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Vol. CXXXVI, No. 29 January 31, 2014 Phillips Academy Academic Skills Center Shifts Focus as Student Demand Increases that approach the ASC By RANI IYER with learning disabilities have Attention Deficit Every year, the Aca- Disorders (ADD) or anxi- demic Skills Center (ASC) ety disorders, which can opens its doors to help cause distraction, lack of new students manage the organization and lack of whirlwind of commit- priorities—all major aca- ments at Andover and the demic skills. school’s demanding aca- “We probably weren’t demic workload. Due to a taking [concussions] seri- recent rise in the number ously enough until recent of reported concussions years. There was the law- and learning disabilities, suit against the National however, the ASC has Football League that was been forced to forgo ap- settled in the defendant’s pointments with students favor… I think more kids who seek academic assis- who had concussions who tance to prioritize those weren’t treated in the past with learning and tempo- are now being treated, rary disabilities. which is a good thing,” The number of stu- said Davison. “The stig- dents requiring disability ma that may have once accommodations in a full persisted around having year has grown from 33 in a disability I think has J. WOLFE/THE PHILLIPIAN the 2011-2012 school year lifted greatly. People are Michael Kim ’14 and Sam Zager ’15 of the Bobcats dodgeball team celebrate after advancing to the quarter finals. to 51 students in the 2012- much more accepting and 2013 school year. As a re- understand that it has sult, the ASC has had to nothing to do with how The Price of an Andover Education: cut 16 students from the intelligent or capable you previous 87 one-on-one are.” appointments. The ASC’s disabil- Three Students’ Difficult Transitions to Andover The rise in accommo- ity accommodations nor- portunities in education for situation, however, barred cial situation, so Gutierrez dations for issues such as mally consist of working By KAILASH their son. him from admission. spent his ninth grade year concussions and learning with students’ parents SUNDARAM “I expect you to go way “At the time, we weren’t at Hightstown High before disabilities, however, has and teachers to arrange David Gutierrez ’15 above your father and I did likely to admit him because applying to Andover as a re- not emerged from a sud- for extra time, moving as- smiles and greets everyone in Colombia,” said Luz Guti- our budget was limited. A peat Junior. den increase in students signments and assessing he sees as he walks between errez in a phone conversa- large part of this was due “I filled out the forms with disabilities, but rath- students through differ- classes. Gutierrez is an inte- tion with her son and The to the recovery period after [my parents] were supposed er from a growing aware- ent methods. gral member of the Andover Phillipian. “Hopefully, you the market crashed in 2008, to fill out because they ness about disabilities in “Every [disability ac- community, but his journey go to university and get a so the financial aid budget were too busy working. I’m general, according to Pa- commodation] is complex to Andover, which began 12 doctorate. If you don’t suc- was returning to normal,” guessing that curiosity and tricia Davison, Director of and very involved, and years ago, has been anything ceed above us, then we just said Dana Brown, who in- pride motivated me to come. the ASC and Coordinator there are a lot of players but average. wasted our time here.” terviewed Gutierrez then. I read that Andover was the of Student Disability Ser- that need to be part of, David Gutierrez’s family After immigrating to Brown is the former Peddie most prestigious private vices. for example, a conversa- has held political asylum in the United States from Co- Admissions Officer and cur- school. And for a kid with no Disabilities can be tion about concussion the United States since they lombia, Gutierrez attended rently the Senior Associate funds, this sounded like the medical, temporary or management or any sort immigrated here from Co- Grace N. Rogers Elemen- Director of Admissions at complete opposite of what I learning-based; among of situation that doesn’t lumbia in 2002. His father, tary in 2002, where he first Hotchkiss. was used to,” said Gutierrez. these three types, ASC neatly fit in the box. It’s Jairo, works as a housekeep- learned English and began Brown suggested Guti- has seen the largest in- a time-intensive process er, while his mother, Luz, to excel in academics. errez apply to Andover, crease in learning dis- is a caregiver in a senior In eighth grade, a teach- a need-blind school that Continued on A6, Column 1 abilities, said Davison. Continued on A4, Column 1 center. They rent a small er saw potential in Gutier- could take on his finan- The majority of students apartment on Rogers Street rez and encouraged him to in Hightstown, NJ. Amidst apply to Peddie, a private trying circumstances, Jairo boarding and day school in College Counseling Process to Include Younger Students and Luz see boundless op- Hightstown. His financial By AUSTIN TUAN “The idea was not to students. lege before being assigned talk about college un- College coaches begin a College Counselor. Over the next two til January of 11th grade reaching out to prospec- The parents of first- years, the College Coun- so students and parents tive student-athletes as generation college stu- seling Office (CCO) will would not get too revved early as the summer before dents may also have less hire an additional college up or over-excited and too their Lower years, when experience than parents counselor in the hopes of focused on college [before students haven’t been in- who attended college. A tailoring its program to Upper year],” he said of the troduced to the CCO yet. become more personal and existing strategy. In the past, some students Continued on A4, Column 1 fit for younger students. Although the current have committed to a col- One of the primary strategy addressed the weaknesses of the current stress aspect of the pro- CCO approach is the lack cess, the late start and eas- of contact with students ily accessible information in the ninth, tenth and around the Internet al- the beginning half of 11th lowed students and fami- Check out A5 for two grade, according to Sean lies to be easily misled or E.KAUFMANN-LADUC/ THE PHILLIPIAN Logan, Director of College build unrealistic expecta- Benny Ogando, David Gutierrez and Jason Young Counseling. tions incongruous with to- new course offerings day’s admission landscape, said Logan. ASM Speaker Steiner-Adair Cautions The current model par- this Spring Term! ticularly disadvantages recruited athletes and Students Against the Abuse of Technology first-generation college

By BENNETT dencies on one another. It tone of voice, conveying MICHAELS used to be, ‘My roommate the nuance through these would wake me up.’ You feelings and connecting What Does It Mean to be a Female Artist? Returning to campus would depend on each oth- through these feelings. 31 years after leaving her er, not on your phone,” said [These feelings] become Messud Examines post as a Graham House Steiner-Adair in an inter- flat, lost and one-dimen- counselor, Dr. Catherine view with The Phillipian. sional when we text,” said Gender Roles in Today’s Society Steiner-Adair explained “The course work Steiner-Adair during her the impacts of social media hasn’t changed at Andover. presentation. agreeable and cynical main up] the parameters of what on teenage culture during But the way in which you Steiner-Adair said that By LAUREN LUO characters. She noticed, is acceptable. I know that as All School Meeting (ASM). manage it, manage your an increasingly connected however, that not a single a mom,” said Messud. Steiner-Adair, the key- time and relate to each world changes how teen- A book fanatic from an one of these narrators was a Messud, who is best note speaker of Wellness other and find each other agers think of themselves. young age, Claire Messud woman. known for her novel “The Week, emphasized social is completely different,” “It’s completely un- particularly enjoyed read- “Over the course of my Emperor’s Children, ex- media’s ability to both she continued. precedented for kids to ing stories narrated by dis- life, I encountered various plores the role of females in connect users with and New technology has go out and take photos of versions of this grumpy, society in her latest novel, disconnect users from radically changed the the food they eat and send ranting storyteller: some “The Woman Upstairs,” the world they live in. Al- way humans communi- them to each other. Kids of them funny, some of through the story of Nora though social media has cate with each other. High go to parties already plan- them visually caustic. But Eldridge, a 37-year-old given individuals the abil- schoolers rely on social ning who they want a pho- I couldn’t ever find the schoolteacher. After hav- ity to connect through media and texting, where- to with, how many photos grumpy girl. So I wrote her,” ing to take care of her dy- chat-rooms, texting and as parents are spending they will be in. So you are said Messud, explaining the ing mother, Nora gives up status-updates, it has also more time on smartphones actually not living in your challenges female artists on her dreams of becoming taken the human aspect and tablets, said Steiner- world, you are not enjoying face to the Andover commu- an artist in order to support away from interactions, Adair during her speech. the party because you are nity in Kemper Auditorium herself financially. As Nora Steiner-Adair said. “When we communi- too worried about how you during her visit last Friday. embarks on a journey to re- “So many people have a cate over text instead of are going to post the pic- “Girls are acculturated discover her love for art, she real psychological depen- talking, we are losing one tures afterwards,” she said to be accommodating, to finds out what it means to dency on their phones, and of the most essential hu- during her speech. be sociable. Girls are sup- be a female artist in the 21st the problem with this is it man forms of connecting. “I think time manage- posed to fit in in all sorts of century. gets in the way of health- Relationships are about ways and take up all sorts of ier psychological depen- listening to each other’s Continued on A5, Column 4 C.CRUZ/ THE PHILLIPIAN social roles. And it is other Continued on A4, Column 3 Claire Messud girls and women who [set Inside News/ A4-A6 Arts/ A7-A8 Sports/ B1-B5 Features/B6 Stay Connected Like us on Facebook! The Phillipian Arts highlights Victor facebook.com/ Garcia’s food sculptures Features gets chillay. thephillipian Commentary/ A2-A3 in Paresky Commons. Follow us on Twitter! Tyler Lian ’16 argues twitter.com/phillipian against tour guide input Follow us on Instagram! in Andover’s admissions @ThePhillipian process. E.KAUFMANN-LEDUC/THE PHILLIPIAN I..TAN/THE PHILLIPIAN Visit The Phillipian Online http:// Clutch Collaborative The Dodgeball phillipian.net Editorial/ A2 Tournament boasts hosts a panel with all-time high student E-mail [email protected] “The Definitive Phillipian student social participation. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIACOMMONS for subscription and advertising Break-Up Playlist” entrepreneurs. requests or subscribe online at J.SCHMITT/ THE PHILLIPIAN phillipian.net/subscribe A2 | COMMENTARY The Phillipian January 31, 2014

VolumeVolumeVolume CXXXVICXXXVICXXXVI Leave it to the Other Professionals NUMBERNUMBER 29 Stephen T. Moreland IV discussing with us. Having a set group of people EditorEditor in in Chief Chief EJ Kim By the nature of a boarding organizing and conducting the school, Andover faculty mem- campus-wide room visiting JanineJanine D. D. Ko Ko deserving bers interact with students talks will not only prevent un- ExecutiveExecutive Editor Editor n last week’s article beyond just the classroom comfortable house counselors Anika Y. Kim Sophia C. J. Lloyd-Thomas from hastily concluding these Anika Y. Kim SophiaSophia C. C. J. J. Lloyd-Thomas Lloyd-Thomas “A Lesson from the Past,” setting; they are not only as ManagingAnika Y. EditorKim Managing Editor Sayer Devlin ’16 called to teachers but also coaches, club important dorm meetings Managing Editor ManagingManaging Editor Editor I Managing Editor the faculty and administrators advisors and house counselors. without letting the discussion News Features Director of “to provide accurate informa- I believe that the Andover fac- to really develop, but also al- tion and necessary resources ulty members are already all low all students to get the same SydneyNewsNews Adams FeaJakeFeatu Marrusturesres DirectorOperationsDirector of of SydneyEmma Adams Mehlman Jake Marrus Operations and give students their per- going far beyond what is asked depth and type of education Sydney Adams RemingtonJake Marrus Remmel RomeOperations Arnold sonal insight” regarding sexual of them, doing everything in regarding sex, other sexual be- EmmaEmmaAndrew Mehlman Mehlman Yang Remington Remmel Rome Arnold DirectorRemington of Production Remmel RomeOperations Arnold behaviors and desires. When I their power to provide support haviors and relationships. AndrewCommenAndrew Yang Yangtary DirectorZoe of Gallagher Production OperationsGrant Bitler first read through Devlin’s ar- for hundreds of restless, inse- House counselors, even if CommenKatia Lezinetary Director of Production Operations they are comfortable talking Commentary Zoe Gallagher MarjorieGrant Bitler Kozloff ticle, I nodded along with his cure adolescents and fill the Joey Salvo ZoeHead Gallagher of Grant Bitler to the students about sex, lack Katia Lezine MarjorieKenta Nomoto Kozloff arguments, as faculty probably vacancy of our parents. 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Faculty should not be James Judelson JamesNatalie Robertson Kim Sierra Jamir asked to go even further, espe- radically different: to Michael Kim Sierra Jamir further, especially at Michael Kim LukeJames Stidham Robertson cially at the expense of their have a select group AssociateLuke Board Stidham CXXXVI the expense of their comfort, to advise us on sexual behaviors and desires. of professional sex News Sports Copy comfort, to advise us In his article, Dr. Legaspi Phoebe Gould Associate BoardJamie Chen CXXXVI Ryan Brigden Lincoln Herrington suggested a faculty-wide dia- Rani Iyer AssociatePatrick Board Daly CXXXVI educators in charge of NewsEJ Kim Sports JustineCopy Wang on sexual behaviors logue about sex so that all Kailash Sundaram Ryan Brigden PhoebeChristopher Gould Li JamieAndrew Chen Zheng Online faculty members would know News Sports Lincoln CopyHerrington the dialogue regarding MadeleineRani Iyer Mayhew Patrick Daly RyanEllie Brigden Blum and desires. Phoebe Gould JamieFeatures Chen AlexanderJustine Wang Jiang how to appropriately and EJCommentary Kim Kailash Sundaram Lincoln Herrington Rani Iyer PatrickRob Irvin Daly wisely advise and talk to the sex. ChristopherLily Grossbard Li AndrewEllie ZhengSimon JustineOperationsOnline Wang MadeleineMeeraEJ Mayhew Kim Patel Kailash Sundaram ConnerEllie BlumCameron students about such topics. I PhotographyFeatures NolanOnline Crawford ChristopherGrace Tully Li Andrew Zheng Alexander Jiang would like to propose some- Commentary RobAlex Irvin Westfall Ellie Blum Madeleine Mayhew OperationsJack Lane LilyArts Grossbard and Leisure EllieLuciusFeatures Simon Xuan EdenAlexander Livingston Jiang After reading “Confronting thing radically different: to with the highest level of edu- MeeraCommentaryPeyton Patel Alie Rob Irvin Conner Cameron the Comfort Zone” by Michael have a select group of profes- cation we need and deserve. PhotographyLayout & Design Cartooning CharlotteLily Grossbard Berry NolanOperations Crawford Grace Tully NoahEllie HornikSimon Viviane Garth Legaspi, Interim Chair of sional sex educators in charge For most of us, Andover is a VictoriaMeera Skrivanos Patel Alex Westfall ConnerJack LaneCameron LuciusPhotographyTom Xuan Johst NolanKatie CrawfordWeaver the Philosophy and Religious of the dialogue regarding sex. place where we truly open our Arts andGrace Leisure Tully Eden Livingston Peyton Alie Alex Westfall eyes to the idea of sex and sex- Layout & Design CartooningJack Lane Studies, however, I found my- Recent discussions about our CharlotteArts and Berry Leisure Lucius Xuan Noah Hornik VivianeEden Livingston Garth self no longer wholeheartedly current sex education and its ual desires as we mature into VictoriaPeyton Skrivanos Alie LayoutTom Johst & Design KatieCartooning Weaver supporting Devlin. Dr. Legaspi faults focused heavily on the adulthood in various aspects. Charlotte Berry Noah Hornik Viviane Garth pointed out that many of the brevity and inconsistency of In such a critical stage of our Victoria Skrivianos The DefinitiveTom Johst Katie Weaver adults on campus do not feel the program, with some people lives, it is absolutely impera- comfortable or confident talk- pointing out that the mandato- tive that we are under the most ing to students about sex, and ry dorm meeting about sex and professional guidance pos- Phillipian Break-Up I realized that it may be unfair relationship with the house sible. for us students to ask faculty counselors in the Fall is some- members to be so open about a times not conducted properly, EJ Kim is a three-year Upper Playlist subject that even our own par- in terms of its length or seri- from Seoul, Korea, and an Associate ents may not be comfortable ousness. News Editor for The Phillipian. The newsroom is a hard place to leave, but an even harder place to return to. Bringing together 14 pages of broadsheet each week is ex- hausting, and as we fast approach our final hours working on a paper that still reads CXXXVI, we find ourselves reflecting on why we joined The Phillipian in the first place. We wonder who, other than ourselves, is going to care if our articles are kerned to -30, if our headlines are centered, if our refer boxes are Andover Blue—C=75, M=44, Y=0, K=0. We knew that The Phillipian was our first love, but it wasn’t until the last months of our tenure that we found out why. Our reasons still vary; for some it might be leading a News writers’ meeting, or crafting a Commentary article or copying spelling errors and Oxford commas. But ultimately, it is the family of 30 down in the basement of Morse that has kept each of us coming back. We joined as writers, photographers, associates or editors, awe- struck by the 135 years of tradition that came before us. We were eager to be part of something, to contribute to Andover in new ways, to be leaders. But when we finally got the paper all to ourselves, we learned, quickly, that there is so much more to The Phillipian than reporting and editing. Soirées and mocktails, Secret Santa and Christmas lights still hanging in January, the Residence Inn Marriott in New York—these will be our strongest memories of the paper. Next Thursday, 30 of us will walk away from the newsroom, having shared some of our best and worst moments together. To CXXXVII: we have nothing less than absolute faith in you. We know that you will remove the Oxford Commas and write and re-write and re-re-write the perfect lede. We know that you will chase the hardest stories with integrity, compassion and vigor. We know that you will hold The Phillipian to an even higher standard than we did. But more than anything, we hope that you will not forget to find a reason to come back to the newsroom each night, to love both this paper and the people who make it happen. So, here’s to the sleepless Wednesday nights that blend into the still of Thursday mornings, the coffee-saturated basement of Morse, de- layed Patagonia orders, dead frogs and a mold infestation, Trello, SNL Moet & Chandon, double trucks, The Phillipian Newsroom blog, foot- prints and handprints, romanesco, missing darts, #pliptrip, Seersucker v. garth/the phillipian Thursdays, Salmon Cashmere and a “wide variety of types of people.”

New Slang - The Shins Madness - Muse Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show Wetsuit - The Vaccines Just Dance You Don’t Have to be a Prostitute - Flight of the Conchords Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers the average dance. Gelb’s noto- dancing and having fun. Hook- Theme from New York New York - Frank Sinatra Alex-Maree Roberts riety is the very genesis of this ups are not the biggest part of Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes truthful “culture” of expectation sur- inter-gender interactions. Ac- Too F***ed Up To Call - 2AM Club rounding hook-ups. knowledging that would de- Mirrors - Justin Timberlake ince coming to Andover, An often downplayed fact crease pressure on students The General - Dispatch I have noticed that a com- about dances is that while to involve themselves in the Knee Deep - Zac Brown Band Smonly held sentiment some do choose to hook up, hook-up culture and would Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis among the student body is that there are many more individu- make those who do not, feel L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole Saturday-night dances serve als who go to simply have fun less awkward. Dances may Ignition Remix - R. Kelly mainly as opportunities for with their friends. Though not be hook-up opportunities for Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan hook-ups. I think, however, that as vocal about their intentions, some, but their primary func- Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel this belief has little grounding some students do assert that it tion is not in providing people The Good Times Are Killing Me - Modest Mouse in reality. The hype about hook- is perfectly fine to go just for the opportunity to hook up. Stephanie Says - The Velvet Underground ups at dances, particularly at the fun of the event. Not only There are a number of peo- White Flag - Dido last Saturday’s Gelb Dance, ob- is it not difficult to find a group ple who do not subscribe to Treasure - Bruno Mars scures the fact that in reality not of friends to go with to Gelb, the notion that dances are for Piledriver Waltz - Alex Turner but also it is easy to find other hooking up. The fact remains students with no plans to hook This editorial represents the views of The Phillipian Editorial up. Board CXXXVI. If Gelb lacked its Also, contrary to popular be- current reputation, lief, reality does not support If we don’t want Gelb the eye-roll worthy claim that and instead was just people do not wear clothes at to be a dance where Gelb. Looking around at the like any other dance, dance, I noticed that students the only goal is to were, for the most part, de- the pressure to hook cently dressed. Dancing in an leave with someone, enclosed space can get stifling- up would not be any ly hot, and no one in their right we should stop greater than it is for mind would wear a sweater to referring to it as such. a dance like Gelb. the average dance. Nevertheless, painting a sexualized picture of half- naked bodies is a dangerous that many people are actually inaccuracy. By forecasting that what certain people do at hooking up at school dances. that attendees will not wear a dance, or afterwards, does Dances take place on Satur- clothes, it can actually pres- not define what the dance is all day nights, when final sign- sure others into wearing less. about. Hook-ups happen, but in is at 11:30 p.m. and when As a new student unwilling to they are not central to dances. The Phillipian welcomes all letters to the Editor. We try to print all let- most students are itching to leave my dorm on a cold night It’s time that we, as students, ters, but because of space limitations, we enforce a 400 word limit. W re- find something to do. Dances underdressed, I was concerned take initiative and shift the serve the right to edit all submitted letters to conform with print restraints give students an opportunity about looking prudish, only to conversation. If we don’t want and proper syntax. We will not publish any anonymous letters. Please sub- to meet people and have fun. arrive and discover that every- Gelb to be a dance where the mit letters by the Monday of each week to [email protected] or to our While students also use them one was dressed reasonably, only goal is to leave with some- as an opportunity to initiate according to what they were one, we should stop referring newsroom in the basement of Morse Hall. sexual encounters, the reality comfortable with. to it as such. Instead, let’s start To subscribe, email [email protected], or write to The is that such encounters would The real problem with a talking about the fun inherent Phillipian, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA, 01810. happen regardless of there be- dance like Gelb is the as- to a dance party in the three- All contents of The Phillipian copyright © 2014, The Trustees of ing a dance. If Gelb lacked its sumption that the majority floor science building with our Phillips Academy, Inc. Reproduction of any material herein without the current reputation, and instead of attendees are hooking up. friends. was just like any other dance, It makes it seem like there is expressed written consent of The Trustees of Phillips Academy, Inc. and the pressure to hook up would something boring or lacking in Alex-Maree Roberts is a new the Editorial Board of The Phillipian is strictly prohibited. not be any greater than it is for going to dances for the sake of Lower from Roseau, Dominica. January 31, 2014 The Phillipian COMMENTARY | A3 An Inadmissible Practice is an ideal. The Admissions Office Tyler Lian does not carve out the perfect An- legitimate dover student and find the applica- tions that fit. Instead, our Admis- love being a tour guide. I re- sions team reads every application ally do. I love the spark of that to find the unique people that to- Ifirst handshake, looking into gether, become the new Andover that eighth-grader’s eyes and see- community. ing the childish enthusiasm behind Ultimately, the tour is not about his or her mature gaze. I grin when deciding whether Andover wants I walk him or her through Bulfinch; a student. It has always been about I confess that I used to hate English whether the student wants us. It in middle-school, but I recount the gives them a chance to look behind story of how my Junior-year Eng- the scenes, experience campus life lish teacher changed that all. I beam and hear a current student’s story. when I tour him through Gelb; I They want to see what they’re re- detail my love story with chemistry, ally in for, sizing up the school—not but also say that I bombed my last the other way around. With this lab when I tried to heat up a crucible questionnaire, we’re expecting of potassium iodide. I laugh when prospective students to already I lead the student past Morse; I tell have their minds made up, to know about how I love math, but unfortu- already that they want to be here. nately, “we can’t go in there today.” But, in fact, some of these students My favorite question is some varia- are not sure if they want to go to tion of “Does it ever seem too big?” boarding school at all, much less I smile and explain that although

With the addition of Ultimately, the tour a survey, tours will is not about whether k. weaver/the phillipian Andover wants a become entirely about noted that candidates relax around they see Paresky Commons’s piz- qualities define the “ideal” Ando- us tour guides because we are fel- za? Maybe we should also be ask- ver student. Who would be a ten on student. It has always impressing the tour low students, but would they really ing prospective students to jump this rating scale? And what would guide. be able to relax when their admis- being a nine mean, that a potential been about whether sion is at stake? There is no doubt student was almost perfect, but she that parents would be pressuring asked how often she could go home the student wants us. their children to ask every question If we really value for dinner? Should we accept intro- I came from a small school in Con- possible, to feign pure eagerness verts into Andover? It sounds like necticut, Andover is still my home and Big Blue devotion, anything diversity at Andover, a ridiculous question, but the tour Andover. How can we expect pro- away from home. for a perfect ten on that tour guide guides would be inclined to favor spective students to fully embrace In the January 17 issue of The survey. Tour guides would not even we can’t expect talkative, question-asking candi- our school if they’re still nervous Phillipian, Madeleine Mayhew ’15 be able to pick the right adjectives dates over quieter, but not unquali- about leaving home? Just because suggested that the prospective stu- because, nine out of ten times, prospective students fied ones. And are tour guides re- they’re undecided on their tour in dents’ tours should be considered the prospective student would be ally qualified to give a rating and a October doesn’t mean they won’t in the admissions process in the “perky,” “enthusiastic” and “ex- to live up to some recommendation for a prospective be a good match for the school form of a short questionnaire filled cited,” regardless of their true per- ideal, because that’s student? By filling out this ques- come January. out by the tour guide about the sonality. tionnaire, the tour guide is only After the tour, as I shake their student they toured. I have to dis- And at the end of the tour, when stating that there is an providing a basic first impression hands goodbye and wish them agree—this seemingly small change it’s time to fill out the question- mixed with some social bias and good luck, I can’t help but wonder would have a huge negative impact naire, what tour guide would have ideal. personal favoritism—nothing near if this particular student will be on the touring experience. the heart to say that his or her stu- an informed decision based on the attending Andover one day. But While Mayhew mentioned some dent didn’t belong here? That, after qualifications of a prospective can- based on a 45-minute tour, I can negative consequences in her arti- a 45-minute walk around campus, didate. only speculate; I could never know cle, she severely understated them. he or she didn’t stand a chance? for joy at the sight of the Great If we really value diversity at An- for sure. With the addition of a survey, tours And what would these judgements Lawn or kiss the ground in front of dover, we can’t expect prospective will become entirely about im- even be based on? Whether or not the Bell Tower. students to live up to some ideal, Tyler Lian is a two-year Lower pressing the tour guide. Mayhew the student’s eyes light up when This raises the question of what because that’s stating that there from Old Lyme, CT. Equalizing Standards cal timing practice that they offer. Justine Wang Tutors and teachers are able to summing it up help customize test preparation to the student’s needs and give them his past weekend, many more helpful insight into how to Andover students faced what better prepare themselves. Twas one of the biggest obsta- The CCO should continue to cles of their high school careers—a improve upon test preparation college admissions standardized methods for Andover students, test. The SAT Reasoning Test or the such as advance sign-up, optional ACT Test are often college applica- SAT and ACT preparation classes tion requirements, driving some stu- on weekends, where students can dents to begin frantically preparing either buy their own preparation with tutoring companies, classes, books or have them covered by preparation books and online pro- financial aid. A class of about 15 grams up to a year earlier. With in- people would allow students to creasing competition and pressures prepare for the SAT or ACT with on students to attain perfect scores, help from a tutoring professional, it has not become unprecedented to and have their questions answered hear students casually saying, “I’m about what can be a very stress- going to my SAT prep class later,” or ful process. This will also offer all “I have to finish these math sections Andover students equal opportu- before I go meet my tutor.” nities to access and make time out During a four or five-hour long of their busy lifestyles to dedicate testing period, everyone is tested to test preparation, without having on the same material in the same to worry about their financial situ- setting, but we often do not con- ations. sider that student preparation can Another solution could include depend on socioeconomic status. bi-weekly SAT practice test sim- All students should be presented ulations where students could with opportunities to prepare for reproduce the actual event of a college admissions standardized standardized test and read over tests, because affordability is often the answers after. Then, students an excluding factor when it comes could raise questions over the to test preparation. problems that they had difficulty Companies like Chyten, located with. These simulations would in downtown Andover, Mass., allow students to become more charge an upwards of $135 per accustomed to the format of the hour of SAT tutoring. While the tests, especially if they did not have enticing advertisements of “In- e. figliomeni/the phillipian the chance to prepare beforehand. crease your score by 300 points!” er-income families score lower on To study more cost-effectively, rience with the site has resulted in In the increasingly intense college seem well worth the money spent, college entrance exams than their students can turn to test prepa- multiple login failures and session admissions process, the SAT and many students are not able to af- wealthier peers, and the achieve- ration books by College Board, timeouts while I was in the middle ACT are no longer tests that stu- ford or unwilling to pay the cost. ment gap for test scores between Kaplan and The Princeton Re- of a practice session. In addition, dents choose to face without much Forty Seven percent of Andover’s rich and poor students have grown view. College Board’s “SAT Study practicing for a pencil-paper test prior studying. student body is on financial aid, by almost 60 percent since the Guide” costs $21.99—nearly six Being a school with a very fi- and students cannot be expected copies can be bought for the cost nancially-diverse student body, to utilize companies like Chyten. of one Chyten tutoring session. All students, whether Andover should take more steps For example, outside of Andover, These study books are widely or not they are to help equalize the investments Christopher Black, one of the “Mc- Affordability is often available through the OWHL and that many students are pressured Graw-Hill’s SAT” authors, charges thoroughly cover test topics, giv- able to afford test to make for the college admissions nearly $400 for each hour of pri- an excluding factor ing practice exams and test-taking process. All students, whether vate tutoring through his company, tips to students. Using these books preparation, need or not they are able to afford test College Hill Coaching. Advantage when it comes to test alone, however, would not give preparation, need to be given the Testing, a tutoring company based students a customized program to to be given the opportunity to access these re- out of New York City that has now preparation. study through; while they present sources. In what may be the most branched out worldwide, charges strong overviews, they do not an- opportunity to access inevitable and foreboding part of from $195 to $795 for a 50-minute swer or address students’ specific applying for college, students will session, according to “The New questions and weaknesses. these resources. need all the support they can get, York Times.” With such high costs, 1960s. While race, parental educa- As of the 2013-2014 school year, and one of the best ways would be private tutoring is not an option tion and childhood circumstances the College Counseling Office offering more hands-on, interac- that is widely available to most may contribute to these numbers, (CCO) at Andover has begun offer- through an online outlet offers a tive instruction and written prac- students, regardless of where they the availability of test prepara- ing online SAT and ACT prepara- very different experience from the tice through the CCO. live. tion—in a world where the college tion courses for students from a actual exam. On the other hand, According to separate research game is driven by both strategy and company called Prepworks. While my experience working with prep- Justine Wang is a two-year done by Stanford University, the talent—plays a major concern into this is certainly a step of improve- aration books and having a few Upper from Andover, Mass, and Annie E. Casey Foundation and how well students perform on the ment, the system is still not the SAT-tutoring sessions have been an Associate Copy Editor for The College Board, students from low- SAT or ACT. most efficient. My personal expe- more helpful because of the criti- Phillipian. A4 NEWS The Phillipian January 31, 2014 College Counseling to Hire Messud Offers Advice to Budding Student Fiction Writers

Additional Counselor does that. My parents gave that you get to see contem- lish Department, Messud’s a more thorough commu- Continued fromA1, Col. 6 me a typewriter for my sixth porary writers that are com- visit was sponsored by Continued from A1, Col. 6 nication plan with ninth, birthday, [and by that time] I pletely unique in their own the Rogers Lectureship, a tenth and 11th graders that “By the time [these girls] had already announced that style. I think what made her fund dedicated to bringing late start to the college will go into effect as soon get to the third grade, they I wanted to be a writer.” style so interesting was the women who are prominent counseling process delays as next fall. “To do a re- are well and truly gone,” “When you put together fact that it was all so subtly in their respective fields to first-generation students’ ally comprehensive job, read Messud from “The a book, you’re taking strands human... It was a very nor- speak on campus. Previous access to information we need more time with Woman Upstairs.” “They from here and there. Things mal story, but just the way speakers invited to Andover about the application pro- students to help educate are full of Lady Gaga and that matter to you, things that it was told through all of include Samantha Power, a cess, said Logan. them,” he said. The struc- Katy Perry, French mani- that strike you, snippets of the unbelievable replication UN Ambassador, and Mar- In response to these ture of the ninth and tenth cures. They care more about conversation that you over- of the very un-described and tha Nussbaum, a philoso- problems, Logan plans to grade programs has yet to their hair or their shoes than heard, somebody’s funny un-talked about aspects of pher. set up a meeting for stu- be determined. about caterpillars. How did hairdo and a book of philos- human nature was incred- “[Messud] is a very ac- dent athletes who may be Other ideas include all that talk in the 70s land ophy that you once read that ible.” complished and important meeting with coaches over merging advising and col- us in the place where being you remember a few sen- During her day at Ando- contemporary writer just the summer as early as the lege counseling as another female means playing dumb tences of. All those things ver, Messud visited a cre- in general. More specifi- end of ninth grade to dis- way to deliver informa- and looking good?” come together, and it’s like ative fiction English elective cally, I think her last book, cuss details and specifics. tion, creating short videos Messud had always making a stew. You hope taught by Paul Yoon, Writer ‘The Woman Upstairs,’ ad- He is exploring the possi- about topics like preparing known that she wanted to that the flavors will come to- in Residence. She also talked dresses a number of issues bility of a mentor program for an interview or writing be a writer. “My mother gether into something that about the theme of gender in about feminism: the book for first-generation stu- essays and bringing stu- always read me stories at is palatable,” she continued. literature over dinner with a seems to both address and dents once they arrive at dents and their counselors night. When I discovered Julian Otis ’16 said, “I group of Andover students deconstruct some impor- college to ease their tran- together earlier in order to that people wrote [those] think generally what made at the Brace Center for Gen- tant feminist ideas,” said sition. facilitate discussions later stories, I decided that I also the presentation so unique der Studies. Kevin O’Connor, Instructor Logan plans to develop on in the process. wanted to be a person [who] was that it’s not very often Organized by the Eng- in English.

ASC to Host Students Educate Community About Social Activism at Clutch Panel

Group By SHARAN GILL “Before I came to An- buy them, but usually I fail dover, [working on this because there are so many With her hair tied up in organization] was a really people that want to buy the Appointments a messy bun and an apron big part of my life.. There’s same shoes,” said Danner. tied around her waist, Vic- a lot of planning during Tsay is the Program Continued from A1, Col. 6 toria Skrivanos ’15 looks out school breaks and because Manager of College Com- the window of her church we work on a more global panion, a program that col- to do it well, to make sure on the last Saturday of every scale, I communicate with lects college test prep books that you’re handling each month to see a line of hun- people via email in differ- and redistributes them to situation differently,” said gry, homeless and haggard ent countries,” said Wang, schools and programs in Marlena Ysalguez, Aca- community members. Just Co-Founder of We are the need. Despite the obstacles demic Skills Specialist at as she’s been doing for the World Kids, an organiza- they face every day, panel- the ASC. past five years, she rises at 6 tion aiming to provide rural ists find satisfaction and As the ASC staff shifts a.m. once a month to lead a areas with educational re- meaning in the experiences its focus to helping stu- team of about 20 volunteers sources and relief to disaster they have. dents with disabilities, in cooking meals, wash- struck regions around the “At the very end of the one-on-one academic ing dishes and greeting the globe. year I actually went to de- E.KAUFMANN-LADUC/ THE PHILLIPIAN skills appointments are dozens of people who are Danner is a Co-Founder liver the books at the orga- Michael Michiue ’14 and other students attend the becoming few and far be- waiting outside for a hot of Shoes 4 Change, an organization Let’s Get Ready Clutch Collaborative Panel. tween, forcing the ASC to meal provided by her non- nization that purchases and in Boston. I dropped off all Wang has also grasped this one community service rethink the way in which profit organization, Food for resells high-demand Nike the books at the front door. lessons from participating director who I emailed for it helps students with Friends. sneakers. All profits are do- A group of kids were there, in, running and founding about six months, like eight their academic skills at As part of the Clutch nated to Miraclefeet, a non- and I had no idea that they her program. “[In schools times, and he never replied Andover. To compensate, Collaborative’s student pan- profit organization focused were going to be there, and stricken by disaster], class- until he emailed saying one the ASC now hosts group el on Wednesday in the Mu- on treating children with they all came up to me and es have almost 60 students word: ‘no.’ It was the only appointments, featuring ral Room, Skrivanos, Drake clubfoot in developing na- shook my hand and hugged and are still so motivated word in the email. I’ll be discussions of organiza- Danner ’14, Gregory Hosono tions. He said that the use me individually. That was to learn, to try to overcome emailing one hundred peo- tional and planning skills ’14, Tyler Tsay ’15 and Jus- of social media contributes when I actually learned that what they’re facing. It is ple in a city, and I’m trying for large groups of new tine Wang ’15, recounted to the efficiency of the or- it matters. What you do is something that has been to juggle who’s responding, students during advising the struggles, rewards and ganization and allows him not arbitrary,” said Tsay. truly inspiring and some- who hates me now and who periods or at night before lessons that came from to connect with the larger Skrivanos added, “At the thing that I still carry with doesn’t.” finals week. starting social ventures and sneaker-collecting popula- feedings, I love sitting down myself today. It inspires me An up-and-coming con- “If we can offer one continuing them at Andover. tion. with the people and hearing to keep going on when I’m cept, social entrepreneur- session about organiza- The Clutch Collaborative “[Shoes 4 Change] their stories. There’s a girl facing something hard be- ship is the combination of tion to 20 kids in an ad- strives to promote social en- doesn’t really have any stu- who has been coming ever cause there are people in the business principles with vising period, that might trepreneurship on campus. dent team, so day-to-day since the first session… I’ve world facing something so a desire to create social be a better use of our time Throughout the panel stuff like checking email known her for a couple years much harder.” change, according to Janine than scheduling 20 one- students noted that time takes away from my time now and I’ve seen her grow, Tsay said, “The biggest Ko ’14, Co-Chair of Clutch on-one appointments. So constraints and the rigor- when I’d like to be working which is really special. See- thing I have learnt is how Collaborative. we’ve been trying to find ous workload that Andover on larger goals. The other ing other people and hear- to deal with people, because Skrivanos and Wang are ways to deploy resources imposes upon its students thing is acquiring shoes. ing their stories... is reward- there’s so many different Associate Editors for The more efficiently,” said Da- impact their abilities to ac- The way these shoes sell on- ing to hear them, knowing people involved, both stu- Phillipian. Ko is the Execu- vison. tually operate their organi- line is at 8 in the morning, so that they have something to dents and adults who I con- tive Editor. zations. I have to wake up and try to look forward to.” tact. For instance, there is January 31, 2014 The Phillipian NEWS A5 “The Meaning of Race” Independent Project: Steiner-Adair Encourages Campus-Wide Students to Engage in Deeper Conversations Breaks from Technology By SAM COHEN ty, according to a previous standing of what it is, how article in The Phillipian. it has changed, how it is Continued from A1, Col. 3 “I am hoping and ex- Although Hoyt plans to evolving over time and pecting that kids will brave choose no more than 15 Up- what it should mean to us ment and self-regulation and say what is really on pers and Seniors to partici- personally. I hope that, and understanding why their mind when it comes pate in his class, he hopes cognitively, students leave you are using social media to race. I am hoping that we that every student who has with a much greater under- is the name of the game. can move past PG discus- interest will be able to take standing than most of us Social media is a vehicle. sions, apprehensions and the class. As of Tuesday, ever get around race,” Hoyt The hardest thing is get- hesitations about discuss- Hoyt said that 16 students continued. ting control of it, so that it ing the topic of race that had already expressed in- Hoyt also hopes that doesn’t control you,” Steiner- very often afflict conversa- terest in the new course. students will be able to Adair added during an inter- tion and really talk about Hoyt hopes that stu- use what they learn in the view with The Phillipian. what we think we know, dents will leave the course course to inform the Ando- Steiner-Adair also had a what we feel and maybe well-rounded and able to ver community and partici- group of Andover students some biases that we have, hold thoughtful conversa- pate in conversations about read aloud select quotations A.WESTFALL/ THE PHILLIPIAN maybe some disagreements tions with anyone about race at Andover. sent to her about behavior Steiner-Adair addresses the Andover community on that we seem to have with the origin and the evolu- “Maybe if an Upper they have seen on the inter- Wendesday. each other,” said Carlos tion of race, as well as what is in the course, the next net to illustrate issues of on- Steiner-Adair proposed in addition to serving as a Hoyt, Assistant Dean of race means to them. year they want to dive line harassment. several solutions as to how counselor at Graham House. Students. “I don’t necessarily into something related to “At Andover, we talk students can “unplug” them- Steiner-Adair is a re- Uppers and Seniors think that anybody’s mind Martin Luther King Day about being kind, respect- selves from the technology nowned clinical psycholo- looking to deepen their will change, but I wouldn’t and really enrich the MLK ing each other for who they driven world, such as plan- gist, school consultant and understanding of race will be surprised if minds do program with his or her are. But on social networking ning device-free time with a author. She is a Clinical In- be able to pursue the hard- in fact change. The course knowledge. If a Senior is sites, it’s just the opposite. It is friend. structor in the Department hitting, occasionally un- is about clearing our own in the course, maybe they actually cool to be cruel. It is “One thing I would think of Psychiatry at Harvard comfortable, but ultimately minds and discussing what will go off to college and a culture of humiliation,” said about doing during a future Medical School and an Asso- insightful discussions and our bearing is on [race],” develop a deeper interest Steiner-Adair. Wellness Week is, as a com- ciate Psychologist at McLean readings regarding race said Hoyt. in [race] and keep learn- “But when you see harm- munity, to take a technology Hospital in Belmont, Mass. relations in Carlos Hoyt’s “In some ways [race] ing. I think that every time ful behavior on the Internet, ‘shabbat’ and be off screens She has a private practice in new course, “The Meaning is ubiquitous, we all talk someone is given an oppor- stop it. Say something like, for 24 hours,” she continued. Chestnut Hill, MA. Steiner- of Race,” this Spring Term. about it, it’s out there, and tunity to dive deeper into a ‘cut it out; this is racist; this is At Andover, Steiner-Adair Adair is married to Fred The first part of the in some ways, most of us topic, then good things can dangerous; this is not cool,’” taught a “Psychology of Love Adair ’69, and they have a son course will be dedicated have a very thin under- grow from it,” he said. she continued. and Human Sexuality” class and a daughter. to discussion on the origin and evolution of race for everyone. The second part Students to Develop a ‘Sense of Place’ in New Interdisciplinary Course of the course has yet to be fully designed and will designed to explore the natu- ment. Like any other Outdoor at Andover,” said Marshall- Andover has lived by in shap- vary from person to person By HALEY SUH ral world and the environ- Pursuits program, the course Walker. ing the land of the Academy. based on the aspect of race ment of the region of Ando- will have weekend commit- Rather than learning The course will eventu- that each student chooses Canoeing on the Shaw- ver and to look back using ments twice throughout the in a traditional classroom, ally culminate in a larger to independently research, sheen River, participating many disciplines of study to term. students will canoe on the presentation for the Andover Hoyt said. in an archeological dig and understand how [Andover] There will be no appli- Shawsheen River on a weekly community, where partici- “I lean towards some documenting aspects of cam- came to be what it is now. We cation process for the class, basis to observe and discuss pating students will discuss sort of written synthesis as pus with waterproof cameras will be specifically focusing and priority will be given to the historical junctures along how a “sense of place” trans- an expression to what you are just a few of the activities on the campus environment, Lowers in signing up for the the river, including the ur- lates to the “responsibility of learned. But in addition to that students will take part but also expanding and tak- course. Marshall-Walker said banization and the industrial a place.” that—I want to work this in for the new interdisciplin- ing a global perspective on the course aims to expose development of the region. Marshall-Walker said the through with the students. ary course to be called INTD something that’s very local,” students to all the resources The class will take advantage ultimate goal of the course is If a student wants to sug- 410: “Academy Hill: A Sense said Cutler. available on campus, such as of the log cabin in the sanctu- the stewardship of the land gest maybe a media project of Place.” Students who sign up for museums and the archives, ary, where students will re- moving forward. “If we were or some sort of theatrical Christine Marshall- this course will automati- which Lowers would be able ceive brief lectures and share to take a picture of this cam- presentation, I’ll be open to Walker, Instructor in Biolo- cally be placed in Outdoor to use during their Upper and reflections or presentations. pus a hundred years from that,” said Hoyt. gy, and Mark Cutler, Instruc- Pursuits for their sport. The Senior years. Students will hike through now, what would we hope The course was in- tor in Spanish and Director of course will meet three days Marshall-Walker said, particular areas of campus to see? Or even fear what we spired not only by previ- Outdoor Pursuits, will teach a week and will combine the “We want to give students and participate in archeo- might see? We need to think ous courses on race, class, the course, which is being after-school sports period the tools to really under- logical digs with the Peabody about our roles in stewarding gender, psychology of cul- offered for the first time this with ninth period, from 3:15- stand where you are living Museum. these natural resources,” said ture and identity that Hoyt Spring Term. 5:30. The course will count and extract very readily all The assignments for Marshall-Walker. has taught at the college “The course is essentially towards the athletic require- the meaning of the history the course will be project- “We’re hoping to build level, but also by his own of where you are, either nat- based. Students will have a class of 12 students, and I research on racial identity urally or human-oriented the chance to start their own hope that there will be a vari- for his Ph.D. Hoyt special- history of who’s lived here, blog and document aspects ety of students, not just Eco- izes in racial identity de- why they chose to live here, of the campus with high-end Action students, because that velopment practices and why they have been allowed waterproof cameras, accord- would very much be preach- is a Licensed Independent to live here, what they have ing to Cutler. ing to the choir. I want to at- Clinical Social Worker done to the land and how Members of the History tract some students who are with a Master’s Degree they have shaped the com- department, the Biology de- looking for a different kind from Boston University. munity.” partment, the Andover His- of science or a different kind Some of Hoyt’s work was Marshall-Walker said torical Society, the Peabody of humanities class or even published in the July 2012 that she and Cutler want to Museum, the Addison Gal- other subjects like anthropol- issue of “The Social Work- offer students tools that they lery and this year’s Artist in ogy,” said Cutler. er,” a professional journal can use to gain a perspec- Residence, James Prosek, An informational session of the National Association tive on the biological and re- will collaborate with the in- will be held for students in- of Social Workers. He also gional history of the school. terdisciplinary course. Head terested in the course on Feb- completed a double major “We wanted a course that of School John Palfrey will ruary 4 from 6-7 p.m. in Ada’s in Philosophy and Psychol- E.KAUFMANN-LADUC/ THE PHILLIPIAN would offer students a way of also teach a few classes on Room in Paresky Commons. ogy at Wesleyan Universi- Christine Marshall-Walker and Mark Cutler developing a ‘sense of place’ the institutional ethics that

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According to Andover.edu use the same language as Young, Gutier- rez and Ogando; they seemed to abide by the Oxford English Dictionary, not the Urban Dictionary online. Slang like “dough,” “hit” or “goon” didn’t make its way around campus. Instead, students used “cash,” “creepy” or “socially awkward,” said Gutierrez. In Ogando’s Bronx or Young’s Detroit, J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN students at parties would form circles Rob Rush ’14 and Benny Ogando ’15 around the best dancers, who would show off their latest moves. The Academics clearly and sometimes spoke about “In Detroit, when my friends and I things he had never heard about or seen. The Social gathered to have parties, our idea of a The misconceptions Ogando, Guti- “The preparation gap is not related good time was dancing. We really did not errez and Young face on campus are a to the students’ intelligence or abil- Adjustment need to grind or go to dances with the small threat in comparison to the chal- ity to contribute to the classroom, but goal of leaving with someone. Dancing lenges they face in the classroom. challenge in a way where they have not “At the beginning, it did feel like I was was cheap and a good way to to have fun Even though Young attended a prep seen material or had the same level of an outsider. I remember meeting only with your friends, and it has always been program called “Yes! for Prep” be- instruction or depth of instruction pre- two kids that I could instantly relate to, a huge part of black culture for those rea- fore attending Andover, he was shell- viously,” said Ventre. Benny Ogando [’15] and Jason [Young]. sons,” said Young. shocked academically when he came to Leocata added, “Schools like Ando- Everyone else seemed to be the opposite At a stressful place like Andover, stu- Andover, ver do a really fantastic job at opening of me,” said Gutierrez. dents don’t have the time to engage in “Speaking up in some classes is hard- the doors for students from all socio- Ogando, from Bronx, NY., and Gutier- meaningful relationships, Ogando said. er, because I am surrounded by people economic backgrounds. But there’s def- rez were paired as roommates in French Students who had never even spoke with who have been groomed for this setting. initely a lack of support once students House, a Junior Boys dorm. They grew each other were hooking up after dances. Their parents have paid for them to take get in… The lack of education prepared- close with another financial aid student “[At home] you gotta sweet talk the part in many of the discussions that we ness and the lack of cultural capital is a in their dorm, Young. Immediately, the girl, take her out, put in actual effort and have in English, History or Rel Phil and problem. I think what Andover needs to three were wary of the differences be- then maybe you can get with her,” said for some of us financial aid students, focus on is [that] it’s great that we have tween themselves and other Andover stu- Ogando. that is intimidating that we may not ‘Youth from every quarter,’ but we have dents. Just like Gutierrez and Young, Ogando have something as valuable to offer,” to make ‘Youth from every quarter’ feel While Gutierrez wore his best Hol- feels separate from the Andover culture said Young. at home.” lister and Abercrombie & Fitch attire at times. Former CAMD Scholar Angela Leo- To create this support, Andover is for matriculation, his peers wore Brooks “I wasn’t aware of is how ‘clique-y’ cata ’13, who wrote a paper titled “The instituting a five-week ACE-9 program, Brothers and Vineyard Vines, brands you can become. People will assume that American Reality: The Effect of So- which Ventre said will strengthen in- Gutierrez had never heard about before minorities only ‘like’ hanging out with cioeconomic Class on the Educational coming students’ academic skills in coming to Andover. minorities but it’s not true. We just feel Process, said, “Some kids at Andover reading, writing and mathematics. Young said, “When some of the other sometimes that we can only [hang out went to schools that prepared them for “We’re going to try to bring them to guys walked up [in orientation] with their with minorities]. That’s not to say we feel prep schools. Other kids went to pub- the school for summer session and work salmon shorts and pants, the first ques- like that all the time or that even all of us lic schools. If you look at some public with them in a way which enhances tion I had asked was, ‘What are those? feel like that, but it does happen,” said school systems, there’s a gap in resourc- their ability to take more advantage of Why would anyone want to wear pink Ogando. es, a gap in the type of teachers who the curriculum. You can’t repair every- shorts? Why are they so short?’ Com- For Ogando, the workers at Paresky are teaching there, and there’s a gap in thing in a five-week period, but what ing from the Detroit area where a pair of Commons have become his “family” on school culture.” we can do is give them more of a run- baggy jeans or shorts that go below your campus, he said. When Ogando attended Mott Hall way and a roadmap of what’s ahead,” knees was normal, this was the most for- “They are much underappreciated at III in the Bronx, he would often be the said Ventre. “All of the students who eign thing to me.” this school. The Common’s workers aren’t only student raising his hand, complet- are admitted to this school are fully ca- “But what really shocked me was the maids or servants, they don’t have to pick ing his homework and getting straight pable. Some just need a longer runway difference in the price of these shorts up your plates and napkins because you A’s on his tests. When Ogan- to really appreciate where and other accessories in comparison to were too lazy or too privileged to pick do came to Andover, he re- they are and the opportu- my own. After seeing the Brooks Broth- them up yourself. They were wonderful alized that everyone raised 5.3% From Parochial or nities that are up ahead of ers website, I wondered: why would I pay when I first visited and have continued their hand and completed Home Schools them.” so much for a pair of shorts or boat shoes to just be amazing people overall whom their homework. People that didn’t even look that cool?” he con- I can converse with and have a nice and articulated their thoughts tinued. relaxing conversation that isn’t always Kids at Andover often seemed to not school related,” said Ogando. 42.3% From Public Schools 52.3% From Private Schools

Education backgrounds of Andover’s student body According to Andover.edu

dents. For full-pay students, they’re admitted The Chance on the merit of their application, not because they can pay. That allows for a diverse com- Gutierrez is afforded the opportunity to munity where students are valued on their attend Andover because of its need-blind fi- contribution and their talent and not on their nancial initiative, which provides 47 percent family’s background,” said Ventre. of Andover’s student body with some form of But as hard as the financial office tries to financial aid, and 13 percent with full scholar- make full-aid students feel at home, some ships. Gutierrez is one of the 13 percent. He is such as Jason Young ’15, feel uncomfortable a full-aid student. with class differences at times. The need-blind initiative that supports “There have been times where classmates Gutierrez took root in the Andover’s 2004 are going on vacations and I have been invited, J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN strategic plan, which emphasized re-examin- but because my parents cannot pay for a tick- Jason Young ’15 ing the school’s founding mission to educate et, I have had to decline. Or when I was in the “youth from every quarter.” Since 2007, no Den during lunch and a commercial for, what Finding Home when I first came to Andover. I had stereo- student has been denied admission because of I believed to be, very nice and rather expen- types of my own coming into this place… his or her inability to pay, said Jim Ventre ’79, sive suits had come on and a group of students Despite his initial struggles, Ogando What [Andover teaches] is how to put Dean of Admission and Financial Aid. laughed about them being for poor people,” credits Andover for creating a support those initial judgments aside and then do The Financial Aid team at the Admission said Young. group that helped him realized his poten- an experimental one where you actually Office does its best to make sure that students Across campus, he noted, students flaunt tial. get to know the person or thing in better like Gutierrez do not feel ostracized. Students their $1300 Macbook Pros, while full financial Ogando, Gutierrez and Young found detail.” on full financial aid are provided computers, aid students use $540 Dell E6420s provided mentors through the Af-Lat-Am Mentor- Ogando has experienced a form of a support group that meets monthly and a by the school. ing Program (AMP), which pairs Black or “code switching,” or alternating between weekly $20 allowance. In addition, they are “In French House, there were four of us Latino underclassmen with upperclass- two language varieties, at Andover. While given aid when traveling on school-sponsored with the very same laptop, but all of the guys men mentors. the community accepts him for who he is, programs or trips during breaks. in the dorm didn’t care, but when it got into “What AMP does is offer an older, more Ogando finds himself speaking differently If students ever feel that they’re lacking classrooms it became very different. Every- experienced student who can help guide at Andover than he would in the Bronx. something, Financial Aid allows them to real- one would have their MacBooks and then [younger students] through their time here “The truth is: I’m from the hood, born locate funds to purchase essential items. Last there would be two or three of us in a class and hopefully beyond Andover. I still talk and raised. I was still in my Bronx mental- winter, for example, the team helped Gutier- with the laptops and people would ask, ‘Why to my mentor every now and then. It’s im- ity going to Andover and it took me a while, rez purchase a pair of boots outside of his al- do you all have the same laptops?’” said Young. portant to have someone tell their experi- but eventually I learned to tone it down lowance for the cold winter months. He re- For a student on full financial aid, a smart- ences, give you a nudge to go to conference and get with the Andover lingo per se,” said counts, however, that his purchase came out phone is also sometimes simply out of reach. period or to just help you find yourself,” Ogando. of his allowance for other expenses, such as Even if the student received a free smart- said Young. Ogando has transitioned to wearing travel compensation for his parents. phone on a two-year contract, a $40 monthly Young found mentors not only in up- khakis and front-facing hats, a far cry from “[Need blind is] very powerful not only for data plan would require two weeks of school perclassmen and other Financial Aid stu- the pink shorts and backward snapbacks financial aid students, but also for full-pay stu- allowance each month. dents, but also in faculty members who of his Junior year. “Honestly my choice of have provided inspiration. clothing has changed as well too. I wear “My first week of school [I went] down khakis now which really wasn’t a thing to instructional squash when Mr. Hodgson, back when I was home,” said Ogando. the instructor, told me that he was a finan- Whenever Young stresses over a hard cial aid student at his own school and that test or ponders his difficulties at Andover, it had opened him to many opportunities. he thinks about this education that many Little anecdotes like that have helped me, parents yearn to give their children. While and I am sure they have helped other stu- Andover has provided Young with a great dents realize that we are not the only ones education and made him a leader in his and that there is more in the future,” Young community, he finds himself on different said. levels socially and intellectually with his They also found the Andover communi- old friends. ty extremely accepting of their personali- “My problems don’t really compare to ties and experiences. “If you acted [differ- some of those back home. I only have about ently in Hightstown], people looked at you eight friends that I hang out with when I weird. Hightstown High School wasn’t as am home, and still some of my relation- accepting as Andover. Kids from one race ships with them are dwindling because of would make fun of another and vice versa,” the class and cultural differences between said Gutierrez. us all,” says Young. Ogando added, “I was very ignorant

J.BECKWITH/ THE PHILLIPIAN Benny Ogando ’15, Jason Young ’15 and David Gutierrez ’15 with their “family“ in Statistics in the graphics according to Andover.edu Paresky Commons. January 31, 2014 The Phillipian ARTS & LEISURE | A7

Student Spotlight Student Musicians Graham Johns ’14: Reinventing Appearances Play Varied Repertoire in Senior Concerto the cello, flutist Julia Kim ’14 commenced the recital with Chloe Lee a fast and playful rendition of Malcolm Arnold’s “Concerto No. 1 for Flute and Strings,” In the first Senior Concerto playing the second movement of the Winter Term, three Se- entitled “Andante.” nior musicians playing three In the first movement of the very different instruments piece, “Allegro con energico,” showcased their capstone mu- Kim put heavy emphasis on sical repertoire on Saturday dynamics as she created bigger night. sounds to show the increas- Hyunji Koo ’14 kicked off ing suspense of the piece. The the night with a masterful piece’s legato parts gave off an rendition of the fourth move- ominous feel, while the trills ment of Edward Elgar’s “Cello as well as the repeating notes Concerto in E Minor,” which built up the excitement for the J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN COURTESY OF GRAHAM JOHNS maintained a balance between end. Johns is never short on inspiration and fresh ideas for his newest designs. contemplation and melody. Ac- “My favorite is in the second cording to Koo, she chose the movement [Andante] where it tell a lot about a person’s person- places in Johns. fourth movement because of gets slow. One section calls to ality and their background from “This year, I’ve been inspired the piece’s numerous tempo me, and I especially love the Julia Donovan the way they dress. As a design- by looks and silhouettes of the and key changes, two factors emotions out of everything,” er, I can change how people look American Old West,” he said. that contribute to the piece’s said Kim. at others with a change of shoes, “I’m also inspired by a lot of ex- challenging nature. Pianist Nathan Sheng ’14 As a fifth grader, Graham or a differently-fitting trouser. otic and coastal locations. When “My piece is supposed to be ended the concert with an ex- Johns ’14 began his career as That excites me.” I think of a place or a time peri- really dramatic, since it’s from citing interpretation of Sergei a fashion designer by creating Johns defines himself and the od, I give myself a chance to be the Romantic period. I like the Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Con- hundreds of pencil sketches of people he dresses with a combi- inspired by what people wore beginning and ending because certo No.1 in F Sharp Minor.” his designs and taking sewing nation of his personal style and and put my own personal [twist] they were louder and powerful, Sheng’s played the “Vivace” classes. By his Lower year at An- classic looks with a bit of edge. on it. Fashion allows a person to but my absolute favorite was movement with the appropri- dover, he had acquired the skills “I love having contrast [in escape from their current place the middle; it is so soft, making ate intensity and panache re- to design and construct a com- my designs]. I love pleated skirts and time, become someone that it sound more mournful,” said quired for the piece—his fin- plete gown, fitted to the model’s that billow out when matched they want to be, in a way that Koo. gers flew rapidly across the exact dimensions. with a fitted top. Whatever I’m they find favorable.” Koo showed off her dexter- keys, creating a sharp contrast “My parents supported me creating, whether it be trousers In the short-term, Johns will ity on the cello, where she main the texture of the different from the very beginning. They or a skirt or a gown, there will continue to develop his design nipulated the middle section melodies. put me in sewing classes and be a certain amount of contrast passion by serving as the di- of the movement with wide, Sheng played with uncon- have been very supportive of my between tight and billowy, be- rector of the annual West Quad loose vibrato. In the “Più Len- tainable energy, all the while interests,” said Johns. “It was tween soft and hard, between North Fashion Show. The show to” section, where the tempo keeping the rhythm consistent my dad that taught me that it’s conservative and provocative,” is a highly anticipated event on is supposed to slow down tre- in order to maintain the integ- important to take pride in one’s said Johns. campus in which student de- mendously, Koo quickly trans- rity of the piece. appearance.” Currently, Johns is focusing signs are showcased to the pub- formed her loud, ringing vi- “I would have to say every- Since then, Johns has paid on suiting for women and the lic. brato into slow, barely audible one performing in the concert special attention to the way peo- black-on-black trend, which he In the long run, Johns aspires oscillations within a few mea- was extremely talented and ple present themselves through refers to as “gothic street-ninja.” to work in fashion. He hopes to sures. After Koo’s meticulous dedicated to the music. I real- fashion, and has strived to follow He always has new ideas in his influence people through fash- attention to the phrasing of the ly enjoyed watching my peers his father’s values by designing head of looks to create. One such ion when he is older and hopes piece, she ended her perfor- perform everything they have his own clothing. look is a snakeskin and chiffon to become Editor-in-Chief of mance with a rich fanfare. been working for, and I really Johns’ vision is to dress mini-dress he fondly refers to as “Vogue” magazine. Contrasting the end of enjoyed the music,” said Lydia others in a way that showcases his favorite garment so far. Johns is confident and proud Koo’s somber performance on Firku ’17. their individual personalities “He brings his style to cam- of his sense of style and always in a sophisticated manner. He pus and adds his own flair to the tries to remind people to “walk sees clothing design as a form typical boarding school look,” like they own the place” when- of artistic expression, a way to said Campbell Howe ’14. ever they take fashion risks. highlight people’s strong points In addition to being influ- “I want people to stand out and an opportunity to make his enced by his own personal style, and heads to pass when the per- personal mark on the world of Johns’ designs are also inspired son walks by,” said Johns on peo- fashion. his own childhood experiences. ple wearing his designs. “Style, “My interest in fashion stems Looking out the window during through fashion, allows me to from an awareness of the world road trips with his family in- live my life confidently, and I around me,” said Johns. “You can stilled an early love of colors and want that for others as well.”

Looking to get those creative juices flowing? Write for Arts & Leisure! Email cberry, palie and vskrivanos T. JOHST/THE PHILLIPIAN Julia Kim ’14 plays a complex flute concerto. Playing With Your Food: Behind Victor Garcia’s Potato Sculptures go into the kitchen to help his aunt carving figures. Rather than seeking cia’s art, “It brings happiness to [me] pieces he made from old, recycled Kalina Ko and mother cook. Despite his love fruit and vegetables out to create a in the boredom of waiting in a long objects. for food, his parents would refuse to specific idea, Garcia draws inspira- lunch line. It makes food more ap- According to Garcia, his favorite let him help. They believed that the tion from the fruit or vegetable itself. pealing in the visual sense and it’s part of creating art is the apprecia- As a young boy, Paresky Com- kitchen was only a place for girls. Featured in Paresky’s smoothie just really interesting and cool how tion that he gets for his effort. mons staff member Victor Garcia The only chances Garcia had to line was one of his recent fruit fig- people expand their [creativity] at “Just seeing people and students and his siblings would go down cook were when his mother felt un- ures was in the shape of a bird with Andover and incorporate that into taking pictures of my sculptures is to the river near his home in the der the weather. Only then would a wide tail of thin pineapple slices. everyday life.” enough for me. It makes me happy,” Dominican Republic to catch fish, Garcia prepare meals with the help He said, “Sometimes I’ll be at Garcia’s love of art doesn’t stop said Garcia. which they later cooked. While he of his two sisters. [Paresky], washing a vegetable or at food sculptures. He also enjoys fished, Garcia would collect stones Despite scarce opportunities to a sweet potato, and see that it has a painting and other forms of art. He This interview was conducted in that resembled other objects or cook, Garcia’s love for food persist- shape or a form of something, and works on a variety of projects at Spanish and translated by Daphnie creatures and assemble them into ed. When he went to work in New I’ll just finish making the sculpture.” home, including a painting of the Ordonez ’17. sculptures. York City as a busboy, he would ob- Michelle Koh ’17 said of Gar- Zodiac Pisces sign and a couple of This love of sculpture has car- serve the head chef prepare dishes. ried into his life today. Garcia’s in- Later, he was put in charge of the tricately carved food sculptures of restaurant’s kitchen as a head chef. different animals and objects greet It was not until his arrival at students and faculty at special din- Andover that he got to combine his ner events in Paresky. love of food with his passion arts Most recently, a seal made out of and crafts through food sculptures. sweet potatoes reclined on the mar- Among Garcia’s favorite and most ble counter of Paresky’s home-style memorable sculptures are a potato area. Garci’s first food sculpture cre- whale and a chicken made out of ation was a pig. yams and sweet potatoes. “It turned out well. I made it out “I love what Victor does for us, of a sweet potato that was almost he has a real eye and talent for art, the same color as a pig!” said Garcia. he does food sculptures and carves Garcia’s interest in food carving the pumpkins and paints gourds for and sculpture also stems from the Halloween and decorates different strong presence of food in his life as foods for various events we host. He a young boy. is a real asset to our team and com- “Eating dinner and lunch; it was munity,” said Mike Giampa, Food an important time for the whole Service Director at Paresky Com- family to be together. Although my mons. father wasn’t with us, the rest of the In addition to using starchy family was united during food time,” crops, Garcia also implements fruit said Garcia. in his figures. He has found that J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN COURTESY OF MICHAEL GIAMPA As a young boy, Garcia would pineapples are the best fruit for Left: Victor Garcia Right: Garcia’s Darth Vader starchy vegetable sculpture. A8 | ARTS & LEISURE The Phillipian January 31, 2014

WPAA Reopens: Sharing Studio Music with the Community

Abby Czito

After a few months of hiatus, Andover’s WPAA radio station is back in action. The club kicked off its reopening last Sunday by welcoming the public to its newly revamped studio for open recording sessions. Throughout the afternoon, eager students showed up to record their acts, including duets and solos. The club hopes to generate new interest in Andover’s radio amongst the student body by allowing campus musicians to host their own radio show or record themselves performing their own works. All of the recorded performances from this weekend’s open studio are available on WPAA’s SoundCloud (soundcloud.com/wpaa-andover-radio). Here are some of the student artists who came to WPAA’s recording session to share their music with the community:

S.RAO/THE PHILLIPIAN J.BECKWITH/THE PHILLIPIAN I.TAN/THE PHILLIPIAN E.KAUFMANN-LADUC/THE PHILLIPIAN J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN

Will Reid ’15 Arthur Doran ’15 Lauren Luo ’16 Sebastian Bishop ’17 Jack Elliot-Higgins ’14

Instruments: Instruments: Instruments: Instrument: Instrument: Piano, 12 years Piano, Drums (a couple of Vocal, 6 years Guitar, 3 years Guitar, 13 years Guitar, 5 years months), Guitar (a couple of Guitar, 1.5 years years), Recorder, Xylophone, Q: Kanye or Drake? Why? Q: What is your musical Kazoo, Banjo and Ukulele Q: Do you think that the lyrics Q: What are the top three most philosophy? of a song are just as important played songs on your iPod? A: “Kanye definitely—[I am] Q: If you life was a song, what as the musical aspect? partially biased because I do not A: “If I have one, I would say it would it be? A: “The top three songs on my know much Drake, but I real- is probably focused on music A: “Well, I have been playing iPod are ‘Waiting Room’ by ly appreciate Kanye’s albums. that makes people lose control A: “‘Like a Virgin’ by Madonna.” guitar for about a year and a Fugazi, ‘Stranger than Fiction’ Albums like ‘My Beautiful Dark of themselves. Maybe the song half now, and I taught myself. I by Bad Religion and ‘Smells Like Twisted Fantasy’ are really fan- makes them dance, or maybe it definitely think that the lyrics Teen Spirit’ by Nirvana.” tastic… I find Drake kind of bor- causes an emotion to surface. of a song make just as much of ing when I do listen to him, and Whatever it does, it has to be a difference as the music of a Kanye is anything but boring. His visceral.” song. The lyrics give the song personality is so overblown and meaning, and the whole point of crazy, but also really enjoyable if writing a song is to try to convey you take a step back and realize a story or emotion.” that it is all just a show.”

Look of the Week: Dwight-Englewood School Zoe Sottile ’17: Making a Statement Presents “StringJam” ful thing in the world,” she said. often feel obligated to dress in Sottile said she has been rec- specific ways...playing with that Kalina Ko ognized for her unconventional and not fitting into [society’s ex- & Morgan Kuin style for as long as she can re- pectations] changes people’s per- member. She recalls a time when ceptions of me, but also kind of she encountered an old, bearded changes how I perceive other peo- Despite freezing temperatures man on a motorcycle who shout- ple,” said Sottile. on campus this past week, Zoe ed, “Nice boots!” about her prized Sottile describes her go-to Sottile ’17 braved the cold in the lavender Doc Martens. look as simple t-shirt paired with name of fashion—in a faux leather “I used to be really self-con- either a plaid or circle skirt and skirt with a short sleeve blouse. scious about how I dressed, and casual oxfords. Another favorite “Life is too short to not wear these comments made me real- outfit is her leather jacket paired short skirts when you want to,” ize that dressing the way I do has with spunky earrings from Betsey said Sottile. some value, some worth,” she said. Johnson. Sottile looks to change peo- Reminiscing on her younger, Jaleel Williams ’15 said, “I ple’s expectations of fashion with tomboy self, Sottile said she chal- think [Sottile’s style] really shows her bright blue hair, spiky back- lenged the status quo of fashion that she’s really comfortable with pack and overall eye-catching by wearing cat ear headbands ev- herself and not afraid to take risks, J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN Dwight-Englewood student musicians tackle a classical piece. sense of style. She likes to make eryday. Although Sottile admitted which is awesome... I feel like she a statement with the clothes she that her fashion has become more knows who she is.” manipulated the rapid tempo and wears. feminine recently, she remains In addition to using her fash- Tiffany Bauman increasingly loud crescendo, creat- “I get a lot of little kids trying true to her alternative sense of ion as an outlet to have fun, Sottile ing a highly-charged atmosphere. to grab the spikes on my backpack, style. also uses fashion as a means of “I’ve only kind of done this be- which is literally the most delight- “I think a lot about how girls emotional expression since much As the first stop in the fore, but not really like this perfor- of her clothing possesses specif- Dwight-Englewood School String mance. This [was] really different. ic sentimental value that helps to Ensemble’s tour, Andover hosted I think I handled it [pretty well] motivate her throughout the day. student musicians from the private knowing that it’s biggest part I’ve Some meaningful pieces in- school in Englewood, NJ, for an been given so far,” said Musto. clude Sotille’s favorite gold shorts, ode-to-strings performance titled All of the students who partici- which she wears when she feels “StringJam.” pated in “StringJam” are members shy, and her velvet harem trou- The recital featured student mu- of Dwight-Englewood’s orchestra. sers, which she describes as her sicians performing different string According to Annaliesa Place, the “magical holy grail of pants.” numbers, including pieces by re- director of the Dwight-Englewood “I wear weird things. Most of nowned composers as well as ones string tour, the student musicians the designers that I like, such as written by Dwight-Englewood’s involved practiced their repertoire Comme des Garçons and Mead- own students. twice a week to prepare for per- ham Kirchhoff, are about mak- One of the highlights of the recit- formances at Andover and other ing people feel uncomfortable in al was a performance by 18-year-old schools in Massachusetts. small ways,” said Sottile. Garret Finn D-E’14. Finn performed For their closing act, the Sottile said that she buys her his own written piece for cello and Dwight-Englewood orchestra clothes at thrift stores and vintage piano, “Irish Fantasy.” Although he joined forces with the Andover stores, as well as retail stores like had written string pieces before, Chamber Orchestra in a joint ren- Forever 21 and Urban Outfitters. Finn said that “Irish Fantasy” is the dition of Leroy Anderson’s “Plink, “Thrift stores are great for ex- most complex yet, with the piece Plank, Plunk.” perimenting—you don’t have to taking around two or three months Heavy emphasis on the commit entirely to buying some- to compose. string-plucking technique of pizzi- thing expensive in order to engage “I really like how the piece cato created a fun, cheerful dynamic in a new trend,” said Sottile. turned out. We still have a lot of for this light orchestral composition. Mayze Teitler ’14 said, “Zoe’s work to do [since] that was the first “I thought it went really well. It always rocking something awe- performance of the piece, but I’m was our first concert on the trip so some! Whether it’s a leather jack- really excited to [see it] get it even there’s always the nerves when you et, her spiky hat or her awesome better” said Finn. first start, and I think the kids really new blue hair, she always stands Following the rendition of Finn’s got into it especially by the end of the out and looks super stylish. She piece, a group of Dwight-Englewood performance,” said Place. melds different types of clothing students performed J. S. Bach’s “Al- “It was great. It was wonderful. and styles flawlessly into a look legro Assai,” featuring a violin solo It was a very nicely balanced pro- that’s totally hers. Zoe’s quirky by Maxine Musto D-E ’17. gram, and it was beautifully pre- cute look matches her personality Musto played at center stage as pared. It was really a lot of fun,” said A.WESTFALL/THE PHILLIPIAN very well.” her peers provided a dynamic back- Christopher Walter, Instructor in Sottile uses her hair to express herself. ing to her rendition of the solo. She Music. Watch the Throne: THE PHILLIPIAN Chiniffer Lang, Judstice League and Fat Kim Volume CXXXVI, Number 29 SPORTS January 31, 2014 Five Schools Compete in First NEPSAC Girls Tourney

By Ryan Simard PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER

Just 40 seconds in, Alys- sa Augustin ’15 threw the champion of the 148-pound weight class to the mat and locked her in a pin in the final match of the NEPSAC Girls Wrestling Tourna- ment last Sunday. Augustin was one of the four girls from Andover who participated in the first all-girls tournament among New England prep schools. By hosting this tournament, Andover hopes that it will inspire more female participation and debunk any social stigmas about female wrestling. A total of nine girls from L.LUO/THE PHILLIPIAN Rebecca Somer ’15 and Isabella Flynn ’15 take up wrestling stances as they prepare to face off. five schools participated in who wrestled herself while phasizing the co-ed nature the tournament, including at Andover, to level the play- of wrestling. four from Andover Wres- ing field for female wres- She hopes that the Girls BOYSSWIMMING tling. Rebecca Somer ’15, tlers. As the first female Tournament has set a prec- Nicole Navarrete ’15 and wrestling coach among New edent for female wrestling. Isabella Flynn ’15 placed England prep schools and “I hope that this tourna- second, third and fourth re- Boys Topple Reigning the first female wrestler to ment will continue to grow spectively in the 148-pound place in an interscholastic and we will draw more par- weight class, falling to a New England Champions tournament, Archambault ticipants each year,” said wrestler from Hotchkiss. “We walked into the still came out decisively has been a big proponent of Archambault. “I think some By Victoria Bergeron The only wrestler in the meet excited and confi- on top, and this was due encouraging female wres- girls may be intimidated to PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER 160-pound weight class, tlers at Andover. join a wrestling team be- dent to race such a strong completely to all the guys Augustin toppled the Of the 30 members cur- cause most of their compe- team. Deerfield has a few for racing their hard- 148-pound class champion Andover 107 rently in Andover Wres- tition will be against boys.” of the best individual est and fighting for that in an exhibition match. tling, only five are girls. “I think it is equally im- Deerfield 78 swimmers in our league, second, third and fourth “I saw some pretty re- Archambault has tried to portant to get them com- but so do we, and it was spot,” Faller added. markable sportsmanship David Cao ’14 cruised to increase girls’ participation exciting to face off against A trio of Jack Belluche among the girls in the tour- by talking to Junior girls’ Continued on B2, Column 3 the wall, lifted his head up our closest rivals again,” ’16, Kade Call ’14 and Gra- nament,” wrote Flynn in dorms every year and em- from the water and looked said Co-Captain Joe Fall- ham Johns ’14 swept the an email to The Phillipian, at the scoreboard to see er ’14. diving competition by “While on the mat, [the the time 1:39.35 illuminat- Scott Simpson ’14 said, claiming first, second and wrestlers] went hard, off the Read About ing before his eyes. This “Coming in first and sec- third place respectively. mat, everyone was high-fiv- time marked the third ond in the 200-Yard IM Belluche had his best per- ing and congratulating each fastest time for the 200- relay was a great way to formance of the season, other.” Team Gunga’s Yard Medley Relay in New kick off the meet. It was and finished with a score Due to the gender imbal- England this year. great to see everyone step of 185.35. Call and Johns ance, girls currently in the Return to the Cao was the fourth up and race their hardest finished with 161.45 and wrestling program usually swimmer in the 200-Yard after having a tough week 161.40 respectively. face boys on the mat in Var- Dodgeball Courts Medley Relay. Charlee of training. It definite- Belluche said, “Deer- sity and JV matchups. The Van Eijk ’14, Aaron Teo ly bodes well for future field is one of our biggest tournament was a product ’15 and Christian Alberga meets.” rivals so I knew that I had of the hard work of Coach On B3! ’17 preceded Cao in the In the 200-Yard Free- to dive my best, because Kassie Archambault ’06, race. It was the first event style, Faller was out- every point was going to in Andover Boys Swim- touched by his top com- matter. My first two dives GIRLSSQUASH ming’s meet this past Sat- petitor from Deerfield by were okay, but when I got urday against defending only 63 milliseconds, the to my inwards I scored New England Champions closest event of the meet. two eights in a row which Deerfield. Deerfield posed a chal- really put me ahead of the Rollercoaster Week Yields Andover went on to take lenge to a usually dom- competition. [Call and down Deerfield 107-78. inant Andover team by Johns] came in second Both 7-0 Victory and Loss The win was significant winning seven of nine in- and third which gave our for Andover, as Deerfield dividual events and two team even more points nhard ’14 and Mayhew set nhard] easily had the best By Sam Zager has been a major competi- of three relays. Ando- and helped to secure our the tone by sweeping their match. All of the support PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER tor for the past seven New ver nonetheless used its victory.” matches in three games to she received was incred- England Championship depth to outscore Deer- Andover looks to con- open the day at the num- ible and it was probably Andover 7 titles. field in eight of the twelve tinue its undefeated streak ber one and two positions. the best I’ve ever seen her The team set a com- events and tie in another. this Saturday against Hannah Burns ’15, Emma play. She hustled to the Middlesex 0 bined total of 24 sea- “The depth of our pro- Hopkins. The team will Crowe ’15 and Claire Kis- very, very end.” son-best times and solid- gram really came to play undergo two more weeks ter ’16 would all follow Bernhard was the only ified its status as one of this meet. Our team only of heavy training before Andover 0 suit, and at 5-0, Andover Andover player to win a the strongest teams in the placed first in two events it begins resting for the had yet to drop a game. game in the loss. league. the entire meet, but we championship season. Deerfield 7 Andover hoped to cap- “[Following the game,] italize on the confidence Coach Elliott told the team In their games against booster as the match she was really proud of us, Middlesex, Misha Hooda against Middlesex pre- because she knew we all ’14 and Reagan Posorske pared for a traditionally played our hardest in this ’17 fought back from their tough match against Deer- one,” said Kister. 2-1 deficit to win their field on Wednesday. On Friday, Andover will matches 3-2. With mo- “[Coach Elliott] just told travel across town to face mentum on their sides, us to go out there and play rival Brooks. Hooda and Posorske ef- with dignity like we had “Playing such a talented fectively closed out their nothing to lose,” said Kis- team is always hard but games and finished off a ter. we went into it knowing struggling Middlesex team Up and down the ladder, we really had nothing to to complete the pending the Andover team played lose and I think that re- 7-0 sweeps for Andover Deerfield determined with ally helped us prepare Girls Squash. a daunting task ahead of ourselves to just play our “I coached Misha in them. In the end though, best,” said Crowe. “Having between the third and the depth and experience such difficult opponents fourth games. I told her of Deerfield proved too also really forces each of to hit with power and try much, as it handed Ando- us to notice our consis- to remain calm on court. ver a resounding 7-0 de- tently biggest mistakes, It worked. Watching Mi- feat. which will help us to im- sha come back was really “[Deerfield is] always prove upon them for fu- exciting. Even though she a tough match, but we al- ture matches.” was down 2-1, she pulled ways try to bring our best,” it together and made the said Mayhew following the team proud,” said Co-Cap- loss. “I am really proud of tain Madeleine Mayhew the team, Adéle in partic- ’15. “We all played with ular. It is always fun to see intensity and grit. It was the team put in all of their such a great win for us.” effort and lose smiling.” Co-Captains Adéle Ber- Crowe said, “Adéle [Ber- L.XUAN/THE PHILLIPIAN Marcello Rossi ’16 swims to third place in the 200 yard freestyle. B2 SPORTS The Phillipian January 31, 2014 GIRLSBASKETBALL BOYSHOCKEY Boys Tied Up, Struggle to Seal Wins Deerfield, Andover fought By Peter Hahn for a 4-1 lead going into PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER the last six minutes of the 2 game. Andover Although goals from Fes- Loomis 2 ta, Kyle Moss ’15, Pat Daly ’15 and Rob Devaney ’14 secured the lead for Andover, Andover 4 Deerfield found a way to fight back, scoring a pow- Deerfield 4 er-play goal to narrow the gap to 4-2. A Deerfield forward Thirty seconds later, streaked down the ice to- Deerfield managed to tack wards Andover Boys Hock- on another goal. ey goalie Erik Wurman ’15 “For the first 48 minutes, in a one-on-one situation. we are outworking them, With the team’s momen- we are hitting them and we tum on the line, Wurman are getting shots on their slid to his left and made a goalie. Then when it comes spectacular glove save to to the last six minutes, we hold Andover’s lead at 4-1. back off and play defensive- Despite some great mo- ly but the other team just ments, Andover has strug- runs over us,” said Festa. gled to produce wins over Deerfield kept pushing, the past two weeks. The eventually tying the game team tied against Loomis and forcing overtime to fin- 2-2 on Saturday and Deer- ish 4-4. field 4-4 on Wednesday. “Momentum started go- Against Loomis, Ando- ing their way and instead of ver secured a 2-0 lead in trying to fight back we let the third period with goals them step all over us,” said from John Festa ’15 and Devaney. Rob Devaney ’14. Andover knows that The team, however, al- some areas, specifically lowed two goals in the last clearing the puck out of seven minutes of the third the defensive zone, need period, ending the game in improvement if the team a 2-2 tie. is to make it deep into the One of those goals came playoffs. with 25 seconds left in the “We need to chip pucks third period as Loomis out of the defensive zone. pulled its goalie in a risky At the end of the game, we gamble that paid off. need to keep them out of “Our coaches have been our zone. Playing simple emphasizing playing all hockey will help,” said Dev- 54 minutes. Even when aney. we were up 2-0 near the Head Coach Dean Boy- end of the third period, lan said, “We have some we learned that if we take key games coming up, and a shift off, we give teams a we certainly need to clean chance to take a win away up the way we’re playing. from us,” said Captain Da- We need to play the last six vid Belluche ’14. minutes the same way we Not playing assertive, were playing the first 48 L.LUO/THE PHILLIPIAN fast-paced hockey proved [minutes].” Co-Captain Katie Kreider ’14 was a consistent powerhouse on offense against Brooks. to be costly coming down Andover will travel to the stretch for the team. face Belmont Hill on Friday “We let them take the before coming back home One-Point Deficit Leads to play to us rather than push- to play Dexter on Saturday. ing the puck into their end. Lata said, “To beat teams All we did was try to pre- from now on, we can’t Strategic Changes For Win vent them from scoring, make those small, mental and we stopped moving our errors. With the quality of By Isabella Haegg allowed us to close the gap unstoppable,” said Hartung. mentum from this victory PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER feet,” said Assistant Cap- the teams we’re playing, if and nearly steal the game Andover Girls Basketball when it plays archrival Ex- tain Michael Lata ’14. we take a shift off, they will from Worcester, one of will use the upward mo- eter this Saturday. On Wednesday, against make us pay.” Andover 41 the best teams in New En- Worcester 42 gland,” said Assistant Coach Christopher Jones. FEATURE: WRESTLING Newcomer Emma Kelley Andover 37 ’17 scored crucial points that kept Andover within reach Andover Encourages Female Brooks 32 of Worcester. “I’m really proud of Kel- With Andover Girls Bas- ley for her long range threes. Participation in Wrestling ketball down by eight points She came out with a killer Continued from B1, Column 3 “At first, I really struggled of the cases, the feeling dis- as hard as they did, and [I] and with three minutes left sense of confidence and vig- with the physical aggression; appears the second I start beat two other boys on the on the clock, Co-Captain or. She really came to play. I peting against other female it just felt so unnatural. I had wrestling.” team for my Varsity spot.” Kasey Hartung ’14 swiped loved it,” said Hartung. wrestlers, and if we have an been conditioned to believe Archambault had to face “By the end of my high the ball from Worcester’s of- Andover avenged its loss established tournament that that it’s weird for a girl to be stereotypes when she wres- school career though, people physical, and I continue to tled for Andover as well. By knew who I was and accept- fense, raced down the court on Wednesday by defeating girls can look forward to, this struggle with this whenever the end of her Senior year, ed that I was just another and nailed a three-pointer. Brooks 37-32. could encourage more girls I have matches with people however, she had recruit- wrestler,” she added. The play was just the begin- Andover’s consisten- to join wrestling teams,” she watching,” she added. ed seven girls to the team, Similarly, Somer now feels ning of Andover Girls Bas- cy on offense and defense added. “Before each of my match- already working on build- no different from the boys on ketball’s second-half come- kept it on top for most of For first-time wrestler Somer, the transition to es, I always get extremely ing the female sector of the the mat. back attempt this Saturday the game. Improved defen- wrestling has not been easy. nervous, sometimes on the wrestling team. “The other wrestlers on against Worcester. sive communication led to “The biggest social stigma verge of tears. I don’t think “When I first made Var- the team treat me the exact Cara Cavanaugh ’15 fol- more effective man-to-man relating to being a female it’s the same kind of but- sity, other wrestlers would same as they would treat lowed Hartung’s spark with defense, forcing three shot- wrestler would be that it is terflies that my other team comment that this was An- any other member. I am so a few buckets of her own. clock violations by Brooks’ ‘unladylike,’ and, to be hon- members get, but rather it’s dover’s way of ‘being liber- shocked at how much I’ve Unfortunately, the rally fell players. est, it has affected me at ran- some bizarre insecurity that al’ by putting a girl on the grown to love wrestling, and short as Andover lost 42-41. “We got one of Brooks’s dom moments throughout stems from the fact that I’m mat,” said Archambault. “My can only hope that more girls “[Worcester] played re- best player in foul trou- the season,” said Somer. a female wrestler,” she con- teammates stood up for me discover it as well,” she said. ally scrappy and aggressive ble early in the second half tinued. “Fortunately, in most and told them I worked just defense, but we fired back. and fouled her out,” said We were diving on the floor Co-Captain Katie Kreider for loose balls and just play- ’14. ing with really high inten- Despite starting off with sity overall,” said Victoria a lead, Andover did lose its Bergeron ’16. intensity. The team grabbed Hartung said, “We knew more rebounds in the sec- from the start that they ond half than it did in the were going to be a really first half, and executed stra- good team. We still came tegic plays it had developed out with confidence, and it in practice. made a huge difference… “We slowed it down and Everyone had their head in were more patient with the the game. We weren’t giving ball, and that helped us get up without a fight.” the ball in the basket more,” At the end of the first half, said Bergeron. Andover trailed Worcester Sharpshooters Hartung, by a single point with the Kelley and Kate Hoey ’14 score at 21-22. The team felt all scored three-pointers. confident heading into the These scores helped extend final 24 minutes. the team’s lead over Brooks. In the second half, Ando- Hoey also secured her free ver stepped up its aggres- throws to give Andover a sion on the court and began decisive victory. to pressure Worcester into “We’ve been doing a great making bad passes and oth- job being aggressive and er mistakes. getting to the line, so now

“It was our second half we just need to put the final L.LUO/THE PHILLIPIAN energy and discipline that pieces together and we’ll be Isabella Flynn’ 15 capsizes the Hotchkiss wrestler who placed first in the 148-pound weight class. January 31, 2014 The Phillipian SPORTS B3 Record 28 Teams Compete in Dodgeball Tournament; Team Gunga Avenges Last Year’s Loss

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J.WOLFE/THE PHILLIPIAN J.WOLFE/THE PHILLIPIAN Noah Ward ’17 watches his shot fly across the Cage. Team Gunga overcame another all-Junior team before tackling The Big Heads in the finals. the teams before the tour- additions Sam Block ’14 ever, Team Gunga refused a shot with it, and I didn’t tlefield] had what it took, By Pranav Tadikonda nament. Throughout the and Charlie Talcott ’14. The to let any Juniors derail its really anticipate how far I and they came through for PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER course of the night, howev- impressive slew of athletic chances at dodgeball nirva- would slide. And ended up us. I told Nekele [McCall] The tension in the room er, both The Big Heads and powerhouses represented na. sliding about 30 feet past to come in at angles and to was palpable and all eyes Team Gunga’s Blue Balls Andover Varsity Soccer, Team Gunga cruised the line. That one mental throw at angles, so the oth- in the Case Memorial Cage quickly sliced through their Baseball, Field Hockey, La- through the remaining error almost dashed what er team couldn’t see her. were trained on the court. opponents, setting up a fi- crosse, Wrestling, Water rounds until it met The Big our team had been work- She actually got the last As the only remaining play- nal showdown. Polo and Hockey. Heads in a final showcase ing towards for the last 365 person out doing just that, er on Team Gunga, Nekele This year was Team Continuity from last of talent. days since we lost last year,” so I’ll take little bit of cred- McCall ’14 reared back and Gunga’s second appearance year’s team was integral to The final matchup start- said Perkins. it for that,” said Burnham, fired a bullet of a throw in the finals, and the team the team’s success, DeWitt ed out in chaos, with The When the game final- with a smile. into the shoulder of Gor- returned to the court with Burnham ’16 noted. Big Heads initially leading ly settled down after Per- Team Gunga will gradu- don Coulter ’16 from The a vengeance; last year, it fell “Well, we got to that the game. Team Gunga did kins’ miscue, Burnham, a ate five Seniors this spring, Big Heads, during the 2014 to the upstart, Junior-only step last year [getting to the not accumulate any balls on baseball player, gave some which means that there Dodgeball Tournament Wrenches of Fury. Return- championship]. We lost to its side at the beginning of well-worded advice to Mc- will be quite a bit of turn- Championship. ing several members from the freshmen, sadly, but we the game, and as a result, Call, who ended up making over for next year’s team. The tournament, which last year’s deep run into the bounced back. We bounced it lost four players almost the final throw of the game. However, the Uppers are was held by the Student bracket, Team Gunga had back for sure. We learned a immediately. Soon, Little- “[When there were just confident in their core of Activities Board last Friday, the experience, talent and whole lot from that expe- field, McCall and Perkins a few players left], I wasn’t players that can make an- consisted of a record 28 determination to not let rience, and that helped us were Team Gunga’s only scared at all. I knew Nekele other deep championship teams. Set up on two courts the championship title slip come back and win it this players left, and Perkins al- [McCall] and Annie [Lit- run next year. in the Cage, games were through its fingers. year,” said Burnham. most made a mistake that limited to seven minutes in This year’s Team Gunga After earning a bye due to could have cost the team its WRESTLING the first round and ten min- brought back DeWitt Burn- last year’s outstanding per- championship. utes in the second. This was ham ’16, Hannah Burns formance, Team Gunga re- “When it was just me and the first year that Christo- ’15, Olivia Cabral ’14, An- turned to the court to face the girls left, I saw a ball in pher Capano, Director of nie Littlefield ’15, McCall, another upstart all-Junior the middle of the court that Andover Pins Four Student Activities and or- Clark Perkins’14 and Will team named Wardo and I somehow thought I could ganizer of the event, seeded Young ’14, backed by new the Boys. This time, how- get. I tried to slide and take Of Six Opponents improve on. By Ryan Simard “[We need to improve] GIRLSHOCKEY PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER conditioning and practic- Andover 64 ing in real match condi- tions, focusing on learn- Rivalry Brings Aggressive Offensive Play: Governors 6 ing a specific skill set for each individual wres- Andover and Exeter Total 75 Shots on Goal Justin Muchnick ’16 tler and refining it,” said collectively, we need to focus not surpassing, these things. get over the hump. cleanly executed a Cross- Co-Captain James Palmer By Cam Kerry on remaining disciplined and Against Exeter, we can count “In practice, we have been face Cradle to pin his ’14. PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER playing the same style game on the motivation, our power working a lot on our fore- opponent, carefully ma- Muchnick added, “I’m no matter what the score.” play and the penalty kill, of check, break out, defensive neuvering his opponent’s still trying to get as com- Andover 2 Earlier in the week on Sat- which we have worked real- zone and shooting the puck. body by latching an arm fortable as I can taking urday, Andover tied Deerfield ly hard on,” said Co-Captain In game, our forecheck has my shot from neutral. I Deerfield 2 across his opponent’s face 2-2 at home. Andover outshot Amy Morin ’14. been more consistent result- and onto the opposite was the aggressor in the match and took my guy Deerfield 24 to 20, but still “We can also count on us ing in us getting the puck in shoulder. Muchnick’s 1:37 down but I’m going to Andover 1 failed to pull ahead. playing as a team,” Morin the offensive zone and getting pin landed Andover one of continue to work on my Caroline Garrity ’15 scored added. “As [Girls Lacrosse more shots,” said Lexi David- its four pins on Wednes- neutral position.” Exeter 1 both of Andover’s goals, with Coach] Kate Dolan has al- son ’17. “Also, the break-out, day, crushing Governors assists from Anna Fucillo ’15, ways taught me: you have to especially against Exeter, was As many of the team’s 64-6 and tacking on the Morgan Hollowell ’14 and Eli- control the controllables. Re- really nice, and we were able younger wrestlers have Elizabeth Kemp ’15 took a team’s ninth win of the za Quigley ’15. ally, that is just yourself and to get out of the zone fast. Our performed well this sea- pass from Co-Captain Renée season. Andover’s focus on disci- your team, not the refs, the defensive coverage has been son, Andover hopes to LaMarche ’14 and proceeded Andover pinned four of pline has also paid off, with other team or anything else. great, especially on the pen- send a strong group of Governor’s six wrestlers to fire a straight shot through the team taking only two pen- We have to play our game and alty kill.” wrestlers to Class A In- and lost only one match, the Exeter goalie’s five hole, alties in the last two games give it all we got, and I know Andover Girls Hockey fac- terschols and New En- showing great improve- Andover Girls Hockey’s lone combined. we can do it!” es three winning teams this glands. ment and depth of skill. goal this past Wednesday in “I think Deerfield’s Andover’s last three games week. It will host New Hamp- “We’re also going to Resilience proved es- its 1-1 tie against Exeter. strength was their persistence have all gone into overtime ton (13-9-0), travel to Brooks spend a lot of time drill- sential throughout the The game was offensive- and also their speed. We did a and ended in ties, but the (9-5-1) and wrap up the week ing our favorite moves, day. Tom Daly ’16 wrestled ly fueled, but neither team really good job matching, if team is confident that it can against Tabor (11-1-2) at home. so that we can feel really could find the back of the net, a full six-minute match good about the stuff we’re despite a combined total of 75 against his Governors going to hit come crunch shots. opponent. Although he time,” continued Much- “We played really well the did not manage a pin, he nick. entire game. We got a lot of racked up points from ag- “Mentally, we’re going shots on goal and worked well gressive offensive moves to make sure to take every together, but we got a little and eventually took the opponent seriously. Tour- sloppy in the defensive zone match 11-2. naments are about being and allowed them to have Similarly, Elijah Aladin able to work hard against some preventable opportuni- ’15 claimed his first Var- anyone that steps out on ties,” said Nikoletta Toffoloni sity victory in a grueling the mat against you, from ’15. “We really wanted the match, finally pinning the first round hopefully win, but we are ready for our his opponent in the final all the way into the semi- second chance to beat them!” round. finals and finals,” he said. Ashlyn Aiello ’14 refused “The other team only Andover will have its Exeter’s offense throughout had six guys but we wres- first tournament, North- the game, making 39 saves, tled our hardest and came erns, this Saturday, fol- a .975 save percentage, and away with the win,” said lowed by its last meet at stopping all but one third pe- Tom Daly ’16. Exeter next Wednesday. riod shot from the center of Co-Captain Christian the slot. Vallis ’14 swiftly flipped “I think that we’re going to his opponent onto his have to play the third period back, pinning him in just with the same intensity that 46 seconds. we play the previous two,” Looking forward, the wrote Anna Fucillo ’15 in an team only has one more email to The Phillipian. “We regular game before tour- have been giving up goals in nament season begins, L.LUO/THE PHILLIPIAN the third, and I think that, Lexi Davidson ’17 fends off a Deerfield opponent to hold Andover’s offense. and it still has much to B4 SPORTS The Phillipian January 31, 2014 BOYSBASKETBALL GIRLSSWIMMING With Two Losses, Duserick ’16 Finishes Boys Fall Under .500 With Personal Best ing event. way back, and then we’d let 43 percentage from the char- really difficult to match up By Pranav Tadikonda By Lara Guvelioglu Zhao and Sweetser up and they’d go on a few ity stripe. with them,” said Germaine SPORTS WRITER PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER PHILLIPIAN claimed first and second runs. That was what took The players hoped that the Wright ’15. in the 100-Yard Free with Andover 57 the game away from us,” said loss against Worcester would At halftime, Head Coach Andover 106 times of 52.72 and 55.66 Devlin. help give them motivation to Terrell Ivory told the players respectively. Worcester 74 Devlin added that he be- recover going into the game that he expected more from Deerfield 80 Returning to the pool lieved the team put in a lot of against typically talented them. after two and a half weeks Andover 56 effort. In the end, the other Tilton, but the game did not “[Coach Ivory] knew that Co-Captain Kaitlin due to an injury, New- team was simply more tal- start well for Andover. we were messing up on the Simpson ’14 flew past her ton claimed first place in Tilton 90 ented. Tilton’s best player, ju- court, and we knew that too. opponents in the 100-Yard the 500-Yard Free with “We fought really hard in nior Terrance Mann, who He said that we weren’t play- Fly. She tapped the touch- 5:49.80. Torabi glided to a Andover Boys Basketball that game. There were a lot is ranked as the top junior ing hard enough and that we pad and stopped the clock 5:49.97 finish, just .17 sec- suffered two losses against of times when we could have in New England, according didn’t have our heads in the at 59.62 for a decisive first onds behind Newton for capable Worcester and Til- just quit—like when we were to New England Basketball game,” said Nate Meehan ’14. place finish. Just in her second place. ton Academies, 74-57 and down by 15, but we fought Recruitment Report, quickly The players were hoping wake, Elizabeth Duserick “It felt exciting to fi- 90-56, respectively. back and made it pretty scored ten points in the first for a better second half, but ’16 nailed a third place nally be back in the pool,” The losses dropped Ando- close. We definitely made it half. Tilton jumped out to a the Tilton players were too finish with a personal best said Newton. “I was hap- ver’s record to below .500, interesting. In the end, they 39-23 lead by halftime. talented and athletic to han- time of 1:04.36. py with my performanc- which now stands at 6-7. hit their free throws and “They lost a really good dle. Returning home with es considering I was only The players saw this as an made some shots and that’s player last year, Wayne Tilton outscored Andover yet another victory and back for four days prior to advantage that they could why their margin of victory Selden, and we thought we 51-33 in the second half. This more than 20 season bests, the meet.” exploit, as Worcester was was so large,” said Devlin. had a really good opportu- was the most points Andover Andover Girls Swimming For the last event of the missing its star player. But, The scoring distribu- nity to beat them. But they has given up all year. and Diving beat Deerfield day, the 400-Free Relay, as Greg Devlin ’14 noted, An- tion was fairly even against came out with confidence Kene Adigwe ’14 led Ando- 106-80. Duserick, Sweetser, Conte and Simpson placed first dover was not as focused or Worcester, with five players and they had a full-court ver with 13 points, and Bran- The team kicked off with a time of 3:46.08 and consistent as it needed to be. scoring within six and elev- trap. We were kind of rat- don Michel ’14 finished with the meet with first and Newton, Rooney, Im and “In the end, they were the en points. Andover also shot tled, and we just didn’t come eight points. third place finishes from the 200-Yard Medley Re- Torabi finished third with better team, but I think we poorly from the free throw out and take the right shots. Andover will look to even lay teams. Simpson, Dan- a time of 4:04.97. let the trash-talking get to line, making only 6 of 14 free They had a lot of rebounds its record at 7-7 when the ielle Liu ’14, Katherine “I’m pretty pumped us. There were times where throws. This performance and they had a lot of real- team faces off against Thayer Sweetser ’17 and Co-Cap- for the next games,” said we’d play well and claw our translated to a season-worst ly talented players. It was Academy on Friday. tain Amy Zhao ’14 placed Simpson. “Even though first with a time of 1:50.85, people are getting best just 71 milliseconds short times, I still see so many of the record set in 2002. places everybody can get Sasha Newton ’16, Evelyn better, especially tech- Liu ’15, Morgan Rooney nique wise. If we work ’17 and Jeanine Moreau hard on that stuff and fo- ’16 came in third with cus on details, times are 2:02.88. just going to continue to Danielle Liu returned drop.” to the pool for first place The team holds a 3-1- in the 200-Yard Free, with 0 record and will take on Lauren Conte ’14 hot on Hopkins on Saturday. her heels with a season best time of 2:03.45 that placed her second. Simp- son followed with a season best in the 200-Yard IM, backed by Rooney and Corinna Torabi ’14 in third Sports for and fourth place finishes just 33 milliseconds apart. Write! “Deerfield is always a fun team to go against azheng because they will not give away easy wins. We swam hard and came away jchen3 with a lot of seasons best times,” said Simpson. ksundaram After a swift 24.79 win from Zhao in the 50-Yard pdaly Freestyle Meanwhile, div- ers Mia LaRocca ’16, Sa- brina Rivers ’14 and Cath- erine Wang ’14 took third, E.KAUFMANN-LADUC/THE PHILLIPIAN Kene Adigwe ’14 crosses up his defender. fourth and fifth in the div- Congratulations to BOYSSQUASH Emma Kelley ’17 on Injuries Plague Team and Lead to Losses

Huang ’15. win from Huang at the top was injured. being named By Savannah Mastrangelo Following the match position on the ladder. Af- “The team has unfortu- PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER against Choate, Andover ter losing the first game 11-9, nately still been plagued with played Westminster in a dou- Huang picked apart his oppo- injuries. [Kun Woo Kim ’14] Athlete of the Week! Andover 1 bleheader on Saturday. Suf- nent’s strategy to win the next was out due to his wrist, and fering from fatigue from the two games. Justin was forced to forfeit his Exeter 6 Choate match, the team fell In the fourth and final last game against Exeter. We Read More @ to Westminster, a top-ranked game, Huang took more risks have two more matches this Andover 0 Division I team. and attempted low percent- week and one next week be- Facing highly-skilled West- age shots, and he found his fore Nationals. The goal is for phillipian.net Westminster 7 minster opponents, all but rhythm to win the game and everyone to be healthy by Na- one of Andover’s players lost take the important top match. tionals. If everyone is healthy, in three sets. Exeter’s experience at the our team should be able to do Andover 2 Andover’s most disap- bottom of the ladder, though, very well in Division III,” said pointing loss, however, came was too much for Andover to Jake Rauh ’14. Choate 5 against archrival Exeter, overcome. In addition to los- Ranked high in Division which is seeded below Ando- ing six matches in the two to III, Andover will try to come Lunging side to side, ver in league standings. eight positions, Andover for- home with a much-needed Co-Captain Jack Wain ’14 re- Andover’s only point feited a match due to the ab- victory. turned his opponent’s shots against Exeter came with a sence of Justin Curtis ’15, who BEAVENprivate tutors to claim the third set 13-11. Despite his hard play, Wain since 1976 could not overcome a 2-0 deficit and ultimately fell to associates his Choate opponent in four games. Andover Boys Squash suf- & fered three consecutive losses Major Academic Subjects and this week, as the team lost to Choate 5-2, Westminster 7-0 Test Preparation for SSAT, PSAT, and Exeter 6-1. Andover’s injuries proved a SAT I&II large problem against Choate on Saturday. “Choate was definitely a 3 Dundee Park, Suite 2024 winnable match, but inex- perience and injury hurt us. Andover, MA 01810 The injuries have been messing up our ladder all season, 978-475-5487 and we have a very inexperi- enced team this year because the majority of our team did not play Varsity last year. We [email protected] are going to work on this by www.BeavanAndAssociates.com playing more matches during practice to get more game experience,” said Michael D.BHATHENA/THE PHILLIPIAN Jake Rauh ’14 stares down the ball as he prepares a backhand return January 31, 2014 The Phillipian SPORTS B5 CAPTAINS FEATURE

J.SCHMITT/THE PHILLIPIAN Michael Kim, David Belluche and Michael Lata Boys Hockey majority of our time togeth- Not only has Belluche bringing energy on the ice. “There is no one on the up and filled big roles,” said By Savannah Mastrangelo er during the season. We worked to unify the team, He’ll be out there getting all team [who] doesn’t look up Lata. PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER do homework together, and but he is also an active leader of the boys fired up, but at to Kim. He works incred- The passion, motivation odds are if you see one hock- in both the locker room and the same time he keeps his ibly hard and leads by ex- and unity that the captains After three years of skat- ey player, one or two others on the ice. composure and gets every- ample. Although he doesn’t demonstrate to the team is ing on Andover ice, Captain are not far behind,” said Bel- “One thing David does body mentally prepared to say much, when he says what has made its successes David Belluche ’14 and As- luche. well that makes the differ- leave it all on the ice,” said something, everyone listens possible. sistant Co-Captains Michael Belluche is a day student ence between being a good Jancsy. up because he always has “My favorite part of hock- Kim ’14 and Michael Lata ’14 from Andover, Mass., and captain and a great captain Lata’s skill set as a player something good to say,” said ey season is seeing these look to lead the team to the has been a powerful player is his ability to lead by exam- has also been very influen- Bensen. guys everyday after school at playoffs this season, a feat and leader since the moment ple. He’s not always the one tial and aided the team to After overcoming a few the rink. There’s just noth- that no past captains have he put on his blue jersey. vocalizing the game plan, he many victories. challenges and tough losses, ing better than doing things been able to accomplish in “Belluche is the most vo- just goes out there and gets it “Lata is our ‘clutch’ leader. the team is on the upswing, together as a team, whether their Andover Boys Hockey cal leader in the locker room. done, and everyone follows You can always count on him thanks to spectacular lead- it’s playing a game or catch- careers. He does a really good job of his lead,” said Payton Jancsy to make a game-changing ership from the three cap- ing a movie,” said Kim. With a record of 9-5-2, the always trying to pick kids ’16. play. Whether it’s a goal, an tains. “We lost to Exeter 7-1 “What I love about hock- team is well on its way to up and keeping things pos- Both Kim and Lata reside assist, a big hit or a won bat- first weekend back, and we ey season is that no mat- reaching its goal. The lead- itive. He never lets us think in Toronto, Canada and have tle along the wall, he steps responded really well to that ter what’s happening in ership and team unity pro- we are better than we are, been playing hockey from up at the right time and gives by winning three of our next your life outside of hockey, moted by the captains has but also never lets us get too a very young age. The duo us momentum,” said Bensen. four games. I was especially whether your mom’s mad at played a huge factor in the down ourselves. He is a very balance each other out well, Kim is known for his con- proud of the way we picked you or you’re having school teams success this far into supportive leader and does as Lata pumps up the team, sistent hard work at practice ourselves up after this loss. problems, it all goes away for the season. a great job of bringing our while Kim leads less vocally and on game days, and he We lost a lot of Seniors last that hour and a half of prac- “We have team dinners team together,” said Peter and more by example. serves as a role model for the year, and the new guys and tice everyday,” said Belluche. every night and spend the Bensen ’14. “Lata does a great job of younger players. underclassmen have come NORDIC INDOORTRACK Sprint to Top Finishes all). By Kailash Sundaram “We could definitely all PHILLIPIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATE improve on our classic ski- Co-Captain Elana ing as that is the weakest King-Nakaoka ’14 raced to aspect of the team. We did the finish line, gracefully practice a lot of classic ski- nipping a Proctor skier to ing last week tho, so hope- finish in the top ten at St. fully that will show in the Paul’s Skate Sprint Race. upcoming race,” said La- King-Nakaoka’s fin- Marche. ish helped Andover Girls On the boys side, Liam Nordic finish third overall Fortin ’14 led the charge at St. Paul’s Skate Sprint with a 12th overall finish Race. Boys Nordic finished in the B-finals. Co-Captain fourth out of ten teams in Sean Burkitt ’14 missed the the same event. B-finals by inches and in- The race consisted of stead took the top spot in three rounds of heats on a the C-finals, where he fin- 1.2K course. ished 13th overall. “It was a different format Greer Sallick ‘14 took race than usual because home the victory in the it was a sprint skate race F-finals to place 31st over- and not just a continuous all. Logan Blaine ’14 and 5K. Someone who is not as Daniel Lee ’14 finished good in a 5K can do well in 38th and 64th overall, re- a sprint race because it is spectively. “As the race was a sprint a short burst that requires E.KAUFMANN-LADUC/THE PHILLIPIAN a fast start. Everyone did race, it was more exciting Co-Captain Diana Tchadi ’14 sprinted her way to second place in the 50-meter hurdles. either two or three 1.5K than the usual 5k. At the sprints and your place- very start of the course ment in each heat dictated there was a tunnel that re- Twice the Charm: Andover Wins where you would be in the ally forced the racers to be next heat and your overall aggressive at the start to placement,” said Olivia La- get a good placement since Tri-Meet for 2-0 Record marche ’16. there wasn’t any room to sitting out the 2012-2013 John Gorton ’15 took third Taryn Gangi ’16 and By Fadzi Gambia pass during the tunnel,” Indoor Track season due in the one-mile with a Kinsey Yost ’15 grabbed On the Girls side, PHILLIPIAN SPORTS WRITER King-Nakaoka advanced said Charlotte Berry ’15. to injury, Diekema has time of 5:01. second in the 50-yard up to the B-finals and fin- “Between each leg of the returned this season to “I always try to run [a] dash and 300-yard dash, Charging by her com- ished tenth out of 68 ski- race, the team would meet capture first in two con- smart race and save en- respectively. Sharon petitors, Camille Little ers. After a tough first up to commiserate our falls secutive one-mile races. ergy for a finishing kick. Zhang ’16 raced to a sec- ’16 raced to a first-place heat, Olivia LaMarche ’16 and celebrate our success- “I’m really thankful to be Aside from that, I tried ond place finish in the finish in the 50-yard dash, earned a top place in the es. It was so much fun to healthy again, and I hope to keep Scott [Diekema] Girls’ 1000-yard dash. contributing to Andover’s second heat to move to the see the new racers learning I can continue getting in sight for as long as I The girls’ 4x440-yard domination on the track D-finals. the basics and the return- stronger through the rest could,” wrote Gorton in relay team capped off the last Saturday. LaMarche finished sec- ing skiers getting a chance of the season,” said Dieke- an email to The Phillipian. meet with a blazing time Little’s performance ond in the D-finals to place to compete in an uncon- ma. In the field events, Josi- of 4:31.10 to take first was one of many successes 20th overall. Hallie Bletzer ventional sprint format,” Ian Whittall ’14 raced to ah Legaspi ’14 placed first place. as Andover Track grabbed ’15 joined LaMarche in continued Berry. a first place finish in the in the boys’ shot-put. Pat- “It was just an all- its second win of the year. the D-finals to place 23rd Andover placed fourth two-mile, while Co-Cap- rick Monaghan ’14 jumped around team effort here Boys Track defeated Wil- overall. in both the Boys and Girls tain Matt Fischetti ’14 to first in the boys’ pole today. Every single person braham, Governor’s and Girls Nordic also placed race against NMH this past captured first in the Boys vault with a height of 9’0”. gave it their all, and you Hyde, 81.5-78.5-10-11, re- four skiers in the F-finals. Wednesday. More infor- 600-yard dash and 50- On the girls side, are always happy to see spectively, while Girls Charlotte Berry ’15 took mation on this race will be yard hurdles. Co-Captain Diana Tchadi that with the team. Then, Track won 77-43-52-6 in first in the F-finals to place published in next week’s Ralph Skinner ’16 won ’14 placed second in the to grab the wins like we the same race. 30th overall. In the same article. the 1000-yard dash in 2:37. girls hurdles to continue did is even better,” said On the Boys side, Ando- race, Laura Bucklin ’14 fin- Andover will skate Ethan McIntosh ’15 her strong Senior cam- Little. ver continued its success ished second (31st overall), against Vermont Acade- placed second in the paign. Andover will look to in the distance events. Harshita Gaba ’14 finished my next Wednesday as it 1000-yard dash with a Alexis Lefft ’16 took continue its undefeated Scott Diekema ’14 grabbed fourth (33rd overall), and makes its run to the NEP- time of 2:38, while Kailash first in the girls’ shot-put streak when it faces rival first in the one-mile race newcomer Abby Czito ’15 SAC Nordic Champion- Sundaram ’15 took second after placing second in the Exeter at home on Febru- with a time of 4:55. After finished sixth (35th over- ships. in the two-mile in 11:19. event last Wednesday. ary 12. B6 FEATURES The Judsipian January 31, 2014 Freeztures Gets Chillay Cold Makes Students Even Less Outdoorsy

by Alisa Bhakta can limit any and all time at Andover, but has gained spent outdoors. The prima- popularity ever since the Over the past week, ry leaders in the hibernation legendary increase in Pare- temperatures around Mas- initiative are upperclass- sky Commons’ paper cup sachusetts have plummeted men. These student leaders size. Put some bounce into at an alarming rate. Despite are coming up with surpris- your ounce! the liberal agenda of global ingly innovative strategies By fitting more food and warming, temperatures are that will help everyone pre- hot chocolate in the extra predicted to drop to about pare for one of the harshest tall cups, students have been 0 Kelvin. The bitter cold is winters the school has ever able to travel back to their predicted to lead to even faced, whilst saving the po- dorms in order to eat alone more friendly complaining lar bears! and generally pant-less. on the path. The first and fore- When asked about how Phillipians plan to take most method of main- she gets her food, Lay Z. on this new Ice Age by pre- taining sustenance is the Bumm ’15 said, “During Fall paring for hibernation. Stu- famous “Food-in-a-Cup.” Term, I ate my salad-in-a- dents everywhere are trying This innovation has been cup alone, just to hide from to find ways in which they a long-standing tradition everyone. But now the tall cups and the Ice Age give me the perfect excuse to hide entire pizzas or loaves of bread in these new tall B.UBBLESANDLACE/THE PHILLIPIAN cups, and head out before Buy this collectible Academy Snowglobe at your local prep shop! anyone notices!” Others have cut the chilling trip to Paresky al- together by ordering from Poppin’ Bubbles at PA the multitude of take-out businesses around Andover. by Teddy Lasry but we’ll keep everyone ly ignorance. This method reduces exter- updated.” Poly Tickle ’14 nal exposure to only three As many have noticed, Several community claimed, “You know, I’ve minutes for that inevitably the immense, liquescent members have already felt never felt so frustrat- awkward exchange with the orb surrounding all of the effects of the freeze. ed with the state of the delivery agent. Phillips Academy cam- So far, many have no- Academy. I literally heard Phillipians have also pus has frozen over this ticed the drastic drop in someone say they were S.BOLIVAR/THE PHILLIPIAN started to sign in earlier past week. Now that the temperature (and mood), upset they were missing It’s chile here too! and earlier. Many house “Andover Bubble” has rise in air (and academ- the State of the Union. I been solidified, the al- ic) pressure and growing FEATURES PRESENTS counsellors have taken no- mean, c’mon. What kind tice of the phenomenon: ready-limited exchange scarcity of resources. of goof doesn’t know that most Uppers, Seniors and of goods, people and ideas “It’s really been a it’s called the State of Post-Graduates have start- between the Academy and struggle to survive on just the Democracy?! Oh, and ed their final sign-in before the outside world has now the bare minimum this someone said they wished their initial sign-in. The reached a complete stand- week; students have gone they could have been in Lowers and Juniors are fol- still. into comas from the cof- Sochi to watch the Olym- lowing suit. Although the cause of fee shortage, fingernails pics. I mean, puhlease, TOP TEN In addition to avoiding the catastrophe is still un- have come to replace pen- Sochi is that stuff you put the cold, the Student Activ- confirmed, many teach- cils and the Wi-Fi doesn’t on froyo!” ities Board decided it was ers are speculating that work!” added an English Others are frustrated time for the school to gener- the combination of the Instructor. that Andover has not even Tips to Have Fun at Gelb ate some body heat. In light low temperatures and In addition, students allotted the students time Next Year! of this initiative, the entire the frigid emotional state and faculty alike have to mourn their isolation. student body gathered last of the student body have realized the destructive “I don’t see why we can’t weekend in Gelb Science something to do with the social and moral conse- have a Freeze Day—I’ve Center. The heat produced cataclysm. An anonymous quences of the “Bubble” had to wear my Andover from the collective mosh- member of the Biology freeze. Little by little, the goggles at all times over 10. Wear lab pits, fist-pumping and gen- Department said, “It’s community has stopped the past few days to pro- appropriate clothing. eral jumping was enough to colossal, man—like huge pretending that they tect my bare eyes from fog up all of the windows in enough that we couldn’t knew what was happen- facing the bleakness of the beloved school building determine its radius in ing in the world. Instead, this place. And even then, 9. It takes two to and provide enough warmth meters. As for now, we’re they are using the “Bub- they are still cracking for one cold winter’s night. just saying ‘whopper lev- ble” as an excuse for their and freezing over,” said titrate. el’ as far as bubbles go, complete and utter world- Desporah It ’15.

8. Pay ample attention to Panda. 7. If people are pumping their fists, you probably should, too. 6. Avoid asking any of the chaperones to dance. They might actually want to. 5. Just dance, it’ll be ok, da-da, doo-doo, just B.ASKINROBBINS31FLAVAFLAVS/THE PHILLIPIAN dance. Eskimos have 180 different words for snow! -Wikipedia 4. Drink more water. Dehydration is no fun for anyone. 3. When the beat drops, pick it up. 2. The best floor is actually floor 2 and 3/4 but shhh... 1. Ask out the one you like before they argon! Thanks for all the attention! –Jake & Rem