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101Andover | Commencement 2011

2011 Commencement Issue

102 Andover | Commencement 2011

Madeleine Tucker (center) with her parents, Sheila and Randall; sister Anne ’09; and grandmother Alice Burkinshaw

Aniebiet Abasi, with her mother, Enobong, and sister Idara

Julian Danziger with his mother, Lucy Schulte Danziger '78, and grandfather Anthony Schulte '47

Chris Calkins with his mother, Susan Rice, and family friend Al Mulley '66

Shirley Guo (center) with her father, Devin Guo; sister Jennie; mother, Tina Yang; and grandmother Dehui Ma

Yuto Watanabe with his parents, Kenju and Michiko

Sharing the joy

Ijeoma Ejiogu receives congratulatory kisses from her mother, Philomena, and father, Obed.


commencement 2011

CONTENTS

Alumni Affairs Welcomes the Class of 2011 .................................3

Prom .....................................................4

Convocation, Senior Concert and Celebration in Flagstaff Courtyard ....6

Baccalaureate ......................................8

Commencement Ceremony and Head of School Barbara Landis Chase’s Address to the Class of 2011 ...............................10

Senior Prizes and Awards ................ 17

The Artistry of the Class of 2011 ...................................... 18

In Memory of Alice Hoffman ........... 19

2011 Class Photo .............................. 20


COMMENCEMENT 2011Volume 104 Number 4

PUBLISHERTracy M. SweetDirector of Academy Communications

EDITORSally V. HolmDirector of Publications

DESIGNERKen PuleoSenior Graphic Designer

ASSISTANT EDITORJill Clerkin

PHOTOGRAPHERSChris Conti, Gil Talbot, Dave White

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Dear Members of the Class of 2011:

It seems like just yesterday we were all sitting in the Chapel for the Senior-Faculty Convocation, gathered in that special space for the last time. We all listened as classmates and faculty members performed three beautiful music pieces and Denzil Bernard ’11 delivered moving remarks. We all laughed as Stephanie Curci shared stories about her own high school experience and her reflections about your class. That night I reminded you that your class of ’11 is actually the third class of ’11 in Andover’s history. This fact—and the whole evening—was quite humbling…

As we sat there on a cool, clear Friday night, I am sure you could not imagine what lay ahead for you and

your classmates. Commencement Day on Sunday dawned with perfect weather; in

my 25 years of attending graduation ceremonies, yours was truly one of the most beautiful—ever!

Now you span the globe, preparing for new adventures with mixed feelings of

excitement and trepidation. Your lives as alumni officially have begun, and we

warmly welcome you to this next chapter.

What does it mean to be an Andover alum?

It means you are now part of an extraordinary alumni body. Find comfort in those friendships and connections. Use the network. Think of those who graduated before you as your new “Blue Keys” ready to help you navigate new waters.

It means you have been privileged to receive a very special education. Use the knowledge and skills you learned here to make a difference. Be proud of all you accomplished at Andover, yet embrace humility as you lead and serve.

Finally, being an Andover alum means you will forever be part of Andover and Andover will forever be part of you. Stay connected to the Academy and the people who are its community. Make use of the icons at the top of this page to help you communicate with each other and with us. Attend alumni events. Come back to campus for visits whenever you can. Nothing compares to driving up Route 28 after you have been away for many months, and seeing the Bell Tower in the distance. I still get chills every time!

As your class number—’11—will be etched on the cornerstone of Gelb, your class will have a permanent place in Andover’s history. We will miss all of you but are proud to see you go. Good luck with your next adventure, and please keep in touch!

All the best,

Debby B. Murphy ’86Director of Alumni Affairs



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1. Ben Morris and Givens Parr

2. Karen Morales ’12 and Benjamin Talarico

3. Hector Kilgoe and Elizabeth Watson

4. Malcolm Mason Rodriguez and Lexi Moroney

5. Liam Murphy and Michelle Ma

6. Kellie Walsh and Anthony Tedesco ’12

7. Lucas Christopherson ’12, Denzil Bernard, and Aaron Mentos

8. Matthew Mahoney and Chelsea Grain ’12

9. Laura Lee, Kelsey Phinney, Nat Sohn, and Taylor Garden

10. Jackie Lender, Michael MacKay, and Head of School Barbara Chase

11. Jessica Holley and her date, Kyrel Jaundoo

12. Jenn Dwyer and Alex Esakof

13. Emily Scoble, Rona Choo, and Haritha Pula

14. Calvin Zhao, Theresa Faller, John Ingram, Emily Timm, Hannah Finnie, Bobby Langworthy, Shelby Centofanti, and Advaya Krishna

15. Julia Zorthian and Adam Levine (foreground); Kerry Joyce and Charlie Danner

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eeS and earH Senior-Faculty Convocation at www.andover.edu/magazine

4. Seniors and faculty share a laugh at Convocation

5. Julia Dean, Katie Hess, Amber Quiñones, and John Ingram look on as Emily Timm presents the senior class gift to Head of School Barbara Chase

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Baccalaureate—June 4, 2011

"This evening, on the eve of a long-awaited rite of passage for all of you, we light these candles as a symbol and reminder that each of you has the capacity to bring light and goodness, joy and compassion into our world. You can illuminate the lives of others even in the darkest of times."

— Rabbi Michael Swarttz

From the joyous peal of the handbell choir to the plaintive longing of "Loch Lomond," the simple beauty and solemnity of the Baccalaureate Service delivered its memorable mix of gratitude, humor, nostalgia, and celebration to an overflow crowd of seniors, their families, and faculty. E.J. Ejiogu shared memories of the tears she cried on her first Andover night, contrasting them with the “leader, intellectual, athlete, and friend” she has become. “We are,” she told her classmates, “some of the luckiest kids in the world.”

The parent and teacher reflections delivered by beloved longtime Andover instructors Trish Russell and Christopher Shaw ’78 (far right)—parents of senior Turner Shaw (right)—pitted the scientist (Russell) and the economist (Shaw) against each other in a nature vs. nurture contretemps exploring the futures of the “unique and auspicious” Class of 2011. It was a lively exchange—biology,

brain capacity, genetics, the epigenome bolstered Russell’s argument; history, location, community, revolution, and school defined Shaw’s. But the final variable came in unison—LOVE, they said together. They expressed their love for the Class of 2011, saying, “No discipline, no performance, no classroom, or game or

work of art or success or failure can contain something as complex and simple as love. Love your families. Love these friends. And love others.”

Then, Rabbi Michael Swarttz led the candlelighting ceremony in a darkened Cochran Chapel, reminding his audience that “each individual candle alone could not illuminate the room as dramatically as all our candles collectively have done.”

As Academy organist Patrick Kabanda—who is leaving Andover to pursue an

advanced degree at Tufts—played his final piece on the Cochran Chapel organ, the seniors filed quietly into their last night as Andover students.

eadR the full texts of and eeS and earH remarks by Ejiogu, Russell and Shaw, and Swarttz at www.andover.edu/magazine


"Members of the Class of 2011, we who gather around you today feel great pride in your achievements. Each of you has made your Andover journey in your own way, yet this morning you are all headed for the same destination—a sunny circle on the Great Lawn, where you will receive your Phillips Academy diplomas.

You are members of a great class; it has carved out its own unique place in our history. And yours will continue to do so—for the Class of 2011 has been chosen

to participate in a longitudinal study for Phillips Academy. In the years ahead, we will survey you to ask how your Andover experience has made a differ-

ence in your lives. Your answers to these questions will help us to question ourselves to learn how to become a better school.

Questioning is central to the process of growth and change—for institutions, for society, and for each human being. The importance

of questioning forms the theme of my talk this morning. Your Andover teachers, as the best teachers do, have asked you to ask questions throughout your time here. Just three examples from the Course of Study:

From science: “How does our modern, post-genomic understand-ing of human biology influence our definition of humanity?”

From history and social science: “As China emerges as a world power, what role will it play?”

From art: “Where do our ideas of beauty come from?”

As questioning was central to your experience here, so

it shall remain throughout your lives. Socrates said

that the unexamined life is not worth living. To live

well, we must continue to question ourselves and oth-

ers throughout our lives. This morning, consider four categories

of “life” questions.

First, the WHO questions

“Who shall be my friends? Whom shall I love?” Being social animals, we need one another to thrive: so with whom

shall we surround ourselves? First, on the “who” question, a word about families: We all have them; we did not choose them. Sometimes they drive us to distraction, particularly

Head of School Barbara Landis Chase addresses the Class of 2011

Students celebrating on the Great Lawn flash their two-finger Class of 2011 sign.

Congratulations!


Top: Alec Weiss, Kevin Carey, and David Thwaites

Center: David Field ’10 and Tina Su

Bottom: Elizabeth Watson, Hector Kilgoe, and Carolyn Whittingham

Above: Kristina Rex, Ricky Marcotte, Carolyn Harmeling, Jakob Rohwer, and Michael DiFronzo


“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” (Steve Jobs)

—ADvAyA krishna

in their expectations of us. Though we should try not to be circumscribed by their expectations, we should try to love our families unconditionally and hope for their love in return.

Friends we do choose, and if we are very fortunate, we will find friends who see our flaws and still want to be our friends. Though we may have many acquaintances, we have the capacity for many fewer true friends. While it is easy to “friend” many people via Facebook, to “befriend” some-one turns out to be much more difficult. It takes real work, and some people have a unique capacity for that work. In April at the memorial service for your class-mate Alice Hoffman, students and faculty remembered her gift for friendship. Alice was famous for being outspoken, and she was willing to speak out to defend her friends when they needed her. That is what the best friends do. When you find one, hold on tight. Work to keep the friendship intact; you will never regret it!

Finally on the question of “who,” I am going to say something that may surprise you—because I am going to ask you to question our non sibi motto. An Andover teacher, now retired, once told me she wished the founders had chosen the

phrase non sibi solum (not for self alone), rather than merely non sibi (not for self). In fact, your Andover educa-tion has cultivated your own intellect and character, as well as your sense of responsibility for others. For in the end, we alone are responsible for our own integrity, for tending the internal flame that makes each of us the person we are.

Second, the WHERE questions

We live our lives in a given time and place. We cannot decide when we live, but we can often choose where. When you were considering where to apply to college, you asked yourselves not only about the content of the program and the quality of the student body and faculty, but about location. Urban or rural? East or west? In the U.S. or abroad? After college, you will choose a place to call home,


Commencement BenedictionDelivered by Rev. Anne Gardner

and Dr. Mary Kantor

”Deep within the human mind, there is a fascination with the circle because it

satisfies some longing within us.“*

Your experience here at Andover has now come full circle, marked by this morning’s Commencement service,

as both a beginning and an end. Our service now concludes with our traditional Commencement circle, joining you forever as a class while

encircled by all those who supported you in this endeavor.

Circle them, O God. Keep protection near

And danger afar.

Circle them, O God. Keep hope within

And despair without.

Circle them, O God. Keep comfort near

And discouragement afar.

Circle them, O God. Keep peace within And turmoil out.

May the peace of all peace be yours today, tomorrow, and always. Amen.

*John O'Donohue

Above: Hana Kim, Kerry Joyce, Caitlin Kingston, Grace Hoyt, Olivia Howell, Midori Ishizuka, and Yerin Pak

Top: Matthew Mahoney, Denzil Bernard, and Manwei Chan

Bottom: Malcolm Mason Rodriguez, Will Walker, and Sam Lessard

“There’s no other place where I’d rather lose sleep.”

—JuLIA zorthian

and if you are like many of us, you will live in several places during your lives.

Such mobility uproots us; it takes us away from family and friends. My mother tells me this almost every time I talk with her on the telephone. She says it not to make me feel guilty (though it does), but just to say how much she misses me. Her frail voice travels across hundreds of miles to reach me here in Andover. She never lived more than 30 miles from where her own mother’s family settled more than 10 generations ago. But of her four children, only one lives nearby;

her grandchildren are scattered more broadly still.

But for all its upheaval, there is value in mobility. It makes us

resilient and adaptive. Many of you already have moved

several times in your lives. I remember the

first time I asked an Andover student,

“Where is home for

you?”


Above: Sheya Jabouin, Audrey McMurtrie, Julia Dean (hidden), Courtney Macdonald, Amber Quiñones, Emily Rademacher, Malcolm Mason Rodriguez (hidden), Will Walker, and Conor Flanagan

The response? “That question has a com-plicated answer.” To navigate those shifts from one place, one culture, to another, to adjust to a new environment, does make you stronger. We see that strength in you.

Wherever your home is, you have lived a goodly portion of your life on Andover Hill. We do our best to make this a good home away from home. In an article in last week’s issue of the Andover Gazette, an international student from your class reflected on his experience coming to An-dover. He wrote, “The first time I stepped on Andover’s campus, I was struck with an indescribable sense of wonder and belong-ing.” What a gracious observation, and how apt in describing this place at its best. Wonder—Andover’s capacity to nurture our minds and hearts. Belonging—its people, who accept us for who we are and help us to become better.

Finally, regarding “where.” We needn’t travel halfway around the world to find wonder and amazement; it lies in wait of our notice everywhere and anywhere. Poet Mary Oliver writes mostly about “every-day” places in Ohio, where she lived as a child, and Cape Cod, where she now lives. Here is her poem “Mindful.”

Every day I see or I hear something that more or less

kills me with delight, that leaves me like a needle

in the haystack of light. It is what I was born for— to look, to listen,

to lose myself inside this soft world— to instruct myself over and over

in joy, and acclamation. Nor am I talking about the exceptional,

the fearful, the dreadful, the very extravagant— but of the ordinary,

Top: Morgan Askew (background), Turner Shaw, and Carlos Hoyt, associate dean of students

Bottom: Flags representing Andover's international students

“I’m only leaving because I HAVE to!”

—AMBIkA krishnamachar

eeS and earH School President Michael MacKay’s Commencement speech at www.andover.edu/magazine

the common, the very drab,

the daily presentations. Oh, good scholar, I say to myself, how can you help

but grow wise with such teachings as these— the untrimmable light

of the world, the ocean’s shine, the prayers that are made out of grass?

Third, the WHy questions

They are frequently vexing—and hugely important. One story to

illustrate: On Andover Hill, May is a season of surprise

visits. Many recent gradu-ates have finished the

year at college and, knowing Andover

is still in session, come back

to see

friends and teachers. Just last week I sat with one such graduate in my office. This young woman has begun to pursue in col-lege the field she had in mind even while a student at Andover. Although she still feels confident in her choice, she has begun to realize that professional success will not be enough. She put it this way: “I am starting to think about why I am here.” (Not “here in your office, Mrs. Chase,”—which she was at that moment—but existentially; “here on earth. What am I alive to do and to be?”) In that moment, even at my advanced age, I felt inspired to continue to ask the question of myself. At such moments, all of us, your teachers, have felt the force of your openness, your searching spirits, your youthful wisdom.

And finally, HOW

Given the complexity of contemporary life, given the seeming enormity of the problems we face, “how” questions can feel overwhelming. As one person, how can I possibly make a difference? In fact, small-scale solutions do make a critical dif-ference; and they can serve as examples for larger, more systemic solutions.


Clan MacPherson pipes and drums lent their customary mythos to the Commencement ceremony.

Top: Ben Morris, Sosha Sullivan, Elizabeth Goldsmith, and Givens Parr

Center: Brendan Rankowitz, Joe Kuta, and Andrew Sullivan

Bottom: Marilyn Harris, Jenny Zhou, and Kerstin Brolsma

Winners of the five major awards announced at Commencement gathered with Board President Oscar L. Tang ’56 and Head of School Barbara Chase on the Great Lawn. From left are Sarah Onorato (Yale Bowl), Ijeoma Ejiogu (Madame Sarah Abbot Award), Jeremy Hutton (Aurelian Honor Society Prize), Tang, Chase, Benjamin Burke (Faculty Prize), and Christopher Kerrigan (Non Sibi Award).

“I always knew looking back on my tears would make me laugh, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.” (Cat Stevens)

“Thanks for making me laugh, Andover.”

—DEMETRIuS lalanne

To address the “how” question, we also need to consider the importance of failure. Tim Harford, a British economist, makes the case in a new book, Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure. The author’s argument is not about how failure makes us stronger (though he acknowledges that it can). What Harford argues is that, in our complex world, success can be achieved only by trying out many solutions. When some inevitably fail, we must discard them, learn from them, perhaps reshape them, and try others, until we find one that works. If our failures shut us down, we will never succeed. When you reflect on your Andover experience, remember your revelatory failures as well as your resounding successes.

These four questions—nests of questions, really—the who’s, the where’s, the why’s, and the how’s—are just jumping-off places to keep us on our toes, to humble us, to make us realize what we don’t know.

Socrates, who spoke of the examined life, also said that the fool thinks he is wise, whereas the wise man realizes that he knows nothing. We can make serious mistakes when we think we know too much. Only humility can protect us from such mistakes, and we hope you have learned humility here—that and a host of other things, all of them, inside you now—to help you ask and answer questions throughout your lives. These things you have learned at Andover are richer gifts than any material thing could ever be. Take them with you as you go, as go you must.

For now, dear friends of the Class of 2011, the moment of parting has come.

Take our blessings as you go. Go in peace. Go with our love. Godspeed.”

—Barbara Landis ChaseHead of School

June 5, 2011

Above: On a spectacular June morning thousands of parents, family members, faculty, and friends gather to celebrate Andover’s 329 newest graduates at the Academy's 233rd Commencement exercises.


eeS and earH Commencement exercises at www.andover.edu/magazine

“We will travel different paths, but we will never be apart. Thanks for the best four years of my life.”

—MICHAEL berube

Top: Yuto Watanabe, Max Silverstein, Peter Bang, Diego Mendia, Hamed Adeyemi, and Jeb Roberts

Center: Laura Lee, Nat Sohn, Kelsey Phinney, and Ann Doherty

Bottom: PA community relations officer Wendy Cogswell and Ken Tharp

Thanks to the editor of Pot Pourri for use of student quotes


eadR more awards at www.andover.edu/magazine

eadR 2011 college matriculations at www.andover.edu/magazine

Major prizes and awards earned by members of the Class of 2011

“You have changed me more than you will ever know. Thank you.”

—TINA su

GENERAL PRIZES & AWARDSAchievement Prize

Patrick Wolber

Ayars PrizeSamuel M. Teicher

Fuller PrizeDenzil M. Bernard

Isabel Maxwell Hancock Award

April S. Liang

Kingsbury PrizeHector Kilgoe

Phillipian PrizeStephanie C. LiuJulia K. Dean

Richard Jewett Schweppe Prize

Renat Zalov

Abbot Stevens PrizeMalcolm Mason Rodriguez

Sullivan PrizeSofia Duque

Van Duzer PrizeJae Eui Shin

DEPARTMENT PRIZES & AWARDS

ART

Architecture AwardTimothy Marchese

Gordon “Diz” Bensley Award in Art History

Zachary Fine

John Metcalf PrizeMargo PinckneyKevin Song

Morse PrizeYuto WatanabeElizabeth Givens Parr

Betsy Waskowitz Rider Art Award

Kaytlin MorrisStephen KosovicHannah McGrath

Thompson PrizeGabrielle KwonChiara Baravalle

Video AwardKevin Carey

Pamela Weidenman Memorial Prize

Dhanaporn ChoongMatthew Appleby

ATHLETICS

Abbot Athletic AwardShannon M. McSweeney

Phelps Award Katherine M. BulgerAlexander K. Nanda

Press Club AwardMariana R. WalshRobert M. Lippe

Schubert KeyJay C. Dolan

Harold J. Sheridan AwardCasey A. McQuillen

Raymond T. Tippett Memorial Award

Jason J. Buco

CLASSICS

Catlin PrizeCatherine D. WienerKerry JoyceJohn E. RobertsBenjamin W. Burke

Cook PrizeCatherine D. Wiener

Declamation Prize Joann E. Wang (First)Aleksander Huzar (Second)

Dove PrizeNicholas P. Kearns

McLaughlin PrizeLyra Silverwolf

Weir PrizeJaepil Eric Yoon (Third)

ENGLISH

Charles Snow Burns Poetry Prize

Edith Young

Means Essay PrizeBenjamin Talarico

HISTORy & SOCIAL SCIENCE

Arthur Burr Darling PrizeZachary S. Elder

Dawes PrizeRishabh Bhandari

Marshall S. Kates PrizeSamuel M. Teicher (First)Patrick N. Brady

(Honorable Mention)Charles P. Cockburn

(Honorable Mention)April S. Liang

(Honorable Mention)

Lauder PrizePatrick N. BradyJohn H. IngramMaxwell W. Parlin

MATHEMATICS

Galbiati PrizeWenyu Cao (First)Jong Wook Kim (Second)Jae Eui Shin (Third)

William F. Graham PrizeLiam Murphy

Bernard Joseph MedalKevin Qian

Robert E. Maynard PrizeJeremy Hutton

McCurdy PrizeJessica WengRaphael Grandeau

Winfield M. Sides PrizeRebecca Sumi Matsumoto

Watt PrizeWenyu Cao (First)Jae Eui Shin (Second)

Scoville Prize in Mathematics

Wenyu Cao

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Milton Collier PrizeKevin Qian

Charles Cutter PrizeMadeleine TuckerEsther N. MuradovStephanie C. Liu

Fuller Concert Band PrizeJohn H. IngramShelby L. CentofantiMax L. Silverstein

Fuller Jazz Band Prize Dominick P. Chang

Bassett Watt Hough PrizeWon Yong Kim

Ainsworth B. Jones Prize Brandon C. LamEmily A. Scoble Calvin C. ZhaoJessica L. Weng

Music in the Community Prize

Jeannine E. AndersonSarah H. Stevens

Carl F. Pfatteicher PrizeMarilyn N. Harris (Vocal)Kerstin K. Brolsma (Vocal)Patrick N. Brady (Vocal)

Chamber Music PrizeWon Yong KimKevin QianMadeleine TuckerStephanie C. LiuEsther N. Muradov

Edward P. Poynter PrizeJasmine B. EdisonSae Kyul Yoo

Robert S. Warsaw Music Prize

Manuel FernandezKristina L. RexAmanda C. ThranCasey A. McQuillen

SCIENCE

Dalton Prize in ChemistryBenjamin W. BurkeApril S. Liang

Graham Prize in ScienceApril S. LiangJae Eui ShinJessica Weng

Independent Research Prize in Biology

Hamed AdeyemiJung Hun Koh

Marsh Prize in BiologyElizabeth Watson

Scoville Prize in ScienceGarret Lee

Wadsworth Prize in Physics (Physics 400)

Jeremy HuttonChloe Reichel

Wadsworth Prize in Physics (Physics 550/580)

Pinnaree Tea-mangkornpan

THEATRE & DANCE

N. Penrose Hallowell AwardMary Harding Polk-Bauman

Andover Dance AwardRebecca Sumi Matsumoto

WORLD LANGuAGES

Neuman Prize (Chinese)Oriekose E. Idah

James Hooper Grew Prize (French)

Alessandra PowellCharles P. CockburnRaphaël Grandeau

Stevenson Prize (German)Nathan A. JohnsonStephanie C. LiuJennifer J. Zhou

Benjamin C. & Kathleen S. Jones Prize (Russian)

Maxwell W. Parlin

Donald E. Merriam Memorial Prize (Spanish)

Alessandra A. Powell

Pan American Society Language Certificate (Spanish)

Kristen T. Faulkner

Angel Rubio Prize (Spanish)Mark N. Adamsson

andover (with some help from david foster wallace)

i have seen a commons tray going for fifty dollars on eBay

I have witnessed a comet, a satellite’s combustion, or another cosmic impossibility from the shadows of main street

i have a nametag that reads ‘addison gallery of american art curator’

i have failed pre-calculus

i have seen saturn’s rings from a telescope

i have watched some kind of bike cop training pedal by on salem street, with one of the bikers advising me “not to act like I wasn’t impressed”

I have sat with john crowley, herman melville, jean-paul sartre, salman rushdie listening to the whirr of the stacks

i have done thirty two pushups on the slick floor of lower right

i have turned fluorescent, a glowworm under ultra violet lights, a floating faceless Cheshire Cat grin, surrounded by hips swaying to white noise

i have, for four winters, ushered girls in dresses and painted people down the catwalk like a wedding aisle with a tempo

i have read a letter from myself, plucked out of an envelope licked four years ago

—Edith Young

The Anti-Man—Chiara Baravalle

Life and Line Alike—Jared Curtis

The Face of a New Generation—Gabrielle Kwon

[Re] production: Human nature as told by Karl Marx and Buddha—Sosha Sullivan

A Tribute—Jess Holley

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Jordan ‘63 etched onto the glass Nervous hands make nervous lines That was the winter of ’61 42 boys in a dorm called Paul Revere Only one owned a Swiss Army Knife His palms are sweaty He thinks of home: Athens, Georgia

She traces her index finger along where his knife one met She imagines for a second, Jordan She does not know of his mother’s plum cake that he missed for four years

The second has passed She looks beyond the glass and sees Him Outside Her palms are sweaty She opens the window and calls out

—Michelle Ma


In Memory of Alice Hoffman 1996–2011


”…we will serve as ambassadors of Mother Phillips, and the decisions we make over the next four years will not only

determine how the world defines Andover but how Andover defines the world.“

—Michael MacKay School President

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