelibly in her heart. the athletic department. Flygh the most important change has greeted her, but this time she Buckingham, Brown and Nichols “Do what you love, no matter Flygh first arrived to campus as credited her time as a post- been the commitment to need- saw them through the eyes of a School, next year. how frivolous it seems, no matter a postgraduate student and was graduate on campus from 1996- blind admission. Thanks to teacher and coach, not a student. Har also plans to do more the outcome. I feel that it is drawn back to campus this year 1997 for helping her understand the vision and the hard work of An alumnus of Phillips research to turn her dissertation important to find that thing you to join the Admissions staff. the boarding school life of a one- many, we are so fortunate to be Academy, Har’s favorite aspect into a book manuscript within care about. This can be a struggle Flygh will leave the Admission year student. in a community that practices of returning to Andover was the next year. Entitled “Life for many, especially to students office at the end of this year to be Prior to returning to Phillips need-blind admissions. It is seeing the school from a new Lines: Training Organic in high school.” closer to her husband, a coach at Academy, Flygh worked as an really incredible.” perspective. Over the past year, Vitalities in Sacred and Secular Yale University in Connecticut. admission officer at Harvard Although Phillips Academy Flygh will be joining the College University and decided that she has gone through many changes Counseling Office of Phillips would like to stay in admissions in the past decade, Flygh believes Johnson Led Independent Biology Research for Academy’s peer school, Choate but at her alma mater, Phillips that there are some aspects that Rosemary Hall. Academy. will never change. Seven Years “Andover will always be a “I had worked in college “The dedication and the for the past seven years. coached JV girls’ volleyball huge part of who I am and I am admissions so I knew that I passion demonstrated by both By Catherine Choi Johnson is currently spend- for all seven years and also incredibly thankful that I got to really liked admissions work. I faculty members and students Kristen Johnson, Instruc- ing time at her home raising coached JV2 girls’ basketball be a student here and that I got knew that there was a wonderful hasn’t changed – and I don’t tor in Biology, has helped stu- her son and preparing for her for five years. She also - man to work here. Both experiences group of talented, hard working expect that it will ever change,” dents inside and outside the second child’s birth in a little aged the independent re- have been challenging but also people in the admission office she said. classroom, helping them delve over a month. She will leave search Bio-600 program for a extremely rewarding,” said and I wanted to become a part of into independent biology re- the school at the end of this few years. Flygh. that team. The people here have search and volleyball games year. She said that running the Leaving Andover was a Bio-600 program was one of tough decision for Johnson to the most memorable times of Bauer Blended Knowledge of Lowell and Andover to Enrich make. all her Andover experiences. “The interconnectedness of “In general, doing Bio-600 Classes the community is something and mentoring students doing that was integral to my enjoy- research was a great experi- ment while there. While I’m ence. I really enjoyed that… By Miguel Wise taught Art 225 C, Art 306 and certainly happy taking to be at It was just a very rewarding Art 310. Outside the classroom, home with my family, I do miss experience as a teacher, to see It was a tale of two cities— Bauer served as coach for the this aspect of Andover. I also kids getting excited about sci- Andover and Lowell—that Boy’s Crew Team. very much miss the teaching ence and be able to actually do brought Jennifer Bauer ’93, Bauer helped her students and interacting with bright, experiments and get results Instructor in Photography and use their eye for photo beyond motivated students on a daily and following them through Film, back to Phillips Academy the classroom, taking them on a basis,” said Johnson. that process was very reward- and helped her infuse her classes trip to Lowell and Boston. “The demands and life- ing,” she said. with a unique perspective. “We had a fun time exploring style for faculty at Andover is, One of the highlights of Though only at Phillips each city through the lens of a unfortunately, not consistent Johnson’s JV Volleyball team Academy for a year, Bauer hosted camera,” she said. with my current family situa- was when they defeated Cho- photo excursions to Lowell and Bauer also allowed her tion.” ate, which had a particularly Boston and a community service students to explore Lowell when Johnson said that teaching strong team. She recalled program in Lowell to help her she conducted a community at Andover has reaffirmed her bonding with her team over students understand more about service project over Spring desire to be a teacher, “It defi- various activities including a the communities around them. break. nitely made me realize how trip to the apple orchards. “Andover had such a profound Four of her students passionate I am about teach- In the future Johnson plans influence on me, and my life, accompanied her to an ing and how I want that to be on part-time teaching most and to have the opportunity elementary school in Lowell. my career once I get back into likely at the college-level. “I to mentor, teach, and coach There, they conducted a digital it,” she said. plan on teaching again after Andover students, and give back photography and writing Johnson served many roles my children get old enough to to the community that essentially workshop for third graders. during her time at Andover. go to school, but I don’t think changed my life, was awesome,” “It was a great experiences, She taught biology courses, that I’ll be back at Andover said Bauer. both for the Lowell students and served as a house counselor teaching,” she said. 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By CONNOR FRASER abeginning of the fall when By CONNIE CHENG I started thinking about the Andover,” said Carr. Coming from Middlesex game. The field hockey girls Since he drove cross-country ‘One thing that really struck School in Concord, were so supportive even when to first visit Andover, Steve Carr, me and still strikes me is the size Massachuesetts, Olivia they had barely even met me; Associate Dean of Admission and grandeur of Andover,” he Achtmeyer was used to the that was the most touching part and Coach of Boys Varsity Soccer said. “I still remember driving fast-paced life at preparatory of the whole event,” Achtmeyer and Boys Varsity Lacrosse, onto campus and walking around schools. However, it was the said. has worn a variety of hats on my first day, marveling at the fact size of Andover that first took Beyond field hockey, campus. Carr will be departing that it was a high school. I’m sure, her by surprise. Achtmeyer said she has found this year to accept the position just like a lot of kids that I have “I met 90-something new a large amount of support from of Director of Admission at his interviewed, I had a wide-eyed people on my first day, and I other faculty members and alma mater, Belmont Hill School, look.” remember feeling like there students right from the start. after working at Andover for nine Carr also served as a house was no way I could possibly “In the faculty orientation, years. counselor in Taylor Hall his first learn all their names, let alone they really get you excited Carr is currently on sabbatical, couple of years at Andover and as where they live and what they about teaching here, so much pursuing his master’s degree in an advisor up until his sabbatical like,” said Achtmeyer. that you’re almost working off Educational Administration at this year. Now Achtmeyer says that adrenaline for first week of the Tufts University, though he still According to Carr, he will the diversity of the students fall,” she said. continued to coach soccer and certainly miss “those afternoons and faculty is one of the things “Then, when I first joined lacrosse this past year. coaching.” she will miss the most about the English Department, I Carr ultimately accepted the Carr said, “The best thing Andover when she departs at M/ LEGGETT/ THe Phillipian remember about 12 different position. “It’s a great career move about coaching at Andover by far the end of this school year. people who wanted to be my for me, and it’s nice to be going is working with the students. But Achtmeyer said, “The in every aspect of their lives, position at the Fenn School in faculty mentor. There was just back to my old high school,” he you don’t need me to tell you that variations of ideas and usually two or three times a Concord as Associate Director this incredible sense of support said, also noting that his move there are great kids at Andover. experiences that students all day. I needed to learn here how of Admissions and Marketing. that came right away,” she will shorten his wife’s commute I’ve been fortunate to have some have, which especially come to just be a teacher, coach or a She will also teach a section of added. to work, which currently takes great teams with some great out in teaching English classes, house counselor, and how to English in the coming school In last weeks of spring term, more than an hour. kids.” have definitely gone beyond my cultivate relationships in such a year. Achtmeyer hopes to bring her Carr hopes to bring his Carr said he enjoys coaching expectations.” small space of time,” she added. “Fenn called me literally the year at Andover to a culmination, experience working in admission so much because it involves the When Achtmeyer was not This past year, Achtmeyer day before I was supposed to and then ultimately a close. She at Andover to his position at “teaching” of not only the sport teaching the finer points of considered many different make a decision for a school in particularly hopes to stress the Belmont Hill. but also of “working together with grammar or the intricacies of schools in the New England California, and I immediately many different opportunities “[Fried] has really set a great people [and] building character.” Shakespeare, she served as and West Coast areas for knew that I wanted to go back. that are available at Andover to example for me, [from] how to He said, “Though these [lessons] an assistant coach for girl’s an administrative position. It was the place that I had a students in her classes. run an office… to how to sculpt are cliché, I think they’re real and varsity field hockey, hockey, Achtmeyer knew right away wonderful time and that got me She said, “I want to discuss an incoming class,” Carr said “I’m I think they really do happen.” and lacrosse teams. She also that she wanted to work in addicted to teaching,” she said. more big picture ideas, so that going to try to essentially do a lot Carr, who spent his first year served as a complement house admissions or finance, but Achtmeyer also cites the all the work the students have of what she has done at Andover co-coaching Girls Varsity Soccer, counselor in Day Hall. she also wanted to continue benefit of being close to Concord done all year will come to have and hopefully follow her lead.” remembered his amazement at “Coming from a small teaching English. as one of the reasons she chose some meaning and open their Carr, who grew up in his first Andover-Exeter game. school, I was used to seeing kids Achtmeyer chose to accept a Fenn. The schedule and location eyes to all the things they can Concord, MA, recalls playing “I had heard of the Andover- matched up perfectly to that of take advantage of here.” against Andover in soccer games Exeter rivalry, but I hadn’t her organization, Runway for “And for girl’s lacrosse, I in high school. Carr went on to experienced it. I remember the Recovery, and its annual fall just really want them to keep captain two sports at Amherst girls being really excited about fashion show. winning,” she continued. and become recognized as an All- the game… and I remember Runway for Recovery works Achtmeyer plans to visit the American athlete. thinking to myself, ‘Really? Are with families who have lost a fifth reunion of her first senior After college, Carr spent five there going to be that many mother to breast cancer and class at Middlesex during this years living in San Francisco, people who show up for an 11AM with women who have survived summer and then transition jumping from an occupation in soccer game?’” Carr recalled. the disease. Achtmeyer started into living and working in investment banking, to a job in Carr also fondly recalled an the organization in 2007, six Concord. a software start-up company, to overtime victory over Brewster years after she lost her mother She said, “I’ve already gotten a position directing a SCORE! Academy two years ago. Due to breast cancer, to provide a townhouse in Concord, since Educational Center, a provider of to the birth of his son, Carr had support to families affected by Fenn is a day school, but I really tutoring and other supplementary missed practice for several days. cancer. do enjoy living on campus. The educational services. “I was nervous going into the Achtmeyer says that she thing about Andover I’ll miss After talking with a close game because I didn’t know how found amazing support for the most, beside the wonderful friend who was an Andover- prepared we were going to be and the organization at Andover, people, is probably being so graduate, Carr heard there he [Brewster Academy] had a good especially in organizing the first close to Commons. I really don’t might be able to purse a job at team,” said Carr. “But we ended Andover vs. Middlesex field think you can find a dining hall Phillips Academy. up winning in overtime and that hockey game for Breast Cancer, like that anywhere else!” “About a week later, I was was super exciting.” an event that will now be held packing up my stuff, driving every year. cross-country and moving to After Two Years of Skits and Service, Davisson Heads to Teach in Michigan then realized that the “prefect” By RACHEL WITTENBERG yelling at them to be quiet was actually a Nathan Hale house You may remember her as counselor,” continued Davisson. the woman dressed as a bumble Having grown up in the bee who presented Non Si-BEE Midwest, Davisson came Day in a skit at ASM last year to Andover after being or the enthusiastic coordinator recommended by April Warren who organized groups of ’04. students along the Spicket River, According to Davisson she is a testament to the many roles excited to return to her family Elizabeth Davisson, Interim and friends in Michigan, but will Community Service Coordinator, be sad to leave Andover. has held on campus. “I’m really excited to be Davisson will depart Andover teaching in a classroom because this spring and return to being with a small group of Michigan to teach elementary students. It’s something I’ve school, having spent two years in wanted to do for a while and the Community Service office. something I’ve really missed Davisson was hired as a during my time in the Community teaching fellow last year and was Service Office at Andover,” said asked to stay on for an additional Davisson. year. Brad Silnutzer, Teching J. QU/ THe Phillipian Davisson will be welcomed Fellow in Community Service, back to the Detroit area by her will fill her position as interim doesn’t happen too often, but it Day in a skit at ASM last spring. boyfriend, brother and nephew. Community Service Coordinator does happen once in a while.” According to Davisson, Hobbs “I’m very much a Midwestern next year. According to Davisson, her put his normal clothes back on girl through and through so it’s As Community Service greatest challenge at Andover following the skit while Davisson really exciting to move back. Coordinator, Davisson manages was the transition between being was wearing just the costume There’s this stereotype about and oversees service projects, in a teaching fellow and a full time and had to remain as a bee for the Midwestern people being very which she participates directly faculty. duration of the ASM. friendly and it’s kind of true,” several times a week along with “When I was a teaching Davisson is currently a house Davisson added. 40 student Project Coordinators. fellow, it was the year to learn counselor in Nathan Hale Dorm Davisson said she has made According to Davisson, a large and experience everything. Now, where she has “loved getting to many lasting friendships among part of her responsibilities in if something goes wrong in the know and living with the girls.” the Andover students and faculty the Community Service Office [Community Service] office, I’m Davisson said she is often over the past two years. is to maintaining relationships the person that has to deal with mistaken for a student. She said, “I “I’m excited about the next with Community Partners, it—that’s a lot of responsibility,” got used to introducing myself as step, but very sad to leave. I’m the external individuals and Davisson said. “Liz Davisson, a faculty member” really going to miss many, many organizations that Andover Reflecting on her time at because otherwise a potentially people here. Andover is really service groups help. Andover, Davisson recalled a awkward moment would ensue.” a lifestyle and not just a job and Davisson said, “The problems dressing up as bumblebees with “I think I really freaked-out I’m going to miss this lifestyle,” in the office that hit me the her colleague Zach Hobbs, former out some of the Rockwell and Davisson said. hardest are when our community Community Service Teaching America House boys when they partners are disappointed. That Fellow, to present a Non Si-BEE- were visiting friends in Hale and

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Working down here with you guys was fun, Now away to college you run. But before you go, We have to know, Are you glad that you’re done? A8 News The Phillipian June 5, 2011 Presidential Campaigns 2010-2011 Presidential Race Starts with 12 Candidates Many Candidates Spend Over $50 Advised for February 10, 2011 Campaigns

February 24, 2011

By CONNIE CHENG Murphy said, “Trying to ing restriction [of a spending This year the Student put [an investigation] togeth- cap].” Council presidential election er at the last minute made no “However, this year there was marked by concerns of sense… Some of the allega- was some unregulated spend- candidate overspending, the tions went back to even be- ing, and I think moving for- result of an unclear campaign fore spring break. Other can- ward, the response to such budget policy. didates also had spent quite a acts are going to have to be Candidates are advised to bit, and friends of candidates more severe to keep with the spend up to $50 on their cam- had spent money along the integrity of the election,” con- paigns, but the budget rule way.” tinued MacKay. does not specify whether oth- According to Murphy, ev- The Executive Board re- er students can spend addi- ery year there are instances cently met to discuss how tional money on a candidate’s of students spending money to address the issue of over- behalf. The rule is also not in- to support their friends’ cam- spending for next year’s pres- cluded in the Student Council paigns. idential campaigns. bylaws but is informally en- “We don’t have a lot of con- They decided to advise the forced by the Student Council trol over that,” Murphy said. incoming Executive Board to President, Vice-President and “Kids want to support their inform the student body of Executive Secretary. friends. There’s just a fine the budget rule. Students, worried about line between showing your MacKay explained, “It will candidate spending, ap- support and spending.” come down to the voter… us- proached Paul Murphy, Dean MacKay said, “In my per- ing his or her awareness and of Students, days before the sonal view, I think that buy- understanding that if there’s final round of the presidential ing a hundred goods for your- a candidate giving out an ex- election. self or having your best friend cess of merchandise, it’s most / THe Phillipian Around the same time, buying a hundred goods for likely dishonesty because Twelve members of the Class of ‘12 will run for president. Murphy had also noticed and you and distributing them are there is that $50 campaign and acquire 500 signatures from “Our voter base is a lot was concerned by campaign one and the same.” budget.” By HAONAN LI members of the student body. more prudent than other high paraphernalia he saw, such as The budget was originally The Board also discussed These prerequisites were due schools,” he added. “Our elec- wristbands and T-shirts. capped at $25 and was cre- the idea of having next year’s Campaign slogans and glossy this past Wednesday at 4:3 pm. torate is particularly focused on Despite the recent con- ated to motivate candidates Board keep paper trails on flyers will soon paper campus Of the 12 students that have the platforms and the ideas, not cerns over overspending, this to spend their money reason- the campaign expenditures of as the list of 12 Student Council fulfilled these prerequisites, necessarily the who knows who year’s allegations were not as ably. each candidate. Presidential candiates was final- three will be eliminated next aspect of school politics.” serious compared to previous In future elections, Mur- Uday Singh ’12, incom- ized this past Wednesday. week during the first round of As the elections grow near- years, according to Murphy. phy is considering restricting ing President, spent money Haryuni Sumawijaya ‘12, eliminations. er, candidates will be offering Murphy said, “There have candidates to using mediums mainly on posters. One of his Brianna Barros ‘12, Uday Singh Three more will be eliminated up their platforms for student been some years… when more such as posters and movies friends bought wristbands ‘12, Daniel Gottfried ‘12, Colton in the second round, where votes judgement. kids were spending lots and for promotion. and gum to distribute to sup- Dempsey ‘12, Min Jae Yoo’12, will be cast after the candidates Lee believes he can end lots of money, giving things “We’re trying to have cam- porters. Hayato Lee ‘12, Isabel Knight ‘12, produce campaign videos and what he sees as an unhealthy away to students [and] basi- paigns about ideas, about per- For next year, Singh is con- Paul Noh ‘12, Omegar Chavolla- participate in a debate. The three bookstore monopoly. “Students cally buying votes, which is sonality, and not about free sidering allowing an unlim- Zacarias ‘12, Khalil Flemming ’12 elimination rounds will bring the should be mailed their booklists not what we’re about.” gifts,” he said. ited budget for posters while and Brandon Wong ’12 all plan number of candidates to a final before [they] arrive on campus, “I don’t think this year’s Student Council’s Execu- closely regulating the candi- on running for the position. three. so students can order textbooks case [was] a wildly out-of- tive Board, which consists of dates’ merchandise. The 12 candidates running Mackay is confident that online, save hundreds of dollars control situation, but I do the current President, Vice Min Jae Yoo ’12, next year’s this year is a decrease from last these rounds will leave three per subject and have them in the think that we want to be as President and Executive Sec- Vice President, paid between year’s 18 candidates. candidates that are passionate, mail room,” said Lee. clear [about the budget rule] retary, is primarily respon- $40 and $50 for posters and “It is true that there are less committed, innovative and pro- Singh hopes to create a more as we possibly can next year,” sible for enforcing the budget five packs of sticky notes candidates this year…but [lack fessional. powerful Bluecard capable of he continued. rule. to use in his campaign. His of ] quantity does not necessar- “The kids who are running paying for laundry machines in Though less visible, Stu- Though the rule is not friends in Pease House each ily entail poor quality,” said Mike this year are a great crowd of dorms and an expansion of the dent Council did notice some stated explicitly in Student contributed $30 to pay for 50 Mackay ’11, Student Council kids. My only advice to them is to current Big Blue Bikes program. cases of over-spending this Council’s bylaws, the Board T-shirts, each costing $5.89. President. be genuine,” he added. However, Noh looks to estab- year. Mike MacKay ’11, Pres- introduced the spending limit Colton Dempsey ’12, next Due to the fewer number of “Although most people say lish a change machine in Gearge ident of Student Council, to candidates at an informa- year’s Executive Secretary, candidates, this year’s election the speeches are the most im- Washingotn Hall. “I just want to said, “There was this influx tional meeting for presiden- spent about $40 on posters will only feature three rounds of portant round, making that first make life more comfortable for of merchandise as the final tial candidates. and a tablecloth from which elimination. contact with groups of people on people,” he said. round approached, and we Khalil Flemming ’12, a can- he made banners. In order to officially enter the campus that you would not have Students will vote for the first just couldn’t respond to it in didate that made it to the final Brianna Barros ’12, anoth- election process, students had necessarily met is equally,” Mac- round of elimination on Thurs- time, within the two-day win- six, said that he was not at the er candidate that made it to to submit a one-page platform kay continued. day, February 17. dow.” meeting and was indirectly the final six, and Flemming informed of the budget rule respectively spent $32.50 and after hearing other students between $20 to $30 on mak- Three Students Asked to Adjust Campaign discuss overspending. ing posters. MacKay said that the Board Besides spending money Materials by Dean of Students Office partly relied on the candi- on posters, Yuni Sumawijaya dates policing themselves to ’12, a final six candidate, was February 28, 2011 follow the guidelines. given an early birthday pres- By CONNIE CHENG MacKay said that when he ent by a few of her friends Wong said that he was moti- on his word, if elected. being creative is important,” he discussed the spending limit who pooled their money to This past week, Paul Murphy, vated to use puns on his names Signs with edgy wordplay ac- said. “Frankly, they should be with Faiyad Ahmad ’10, last buy about 20 lacrosse pinnies Dean of Students, clarified the on his posters, after hearing from companied several of the rolls, a little edgy and fun, but [can- year’s President, before cam- to support her campaign. reasoning for instances of cen- past candidates that name rec- though others displayed cleaner didates] just have to make sure paigns began, Ahmad advised sorship in this year’s presidential ognition was part of a successful jokes, such as “Let the good they stay within the framework him “to create a campaign elections, which were prompted campaign. times roll.” of being appropriate.” atmosphere focused on ideas by references to alcohol and bath- His other posters includ- Wong hoped that students and less on the actual bind- room humor. Three candidates ed slogans like “Be righteous, would not only enjoy his toilet in this year’s elections—Brandon BWong” or “Be happy, BWong.” paper idea but also realize that Wong ‘12, Min Jae Yoo ’12 and Wong said he and his friends he was a candidate who kept his Uday Singh ’12—were requested thought his “bong” pun was fun- word. to adjust or remove posters dur- ny, but he understood that it was After Wong discussed the is- ing the campaign process. “edgy.” sue with his posters and toilet The cluster deans and Mur- “I knew putting up the post- paper with MacKay, MacKay of- phy primarily monitored the ers that I might have to take fered to exclude their cost from elections for inappropriate them down,” he said. his $50 campaign budget. The content in campaign materi- “I was aware that [my poster] offer was made on the day of als. According to Murphy, the could be taken the wrong way, the preliminary elections and All-School Meeting presidential but I know that others in the past did not end up affecting Wong’s speeches, candidates’ campaign have pushed the limits a bit.” campaign. videos and platforms were re- He said he did not receive any Yoo removed sign he put in viewed beforehand they were complaints from other students napkin holders in Commons that shown to the school community. or teachers about his posters. made use of “bathroom humor” The Executive Board of Stu- Singh, next year’s Student while communicating the ideas dent Council reviewed videos Council President, was also of his platform. and platforms, and Murphy and asked to remove posters con- “I didn’t expect the advertise- Carlos Hoyt, Associate Dean of taining inappropriate content. ments in the napkin holders to Students, looked over speeches. 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Julia Zorthian editor-in -chief cxxxiii Mike MacKay mr. president While the Blue Clock is Ticking An Epic Journey

omewhere along the way, I start- lines can be blurry, indistinguishable at top grades, and the failure seemed to o words can consecrate or self at times thin on this quest, the peo- ed to call Andover—the basement times, and since Junior year I’ve had to steal my self-worth away from me. I capture the cherished mem- ple I have met, the places I have been, Sof Morse, the fourth floor of Paul reassess what in my life I truly need. think it’s so easy for us to get caught up Nories of trips to the Knoll, and the experiences I have had along Revere, the paths, Commons, the Great I know now that I don’t need sleep, in the numbers—one through six—and Graves or Phelps Stadium. Looking to the way have made my journey invalu- Lawn, but mostly the people—home. but I do need a constant flow of Green so easy to compare ourselves to others encompass and honor the saga that has ably wholesome. Four years atop the Since Junior year, I’ve changed in Mountain Coffee. based on GPA. I had been doing just been Andover, I must look to–like any hill have granted me a certain peace more ways than are visible in my Face- I was sure I needed Uggs Junior Year that. good Andover student–the beginning, moving forward, and as Shakespeare book profile picture sequence (let me to look cool. This did not work. When valuing myself based on which we depend upon, and, specifi- once said, “In peace there’s nothing so add that I do look forward to attending I need free periods spent lying near grades stopped working, I had to rede- cally, the literary monument of Junior becomes a man as modest stillness and a school where I can escape the laugh- the Armillary Sphere and not wanting to fine myself, placing more worth on the year English, The Odyssey. humility.” ing references to my “awkward phase”). be any other place in the world. experiences I was having with friends, “Sing in me, Muse, the man of Observe the trappings of success, Admittedly, part of me still feels like my I should have done more work Low- on sports teams, in class and as a part of twists and turns…” my friends, but challenge yourself, ninth-grade self, with short hair that was er year, but I needed to submit my Phil- The Phillipian. I started learning from The Odyssey begins with the invo- knowing full well that wisdom is some- always unintentionally tousled, and the lipian articles on time, for I was severely everything, just to learn. Doing so was cation of the Muse, as the bard strips rubber bands that would snap off my intimidated by my section editors. (Al- the only way I could look forward to himself of ego and sings of the trials braces if I opened my mouth too wide most three years later, writing this, I get classes and start dedicating myself to and triumphs of Odysseus. However, Thank you for the while laughing, or worse, speaking in to push the deadline a little more, but am my work again. I’m so thankful to An- Homer’s initial structure also concedes class. still stressed about meeting 1500 words. dover for teaching me how to do this. one vital fact of life, in that, selfless- memories, the I apologize if I ramble). And learning at Andover is more ness permits a certain apotheosis. Af- moments we have I needed to spend most of my time ter all, carried down through centuries I’m four years more spent together, and in the Morse basement, with limited Yet the lines between of oral tradition, how else could one resilient when things natural light and access to the upstairs mortal recount twenty-four volumes may we continue to world. the things you want of poetry? Throughout Homer’s epic, go wrong, four years If pressed for time, it wasn’t neces- the protagonist, Odysseus, also proves learn as we write our and the things you more willing to test sary to read Sports or Arts before go- this aspect of existence to be true as own epics. ing to print, but I did need to look over need are less clear. he time and time again disperses his my limits. News, Commentary and Features. identity and adorns the many enti- I needed the quiet walk back from ties of the universe. This allows him Morse to Paul Revere every night, no than cramming for tests. It’s late night to infiltrate Troy, escape the Cyclops, thing that cannot be arbitrated into six These four, rigorous years have ma- matter how short. talks with Ms. Hawthorne in the com- oust the suitors, and become the clev- categories. Like the trickster himself, tured me. I’m four years more resilient I desperately need first period free, mon room; it’s attending a poetry read- erest man in Greece, the favorite child allow the universe to course through when things go wrong, four years more which I somehow scored for three years ing by the Poet Laureate on a Friday of Athena. Indeed, the wisdom that your veins, and, underclassmen, as willing to test my limits. Four years more in a row. night; it’s brewing the second pot of Odysseus possesses is divine, but the you strive for excellence, pursue your confident in what I have to say, more I need the classes that inspire me, coffee in the newsroom at 1 a.m. and roadmap that Homer provides to his passions in hopes of both learning and confident in meeting new people, more like Nonfiction Writing, History 300, Po- frantically trying to come up with an peak is earthly. Humility. Selflessness. living. These high school years will go confident in my friendships and what I etry and International Relations. editorial topic. The classroom spans Non Sibi is an ideal, which I have by faster than you think, and as you ap- believe in. And four years crazier at Ry- I need great friends, the kind that Siberia, dorm rooms and the tables in tried to live up to throughout my four proach your finis, do not let the origine ley dances. will lie on the Great Lawn with me be- Paresky Commons. And if we’re talk- years of Andover. It is an altruistic ad- fall to shadow. How will you impart My parents used to drill the song fore sign-in and talk, the kind I can coach ing Harkness Method, everyone’s a age, which we can at times dismiss as your mark, what will your legacy be, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” and cheer for during late night “fight teacher. impertinent or impossible to imple- and who will remain in your heart at by The Rolling Stones into my head, club” sessions in the dorm, the friends I When I look back at the last four ment; however, its message of selfless- the end of your odyssey? responding to my toddler demands by honestly owe most of my sanity and hap- years, I don’t reminisce about the ma- ness is perhaps the most profound of My fellow Phillipians, it has been singing the chorus to me. It was con- piness to. terial I learned or the grades I got. I Andover’s proverbs. Losing oneself to an honor serving you, as your Stu- sequently both the first song and - les I do not need grades to be happy. will undoubtedly benefit for my entire the rush of an intellectual whirlwind, dent Body President, and I wish you son I remember learning. The message This was a hard conclusion to come to. life from the education I received, but partaking in its fervor, is the greatest the best of luck on the course ahead. seemed clear: life doesn’t always work I had always identified myself by my what I remember will be the experi- service one can provide to his commu- Thank you for the memories, the mo- out, but effort improves your chances of performance in school, but for a period ences I had, the people I knew, and ev- nity and, moreover, to himself. When ments we have spent together, and success. starting Lower Fall, I shifted my focus erything I fell in love with. you give beyond your means, you ex- may we continue to learn as we write Yet the lines between the things you away from classes and started throwing I’ll insert some sage wisdom here pose yourself to the deepest depths of our own epics. want and the things you need are less myself into everything I could at An- “goodness and knowledge,” and that Yours, clear. At Andover I learned that those dover. I consequently stopped receiving is what allows for the most rewarding Michael MacKay Continued on B3, Column 4 education. Although I have spread my- B2 Commentary The Phillipian Sunday, June 5, 2011

Yerin Pak news director cxxxiii Letting Me Find Myself ndover is generous in many University X, the admissions officer not smarter than your teachers and You will also wonder how you you down. It will also welcome you ways besides its endowment: would say, because we offer many definitely not wiser. Respect them were lucky enough to find a place back with open arms when you pick Amost notably in its rigor and opportunities for independent study and ask to hear their life stories. Talk that you belong to and people you be- yourself up and come charging in in its opportunities. In your years and study abroad programs. As every to them and you will have those dis- long with. You will wonder how you again. And on that note, make a com- here, you will face periods of seem- other prospective student around us cussions that Andover promised you are surrounded by adults that want to mitment to yourself that you will al- ingly insurmountable challenges. gasp, we remain in our seats rather would have when you were admit- and will take you seriously. You will ways, always pick yourself up. This is Here’s a spoiler: you will get through unaffected. Appreciate the opportu- ted. wonder how it is possible that you the only way you will grow and be- it. Trust me on this one. You will You will wonder when you started are in basement of Morse working come stronger. You owe yourself that curse, scream, cry, call home, grit attending club meetings for the sake on an uncensored newspaper with much. your teeth, consume caffeine to the Modesty is a very of attending them when the initial your peers and able to publicly voice Before I conclude this, a slew of point where you’re lying in your bed glimmer of interest has long since your humble opinions in Commen- things every Andover student should jittery and staring at the ceiling, have hard trait to acquire, faded. You will wonder when you tary articles and editorials. You will do: Go to the Lantern Brunch. Spend existentialist crises, and tell yourself but Andover is started going to conference, eagerly wonder how you can owe so much to a rainy day (preferably Andover/ that you would do anything to leave nodding along to and jotting down your friends, who have raised you. As Exeter) watching great movies with this place (you don’t mean this really generous enough to your teacher’s ideas even though she for friends, I’ll say just this: you are friends. Go to the roof of the gym (if at all, by the way, because where does has stopped talking about your essay. nothing, absolutely nothing, without you don’t know how, explore until one go when they leave their home?) grant you that as well. You will wonder when you started your friends here. Treasure them. you do) and look at the stars. Take but you will be able to do it. And reassuring yourself that you are good Do not take yourself too serious- Praxis. Audition for DramaLabs. Go when you get through it, you will nities you get here. Apply for every enough because you’re taking Bio ly. You may think that you’re one of to senior recitals. Do homework in realize that Andover has instilled in independent study opportunity you 560 rather than 540, Spanish 220 the Addison. Take a beginning ballet you a deep strength. find (if you need ideas, here’s a great rather than 200, History 340 rather class. Go to Brace and CAMD scholar While you’re on the journey to one: the Brace Fellowship). Seek one- than 200. When did that become a Believe me when I say presentations, Art 500 exhibits and that realization, you will most likely on-one time with faculty whenever measure of the worth of a person, you other student presentations. Study in not feel fulfilled or enriched by the you can. And get involved with The think to yourself. You will wonder that Andover can and Garver at 7 a.m. when it’s empty. Go experience. I applaud the Andover Phillipian, whether it’s one unfortu- why you are crying in your room so will push you down. It to the mall, the movies or anywhere student who will be able tell herself nate inside News article or an editor- often, muffling your sobs with a pil- off-campus with your friends. Find in the midst of Upper Spring that the ship. Try your hardest to get down to low so that you don’t have to admit to will also welcome you a faculty or student mentor or role History 310 paper, Math 580 test or the newsroom and don’t leave until yourself that you can’t handle what’s model. Cynicism and anger is drain- Chinese 620 essay will help her to they kick you out, or get involved to been given to you. You will wonder back with open arms. ing after a while; try optimism. Don’t grow as a person. I certainly was not the point where you can stay there as when you started telling yourself waste your time sleeping; there’s too that student and you probably won’t long as you please. that you just have to get through the much to do and see. be either. But you will realize, in your Modesty is a very hard trait to term or the year or just until Senior “the best and the brightest,” or “the I’m forever indebted to my family, pre-graduation nostalgia in Senior acquire, but Andover is generous spring. Do not ever forget these mo- cream of the crop,” according to the friends and teachers. Thank you, An- spring, that this is true. More on that enough to grant you that as well. ments. Do not erase them from your sadly misinformed All-School Meet- dover, for believing in me and letting later. Modesty will come, mostly unwel- memory because you’re ashamed. ing speakers and other adults that me find myself. We don’t realize how spoiled we come and banging on the door, when Instead, force yourself to remember have shoved that message down our Yerin Pak is a four-year Senior are until we emerge generally un- you fail, again and again and again. these times when you have lost your- throats, but don’t think you’re im- from Seoul, Korea and the News Di- impressed from all the college tours Use this newly acquired modesty to self, and use it as a marker on the mune to failure. Believe me when I rector for The Phillipian CXXXIII. and information sessions. Come to understand that you are probably path to finding yourself again. say that Andover can and will push

Sophie Gould managing editor cxxxiii Chris Meyer commentary editor cxxxiii Diving into the Unknown Learn to Fail

lashback: it’s freshman win- Goodbye... every day omewhere in the basement my life at Andover was not defined ter, and I’m a nervous 14-year- To all-nighters once a week and To Features, the reason I have of Stowe House, there is a fad- by an acceptance of failure, but Fold. Shy awkward, stringy four hours of sleep a night if we’re gray hair Sed picture of eleven kids set rather the focused pursuit of earn- blonde hair, no makeup. I live in a lucky But most of all, to the wonder- against a backdrop of cheap blue ing respect. No, I was not necessarily single in Isham North—the dorm, To “emergency covenant please, ful, wonderful feeling of throwing upholstery. Although their appear- seeking justification for shameless not the infirmary, though the atmo- Mr. Murphy” yourself wholeheartedly into some- ances range from kids wearing ratty self-idolatry, but I wanted to justify, sphere is no different. My day-to- To midnight phone calls with the thing. t-shirts to a slightly older prefect both to my peers, and myself for that day human interactions are limited Eagle Trib The person I am now hardly whose wardrobe could most likely, matter, that I belonged at Andover to the six girls in my hall, the lunch To Bilbo Baggins recognizes the person I used to be. if sold, feed a small country, most of and could succeed in its environ- table in upper left and the two other To the coffee maker: God bless Andover taught me that having ev- the younger students grin happily ment. freshmen in my dance class. I’m fine you erything “under control” does not into the camera with a stress-free However, I have all too often with it. I don’t know what I’m miss- To “Homework? School? Col- make me happy. Sometimes you just and eager visage. failed in my attempts to earn respect. ing out on. lege? What’s that?” have to dive into the unknown and But right in the center of this My career in debate ended with- I’m a neat freak. My room is To swearing like a sailor deal with the consequences. Along quaint dormitory photo, otherwise out any sort of individual awards or spotless, and my class notes are a To having a “family” to come the way I’ve learned that people, certainly fitting for an admissions qualifications. As a rower, four years work of art. The library is too loud; home to every evening not grades, make me happy, and so catalog, is the anomaly of the group. of what I hope was genuine and re- I do my homework in my room with To newsroom, stockroom and does doing things that I am head- He’s a tiny kid, easily no more than spectable effort have unfortunately the door closed. Lights out at 11. No over-heels passionate about. five feet tall. Let’s be generous and left me right back where I started as exceptions. How has Andover changed me? say he weighs more than 100 pounds. a freshman: cut from the final boat- I saw old Ryley Room only once. Flashback: it’s I’ve discovered that there is more The faded sweatshirt he’s wearing, ings. The list goes on and on, but I I never sat on the Great Lawn. Cof- to life than academics—that so- with “Andover” emblazoned across won’t bore you with my own self- fee was disgusting. I was asleep long freshman winter, cial skills cannot be gleaned from the front, is easily two sizes too big. deprecation. before weekend sign-in. I didn’t and I’m a nervous a book. I have an open mind now. Far from smiling into the camera, But as my career at Andover have a Facebook. Boys had cooties. I have seen just how much a per- he is almost glaring at the lens, and reaches its twilight, I have been able Ordinary homework assignments fourteen-year old. son can change in four years, and I the resulting contrast between stat- to cast a more impartial eye upon my took me hours. How could I do any- know I’ve got a lot more changing ure and expression is, in the words previously held devotion to earning thing less than my best? I’d stay in ahead at college and beyond. of many, “Just goddamn hilarious.” respect. What I have realized will, my room for a whole weekend to StuPubs keys So I’d like to say one last thank Still, he’s entirely serious. His look is hopefully, reverberate not only with write a paper. (If there’s one thing To being on a first-name basis you to all of the people who have not one of anger, but of a fierce ob- my own peers, but also with every for which I have freshman year to with PAPS made the experiences that shaped session with perfection, a hatred of remaining student at this school. thank, it’s this: those grades prob- To Flagstaff Cluster Munch left- my time at Andover possible. I am failure. We are not defined by what we are ably got me into college, because my overs overwhelmingly grateful for the He is socially inept to the highest talented or capable at, but rather by record in Chemistry sure didn’t.) To a flooded inbox and daily an- late nights in the dorm, the dinners degree, preferring to hide in the co- what we are passionate about. Our I was constantly analyzing the gry emails downtown and all the laughs we’ve coon of his dorm than face the harsh time at Andover will not be remem- Andover experience. Why was I To frogs and mice, leaking ceil- had together. I can’t believe it’s realities of, dare I say it, a high school bered by our achievements, but by here? Was it worth it? I blamed the ings and rotten milk time to say goodbye, or at least, “see campus. He hates nothing more than those activities and undertakings stress on the school when, in reality, To naps on the couch during free you later.” I’m terrified to start col- people telling him to “lighten up.” that we poured our hearts and souls it derived from myself and the peo- periods lege next year without you all, but I He’s perfectly calm, and doesn’t need into while we were students. No, I ple I surrounded myself with. To pride, and feeling infinitely know Andover has made us capable you to tell him what to do, OK? will never be a world-class rower. Anyone who knows me now superior (whether or not it was jus- to rise to any challenge college can This is Chris Meyer, circa 2007. Hell, I couldn’t even make my high will laugh at this snapshot of a per- tified) to all other prep school pa- bring. We come to Andover to learn, but school varsity team. But my love for fectionist freshman, especially the pers The Phillipian was a wonderful we never leave with what we expect- the sport hasn’t diminished, and the people who saw me come alive in To “Hi, this is the Phillipian, 2 chapter in my life. Andover was too. ed to know. And although it is pretty best outcome for which I can hope is the chaotic and filthy basement of large cheese and 1 pepperoni (sorry But now there are new memories to much an impossible task to neatly that I have set a lasting positive ex- Morse Hall. Yuto), 1 Sprite and 1 Coke” be made. encapsulate one’s Andover experi- ample among the younger members Flash forward to Senior winter, To laughing. Laughing so hard It’s time to move on. ence, I can say without hesitation of the team. and it’s the last Phillipian Board your stomach hurts. And yelling. So Sophie Gould is a four-year Se- that there is just one thing I know I’m not going to try and wax po- meeting. There are tears in my eyes. much yelling. nior from South Hamilton, MA and about this school for certain. After etic about the singular experience or It’s time to say goodbye to the best To seeing the smartest and most the Managing Editor for The Phil- four years as an Andover student, activity that perfectly outlines my year of my life. interesting people you’ve ever met lipian CXXXIII. starting with that embarrassing pho- time at Andover. Such a thing simply to in French House and ending on doesn’t exist. What makes me love the Great Lawn, diploma in hand, I Andover, and what will always make have truly mastered only one thing: me love Andover, is ironic in its very failure. nature. It is a mentality that the little, Ironic, isn’t it? It is an oft-repeat- fierce kid in the French House com- Thank you, 2011! ed statement that someone is “always mon room could never have under- better than you,” but it is hardly ever stood. It is the sublime beauty that said that training for perfection will can be found in falling flat on your likely teach you naught but disap- face. You Will be Missed. pointment. Yet it is this knowledge Thank you Andover. Good luck to that has defined my Andover experi- you all. ence. Chris Meyer is a four-year Senior At first glance this is a rather de- from Darien, CT and a Commentary pressing outlook. Up until recently, Editor for The Phillipian CXXXIII. B3 Commentary The Phillipian Sunday, June 5, 2011

Ben Talarico vignettes As the Circle Breaks Apart Here’s a banal question: what is Girls Don’t Cry). Orientation is the fan cell replacing the next, until you no You always want to sit next to the when you get dumped (history has a Andover? that sprays rainwater into your face as longer are what you were. But what cute, Dominican boy in Ms. Curci’s strange way of repeating itself. Per- The answer varies from person to you sleep that first night, all the while was the seed? Perhaps it is the roller- English 300 class, but his beauty even- haps the tragedy of human starts in person. This school, after all, is just you think “What the %&*# am I doing coaster ride of Mr. Tortorella’s English tually fades from a roar to a constant the bedroom). You beat yourself up for our perceptions—our internalized here?” 200 class, a man who is infected with hum (seeing the same person every- trying to rekindle such fickle things experiences with the outside world. The answer to this question comes passion. You, too, are infected with day does something to their presence, (remember—they’re as unstable as an Andover is an amorphous blob that faster than you want it to. Your fresh- passion but for different reasons. dampens them, washes them out). You earthquake). The ice of winter, once each of us shapes within our minds. man fall is a series of light breathing, a It’s the budding of a relationship. realize that Lady Macbeth is your fa- so majestic in its shiny stillness, is now Whatever the shape, it’s always multi- lack of oxygen, constricted blood ves- The temperature falls, and you no lon- vorite character, and you laugh and re- just cold again. dimensional. sels (what the nurse describes as Ray- ger walk back to your dorm alone on coil as she descends into madness. The travel writers save you. V.S. It’s imperative that we take this naud’s Syndrome), ink-blue fingers as weekend nights. You have lap to lie in, You run alone, forsaking track sea- Naipaul is profound. David Foster shape, twirl it about, observe its di- you collapse beneath your desk. Fresh- a hand to stroke your hair. That is your son in the spring time. You find seren- Wallace is witty. Annie Dillard….she’s mensions, and ponder the process by man fall is sitting in Mr. Cirelli’s music love—that is the thing itself. Or, per- ity in the loneliness of running alone. beyond the confines of the English which we molded this clay. class as you listen to Dido and Aeneas haps the seed is the Dalai Lama, Marx, You lose yourself in your history text- vocabulary. They all take you away, It all starts with a large, blue pack- (Pursue thy conquest, love!). and Frankel, a stew of philosophers book, scoffing and pounding your fist far away. You release your anger on age that your neighbor shoves into the Freshman fall is being scared of a that Mr. Housiaux prescribes as a view over the Mai Lai massacre, cringing at the African drums in Graves. You find car window, as you sit in your drive- girl in an electric wheelchair. Fresh- of human nature. He makes you real- Reagan’s election, and picturing your- catharsis in the rhythm. You also find way. Pretty soon, you’re screaming in man fall is saying something stupid in ize that instead of going to Wall Street self as an eight year-old on the night catharsis in writing about Cambodia. the back seat. Mr. Domina’s English 100 class and to become an investment banker, you of the Florida recount (history blends Writing, after all, is catharsis in dis- Pretty soon, the Indian reservation being ridiculed for it. Freshman fall want to work on a commune in the into ourselves…eventually, that is). guise. recedes along the highway as you head is Cross Country, the liberation that steppes of Mongolia. Your face flushes with heat as you get Senior spring is a Means Essay dec- due east. Pretty soon, your mother comes from running: liberation that Or perhaps it is the poetry that rejected from the GSA board (never lamation (your knees shake uncontrol- cries at the airport gate as you pretend you never thought possible. comforts you after the death of au- again will you write an inappropriate lably behind the podium), it’ Virginia not to know her. Go a little further, Freshman fall is inadvertently tumn. The beauty of Whitman (“Out poem for an application essay). Woolf and her brilliant insanity (will down the gray corridor, and nothing coming out in 1924 house, your sec- of the cradle, endlessly rocking, out Slipping off the skin of Upper year, they ever go to the lighthouse?), It’s will be the same. ond GSA meeting (after the meeting, of the mockingbird’s throat…”) brings you never look back. senioritis and the peaceful loss of will, But don’t worry, there’s a new nor- you bond with a girl who will eventu- you to tears. You feel like the He-bird The best way to describe senior fall: it’s an acceptance into NYU, it’s the mal. That’s what orientation is for: cre- ally know you better than yourself ). who has lost his mate as you realize the act of fitting yourself into a sheet smoothness of Naked Juice in the den, ating a new normal. Orientation is the Freshman fall is thinking that CAMD that romantic relationships are as un- of paper. Well, now with the advent of it’s the smell of lilacs beside Pearson, lugging of baggage up the steep, Rock- as too politically correct when, in fact, stable as an earthquake. The world is computers, you can fit yourself into a it’s the smell of lilies in the chapel, it’s well steps as you make awkward small you’re the immature one. Freshman an ironic place; the sky clears as spring screen. But you’re not that shallow: se- confiding in that girl you once thought talk with Blue Key heads. Orientation fall is Mrs. Green’s belief that you can dawns once again and there you are, in nior fall is so much more than the de- was scary, the one who used to be in is seeing those same Blue Key heads do math, despite your inevitable 3. your room, feeling as dead as the win- grading process of self-promotion you the wheelchair, but is now one of your (barbarians, really) screaming at the Freshman fall is running into lower ter behind you. call the admissions process. Besides best friends. It’s the loss of that friend corner of Salem and Main Street. Ori- left as the first flakes of snow touch Or maybe it’s the Commentary fitting into a sheet of paper, you fit to leukemia at age 18, it’s crying in a entation is punching people’s numbers the ground. section that changes you, brings you into skinny jeans (they make you feel church pew, it’s crying in front of an into your contacts whom you’ll never The ice descends as the leaves dis- to your knees, forces you to articulate rotund), and you change your style. unfinished eulogy because it hurts so speak to again. integrate beneath its weight. Freshman your thoughts, and embeds within you While becoming more noticeable, you bad. It’s Rahman, Lewis, and Kugel. Orientation is the feeling of the winter is only three things: an odyssey, an inferiority complex. Or maybe it’s decide to give up on boys. It’s “Eli Eli lama sabachtani.” large, green leaves that cling to the an addiction to CAMD hot chocolate, Ms. Joseph as she neurotically scrapes Your life becomes about work, It’s dopamine in the bloodstream. stone wall as you walk towards the cha- and the nagging feeling as your friend the blackboard clean in math class. Or work, work and, oh yes, running. You It’s a thorn in the side. pel. Orientation is the creepy, fat angel becomes skinnier and skinnier be- maybe it’s the bad housing situation in suffer through the mud to run a 5k It’s anticipation. on top of the wooden pillar in the cha- neath her hoodie and sweatpants. Bishop, and finding exile in Fuess. Or, under 18 minutes (why is it that the It’s tragedy. pel that you deem as your “guardian The buds burst open on the perhaps it’s Kesey, Kafka, or Calvino. greatest joy comes from suffering?) It’s….it’s….it’s…….. angel.” Orientation is a game of Ping- branches as spring awakens; it’s your You never forget Cosimo, or the life It all falls apart. Tyler Clementi, Seth Hush. Pong in the basement of Rockwell, and first visit to Graham house (you can’t that you could lead if you went to the Walsh, Adam Brown. The suicides Beneath the myth of time, the a line of people waiting to play whose handle distress any longer), it’s your trees, let passion wrap itself around make you realize what it means to be revolution spins around, coming back names you mispronounce. first stress fracture (in your left foot) you. young and gay in America. to where it started, to where we all Orientation is stepping out of GW from running, it’s your first kiss (he Whatever the reason, you are dif- The term ends in a krama, a scarf started. after matriculation into the balmy, late- turns his head towards yours. You ferent. That which you are, you are. from Cambodia. You twirl it in front of We weave a circle, a circle that autumn air, and—after glancing around somehow know what he wants and You move up. You are an Upper. your face, laughing, as the autumn dies breaks apart as time moves forward at people—seeing a girl beneath an your mouth meets his. The tight cord But everything you hear confirms that away. beneath us. elm tree and introducing yourself (it’s within you is severed) on the floor of Upper year is not so uplifting. You You get what you’ve always want- Ben Talarico is a four-year Senior strange how introductions, so mun- Boston City Hall. The spring is this: think that the term “Upper” should be ed. It’s winter, but romantic relation- from Suquamish, WA. dane, can be so fateful). Orientation is coming home again, only to find that used for the preceding year and vice ships rise from the frozen ground. It’s having your computer equipment sto- the family—the familiar—has changed versa. You guzzle coffee, not realizing pathetic that the courting process has len after a seemingly friendly woman beyond recognition. Or is it you? that you’ll shake throughout physics been reduced to texting. You grow up offers to drive it to your dorm. Orien- At some point during Lower year, and Spanish (no matter how much between the sheets and blankets of tation is a run up the vista. Orientation something bursts within you, like a you drink, you’ll always get twos and other people’s beds, in other people’s is a song that’s stuck in your head (Big sprout that grows and grows, every threes in physics). rooms. But this series of trysts fall flat

Michelle Ma commentary editor cxxxiii Julia Zorthian continued from b1

for non-graduating PA students: An- four dining halls used to serve the same dover is ridiculously more enjoyable food? Remember going to Blaine for our Prepare for the Symphony when you take the time to, well, enjoy athletic apparel, and when Quad Day yourselves. This is so painfully obvious was Quad Night, and walking down Th e n , w h e n y o u w a k e u p one day tence, unsuccessful in the traditional confidence in the fact that there is no it’s hard for me to write the words, but that narrow staircase to the old Ryley about 40 years old, you say, my sense but more fulfilling than that of capital T truth.) I don’t mean to make sometimes the most obvious advice is Room? “god, I’ve arrived. I’m there! And the aforementioned mindless masses. it sound as if we’re all completely on That was a whole different stu- you don’t feel very different from what When it came down to it though (and our own though, because we aren’t dent body, a whole different decade. you’ve always felt. And it was a slight this is the part that took me a long really, in a school of plus or minus Andover has shifted around us, and all let down because you’ve felt it was a time to admit), this picture left me twelve hundred kids. Curtis Sitten- The truth is that no along we’ve been slowly outgrowing hoax. And it was a hoax. A dreadful feeling strangely unfulfilled. If you’ll feld wrote in her book Prep, “In my college is worth four our school. Now that we know the de- hoax… We missed the point the whole excuse another movie reference, it whole life, Ault had the greatest den- tails, like the different trees that flower way along. It was a musical thing and was like the ending of The Graduate, sity of people to fall in love with.” years of Andover around campus in the first weeks of you were supposed to sing or dance when the exhilarating effects of rebel- Replace Ault with Andover, and I feel spring and the general layout of the while the music was being played.” lion die down, and reality sets back in, the same way. People here are inter- without feeling, at stacks, it’s time for us to leave. -Alan Watts awkward and with fluorescent lights. esting, so interesting that I can see some point, true This is especially distressing to me Sometime during my Lower year, It took me a long time to come to how movies and books were origi- now, when I am on the brink of home- probably between the hours of twelve that realization, and to realize that nally based on real life. passion. lessness in the form of a rose and a di- and six in the morning, I discovered sincerity and perseverance aren’t mu- I came to Andover for the wrong ploma. So I try to think of a song my hall this Youtube clip called “Music and tually exclusive. In fact, the two of reasons. For my parents it was the played on repeat last spring by Edward Life,” essentially a short animation them together is what produces re- prestige and the Bushes (which was the easiest to look over at Andover. Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and as set to the voice of Alan Watts, a Brit- ally great art and music and literature. the same as the prestige), and for I’ve been there—you’re stressed a comfort, remember the lyric “home ish philosopher who was really into What Alan Watts suggests in “Music me it was idea of it all (New Eng- about work, swamped with sports prac- is wherever I’m with you.” So home, Zen Buddhism. I remember watching land boarding school à la A Separate tices and club meetings, and can’t take fellow graduates, is wherever I’m with this video and thinking this, this right Peace). The Catcher in the Rye refer- the time do something else you look you, and my home won’t be Andover’s here, is the meaning of life. Watts was ence didn’t hurt either. Even though forward to. I’m by no means advocating campus for much longer. Let’s keep in talking about the whole idea of suc- It’s okay to sacrifice my 8th grade visions of Andover were skipping homework to hang out, but in- cess and achievement and how all of a few seconds of the off by a long shot, I was lucky. The stead recommend budgeting your time that was, in his humble Zen-minded lows here are low, but the highs are so you can do things you love, things Let’s keep in touch, opinion, complete bullshit, and the piece to tune the greater than anything I could have that will make you happy. real answer was in living your life— instrument and make ever imagined then. The truth is that no college is worth to maybe carry that enjoying it. My only wish is that I had more four years of going to Andover without bit of home with us in I stuck with this simple philoso- it sound better. time. It makes me sad to think that I’ll feeling, at some point, true passion. A phy for most of my time here. It’s never have it again. Yes, I’ll keep in passion that part of you aches for, some- college and beyond about the late night confessions and touch with a few of my closest friends, thing you feel more alive doing. I found sing-a-longs with your roommate, it’s playing phone tag and exchanging a that in interviewing, writing ledes, see- as we move forward about lingering in Commons until the and Life” is that the point of a musi- few hurried emails here and there, ing my name in print on newspapers with our lives. work-duty kids come to wipe down cal composition, just as in life, is not and maybe we’ll even catch up over across campus. I also found that by the tables. It’s about doing what you the end, but the stuff in between that coffee if I’m in the neighborhood, meeting faculty members who inspired love and not doing what you “should” you dance and sing along to. What but I’ll never have this again—never me to do things like write for fun and do. And everything else—the insincer- I’ve come to realize is that it’s okay sit on the Morse heater as the last of try to read all of Shakespeare’s plays. touch then, to maybe carry that bit of ity and the groveling and the constant, to sacrifice a few seconds of the piece covenant hours tick away, stalling be- It’s hard to connect with something home with us in college and beyond as mindless, passionless work—all of to tune the instrument and make it fore the cold walk back to the dorm, when you’re focused on grades, and in we move forward with our lives. that was just what the unenlightened sound better, so that you have more never steal a pineapple from Com- Andover’s competitive atmosphere, it is Thank you, Mr. Robinson and CC, ones did. fun in the rest of the song. It’s not the mons and cut it with my crazy room- way too easy to worship the six. for having us over for dessert and talk- Andover’s taught me a lot, but per- same as focusing on the end of the mate’s stainless steel knife, never Andover hasn’t always been the ing with us for over three hours that fog- haps the biggest thing I’ve learned is composition. I guess what I mean is linger on the Armillary sphere before right place for me, and I haven’t always gy Friday night. Thank you Commons that I don’t really know all that much, that it’s okay to work hard on things sign-in, never again will I do any of been happy—the lows can be brutal, al- for providing us with Perfectos Bagels and the worst I could do is assume I that might not mean much to you cur- this once June 5th rolls around. It’s a most crippling. We’re not coddled here, every weekend. Thank you CXXXII do (know all that much). I think that’s rently, things like requirements and frightening thought, but one that I’ve we’re forced to grow up, but we’re all in for assigning me that first news article the biggest mistake I’ve made in my prerequisites, if they’ll help you on been slowly training myself to come positions to succeed. I’m confident that about the Asian Society Basketball four years here—assuming that the your journey to do what you really to terms with these last few weeks. coming to Andover was the best deci- Tournament. uncompromising philosophy outlined love. That’s not selling out. Who knows? Maybe we’ll all meet sion I have ever made. I don’t have enough space nor time above was it, the capital T truth, and What I’ve also learned over the again, many years from now, and it’ll I’m not much taller than I was at to finish my list of farewell thank-yous, that there couldn’t possibly be an- years is that this, like most meaning- be as if no time has passed at all. fourteen, but it’s nice to feel like I take so I’ll round it out with a general thank other way to look at the world and the ful life lessons, is not something that And like all aspiring Commence- up more space on the campus where I you to everyone: I’ll never take for grant- Andover experience. your friends will teach you. Your par- ment reflections, this one contains a now know more people and am more ed the time I spent with you, growing For most of my four years here, I ents might, but really, who listens to bucket list of sorts: involved. As we (or at least I) grew into up on Andover Hill. pictured my life as a road movie; you their parents? Ultimately, it’s some- 1. Work for The Phillipian. It’ll be our limbs, we also grew into, then out of, I’ll take my diploma, now, and let it know the type, the ones where the thing you’ll have to learn by your- one of the best decisions you’ll make Andover, starting as frightened fresh- send me on my way. main character usually ends up grow- self, through feeling your way blindly in your life, I promise. men and becoming the class of 2011 we Julia Zorthian is a four-year Senior ing a lot of facial hair as he drives through it all. (Or maybe you don’t Michelle Ma is a four-year Senior are today. from Greenwich, CT and the Editor-in- along in his busted car, casually meet- even need to learn this lesson or un- from Walnut, CA and a Commentary Remember the time our lives Chief of The Phillipian CXXXIII. ing all sorts of personalities along the derstand where I’m coming from at Editor for the Phillipian CXXXIII. were threatened on May 30 by words way. It seemed the meaningful exis- all, but that just adds to my growing scrawled in a port-a-potty? Or how all Sunday, June, 5 2011 The Phillipian Commentary b4

A New Tia Baheri momentous Shifting Outlook Looking Forward to Looking Back Roles t’s very easy to be scared. It is are easier said than done. as we are, and we all enjoy learn- especially easy to be scared if you Most importantly, it is easy to look ing new things. So why not do that? Iare an Upper during spring term. forward. It is easy to imagine what Why not look at all of our classes They have told you what to be scared courses we will be taking next year. as an opportunity to learn and dis- of. In fact, being scared comes natu- I’m not sure about you, but I spent an cuss ideas? If we just stop worrying rally. You can almost feel the crushing entire afternoon curled up on a couch about grades and homework, we can weight of being a Senior already. You with my green pen, circling first focus on doing what we came here can already picture yourself laboring choices and alternates and trying to to do: learn, pursue the things that over college applications, staring at a make lists. And then ripping the first we are passionate about and look 12 page term papers at 2 am and run- list into confetti and starting all over. outward and try to help those in our ning from classes, to sports, to clubs It is easy to think about leadership po- community. I think we should stop Ben Krapels sitions you have applied for. I’ve been worrying about leadership positions there! Refreshing your email or drop- and grades and college. Getting Christiana Nguyen cowboy I have seen too many ping by GW to check your mailbox a good grades or leadership positions grateful few times a day, hoping the message ark Twain once said anxious Uppers to reads: “Congratulations! You have o the class of 2011, Yes, it is really easy that “I didn’t have time to believe that any of been chosen to…” Congratulations, you have Mwrite a short letter, so I Yes, it is really easy to look for- to look forward. It is Tmade it through your time wrote a long one instead.” Twain’s us are safe from the ward. It is easy to think we will miss here at Andover. Your hard work and remark has been endorsed by Eng- people. It is easy to worry about se- easy to worry about dedication to excellence has paid off, lish teachers and grandmothers pressure that comes nior year and about college. It is really and while you think you are leaving Senior year and about the world over, stressing the im- with the myths. easy to be excited for next year. It is a behind Andover forever, the effects portance of quality over quantity, little harder to live in the present. college. of your time here will live on through substance over style. When the It’s hard not to go class with two the community for years to come. Class of 2011 graduates in June, cups of coffee every day. I find it hard As a freshman last year, you, the that small group of wonderfully in the afternoon. You know the im- to formulate sentences in my first pe- should not be the goal, it should be class of 2011 were my prefects, my talented individuals will be added plications of being a Senior. It means riod class after staying up late to fin- the result of working hard, learn- mentors. You weren’t “too cool” to be to the millions attending college in more work than ever, more responsi- ish a paper. It’s really difficult to be a ing passionately and pursuing our seen with us, but you offered a guid- the United States and abroad. But bilities and many more expectations. hundred percent “on” for every single interests. We can still look forward ing hand of wisdom and built a bridge what they like in quantity, they Just as Lowers and Freshmen are activity that you participate in during to next year without obsessing over between us and the rest of the school. make up for in quality. somehow expected never to complain the day. It is impossible to go to a class it and living in the present. Our time You helped us choose our classes, When they finish, the world about their workload, just as Uppers and not overhear conversations about is best spent enjoying our friends sports, and clubs as we listened keen- will be a very different place than are expected to live off of caffeine and how many hours of sleep your class- and enjoying our time here at An- ly to all your experiences. You taught it is now. For example, examine sob hysterically about History 310 pa- mates have had the previous night. dover before they leave and before it us PA social protocol like “don’t go to the past four years the class of 2011 pers, seniors also feel the pressure of Sometimes it seems like the school ex- comes time for us to graduate. dances too early”, and where to sit in has spent entrenched at Andover: filling a stereotypical role. “Maybe”, pects us to finish all of our homework That is my resolution for the end the chapel. We looked up to you in in 2008, the subprime mortgage you say, “they should know after four every night, socialize with friends, of Upper year. I want to live a “now” all aspects, aspiring to follow in your crisis, and petroleum hitting $100 years that they should not buy into it.” go to every meal, go to clubs and still that I truly enjoy. I want to live a footsteps. Essentially, you were our dollars a barrel for the first time in But I have seen too many anxious Up- have time to read for fun and get eight “now” that is meaningful and hon- role models. history, dominated the year, hurt- pers to believe that any of us are safe hours of sleep every night. With a est. I want to live a “now” that I can We entered lower year with a ing not just Andover families, but from the pressure that comes with the workload that sometimes reaches look back on fondly in the future. “been there, done that” attitude. We the institution itself. myths. eight hours a night, that seems impos- So as I look at my friends break- thought we were veterans, better It’s easy to be sad. It is easy to sible. It seems impossible to actually ing from the circle at Commence- than the freshman, eager to be upper- realize that our friends are leaving. enjoy the spring, to enjoy our friends ment and rushing over to hug me, classmen. We thought we didn’t need By all means, the Some of us realize it a few months and above all, it seems impossible to I am not going to think about how you anymore until we decided to be- world that the class before Commencement, others a few enjoy the work that we are doing. hard Upper spring was or how hard come serious in our extra-curricular weeks and a few of us wait until they While the spring can be an over- Senior fall will be without them. I endeavors. We wanted to become of 2011 inherits when are gone. We wait until we come back whelming time for everyone and only want to enjoy them, as they are more involved in our commitments, to campus in the fall and realize that while it may seem like our only choice then: crushing the freshly mowed thinking of possible leadership posi- they leave Andover they are not sitting at our tables, not is to become a robot fueled by copious lawn with their heels, read roses tions we could take later down the for the last time as heading our clubs or sports teams or amounts of coffee, the best thing to and cigars in hand, faces bright with road, enthusiastic, but without direc- popping up in our classes gloating do is to live now. Instead of lamenting tearful smiles and all of them, ready tion. Although our intentions were students will be a about Senior spring. It’s easy to prom- the end of the year or worrying about to move forward. good, we floundered with how to go ise you will stay in touch until you re- the upcoming year, why not live now? Tia Baheri is a two-year Upper about accomplishing our goals. And difficult and complex alize that they will not be living with I know we all enjoy learning; we all from Dallas, TX. there you were, just as you were our one. you anymore and that your promises came to Andover because, as different freshman year, a solid rock to lean on. As heads of clubs, team captains, and editors, you once again offered a Yet the Class of 2011 found Zach Merchant bulldog guiding hand and paved a path for us time to celebrate the 2008 Olym- to achieve success. We gained insight pics in Beijing, where an Andover into the inner workings of the PA alumnus rowed to gold for the community and began investing our Women’s Heavyweight eight, and A Bruised Ego and a Smile efforts into our future. Michael Phelps won eight gold Next year, we’ll be uppers, the medals in the pool. Along with the did the math and found out some strides between freshman and that I lost the election. same age you were when you became newly admitted Class of 2012, ’11 that, come the last day of finals, lower year and I blew it. So what does that leave me our role models. Freshman will be saw the election of America’s first I I will have spent 630 hours in a Fast forward to the beginning with? A bruised ego and a smile. looking up to us for advice and guid- black president, Barack Obama, classroom this year. That’s 37,800 of fall term. “If I can’t make varsity I know that the day I come home ance just as we used to look up to you. in November of 2008. Healthcare minutes worth of lectures, lessons, soccer,” I thought to myself, “then I with a perfect report card will It’s hard to believe that you won’t be was passed, unemployment num- and notes. 140 days of tests and can at least get a 5.0. How hard can probably be the same day the na- here next year for us to lean on all the bers lessened, and domestic affairs homework. And 2,268,000 seconds it be?” When midterm arrived, I tional soccer team offers me a con- time, but I guess that this is a natural seem to be on the mend. Yet over- of learning. But when I think back gained a newfound sense of awe for tract…and I’m elected president. rite of passage that happens with ev- seas, several events, some natural, on my lower year, these things will the kids who actually pull an honor- I’m alright with that, though, be- ery class at PA. some artificial have rocked the be the last to come to mind. What roll-level average. As hard as I had cause if Andover’s taught me one Each year, our roles shift, and as world in the past four years. Earth- I’ll remember most will be the expe- worked, I found myself looking at a thing, it’s how to lose. we grow up, we need to assume the quakes in China, Chile, Haiti, and rience. And what an experience it’s 6 week grind to the finish if I wanted Everything I’ve tried to do this role of the class before us in order to Japan have caused not only mas- been. any hope of getting that 5.0. And so I complete the balance. It will be our sive amounts of death and destruc- In the course of one year I’ve went at it. For 42 days I worked into duty as the class of 2013 to make sure tion, but called forth equally sub- the late hours of the night. And, for that the incoming class will get the stantial amounts of humanitarian the first time this year, my efforts I know that the day opportunity to learn just as much aid. Starting in Tunisia, the Arab were rewarded. When I opened my I come home with a from us as we learned from you. This Spring has spurred revolutions in What I’ll remember report card, a 5.0 was the first thing is how Andover operates, designed Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and most will be the I saw at the top of the page. But then perfect report card to make us gain knowledge and then several other countries in the Mid- I looked at my grades and realized it give back to the community, follow- dle East. experience of Lower was rounded. I didn’t really accom- will be the same day ing, essentially, the principle of “Non By all means, the world that plish what I set out to do. Another the national soccer Sibi”. the Class of 2011 inherits when year. And what an goal set and another goal unreal- Every class has its specific pur- they leave Andover for the last experience it’s been. ized. team offers me a pose, and uppers are the mentors of time as students will be a difficult And then came the big one. Spring contract...and I’m the newest Andover generation. You and complex one, let alone when term arrived and with it class rep have helped us become who we are they graduate from college. How- tried out for varsity soccer (I was elections. I got all of my signatures elected president. today and through those actions, you ever, the Class of 2011 is, as Twain cut), run for class rep (I lost), and de- and wrote my platform. As the first have helped to guide Andover for says, a short letter, the more select cided that I was going to make honor round of the election approached, years to come. I hope that, we, the list of young people who will in- roll (thank you, rounding!). Looked my support swelled and for the first class of 2013, will be up to the job and herit the reins to the world in the at from an objective standpoint, my time I felt like I had a chance to do year, I’ve ‘lost.’ But what did I re- follow in your footsteps. coming years. The ones who have year was an abject failure. Person- really accomplish something that I ally give up, a blue jacket with my Class of 2011, you will truly be been more painstakingly created, ally, I couldn’t be more proud. worked for. Sure enough, I moved name on the sleeve and a couple of missed. We will miss your faces on honed, and packaged into dyna- Learning from my first experi- through to the final round. Now all I nice titles to put on a college app? the podium, your skits for the pep mos of knowledge and goodness. ence with varsity soccer a year earlier needed to do was give a speech and Compare that to what I’ve gained, rallies, your laughs in lower right, As Seal Team 6 was asked to assas- where I found myself flat on my back I’d have a shot at winning. But when and it’s a no brainer. I’d make the and your loud cheers in ASM. As sinate Osama bin Laden, the Class more often than on my feet, I thought it came time to deliver, I choked. If same mistakes all over again. I you go forth, away from Andover, of 2011 is in their own right, a I was ready this time around. As I ar- there were an award for total self-de- might have not succeeded in any- take comfort and remember that you comparable elite force of scholars, rived on campus with the rest of the struction, I would have won it. Star- thing I did this year, but I certainly are still leaving behind a little bit of athletes, musicians, and artists. In pre-season athletes in September, I ing out at 400 hundred of my peers, I didn’t fail. I challenged myself you, through everyone you have ever the coming years, the Class of 2011 felt ready to play at that level for the literally shook with fear. As my body to rise to a higher level and even come across during your time here. will not have time to write a short first time. I’d worked hard all sum- let me down, so did my voice. I stut- though I never achieved perfec- I really don’t know what else to letter addressing the problems the mer long and it showed in my play. tered and stammered through the tion, I perfectly pursued it. To me, say except, thank you. I wish you all world faces, but they will get it The tryouts were going well and I words that just hours earlier flowed that’s more than enough. the best. done regardless. was beginning to think that I had a with ease. When I finally limped my Zach Merchant is a two-year Christiana Nguyen is a two-year Ben Krapels is a three-year Up- chance. And then I got cut. No var- way through the end of my speech, I Lower from Lebanon, PA and an As- Lower from Vancouver, WA and an per from Andover, MA and a colum- sity jacket for me this year, no letter, knew I had blown my chance. It was sociate Commentary Editor for The Associate Commentary Editor for The nist for The Phillipian. no nothing. My first chance to make no surprise, then, when I learned Phillipian. Phillipian. B5 Commentary The Phillipian Sunday, June 5, 2011

Raeva Kumar artist The Andover Mirror write for my school newspaper. nity to test yourself. As a full-fledged, This fact would be almost irrelevant often merciless meritocracy, it gives you Iif I went to my local high school, but the choice to push yourself. at Andover, it means that I’m up, at some If you want to learn calculus, An- ungodly hour, honored to be writing an dover will not only teach calculus but article that will find itself placed along- also train you first to question it, next to side the musings of Seniors and other prove it, and then to wield it. If you like Underclassmen in the final, most poi- to read, you will have ample opportunity gnant issue of The Phillipian this year. to do so for credit, but you will learn to For me at Andover, there is never a constant lull that lasts. Quiet times are always interrupted by something of rel- evant. Some rainy Thursday might see One of the things that sweet victory on the hardest test of the makes Andover so year, or another Monday night could meet the sudden announcement of yet worthwhile and, at another major assignment to be added on to all the rest due the next day. times, so unbearable But as I tap my keys so broodingly, is that it gives you flopped down among my fluffy green covers, I look away from my screen ample opportunity to and up at the twinkling disco ball that hangs above my bed. The minute mir- test yourself. ror squares reflect my room back to me in shambles, angled off so sharply I can’t help but analyze each. The tangled web comb even the tiniest crevices of the of color filling one square is the Beatles stories, looking for those minute details poster, the stark whiteness of thin fabric that make a work so profound. You will is a bit of the giant t-shirt I cut up the day grow to realize that authors are not al- before in an effort to make it stop sinking ways right, and what matters is how you down to my knees, the patterned grey is connect with the words themselves and my tissue box, and the white letter “G” what you do with them. on a muddy grey-brown background is But truly, what we take from An- my AP Chemistry book, propped upside As I see it, this is the real Andover once. I have this feeling whenever I’m want to learn. I want to be triumphant, dover is what we give. This school is my down on my music folder. The disco ball nightlife. We spend our evenings and working that I’m driving myself forward, marching out on the Vista like a warrior, disco ball. It shows me my world, my itself stands as an unusual testament to growing as an individual. I don’t want to diploma held high, laughing at the myr- thoughts, my ideas, and rearranges them, my Lower year; this year itself was char- stuff myself full of tales of an idealistic iad challenges to come. I want to be in putting them in their place, and making acterized by specific moments in time, This year itself was future, but I know I’m doing something command of myself, possessed of a blend clear what doesn’t match. divvied into fragments, independent good for myself, here at Andover, and I of “Non Sibi” goodwill and calm, cool Coming into Andover, every student memories, just like the pieces of my dis- characterized by know I’ll be happy down the road. intellect. More than anything, I want has his or her own unique aspirations, co ball, scattered across my memory but specific moments I give tours for the Admissions of- to maintain my morals, holding onto fears, and talents, and everyone leaves pulled together inside me. fice, and every week when I’m showing myself, while allowing for new growth. with slightly different accomplishments I look left and see my roommate, her in time, divvied a different family around, I always think Next year, I’m an Upperclassman. I’ll be and scars. But you really do paint your light still on and her hair in braids and back to the days when I knew absolutely a Prefect, and I’ll get to watch and assist own picture. Andover simply acts as the her nose buried in her keyboard, and fragments. nothing of this place. It was more distant fourteen new Juniors as they come into medium. she smiles at me. Opening my window, than Hogwarts and seemed just as magi- their own. Raeva Kumar is a two-year Lower I look out into the Quads and see the sil- nights most often pattering furiously at cal, if not more. One of the things that make Andover from Poughquag, NY and an Associate houettes of countless figures in the win- our computers, and it’s grueling and te- As I came to gradually understand so worthwhile and, at times, so unbear- Commentary Editor for The Phillipian.. dows of other dorms, still awake. dious and somehow still glorious all at Andover, I figured out what it is I truly able, is that it gives you ample opportu-

Veronica Harrington clear-eyed Syndni White freshman The Honeymoon Is Over Now What? arrived at school for orientation and this ominous feeling of Big Brother As the year is drawing to a close and started at Andover walking and get in bed strictly by 11:00. Fall as a new Lower. The first few days watching, I began to constantly rethink seniors are about to embark on the next around an unfamiliar campus, term went by like a blur, and soon it Iwere arranged to bond and comfort my decision of coming to Andover. It’s four years, I implore them to reflect on I with boxes after boxes to over- came to a close. the new students, yet for some reason I very bizarre­—I have this innate sense Andover in an objective way, not insert- load my dorm with, still in a state As I returned on campus after felt out of place. I kept reminding my- of belonging, yet many aspects of my ing their sleepless Upper nights, reject- of disbelief. An overarching feel- winter vacation, there was snow on self that it was normal, being at a new life here contradict that. To start, my ed Sadie invitations and lost A/E games, ing looming that soon my parents the knoll! I was overly excited, as school and all, but I couldn’t help no- grades have slipped in all subjects and which could mask the true, raw mean- would depart, and that I would be I was used to very little snow, and tice the obvious friendships forming all I’ve gained weight. Now obviously both ing of an Andover education. alone with these people that were imagined the night when I would around me. I felt a bit lonely, and the those factors have damaged my feel- Instead, think about what this school going to be my future classmates wake up and find our campus look- days seemed endless. Soon enough, ing of self-worth, but even so I know in has given you in a more general way. and friends. After a long day in ing like Narnia. however, I found my footing and began hindsight leaving Los Angeles has add- Everlasting friendships and knowledge, which my asylum-like room in Na- As the term went on, I began to understanding Andover and it’s one-of- ed to my life in ways only Andover can random vocabulary learned from the than Hale was transformed into think of the snow as an annoying a-kind ways. provide. planner that’s reminiscent of 5th grade my personal sanctuary complete enemy, one that would pop up ev- Cut to eight months later; I’ve lived Although we students may all com- vocabulary tests, fascinating and pres- with posters, stuffed animals and erywhere when I least expected it. at PA for most of a school year and can plain about Andover, the reason we’re tigious speakers, clubs tailored to exact a bright green carpet, my parents I soon felt as if I was drowning in a honestly say it is the biggest change and here is crystal clear in the back of our interests, discovering and trying new had to say goodbye to me. I had the best thing I have ever decided upon minds: that this school will enrich our sports and extracurricular activities, been prepared to willingly say for myself. Last year, I was very un- having leadership opportunities, and goodbye, as if I was going off to happy at my school and that, combined the many situations of happenstance. summer camp for a week, but all Overall, my freshman with a little too much angst, made me Every student goes I’m talking about the random friends of that preparation to say goodbye year was, in my convince myself that I needed to go to everyone makes through circumstances was for none. I felt isolated, alone boarding school. through “the Andover who become the best friends of years. and scared. opinion nothing short As I perused the various course Honeymoon period,” As an entire grade departs and a I immediately began to ques- catalogues, all were very similar, except new one comes in, I can’t help but won- tion “now what?” Now that I am on of the best year of one. Little did I know I soon would be when he or she is in a der about my relations with all the stu- my own, where am I going to go? my life. For the first attending that one, that one different dents here at Andover. Will I see these For a few minutes I felt as though I academy with courses so specific to my total state of bliss and people again? Will I end up working had been dropped off on an island time I was able to interests it was as if I myself had written unequivocally happy, with a current peer, even dating one? and asked to survive alone. Almost experience complete the catalogue. Will I receive an invitation years from immediately after my parents left, I As one friend described it, every amazed at what the now to Student A’s marriage to Student was swept into the plethora of ori- unfamiliarity. student goes through “the Andover B? Could I be seated next to my room- entation activities, and from then I Honeymoon period,” when he or she school beholds for you. mate on a flight one day? Will I be read- was too busy to be homesick. is in a total state of bliss and unequivo- ing the New York Times only to find my I got to start again. Nobody to sea of uniformity, as the days wind- cally happy, amazed at what the school lives in ways no other institution can. lab partner has been awarded the Nobel ing down to finals were mashed beholds for you. I myself was having Andover’s students are all from highly Prize? Will I ever encounter my PACE I immediately began into a pile of snow and boring days quite the honeymoon period until many different backgrounds and everyone senior in the waiting room of my child’s were followed by even worse, cold- people I knew were caught up in a drug brings their personal history and beliefs pediatrician or my proctor at the hair- to ask, “Now what?” er nights. I told myself each day: scandal, resulting in many probations, to the table, making this place a melting dresser? Well, who knows? Now that I am on make it through spring term, the suspensions and departures. pot, accepting of one and all. During my interview last year Mr. promise land. “Whoa,” I thought to myself in a Compared to other boarding Leahy, the Admissions Officer, told me my own, where am I Spring Term. The term that I state of shock, my honeymoon ending as schools, Andover grants the students Andover only accepts “good kids”, and had been waiting for since it be- abruptly as the finale of Fight Club. The way more freedom, students’ time is far that is true. Every single person I have going to go? came too cold to wear shorts. I was entire campus seemed to feel empty and less structured, there is an insanely ver- met here is, in his or her core, good. An looking forward to an easy work- the ‘raid’ caught me off guard, me up satile curriculum, diversity in the stu- Andover experience changes from per- follow me from my past, just me. I load, followed by some time to be there on cloud nine. Everyone’s mood dent body, diversity in talents and inter- son to person, molding to each individ- felt as if I could be anyone I want- on the Great Lawn with my friends, was sullen and anxious, many people ests, independence, expectations, and ual, no two alike. As Seniors leave, it is ed, take on a new identity, be a new the ideal Andover Spring that I had waiting with bated breath to see if they the understated major advantage of be- not time to leave their Andover casings person. seen in brochures pre- admission. too would be pulled into this, as one stu- ing walking distance from a town with behind, but rather to add layers to it in Overall, my freshman year was, But it was all just a mirage: I was dent called it, “bloodbath.” a Starbucks and CVS. I can confidently college and post-PA life, building up in my opinion nothing short of the disappointed by the dismal weath- Yet as it has a reputation to do so, say that students here feel they belong, their character from the strong founda- best year of my life. For the first er that led to an early final sign-in, time has healed the situation. Many and no matter what, there are people tion provided here at Phillips Academy time, I was able to experience com- and the workload was much more of the students who left have come to here who you love and relate to. Even Andover, a school different from all oth- plete unfamiliarity. I found it ex- than the previous term. I was left terms with their situation, as have the when times seem tough and it’s hard to ers and different to all who come. hilarating not to know where I was, cramming each day for tests, and students here. find a silver lining, I guarantee there is Veronica Harrington is a new Lower relying on the location of a build- the whole time I felt as if I was on With the honeymoon shattered one, somewhere! from Los Angeles, CA. ing relative to Commons. I learned a treadmill, sprinting yet going no- what “catboner” meant, and saw it where. in action, which made me feel part Though the year was far from of the Andover community. I also perfect, As it comes to an inevitable remember the first Andover dance, close, I seem to only really remem- and, well, it was unlike anything I ber the great times, the friends had ever seen. and the feeling of being a fresh- Have a great Summer! I felt immediately adjusted to man. Most people get to experience Andover. Within two weeks I knew their freshman year of high school where everything was, I established once, and I was fortunate enough to Send us your opinions about it when you get back. a group of friends, and the newness spend it at Andover. and excitement factor were gone. Sydni White is a freshman from Though each day had its memo- Southfield, MI and a columnist for rable moments, soon it became mo- The Phillipian. Email dfarquhar and traymondsidel notonous. I would wake up, eat the same breakfast, go to classes, go to sports, eat dinner, do homework Sunday, June, 5 2011 The Phillipian Commentary b6 Commentary: A Year in Review

Debating the Discipline

Thea Raymond-Sidel untrusted mentor Morgan Askew sign here Andover Is not Your Mom Better than Your Mom f you got in trouble at home, have the grounds to dispel you from dover, in it’s entirety, what we signed t’s true. Phillips Academy is not magnified to resemble a tremendous over the summer, your parents campus. Andover, with its welcom- up for? The rewards available from your mother. But it is your school, failure. Iwould decide to ground you or ing, stately exterior and New England attending Andover must come with Iand you did sign up to be here. Still it is essential to remember, take away some electronic necessity charm, will not hold back if you de- a price tag. Maybe giving up some of Every year, students make the hard that within this strict and stately New or treat you with cold, silent looks that cide to put a toe out of line. our personal freedoms and receiving decision to leave their home, a family, England prep school, there is a heart. say, “You screwed up, and now you’re At the beginning of our time at little compassion for our mistakes a group of friends and, in some cases, Also, there is an important distinction going to pay for it.” In a few weeks or Andover, some of the most ubiquitous seems reasonable in exchange for a a country for the chance to learn at between Andover, the school, and months, it would be all but forgotten advice I was given was to find a facul- first-rate education. Understanding Andover. Granted, this is not the en- Andover, the people. As a school, An- and no one would be the wiser. ty member who we could go to when that Andover thinks of you as just an- vironment for students who want the dover may be harsh and think of stu- Your parents would never give you we needed to talk, or when we needed other student, capable of greatness “typical’” high school experience. dents as dispensable, but I assure you three days to clean out your room and help, and I have heeded this advice. but dispensable, is worth what you Any “typical” high school student that every individual person on this get out. Your parents would never be But what if I needed to talk about will gain. Maybe you’ll come out of can make a tremendous number of campus will insist otherwise. contractually obligated to refer you to smoking weed for the first time? Or that commencement circle with a lit- bad decisions that don’t affect them The Andover administration is harsher punishment, and their repri- about puking my guts out in the bush- tle more love for Andover than it will in the long run. But Andover, in re- tightly bound to the Blue Book be- mands would never include ruining es one ill-fated Saturday night? These ever love you (unless you put your turn for all it offers, expects more of cause their job depends on it. That your chances at getting into college. difficult conversations are what - par name on a building.) us than a “typical” high school. We by no means makes it any less heart- Phillips Academy is marketed as ents are for, and what home is sup- Nevertheless, Andover is a com- are expected to abide by the rules wrenching for the individual adults and believed to be a “home away from posed to connote: A place where you munity. Maybe the administration and like participants in any society, and who find the school has disciplined a home” for its students, and in many feel safe, where you can escape formal in return, we receive a prestigious student they know. We must remem- senses it lives up to these expecta- judgment. When you’re stressed at and infinitely valuable education and ber: everyone was a teenager at some tions. Students spend the majority of Andover and need to talk to an adult, The idea of treating a group of diverse and challenging point. their high school lives here, and most it’s called “reaching out”. But when peers who become our best friends. The adults surrounding us under- you’ve made a mistake at Andover and teachers, advisors, Do we give up some freedom? Your parents would need the help and advice of an adult, or house counselors Yes. There is no question that in this Tremendous success it’s called incriminating yourself. “home” where we are surrounded by never give you three This is where the similarities stop. as “trusted mentors” more than a thousand kids, we relin- has been attained In the recent email from the admin- quish some personal freedom and days to clean out your istration to the student body, “A Mes- when they are con- privacy for the safety and well-being here, but rule break- room and get out. sage Sent on Behalf of Rebecca Sykes tractually obligated to of the community. ing is also magnified and Paul Murphy,” the administration But it’s difficult to equate the advises students in a time of extreme turn us in for punish- Andover “family” to a nuclear one. to resemble a tremen- of their activities, academic, athletic, discipline: “Please talk to a trusted Of course Andover is more ready to dous failure. and otherwise, happen on this cam- mentor, whether an adult or a student, ment, is ludicrous. dismiss students than a parent would pus. The connections they make here who can offer perspective…There is be to dismiss their own child. That’s carry on into college and beyond. no reason for you to go through the because Andover students willingly stand that we are stressed and that, Andover is a distinct turning point ups and downs without someone who faculty won’t catch you when you fall, shift and reorient themselves in this like normal human beings, we make in each student’s life; it is an all-en- can listen and provide counsel, so but look around you in Commons and society with the knowledge that al- mistakes. But still they choose to compassing, challenging, and at times please reach out.” your dorm and you’ll see some people most perfect behavior will be expect- work here because they believe in this profound experience. Phillips Acad- I do not believe that the admin- who will. Things inevitably get dif- ed of them. We knowingly sign away place. They believe in what it stands emy strives gives its students a new istration is trying to lure us into any ficult. We’re teenagers; we screw up. our rights to making more than one for and the means by which it oper- standard to reach for, and new opin- traps, or in fact is abusing their power But we need manage our expectations big mistake, and we expect to be held ates. They all believe we can make it ions of what we could accomplish. in any way. The disciplinary action and realize that adults on campus will to an incredibly high personal and through this system without breaking Yet when we agreed to come here that has ensued this past week is up- not help us solve our problems—they academic standard. Living in such the rules, and many who have come after our Revisit Days in the spring, setting, but certainly justified within will be required to make them worse. close quarters, we just don’t have the before us have done just that. we agreed to more than just a differ- the perameters of the power set aside It’s not their fault, either. time or the space for illegal or uneth- Although there is no good place to ent high school experience. We agreed to the administration of this school. So when life gets to be too ical behavior. The competition is too experiment and break rules, Andover to have our mistakes controlled by a However, maybe it’s time to re- much to handle, reach out to each great, and the stakes are too high. is an especially bad setting in which little Blue Book, and a looming ad- evaluate our expectations of what other, and help each other. If you’re Maybe we don’t realize how much to test those boundaries. There is too ministration, instead of our parents. Andover should be to us. After spend- looking for a little home at our big, we have to lose until our Andover ex- much to lose, and Andover simply At times, this serves us well. We can ing so much time here, it begins to intimidating private school, look no perience is yanked from underneath doesn’t have the patience to catch text and date and befriend who we feel like home, and the idea of some- further than the students around you. us. Even so, it is wrong blame An- everyone that falls repeatedly. But if want, without parental interference. one kicking a student out of his home Your friends will not penalize you for dover for “ruining” your chances at there weren’t some kind of positive A bad grade on a math test will not be would be absurd. But Andover is a your mistakes, because they’ve made getting into college after you clearly outcome, none of us would even make fished out of the trash by a nosy moth- private school, and discipline for enough of them. Sometimes, the per- break the school rules? the effort. Andover may not be your er, and lectures can be postponed by rule-breaking is a central part of what spective they can give is worth more Andover made a deal with you. mom, but it can offer you so much the simple use of an “IGNORE” but- keeps this community intact. In a pri- than that of any adult on campus, or They told you that if you prom- more than any parent ever could. Be- ton. But when life takes a turn for the vate school, the idea of treating teach- even your parents. Being smart and ised to focus, obey school rules and ing here takes a little more work and worse, Phillips Academy can begin to ers, advisors, or house counselors as being safe is more important now work hard during your time here, a lot of reciprocation, but the reward feel less like a home and more like a “trusted mentors” in times of crisis, than it has ever been. It’s time we you would be rewarded. The school is tremendous. For some of us, it’s penitentiary. when turning us in for punishment found out who our real friends are. doesn’t ask anything of us that a par- worth it. The truth is that Andover doesn’t is central to their duties as faculty, is Thea Raymond-Sidel is a three-year ent wouldn’t ask of their child; the Morgan Askew is a four-year Se- love you. Andover will not administer ludicrous. Upper from Iowa City, IA and a Com- outcomes are simply exaggerated. nior from Takoma Park, MD. mercy if it’s unwarranted, as parents Some of these truths may seem mentary Editor for The Phillipian. Tremendous success has been at- might; Andover will not delay if they unfair and impersonal, but isn’t An- tained here, but rule breaking is also

Stella Girkins hurt Broken Trust onsider the investigation must be enjoyed have construed make here are our brothers and sis- announced at All -School Meet- responsibly. It is as a conscious at- ters, and, according the papers that Cing. Many of the students in- time for the con- tempt to dismiss we sign upon entrance to this commu- volved were incriminated by a phone science of the as many students nity, the administration is our parents. — a jumble of plastic and wires with school and the as possible. No- The way that the administration has the ability to alter lives. Going through administration to body knows what treated the students so far is psycho- the text messages was not only a mor- evolve as well and is truly happen- logical torture, not to mention that it ally questionable action, but a com- understand how ing or who is next has torn apart our very own Andover pletely unnecessary one, as well. our perception of until their best families. And still, students are ex- The aim of the school’s drug and drugs and alcohol friend’s seat in pected to maintain their classes and alcohol policy is, as the Blue Book is changing. science class is commitments while theirs or friends’ puts it, to “care sensibly for the health Frankly, the empty. lives dissolve around them. Overall, of one’s own body.” The use of a stu- recent disciplin- Since the this process has offered the students dent’s phone to incriminate others ary action is can- start of the in- a glimpse into what many now believe would be understandable if the drug nabis. Nobody is vestigation, the is the real nature of the school – cor- in question was a hard drug such as going to die. The administration rupt, dishonest, and malicious. worst that may has instilled the happen is that fear that they The aim of the someone gets a have genuine And still students are school’s drug and al- bad case of the evidence in stu- munchies, falls dents. They have expected to maintain cohol policy is, as the asleep over a text- scared students book, and wakes into admitting in- their classes and com- Blue Book puts it, to up ill-prepared volvement prior mitments while their “care sensibly for the for English class and often unre- the following day. lated deeds. Feel- or friends’ lives dis- health of one’s own The intensity of ings of despair the current in- and contempt solve around them. body.” vestigation is in- have permeated appropriate con- our campus this sidering the rule week. cocaine, but it was not, it was mari- violations discovered. was happening on campus, but little Just two weeks ago, the deans Personally, I believe it will be im- juana– a drug which has already been Furthermore, over the past week else. were pushing for kids to sanctuary possible to restore the trust in the decriminalized in the state of Massa- enormous rifts have formed across Various rumors have emerged their friends in order to help them, Andover community not only in the chusetts and on the ballot for legaliza- campus between students and the including: Students being interro- but since the investigation began, the next year, but until the graduation of tion in California. In the next decade, administration, the faculty and the gated are removed from their peers; sanctuary policy has been suspended. the class of 2012 at the earliest. Just marijuana could be legal in this very administration as well as among peers Students being told that unless they Everybody has questions, but nobody as beautiful thriving trees rot from the state and perhaps a mere censure at and coworkers. The lack of immedi- revealed exactly who was involved knows who they can trust. Students inside out, in our very own beautiful this school. ately available information about the in their situation they would be im- are even beginning to refer to it as the thriving campus, a disease has just be- The conscience of America is investigation has caused skepticism mediately dismissed from the school; Murphy era, a morbid reference to the gun to spread. evolving. Marijuana, while dangerous and confusion. Initially, teachers were and students’ DCs being postponed in terror of the McCarthy era. Stella Girkins is a four-year Senior to our bodies, may not be as destruc- informed that many students may be order to cross-examine students and Phillips Academy is supposed to from Garberville, CA. tive as alcohol, and, like anything, distraught and that something large compare stories. This is what some be a community. Our friends that we B7 Commentary The Phillipian Sunday, June 5, 2011 Responses to Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Nikita Lamba attentive We Should All Be Feminists as well. Feminists, as a significant (which is questionable, even only part of the student body at Phillips considering the gross imbalance Academy seems to perceive them, in the ratio of male to female stu- are radical man-hating, bra-burn- dent body presidents since The ing seekers of female dominance. On this campus, the label “femi- nist” is now an insult, not an indi- If roughly half the cation of one’s belief in equality of the sexes. human race is being Why does inequality to women mistreated, that is matter? Because if roughly half the human race is being mistreated, not just a problem that is not just a problem for wom- en; it is a problem for everyone. for women; it is a In “A Letter from a Birming- problem for everyone. ham Jail,” Dr. King wrote, “Injus- tice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” You heard it if you Academy became co-ed,) that by were alive during the Civil Rights no means reflects the views of the Movement, you have heard it if you rest of the world. We have to ac- have studied the text itself in any knowledge that we live in a com- History or Philosophy course, and munity of around eleven hundred you heard it if you were present at students, which is not necesarily our All- School Meeting this past a representative microcosm of the Monday. population of almost seven billion Dr. King was not only a cham- that we will take our place in once pion for racial equality, he was a we graduate from our haven on the proponent of justice and equality hill. We cannot ignore the fact that for everyone. Not only did Profes- we do not only belong to the soci- sor Guinier’s speech apply to every ety surrounding us, but to the hu- single person in the Chapel, it was man race, and inequality anywhere directly relevant to all of the work affects humans everywhere. that Dr. King is famous for. Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl sat in the Chapel flanked capitivation with what Professor er’s speech? That women are the The society we live in is not WuDunn’s 2009 New York Times by girls on both sides—under- Guinier had to say. They were not canaries in the coal mine—their article, “The Women’s Crusade,” I standably, as we had all walked listening. plight indicative of not only a nox- examines the role of women in un- together from Paul Revere. In front It was one of these same boys ious environment for themselves, The society we live developed countries. In their study, of me sat a row of all boys, who had who later remarked in a class we the canaries, but also for society they found that improving the con- most likely done the same from share that he felt Professor Guini- as a whole, for everyone else in the in is not post-racial, dition and education of women their own dorm. I cannot say that mine? nor is it post-sexist. was a direct way to help the com- I walked into the Chapel particu- On this campus, the Over the course of the next cou- munity as a whole—that “these in- larly enthused about having wo- ple of days, I heard similar senti- This is apparent in vestments have a net economic re- ken up early and trudged through label “feminist” is ments echoed in the student body turn” that produce the most “bang the snow, but when Professor surrounding me—that Professor everything from for the buck.” Empowering women Lani Guinier took to the podium, I now an insult, not an Guinier’s speech was alienating, ir- the makeup of our helps everyone, not just the women perked up. indication of one’s relevant to the significance of Dr. themselves. That is why women’s The boys, however, did not. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or that governing body to rights are important for everyone They rolled their eyes, exchanged belief in equality of it was—and here I could not contain and that is why feminism matters. knowing smirks, and rested their my astonishment—too feminist. what we see and It is my sincere hope that Pro- heads in their hands—hardly the the sexes. The Oxford English Dictionary hear every day in the fessor Guinier made you think and picture of attentive, eager aca- defines feminism as the “advocacy consider why we should come to demics. When Professor Guinier er’s speech did not appeal to the of the rights of women (based on media. understand as a community that brought up her findings about the male half of the audience. He the theory of equality of the sexes).” we should all be feminists. We contrasting leadership styles of said he could understand how the “Too feminist” would indicate that should all, in the true spirit of Non men and women, noting that wom- speech might have pertained to an the general attitude is too tuned in post-racial, nor is it post-sexist. Sibi, be proponents of equality and en tend to listen more, I nudged audience of only females, but that to the notion of equality, and I am This is apparent in everything justice everywhere. Here’s to you, the girl sitting next to me. it was not especially relevant to not entirely sure that something from the makeup of our governing Dr. King. In front of a row of alert, males. can be too equal. Unfortunately, body to what we see and hear ev- Nikita Lamba is a two-year Se- straight-backed girls, was a row of I gaped. Was it possible that he the parenthetical part of this defi- ery day in the media. Even if we nior from Mumbai, India. apparently uninterested, uncon- did not understand one of the cen- nition is often glossed over in our argue that men and women at Phil- cerned boys who did not share our tral analogies in Professor Guini- colloquial definition of the term, lips Academy are roughly equal

Kerry Lanzo & Brian Delaney reframing hear my words Marilyn Harris Insight Over Prestige Shut Up and Listen nitially, Harvard Professor failed to discuss. f you happened to stay awake namic find themselves in a class shell-shocked after meeting with Lani Guinier began her address to Dent presented his journey to self- for Monday’s All School Meet- where their opinion is dismissed or my history group for a project the Ithe community in similar fashion to discovery in an entertaining, relatable I ing (long meetings can be undervalued, they may not fully un- second week of Lower year. There the thousands of Martin Luther King Jr. and thought-provoking way. His show tough at 9:30 AM, we understand), derstand Guinier’s message. was a lot of arguing and a lot of won- Day speakers delivering speeches that caused me to grapple with pertinent is- Martin Luther King Jr. Day speak- But before we get ourselves dering what exactly I had gotten day. She praised the work of Dr. King sues in my life at Andover such as rac- er Lani Guinier had some provoca- caught up in an Andover “battle of myself into in coming to Andover. and offered her reasoning as to why it ism, self-identification, social dynamics tive things to say. As young women the sexes,” we think Ms. Guinier This is not to say every student here is important that we, as a country, ac- and drug use. who have felt frustrated when our had far more important things to needs an academic attitude adjust- knowledge his life’s work each year. When compared with Guinier’s competitive male counterparts say about our approaches to leader- ment, but we’ve all acted like this in However, Guinier’s speech soon presentation from earlier that day, it haven’t always listened to us in ship in the twenty-first century. It a group situation at one time or an- took a different turn to making vast was clear that “Mr. Glass” was the more class or given our ideas equal con- is no accident that the same day Ms. other. Even now, as a Senior, I still generalizations about genders. She informative, enriching and personally sideration, Guinier’s depiction of Guinier spoke to us about collective have to stop and re-group when I made the generalization that most stimulating of the two programs. the young women at the University intelligence, the New York Times catch myself talking so much I stop males speak during I understand that of Pennsylvania Law School reso- ran an Op-Ed in which columnist listening to my fellow students. class discussions due Dent’s credentials do nated with both of us. David Brooks cited the importance Our generation faces a difficult to a ubiquitous urge not have the “wow” In our community, students of this very same concept. future: the job market, social secu- to be noticed, and I understand that factor that Guinier’s can dismiss gender issues as “not a “Researchers at the Massachu- rity, and the state of the national women fail to partake naturally possess as a setts Institute of Technology and debt all look grim to say the least. in classroom dialogue Guinier’s message tenured professor at Carnegie Mellon,” Brooks wrote, because they are in- of gender equality is Harvard Law School. In our community, “have found that groups have a high timidated by men. However, the “wow” collective intelligence when mem- One of the first things I understand that very relevant to Dr. factor that a person- students can dismiss bers of a group are good at read- her message of gender King’s mission, but ally meaningful pro- ing each others’ emotions — when we noticed upon equality is very rele- gram such as Dent’s gender issues as they take turns speaking, when the coming to Andover vant to Dr. King’s mis- I felt alienated as a “Mr. Glass” can have “not a problem” and inputs from each member are man- sion, but I felt alien- on an audience far aged fluidly, when they detect each is that students here ated as a male by the male by the various overshadows the su- say that our classes, others’ inclinations and strengths.” various generalizing generalizing and perficial impressive- Sound familiar? struggle to work in and belittling quips. ness of a speaker with teams and clubs are One of the first things we no- “Men should try to be belittling quips. standout credentials. groups. more like women” is I propose that the not gendered. an example of one of Dean of Students Of- Perhaps we see the off-putting com- fice, as well as the The nation will look to its leaders ments that she made that distracted me Community and Multicultural Depart- problem” and say that our classes, gender as a non-issue for guidance, and (without getting from her point of gender equality. ment Office, reevaluate the selection teams, and clubs are not gendered. revoltingly patriotic and clichéd) After a perplexing All-School Meet- process for keynote speakers during Those who say this have not been at Andover because it who better to put their heads to- ing, I went to my assigned workshop, All-School Meetings. An impressive on the receiving end of gender- is not always obvious gether and create some positive “Mr. Glass,” a one-man show featuring resume does not always translate to a biased treatment. At Andover, we change than the minds coming out Andover alumnus Jonathon Dent ’05. captivating and meaningful message. have a mix of female students: that girls feel slighted of Phillips Academy? There is so Dent impersonated important figures Speaking ability, conciseness and clar- Some girls tend to fit into Guinier’s in the classroom. much potential in our collective in- throughout his life, telling his life story ity of message should be the character- description of shy, silent young telligence. We know that Andover leading up to and including his time at istics we look for in All School Meeting women who sit back and listen, students are capable of so much Andover. speakers. while others overcompensate in ticed upon coming to Andover is more when we work in groups. Lani While Dent is just a recent college We need more people like Jonathon their participation not only to as- that students here struggle to work Guinier is right: to harness this un- graduate, his presentation of his past Dent at All-School Meeting. We need sert themselves, but also in defense in groups. Even in a community as tapped potential, all of us, men and experiences as an Andover student al- programs to be captivating, insightful of their quieter female comrades. intelligent and motivated as this, women, need to shut up and listen. lowed him to establish a connection and personable. If we get speakers like Perhaps we see gender as a some students are dismissive of Marilyn Harris is a three-year with the audience that Guinier failed this, maybe we all learn something that non-issue at Andover because it is others’ ideas; they can make their Senior from Steamboat Springs, CO. to make. Dent was able to utilize the even a Harvard professor cannot teach. not always obvious that girls feel classmates feel small to preserve Kerry Lanzo is a three-year Senior celebration of a civil rights hero in or- Brian Delaney is a three-year Upper slighted in the classroom. Until their own intellectual security, and from Towson, MD. der to prompt members of the audience from Darien, CT and the Executive Edi- those members of the male com- struggle to use the strengths of all to reflect on what their race means to tor for The Phillipian CXXIV. munity who do not recognize gen- members of the group effectively. them—an issue that Guinier ultimately der’s effects on the classroom dy- I (Marilyn) remember feeling Sunday, June, 5 2011 The Phillipian Commentary B8 Point-Counterpoint: Responses to the ASM on Affirmative Action

Thea Raymond-Sidel affirmative Derek Farquhar negative The Andover Table A Limiting Institution he virtue and curse of have constructive conversa- ter to the principles of the civil T tion about affirmative ac- rights movement.. The civil rights tion in our environment, and at our movement strove for political and age, is that it directly affects us. social freedom and equality for all Although it’s important to try to be people regardless of race- a world objective in our opinions and think free of discrimination. Affirmative about the “big picture” problem, action is reverse discrimination. it’s difficult to keep your opinions African Americans, who were op- separate from the knowledge that pressed and enslaved for hundreds you’re one of thousands of quali- of years, are singled out for prefer- fied white kids applying to Yale, ential treatment. Instead of a pro- and likely almost none of you will moting equality, affirmative action get in. is fostering inequity. I know it sure is easier for Dr. Mr. Kennedy called affirmative Kennedy to base opinions purely action a decent response to the on logic, because he is not, at this injustices committed against Af- moment, being hurt or helped by rican Americans in the past. Slav- affirmative action, but we are. ery and segregation were both ter- Therefore, in order to make this rible things forced on black people argument, I am pretending to age for hundreds of years. There is no twenty years, if only for the next Affirmative action On the whole, brings a sense of being accepted to complacency to Andover or any all races, thereby other prestigious stagnating academic institution is about achievements. what you have to bring to the table. way to get restitution. There are no more slaves; there is no more seg- regation. After these institutions were abolished, learn from them so several paragraphs. Please, forgive we will not repeat them and move me if the sixteen shows through. on. The sheer scale of slavery, seg- In order to have active and help- regation and discrimination makes ful discussion about affirmative ac- table, and your ability to converge n Wednesday, Randall Ken- cept less-qualified minority stu- trying to give any kind compensa- tion, we must first understand the on the best (debatable) answer on nedy spoke to the student dents over more-qualified white tion seem inadequate and almost purpose of each individual institu- the SAT is only a very small part of O body about his support for students. That can undermine silly. Pertaining to this issue, Mr. tion, or firm, or university which is it. affirmative action. According to the achievement of getting into a Kennedy said that as responsible considering the process. In any of Although everyone likes to wax Kennedy, affirmative action is any school for a minority student. The members of society, it was our duty these categories, an all-encompass- on about the importance of being kind of policy that gives a previ- student will never know whether to advance it through compensa- ing meritocracy does not exist. politically correct, your race and ously discriminated against group tion policies like affirmative ac- If one is insisting that the rea- your religion and your socioeco- of people preference getting into tion. son for them to be awarded one select institutions. These groups Affirmative action brings a sense of these “resources”, as Dr. Ken- can include Hispanics, women and The use of affirmative of complacency to all races, thereby nedy refers to them, is that they the impoverished, but Randall Ken- action in the college stagnating academic achievements. are smarter, I would suggest that If Phillips Academy nedy chose to specifically voice his Black students realize that they do they look to what Phillips Academy only considered support for affirmative action for admissions process not have to have perfect grades or wants in their incoming students. African Americans. Institutions sharply polarizes scores to get into an elite college. If Phillips Academy only consid- SSAT scores and include lucrative businesses, elite Instead, their marks need to be just ered SSAT scores and transcripts transcripts, Andover universities and even Andover. Andover students. good enough that when combined and the amount of active verbs in Kennedy argued that affirmative with their race, affirmative action your application essays, Andover would be a very dull action helped advance desegre- will get them accepted. Whites stu- would a very dull place indeed. gation and mitigate the effects of dents may come to the conclusion There would certainly be more se- place indeed. decades of injustice. I believe that they are actually qualified for ad- that their efforts at futile, because niors roaming around in Gelb, too. affirmative action is unnecessary missions or if they were accepted no matter how qualified they are, Because it’s not all about num- and actually counterproductive to largely because of their skin color. a black student with affirmative bers: It’s about coming into an nomic status do have a profound the common good. That theory of admissions based on action is likely to get in instead of English elective and knowing that effect on who you turn out to be, The use of affirmative action race can also widen the rift between them. someone will have a different out- not to mention what you have to in the college admissions process the races that civil rights is sup- Affirmative action is offensive look than your own, simply by the bring to the Andover table. And posed to close by making the white to minorities, causes racial ten- virtue of where they come from, that’s a good thing, because I don’t students resent the black students sion and promotes complacency in who their parents are, where they want my own opinions spouted racial advantage. Even softer affir- academia. The idea that it is an ac- went to camp and whether or not right back at me. Chances are if ev- Institutions can mative action methods such as tie ceptable form of compensation for they worship a certain religious de- eryone was the same around here, include lucrative breaking are not beneficial. If two the posterity of those who suffered ity and if so, which one. It’s about someone could be you better than students have 4.5s but one is white from slavery, segregation and dis- what you have that can contrib- you could. And if that was the case, businesses, elite and one is black, how is it justifi- criminatory practices is ludicrous. ute to the community that we are a meritocracy would pretty much able to pick the black one? Race is In the end, affirmative action is trying to create and maintain. It’s suck for you, then, wouldn’t it? universities and even not a merit. There is no hard work detrimental to the common good of about being able to challenge and Thea Raymond-Sidel is a three- Andover. or talent inherently linked to be- society and should be abolished. expand the minds of your peers, year Upper from Iowa City, IA and ing black. Tiebreaks can be de- Derek Farquhar is a three-year simply by being you. On the whole, a Commentary Associate for The cided more fairly through different Upper from Andover, MA and Com- being accepted to Andover or any Phillipian. sharply polarizes Andover stu- means, such as the opinion of the mentary Associate for The Phillip- other prestigious institution is dents. Mr. Kennedy acknowledged interviewer or recommendations. ian. about what you have to bring to the that some colleges might even ac- Affirmative action is also coun-

Ben Manuel short term memory Educate Us, Don’t Lecture Us s a three-year Upper, I eral books, including “Nigger: the interested. However, many people at the MLK All School Meeting, the motivation will be there if com- have seen my fair share of Strange Career of a Troublesome at Phillips Academy are also inter- and the students were prepared for plicated questions haven’t been A All School Meeting speakers, Word, Race, Crime and the Law”, ested in many other similar issues, the topics Spike Lee discussed and discussed amongst ourselves in ad- ranging from Ben Carson to Spike “Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Mar- such as gender inequality, capital were prepared to ask directed ques- vance. Lee to Annie Leonard. Most of the riage, Identity” and “Adoption, Sell- punishment and abortion rights, to tions. I wish Dr. Kennedy’s expertise speakers understood that there is a out: the Politics of Race Betrayal.” name a few. What event or environ- This past Wednesday, the only had been used for the benefit of fine line between appropriately and All of these are surely great books mental pressure sparked a sudden preparation I received was an e- the students, rather than just as a excessively intellectual. Unfortu- in their field, but the number of stu- interest in reviving the affirmative mail for questions for Dr. Kennedy, lecture for 40 minutes that many nately, while Dr. Kennedy definitely dents at Phillips Academy who have action debate? Why not discuss any which sounded to me that Dr. Ken- of the us will forget. If they had al- has interesting opinion on affirma- of the aforementioned issues, which lowed us to have some discussion tive action, but this Wednesday at no doubt would garner a significant beforehand, and if Dr. Kennedy had Phillips Academy was not his finest His use of amount of interest? What event or taken the time to answer the hard hour. Throughout his speech, Dr. environmental questions, then perhaps Dr. Ken- At times during his speech I sat vocabulary more Kennedy kept mentioning the stu- nedy’s time would not have been up and listened, hoping to relate to dents’ discussion and experience pressure sparked wasted. In the past, speakers have his argument. His opinions were commonly found in with affirmative action. Person- come for an hour, maybe stayed well-supported, and when Dr. Ken- a textbook created ally, the last I recall having a school a sudden interest for lunch, then passed through our nedy began to speak freely, I be- discussion over affirmative action in reviving the minds without leaving so much as a gan to understand him. However, an atmosphere that was when Spike Lee came to speak trace. Does anyone remember who as soon as he looked back down to put a few people to on Martin Luther King Jr. Day last affirmative action John Ratey was? He was a speaker his speech, he turned back into the January. Maybe Mrs. Sykes PACE debate? last October 2009, and he spoke professor in a classroom, speak- sleep. group of 14 Lowers have intensely about SPARK, promoting the adop- ing in a monotonous fashion more studied affirmative action, and have tion of regular, aerobic-based exer- suited for a lecture hall. Though he had delightfully rich conversation cise. Dr. Ratey and his ideas were in seemed comfortable on stage be- about it. But affirmative action is nedy was going to base his speech our minds for 40 minutes, and out cause of his knowledge of the sub- read or even heard of these publica- not something I have thought about around questions asked by the stu- in the next hour. That is not what ject matter, his use of vocabulary tions is slim to none. To the average in months. dents. Dr. Randall decided to take All School Meeting should be, a lec- more commonly found in a text- student at PA, Dr. Kennedy seems For MLK Day last year, many of the two most general questions and ture for 40 minutes on a Wednes- book created an atmosphere that like a random expert on affirmative the students participated in discus- answer them for his whole speech. day, soon forgotten. put a few people to sleep. action, a subject in which many stu- sions in class, preparing them for If the students’ involvement is Ben Manuel is a three-year Up- Dr. Kennedy has written sev- dents and faculty members are very the topics that may be discussed wanted in the future, I’m not sure per from Mt. Pleasant, SC. THE PHILLIPIAN Collegiate Athletes of 2011- Do Big Things...

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Athletes of the Year C8 C2 SPORTS The Phillipian Sunday June 5, 2011 FALL SPORTS 2010-2011

BoysXC NEW ENGLAND CHAMPS

By Julian Danziger showed incredible resilience, Phillipian Sports Writer as he caught up with the front pack in about a mile after wait- Andover Boys Cross Coun- ing for the others to pass so he try defeated 10 other schools, could put his shoe back on. He including Exeter, to capture went on to finish 12th, an un- first place in the New England believable result given the cir- Championships this year, com- cumstances. pleting an undefeated season Wolber said, “When I lost under the leadership of Cap- my shoe I didn’t know how the tain Patrick Wolber ’11. boys would react to running This undefeated 6-0 season without me there, but their included wins at Exeter, NMH, minds were in the right place Choate, and St. Paul’s, as well and I think they all ran a little as wins in the Andover Invita- harder—that’s touching.” tional and the Deerfield meet The varsity seven all ran at home. An incredible score incredible races Saturday. Fol- of 33 points in Interschols beat lowing Zalov’s 2nd place fin- second place Deerfield by 20 ish, Nick Kearns ’11 finished points. 4th, Matt Appleby ‘11 finished Led by fantastic perfor- 7th, Tim McLaughlin ’11 fin- mances from Andover’s num- ished 9th, and James Hamilton ber one runner Renat Zalov ’11, ’12 finished 11th. Wolber came the team peaked at Interschols. next at 12th and then Chris From the start to the last 200 Batchelder ’11, who finished meters of the race, Zalov was 31st. locked in a neck-and-neck Coach Jeffrey Domina was competition for first place with pleased with the team’s per- Sam Belcher from Deerfield formance in Interschols and and Arjun Nukal from Exeter. the season as a whole. He m. liu/ THe Phillipian In the final moments, Zalov commented, “I’m so proud of Co-Captain Kemi Amurwaiye ’11 helped lead Andover to a championship. boosted forward with an im- this team. They did everything pressive kick, beating Nukal right, from the preseasonon but falling short of Belcher by a through the championship. ANDOVER TAKES HOME THE mere 2 seconds. Zalov finished Everyone made progress as in an incredible 15:54. an individual runner, and the TITLE After beating Nukal with a team developed beautifully as final kick, Zalov humbly com- a whole. I’ll miss them, partic- New England Champion- team then rallied for a sub- son that I will never forget, mented, “I did my best, and it ularly the seniors.” By Alexi Bell ships. sequently undefeated sea- and I will definitely miss just happened that on that day At New England Regionals Phillipian Sports associate Coach Clyfe Beckwith son, sweeping up eight of PAVB next year.” I had more of a kick than he the team put together a solid summed up the team’s year their thirteen regular-season Sarah Onorato ’11 attribut- did.” overall performance but could After a pre-season riddled saying, “The season was matches in just three games. ed the team’s success to the Despite Zalov’s unbeliev- not qualify for nationals with its with injury, Andover Girls an example of how a team After a four-game victory team dynamic saying, “We able performance, Wolber 5th place finish. This outstand- Volleyball suffered a heart- grows throughout the sea- over Choate in the Semifi- struck the perfect balance be- stole the show, running one ing season will be remembered breaking loss to rival Hotch- son. You can have the most nals, Andover advanced to tween working hard and hav- of the most amazing races in for years to come, and the team kiss in their season opener, skilled individuals, but if the the Championships to face ing fun, and it definitely paid Andover Cross Country his- hopes to repeat this year’s suc- but bounced back to crush team does not mesh, then the Hotchkiss once again. With off. New England Champi- tory. Losing his shoe in the first cess again next year. their toughest competitors outcome is not guaranteed. a chance to redeem them- ons or not, this was by far the half mile of the race, Wolber when it counted most: the When a team has fun playing, selves, Andover dominated best team experience I think then good things happen.” the court, crushing Hotchkiss any of us have ever had, but At the start of the sea- in three games and claim- I mean, the Championship son, four of Andover’s start- ing the title of New England was good too!” ers from the previous year Champions. Despite graduating five rode the bench due to in- With the championship seniors this year, Andover juries, allowing newcom- under her belt, co-captain looks forward to retaining ers to the team to gain some Kemi Amurawaiye ’11 said, nine returners, training in- vital game experience. But “This season was the per- coming recruits, and defend- with their first official game fect ending to my three years ing their title as New Eng- of the season against their with the volleyball team. The land Champions next year. most challenging competi- fourteen of us were practi- tor Hotchkiss, Andover suf- cally a family. We practiced girlsxc fered a demoralizing loss to hard together, played hard their long-time league rivals together, won together and in three straight games. The lost together. We had a sea- SIX IN A BoysWaterpolo ROW FOR Andover Avenges ANDOVER Loss to Exeter Five Finishers in following weekend, but re- Top Fifteen y.wantanabe/ THe Phillipian By Tobi Coker turned quickly to form by Aaron Mentos ’11 was a dangerous striker for Andover. Phillipian Sports Writer defeating Suffield Academy By Kevin Fung 13-7 the following weekend. Phillipian Sports associate Boyssoccer Led by eight seniors, the Andover faced Choate the Andover Boys Waterpolo same weekend and lost an- With an undefeated record team battled to finish at 6-7. other close match 12-13. and an Interschol Chamionship, Choi said, “We went into After a disappointing road Andover Girls Cross Country DiFronzo ’11 Earns All-American the season looking to do well. trip, Andover returned back proved that they are the best We had a lot of talented se- home for three final regular team in New England. Status; Team Falls One Game Short niors that could propel us season matches. Andover de- Behind the ambitious leader- to a successful season. Un- molished St. John’s Prep 18- ship of Captain Caitlin Kingston fortunately, we had a tough 5, but lost again to Deerfield ’11, Andover consistently dem- By Jack McGeachie Woonton ’11. ment, I think about it every time schedule and missed a lot of 4-10. In their last home game onstrated the focus and unity Phillipian Sports Writer A combination of star-stud- I step on a pitch.” The eventual breaks during the season.” of the season, the all senior essential to hold off the com- ded talent with great teamwork game winner came on a great Andover started the sea- starting lineup got revenge petiion. Led by Captain Mike Di- and unselfish play produced strike from Aaron Mentos ’11 son with four away games. In on Phillips Exeter by beating “It would have been easy to Fronzo ’11, the Boys Varsity Soc- the success this year’s team before the visitors scored a pen- the season opener, the team them 11-9. be overwhelmed by the pres- cer team had an outstanding achieved, as Coach Carr said, alty kick in the final play of the demolished Loomis Chaf- Nanda said, “It was tough sure, but at every meet our team 2010 season, finishing with an “On some level their leader- game, which ended the game fee 10-4. After dropping two losing to Choate and Deer- was looking to compete and impressive 12-2-3 record, and ship and friendship set the tone with Andover ahead by one. close matches against Phil- field twice in the season, not taking anything for grant- playing their way to a semifi- for our entire season, from day The boys also captured nota- lips Exeter and Deerfield, especially because all those ed. Most importantly, we were nals game. The season ended one.” ble victories over Brooks, Cho- the team bounced back to games were so close. It felt confidant in our talent and our in a close 2-0 loss to eventual The great teamwork was es- ate, Deerfield, K.U.A., and their dismantle a tough Bruns- incredible to beat Exeter af- training,” said Katie Ellinger ’12. champions NMH in the semifi- pecially evident in the 3-2 come- main rival Phillips Exeter. In wick team 17-10. ter losing to them earlier in With so many newcomers nal game. back win over rival Loomis- the annual clash, the team took Deveney said, “It was the season. It was the last to the team, complimenting the This fantastic season came Chafee in the first round of care of their counterparts with a tough losing against Exeter. home game for the seniors, returning core of varsity upper- from the hard work of a talented the playoffs. Heading into the 2-1 victory. It felt good to rebound and and it’s definitely something classmen, depth was an asset all squad that featured “one of the second half down by one, the Coach Carr summed up the beat Brunswick, but we re- we will remember. season long. best collections of senior soc- team battled back and proved season, saying, “All season we ally wanted to prepare tire- After qualifying for the “We knew we had a lot of cer players this school has seen why they haven’t lost at home in felt like we had a special group lessly for the rematch against playoffs Andover lost to Suf- potential from the start, but no in decades” according to Coach three years. and felt like we had some unfin- Exeter and Deerfield.” field 4-6 and lost their tour- idea just how deep we really Steve Carr. A brilliant free kick from ished tournament business. In In its first home game nament play-in game 6-7 to were,” said Ellinger. The squad boasted twelve Jake Rowher ’11 caused a the end we fell a game short of of the season Andover im- end a tough season. Andover started the season seniors, including DiFronzo, Loomis defender to concede an our ultimate goal, but we made pressed, soundly defeating a The team will be led by with a promising 10th place fin- who was nominated as a High own goal, and Tebs Maqubela a great run, believed in each young Williston Northamp- Captain Andrew Wilson ’12 ish at the Codfish Bowl, a meet School All-American this year. ’11 beat a Loomis defender and other and walked away know- ton team 18-8. Andover went next year. with mostly collegiate and club DiFronzo and at least six other the goalkeeper to net the team’s ing that we did all that we could back on the road for a stretch teams . seniors plan to play soccer at second goal. to leave a positive legacy for An- of three away games follow- The squad picked up its the collegiate level, including When asked about his dover Soccer.” ing its home victory. DiFronzo’s fellow midfielders game-changing goal, Maqubela Andover lost a heart- Continued on C3, Column 6 Tim Marchese ’11 and Andrew said, “I’ll never forget that mo- breaker to Choate 9-10 the C3 SPORTS The Phillipian Sunday June 5, 2011 girlsSoccer Guzzi ’14 and Humes ’12 Provide Spark for Andover Offense

By Sahil Bhaiwala Guzzi ’14 led the team in scor- back of the net for the first goal Phillipian Sports Writer ing with their aggressive offen- of the game. Humes chipped sive play and graceful ball skills. in another, followed by Mac- After losing half of last year’s “Guzzi and Leah were terrific,” donald on a penalty kick. Great championship team and wel- said Woonton. “On top of scor- goalkeeping from Emily Hoyt coming five new freshmen to ing the majority of our goals, ’13 combined with impenetrable the team this year, Andover they hustled to every ball, knew Andover defense held Loomis Girls Soccer greatly exceeded when to pass and when to shoot, scoreless. expectations, finishing the sea- and best of all they were humble Under the leadership of new son with an incredible 11-3-3 about their talent.” captains Humes and Fay Feghali record. The season ended in a The highlight of the season ’12, the team looks ahead to next tough playoff loss against a tal- came in the 3-0 rout of Loomis, season, despite the loss of assis- ented Westminster team, who as Macdonald said, “The most tant coach Bill Scott, who will eventually played in the finals. gratifying win of the season had be the new head coach for the Co-captain and center mid- to be the early season trounc- boys team. fielder Katherine Woonton ’11 ing of Loomis.” She continued, Humes summed up the a.levine/ THe Phillipian proved a fantastic playmaker in “They have been one of the team’s feelings about next year’s Max Lippe ’11 stepped at the end of the season at quarterback. the field this year and led the best, if not the best, teams in the squad, as she said, “It will be a team throughout the season league in the last 5 years, and we huge adjustment next year hav- Football along with fellow co-captain beat them last year in the cham- ing lost 5 very talented players, Courtney Macdonald ’11. pionship game. We knew they but we have a very young and Macdonald dominated the were going to want some pay- talented team and I know we backfield as the sweeper, and back, but our team just refused can do it.” Szymanski ’11 is “The Man-ski” for the Cornell commit was instru- to let them win.” mental in preventing the oppos- After 40 minutes of hard- Andover Defense; Averages 11 Tackles ing team from scoring. Macdon- fought soccer, Guzzi found the ald also served as an example for freshmen defenders Aly Wayne Murphy ’11. Murphy went 13 The team struggled for ’14 and Diana Tchadi ’14, both By Greg Cameron for 13 on PATs on the season. most of the season with Cap- of whom played spectacularly Phillipian Sports associate “Choate was a very com- tain Malcolm Mason-Rodri- throughout the season. petitive game,” said Modeste. guez ‘11’s shoulder injury. Ma- Wayne earned a spot in the Andover Football’s 2010 “They were bigger and stron- son-Rodriguez was the team’s starting lineup for the major- season was highlighted by ger but we were able to stay best cornerback and was an ity of the games. The fresh- two impressive victories over with them. We played as well enormous presence on pass men showed their appreciation Choate and NMH early in the as we could possibly play.” defense. “There was absolute- of their captains’ authority, as season, however, Andover fell The team’s star defender ly no way to replace Malcolm,” Tchadi said, “Courtney and to a 2-5 record on the season, was Tom Szymanski ’11, who said Modeste. “Still, his spirit Katherine were amazing cap- losing its final game to an ex- averaged 11 tackles per game. and leadership on the sideline tains. They led by example, tremely talented Exeter team. “Szymanski was without a helped throughout the sea- led verbally, and knew how to Despite the tough season, doubt the team MVP,” said son.” get the best out of each player Coach Modeste was extreme- Sam Lessard ’11. He was un- Max Lippe ’11, Andover’s on the field. We couldn’t have ly happy with the team’s op- stoppable defensively and quarterback for part of the asked for better leadership.” timism and spirit. “We didn’t played great the entire year.” season, had an amazing game The younger players had win many games, but there Jason Buco ’11 and Brendan against Exeter, completing plenty of seniors to look up to, wasn’t a day that I didn’t want Rankowitz ’11 were the team’s 23 passes for 405 yards and as Emily Rademacher ’11, Am- to go out with those guys,” said top receivers, receiving for 413 5 touchdowns. “Max is a tre- bika Krishnamachar ’11, and Coach Modeste. “You can’t and 506 yards, respectively. mendous athlete with a great post-graduate Clare Ashforth ’11 measure spirit.” Buco also was huge on kick- head for the game,” said Mod- provided tremendous guidance In its second game of the off returns as he returned two este. “He has an amazing fu- and experience. season, Andover beat Choate kicks for touchdowns during ture ahead of him.” Rademacher provided great in a very close game. The two the season. Next year, the team looks defense in each game while teams went back and forth “Our running game wasn’t to improve under the leader- Krishnamachar played the wing scoring touchdowns the en- too big, so Buco and Rankow- ship of Joe Kruy ’12 and Eric with lightning speed. Ashforth tire game, but Andover wound itz both did great jobs creat- Meller ’12. hustled after every loose ball, up victorious because of 3 suc- ing some offense for us,” said demonstrating the work ethic cessful extra points by Liam Modeste. the team showed throughout the season. y.wantanabe/ THe Phillipian Leah Humes ’11 and Hannah Ambika Krishnamachar ’11 was one of many inspirational seniors. To Our Senseis... FieldHockey girlsxc Eleven-Game Win Bulger ’11 Streak Ends in Overtime Runs to kiss had scored at least two Victory By Kristin Mendez goals against every other team Phillipian Sports associate it had faced that season, and had never been sent to over- Bulger Sets Course Andover Field Hockey came time. together after a shaky start to What made the tie for third Record at NMH finish its 2010 season with a place finish even more satisfy- eleven-game winning streak ing for Andover was its path Continued from C2, Column 6 and a tie for third in the annual there from the beginning of NEPSAC tournament. the season. Two weeks into the stride from there, overcoming Under the leadership of season, Andover found itself Choate, St. Paul’s, and NMH. coaches Kate Dolan, Martha 2-2. These races were highlighted Fenton, and Olivia Achtmeyer, “The team came together by repeated first place perfor- as well as seniors Nat Sohn ’11, this season unlike any other mances from Kate Bulger ’11, Mari Walsh ’11, Ann Doherty year. We did not have as prom- who set a new course record at ’11, Kate Weiner ’11, Kristina ising a start as we have had in NMH in 20:10. Rex ’11, and Co-Captains Sum- my time here, but we battled At a time when nagging in- mer Washburn ’11, Shannon through, and after being 2-2 juries began to sideline several McSweeney ’11, and Kellie at the beginning of the season, runners, team camaraderie was Walsh ’11, the team looks back our team sort of clicked,” said especially important. on an incredible 13-2 regular McSweeney. “Our amazing unity pulled us season record. “We went on an incredible through,” said Kingston. “Along “The 2010 PAFH had a sin- journey from 2-2 to 13-2. Not with Coach Lang always being gular spirit that is impossible only was our journey filled so supportive and encourag- for me to even try to capture in with wins, but improvement, ing, we helped each other keep words, but it was an amazing teamwork, and heart. I think a positive attitude and stay fo- team and an amazing season; that’s what separates us from cused.” individually and collectively, the rest: our chests were filled At Interschols, Bulger and the girls were so resilient, so with heart,” added Walsh. the team worked furiously to unflappable, and so deter- All year, the team was fight off the pack chasing close- mined,” said Dolan. consistently cheered on by ly behind. In the semifinals of the the self-proclaimed “PAFH As the race heated up, Deer- NEPSAC tournament, An- Supahfans.” A group of young field’s Ariel Beauregard Breton dover faced Hotchkiss School, men, including Chris Cameron managed to pull away to a record who came into the semifinal ’11, Ricky Marcotte ’11, Tom breaking finish at 17:55. Never- game with eight consecutive Weaver ’11, and Anthony Te- theless, Andover held strong as NEPSAC championships and desco ’12, showed up at every Bulger crossed the line at third an undefeated regular season. home game, giving support to in 19:06, and Jamieson at 6th. Despite near-constant the team as they went on their Faulkner, Kingston, and Marga Thank you for showing us the pressure on Andover’s defense, 11 game winning streak. Kempner ’11 rounded at the top Andover held Hotchkiss from McSweeney said, “Every girl 15, with another three Andover way and best of luck on your scoring throughout the entire on the team appreciated the runners under 21 minutes. game. This sent the game into support of the Supahfans. We “I couldn’t have imagined a future endeavors a ten-minute, seven-versus- loved to look up in the stands better end, the team was amaz- seven, sudden-death overtime. and see the boys wearing their ing and performed so unbe- Unfortunately, Hotchkiss shirts with pride.” lievably well,” said Bulger. “To was able to capitalize on a cor- Next year, Co-Captains know we’re all a part of the 6th ner, beating Andover 1-0. De- Greer McBeth ’12, Hannah straight years of New England XOXO Sports CXXXIV spite the loss, the game against Beineke ’12, and Brooke Van Champions; the legacy of pride Hotchkiss was a major break- Valkenberg ’12 will lead the and support is something really through for Andover; Hotch- team. special.” C4 SPORTS The Phillipian Sunday June 5, 2011 WINTER SPORTS 2010-2011 nordic Andover Captures Second at Regionals I’m going to miss it so much, I’m By MJ Engel just so glad I could be a part of Phillipian Sports Writer this team on the rise, and that I could go through all of this with After an exhilarating season the people on the team who full of improvement, falls, and have grown to be practically my power skates to the finish, the family… I can hardly compre- Andover Nordic team captured hend that this was my last race second place in the Lakes Re- and my last experience with gional Championship at Ver- this team,” said Brooks, who has mont Academy. The race was been on the team for the past a duathlon, consisting of class three years. style and skate style race. This Tanski also felt nostalgic, and improvement was a two-place said, “The girls did a good job jump from the team’s fourth keeping our spot in the league, place ranking last year. and I was really happy to see The championship was es- how they have improved since pecially difficult because of its so much of our team is new to rough terrain and overall chal- the sport. I was so sad that it lenging course. was our last race and can’t be- Coach Robinson said, “No lieve that after four years it’s

y.wantanabe/ THe Phillipian Nordic team, boys or girls, has over. Winter terms here are finished this high in the league notoriously bad, and the Nordic The Andover Wrestling team continued to turn heads, with a Northern New England Invitational championship. in any of the past ten seasons.” team always is the one thing I The team’s secret weapon absolutely love about the win- Gaiss 0’11 Finishes Second All-Time with 104-22 was its strong and experience ter.” group of seniors, including cap- A newcomer to the team this tain Mimi Tanski ’11, Brooks, year, Sean Burkitt ’14, said, “Next Record; Team Finishes Second at New England’s Yuto Watanabe ’11, Goodwin year Max is taking charge of the Gibbins ’11, Jeb Roberts ’11, and team and hopefully we can pull Andover started off the sea- 66-12 against Governor’s and and the team. We did very Alex Salton ’11. another big win out of the bag By Tobi Coker son well by defeating Noble & 57-22 against Tilton. well overall and I was excited “It was great to have made so even as we lose a number of se- Phillipian Sports Writer Greenough 46-27. After win- Andover finished up the about placing at nationals. We much progress and to see that in niors.” ter break, Andover continued regular season strong with a will miss the experience and our results, but to know that we, Judging by the depth and The 2010-2011 Andover where it left off in December commanding 1st place finish at leadership of the seniors grad- the seniors, have reached the skill the team displayed this sea- Wrestling team under the ex- by destroying Choate 57-18. Northerns and a 47-34 victory uating, but we hope to utilize end of our contribution to that son, another big win is certainly perienced leadership of Head Then, the team lost to rival over Phillips Exeter. Andover new and veteran leadership growth is a sad moment. I know not out of the question. Coach Rich Gorham, and As- NMH 54-21, but bounced back took its momentum into Class next year to be even more suc- I’ll miss the team immensely, sistant Coaches: Mark Efinger, to sweep the following week- A Championships qualifying cessful.” and I’m sure that I speak for David Lane, Emmanuel Odjo, ends meets against Deerfield, ten wrestlers for New Eng- Co-Captain Colton the other seniors as well. It’s and Chip Dunn, experienced Hyde-ME, and Hyde-CT land’s. Andover dominated the Dempsey ‘12, wrestling at 140 been a great experience to be a a tremendously successful Co-Captain Colton New England Championships, lb. finished 1st at New Eng- member of this team and while year with the team garnering Dempsey said about the NMH finishing 2nd place overall and land’s and 5th at Nationals. an impressive 11-2 record in match, “The loss against NMH qualifying seven wrestler for Co- Captain Ryan Gaiss ’11, meets. was tough. They have been our Nationals. wrestling at 145 lb. went unde- Co-Captain Ryan Gaiss ’11 rivals for years and we really The team was fortunate to feated on the season, finished said, “This season was defi- wanted to come out and make have depth at every weight 1st at New England’s and took nitely a success for us. We a statement by beating them. class, anchored by stalwart 4th place at Nationals. Gaiss started out slow, but definitely Even though we lost, that loss lower-to-middle weight class- ends his illustrious Andover picked it up towards the end inspired us to work harder.” es. Christian Vallis ’14, who wrestling career with 104-22 of the season because of our Andover continued its win- wrestled in the 112 lb. division record, 2nd all time. hard work.” ning ways, defeating Roxbury finished 2nd at New England’s Next year, the team returns Latin and Loomis 37-30 and and became Andover’s first five New England place finsh- Boyssquash 45-24, but lost to Belmont Hill freshman to place at nationals, ers. Led by Brandon Sneider 22-51. Andover continued to finishing 8th overall. ’12 and Dempsey, the team dominate, sweeping the fol- Vallis said, “I look at this looks to take another shot at a Andover lowing weekend’s matches season as a success for me New England Championship. Finishes Boysswimming Track Strong Back to Back Champi- Shaw ’11 Seniors Propel Team to onships for Andover Leads Success at Nationals By Nikhil Baradwaj Raphael Grandeau ’11 took 9th Small Team Phillipian Sports Writer in the 100 backstroke, while By Cam Morose Phillips placed 3rd in the 100 m. liu/ THe Phillipian Phillipian Sports Writer The Andover’s Boys Swim- butterfly, adding to the bevy of Senior Leadership Mari Walsh ’11 was a force to be reckoned with this season. ming team was nothing short placers in this event and all of Prove Vital Andover Boys Squash ended of brilliant this season, as they the individual events. In addi- girlshockey the season on a high note with capped off their 2nd consecu- tion, Tommy Kramer ’11 took By Kevin Fung two wins at nationals. Each win tive championship. The New 4th in the diving event. Phillipian Sports associate was extremely close, as both England Championships were Coach Jacques Hugon said, Rebuilding Year Prepares were decided by one match. their crowning moment as the “All year long the remarkable Despite several holes left by “We came together despite Big Blue “blew” away their class of ’11 paved the way to last year’s graduating seniors, Andover for Future difficulty throughout the sea- competition, racking up a our undefeated season, and and a new head coach in Corbin son,” said Teddy Drake ’11. “We stunning 461 points. should be recognized for Lang, Andover Indoor Track de- Walsh. played by far our best squash At the meet itself, Andover their individual and collective fied expectations this season. By Kristin Mendez The team hit a major turn- during Interschols and Nation- garnered several All-Ameri- achievements.” The bar was set high for Co- Phillipian Sports associate ing point in its game against als which was great because can honors, getting automatic Hugon also holds the val- Captains Claire Harmange ’11 St. Paul’s School. Early in that’s when we needed it most.” All-American honors in the ues that he preaches to his and Turner Shaw ’11, along with Andover Girls Hockey the game, Sarah Marcotte ’13 Luke Hanson ’11, Drake, 200m medley, with a team of athletes to a high regard. He a few other rising upperclass- had a rebuilding year, start- tipped a pass from Doherty Schlacks, and Jared Curtis ’11 Derrick Choi ’12, Matt Ma- noted, “We value team per- men, who comprised a small but ing out 1-8 but working its into the net to secure an all played their best squash at honey ’11, Conor Deveney formance over individual ac- competitive core. way to steal four wins within advantage. Andover main- Nationals. Each of these seniors ’11, Alex Nanda ’11. Andover’s complishment, and ask each “Our greatest strength as a three weeks. Led by coaches tained the lead and finished won their individual matches, 400m freestyle, including team member to contribute team was the upperclassman, Martha Fenton, Caroline the game with a 1-0 victory, helping the team squeeze by in three seniors in John Leung and view their own perfor- whom were looked upon not Odden, and Olivia Achtmey- the first after a seven-game close matches. They also pro- ’11, Deveney, Nanda, and Jun mance through the prism of only to step up, but also to set a er, the team looks back on a lull. vided support to the younger, Oh ’12, received All-American the team’s results.” good example for the next gen- 5-15-2 record. “It was a very exciting inexperienced players through- consideration with their 2nd Phillips indicated the eration of indoor track,” said The seniors on the team game because it was a real out their games. place finish. team’s strong bond on and off Harmange. included Nat Sohn ’11, Ann turn-around game where Despite Andover’s slow Oh, coming off a superb the pool, when he said, “It was Only a few weeks into prac- Doherty ’11, Mari Walsh we could really see our hard start, the young team gradually sophomore season, won two always a great feeling knowing tice, the lack of depth was evi- ’11, Summer Washburn ’11, work from practice paying progressed through accumu- events, the 200 and the 500m that after class I could come dent. Extremely close losses to Delaney Burke ’11, Sarah off,” said Nat Sohn ’11. lated experience and the valu- freestyles, earning All-Ameri- to the pool work as hard as I Andover High and Haverhill Schuchardt ’11, and captain Following the St. Paul’s able coaching from Coach Tom can consideration in the 200. could, with 20 other guys do- High for both the boys and girls Kellie Walsh ’11. game, Andover was able to Hodgson. Andover was able to Mahoney, one of Andover’s ing the same around me, and highlighted this early season “Our team did struggle snag three more wins, swiftly string together some important two co-captains, won the 100m then we could have dinner stage of development. “Although a little bit this year, but I defeating St. Mark’s School, wins against Middlesex and St. breaststroke, while posting an and laugh and joke and talk we had some very talented ath- think our seniors were great Deerfield Academy, and New Georges School. admirable 5th place finish in like we’ve all been together letes, we lacked real depth,” said in getting the team going. Hampton. Schlacks played in the #1 the 200m IM. for years.” Shaw. Injuries especially ham- Many underclassmen also “Even though we didn’t spot for Andover this season, Leung placed 4th in the Finally, he stated, “Overall pered the team early on. stepped up to help us tie our have a winning record, we holding his own against some of 200m free, and capped off I think that we became clos- However, buoyed by the record from last year,” said still had a great season be- the top players in the league and his Andover career with a er as a team as a result of the emerging potential of the young- Doherty. cause of the great group of providing great leadership for 7th place finish in the 400m hard work our coaches put us er athletes, Andover went on to The team also welcomed people we had, and because the rest of the team. free. Deveney also performed through.” crush Governors 69-17 on the new talent, including Erin of the way our team really Drake, who played #4 during incredibly taking a solid 2nd Andover returns many un- boys side and a whopping 84-11 Johnson ’13, Jordan Johnson came together as one in the his last season at Andover, used place in the 100 backstroke derclassmen next year in their for the girls. The lopsided meet ’13, Amy Morin ’14, and Gina end,” said Greer McBeth ’12. his consistency and knowledge and 4th in the 200 IM. hopes of completing a three- was characterized by victories Sawaya ’13. of the game to wear down his Co-captain Ben Morris peat at the New England in the 50 meter hurdles and the “I think what is important opponents and place at Nation- ’11 placed 7th in the 100 but- Championships. shot put by Joe Kruy ’12, and about this year’s hockey sea- als. terfly and 8th in the 200 IM, son is our level of improve- Andover ended the season while Alex Smachlo ’11 won ment. As the year progressed, with a 6-12 record. 5th place in the 100 butterfly. Continued on C5, Column 1 so did our team,” said Kellie C5 SPORTS The Phillipian Sunday June 5, 2011 Track girlsswimming Wolber ’11 MacRae Sisters’ Domi- Shines at nation Leads to Second Exeter “Some of my fondest memo- By Jordan Johnson ries of my time at Andover Phillipian Sports Writer are on the pool deck. I looked Wolber ’11 Wins forward to practice every- The Girls Varsity Swim- day, and I always left with a Three Events ming and Diving team domi- smile. As diver, I had the best nated in the regular season, of both worlds. I was a part Continued from C4, Column 4 emerging undefeated and of the larger and crazy swim taking second place at the team and the intimate, but also a phenomenal performance New England Champion- crazier diving team. With by Becca Wagman ’13, who cap- ships for the second year in three other seniors and my tured first in the 50 yard, 300 a row. younger sister Lilybet, we yard, and 4x400 yard relay. With impressive perfor- functioned as a family with As Andover came face to face mances from Kendall Mac- Belinda as our caring moth- with rival Exeter, the squad’s Rae ’11 on the diving board er. I feel very fortunate to incredible focus and hard train- and two first place finishes have been a member of such ing was put to the test. The day from both Amy Zhao ’14 and a special team for the least was all about Patrick Wolber Julia Smachlo ’13, Andover three years. I will definitely ’11, whose outstanding perfor- clinched the win in their sea- come back for years to come mance in the mile, 600 yards, son opener against Choate. to support Andover’s fan- and 1000 yards, managed to The next week, all eyes tastic Swimming and Diving keep Andover aloft. Wolber’s were on Kendall MacRae and program.” efforts were complimented by her sister Lilybet Macrae While the team will miss leadership in Kruy in the shot ’13 as they chased after the their graduating seniors, the put, Jasmine Edison ’11 in the j.qu/ THe Phillipian school record. First, Kend- future looks bright for Girls Every goalie had to keep an eye on newcomer Andrew Sullivan ’11. 600 yards, Kate Bulger ‘11 in all Macrae set a new school swimming and diving. Many the 2 mile, and Max Queenan record with her dive. Imme- of the underclassmen shone ’11, Nate Johnson ’11, and Shaw, BoysHockey diately after, Lilybet Macrae on the swim squad this sea- who swept the pole vault. broke her sister’s record, set- son; Amy Zhao ’14 flew Ultimately, the meet came ting a new Andover school through every butterfly event down to an exhilarating clash in record and pool record. with flying colors, Lilybet the 4x440 yards, with Andover Flanagan ’11 Turns Exeter Blue On Andover-Exter Day, MacRae ’13 constantly broke being edged out by a meager .2 Andover girls swimming left records, and Julia Smach- seconds in the final sprint to the with Game-Winning Goal the pool deck triumphantly lo ’13 stole the spotlight in finish. after defeating rival Ex- the long distance freestyle “While we lost in the end eter for the first time in five events achievements. by three points, that one meet By Jack McGeachie and Andrew Sullivan ’11 led Exeter from scoring the equal- years. Coach Paul Murphy said, was enough for us to realize just Phillipian Sports Writer the team offensively, combin- izer. Captain Yoon described The dominant diving per- “We had a strong season - how far we had come together ing for 22 goals and 31 assists this game as one of many “im- formance from Kendall Mac- knocking off each opponent as a team. I was amazed by our Using this year as a rebuild- on the season. portant, nitty-gritty wins” that Rae contributed to the win each week - including Ex- team’s spirit and their cheering ing year, the young boys varsi- The highlight of the season the team grinded out in the as she blew the crowd away eter! It was a fantastic sea- in each event. The meet was a ty hockey team battled its way came in the team’s mid-season middle of the season, when by setting a new Andover- son with a great group of great opportunity to test our- to a 8-17-0 record. 2-1 victory over Exeter, as goal- they played their best hock- Exeter record with a 261.45, athletes.” selves against a worthy oppo- The team graduated many ie Yoon said, “It really defined ey. During that mid-season breaking Jenny Green’s 26 nent and top off a great season” talented seniors in the class of us as a team and proved that stretch, the boys beat Tilton, year-old record of 251.05. said Lim. 2010, leaving many open spots we can be a very competitive Thayer, and Loomis as well. Kendall MacRae ’11 said, With such enormous poten- for underclassmen to fill in. team, even against our rivals.” Despite the tough 7-3 loss tial to build on, Lim is optimistic These underclassmen In the first of two Exeter to rivals Exeter, Yoon believed girlssquash about next year. played under the tremendous games, the boys grabbed a 1-0 that, “success isn’t determined He said, “A track season leadership of senior Captains lead going into the second, as by how well we do in the win never ‘ends;’ the last meet of one Anthony Baldassari’11 and Ellis assisted Hickey on a fan- column, but how much we season simply signals the begin- Eric Yoon ’11 and sophomore tastic goal. have developed and grown Andover Squashes ning of another. In this sense, Assistant Captain Eddie Ellis In the second period, over the several months.” the Andover/Exeter meet made ’13. Conor Flanagan ’11 netted With many young players, Exeter me realize that we have a great, Four talented post-gradu- the eventual game winner af- the team looks forward to next strong, and unified team to ates consistently made con- ter great work from both Ja- year with hopes of improving By Alexi Bell won multiple pivotal matches for look forward to. I am honored tributions to the team this son Nawrocki ’13 and Larken its record and earning a spot Phillipian Sports associate Andover throughout the year, not and excited to be leading this season. Joe Kuta ’11 and Conor Kemp ’13. in the playoffs. only defeating her opponent but extraordinary team with [Co- Coveney ’11 helped bolster a With time running out, the Andover Girls Squash showed claiming victory for Andover. Captain] Shannon Adams ’12 shaky Andover defense, while visitors found the back of the tremendous improvement from Howland said, “I was so next year.” post-graduates TJ Hickey ’11 net, but the defense held off last season, finishing with a 6-8 proud to be the captain of such record. The team made huge an amazing team this season. strides throughout the season Andover squasah has improved Boysbasketball girlsbasketball and was constantly improving. so much from last year and will According to Coach Jennifer only get better as the years go on. Elliott, Andover’s success this Our team had a lot of heart and a Barry ’11 Scores 27 in Robertson ’11 Rallies season stemmed from a desire to lot of fun.” win and a strong sense of cama- As the season came to a close, Win Over Worcester Team to Winning Season raderie. “The girls often played Andover’s increased energy and their best squash when they were tenacity inspired the team to play By Greg Cameron assists per game before get- By Sahil Bhaiwala are great individual players. We under pressure trying to pull off some of their best squash at the Phillipian Sports associate ting injured. Phillipian Sports Writer would not have had nearly as a team victory against a tightly Interscholastic Championships, “Ray is a very special play- much success as we did without matched opponent,” Coach Elliot improving its rank two places to Andover Boys Basketball er to me who plays with raw Andover basketball finished either of those two.” said. “There was such a sense of finish 13th in the tournament. had one of its most success- emotion,” said Coach Mod- with a 12-8 record and fell victim Walker started as the shoot- ‘team.’” Though seniors June Supa- ful seasons, finishing with a este. “He and Max [Lippe to a very talented New Hamp- ing guard this season and was A very determined team, An- pannachart ’11, Midori Ishizuka 16-8 record and making it to ‘11] were ridiculous and ton team in the first round of the a lockdown defender. Ashleigh dover rallied back from three dis- ’11, and Howland graduate this the semifinals of the NEP- even while he was injured playoffs. Despite a rough 1-4 start Vargas ’11 really came into form appointing losses at the very be- spring, Coach Elliott said, “Their SAC Class A tournament he was a big presence on the to the season, Andover pulled in the second half of the season ginning of the 2011 season. Then, legacy will inspire us to work despite the injury of point bench.” together behind the leadership as a great scorer. after narrowly claiming victory hard and to practice and com- guard Ray Barry ’11 late in Gibby Graves ‘11 joined of captain Megan Robertson ’11 “I feel like the two best, and over Loomis, Andover decisively pete with heart, thoughtfulness, the season. the starting lineup to fill in and was able to rebound their most crucial, games we played defeated Tabor 6-1, encouraging and integrity.” The team’s most im- for Barry late in the season record up to a winning record. this year were towards the end the team to continue pushing With promising new recruits pressive win came against and provided great defense Robertson led the team this of the season against B.B.&N and forward. Though losses plagued and the ability of five returning Worcester Academy at and playmaking for the year not only off the floor with N.M.H.,” said Humes. “We had much of Andover’s season, the players, Andover hopes to ex- home. Andover took an early team. He had 87 assists and her leadership skills, but on the to win both games if we wanted team was graced by wins over pand upon this season’s success lead in the game and didn’t a team high 56 steals on the court as well. Racking up nu- to secure a spot in the playoffs, Brooks, Middlesex, and rival Ex- by unlocking the team’s full po- show any signs of slowing year. “Gibby is a tremendous merous double-doubles over and our team responded beauti- eter. tential next year. down until the middle of the player, even though he isn’t the course of the season, and fully.” Captain Amanda Howland ’11 second half, when Worcester a scorer,” said Modeste. “He settling her team down in close Against B.B.&N on the road, had a brief one-point lead. covers everybody and is tru- games, Robertson encompassed Andover was able to take a Andover was able to fight its ly fearless.” all the aspects of a great captain 5-point lead in a very high in- way back, as the team went Captain Mark Hanson this season. tensity game facing a boister- on an 11-0 run to put the ’11 led the team very well “There were so many great ous crowd. After several early game out of reach. Barry led throughout the entire sea- memories from this season, so streaks by both teams in the the team in scoring with 27 son, scoring 16 points in a many awesome plays, fun bus second half, Andover was able points. game against Kent. Dolan rides, and memorable moments,” to run away with a 15-point win “We came out shoot- said, “Mark was always just said Robertson. “The team defi- behind Robertson’s and Kiss- ing extremely well against so consistent for us. Whenev- nitely worked really hard this Rusk’s 19 points each. Worcester and our energy er we needed a clutch three season, and unfortunately we Next season, Andover will be was the highest it had been pointer he would hit it, he dropped a lot of close games so I returning three key freshmen in all season. As Coach Mod- always made the extra pass don’t think our record reflected Nekele McCall ’14, Kasey Har- este said to us: that game so that someone else could how hard we all worked. I am tung ’14, and Colby Fagan ’14. has to be one of the top-five get an open look, and overall, sad that my four years on the Sophomore sensations Amanda games to ever be played on he just provided great lead- team have ended, and I want to Simard ’13 and Kayla Maloney the DiClemente Court,” said ership for the team.” thank all of my teammates for a ’13 will also provide a spark for Jay Dolan ’11. Max Lippe ’11 was mi- great experience.” the team. Andover will hope Other important wins for raculous from behind the Alex Kiss-Rusk ’12 was the to advance further in the play- Andover were against Kent arc, scoring a team high 52 statistical leader this season, offs next season and possibly School in the playoffs and at three-pointers. “Max really leading the team in points, re- win their first NEPSAC Class A Milton Academy. Kent was a helped stretch the floor with bounds, and blocks, while Leah championship in over a decade. team that Andover had lost his outside shooting and Humes ’12was the floor general “It’ll be a great test of how much to earlier in the season, and helped out on defense with as she put up assists and steals in we have matured as a team,” said Milton was a much bigger his length,” said Ryan Har- bunches. Kiss-Rusk. “We dropped some team with a slightly better tung ’12. “We knew Leah and Alex close games this season, but we record. The team’s other gradu- would be somewhat of a dynam- know that we can’t let that hap- Barry proved to be a fan- ating seniors are Jon Na ’11, ic duo coming into the season,” pen next year if we want to win tastic addition to this year’s John Cusick ’11, and Jamie said Walker. “They had both the championship. I look for- m. leggett/ THe Phillipian team, averaging 17.6 points Casselberry ’11. played on the Canadian national ward to seeing how our team per game and dealing out 5.7 team together, and they both will rise to challenge.” The resilient Andover squash grinded out every victory. C6 SPORTS The Phillipian Sunday Junee 5, 2011 SPRING SPORTS 2010-2011

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By Tobi Coker scrimmage Andover Girls! Phillipian Sports Writer showcased their potential defeating St. John’s in a Returning only one 3-2 thriller. Girls Finish with Un- starter from last year’s Andover enjoyed a defeated Season championship team, An- stretch of home games dover Boys Volleyball’s to finish out the season. By Jake Marrus 0-6 record and 1-1 play- Andover went 0-3 in their Phillipian Sports Writer off record doesn’t capture home stretch, losing to the entire season fully. Northfield again 0-3, Cho- Girls Varsity Tennis finished The inexperienced ate 1-3, and a close match their 2011 season undefeated, team improved tremen- to Wilbraham 2-3. capturing a 7-2 win against rival dously under the influ- Despite the tough regu- Phillips Exeter Academy and a ence of Captain Peter lar season, Andover went 7-0 rout of Andover High. Bang ’11 and fellow veter- into the playoffs with the m. liu/ THe Phillipian Fay Feghali ’12 said, “I am so ans Thurston Smalley ’11 4th seed, looking to sal- Peter Heidrich ’11 dominated this season, going undefeated in singles. happy we are undefeated. It’s and Marcus Smith ’12. vage their season. an amazing feeling to know we The season began with Pitted against power- Boystennis could pull through some of the two warm-up scrimmages house NMH in the first toughest matches. Our team has at home against rivals An- round match, Andover a lot of depth.” dover High and Central had a tough path to the From the start of the season, Catholic. The Big Blue finals. Andover lost to Andover Culminates Perfect Season the team had high hopes. How- started its official league NMH 0-3, effectively ever, the team did not have as matches away against ending their title hopes. With New England Championship easy a time at the NEPSAC tour- powerhouse Northfield The team played a con- nament. The format of the tour- Mount Hermon. The solation game against fa- nament was much different than young team lost 0-3 in miliar rivals Choate, and By Nikhil Baradwaj and 6-1, 6-0 respectively. How- and Malachi gave us a comfort that of the rest of the matches of straight sets. with nothing to lose, won Phillipian Sports Writer ever, Hunter Schlacks fell in his zone throughout the tourna- the season. Rather than a brack- The road trip contin- its first official match of contest, tightening the score to ment and season by winning et where teams played each ued with matches against the season 3-2. Capping off a successful a stiff 2-2. consistently. The semis and other as a whole and the entire Wilbraham and Choate. Already beaten twice season, the Andover Boys Ten- Andover’s senior leaders, finals were both exciting and team moved on, individual play- Andover battled with en- by Choate, Andover uti- nis team won their first New Heidrich, Adamsson, and Mi- down to the wire, and I’m glad ers moved through the brackets thusiasm, but lost both lized a season’s worth of England title in almost twenty chael Kontaxis ’11, stepped up that our team was able to pull composed of two flights for sin- games 0-3. In the next hard work and experience years. Not only did they take for the Big Blue. Heidrich over- through under pressure. We’re gles and two flights for doubles. to win the 5 set thriller. home the hardware, but they came a 4-0 deficit in the - sec undefeated and we proved why The doubles team of Stacia Boyscrew Philps said, “That last also finished with an undefeat- ond set to outlast his opponent in the tournament.” Vladimirova ’11 and Elizabeth game against Choate was ed record. 6-3, 6-4. Adamsson fell 11-9 in Kontaxis was also proud of Kelly ’11 came in fourth place in intense to say the least. Their most difficult and the tiebreaker at #2. Kontaxis his team’s performance, when the A draw for doubles. Char- Andover The first set was really exciting match occurred in survived his thriller, winning he commented, ”Since Mark, lotte Aaron ’14 stepped up to close, but winning that the New England semifinals, the match 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Hunter, and I arrived at this play in the B singles bracket and set gave us the confidence where they barely ousted a McClintic called the match school as lowers, we’ve been won her first match before fall- Edges Out to bring our best to them. strong Loomis Chaffee squad, against Loomis, “the most in- looking forward to winning ing to the top seed in the B sin- That game was the culmi- 4-3 at home. Andover struggled tense match [that] I have ever a championship senior year. gles tournament. Kent nation of a season of hard with their doubles matches, been a part of.” With the addition of Pete, Alas- About New England’s and work by everyone on the losing at #3 doubles 8-3, while The next day, Andover cap- dair, and James, we couldn’t the whole season, Kelly said, team.” co-captains Peter Heidrich ’11 tured the New England title, have asked for a better lineup, “Today was long and hot and Perfect Season Ends Bang said, “We had a and Mark Adamsson ’11 lost defeating Taft 4-2 at Groton and winning the champion- unfortunately a tough way to With Championship really young team this their first doubles match on Academy. Heidrich was incred- ship with an undefeated sea- end an incredible season. As a year and it was hard at the year at #1, 8-4. Heading ibly pleased with the team’s son was a perfect conclusion senior, I feel extremely fortunate By Alexi Bell the beginning learning into the singles matches, An- effort all year saying, “Each to our tenure at PA.” to have had the privilege to play Phillipian Sports associate the basics while trying dover had quite an obstacle to match brought out the best in Andover returns next year, with this amazing group of girls, to compete against more overcome, needing four wins each one of our players. Mark, with four varsity returners in coach chase included of course. I Andover Boys Crew had a experienced teams. I was from six matches to advance to Mike, Hunter, and I really McClintic, Heaney, Malachi will miss them all so much. I am perfect season this year, winning amazed by how much the their first final in two years. worked hard to lead the team Price ’13, and Alec Buck ’13. proud of each person individu- every regular season regatta and team, especially the new- Alasdair McClintic ’13 and as seniors, but James, Alasdair, ally and the team as a whole.” topping the season off with a comers, improved this James Heaney ’14, finished first place finish at New England year. I’m really going to their matches up quickly, win- Rowing Associations (NEIRAs) miss the program.” ning both of their matches last weekend. with relative ease at 6-3, 6-1 After jumping out to an early lead in the first 500 meters of the race, Andover’s B1 maintained BoysBaseball their lead until their archrival Kent broke out an unexpect- edly strong sprint in the final 250 Injuries Plague meters of the race. Kent closed in on Andover, and made the Andover Squad race close enough that when the crews crossed the finish line, no we needed to come out each one knew who had won. After a By Jack McGeachie game and play hard from the heart-pounding five minutes, the Phillipian Sports Writer first pitch and be noisy and officials pronounced Andover the show no mercy.” winner by a mere 0.3 seconds. After battling through a The boys fought off inju- “It was the greatest experience plethora of injuries, Andover ries all season, including a of my Andover career. When we Varsity Baseball fought their torn quad to their Captain heard, it was pure elation. Never way to an 8-11 record in the Chris Cameron ’11. The boys had anyone in the boat been so 2011 season with a 6-5 record stayed positive and earned excited. Winning the team tro- in league play. a spot in the playoffs as the M.Liu/ THe Phillipian Co-Captain Will Walker ’11 led the team with 53 points this season. phy at the end was definitely also The highlight of the boys’ fourth seed, beating out Ex- awesome - it’s the biggest honor season came in their sweep eter on a run differential. a team can achieve at NEIRA’s, of close rivals NMH. The The team lost 4-1 to a Boyslacrosse and I know everyone was very day before the NMH game, strong Deerfield squad in happy,” said Alex Smith ’12. the team played a tough, their first game of the tourna- Despite a rower falling off obnoxious, and noisy Tabor ment. “Although the season his seat, B2 still managed to pull squad in a game that ended didn’t go as well as we would Up and Down Year for Andover out a third place finish. Andover short due to darkness in the have liked, we fought through cruised by Tabor in the middle last inning. a lot of injuries and position By Greg Cameron and get the team off to a great ‘Blue on 2. 1, 2 Blue!’ chant. We re- 500 meters and finished only 2 Before the umpires called changes, so I’m proud of the Phillipian Sports associate start. ally tried to maintain the highest seconds behind Exeter. Along the game, Andover scored 4 fact that we at least made the “An overtime victory is always levels of energy in each and every with B1’s first place and a first runs to cut the Tabor’s lead playoffs and put ourselves in Although this year’s boys la- an unbelievable feeling,” said Co- practice. A team can’t run and place from B3, B2’s third place to 7-4 instead of 7-0, but be- a position to win the champi- crosse team did not finish with captain Jay Dolan ’11, the team’s play well if its not having fun.” finish secured the overall team cause of the cancellation, the onship. Things just didn’t go a winning record, the team man- star goalie throughout the season. Over the course of the sea- win for Andover. runs did not count and the our way, but we battled the aged to stay positive and win a “It was our first game of the year son, the team improved on de- All eight members of An- boys felt cheated. So, in the whole way.” few very exciting games. An- and it just got everyone excited fense despite the loss of one of its dover’s B1, and their coxswain, NMH game, the team came Fighting through this ad- dover’s final record was 5-10. about the season at the time.” key players early in the season. will now go to Nationals in two out firing against NMH, win- versity, the team bonded well “Throughout the season, Dolan will be playing lacrosse at “I think our defense was easily weeks. “[Nationals is] going to be ning both of their games. and showed their true colors we had great team chemistry,” Wittenberg University next year. our biggest improvement,” said an experience unlike any other, In the opener of the dou- throughout the season. said Co-captain Will Walker ’11. “The thing I will remem- Dolan. “We had a rough adjust- and there’s no other 8 people I bleheader, Rory Ziomek ’13 “For the seniors, it taught “Even when we were down, the ber most is just playing with the ment but over the course of the would rather have by my side pitched a solid game, allow- us how to deal with adversity boys were always up and getting boys,” said Walker. “On and off season the defense came together when we line up with the fastest ing only 5 hits, while striking for college and college base- amped. On offense this season we the field we had a great time this and began to play really well.” crews in the country,” said Cal out an impressive four bat- ball.” Wagner ’11 said. “I was did a great job sharing the ball; a year, and Jay and I were very The season culminated in a Brooks ’11. ters in a solid 10-3 win. In proud of the way we fought very high percentage of our goals happy to be able to Captain such great battle with Exeter. Despite As the crew moves on to na- the second game, Jeb Roberts through it, we never gave up were assisted. On defense, I think a great group of guys.” Next year, losing 6-5, the team was satis- tionals, the seniors reflected on ’11 continued the great pitch- and felt sorry for ourselves, we did a great job moving in and Walker will be taking his talents fied with their performance . their final season at Andover. ing, letting up only five hits and we showed our true col- out of sets and playing body.” to Harvard University. Dolan said, “We knew we were Julian Danziger ’11 said, “Rowing and two earned runs over the ors during the year, making it Andover’s most exciting win Dolan also liked being the the underdogs going into the on B1 this season has, without a course of five innings in an to the playoffs and not using was its very first regular season leader of the team as he enjoyed game. They were an highly tal- doubt, been the most refreshing, 8-5 win for the boys. any excuses in our quest for a game against Belmont Hill. An- giving the team encouragement ented squad boasting a 17-1 re- rewarding, and fun experience Nathan Wagner ’11 said af- championship.” The season dover played well to hold a lead throughout the season. He said, cord, while we were a group of of my Andover career. I couldn’t ter the game, “We went out, ended on a high note, as the for most of the game, but Bel- “I’ll always remember the mo- grinders looking to pull out a win have asked for a better and more jumped on NMH and won team traveled to Exeter and mont Hill scored two goals to tie ments we were coming into a against a very good team. We left dedicated team than ours and the doubleheader, setting up won 5-3. the game up in the last minute of timeout when everyone looked it all on the field and even though will truly remember this season the rest of our season. We regulation. Ben Green ’11 sniped a to Will and I for some words of we loss, it was a great way to go for the rest of my life.” figured out that Friday that goal in overtime to win the game inspiration or simply to lead our out.” C7 SPORTS The Phillipian Sunday June 5, 2011 Ultimate girlscrew track Ultimate Girls Crew Rows to Boys and Reigns Fourth Place Finish Girls Go Supreme Back to Back By Kevin Fung ous. G1 defeated NMH by Phillipian Sports associate seven seconds in a stiff Girls Win Fourth Straight Second Headline head current, finishing in Through a season of 5:45.03, and G2 won in an and Boys Win Second Multiple Lines ups and downs, Andover overwhelming 55 second By Ross Bendetson Girls Crew remained posi- sweep. Phillipian Sports Writer By Brian Hanafin tive, poised, and com- In NEIRAs, after a great After an undefeated regu- Phillipian Sports Writer posed, and after all three preliminary race, in which lar season, Andover Boys and Andover boats gave an G1 took first in 5:47.47, G2 Girls Track both took first in Highlighted by a NEPSUL all-out effort at NEIRAs, closed in to a second place the New England Prep School championship and a first the team earned a fourth finish of 5:30.245 behind Division 1 Track Champion- place finish in the Amherst place overall finish. Exeter, and G3 edged out ships to complete the perfect Cup B division, Andover Ul- “I am so proud of this Tabor for first. season. timate performed to its full team,” said Captain Katie In the finals, how- Led by a team outstanding potential. Fanikos ’11, “We fought ever, Andover didn’t re- 29 point performance from Andover won both rivalry as hard as we could every peat their fantastic pre- Captain Malcolm Mason- games, against Exeter and day, every practice, every lims performance, as G1 Rodriguez ’11, who won two Andover High School, and piece, every drill, every slipped to third for bronze events, the boys team scored excelled in every tourna- stroke. The passion that in 5:40.134 behind Exeter 98 points to take first and win ment they played in. we have is tangible. No and Kent, while G2 took for the second consecutive Armstrong said, “The matter what the outcome fifth at 6:47.633, and G3 year. greatest moments of my Blue of the season, we know took third ahead of Kent. The girls placed first out of s. moreland/ THe Phillipian Steel experience have not we pushed ourselves, we Faulkner said, “Plac- eleven teams, winning their Andover softball secure its first Big East title in ten years. been the championships, or pushed each other, and we ing third has allowed me fourth consecutive cham- even the games themselves, laid it all on the line with to appreciate all the oth- pionship with their 150.33 but rather those in practice, softball everything we had.” er great things about this points, the highest point total on team bus rides, or at team After falling to Kent season that may have been by any team in the last four dinners.” and Exeter twice in the overshadowed by a first years. Shaw also feels the same Andover Rolls Their regular season, Andover place finish.” Captain Patrick Wolber ’11 way as Armstrong, saying, underwent many changes Fanikos summed up her took 2nd and 3rd place in the “Blue Steel has without a Way to Big East Title in both lineups and boat thoughts on the season 800M and 1500M with times doubt been my favorite part setups, searching for the saying, “Being my last sea- of 1:57:57 and 4:03:21 and Re- of my Andover experience. that stuff and to really play qual- fastest combinations. son as a part of Andover nat Zalov ’11 finished fourth This team has brought me By Jordan Johnson ity softball every game. Winning “These changes improved crew, I couldn’t have in the 3000M. James Cassle- character, strength, and Phillipian Sports Writer the Big East was great, it was my the feel in the boats, which been more proud to lead berry ’11 placed first in the some of my closest friends. first win in the four years I’ve in turn gave us the confi- my incredible teammates discus with a 146 foot 3 inch ” Propelled by a 10-4 victory in played here and really required dence in ourselves that we throughout the season. throw. These performances Blue Steel had a great the third game of the season, An- a lot resiliency on our part.” needed to row powerfully They’ve inspired me to al- propelled the boys to victory. season led by great seniors. dover Varsity Softball’s winning Co-Captain Shannon Mc- and together,” said Kris- ways give my all.” For the girls, Captain An- It won the NEPSUL cham- streak continued throughout the Sweeney ’11 was another valued ten Faulkner ’11. Of the team’s sixteen iebiet Abasi ’11, Becca Wag- pionship, won the Amherst rest of the season, culminating in player, never ceasing to hold up The highlight of the varsity rowers, Andover man ’13, Alexis Walker ’12, Cup B division, and de- a Big East Championship. the left side of the Blue infield at season came after these will graduate twelve. and Diana Tchadi ’14 won the stroyed both of its rivals. In their 10-4 win over Mid- shortstop after the loss of third changes, as Andover’s G1 However, after such im- 4x100 relay team and set a Aronov sums Blue Steel dlesex, Co-captain Sarah On- baseman Ashley Vargas-Aquino rowed a 5:41.9, beating provement and determi- school record with a time of up perfectly saying, “On the orato ’11 completed the cycle ’11 to injury early on in the sea- St. Paul’s time of 5:50.7. nation in this season, the 49.50. Chioma Ngwudo ’11 field, we live and die a team with a triple in her fourth at-bat son. Only a few days later, An- squad is confident in next took first place in both the - one game, one throw, one after hitting a single, double and Newcomer, Kayla Maloney dover traveled to NMH year’s team. shot put and discus with a 34 14-14 point at a time…. Blue home run in her three previous ’13 was a vital addition to the and returned victori- foot 11.5 inch throw and a 120 Steel is more than just a at-bats, finishing with an - out team, shining on the mound in foot 5 inch throw. team, it is an experience of standing four-hit, two RBI per- every game. She pitched a no a lifetime.” formance. hitter against Nobles in the Big Throughout the season, On- East tournament for the title. orato proved to be a key player Although certain players Golf on offense with her accumulat- shone, it was crucial that the ed twelve runs, seventeen RBI’s, entire roster got to see action in and two grand slams in addi- numerous games this season, Wattana ’12 tion to her successful efforts as exemplifying the team’s depth catcher. and true talent. Goes Onorato said, “This season After losing to Tabor in extra we had a lot of challenges- inju- innings at the Big East Tourna- ries, weather, you name it- and ment last year, Andover came Undefeated the real mark of our team was out this season looking for re- its ability to battle through all of demption, which they found in becoming the new Big East Ho ’11 Carries Team Cycling Champions. to Second Place Morrow ’12 wopo By Sahil Bhaiwala Phillipian Sports Writer Led by senior captains Ben Ho Wins Girl’s Rebuilding ’11 and Chris Kerrigan ’11, Andover boasted a 4-2 record this season, Title while placing 5th out of 8 at the Year for Andover Invitational, and 2nd out of 3 in the quest for the Wither- Inclement Weather Andover spoon Cup. j.qu/ THe Phillipian Andover’s strength this season Doesn’t Phase Big Blue Despite some tough loses, Andover’s win over Exeter made the season a success. was the consistency of their top 3 Season Ends in Tough players. Ho played every match in By MJ Engel Loss to Deerfield girlslacrosse the number 1 slot, and finished the Phillipian Sports Writer season 6-2. In the final match of the year, the Witherspoon Cup, Ho Despite the spotty weather By Alex Kramer earned two of the three medalist this season, the Andover cycling Phillipian Sports Writer Refreshing Victory Over Exeter awards, and even shot a magnifi- team managed to capture first In a heartbreaking 6-4 loss cent one-under par during one of place in the entire league. Dur- to Deerfield in a playoff play- Ends with a Splash the rounds. ing every race this season, every in game, Andover Girls Water Melissa Wattana ’12 never lost a team member gave the race their Polo saw their season come to strong positive leadership and Andover’s resilience also match this season. Ending the sea- all, and they came out on top. an end, giving the team a final By Kristin Mendez have been good role models for shone in series of equally tight son 6-0-1, Wattana remained cool This was the first overall league record of 5-8. Phillipian Sports associate their younger teammates,” said games earlier in the season. and collected during every match, win the team has had since The highlight of the sea- Coach Kate Dolan. When the team faced Gov- and was able to play up to her max- Coach Zaeder started coaching son came when Andover beat After beating Exeter in a In the season’s final rivalry ernor’s, it came back from a imum potential. the team, making the win was Deerfield in a close 8-7 victory 10-9 nail-biter, the jump off the matchup with Exeter, Andover three-goal deficit to win 10-8. Co-captain Chris Kerrigan said, even more impressive. in the first of the three meet- bridge at Exeter was certainly battled in a close, fast-paced “Governor’s was a good “I’m going to miss the teammates I For Alex Morrow ’12, who ings between the teams. The- a refreshing way to end the game to claim a 10-9 win. come-from-behind effort; the have had over the past few years won first in the Girls A division, resa Faller ’11 said, “I think our 2011 season. Washburn stepped up, con- defense came up big in the more than anything else. I can play the best race was “New Hamp- most exciting game was the Katie Hess ’11 said, “Before tributing with five goals and second half and we dominated golf anywhere, but it is much more ton. The finish was this long gru- first game against Deerfield. the game, the coaches prom- one assist. Other scorers for through the midfield,” said memorable when I can play with eling up-hill and I just remem- With a home pool advantage ised us that they would jump Andover included Lizzie Paul Dolan. such a supporting group of players ber pushing so hard to get to the and a supportive crowd, every off the bridge with us, if we ’12 with four goals and Greer Andover fell behind 4-1 and coaches.” finish but as soon as I thought girl definitely stepped up her won. I never thought that they McBeth ’12 with one. early in the game, but battled Andover’s biggest test this sea- I was close people would keep game to secure our victory.” would actually do it. Jumping Andover initially fell behind to close the score gap to 5-4. son came in the form of their 1 on pointing me on. My legs were The team will lose three off the bridge, with my fellow 2-0 against Exeter, but rallied In the second half, Andover 1 match with Deerfield Academy. burning and when I finally got to key players in Theresa Faller seniors, was the perfect way and finished the first half tied found itself down again 7-5. Deerfield is typically one of the the finish line I was so relieved.” ’11, Hannah McGrath ’11, and to end my Andover career and 5-5. Within the first sixteen With twelve minutes left on dominant teams in the league, and Raphael Grandeau ’11 said, captain Kelly Powers ’11. The I will never forget that mo- seconds of the second half, An- the clock, it tied the game at this season was no exception. “As a new rider this year, and three will be severely missed, ment.” dover took a 6-5 lead. Andover 7-7, and proceeded to net three However, Andover rose to the one-year-senior, I have to say as it will be difficult filling the The team snagged wins continued to fight to an 8-6 goals in a row to jump to a 10-7 challenge and would not go down that the cycling team has been holes they will leave behind. from top competitors such as advantage, but Exeter quickly lead. Governor’s scored one without a fight. Going into the last a fantastic experience. I enjoyed Kelly Powers ’11 summed Governor’s, Taft, and Tabor. answered to tie the game 8-8 more goal in the last minutes pairing, the score was tied at 4.5. being outdoors almost every day, up the season saying, “I think “Each senior has contrib- with about fifteen minutes left of the game, but Andover held Charlie Pecora ’12 could not com- and riding with the team was al- that we were really close as a uted to the team in different to play. it there for a 10-8 victory. plete the upset for Andover on the ways a great pleasure. Although team and it showed in the pool ways-- some with vocal leader- With eight minutes left to “It is a testament to our last hole, but Andover played bril- the poor weather conditions as we were able to play and ship, some with quiet humility, play, Exeter took a 9-8 lead, but seven seniors that the team has liantly as a team nonetheless. we’ve had so far have forced the work well together.” some with unrelenting deter- Andover struck back within a played hard and until the final Coach Faulk stated soon after cycling league to cancel three Despite the loss of the se- mination, some with unselfish- minute to even the score 9-9. whistle in every single game. the Deerfield match that “this was races during the season, I have niors, the team hopes to use ness, some with great defense Just after the four-minute There is no quit, no giving up in the most fun I have had coaching a had some good opportunities to this season as a rebuilding or offense-- regardless of each mark, Washburn netted An- any of them, and that will carry team since I have been here.” race for the Andover team.” year and come out with a bet- person’s unique contributions, dover’s final goal to secure a them far in all that they do be- ter record next year. they have all demonstrated 10-9 win. yond Andover,” said Dolan. C8 SPORTS The Phillipian Sunday June 5, 2011 Athletes of The Year

Mari Walsh ’11 By Kristin Mendez Field Hockey, Hockey, Crew Phillipian Sports associate After ten years of hockey, including three as nutshell. It’s more focused on brute force than has been one of those exceptional members second 2K. Her 4K erg time of 15:57 was the leading scorer for Andover, four years of field finesse, and you don’t have to be graceful what - of our team. Having started only this spring, second-fastest time of the girls team. hockey, a recent rowing debut, and countless soever to play,” said Walsh. she has risen quickly through a field of highly Not only does Walsh’s tangible athleticsuccess broken records and awards, Mari Walsh ’11 Despite having no prior experience, Walsh talented and experienced rowers, clocking make her such a desirable teammate, but her earned her nomination as The Phillipian’s 2010- also earned a spot on Andover’s varsity field rowing machine scores at the level of the very good spirit and leadership sets her apart as well. 2011 Female Athlete of the Year. hockey team in her first term at Andover. Walsh best varsity rowers,” said Walsh’s Andover crew “She’s always going full speed, which Despite joining the hockey team when consistently contributed throughout the season in coach, Peter Saltsman. makes a wonderful example for her to set. Her she entered the school as a new lower, Walsh her first two years, but became an especially key Walsh’s posted a 7:39.6 for her first 2K erg work ethic is probably her greatest leadership quickly gained the respect of her coach, and player during her senior year. time, but quickly dropped it to a 7:25.8 in her trait, and it allows people to see what she can demonstrated her desire to compete. “Mari is “Mari was always a good player, but she made do on and off the ice or field,” said the purest competitor that I have ever coached. herself a great player through whatever she did Fenton. She loves to compete-- whether in practice or over the summer before her senior year, and that “Her great sense of humor in small games-- no matter what, she loves to distinguished her. She made herself complete and lightheartedness is also really compete,” said Martha Fenton, head coach of with fitness, power, and speed. That made her a important. She never got too seri- the Andover girls hockey team. dominant player, and she deserves all the credit ous or too uptight, but rather she Throughout her hockey career, Walsh always in the world,” said Kate Dolan, head coach of had a good, loose personality that played for multiple teams, including both girls the Andover field hockey team. helped her be successful, too,” and boys club teams and her high school teams. Walsh’s improvement led her to break added Dolan. As a seventh-grader, she earned MVP honors for Andover’s record for most goals scored in a Walsh showed her humility her high school team, and in eighth grade, she field hockey season, as she netted eighteen goals and good spirit when she humbly captained the boys club team she played for. She during the 2010 season, leading the team to a commented on earning Female was named to the All-ASL team while playing 14-3 record. Athelete of the Year, as she said, with her club team in eighth and ninth grade, For her final term at Andover, Walsh joined “I think this is one of those great and she received the best skills competitor award the Andover crew team, and proved her natural honors you never really expect. for her club team at Nationals in 2010. athleticism with immediate success as a rower. Whenever you look to coaches, “Hockey encompasses most of my favorite Even at the start of the season, Walsh trained and they tell you to work hard because things to do in sports: it’s competitive to the competed with the G2 and G3 boats. it will pay off; this is one of those point of being crazy, and aggressive to the point “[Though crew is] not exactly a sport that times where it pays off.” of bodily harm. I’m a fairly competitive and highlights the ‘star’ players, some still stand out aggressive person, which is how hockey is in a as major boat-movers. From the very start, Mari

Ryan Gaiss ’11 By Greg Cameron Wrestling and Lacrosse Phillipian Sports associate

With a 104-22 record in his four year An- ball after lower year to train for wrestling. He like Ryan Gaiss,” said Coach Rich Gorham ’86. quickly figured out how to make use of his tal- dover wrestling career and two years of experi- has captained the wrestling team for two years. “He is a coach’s dream. He is durable, depend- ents,” said Gorham. “He is tremendously explo- ence on Andover’s varsity lacrosse team, Ryan This year, Gaiss placed first in the Class A able, and a fine leader.” sive. After his Lower year, he learned to wrestle Gaiss ’11 has earned The Phillipian’s 2010-2011 New England Prep School tournament, and Gaiss began lacrosse in fourth grade, but aggressively to win rather than defensively just Male Athlete fourth in the National didn’t set foot on a wrestling mat until seventh to ‘not lose,’ and this was a big turning point for of the Year. Preps tournament in grade. “My gym teacher recommended it as a him.” His 104 wins the 145 weight class. way to get in shape for football and lacrosse, and “Of the three wrestling positions, neutral, ranks second He had an outstanding it just took off from there. I worked very hard top and bottom, my strong suit is definitely neu- behind Dan 29-2 overall record and it paid off.” tral,” said Gaiss. “I’m pretty quick on my feet, so Shvarts- on the year and both Gaiss’s two years as captain show the being on my feet is definitely my go to.” man ’02 for losses came from the respect the other wrestlers have for him. As Gaiss uses the summer to train for wrestling most wins same wrestler, the captain, he led Andover to place second in this at Doughboy Wrestling Club in Lowell, MA. “I in Andover third place finisher in year’s New England Prep School Tournament started the summer after my freshman year, and wrestling the Nationals Preps and third place last year. I go two or three times a week. I give them a lot history. tournament. He ended “I’m more of a leader by example,” said of credit for my success, especially the coaches. In ad- his Andover career Gaiss. “I want to show my teammates how to They’ve really helped me over the years.” dition to his with a 57-4 record, win with a good attitude and lose with a good Gaiss will attend the University of Michi- experience winning his last 39 attitude. I try to keep the enthusiasm up in the gan this fall and will be missed by the Andover in wrestling dual meet matches room, as it gets very tedious in practice.” wrestling program. “Ryan was a fine captain, and lacrosse, over the span of two “Ryan is not pushy, but welcoming,” said working year-round to make the program bet- Gaiss also and a half years. His Gorham. “When Ryan was voted captain at the ter,” said Gorham. He deserves a lot of credit for played var- last dual meet loss end of his Lower year, people respected him and promoting the values of sportsmanship and hard sity football was in the beginning it was clear that other wrestlers would listen. He work that are central to our program. He is one team in his of his Lower year on stepped right up into the position in his Upper of the finest wrestlers I have ever coached.” lower year. December 13, 2008. year.” He stopped “As a coach, you Gaiss uses his strength and quickness to playing foot- only get a few athletes dominate his opponents on the mat. “Ryan Class of 2011 All-Stars Summer Washburn ’11 Malcolm Mason-Rodriguez ’11 Washburn proved a force to be The spring track Co-Captain reckoned with on both the field broke numerous records this hockey and lacrosse field and the year, including the thirty-year old ice this year. She scored five out 100 meter dash record. He also ten goals to beat Exeter in the captained the Football team. final lacrosse game of the season.

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Alex Nanda ’11 Sarah Onorato ’11 The seven-seat on the New As Co-Captain of the softball England championship boat team and starting libero for the for Boys Crew also was se- Volleyball team, Onorato led lected to the first-team All- both teams to championships, New England Boys Water- capturing the NEPSAC Cham- polo team and was named pionship in the fall and the Big All-American in both the 200 medley and 400 free. s.moreland/The Phillipian East title in the spring. y.wantanabe/The Phillipian Sunday, June 2, 2011 The Phillipian Arts & Leisure D1 Arts andLeisure

Farewell... ’11 D2 Arts & Leisure The Phillipian Sunday, June 5, 2011 Arts andLeisure Theater 520 Productions 2010-2011 Black Comedy to meet Carol’s father, Colonel sley had to juggle two women Melkitt (Austin Teece ’12). in the dark. Carol mediated Eiana Kwartler When the power went between Brindsley and her fa- out, all of Brindsley’s plans ther. Clea played pranks on ev- started to go awry. Though ery character on stage, while In the fall term, audience Brindsley hoped for an inti- Mrs. Furnival discovered gin members at “Black Comedy,” mate gathering, Mrs. Furnival for the first time. All of these a Theatre 520 production, (Jackie Murray ’13), the old events, and many others, com- found themselves completely maid downstairs, arrived. Mrs. bine to create a complex but in the dark, at least for the first Furnival, terribly afraid of the hilarious performance. few minutes of the play. dark, stayed in the apartment Mark Efinger, Instructor The first scenes of the farce as more unwanted guests ar- in Theatre, said, “We have the took place in a complete theat- rived. freedom to create extreme rical blackout, with the actors Lamba did an expert job flit- characters. We were [even] maneuvering around the stage ting around the stage as Carol, able…to rely on the expertise as if the lights were on. trying to win her father’s af- of a volunteer student…to cre- Fortunately, the audience fection for Brindsley, while ate the cartoon voices of the did not stay in the dark for Blackwood does an impressive farce.” long. Shortly into the show, job, increasingly frazzled as Because the show was a the characters found them- the play went on. farce, the pace was quick, and selves with a blown fuse, and Things became especially perfect timing was of great im- as the lights went out in the complicated when Harold portance. Efinger said, “Farce London flat, the lights came Gorringe (Khalil Fleming ’12), is an uncompromising form of up on stage. the flamboyant next-door comedy, which requires tim- The audience could see neighbor, and Clea (Julie Ca- ing and spacing.” The entire Carol, a petulant debutante chia ’11), Brindsley’s not-so- cast worked together to make (Nikita Lamba ’11), and Brind- ex-girlfriend, arrived at the every moment fall into place. Y. WATANABE/The Phillipian sley (Christopher Blackwood apartment. In Steinbach Theatre, the ’12), Carol’s starving-artist fi- Fleming mastered the art audience stepped to Brinds- Austin Teece ’12 portrays Colonel Melkitt in Theater 520’s fall production, Black Com- ancé, moving stolen furniture of making almost every line a ley’s London apartment. edy. around the stage. sexual innuendo. Efinger said, “The set was Not only was Brindsley Garrick Gu ’13 played the designed last spring by Mr. “backwards” lighting forma- Miranda Haymon ’12 kept the with hilarious nuances. preparing for a visit from re- entertaining role of Franz Murray’s set design class, and tion, the technical work had show running smoothly from “Over all, this play has been nowned millionaire and art Schupanzigh, a German elec- then modified by Mr. Bacon.” to be meticulous. Taylor Per- cue to cue. one hell of a fun show to put collector George Bamberger trician. The set included two floors, kins ’12 operated the light- Thanks to all of the work on, and it’s an experience that (Omegar Chavolla-Zacarias As the apartment became the living room and Brinds- ing design he created, while behind the scenes, the play I’ll never forget,” said Black- ’12), but he was also preparing more and more crowded, crazy ley’s bedroom. stage manager Joanna Wang flowed effortlessly on stage. wood. events began to happen. Brind- Because of the show’s ’11 and assistant stage manager Each moment was fraught Julius Caesar film noir. We never really embracing him with flowers, of importance. I would com- thought of it in a time period narrator Oriach interrupted pose a theme or motif for that at all and actually it’s a rele- the bliss with the words “be- scene and then I would build vant play right now and to set ware the ides of March.” around that and connect ev- it in a non-time period made However, Caesar denied erything. it more relevant today,” said that there is a problem fore- You not only visually ap- Judith Wombwell, Instruc- shadowing the significance preciate what’s going on in tor in Dance and Co-Director impact of his warning. that it’s dark and it’s scary, with Heelan. As the play continued, Ro- but the sounds will stimulate With the exception of An- man citizen’s allegiance to more senses and you get more drew Schlager ’12 as Caesar Caesar is emphasized while into it and it grabs you more,” and Sam Oriach ’11 narrat- Brutus’s growing frustration said Charlie Danner ’11, sound ing, the cast featured Eliana with Caesar was highlighted. designer and operator. Kwartler’12 as Brutus, Jackie In the midst of a theatri- The play reached a turn- Lender ’11 as Cassius, Jean- cal storm the conspirators as- ing point, allowing the shift nine Anderson ‘11 as Antony sembled to develop a plot to in character for the female and twelve other actresses. kill Caesar. roles. Though the women “Not only are the tradition- Kwartler’s portrayal of began the play emphasizing ally male-performed roles Brutus also proved to be one femininity, the death of Cae- performed by women, but the of the best of the evening. The sar allows for a release of a roles themselves are altered power of her voice and deep more masculine side of the for women. Our performance understanding of her role women’s emotions, depicted of ‘Julius Caesar’ constantly brought a heightened sense in the final battle scene. analyzes the role of feminin- of intensity to her scenes and A final costume change M. LIU/The Phillipian ity, and depicts its transfor- encouraged the surrounding emphasized the dramatic Eliana Kwarter ’12 prepares to stab Andrew Schlager ’12 in this intense scene that ends mation throughout the play,” actors to emulate her con- gender role reversals. In the Julius Caesar’s reign. said Nora Princiotti ’12, who vincing portrayal of Brutus. final battle scene, the women played Cinna the Poet. “Eliana Kwartler as Brutus left their gowns behind and by William Shakespeare. suit for Caesar and beautiful The play began with Ori- brings such fire to the stage,” sported battle gear, fighting Directed by Kevin Heelan, gowns for the women in place ach limping into view, illu- said Oriach. for power in the empire. Arts Staff Report Instructor in Theater, Julius of Grecian dresses. minating the theater with a In the climactic scene de- “It’s visually stunning. Caesar challenged the role of “Mr. Heelan came up with single lantern. The female picting Caesar’s murder, the It’s dark in a really beautiful femininity through the pri- the idea [to have the cast be senate glided onto stage im- combination of music, cho- way,” said Nikita Lamba ’11. marily female cast despite the glamorous] and I think it mediately emphasizing their reography and visual effects Not only did Julius Cae- In the winter, Theater 520 numerous roles traditionally [worked] really well...We fi- femininity through their proved to create the most sar entertain the audience catapulted the audience back played by men. nally arrived with one the beautiful purple and silver complex scene of the play. but proved to be a successful to a time of Roman political The play also took a modern one where we would be kind gowns. “There were certain twist on the traditional play. conflict and violence in their interpretation of the script, of 40s glamorous women and As the Roman women scenes that stuck out, and production of “Julius Caesar” incorporating a pin-stripe then we started to go towards came to fawn over Caesar, resonated, with me in terms Hot Grog tory is things the way it hap- Andrew Schlager ’12, who all for the freedom, the chance pened and theatre is things the stared as Blackbeard. His for adventure even if it’s short- way it might have happened. shaggy beard and red bandana, lived,” she continued. This play dances between along with his slouchy shirt, Music is yet another as- them both in a beautiful way,” added a finishing touch to his tounding aspect of the show said Efinger. pirate character. that brings livelihood to the The musical revolved Patrick Brady ’11 played audience. The musicians be- around Anne Bonney, the Calico Jack Rackham. “Calico come an integral part of the niece of the colonial governor is, in Mark Efinger’s words, show as they play on stage of North Carolina, who dis- the George Clooney of the Pi- during the production. Their guised herself as a cabin boy rate Ship. He is a well-respect- music features bluegrass rock- and joined the legendary pi- ed pirate aboard the ship who and-roll, setting the perfect rate, Blackbeard, and his crew most of the crew can trust, in tone for the pirate story. to pursue her dream of a sea- part due to his loyalty and ca- “The band started work- faring adventure. maraderie. Although the Cap- ing on the music from January “Bland Simpson who wrote tain is Blackbeard, Calico’s because we knew we wanted the story and Jim Wann who level-headedness and kind them on the stage so they need- wrote the music took the sto- heart work really well on the ed to know the music ahead of ries, that of the two women ship dynamic,” said Brady. time… Starting with no parts Anne Bonney and Mary Read Anne Bonney was played or recordings was certainly a and Calico Jack. … Jack, Read by Marilyn Harris ’11. “Anne challenge … So we had to write and Bonney were all on the is serving as a central figure in parts and make recordings for same ship, and Blackbeard had this narrative that all the other the musicians to learn with,” another ship where there was pirates are going through. We said Landolt. another girl who was dressed talked about this idea of wan- All of the scenes were set up M. LIU/The Phillipian Hot Grog, the pirate musical, blends different stories of famous historical pirates in- as a cabin boy. These two sto- derlust when we were first by using two step-ladders, five cluding Blackbeard and Calico Jack. ries are put together into one working on the show,” said trunks and some digital pro- story,” explained Efinger. Harris. jections made onto the pieces tion by Christina Landolt, In- beard, the legendary pirate “The musical brought the “The first song is ‘A Seizure of cloth that are draped over structor in Music and chore- and the duo Anne Bonney and audience back to the world of to Roam’…It’s this idea of re- the step ladders, which Efin- Sarah Lee ography by Sumi Matsumoto Mary Read, two females who pirates in 1718 through a lot of ally wanting to go back to sea ger calls “theater magic.” ’11 took the audience on a ad- dressed themselves up as men theater magic that is used to and have all this adventure… In August, the show will venture. to go out to sea as pirates. The pique the imagination of the the sense that you are dying travel to The Edinburgh audience,” said Efinger. in the slow death in this rigid Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, This spring, the pirate mu- Hot Grog blended the dif- play also incorporated the his- ferent stories of historical tory of Calico Jack, another fa- The different costumes and upright society of the early Scotland, the world’s largest sical “Hot Grog” directed by props designed and made by- 1700s which is what [Anne] theater festival. Mark Efinger, Instructor of characters from similar time mous pirate. periods including Black- “Aristotle once said that his- Cassie Coravos ’11 and Elizbeh experiences when the show Theater, with musical direc- *******************the show. begins. So it’s about risking it Sunday, June 5, 2011 The Phillipian Arts & Leisure D3 Arts andLeisure Dance Productions 2010-2011 Appalachian Dance Open Physical Spring Graffiti

J. QU/The Phillipian J. QU/The Phillipian M. LIU/The Phillipian Sophie Gould ’11 and Amber Quinones ’11 dance to “La Valse” Georgia Pelletier ’11, member of Blue Strut dances to a cho- Hector Kilgoe ’11 swiftly swings Juli Brandano ’12 in the by Ravel, a piece that preluded “Appalachian Spring.” reography by Carolyn Harmeling ’11 and Juli Brandano ’12. spring term production, “Physical Graffiti.”

ticularly angry, but by the end the complexity of their per- shadows. of the dance she accepted her formance and heightened the In “Black Dog,” which fea- Eve Simister friend’s decision and celebrat- Ray Thamthieng sharpness of their routine. Nicole Ng tured choreography by Zhou, ed at the wedding scene. The next dance, “Steam Hector Kilgoe ’11 essentially In the opening, ‘Her’ ap- Heat” choreographed by Rex, became a rock star, powerfully peared and danced with her swung the show back in time flinging female dancers over In the fall, Andover Dance friends as violins played lightly. The 2011 Dance Open em- to the jazz age. The nine danc- This spring, Andover Dance his head. Group spun a story through Suddenly the music became braced variety and featured ers, all sporting derby hats, Group took audience members A shimmering white cloth movement and color in their more upbeat and ‘Him’ leaped thirteen excitingly unpredict- swerved stylishly in time to on a psychedelic journey back served as a central motif to “No first dance production, “Ap- onto the stage. able dance routines. “We re- the catchy beat of the song. to the seventies with their fi- Quarter,” where it rippled and palachian Spring and Other The dance was filled with ally wanted pieces that had With flamboyant arm gestures nal dance production “Physi- encased dancers, literally and Dances,” directed by Judith lively interactions between all strong choreography, and tried and playful steps, this perfor- cal Graffiti,” featuring an array figuratively placing the -danc Wombwell, Instructor in The- of the members of the commu- to pick pieces that were differ- mance brought a vibrant edge of contemporary dances to the ers in Matsumoto’s dreams. atre and Dance. nity- family, friends and neigh- ent,” said Dance Open Direc- to the show. music of the iconic band, Led On the black cloths sus- Student musicians led by bors. tor, Carolyn Harmeling ’11. “Empty House,” a solo Zeppelin. pended above the stage, light Christopher Walter, Instrctor Wombwell carefully con- The Dance Open is a yearly by Pelletier pulled the audi- Erin Strong and Judith projections also amplified the in Music, set the tone for this sidered color and shape to help student run production that ence into an eerie and ethe- Wombwell, Instructors in magnitude of the dream, cast- masterpiece of modern dance. convey themes. The soft shades features student-choreo- real world. Amongst the green Theater and Dance, choreo- ing an array of lights and shad- The show departed from of the dancers’ costumes re- graphed performances. glow of the stage, Pelletier graphed the show, naming the ows swirling around the danc- tradition with an original take flected springtime and nature. Blue Strut opened the elegantly showcased various production “Physical Graffiti” ers. on the ballet first choreo- ‘Him’ and ‘Her’ wore bolder show with “How You Like ballet sequences, while keep- after a Led Zepplin album. “I came up with an idea of graphed by Martha Graham in red to stand out. Me Now?” choreographed by ing in sync with the sinister “It is so much about Led a graphic... it’s a projection that the 1940s to a commissioned Rapid changes in mood Harmeling and Juli Brandano echoes of the music. Zepplin’s music that we’re actually [happened] live, with orchestral suite by Aaron Co- engaged the audience in the ’12. Then Footnotes trans- dancing to, and not just hav- Cassie Coravos [’11’s] drawing,” pland. story. After celebratory scenes, The stage, blazed with red formed the stage into a game ing it be complementary in the said Wombwell. Wombwell created a new ominous chords announced light and set with three chairs, of Pacman with their perfor- background, but actually have In a pivotal number, “Kash- storyline of union and parting approaching conflict. Dancing welcomed the eight dancers of mance of “Pacman’s Revenge” [the music] be a big part of mir,” the entire group came more relatable to the Andover became faster and more agi- Blue Strut for an enthusiastic choreographed by Melina what we’re doing and express- together with spirited move- community than the original tated. opening to the show. Prentakis ’11. ing,” said Sumi Matsumoto ment. As they moved them- plot. ‘Her’ struggled to settle the The group’s clean cut The dance narrated an in- ’11, captain of Andover Dance selves in and out of circles, they Three pieces that preluded tension over her leaving. The moves, spins and jumps exem- tense and animated battle be- Group. showcased Quinones’s expres- “Appalachian Spring,” offered dance culminated in a joyful plified their ability to combine tween five colorful ghosts and In addition to choreogra- sive hip hop routine. a different moods and musical wedding scene. ‘Him’ and ‘Her’ new techniques and props into five Pacmans. phy by Strong and Wombwell, Towards the end of the styles. tied a knot in the fabric ribbons their performance. The recognizable tune, the show also incorporated song, all of the dancers formed Pastel lights and haunting encircling the stage to repre- Shifting dramatically, Noël electronic beats and skillful routines by student choreog- a large circle, with Graham marimba music played by Kel- sent their union. Um ’12 and Graham Johns ’14 tap routine made this a truly raphers Juliana Brandano ’12, Johns ’14, Kilgoe, Matsumoto ly Stathis ’12 created an eerie “The entire dance is like a glided onto stage to a more unique dance. Amber Quinones ’11 and Jenny and Taichi Yokoyama ’12 in the calm dreamscape for the first ritual. Our marriage is more delicate tune. “It’s like Pacman come to Zhou ’11. center. piece, “Haze.” symbolic than anything,” said Later, Katie Fanikos ’11, life. [The Pacman] are fighting Physical Graffiti did not “The steps combined with Carolyn Whittingham ’11 Pelletier. Kristina Rex ’11 and Amber back and that’s why it’s called follow a set plot or story line the formations [created] an in- and Carolyn Harmeling ’11 per- Though the dancers made Quinoñes ’11 took the stage. ‘Pacman’s Revenge’,” said but rather took the audience teresting aspect that is pretty formed in “Negative Space,” a creating a cohesive community Performing “So Many Girls,” Prentakis. on a journey, immersing them difficult, and looks and comes somber piece set to Brahms. onstage look easy, months of choreographed by Fanikos, Unwana Abasi ’13 changed in the legendary music of Led across as more so interesting They came together and rigorous individual preparation the three utilized a variety of up the mood with “Simba’s Zeppelin. and more so effortless [than separated, creating interesting as well as group work went into complex dance sequences and City,” a duet with Zhou and “We [tried] to embody the they] may seem,” said Johns. shapes in the space between the production. incorporated many lighting Michael DiFronzo ’11. Match- essence of Led Zepplin’s mu- At the culmination of them. Brianna Barros ’12 said, “We tricks that highlighted their ing in red, the two dancers sic,” said Strong, “Even though “Kashmir,” Matsumoto was Lightening the mood, So- had a lot of individual rehears- talent. depicted a fighting scene with it’s rock music, and there’s not lifted into the air and balanced phie Gould ’11, Juliana Bran- als, which is funny because Following “So Many Girls,” powerful movements and ex- a rock style dance, rock mu- gracefully in the arms of Johns, dano ’12, Jenny Zhou ’11 and when you look at a piece like Bollywood music filled the citing lifts. sic allowed us to say ‘we can Kilgoe and Yokoyama, sym- Amber Quinones ’11 performed this, you think they probably theater for “Guzaarish,” a The show ended with an do whatever we want with it,’ bolizing the end point of the a humorous number filled with all rehearsed together. Then dance choreographed by Su- overpowering performance which in its essence is what dream. exagerated expression. we all slowly pieced it together, priya Jain ’12 that featured So- “Lost in the World” by Hyp- modern dance is about.” “[The dances] are a lot The piece, set to “La Valse” like a puzzle.” phie Gould ’11, Saloni Jain ’13, notiq. The dancers, uniformed To better embody the feel- more breathy and urban earthy by Ravel told the humorous Zhou said, “Moving the Supriya Jain and Jenny Zhou in bright blue tops and dark ing and environment of Led kind of moves, and it’s incorpo- story of four women competing platforms is always funny, be- ’11. The performance included masks, hit the stage one by one Zeppelin, dancers wore don- rating a lot of the psychedelic for the spotlight, sometimes go- cause Ms. Wombwell tells us a variety of intricate hand ges- with fierce steps and complete ning funky tie dye t-shirts and disco nature of the seventies,” ing so far as to push and shove. we have to look pretty when we tures that punctuated the beat coordination. jeans. said Supriya Jain ’12. Paul Noh ’12 and David Lim are doing it, but really you are of the music. The gripping performance While the dances may be In addition to performing ’12 matched the exuberance of just hoping they don’t fall into “[The dance] is classified as mixed wavelike motions with classified as modern or con- at Phillips Academy, Physi- the dancers with a fast-paced the pit!” Bollywood, but there’s a play robotic steps to match the temporary pieces, they encom- cal Graffiti is set to go on tour piano part for four hands. Walter said, “Copland’s on the music to add different song’s fast rhythm and elec- passed other styles like hip hop with this term’s Theater 520 When the curtains opened original version called for just themes, so the first half has an tronic harmony. and tap. production, Hot Grog, to The next, the stage transformed for 13 players...I felt that we had Arabian theme and the second Although the production “I always think of the word Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. the main performance, “Appa- the talent this year to have stu- has a Spanish theme, which I included many eclectic per- psychedelic or retro. It’s very “The Fringe Festival is lachian Spring.” dents play all the parts. Every think is really cool because it’s formances, the pieces came freelance dancing, and a very about cutting edge material Curly metal trees stood at one of the players is crucial.” like a normal Bollywood style together seamlessly. different style than what An- and we wanted something that either side of the stage. In the The quality of dancers with twists to it,” said Jain. “It’s a very well thought- dover Dance Group usually would be cutting edge, draw a back, slanted platforms rose to brought Wombwell’s vision to Opening with rain sound out show. The director really does,” said Zhou. big audience, and be one co- a point in the middle, creating life. She said, “These guys are effects, the next performance thought about the order of the Matsumoto served as Phys- hesive dance and [Phyiscal layers of dimension. the best. They really are. Each featured a love triangle be- show and how they fit togeth- ical Graffiti’s central figure. Graffiti] is exactly the type of Almost like a play, the piece year I’m surprised at how much tween Zhou, Hector Kilgoe ’11 er so it is one cohesive show “Sumi starts with this record thing that will create excite- focused on characters and their stronger the group grows. We and Johns. The intimate dance instead of just separate dances player, and gets brought into a ment at the Fringe festival,” relationships. will always have a few standout featured a series of compli- put together,” said Madeline dream, with what the music is said Strong. Georgia Pelletier ’11 played dancers, but the cohesion of the cated lifts and gymnastics that Silva ’13. harkening into her, what imag- With such energy and in- ‘Her,’ the female lead who falls group is especially impressive.” added to the intensity of the With months of hard work es are coming into her subcon- corporation of the legendary in love with ‘Him’ (Hector Kil- The combination of vir- depicted relationship. and weeks of intense daily scious that the music makes music by Led Zeppelin, Physi- goe ’11). tuosic performers and skillful Then SLAM commanded rehearsals, the Dance Open you think about,” said Strong. cal Graffiti definitely ended The two decided to marry dancers is sure to make the the stage with a fierce perfor- troupe put out four great per- The dramatic lighting and this year’s theater and dance and ‘Her’ must leave her family performance a memorable fi- mance of “Lose Yourself.” formances, creating a bright interjections of intense yellow program on a high and impres- and friends. One friend (Sumi nale to fall term. SLAM fabricated a plot spark in the dreary winter beams both illuminated and sive note. Matsumoto ’10) became par- into their steps that built up term. masked dancers in glows and D4 Arts & Leisure The Phillipian Sunday, June 5, 2011 Arts andLeisure Addison Gallery Art 2010-2011 Tristin Perich Erica Daborn

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Erica Daborn’s winter ex- hibition “Starting from Some- where Else” featured a series of unique collages that incor- porated photography, gouache, ink and other materials. The opening reception provided Phillips Academy a great introduction to her art- work. The series of drawings on display in the exhibition is called “Interplay.” Daborn explained that the collection is meant to show the “play Courtesy Photo of 1 Bit Symphony Tristan Perich ’00, this year’s artist-in-residence, fills the gap between art and technol- between the photograph and ogy. drawing.” Every one of Daborn’s art- During the gallery talk, Kel- To Perich, visual art and work has a title, but Daborn ly Stathis ’11 performed Per- music complement each oth- Stephanie Liu ich’s “Momentary Expanse,” a er well. Perich calls his wall explained that they held little quiet piece for vibraphone and drawings his “approach to significance in relation to the two-channel 1-bit electronics. answering what I think is the overall message of the piece. Code is normally hidden Stathis carefully touched her definition of drawing: filling Daborn said, “Titles aren’t abstractly within the confines mallets to the vibraphone to in a two-dimensional surface meant to direct the audience of a computer chip, this year’s create sounds that were some- with a one-dimensional line… towards anything, but just artist-in-residence, Tristan times nearly indistinguishable using code to fulfill that pur- to differentiate different art- Perich ’00 has brought code to works and give them a name. from the tones emitted by a pose, and by doing so, free M. LEGGETT/The Phillipian life upon the walls of the Ad- circuit board. At one point in drawing from the limitations I don’t like titles that push you Erica Daborn’s collages incorporate photography, dison and and in the sounds of the piece, Stathis picked up a of the human hand.” towards a certain interpreta- gouache, ink and magazine cutouts. electronic music. contrabass bow sitting nearby “[Humans] are bad at ran- tion.” Just as she intended, her friends’ interest in her nation of imagery, process and Perich, who had been in and drew the hair of the bow domness, and we’re entirely viewers at the open house held work, which prompted her to collage.” residence since last fall, held a slowly across the edge of one biased. My artwork seeks to different impressions. culmination of his work at An- bar of the vibraphone. A sus- explore randomness and order When Daborn first began further develop in the new di- “I found out she integrated dover with a gallery talk in the tained tone rang from the vi- on their own domain, which is as an artist, she could not get rection. pictures and used gouache Addison Gallery followed by a braphone bar, then dissipated something fundamental you anyone to exhibit her artwork. “At a certain point, I was to wipe it over to get a meld- concert of his original compo- into the remaining plethora can’t do by hand,” he said. She kept sending out images, actively looking for differ- ing together with the picture. sitions in Kemper Auditorium. of electronic and instrumen- After graduating from An- but nobody seemed interest- ent starting points, leading It’s very unusual,” Frost con- The event sought to con- tal notes. “Lots of things can dover, Perich studied music, ed in her style. Finally, after to the show’s title ‘Starting tinued. Daborn explained nect Perich’s visual artwork be bowed,” said Perich. “The math and computer science showing her pieces to a man in From Somewhere Else,’” said that the base layers of all her and musical compositions in bow allows you to turn [the at Columbia University before the Newbury Street Gallery in Daborn. work at the exhibition are novel ways. According to Per- vibraphone] into a sustaining working professionally as a re- Boston, Daborn received the During the reception, from pages that had been cut ich, both art forms explore the instrument.” nowned artist and musician. feedback that inspired her to guest Lynn Mcnam from Win- or scanned from photographic “intersection of the abstract When Perich first started As the Edward E. Elson go in a new direction. chester, MA said, “[Daborn’s] books. “Originally, I drew di- world of code and the messy composing, he was more con- Artist-in-Residence, Perich The man told her that works are almost like look- rectly on the physical pages physical world,” he said. cerned with the characteris- visited classes during the fall, her work was really good but ing through a kaleidoscope. cut from books...I wanted to His wall drawings were tics of traditional instruments installed his wall drawings in rather passé. Daborn said, “I I think they are fascinating make bigger works because powered by a machine that he than with electronic music, the gallery and reacquainted was looking for another kind because something new is re- most of them were small, so I had programmed to control but his interests broadened himself with the Andover of starting point, something vealed in the juxtaposition of started scanning and printing the motions of a pen on a wall upon his exploration of com- community. Bernson said that that I could begin with but all these shapes and photos them bigger,” Daborn said. or a piece of paper. The ab- puter programming. “I started during the winter Perich’s change.” and drawings, like a stream of “I completely obliterated stract world of code translated programming on the hardware work focused more on public In search of her own new consciousness. It’s a neat pro- the prints with white gouache, into the physical at the point level, and all of a sudden elec- presentation. Perich’s gallery starting point, she played cess.” which is water-soluble, and of contact of the pen. Simi- tronics had a deeper meaning, opening concluded with the fi- around with photographs. Al- Richard Frost from Stow, then I would randomly start larly, his musical composi- not just abstract, but physical nal notes of the accompanying though rather unsuccessful, MA, another guest to the wiping little bits off so that tions combine electronic 1-bit embodiment…And so a mi- concert, which left the audi- Daborn kept on experiment- gallery, showed interest in there would be marks of blots audio with traditional instru- crochip is, I guess, a physical ence suspended between elec- ing until she produced a few Daborn’s process of putting or drips...I’d start to respond ments, the joint between the embodiment of code, which tronic and organic, clinging to the piece together. He said, to the [blots or drips] by drip- electronic and physical worlds interesting images. Through- is similar to a regular instru- the emptiness after the 1-bit out the search process, Daborn “I wonder where she gets her ping some ink.” occurring where the speakers ment,” he said. pitch and electric guitars. images from. It’s a nice combi- stand. received encouragement from John La Farge Sheila Hicks smaller rooms, which pro- Hicks made these flat piec- vided a more intimate viewing es by weaving and wrapping experience. various materials from steel Because La Farge hast- in fiber form to wool to syn- ily captured moments during thetic. his travels, he often named Hicks said these pieces his paintings “sketches,” even were “explorations” that com- some that appeared finished. bined “tools of color, texture La Farge painted mainly in and structure.” As she put it, watercolors, which gave the “The sky’s the limit.” work a soft, momentary qual- Hicks incorporated found ity. Inscriptions and notes, objects into her work that she scrawled along the bottoms had modified for her own pur- of his paintings, detailed the poses and commissions. identity of a sitter or the events The objects in Hicks’ work of a day. at the Addison include a pair La Farge painted at his of worn out socks the artist studio with huge reliance on has darned with colorful ma- the notes he recorded in his terials, old shoelaces and baby sketchbooks, twelve of which shirts tied together and strung are displayed alongside the from the ceiling. paintings. Hicks said that clothing is The books presented a diffi- an important part of material culty to curators because only culture, through which people J. QU/The Phillipian one page can be displayed at a express countless things. John La Farge’s exhibition traces the fifteen month voy- time, but a touch-screen kiosk Styles of dress today are age of his and historian, Henry Adams. in one gallery allowed visitors much plainer than those of the ancient people of Peru, in The curator of the exhibi- to browse all the pages of the which dresses featured com- tion, Lisa Hodermarsky, Sut- sketchbooks. plex patterns. phin Family Associate Cura- One prominent painting, The lack of originality in Sarah Lee tor of Prints, Drawings and “The entrance to Tautira Riv- Courtesy of Sheila Hicks modern style inspired Hicks to Photographs at the Yale Uni- er, Tahiti. Fisherman Spear- Sheila Hicks’ exhibition encouraged people to under- create these colorful windows versity Art Gallery, said, “La ing a Fish,” La Farge based stand the relationship between weaving and continuity. into life. Farge didn’t go to [the island] the painting on sketches from In the winter, the Addison bition, artistically placing her Hicks said she used weav- to paint the westernized port Tahiti and a photograph of Gallery of American Art’s new large sculptures differently for ing as “a metaphor for conti- town of the South Pacific, but the Tahiti River area taken by exhibition, John La Farge’s every show. Hicks’ exhibition nuity.” In fact, Hicks avoids he wanted to paint a more Charles Georges Spitz. Emilia Figliomeni Second Paradise: Voyages in in Addison covered two floors, using scissors because cutting authentic theme – that’s why The Addison-owned oil the South Seas, 1890-1891, in- upstairs chronologically and is like fragmenting something, he focused on painting land- painting, “Sketch of Maua, vited visitors to enjoy the trop- downstairs by color. or “interrupting one’s train of scapes, which remained pure- Apia. One of our boat crew” Before the last leaves of ics through the paintings and At the top of the staircase, thought.” ly unadulterated.” prominently occupied a wall the fall, The Addison Gallery sketches of American artist the first piece that jumped out She believes people who cut Brian Allen, Director of in an ornate gold frame. It is of American Art brought a vi- John La Farge. was the “Linen Lean-To.” This off ideas can become censors. the Addison Gallery, opened one of La Farge’s largest and brant explosion of colors and The exhibition traced the tapestry hung from the wall “There is a fine line between the show with a Gallery Talk, most finished oil portraits on textures with its exhibition, fifteen month voyage of La and resembled tassels placed guides and censors,” said providing the audience with site in the South Seas. “Sheila Hicks: 50 Years,” show- Farge and his friend, well- next to and on top of each oth- Hicks, who later explained background information on La The paintings’ paradisiacal casing Sheila Hick’s bright, renowned historian Henry er on a flat surface. Made of guides as people who show Farge. mood made the exhibition’s bold sculptures and elaborate Adams, through the islands of white linen, the tassels looked you the way without forcing “People think of La Farge as title, “John La Farge’s Second tapestries. Hawaii, Samoa, Tahiti, Raro- like piled snow. something upon you. an artist who works in medium Paradise” appropriate. This retrospective of the tonga, Fiji, Australia, Java, Sin- Upstairs were three cases This exhibition illustrated of stained glass, particularly in Hodermarsky wrapped up fiber artist works with string gapore and Ceylon. containing “Trésors et Se- life, through form, color and Boston because of La Farge’s the Gallery Talk with a quote and unconventional materials Through ephemeral water- crets.” Hicks wrapped thread texture. Her innovative work glass windows at the Trinity by La Farge from his lecture to create intricate weaving and color sketches and polished oil and cloth around a core made encouraged people to take a Church, but they don’t think in 1893 that proposed beauty sculptures. paintings, La Farge aimed to from clothing and other items step towards the unknown and of him as a great painter,” said as difficult to capture without Hicks was never trained to capture the vestiges of a para- to create spheres. She placed to express who they truly are Allen. “This particular exhibi- the combination of picture weave, so she invents her own dise untainted by moderniza- these objects, which she calls without listening to the cen- tion gives people a new way to and words. processes. Instead of using the tion. “soft stones,” together to form sors in their lives. access La Farge.” As Allen noted prior to the traditional loom, she creates A map in one gallery ori- a sculpture. This exhibition not only La Farge’s works took on a Gallery Talk, “On this cold day, a mechanism for weaving by ented the viewer among the Some of Hicks’ works are brought colors to the Addison, new identity in the museum’s La Farge refers to the South putting nails into a frame over islands of Hawaii, Samoa, Ta- “minimes,” French for min- but also brought with it a deep unique architecture. The Ad- Seas and it will warm people a spread canvas. hiti, Rarotonga, Fiji, Australia, iatures, roughly the size and message. Java, Singapore and Ceylon. dison arranged the works in up.” La Farge’s works sure did. Hicks designs her own exhi- shape of small paintings. Sunday, June 5, 2011 The Phillipian Arts & Leisure D5 Arts andLeisure Visual Arts 2010-2011 Fall and Spring Art 500 Selections

J. QU/The Phillipian Sosha Sullivan ’11 sculpted baby wax figures in her series, “[Re- production: Human nature as told by Karl Marx and Buddha.”

J. QU/The Phillipian Steve Kosovac ’11 constructed the series “Chiara, Gro- tesque,” three picture collages with interchanging levels.

J. QU/The Phillipian In the fall, one of the groups in Art 500 manipulates light to create a unique visual sensation.

J. QU/The Phillipian Gabby Kwon ’11 drew “The Face of a New Generation,” depiciting half of Kwon’s father and half of her brother.

J. QU/The Phillipian J. QU/The Phillipian J. QU/The Phillipian Caitlin Kingston ’11 used wires and Japanese paper to Hannah McGrath ’11 created a lengthy scroll piece “Lying create the three black wire crows. One of the Art 500 groups melted LP records, creating with Dragons,” which lined the center of the exhibit. their series, “Evidence of a Struggle.” Visiting Speakers 2010-2011 Edwidge Danticat W.S. Merwin

Nicole Ng Nicole Ng

During an evening of story- In the Spring, the Phillips telling in Cochran Chapel Ed- Academy community welcomed widge Danticat turned words 2011 United States Poet Laure- of mythology, folktales, history ate, W.S Merwin, to campus for and suffering into truly deep a poetry reading Friday, May, 6. emotions, all with the over- W.S Merwin is a writer, arching message of the impor- translator, and environmental tance of storytelling. activist, whose writing career Danticat is a Haitian activ- spans five decades, includes ist writer and a distinguished over 40 books, a National Book author, essayist and recipient Award and two Pulitzer Prizes. of many prominent awards, Merwin began his presen- whose writing focuses primar- tation with lessons on poetry, S. MORELAND/The Phillipian ily on Haitian culture, her own imagination and the environ- life stories and personal histo- In between poem readings, W.S. Merwin offers many J. QU/The Phillipian ment, setting the stage for personal anecdotes from his life. ries. Edwidge Danticat, Haitian activist writer, author and es- interpretations of poems he Presented by the English sayist speaks about the importance of stories. later read. He stressed the im- father and son are living with so passionate about something Department with funding from portance of reading poetry for leprosy but refuse to be moved really taking action, and not the Abbot Academy Associa- our fear of joining them,” said said Danticat. one’s own enjoyment rather to a lepers clan. The audience just saying things,” said Arianna tion, Danticat’s presentation Danticat during the reading. Within these messages and than for academic reasons. drowned in powerful grief as Chang ’13. attracted not only a full audi- “It was very heartbreak- a voice that resonated with the ing [to hear her experiences], genuineness of a storyteller, “Poetry hasn’t been turned they were taken on the wife’s With a learned voice and ence of students and faculty, sorrowful, mourning and wan- one of an ideal “trusted elder,” but also students of the greater but seeing her able to present Danticat created an environ- into something that you do be- and deliver such a powerful ment in which her stories cause you’re going to get some- dering journey in the dark after Merwin not only managed to Boston school community. her husband and son’s death. express his literary expertise, “I wanted it to be a moment message to us was great,” said could be enjoyed both educa- thing out of it; because what “[Merwin] was so serene, he also brought up many impor- [about] how we can share [our Genesis Peralta from Law- tionally and leisurely. you’re going to get out of it is and when he spoke, it was so tant global issues, leaving the resources] with the larger rence High School. “[Danticat] is very soft- a deep pleasure that you can’t community,” said Stephanie Danticat started the eve- spoken, but there is passion in altogether describe,” said Mer- quiet, but very confident, and audience stunned with beauti- Curci, Instructor in English ning with a culturally-rich that quietness,” said Curci. win. you felt like there was a cer- ful words, but also in lessons and one of the primary coordi- story called “Legends,” a story Her stories also provided Imagination was also heav- tain weight to the way he had and ideas for the future. nators of the event. that covered many elements of an eye-opening view of Haiti. ily accentuated throughout thought about literature, about “I was inspired that a single Danticat’s presentation Haitian traditional folk tales. “People view Haiti with Merwin’s presentation, as he poetry, about human imagina- poet could come and in a really consisted of three writings In her second reading, an pity, like it’s a nation of mis- stated, “It is part of pleasure and tion,” said Aube Lescure ’11. short time cover all of these ar- and her own insights with sto- excerpt from her memoir ery. [But Danticat’s presenta- precious connection with all the In another compelling eas [of the environment, and all rytelling and emotions as the Brother I’m Dying, Danticat tion] was a moment of sharing, earth and life.” poem, “The Chain to Her Leg,” of this is available through Eng- two central elements of the explored grief. Through elo- of communion, of reflection, Between individual poems, Merwin lamented forgetting lish and through words. The evening. quent imagery, Danticat took where people would think Merwin offered many personal destructive aspects of human sound of words can inspire us Her personal essay, “A Year the audience to the land of the about Haiti not only in terms anecdotes from his life, espe- history like the electric chair, or make us so much more aware and a Day,” written earlier this dead and living, and brought of bad things, and I liked how cially during his poems about polar bears floating away and than what’s on the page, and year in remembrance of the them on the girl’s journey of she emphasized the positive Hawaii. atomic bombs, but ended each a single sound can connect us Haitian Earthquake, not only pacification and acceptance. side, the good side,” said Em- “They really helped me un- description with the line “Topsy better to the world around us,” stressed the difficulties and In both these readings, manuel Odjo, Instructor in derstand the themes of his po- remembers.” said Tortorella. loss in Haiti, but also explored Danticat managed to meta- French. ems and reinforced those sen- The poem allowed Merwin “I was very happy to find the ideas of hope and resil- phorically convey some of her Danticat also had hopes for sibilities, and they really helped to reveal the central message that many people in a range of ience. messages of storytelling. members of the audience to me approach him as a person, that the acts of violence we ages, all came to listen to poetry, In this essay, Danticat spoke “I wanted to talk about pursue. “It is just so important not only as a poet in academia, commit on the environment and to realize that we all have of a Haitian tradition and be- how stories can sometimes to learn other people’s stories... but also as a person who cares are acts nature remembers. He it in common, that [poetry] is lief, in which the souls of the be helpful or comforting, but it helps us to understand our about certain values in the stressed that human’s attitudes unique to each one of us, and dead slip “under water” for a I also wanted to talk about own stories and our sense as a world,” said Jean Lee ’11. to life need to focus on the uni- that we love it and we can’t alto- year after they die, but emerge how stories of spirituality and community,” said Danticat. One of the most emotional verse as a whole. gether say why,” said Merwin. and are reborn a day after a strength can sometimes re- Danticat’s vivid and rich readings came from an excerpt “I really enjoyed how Mer- year has passed. ally help people mourn or cel- evening of storytelling truly from a narrative poem, “The win connected his passion for “We long to honor [the ebrate, and there are different did inspire, instruct and unify Folding Cliffs,” about a man, the environment into his writ- dead], but we are harboring ways that stories can be used,” the audience. wife, and son, where both the ing. It was nice to see somebody D6 Arts & Leisure The Phillipian Sunday, June 5, 2011 Arts andLeisure Musical Performances 2010-2011 A Far Cry: MUSIC FEST saved the day by handing the The Unconducted Orchestra soloists a working mic. The song burst into a balance of clear solo lines contrasting with chilling unison harmonies. Next up, Sky Yoo ’11, Ricky Paul Noh Marcotte ’11 and Sam Oriach ’11 shared a microphone while Yoo picked on the guitar, sing- Although many musical ing a gorgeous version of “Free groups are acclaimed for their Falling” quite similar to a cover excellence, few are as unique as of the song by John Mayer. A Far Cry, a self-conducted or- Will Adams ’11 played the chestra based in Boston. piano and sang an original song Last Friday, A Far Cry took called “Glaciers,” featuring a the audience on a 250-year trip self-created backtrack. Along in Cochran Chapel, perform- with the other originals, his ing pieces as early as Wolfgang performance stood out for its Amadeus Mozart’s “Piano Con- creativity and fluidity, showing certo” to those as late as Gabri- a high level of musical know- ela Lena Frank’s “Leyendas.” how. Even before performing, Mimi Tanski ’11 sang next A Far Cry had the audience in while playing the guitar. “The suspense. Not only did they lack only thing that can even com- a conductor, but they also sur- pare to Mimi’s voice is that of prised the audience with their an angel – it’s so pure. I had peculiar way of orchestral play- chills by the end of the song,” ing. Kerstin Brolsma ’11 said, “I said Kendall Goodyear ’12. didn’t know what to expect. I Following Tanski were the B. BRODIE/The Phillipian Yorkies singing “Good Ol’ A was intrigued by the fact that A. Danovitch/The Phillipian they didn’t sit while playing.” A Far Cry takes the audience on a 250 year trip without Jeb Roberts ’11 plays tricky chords and intricate finger- Capella.” Ricky Marcotte ’11 led The first piece of the night, the guidance of a conductor. ings in his original song “Hot Frosty.” the group as a soloist. Frank’s “Leyendas: An Andean Next, Rex and Carollo took Walkabout” abruptly shattered at the same time.” interesting that they were self- ence seemed enthralled as Rob- the stage with a duet of “We’ll the silence with its thunder- In contrast to the pioneer- conducted but seemed to play at erts’ agile fingers completed in- Be a Dream” by We the Kings. ous first chord. In six sections, ing and contemporary “Ley- the same time,” said Brolsma. tricate runs and tricky chords. Unaccompanied Minors, “Leyendas” portrayed a walk endas,” Mozart’s “Piano Con- The last piece on the pro- Nora Princiotti Roberts’ modest stage presence the entirely student run orch- through various Andean leg- certo No.11 in F Major,” struck gram was Piotr Ilyich Tchaik- allowed his exceptional skill to setra, performed next, con- ends. “Leyendas” was clearly a different note. The orchestra ovsky’s “Serenade for Strings speak for itself. By the end, the ducted by Mandi Thran ’11. a work inspired by foreign chose to perform this master- in C Major, Op. 48.” A rare gem This winter’s Music Fest, whole audience was clapping. The orchestral group brought cultures. Despite the use of piece with pianist Joel Fan, a of Tchaikovsky’s illustrious sponsored by the Student Ac- Roberts’ was a hard act to variety to the show with a ren- traditional Western string in- globally acclaimed pianist, well career, the serenade magnifi- tivities Board, featured numer- follow, but Kate Taylor-Mighty dition of “Bittersweet Sym- struments, glimpses of Ande- known not only for his perfor- cently exhibited the classical ous ensembles and student ’11 was up to the task. Kate be- phony” by The Verve. Thran an culture stood out through mances with the cellist Yo-Yo maestro’s mastery of lyrical musicians who showcased a gan with a no-frills display of appeared again to close out the Frank’s use of syncopation and Ma, but also for his work as re- melodies. Russian folk melo- variety of different music. her sensational vocal abilities, show with Roberts and Aug- folk tunes. cording artist. dies dominated some of the The evening began with singing “Just a Dream” by Nelly gie Horner ’14, performing the This strange, outlandish Though “Leyendas” trans- texture and brought a more an energetic rendition of The while accompanying herself on “Four Chord Song,” a medley sound captivated the audi- ported the audience to a fu- grounded aspect in the finale. Beatles’ hit “I Saw Her Stand- the ukulele. comprised entirely of popular ence. “It was fascinating that turistic world, the “Piano The ending of the piece, typi- ing There” by Marilyn Harris After “Just a Dream,” Kate songs which all featured the they could do such extreme Concerto” certainly brought cal of Tchaikovsky, was one of ’11 on vocals, Dom Chang ’11 went straight into what seemed same simple four chord pro- things with instruments that the audience back into 1700s triumph and speed, unmatched on bass, Evan Hoyt ’11 on gui- to be a lovely cover of Train’s gression. I thought I knew so well. I al- Vienna. In the first movement, by other composers of the Ro- tar and Dan Krichmar ’12 on “Hey Soul Sister” but in reality A surprising range of mate- ready thought there were limits a long orchestra introduction mantic era. drums. was a medley with “I’m Yours” rial fit under the “four chord” to their capabilities. The en- led up the arrival of the piano, Guo said, “The Tchaikovsky Next, the group known as by Jason Mraz and “Where Is umbrella. Just a few of the tire effect of the orchestra was which repeated and developed serenade was the most excit- Aleksander Huzar’s Band took the Love” by the Black Eyed songs on the list were “Don’t unique and special,” said Kevin into elegant and purely Mo- ing and the most exhilarating the stage with an impassioned Peas. The unannounced sur- Stop Believing” by Journey, Qian ’11. zartian melodies. The simple [piece] to hear because of the performance. The group began prise was a huge hit. “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga, Many audience members yet beautiful crystal sound of virtuosity of the musicians. The by screeching The Who’s “My Next up, Azure sang the “Africa” by Toto, “If I Were a thought the orchestra suc- Fan’s playing brought a heav- energy was there, the spirit was Generation,” and then went on Dixie Chicks’ cover of “Land- Boy” by Rihanna and “Barbie cessfully created an innovative enly mood into the Chapel. there, and most of all … the soul to perform “I fought the Law” slide” by Fleetwood Mac, fea- Girl” by Aqua. sound with traditional instru- Audience members warmly was there.” by the Clash, which Aleks turing soloists Gaelyn Golde ’13 The act was a wonderful ments. Shirley Guo ’11 said, “It greeted A Far Cry’s rendition of Perhaps in the coming Huzar ’11 dedicated to the Su- and Elizabeth Carrolo ’11. The representation for the entire was amazing that they were this pristine concerto and were years, A Far Cry will choose to preme Court. performance began with some evening – a mélange of con- able to do such different things so surprised to see the musi- revisit the Andover community Jeb Roberts ’11 performed technical difficulties centered trasting but complementing with familiar instruments. It cians so united in their efforts to share some more of their an original song on the guitar around a malfunctioning mi- displays of musicality. was very unusual and thrilling to produce one sound. “It was music of the soul. called “Hot Frosty.” The audi- crophone, but Kristina Rex ’11 JusticeNow Coffee House Supports Japan with Several Surprises one else do well and add a lit- tle of my own style to it,” said Emilia Figliomeni Taylor-Mighty on preparing her songs. She continued, “If I don’t want to be influenced at all, This spring’s Coffee House I’ll use a song that I’ve only was a musical success when it heard once or twice, and then raised money for a Japanese fill in the blanks with what- school through the popularity ever comes to mind as I sing of student performances and it. In terms of playing the song excellent talent. on my ukulele, I use guitar tab The show was full of talent websites to find the chords for and featured a few unexpected a particular song, then figure invites to prom. out strumming patterns and Patrick Wolber ’11 hosted things as I practice.” the event and humorously in- Jack-Elliott Higgins ’14 troduced each act. performed an original song, He expressed his enthu- singing and playing the guitar. siasm for the performers and He received applause and sup- crowd. port from the audience. “The performers were The next song was “At All,” fabulous; I think they set the written and performed by right mood and performed in Elizabeth Paul ’12. Following a way that showed sympathy Paul was Will Adams ’11, who and care for the concern of played “Black and Gold” by the fund raiser. When I looked Sam Sparro. into the crowd, I saw very hap- The Yorkies gave a shin- py faces,” said Wolber. ing performance of “I’ll Be,” at Wolber described how he the end of which Christopher M. LIU/The Phillipian tried to keep the audience in- Cameron ’11 asked Shannon terested and curious while in- McSweeney ’11 to prom. Jordan Miller-Surratt ’12, a member of Azure, sings a solo part during their performance of Cee Lo Green’s “Forget troducing the acts. After the Yorkies, Azure You” at the spring term Coffee House. “For the most part, I asked sang “Forget You” by Cee Lo MJ Engel who was up next at the Coffeehouse,” said Ah- poem where he described because of random inspira- Red Hot Chili Peppers. Green. mad on her preparation pro- himself, saying, “I feel like a tion, I usually end up finish- At the end, Roberts and and thought of a small bit to During the following act, say before they took the stage. cess. clownfish finding Nemo”, a ing the poem in less than an Yoo played “Stacy’s Mom” by Mimi Tanski ’11 sang and She continued, “In the end, reference to which the audi- hour (they tend to be pretty Fountains of Wayne, which I tried to be brief and to keep played the acoustic guitar the audience on their toes a I think the performance came ence reacted with enthusiastic short), but if I am writing be- Roberts concluded by modi- while Midori Ishizuka ’11 out great. I messed up a few laughter. cause I feel like it, I may just fying the chorus and asking little bit; mostly, I just smiled,” played the electric guitar. said Wolber. times on the guitar, but it was “I usually end up writing take a couple nights to put it McQuillen to prom. She gladly Taz Ahmad ’14 and Angelo a lot of fun to get up on stage my poetry late at night, and my together.” accepted, bringing a smile to Karen Morales ’12 and Alex Morlani ’13 performed a heart- Morrow ’12 opened the event and sing with Angelom.” inspiration will come when Next Casey McQuillen Roberts face. warming rendition of Jason Khalil Flemming ’12 of- I think of one line out of the ’11 played her song “Friends” Overall, the spring term with a song dedicated to Alice Castro’s song “Lets Just Fall In Hoffman ‘13. fered a different type of act blue. I think of a basic theme about a failed relationship and Coffeehouse provided an ex- Love Again.” with just as much talent. then see how much I can build her decision to not be friends. tremely enjoyable source of Next up was Kate Taylor- “I prepared with Angelo by Mighty ’11, playing her ukelele He performed two original off that and if I like it, I’ll write The evening came to a entertainment for the Andover meeting with him a couple of proems, “Bad News,” about it all down. I also listen to slam close with Jeb Roberts ’11 and community, unveiling talent and singing “I’m In Peace” by times at Graves to go over and Justin Nozuka and “Crazy” by people causing problems in poetry on youtube to get my Sky Yoo ’11, who played “Fall- and supporting a school in Ja- practice our songs for about the world and the hope of mind working that way if I’m ing Slowly” from the movie pan. This event is something Gnarls Barkley. an hour at a time. Since we’re “The way I adapt songs something better, inspired by in the mood to write,” said “Once” with Mimi Tanski ’11, to look forward to in the com- friends, it was a lot of fun to Hoffman. Flemming. “The General” by Dispatch ing years. varies, but oftentimes I’ll take spend time with him, and sing a cover that I’ve heard some- He also performed a love He added, “If I am writing and “Under the Bridge” by the The Phillipian Arts & Leisure Sunday, June 5, 2011 Arts D7 andLeisure Senior Spotlights 2010-2011 Chiara Baravalle ’11 Patrick Brady ’11 Chiara Baravalle ’11 came Patrick Brady ’11 has im- to Phillips Academy as a new mersed himself in a number of Upper. Adjusting to the intri- performances since freshman cacies of the courses at An- year. Brady said “I could not be dover was initially difficult, happier with my theatrical ca- but Baravalle believes that reer here at Andover.” Brady has Andover has changed her out- been involved with numerous look on art. theater 520 productions, Dra- “My English 300 class malabs and has led the improvi- really influenced the way sational group, Under the Bed. I thought of art, especially “Today was our last re- in crossing the boundaries hearsal, marking the end of my between different subjects. four-year Under the Bed career. I started applying what I I really appreciate that Andover learned in English and Art has given me the opportunity to History to what I was doing not only act… but to also direct and what I wanted out of my and work backstage, and to even art,” said Baravalle. produce theater. That’s been re- With respect to the future, ally special.” Baravalle plans to combine For the future, Brady looks her different subjects with art. forward to the theater program “The whole mentality seems at Vassar and the chance to live very fresh and exciting,” said closer to New York City for more J. QU /The Phillipian Baravalle. theatrical opportunities. Y. WATANABE/The Phillipian Stephanie Liu ’11 Sumi Matsumoto ’11 Stephanie Liu ’11 has been Sumi Matsumoto ’11 has playing the violin with the music taken dance as a sport for all department since her freshman terms that she has been at year. During her four years, Liu Phillips Academy. On top of has been a part of the orchestra, that, this year she is the cap- chamber music groups and has tain of the Andover Dance led the music-related commu- Group, after performing with nity service “Music for Life,” a them since her freshman year. program that performs at nurs- “My first show at An- ing homes and hospitals. dover was with ADG and it Liu believes that taking part was so much fun because it in music has given her many op- was something different right portunities ­to perform on cam- away,” said Matsumoto. pus. She added, “The best part Her lower year she joined was probably playing my senior Blue Strut and Footnotes, in- concerto with the orchestra last creasing her involvement with year.” dance. Andover has allowed Liu to Performing is the best part work with peers who have in- of dance for Matsumoto. She spired her with their musicality. plans to major in dance and Liu hopes to continue making hopefully in the far future people appreciate music wher- perform modern dance pro- ever they are. fessionally. J. QU/The Phillipian M. LIU/The Phillipian Givens Parr ’11 Yuto Watanabe ’11 As a new lower, Givens Parr Yuto Watanabe ’11 started ’11 launched her art career at photography at Phillips Acad- Phillips Academy when she emy by shooting for The Phillip- signed up to take Drawing I, but ian as a new Lower. With time, instead was placed in Painting I. Watanabe’s passion has contin- “Ms. Trespas, [my teacher] ued to grow. was really encouraging and I “I love photography because was really excited about art,” it’s the intersection between said Parr. reality and your imagination. Parr decided to take Art 500, With photography, you have to a yearlong intermediate level be somewhere at a certain time art course, this year. She said, and that’s why it’s so cool,” said “I never thought that I would Watanabe. end up doing Art 500, but it was He added, “I’ve just learned the most awesome decision. It’s so much from photography. been the best part of my senior Photography is like life. When year.” you’re doing a photo shoot, even This spring, Parr has devot- if you plan really well, there are ed her time to completing her going to be things that don’t go final project, which is a series of as planned and you have to deal portraits. She said, “[The proj- with it and it’s this kind of spon- ect] was all consuming, but it taneous thinking that’s really was fun.” She hopes to be able to necessary and I like this kind of Courtesy Photo by Givens Parr incorporate art into her future. problem solving.” M. LIU/The Phillipian Club Spotlights 2010-2011 The Courant Under the Bed UM

S. Heneghan/The Phillipian T. KATONI/The Phillipian Courtesy of Edith Young Zoe Chazen Nicole Ng Nicole Ng Every early Sunday morning, a group of students gather to revel in “We’re like the mega-symphony,” said Jeannine Anderson ’11, assistant This year, Phillips Academy’s literary magazine The Courant started comedy and fun. They are Under the Bed, Phillips Academy’s improvisa- conductor. That is the spirit that defines Unaccompanied Minors, Phillips afresh after the 2010 board failed to appoint successors. Daniella Pimen- tion troop, led by co-heads Patrick Brady ’11 and Alec Weiss ’11. Academy’s completely student run orchestra. Unlike other orchestras at tel’11 and Edith Young’11 paved the way, trying to form a new board and Although UTB is improvisation, they hold weekly rehearsals to prac- Andover, UM’s student musicians arrange the pieces they play. to attract readers. Currently 11 members sit on the board. tice their structure, character development and scene building. UM primarily perform movie scores and pop song arrangements, The Courant publishes a couple of times a year, featuring submis- “[It might seem strange that we have rehearsals] because we make eveything from Led Zepplin to Coldplay to Kesha to the soundtracks of sions from an array of student writers. it up as we go, but there are also a lot of important rules, suggestions, Spiderman and Pirates of the Caribbean. “We don’t play typical things that In an email to The Phillipian Young said, “Essentially, our magazine ideas, philosophies, and literature behind improv that I wouldn’t have you may find in other ensembles. We like to define ourselves as musical does its best to exhibit a microcosm of Andover’s literary and artistic been exposed to without Under the Bed,” said Brady. leaders that are taking [music] in another direction because we choose to talent on campus,..We looked to other literary magazines, ranging from While the troupe has had a number of shows this year, their main do that,” said Thran. McSweeney’s to Deerfield Academy’s Albany Road, for inspiration.” event was Andover Night Live, UTB’s rendition of Saturday Night Live. Although UM is led by President Anderson, Elaine Kuoch ’11 and Young and Pimentel relied on the help of their faculty advisor, Paul “We write this sketch that likes to take a couple of jabs at what goes Thran, UM is essentially a democracy. “We vote on everything and we Tortorella, Instructor in English, and Adobe InDesign to create the latest on at [Andover]. In that respect, we get to satirize and make fun of what play stuff that we actually want to play, so we don’t make it forced,” said issue of The Courant. everybody goes through everyday,” said Weiss. Thran. “Our fiction, poetry and art editors choose the submissions they find The co-heads hope that the troupe will continue to develop their This year, UM performed at Music Fest and held several other con- most compelling, and after Daniela and I review them, we create the skills and improve as improvisation actors. Weiss said, “I couldn’t hope certs throughout the year. They tried to organize more performances, but Courant…and on a campus as talented as this, the Courant is a necessary for much more than having a group of kids who like to be together and the process was difficult due to the group’s various sized instruments and asset to serve as a break from academics while still fostering intellect and like to make people laugh.” finding locations and times that would be willing to take them on. Next inspiring other students.” A sense of unity is at the heart of UTB, and weekly meetings allow year they hope to have more concerts and “continue to play and have fun,” Young and Pimentel aim to secure a strong future for The Courant, in the troop to perform improvisation that flows naturally and comically. said Thran. which it will be more successful than it was this year. Young said, “Dan- Brady said, “I’ve spent every Sunday morning with Under the Bed. Some Anderson and Thran both said, “We feel really fulfilled with what iela and I are graduating in June, so for next year we anticipate handing people like to sleep in, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. So I really we’ve done this year. It’s been real, we’re going to miss everyone, but we’ll the torch down to the next board and hope that they will top our work.” feel blessed and lucky to be part of such a special organization.” be back!” The Phillipian D8 News Arts Sunday, June 5, 2011 andLeisure Club Spotlights 2010-2011 ADG The Yorkies AMC

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S. MORELAND/The Phillipian M. LIU/The Phillipian Sarah Lee Zoe Chazen Nicole Ng Andover Moviemakers’ Club, led by Jeannine Anderson ’11, Chris Andover’s Dance Group (ADG) acts as the modern dance company at From “Yorkeling,” Christmas caroling in the winter, to singing on Blackwood ’12, Nick Camarda ’12, Michelle Hantman ’12 and Jean Kim Phillips Academy. Members of ADG enroll in dance as a sport through- the steps of the library to performing for alumni, the Yorkies have made ’12, is Phillips Academy’s relatively new, student-run moviemaking club. out the year in addition to attending practices on Wednesday afternoons their mark on campus. This high-tech, up-to-date club meets to make short movies. One of and sometimes during the weekend. ADG currently has around 17 mem- The Yorkies are Phillips Academy’s all-male a cappella group, run by the many noteworthy films they created this year was the “Pandamoni- bers, all of whom have taken either ballet of modern technique classes. co-heads Charlie Danner ’11 and Ricky Marcotte ’11. um,” which received second place at the National Green Cup Challenge Sumi Matsumoto ’11 headed the club this year, and Brianna Barros Marcotte and Danner primarily arrange the Yorkies’ music and the Video Competition. ’12 will follow in her footsteps for the 2010-2011 season. group meet biweekly to rehearse. The video featured a panda figure that persistently approached Each year ADG performs two shows. As a culmination of their work Grasshopper proved to be one of the Yorkies’ most prominent per- groups of students to remind them to be environmentally friendly by re- in the fall, ADG presented Appalachian Spring. “Appalachian Spring, formances, featuring an arrangement by Danner. “Everyone was really cycling or turning off the lights. our fall production, was a fun show because we were able to work with excited to be rehearsing and everyone wanted to make the show and re- The club also carried out various exciting projects, including a video live student musicians from Andover’s music department. The modern hearsals go great,” said Marcotte. for the International Club, in which they describe what life is like at An- dance performance was a huge hit in the fall,” said Matsumoto in an This fall, the Yorkies had 12 members, but when winter term rolled dover for the new international students who come in the fall. email to The Phillipian. around the Yorkies began having issues with rehearsals and learning Camarda is very satisfied with how this year went. He said, “I plan For the spring term, ADG presented Physical Graffiti, a dance show music, prompting them to hold another round of auditions in the spring on making the club even more productive by creating even more fantas- choreographed to music by the rock band Led Zeppelin. The group also and bringing the number of Yorkies to 18. “It’s like a rollercoaster every tic films.” With the help of new equipments provided by the Abbot Acad- plans on presenting this show during the summer at the Fringe Festival year with the Yorkies,” said Marcotte. emy Association Grant, this goal can be reached without a problem. 2011 in Scotland. Many Yorkies members are graduating this year, so the group will be “I love AMC. It’s a great place for me to surround myself in films Barros said in an email to The Phillipian, “This year is going so well. losing many of its members. The spring audition added a few younger and I love the creativity and excitement that the members bring to each ADG is fun and exciting. Everyone gets along really well and Ms. Wom- Yorkies. Marcotte said, “It’s going to be difficult for them to really be shoot. It’s just an incredibly fun experience and I look forward to the bwell and Ms. Strong have some amazing and innovative choreogra- strong next year, but I don’t doubt that they will be.” meetings every Sunday,” said Camarda. phy.” With a strong standing in the community, the Yorkies are sure to The co-heads, many from this year who will continue on, eagerly Members of ADG seemed to have had a blast this year. Matsumoto continue their legacy and brotherhood next year, even with many of plan to expand the group next year and make more exceptional films. said, “It seems like every rehearsal is fun and has its own little quirks. their notable singers leaving. The more exhausted we get, the crazier we seem to be.” It is not clear if Barros has any concrete plans for the coming school year, but on behalf of the club, she said, “We are really going to miss our seniors but [at least] we get one last trip with them to Scotland.” Gospel Choir WPAA Blue Strut

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Sarah Lee Since 1965, WPAA, Phillip Academy’s student run radio station, S. Diekema/The Phillipian has been making waves on the air. The station is responsible for sponsor- Gospel Choir, led by co-heads Nneka Anunkor ’11 and Ijeoma Ejiogu ing many of the major musical events on campus, as well as providing a Caroline Sambuco ’11, meets every Thursday to practice gospel songs that they perform for diverse lineup of student programs on a variety of subjects ranging from the Andover community and other local churches in New England area. topics on romance to politics. Blue Strut is Phillips Academy’s leading jazz dance group. Adding This year, a new director, Mr. Bryant, also joined the club. Zary Peretz ’11, WPAA’s general manager, said in an email to The a contemporary flair on this popular style, Blue Strut’s dances often in- Orie Idah ’11 said, “This is my fourth year on Gospel Choir and every Phillipian, “The goal of WPAA is to broadcast students ideas and tastes clude high kicks, big jumps and turns. year it has been a blessing. Gospel Choir is a much needed break from to the larger Andover community, but more importantly, WPAA gives The completely student run group, led by Harmeling and Juli Bran- my week where I can come together with some of my closest friends students a creative output and a way to have fun.” dano ’12, has amazed the students of Andover with their incredible per- and sing.” This year, WPAA sponsored the Music Fest, Andover Idol and Battle formances this year at several major events. There have been many notable performances for Gospel Choir this of The Bands. For Andover Idol, Andover’s version of American Idol, This year, the dance group also made a few changes to their style. year and Anunkor picked their off-campus performance at the North students had the opportunity to listen to the contestants online and vote Co-head of Blue Strut Carolyn Harmeling ’11 said, “This year we tried to Parish Church as one of her favorite. She said, “We sang for the people for the winner. integrate some slower, more balletic lyrical styles into our spring show as whom otherwise might have not listened to gospel music and we sound- Co-heads of technology Matt Appleby ’11, David Janovsky ’11 and well as the upbeat and fast paced style that we usually do.” ed great. They received us very well and it was just all over an amazing Peretz will be passing the station down into the hands of a talented new A few highlights of the year include a performance to Heart’s “Bar- time.” board. WPAA hopes to continue sponsoring its popular events and keep racuda” at Grasshopper night and their rendition of the Heart’s “How do She added, “The best part about Gospel Choir for me is just being up its exciting lineup of student programs. you like me now?” at the Dance Open 2011. able to sing a genre of music that I love with my friends. There is some- The evening programs for next year have not been set in stone yet. Blue Strut’s amazing chemistry on stage can be attributed to their thing incredibly uplifting about singing praise on Thursdays with an in- “Every term, some shows drop out and new shows come on. I like the closeness as a group. “We have brunch together after rehearsing on Sun- timate group of people.” fluidity of the lineup [because] it gives people new experiences and op- days and we have sleepovers from time to time. It’s been really fun to Although the two senior co-heads and other senior members will tions.” be able to dance with girls that I have become good friends with,” said leave the Gospel Choir, the club will continue to develop their tradition Peretz said, “ [WPAA] was just a great experience to get involved in Harmeling. and enjoy singing gospel music and bringing the blessing out from them- and work with over the past three years. I would have to say working Their last and biggest performance this year is their dual show with selves as well as from their audience. with the other board members was amazing. It was great to see everyone Hypnotiq, the student led hip-hop group on campus. The show will in- working so hard for a common goal.” clude Blue Strut’s dances from Grasshopper night and the Dance Open as well as five newly choreographed pieces. Harmeling said, “We have really taken our choreography to the next level.” Hypnotiq Footnotes

M. LEGGETT/The Phillipian M. LEGGETT/The Phillipian Zoe Chazen Sarah Lee Hypnotiq is a student run hip-hop dance crew that performs through- Footnotes, Phillips Academy’s own tap dancing club founded by out the year in Grasshopper Night, Dance Open, coffee houses and a col- Stephanie Greene ’09, has become a lasting feature on stage. The group, laborative spring event with Blue Strut, a student run jazz group. led by co-heads Brianna Barros ’12, Sumi Matsumoto ’11 and Melina This year, Katie Fanikos ’11, Sheya Jabouin ’11 and Amber Quinones Prentakis ’11 has made a big step this year, performing at admissions ’11 led the group, all contributing their unique choreography to the rou- events, Dance Open, Choreolabs and Grasshopper Night. tines. Givens Parr ’11 said, “This was such a rad year for Footnotes! We got “I think all three co-heads this year have very different styles, which into Grasshopper for the first time and throughout the year, Footnotes has expanded the types of dances we have been able to perform. We have has been getting a lot more acknowledgement as a legitimate dance been able to show our different talents and it’s interesting to see how group on campus, and it’s really exciting.” everyone fits into each type of choreography,” said Fanikos. “The pieces CONGRATULATIONS Many members expected the group’s performance of “The Speed are like mixes.” Test” at Grasshopper Night to be their only highlight of the year, but Fanikos, Jabouin and Quinones made an executive decision at the STEVE AND STEPH they surpassed their expectations. “Originally, I thought that our Grass- beginning of the year to reduce the size of the crew from 10 to 16 mem- hopper piece would be unbeatable because the crowd had such a great bers. The heads felt that the new number would make the club more response to the number. However, I think we did equally well with our efficient. “Last year, people didn’t come to practices, and it was a little THANKS FOR SHOWING US Pacman number at Dance Open this year,” said Barros. chaotic with so many people,” said Fanikos. Footnotes members come together once a week to work on basic tap At their last show, Fanikos, Jabouin and Quinones announced the HOW TO DOWNLOAD skills and combinations in preparation for the different shows. “I love future co-heads. Fanikos said, “We interview potential co-heads at the FONTS getting together with a group that feels the same way about tap as I do, very end of the year right before our spring show. They need to show and I love performing with such a talented group of people,” said Barros. that they can choreograph and work with everyone. Good teamwork,” The group looks forward to having more tappers join them next year said Fanikos. They proudly presented Unwana Abasi ’13, Cherita Moore and together, make a statement with their deft feet. ’12 and Borkeny Sambou ’12 as the group’s leaders for next year. 0 Funday, June 5, 2011 The Phillipian Features E1 FEATURES

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Andover Tilts Over Tilton ton. More like Tilt-None. took Tricky out to let the cowlicks left and right, started smackin’ chim- By By A Bro By the end of the first other bros have a chance. bundling the packages neys straight down main quarter, the score was Coach had no comment that got sent to the post street. The whole team 9 – nada, zip, zero. All about this execrable deci- office. One Andover kid had so much steez at this Yesterday, Boys Lax nine of these ripe goals sion. However, when we totally mailed this Tilton point, even the bench had a huge tilt versus were scored by my man asked “Tricky” about it, kid straight to Japan. He seemed to be tossin’ let- Tilton Academy. This “Tricky” Rick Goldstein he said, “Dude, you gotta brought out the stamps tuce up in their buckets. tilt was top cheese bros. ‘12. After the game he had let the bros out to play. It’s and everything. Then lat- Gumby Scalloochi ’14, With some nice perfor- this to say, “You know, like an ultimately hard de- er in the third quarter, the later said, “I felt like a mances by vet tilters on bro, like that game for me cision though. When you Tilton kid sent him a post- true part of the team! It the Andover v-squad was just brutally legend- know that you are just card. Their relationship was really a great experi- and some fresh play- ary.” Epic Tricky, just epic. ridin’ the dingo, and this seemed a little strained so ence overall, and I hope ing from the fresh meat, “Tricky” Rick, went guy just wants to cut your the Andover kid decided the team keeps putting this game was an easy on to the second quarter lettuce man. But like you to straight up write a for- out wins like that!” No squeeze, the boys finish- and just quacked the bea- gotta let the lettuce gar- mal letter. Oddly enough, clue what that means, but ing up with timely steez. gle roundabout 5 times, den grow, so that the river no scoring this quarter. I think what sums it up In the first five scrapin top cheese 5 out of can flow… you know, bro?” During the fourth best is: Here we go, Boys. minutós of the first quar- 5 times. This brought the Serene Tricky, just serene. quarter, Andover de- ter Andover just ripped score to around 14- goose, Third quarter was cided to put the nail in -Hemang Kaul duck like 8 times on Til- and at that point Coach filled with players slickin the crocodile, and just

Features Presents... Top Ten Ways to Ask Someone to This winter’s athlete spotlight is the Mongolian curling duo Baatarsaikhan Dorjpalam and Ghengis Bataaraaaarafalaa. This is their first time to come to the Olympic games and they are actually the very first representatives from Mongolia to participate in Prom curling; a sport that has been unofficially dubbed by some people as the most physically grueling and mentally challenging ice-based game of them all. I was only able to speak to Baatarsaikhan, as Ghengis does not speak English. 10. At gunpoint. Q: Now tell me, how was it growing up as a curler in Mongolia? It was very unusual for Mongolian boys like us to start curling. Our friends, who were more concerned with playing traditional 9. Train your gaggle of geese to fly in Mongolian sports such as “ice eating”, “horse carrying” and “smashing hard things”, constantly ridiculed us. However, Ghengis “Prom” formation. and I persevered. We are naturally gifted with specific talents that make us an unstoppable force in the curling world. I have always had an uncanny ability to slide rocks accurately over ice, and Ghengis was always great at scrubbing surfaces very hard with a broom-like object. 8. Text them. Face-to-face is overrated. Q: How has this entire Olympic experience been so far? It all must be very new for you. 7. Email them while on a roof using brand Well, yes. Unfortunately, we did miss the opening ceremony because we miscalculated how long it would take us to arrive in Canada. My steed Chiokanu rode fast and hard, but he got a splinter in one of his hooves, so that slowed us down. Also, riding a new PA WIFI. It should be here any day horse bareback across the Pacific ocean did not work out. Our shaman was wrong. He will be shamed upon our return. now! Right? Q: And have you gotten to know the other competitors in the villa? No. Ghengis and I do not like them. We have already been made fun of plenty. Most people have clothing made from cotton or 6. Ask them telepathically. If they’re fancy material and seem astonished by our outfits. They act as if they have never seen a full buffalo pelt curling suit before. And smart, they’ll figure out that you’re going the Chinese team did not take kindly to us breaking into their apartment. We cannot help our old habits. together. Q: How have you been preparing for the upcoming games? We have been consuming our government’s daily recommended amount of yak’s blood, ice chips melted to water and perma- 5. Like making bad decisions? Come to frost. We have also been exercising by smiting any rebellious Chinese that get in the way of our conquest… I mean, our curling. prom with me and you won’t never regret Q: Your government seems very supportive of your participation here. We have heard rumors that they had you in it. a training facility since you were eight. Is this the life you wanted to 4. Ask Jenny to ask Eric to ask Jamal to tell live? their friend to ask them what they think of Oh, the Siberian Training facility. So you. Depending on the response, make a many fond memories…the arctic tem- peratures…the rigorous exercise…the series of “first moves” using their friends. reoccurring beatings. Our government knows what is best for us. And this is 3. Tattoo it on their stomach while they’re just the beginning. After we win the Olympics, the tides will turn. A new asleep. It’ll be a nice surprise next time power will reign over northeastern they look in a mirror, and they’ll have Asia, and eventually the world! Hail to the keepsake for a lifetime! I hear tattoo the great Khan! removal is cheap and painless. Unfortunately, Baatarsaikhan and his teammate were disqualified in their first game against the Norwegians for 2. When they’re hanging off a cliff, they’re sacrificing a live emu on the ice, so their only holding on to your hand and you’re plans of global domination will have to the one holding on to the ledge. That one’s wait until 2014. The pair is seeded 85th like automatic. in the consolation bracket, and will be battling the Swedish all-star duo Franz 1. Using the Top Ten and Gunter for their second game. Catch it tomorrow night at the conve- nient time of 4:30 am, 3:30 am central time. -Colton Dempsey E4 Features The Phillipian Funday, June 5, 2011 Commentary

Time To Appreciate Madi Casper Listen to Me! I would read Dan Didn’t Get Enough At- Brown’s newest book The tention as a Child! Elusive Elbow of Edward As I sat in lower left the VIII of England. A new at 8:03 Monday morn- class for lowers would ing during my first-period be introduced, AP PACE, free, drinking my fair- Awareness of Personal trade, Columbian, decaf, Phillips Academy Condi- strawberry mocha, upside- tions on Elbows. Lastly, down frappuccino with much like day of silence, two pumps of caramel and we would have a school- one of low-fat sugar free wide day of elbows. Do chocolate from my save you have a dashing sports the wild Alaskan Wallaby coat with those oh-so- Wholphin mug, I con- fashionable elbow pads templated the state of af- that you’ve been dying to fairs at Phillips Academy. wear? Too bad! Everyone We at Phillips Academy will cut holes in every ar- do not appreciate things ticle of clothing so that enough. We appreciate their elbows are always our education, food, op- visible. I turn to you, Phil- portunities, even our lives. lips Academy, to rectify What essential, basic thing this grave gap in our edu- doesn’t the student body, cations; we need to appre- a term more appropriate ciate these beautiful joints. than ever, appreciate? Ev- “Damn, those are throwing Frisbees, bring- t h e i r elbows and all Phillips Academy, some- From now on, the highest ery day, we are bombarded some sexy elbows.” ing The Phillipian closer that they help us do. The thing that has never been compliment you can give with images and mentions Just once, I’d like to to your face so that you can constitution gives us the tried before. This coming anyone should be “You of someone’s beautiful hear this. We are taught read this teeny-tiny print, right to bear arms, and September, I propose that have very nice elbows!” eyes, their big hearts, and to love our bodies, all none of it would be pos- you know what is part launch Elbows For Good, Go on, be a Henry Zhu! their perfect abs. Out of all shapes, sizes and strange sible without these joints! of the arm? The elbow! EFG for short. This sub- Fulla Shyte is a junior the complements uttered eighteenth toes, but no Unlike almost every Why don’t we take ad- ject would cover all areas from Greenwich, CTand at this school, what is the one talks about elbows. other article in commen- vantage of the rights given of study. Art classes would seeks the attention of one, referring to a defining Without elbows, we are no tary, this plight effects to us by our forefathers? have projects specifically her parents, hoping that aspect of most humans, better than common stick both sexes. Neither young I’d like to propose a devoted to the joint, each one day, they might re- that the Phillips Acad- figures! Lifting weights, men or women celebrate whole new way of living at and every English class member that she exists. emy society never hear?

Break The Age Barrier Hemang Kaul Features Presents... A Freshman Prom Prin- 20 year old PG with contained, can’t be re- ever experienced it, you op cess? It is Prom season, a beard that flows till stricted, and definitely T should know how I feel. en and everyone knows it. my chest, and girls like can’t be tamed. That is T I have even gotten to Couples are finding more chest hair. Anyways, I why I believe that these know her friends. Jamie Things You Can’t Do in and more elaborate ways was and still am smitten. rules preventing me from likes kittens and Tory to ask each other, girls However, with this love asking the girl of my likes puppies. They are the Back of a Limo are finding million dollar also comes hate; a hate for dreams to prom should pretty cool, and they don’t dresses to wear, judge me. Hon- and boys are find- estly, they just 10. Herd sheep ing that they are like me for who luckier than they I am, not be- initially thought cause I’m some 9. Your date they might be. But kind of sports my problem lies stud. Like the with some rules other day, Ja- of engagement. mie and I were 8. Play “freeze tag” I can’t ask painting Tory’s a Class of nails, and we ’14’er to prom. totally had this, 7. Enjoy a nice hot bowl of I was in love like, moment. soup from the moment It was amazing. I saw her at the Something that 6. Ride Big Blue Bikes cluster munch. would never It was a seren- happen with my dipitous moment, dude friends. 5. Use WIFI. Other schools where lust and cin- A n y w a y s , have wireless limos. We’ll namon buns con- I think I have get on it soon, though. vened to make something the rules that society has be revoked. What is love? truly found something true and pure, love. Her placed that has kept us sep- Isn’t it knowing what the here, and I would hate to 4. Comfortably sit in a soft and innocent laugh- arate and apart. Five years! person you love orders for have to lose it to some stu- rocking chair ter made the hair on my My mom and dad are five stir fry, or what sport and pid “prom” rule book. But neck stand on end, and I years apart! Are you say- when they are doing it, if I do, I guess true love could have sworn she kept ing that my mom and dad or when you know all of isn’t for me, and I’ll just 3. Relax in a jacuzzi... unless stealing glances at me. shouldn’t be together? their classes and teachers ask someone in my grade. you have a rare jacuzzi- I mean what 15 year Regardless, love is by heart? Whatever you limo. And in that case give old wouldn’t? I am a something that can’t be think love is: if you’ve yourself a pat on the back. , Overheard in the Newsroom 2. Bang 7-gram rocks

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Q: Who let the dogs out? A: I am not at liberty to release this information yet. I’m afraid that more evidence is still needed to convict the parties in question. What I can tell Let me tell you a tale that everyone should hear, ? you is that this extremist group calls themselves the “Baha Men” and their Not like that Christmas stuff, filled with laughter and cheer, members are currently being interrogated by the local authorities, and have been more than cooperative in answering all of the investigators questions. But a story of heartbreak, my summer spent in despair, I still love her dearly, and have some of her hair. Q: Why do people decide to go to Exeter? A: This question can be answered with another: Where do people go when they don’t get into Andover? It started at Six Flags—she was at a game booth, She had shiny pink hair and a huge snaggle tooth. Q: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? A: The number of licks varies by tongue size, saliva amount, and tongue My instincts kicked in, as I walked over to her, strength. Personally, it took me864 licks to make it to that chocolaty chewy I was ailed with disease, and she was the cure. center. My next experiment will be to test if the taste of Stride gum really lasts forever, a commitment that will require me to take a year off from school. “Hey pretty lady, let me have a go, My dad’s Nolan Ryan, an old baseball pro.” Q: If a tree falls in the middle of a forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? A: After several weeks of comprehensive searching in the forests and a few phone calls later, I managed to find a retired This wasn’t the truth, that’s easy to see, lumberjack that had, in fact, been in a forest where a tree had fallen, and no one had been around to hear it. He also claims his But knocking down pins, how hard could it be? father is the King of England and that he can walk on water.

Q: What killed the dinosaurs? Ball after ball, I threw for my love, A: Some people say it was a giant meteor, others maintain that the dinosaurs froze to death due to the Ice Age. Personally, 80 bucks later, there’s a sign from above. I don’t see how an animated children’s movie could inflict that kind of harm. While these theories may have their so-called pieces of “evidence,” I know only one force that could possibly wipe out all living things on Earth... Chuck Norris. What seemed like a baseball hit my woman on the head, She fell to the ground, and I thought she was dead. Q: Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? A: Neither. And I’m sick of people asking this. I knew CPR, but was too scared to speak, Q: Does Area 51 exist? “C’mon now Yost, your game is mad weak.” A: There definitely is an Area 51 with America’s deepest and darkest secrets. What I want to know is what’s in the other 50 areas. I had to man up and save my cupcake, So I got on the ground, and gave her a shake. Q: Where’s Waldo? A: Waldo currently resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife and four kids. He enjoys long strolls along the beach, watching ESPN, and discussing Hemingway with his book club. After I slammed, her head on the ground, She opened her eyes, and made the most awful sound. Q: Is it true that if you don’t use it you lose it? A: The doctors and nurses at Isham seem to think so. Then she said, like a humming bird calls, “Did you just hit me with one of your balls?” Q: Is a glass half full or half empty? A: The answer to this question depends on the circumstances. If the glass is filled and then half is poured out, the glass is half empty, because it is being emptied. If a glass is empty and filled halfway, then the glass is half full, because it is being filled. “It was not I, but a lowlife thief, End of story. I got you your bag, and punched out his teeth.” Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? She thanked me, and was on her merry way, A: I don’t know. That’s his business. But I made sure that I’d see her, on some other day. Q: bigblue27: Wat’s up? A: gunga90210: nm u? When she bent down to tie her size 15 shoe, As a huge Facebook stalker, I knew just what to do. --Ryan Yost I found her I.D, and wrote down her name, Curious or creepy—why, it’s all just the same!

When I got home, and then walked inside, I got so excited, I actually cried. My computer turned on and loaded Explorer, I signed onto Facebook, and left a request for her.

Many days passed, and still no response. Was she not interested? Do I have a chance? (If you say it with a British accent it totally rhymes.) I left hundreds of messages, and kept calling her phone, She never picked up; I was out of the zone.

But then one day, she sent me a letter, It was a restraining order, not for the better. I could no longer call or send her nice flowers, Or talk to her friends or watch her for hours. Love fills me now, even if we never formally meet, Features I watch her still, but “at a distance of 200 feet.”

Leo: I can’t see your future… too much blood.

Virgo: Try not to talk so much. I can barely hear myself think with you guys around. Peace, Feech Libra: That suitcase you found full of money was there for a reason. Where am I gonna find another 30 grand?

Scorpio: If a man comes up to you and starts ranting on his huge flying car idea, and asks for you to invest, you give him all you got. Amazing what the stock market can do.

Sagittarius: Why would you wear that shirt with those pants. Didn’t your parents tell you that stripes don’t go with plaid? I thought you were better than that. Aries: I’m sorry to say you got a 3 on that math test - the one you were “studying” for all week. But look on the bright side, Aquarius: Stay as far away from Dunkin Donuts as you can. that rash that’s been spreading will go away before things start Their slogan is “America runs on Dunkin,” but if you have to get really nasty. anything from there, your slogan will be “Aquarius runs to the bathroom.” Taurus: Leadership. Imagination. Change. Determination. Integrity. Perseverance. Teamwork. Dedication. All of these Capricorn: Try to expand your vocabulary this month, aspects of life are yours for the taking. Just buy the 8” x 11” so people think you’re smarter then you actually are. Start prints. Inspirational pictures sold separately. with words like “wisterpooper,” (a slap alongside the head,) or “aglet,” (the plastic covering at the end of shoelaces.) It Gemini: You will get a phone call from a woman with a creepy shouldn’t be hard to work your way up from there. voice saying, “Seven days...” Luckily it’ll just be the librarian -Yost telling you how long Baby Geniuses 2 has been overdue. Pisces: Stop putting yourself down in public. We all know you’re a less-than-mediocre person, and we don’t need to hear Cancer: Keep an extra pair of underwear on you, or you’ll face you complain about it. nicknames like “Waterworks” or “The Urinator” for your last few years at PA. —Ryan Yost Sunday, June 5, 2011 The Phillipian Features E6

It has been a few days since the closing ceremonies capped the end of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Though the games were marred by numerous moose-related interruptions and poor attendance—presumably due to everyone else’s complete lack of regard for everything Canadian—they were considered a huge success. Only three endangered birds were killed in the skiing-shooting biathlon and none of the curlers died from alcohol poisoning. That’s the best curler turnover since 1994, usually we lose at least a couple of them. Though certainly not the spectacle of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, these were also a riveting Games. The tournament began with the ski jump. It was quite exhilarating, as Eastern European and Scandinavian men flew through the air with little metal poles, and some Austrian guy took home the gold. What a treat for his homeland. The next night I stripped down to my boxers, made a bowl of popcorn and settled in for some male figure skating. I never could have expected the amount of fun I ended up having. Their outfits—in all their dazzling sequins glory—mesmerized me into a state of pure wonderment. After the final, I was so sad to see the end of men’s figure skating that I booked tickets for the 2011 World Championships. Go Johnny Weir! There were other sports going on though, so I had to find something else to watch before the Championships next year. I tuned in to some Norway-Canada curling, where the Norwegians wore red, white and navy argyle pants and the Canadians made fun of them. Argyle pants? $70. Being made fun of by Canadians? Priceless. Anyway, back to the match. People rolled stones at a circle on ice and two guys swept the ice in front of the stone. It’s like a combination of bowling, shuffleboard and hockey... and spring cleaning. I wonder if the guy who made curling was also the inventor of the biathlon. As for the United States, Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller were semi-disappointing, but Shaun White lived up to expectations. The “Flying Tomato” beat his own record in the snowboarding superpipe after landing a triple backflip... He’s really amazing, isn’t he? Any 5-foot-6 ginger who can win a gold medal and has millions of dollars in endorsements can get pretty much anything he wants. Even women... or men. Call me, Shaun! On Sunday afternoon, my roommate forced me to watch the US-Canada hockey game. I went to Andover-Exeter, and one hockey game is about as much as I can handle in a weekend! If only they wore the figure skating outfits, then maybe I could really get jiggy with it. What I did notice was that the Canadians really resembled the Exeter team, and the U.S. resembled Andover. Even the results were similar. The only problem was that I don’t know if I hate Exeter or Canada more, so I didn’t know which one to make fun of. Either way, I rooted How the hell did he get up there? for the sadly defeated good guys. That Sidney Crosby could definitely make a great figure skater though... What a body on him! Bielasiak imagines himself as a figure skater in the 2014 Olympics. For the sake of humanity, let’s hope his dream never comes true. What Guys Are Actually Hoodlums Take Over HIS SIDE Trying to Tell You There’s probably a up in front of you, I would advise you to run… quickly. This is not a guy you want Exeter Library: sweetheart hiding to deal with. He has stalker potential writ- ten all over him. If there is one common underneath that trait I’ve noticed amongst stalkers, it is that they just can’t stop vomiting. In line “Where will we study now?” rough exterior at the DMV, sitting on a bench in the park, using a pay phone, it doesn’t matter, they Scores of local Exeter student body. out us, economically and By Jesse Bielasiak will puke. Anywhere, anytime. Stay away. vagrants took to PEA’s be- While the intruders socially. The peoples of this Give him a chance loved Class of 1945 Library would seem to be ordinary insignificant speck of my Man Manual ost men are notoriously bad If the man is dressed poorly or late Tuesday evening, read- Exeter students other than land must respect the great at communicating with wom- showing the signs of nervousness I dis- ing books and talking qui- lack of shirt and tie, every- institution that Phillips Ex- Men—especially when it comes cussed earlier, make sure you give him etly amongst themselves one on Exeter’s campus has eter Academy is.” to picking up the girls they like. Sometimes a chance. There’s probably a sweetheart while wearing hoodies and marked them as outsiders. “Well, I think that the they come off as overly nervous and hiding underneath that rough exterior. sagging pants. “We don’t go into their school is just part of the sometimes they’re abrasively cocky. When Unless he’s a homeless paranoid schizo- The Phillips Exeter stu- school and ride their skate- community as a whole. It’s they’re having lots of trouble, they come to phrenic. In any case, be sure to stay on dent body decried the situ- boards or smoke their dope,” not unreasonable to think me, the actual “Hitch.” Like Will Smith, I’m the lookout for a diamond in the rough. ation as an attack on their said Annis Eynurd ’12. “So that we should be allowed not some sleazy pickup artist man-whore. I If you’re one of those lucky women solidarity and their study why do they come here and to use some school resourc- also actually try to help the men I work with who tend to be approached by smooth, at- time. “Where will we spend read our books and use our es every once in a while,” find love—not random hookups. Now, I’m tractive guys, then flaunt your stuff. Make countless hours researching computers? What a bunch said Jacob Howard, one of here to help you women learn what exactly sure he’s not a secret douchebag though, now?” sobbed one student. of common hoodlums. Why the suspected vagrants. men mean in their communication with you. because this isn’t high school. Just look One of the hoodlums is don’t they go listen to their The seemingly reason- Most of the men I work with are either your best and be flirty—but not slutty. actually a former Exeter stu- rap music and not wear ap- able hordes of commoners stuck in multiple “friend zones,” or cannot Again, this isn’t high school. If he’s looking dent who left of his own ac- propriately fitting pants, that have begun to spread even approach an attractive woman. They for a one night “snogging” session, he isn’t cord late last year. “I always those gangsters?” from the Exeter library to also have trouble beginning and maintain- the kind of guy you want. That or he’s Brit- just thought our library had This whole controversy the grassy knolls separat- ing conversations, so I help to teach them ish and uses such outrageous synonyms some great resources and I has created quite the stir ing parts of campus seem the right moves. But if you’re meeting a for “kissing.” In which case, jolly good! thought I could take advan- amongst the general Exeter to be winning this argu- man I haven’t taught, then these tips are Decoding his text messages for you. What women don’t realize is that This one is for the needy, oblivious tage of that. We’re just read- community, sparking a de- ment. More and more local it’s nerve-racking and difficult for a man to type. If you text a guy a lot, and he con- ing and studying. Seriously. bate over Academy-town students are taking to the just approach you and put the moves on. sistently responds with one-word mes- What’s the problem?” he relations. Exeter campus while Exies Is he into you? sages like “ok” and “yeah”, it means one said. “Who cares about this stay in their rooms for fear Even though you don’t like it, if a man thing: HE DOESN’T LIKE YOU. Move To that question, a thun- stupid little town?” asked of the “peasants.” is staring at your breasts, it means one on. There are greener pastures. Or in derous “everything” could Isaac “Ig” Narunt ’11. of two things: either he’s a plastic sur- this case, men who are actually inter- be heard from the Exeter “They’d be nothing with- geon or he wants to do you. I’d put my ested in you—and, hopefully, sexier too. money on the latter nine times out of ten. If a guy is being vague and secretive, As you talk to a man, he will usually there are lots of possibilities for his mo- nod a lot and say “yes” frequently. How- tives. He might be trying to be mysterious ever, this does not mean he actually cares (going the tall, dark, handsome, myste- Fight the power! about what you are saying or is even aware rious way). He might just want to not di- of the problems you are discussing. If he vulge too much information. However, he actively tries to listen and engages as part also might be off with another woman (or of the conversation, he definitely likes you. guy), getting his freak on. If you’re wor- -Bielasiak Nervousness is often an indication ried about this, bring it up with him gently, that he likes you. If he stutters a little bit, but make sure not to accuse him. If he then he probably likes you. Of course, he isn’t doing anything wrong and you ac- also might just have a stutter. And if he cuse him, it will be a huge turn off for him. goes to the next level and actually throws Sunday, June 5, 2011 The Phillipian Features E7 Arts Campus is Cookin’: Dresses: The Next Big Thing! Bored Secret of you com- tallyGrilled takes the wrong foot, Cheese lops back to Commons, A c c o m p a n y i n g fashion, such as the and, at times, offended. mons meals? Looking for everything goes wrong!). puts the Kangaroo in the spring’s warm weather “Burlington Coat Facto- Some male students something to put a kick in Raphael will then open proper waste receptacle, is the inevitable change ry,” “Ipswich’s One Dol- have also expressed their your lackluster day? Well a secret chute located and sends the burrito up of in Andover’s style of lar Store,” and “Tap Out” dismay. They claim to have we got the remedy within the very walls of by use of a dumb waiter. dress. Literally. Dresses have begun to cater to An- feel “uncomfortable” for you. This information, the building and drop Raphael, when he next have been seen all over dover’s growing, unique around their fellow dorm- long kept a secret between the chicken foot down. A passes the dumb waiter, campus, becoming the need. They have tailored mates “running around the Paresky Commons young man by the name will pick up the burrito. new thing for Andover’s dresses and skirts, specif- the dorm in their short staff and a select few stu- of Juan waits at the bot- He will then eat the bur- boys and girls. Boys, ically for the male phy- skirts.” These narrow dents and faculty, is about tom of the shoot for just rito (they’re sooo good! having no individual sique, their articles of minded students, howev- to be released to you! this purpose. He takes the if you havn’t already, fashion sense, have fi- clothing made for those er, have been accused of So here is the infor- foot, throws it in the prop- you should try one!). nally given in to their in- with larger hips and mid- preventing students from mation on how to get the er waste receptacle, and ‘Member that cheese ner desires of not having riffs and smaller chests. wearing the clothing that most delicious piece of grabs a fresh avocado from sandwich that you gave anything between their Furthermore, An- allows them to “express food on campus, known the fresh vegetable garden to Raphael? Wondering legs. Truly a year to re- dover’s Volleyball and their inner person.” As only as “El Diablo.” Here’s (Cuz we get fresh veggies what happened to it?? member, after millions Tennis Teams have always, FArts supports what you do. Make a sand- every day, right?) before Well guess what, Raphael of years, males have at adapted this new style anyone wearing weird, wich with only bread and he heads out the door. He will then take you cheese last experienced the into their athletic wear, unconventional cloth- cheese, and bring it to Ra- hops on his majestic stal- sandwich and heat it up merits of an airy dress, both now “rocking” ing, as long as it reflects phael on the second floor lion Bonito, and rides to a little bit till the cheese with its beautiful, silky mini-skirts on their re- their true inner being. of Commons. When you North Andover, specifical- melts. He will then walk material offering unpar- spective courts. Many This will truly be a hand him the plate, look ly to the Mexican restau- out, and hand you the alleled comfort paired of the players have ad- year to remember, drasti- him directly in the eye and rant known as Chipotle. grilled cheese sandwich! with fashionableness. mitted to playing signifi- cally changing all aspects say “Let’s get it on.” Trust Going in through the Sure, it might have taken Many have expressed cantly better with their of male fashion. With me, he’ll know what to do. back door, Juan exchang- you upwards of an hour their joys as to the con- new found ability to “re- all the major brands He’ll then take this es this fresh avocado for a (the actual time depends venience of these pieces ally spread [their] legs” offering new lines of bowl into the secret mid- fresh chicken burrito with on how many times Boni- of clothing. Mac Wal- and “reach for balls.” dresses for men, it can’t dle room on the second one of the many great, to stops for potty breaks) lace ’11 was pleased to Teachers, however, be long before the un- floor. He’ll put the plate friendly, positive and but it might be worth it! discover that he “didn’t have expressed their educated masses catch on a table, and go to one well-mannered Chipotle If you have the time to have to unzip [his] fly.” dismay at students who up to Andover’s ever- of the many pens in com- employees. When he gets wait for this, I definitely Others have enjoyed the wear dresses. Some changing fashion and mons containing live back to his hose, Bonito, would consider recom- “updraft” which led to a have expressed their hopefully, soon the clas- chicken (Cuz we get fresh he puts the burrito in the mending it to you maybe! “wonderful, cooling sen- complaints of students sic question will change meat every day, right?) stomach pouch of the Kan- sation that would make not crossing their legs from “boxers or briefs” and proceed to slaughter garoo that rides on Bonito -Pearson Goodman the hottest of spring in class, leading to girls to “dresses or skirts.” the chicken and remove (this is to keep the bur- afternoons bearable.” looking up the male stu- it’s left foot (if he acciden- rito warm). Juan then gal- The top brands in dents’ skirts. More com- -Pearson Goodman plaints have come from air vents around school blowing up their skirts, leaving teachers blushing

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10. Check Facebook. Check email. Repeat

9. Fifa, COD, Age of Empires. Pick your poison.

8. Go to the library. Get distracted by so called “friends.”

Look of The I wasn’t allowed to wear with really tiny hands, 7. Get fed up and go to basement to my suit, except in Mr. and I never knew how work alone. See #10. Week: Nay Kid Ryerson’s anatomy class, to deal with it, I mean I “Oh, my god, so when I got here, I wasn’t like other kids, I 6. Get fed up and close your WHO IS THAT?!” is a was so excited to wear couldn’t hold a big mac phrase often uttered computer. Just you and your my suit full time.” without people laughing books. Stare blankly at wall. around Nay Kid ’13. Kid particularly at me, it was like some In Kid’s world, “go- like the versatility of his sort of cruel optical illu- ing all natural” has a outfits. “I mean, it’s a sion. So I wear my suit 5. Bring computer to great lawn. completely different suit, right? So I can wear partly to distract from Experience “glare.” Curse Mac meaning than you it to prom or whatever, that, but also because screens. Stare blankly at sky. may think. Nay has a but I can also just go I’m hoping if I have unique sense of style play some four-square more confidence in my 4. You’ve been selfish. Call your which not many have with my boys if I want.” style, eventually I’ll parents. You’re a good person. Call the confidence to pull When asked have more confidence off. Every day, Kid your grandparents. Even better. about style inspirations, in my body too.” We Call your uncle. OK... Call that kid wakes up in his bed in Kid said that he tries to here at Farts and Plea- Flagg House, walks to live by the rule that “less sure salute Mr. Kid on you met at camp once. his closet, and puts on is more”. However, for his extreme bravery in his birthday suit. special occasions, he has using his style to bring 3. 20 minute power nap. Hear Kid was raised been known to acces- awareness to his disease alarm. Accept that you are weak... by his two parents, a sorize. “For Cinco de of infantilemanusmini- Take 1 hour 40 minute power nap. former Phillipian Arts Mayo, I put a sombrero mus. Check next week editor and a combina- on little Nay (who isn’t for an artsy pictorial on 2. Stare at math text book. tion crystal/fudge shop little, I swear!)” Little it, which will simulta- owner, in the town of Don’t study though. Just stare. Nay, of course, being the neously gross you out, Hopefully information will seep Intercourse, Pennsyl- suit from my parents the name of the sock puppet make you feel awkward, vania. When we asked day I was born, and ever Kid wears to cover up and question your own into your brain through osmosis. what had inspired his since then, I’ve never his most controversial hands! style, Kid replied “I got really grown out of it. I body parts: his hands. 1. Write a Top 10. my first ever birthday mean, at my old school, “I mean, I was born E8 Features The Phillipian Sunday, June 5, 2011 Farewell To:

Colton, we are overflowing with pride for Ricky, your transition to a lax bro this you! We just can’t hold it in! spring has been flawless. Congrats.

Love Mom and Dad - Coach

Who is Brooks Dyroff?

“When you don’t know you know, To The Donald. That hair is fan- so you really don’t know you don’t tastic. It’s like... a fluffy, textur- know, which means you really ized, dead animal. Good luck with know if it is authentic.” The Apprentice, it’s way better than the presidency anyways. Thanks for that Gary, - The Feech - Rosie

Jesse, it’s been a tough four years. 2 R little SK8R BOI Ryan!! U da But your shoes looked cool every bestt! single day. So good job. <3 da SK8R KR3W Love: Your Family

Liam, We are so proud of you!

BABARLOTE,

CONGRATULATIONS! Small One, We could not have been more proud watching you forge your Dear Pibbin, own path at Andover. We love Congratulations! Thank you WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. you so much and are excited to for giving so much to the see the next amazing thing you school and to us. We adore accomplish. you. Mom and Dad. Love, N+T WE LOVE YOU.

BESITOS,

PAPA ANGEL, TIO, JORGE Y PISTOL

Cliff!!

Congratulations on your graduation.

We are so proud of you.

Love, Mom, Dad and Stu (and Cocoa)

Congratulations Aram! Congratulations Aram! We Love You! We are Proud of You! Mom, Dad, Anna, Leah & Love, Mimi & Papa Van Anthony, Thanks for Matt, an awesome year. and Jordan, Love, The Pod

“I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours.”

Bob Dylan said that.

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