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Non Sibi
(Not for One's Self) Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) |
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| Andover, Massachusetts, United States | |
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| Head of school | Barbara Landis-Chase |
| Enrollment |
1,102 total |
| Faculty | 217 |
| Average class size | 13 students |
| Student:teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Average SAT scores (2005) | 2003 |
| Type | Independent, Boarding |
| Campus | Suburban, 500 acres (2 km²) |
| Athletics | 30 sports |
| Mascot | Gunga the Gorilla |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Established | 1778 |
| Homepage | www.andover.edu |
Phillips Academy (also known as Phillips Andover or P. Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for College admissions in the An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A. or simply Andover) is a co-educational University preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9-12. A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school The school is located in Andover, Massachusetts, 25 miles north of Boston. Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
Phillips Academy is the oldest continuously running incorporated boarding school in the United States, established in 1778 by Samuel Phillips, Jr. Phillips' uncle founded Phillips Exeter Academy three years later, starting a rivalry that has continued through the centuries. Samuel Phillips Jr ( February 5, 1752 &ndash 1802 was very briefly Lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1801 Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a Co-educational independent Boarding school for grades 9–12 [1] Phillips Academy's endowment stood around $787 million in January, 2008, the fourth-highest of any American secondary school. [2]
The academy traditionally educated its students for Yale (and to a lesser extent, Harvard and Amherst),[3] but students now matriculate to a wide range of colleges and universities. Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. In recent years, Andover has sent the largest number of its students to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Princeton University and other top-tier colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [4] Among other notable alumni, Andover has educated two American Presidents, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, Law and Order creator Dick Wolf, four Medal of Honor recipients, inventor Samuel Morse, and author Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.. The following is a list of famous past students of Phillips Academy (also known as Phillips Andover and Andover) and of the former Abbot Academy George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Richard Anthony Wolf (born December 20, 1946) usually billed as simply Dick Wolf, is one of American television's most respected drama series The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Samuel Finley Breese Morse ( April 27, 1791 &ndash April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr, (August 29 1809 &ndash October 7 1894 was a Physician by profession but achieved fame as a Writer; he was one of the best The Phillipian, the school's student-run newspaper, is one of the oldest secondary school newspaper in the US. Likewise, the Philomathean Society is also one of the earliest high school debate society in the nation, established in 1825.
The school's grading system, on a scale of zero to six, is rather unusual. The office of the dean of studies claims that there is no formal equivalent between the zero to six system and a conventional letter grade system. However, a six is considered outstanding and is (ideally) rarely awarded, a five is the lowest honors grade, and a two is the lowest passing grade. The School is a member of the G20 Schools group. G20 Schools are a group of 20 highly selective leading independent secondary schools
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History
Phillips Academy was founded during the American Revolution as an all-boys school in 1778 by Samuel Phillips, Jr., a member of the important revolutionary war family, the Phillips. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Samuel Phillips Jr ( February 5, 1752 &ndash 1802 was very briefly Lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1801 The great seal of the school was designed by Paul Revere. Paul Revere (bap December 22, 1734 ( OS) / January 1 1735 (NS &ndash May 10, 1818) was an American Silversmith George Washington spoke at the school in its first year and was so impressed that he recommended that his nephews go there, and they did. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the John Hancock, the famous signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, signed the school's articles of incorporation. John Hancock ( October 8 1793 was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about declarations of independence in general
Phillips Academy's traditional rival is Phillips Exeter Academy, established three years later in Exeter, New Hampshire by Samuel Phillips' uncle, Dr. John Phillips. Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a Co-educational independent Boarding school for grades 9–12 Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The football teams have met nearly every year since 1878, making it one of the oldest high school rivalries in the country. Baseball Harry Wright leads Boston to another pennant once again with brother George Wright at shortstop and Andy Leonard in the High school football rivalries in the United States more than one hundred years old For a list of other long-standing rivalries see
Portions of Andover's campus were laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of Central Park and himself a graduate of the school. Frederick Law Olmsted ( April 25, 1822 &ndash August 28, 1903) was an American landscape designer and father of American Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually It is dominated by neo-Georgian architecture and centered around the several-acre Great Lawn. Georgian architecture is the name given in most English -speaking countries to the set of Architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840 The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Campus structures include the Memorial Bell Tower, which recently underwent a $5 million renovation[4], Samuel Phillips Hall, Bulfinch Hall, and Pearson Hall.
Paul Revere incorporated bees, a beehive, and the sun into his design of the school's seal. Paul Revere (bap December 22, 1734 ( OS) / January 1 1735 (NS &ndash May 10, 1818) was an American Silversmith The school's primary motto, Non Sibi, located in the sun, means "not for oneself". The school's second motto, Finis Origine Pendet, meaning "the end depends upon the beginning," is scrolled across the bottom of the seal. Phillips Academy was chartered to educate "qualified youth from every quarter. "
Phillips Academy offers a broad curriculum and extracurricular activities that include music ensembles, 30 competitive sports, a campus newspaper, a radio station, and a debate club. The academy raised $208 million through "Campaign Andover," which brought its endowment to around $550 million in 2004. [5]
In 1973, Phillips Academy merged with neighboring Abbot Academy, which was founded in 1829 as the first school for girls in New England and named for Sarah Abbot. Phillips Academy (also known as Phillips Andover or PA or simply Andover) is a co-educational University preparatory school for boarding History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the
Phillips Academy attained need-blind admissions in 2007. Need-blind admission is a term in the US denoting a College admission policy in which the admitting institution claims not to consider an applicant's financial situation
In 2007, Phillips Academy matriculated 81% of its admitted students, a higher rate than any other ESA school, including Exeter.
Facilities
Academic facilities
Bulfinch Hall was designed by a student of architect Charles Bulfinch and built in 1819. Charles Bulfinch ( August 8 1763 – April 15 1844) was an early American Architect, and has been regarded by many It is now the English Department building.
The Gelb Science Center, named after wealthy alumnus Richard Gelb, opened for classes in January 2004. The center contains twenty laboratories, classrooms, seminar rooms, instrument rooms, preparatory areas, study-session spaces, and a rooftop astronomical observatory; it is the newest building on campus, having replaced the older Evans Hall which was built in 1963 and demolished following the completion of Gelb. [6]
Graham House is used by both the school's Psychology Department and the school's psychological counselors.
Morse Hall is home to the Math Department, student publications, CAMD (Community and Multicultural Development), and WPAA — a student run radio station. WPAA is a Radio station, broadcasting from the campus of Phillips Academy in Andover Massachusetts. Morse Hall is named after Samuel Morse, who graduated from Phillips Academy in 1805 and later invented the telegraph and Morse code. Samuel Finley Breese Morse ( April 27, 1791 &ndash April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic Morse code is a Character encoding for transmitting telegraphic information using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters numerals
Oliver Wendell Holmes Library (OWHL) takes its namesake from the poet Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., an 1825 graduate of Phillips Academy. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr, (August 29 1809 &ndash October 7 1894 was a Physician by profession but achieved fame as a Writer; he was one of the best The library houses 140,000 books, the Phillips Academy Computer Center (PACC), a video library, and subscriptions to roughly 250 periodicals in print, and access to many thousands of titles electronically.
Samuel Phillips Hall was built in 1924 and named after the founder of the school. This building houses the World Languages Department and the History and Social Sciences Department, as well as the "Language Learning Center," a computer lab with video, audio, and programs designed to supplement classroom work in language classes.
Pearson Hall, one of the oldest structures on campus, is the classics building. The only subjects with classes that meet in Pearson are Latin, Greek, Greek literature, mythology, and etymology. It was named after the school's first headmaster, Eliphalet Pearson. The Board of Trustees recently announced that Pearson might turn into a Community Center, but the plan has since been put on hold due to a strong response from students, faculty, and alumni.
Student Life Facilities
Cochran Chapel is a neo-Georgian church located on the north side of campus, and is the center of religious life on campus for students and faculty. It is also home to the Department of Religion and Philosophy, and to the Community Service Program. The Chapel hosts many concerts, lectures and gatherings throughout the year, and a weekly All School Meeting is held here on Wednesdays.
Commons is the school's dining hall. It has four large dining rooms along with three smaller rooms, which may be utilized by classes or speakers for eating in a more personal environment. Students are often intensely loyal to specific dining rooms--lower left, lower right, upper left, and upper right. Commons also houses the Ryley Room, a grill-style student hangout, in the basement of Commons. Both Commons and the Ryley Room are currently under renovation, scheduled for completion in early 2009. The temporary dining facility, Uncommons, is located inside the Sumner Smith Hockey Rink. One concern during the decision to renovate Commons was the issue of the original staircases throughout the building. Worn down from generations of students over the years, these "indented" stairs carried significant sentimental value for both current students and alumni. As a result, the original stairs will remain a permanent fixture in the new Commons.
George Washington Hall was built in 1926. The building serves numerous functions, including an administration building (Head of School's office, among others), a post-office (the student's mail room), and the school's arts complex (with the Elson Art Center, the Polk-Lillard Electronic Imaging and Audio-Visual Center, and both the Tang and Steinbach theaters).
Graves Hall is the music building, with classrooms, a concert hall, a record library, and practice studios.
The Log Cabin is located in the 125-acre (0. 51 km²) forest on the northeastern edge of campus and serves as a place for student groups to hold meetings as well as sleep-overs.
Residential facilities
In addition to the above mentioned facilities, the school also includes a number of dormitories to serve the roughly 800 students that board. These buildings range in size from housing as few as four to as many as 40 students. Two notable dorms are America House, where the patriotic hymn America was penned[7], and Stowe House, where American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe (author of Uncle Tom's Cabin) lived while her husband taught at the Andover Theological Seminary[7]. " My Country 'Tis of Thee " also known as " America " is an American Patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14 1811 – July 1 1896 was an American Author and Abolitionist, whose Novel Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly is an anti- Slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Andover Theological Seminary, now part of Andover Newton Theological School, is the oldest Graduate school of Theology in the United States. Stowe is also buried on campus in a cemetery behind Samuel Phillips Hall[8].
Museums at Phillips Academy
The Addison Gallery of American Art is an art museum given to the school by alumnus Thomas Cochran. Thomas Cochran may refer to Thomas Cunningham Cochran (1877–1957 U It is widely considered one of the finest small museums in America and its last two directors have gone on to direct the Yale University Art Gallery and the Whitney Museum of American Art. The Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney" harbors one of the most important collections of 20th century American art Its permanent collection includes Winslow Homer's "Eight Bells," along with work by John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West, Thomas Eakins, James McNeill Whistler, Frederic Remington, George Bellows, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Frank Stella and Andrew Wyeth. Winslow Homer ( February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American Landscape painter and Printmaker John Singleton Copley (1738 - 1815 was an American painter born presumably in Boston Massachusetts and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley both Irish Benjamin West RA ( October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an Anglo - American painter of historical Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins ( July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was a realist painter, Photographer, sculptor Frederic Sackrider Remington ( October 4, 1861 - December 26, 1909) was an American painter, Illustrator, George Wesley Bellows ( August 12 or August 19, 1882 - January 8, 1925) was an American painter, known for his Edward Hopper ( July 22, 1882 &ndash May 15, 1967) was an American painter and Printmaker. Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15 1887—March 6 1986 was an American Artist She is associated with the American Southwest where she found artistic inspiration Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28 1912 &ndash August 11 1956 was an influential American painter and a major force in the abstract expressionist movement Frank Stella (born May 12, 1936) is an American painter and Printmaker. Andrew Newell Wyeth (born July 12, 1917) is an American realist painter and regionalist artist. It was one of the first museums in America to seriously collect photography, and took an early and prescient interest in artists such as Carleton Watkins and Margaret Bourke-White, with the result that its photography collection is equal to some of the largest museums in America. Carleton E Watkins ( November 11, 1829 – June 23, 1916) was a noted 19th century California photographer Margaret Bourke-White (ˌbɜrkˈʍaɪt June 14, 1904 &ndash August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and Another strength is in decorative arts, with silver and furniture dating back to pre-colonial America, and a fine collection of colonial model ships. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal A rotating schedule of exhibitions, including current ones of William Wegman and Southworth and Hawes, is open to students and the public alike. William Wegman (b 1943 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an artist best known for creating series of compositions involving Southworth & Hawes was an early photographic firm in Boston 1843-1863
The Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archeology was founded in 1901 and is now "one of the nation's major repositories of Native American archaeological collections. " The collection includes materials from the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, Mexico and the Arctic, and range from Paleo Indian (10,000+ years ago) to the present day. Since the early 1990s, the museum has been at the forefront of compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. It currently serves as an educational museum for the students of Phillips Academy, but is also accessible to researchers, public schools and visitors by appointment.
Athletics
History of Athletics at Andover
Athletic competition has long been a part of Phillips Academy tradition. As early as 1805, football was being played on school grounds, according to a letter that Henry Pearson wrote his father, Eliphalet Pearson in 1805, saying, “I cannot write a long letter as I am very tired after having played at football all this afternoon. Eliphalet Pearson US educator 1st principal of Phillips Academy 1778-1786 acting president of Harvard University 1804-1806 ” [9] The first ever interscholastic football game between high schools was in 1875, when Phillips Academy played against Adams Academy. Adams Academy was a school that opened in 1872 John Adams, the second President of the United States, had many years before established the Adams Temple and [10] One of the oldest schoolboy rivalries in American football is the Andover/Exeter competition, started in 1878. High school football rivalries in the United States more than one hundred years old For a list of other long-standing rivalries see That year, the first Andover/Exeter baseball game took place, and the first edition of The Phillipian was published. [11]
Current Athletics
Today, Phillips Academy is an athletic powerhouse among New England schools. The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC was founded in 1942 as an organization of athletic directors from preparatory schools in New Since the Constitution of the Phillips Academy Athletic Association was drawn up in 1903 with the objective of “Athletics for All”[12], Andover has established twenty-nine different interscholastic programs, and forty-four intramural or instructional programs, including fencing, tai-chi, figure skating, and yoga. [5]. Andover Athletes have been successful in winning over 110 New England Championships in these different sports over the last three decades alone [6], and have even had the chance to compete abroad, in such competitions as the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley, England for crew [7]. Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from As a way to encourage all students to try new things and stay healthy, all students are required to have an athletic commitment every term. A range of instructional sports are available for those who wish to try new things, and for those already established in a sport, each team has at least a varsity and junior varsity squad.
Andover Athletic Offerings
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Table of Recent New England Championship Titles, By Sport
| Sport | Championship Year |
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| Cross Country-B | 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2006 |
| Cross Country-G | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Field Hockey | 1993 |
| Football | 1995, 1997, 1999 |
| Soccer-G | 1993, 1999, 2007 |
| Soccer-B | 1981, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Volleyball-G | 1993, 2003, 2006 |
| Swimming-G | 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Swimming-B | 2007 |
| Basketball-G | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000 |
| Indoor Track-G | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Indoor Track-B | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 |
| Baseball | 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 |
| Crew-B | 1989, 2003, 2007, 2008 |
| Crew-G | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 |
| Lacrosse-G | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 |
| Softball | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001 |
| Ultimate | 2006 |
| Boys' Volleyball | 2007 |
| Outdoor Track & Field-G | 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008 |
| Outdoor Track & Field-B | 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Water Polo-G | 1997 |
Summer Session
Andover Summer Session is a five week summer program run by the academy for students entering grades 8-12. Each year, over five hundred students attend from many states and countries. It offers many courses in subjects such as English, foreign language, science, history, and more. Tuition for this summer program is $5,800, however financial aid is available on a limited basis. Younger students, or those entering grades 7-9, have the option of three classes while older students have a wide selection. 50% of the teachers who teach at Summer Session are Andover faculty, exposing students to the academic rigor of the school.
Students must also choose from the many afternoon activities such as badminton, soccer, swimming, tennis, and more.
References
- ^ The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy), alma mater of Samuel Philips Jr. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy is an independent school with 376 students in grades nine through twelve approximately 75% of whom are boarders , was founded in 1763, but was not given a state charter until after 1778.
- ^ The two secondary schools with higher endowments are: Phillips Exeter ($1. Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a Co-educational independent Boarding school for grades 9–12 0 billion; see [1]), and Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii ($6. Kamehameha Schools, formerly called Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, is a private Co-educational college-preparatory institution in Hawai{{okina}}i The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the 8 billion; see[2]).
- ^ The pattern of strongly favoring Yale began in the 1840s and continued through the 1940s. For example, in the following years, when the senior class numbered around forty, Andover graduates matriculated as follows: 1858 - 20 to Yale, 10 to Williams; 1863 - 21 to Yale, 8 to Brown, 5 to Harvard; 1868 - 25 to Yale, 12 to Amherst, 12 to Harvard. The height of matriculation to Yale was 1937, when one freshman in ten at Yale was an Andover alumnus. In that year, 74% of the class matriculated at Yale, Harvard or Princeton. By 1957, only 47% matriculated at those institutions. Amherst consistently ranked third after Yale and Harvard for many years in this period, but declined after the 1940s when the school sought to admit more public school graduates. In 1950, for the first time in over a century, more graduates were admitted to Harvard than Yale (64 and 46, respectively)(See Youth From Every Quarter: A Bicentennial History of Phillips Academy, Andover, by Frederick S. Allis, Jr. (University Press of New England, 1978)).
- ^ Phillips Academy, Memorial Bell Tower Renovated
- ^ Phillips Academy raises $208.9 Million
- ^ Phillips Academy Andover, New Gelb Science Center
- ^ a b Information about America and Stowe House
- ^ Find-A-Grave Entry on Harriet Beecher Stowe, buried on Phillips Academy Campus
- ^ Henry Pearson to Eliphalet Pearson, Andover, 26 October 1805, in the Pearson Papers, Phillips Academy Archives.
- ^ Quinby, Phillips Academy, Andover on Diamond, Track, and Field (Andover, Mass. : The Andover Press, 1920), 10.
- ^ Harrison, Fred H. , Athletics for All: Physical Education and Athletics at Phillips Academy, Andover, 1778-1978 (Andover, Ma. : 1983) [3]
- ^ Harrison, Fred H. , Athletics for All: Physical Education and Athletics at Phillips Academy, Andover, 1778-1978 (Andover, Ma. : 1983)
- ^ Dates of Championship Titles were gathered from the Gym Office and Trophy Case of the Borden Memorial Gym, Phillips Academy, Andover
See also
External links
- Phillips Academy home page
- Boarding School Profile: Phillips Academy Andover
- A History of Andover - From andoverma.gov
- The Phillipian
- WPAA
- Andover Crew
- Andover Summer Session
- Secondary Private Boarding School Information
- Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology
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