The Exeter Bulletin Summer 2012

The summer Bulletin is online. Read all about graduation, discover how Exeter alums are meeting disasters head-on as emergency responders, see how far Exeter's spring sports teams travel [infographic]   More...
Exeter Bulletin Summer 2012

Phillips Exeter Academy's Lamont Gallery presents "Joyce Tenneson Selected Works: 2002-2011"

Art critic Vicki Goldberg writes: "The images are deeply affecting, often evoking forgotten memories."   More...

The Spring Exeter Bulletin

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of Harkness with "80 Harkness Moments," dig down into the infrastructure with "Exeter Underground," read about last fall's Greek Tragedy Week, Homecoming, and more   More...
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Phillips Exeter Academy, Town of Exeter, NH, Co-Host Climate Change Rally to "Connect the Dots"

Academy Club Raises Awareness of Causes and Impacts of Extreme Weather and Climate Change    More...

Isaac Schultz '13 Named Winner in Tenth Annual Libby Youth Concerto Competition

One of three young artists honored by the New Hampshire Philharmonic   More...
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Phillips Exeter Academy Students to Perform with Gilbert Concert Series Guest Cantus

The nine-member nationally acclaimed male vocal ensemble, named the "best classical musician" by the Minneapolis weekly, City Pages, Cantus brings their big, blended sounds of varied music for their PEA performance.    More...

Phillips Exeter Student from South Carolina Awarded Siemens Foundation Scholarship

A Math Club co-head and former U.S. Physics Olympiad qualifer, Ravi Bajaj says his future beyond Exeter is open and filled with options   More...

California Student Named Thomas Wolfe Scholar

Phillips Exeter Academy senior Heather P. Wilson, a resident of Yuba City, CA, has been named the 2012 Thomas Wolfe Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Thomas Wolfe Scholarship is for incoming freshmen and is one of the only allotments solely for the study of creative writing. Selected from 125 applicants worldwide, Wilson was among 15 semifinalists. She is the university's 11th Thomas Wolfe Scholar.

As the youngest of six children in her family, Wilson says she turned to writing as a way to avoid comparisons to her talented siblings. "My mom was always encouraging me to read. When I was 10, I started writing little stories for fun. As I got older, I never lost my love of good stories—Don Quixote is my current favorite because it's got these great towering archetypes and lots of slapstick humor. But [later on] I started to take things a little bit more seriously. I was reading more serious authors and emulating their styles. At the same time, the [PEA] English Department was teaching me to write about my own life," she says.

As a Thomas Wolfe Scholar, Wilson will be able to take courses in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, nature writing, prose, memoir, reportage, science and technology writing, playwriting, screenwriting and song lyrics. At PEA, she has written poetry and short stories, directed plays, written for the student newspaper's humor page and edited the Academy's student-run magazine.

"Whether I'm writing for myself or for school, I genuinely enjoy the vigor of the drafting and revision process. It's very satisfying to end up with something I'm happy with. And I've had a lot of fun here at [PEA] engaging in various arts and writing outlets," she says. "I am also thankful to the teachers who wrote my recommendations—two of whom really pushed me to hone my craft. That kind of confidence is worth a lot. It's something every young writer needs, and most don't have."

Phillips Exeter Bans Bottles

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Fenway Park Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Exeter alum Dana Wingate '10 was the first batter at the first game, an exhibition game between the Red Sox and Harvard   More...

Alum Harlan Kent '81, Yankee Candle CEO, Latest "Undercover Boss" on CBS Reality Show

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Holyoke, MA Football Star Plans on PEA

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Phillips Exeter Academy Launches Campuswide Plastic Water Bottle-Free Campaign

Exeter's new campaign is aimed to reduce the Academy's consumption by 45,936 bottles each year   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Hosts Spring 2012 Sustainability Film Series

Three revealing independent films probing the issues of light pollution, environmental refugees and mountaintop removal will be shown from March 23 through May 4, 2012.    More...

Courses of Instruction 2012-2013

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Lion's Eye Favorite: Phillips Exeter Academy Students Win Scholastic Art Awards

Twenty-two Phillips Exeter Academy students were recently awarded regional honors in the 2012 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards of New Hampshire. Operated by the state's Art Educators' Association, the awards program is part of Scholastic's National Art and Writing Awards Showcase—an annual publication and virtual gallery that highlight nationally-recognized work. The Showcase is part of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, which tracks the creative development of teenagers across the country each year.

Six Exonians earned regional Gold Key Art Awards: Albert Chu, an 11th grader from Exeter, NH, photography; Charles D. Gaillard, a 12th grader from Exeter, NH, drawing; Suzannah R. Glennon, an 11th grader from Greenland, NH, photography (two entries); Ji Young Jang, an 11th grader from Fort Lee, NJ, drawing and mixed media (two entries); Ashley Keem, a 10th grader from  Demarest, NJ, ceramics; and Lydia A. Sylla, a 9th grader from Portsmouth, NH, ceramics.

Eight Exonians were honored with Silver Key and Honorable Mention awards: Tyler W. Chapman, a 10th grader from Somersworth, NH, ceramics; Albert Chu, photography; Eva H. Elmore, a senior from Middletown, CT, painting; Ji Young Jang, drawing; Kaci B. Kus, a 10th grader from Amesbury, MA, painting; Ruslan A. Lucero, an 11th grader from Amesbury, MA, painting (two entries); Meghan R. Michel, a 9th grader from Stratham, NH, photography; Regina Saravia, a 12th grader from Concord, NH, photography (nine entries).

In this year's writing competition, four Exonians earned Gold Key awards, two in the competitive Writing Portfolio categories:  Caitlin E. Andrews, a senior from West Newbury, MA, writing portfolio and personal essay (two entries); Samantha L. Ardoin, a senior from Exeter, NH, poetry; Heather M. Seeley, a senior from Brentwood, NH, writing portfolio and short story (two entries); and Karen Yuan, an 11th grader from Montville, NJ, poetry.

Sixteen Exonians were also honored for their writing entries with Silver Key and Honorable Mention awards:  Ki Hong Ahn, a 10th grader from Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea, short story; Caitlin E. Andrews, personal essay/memoir; Samantha L. Ardoin, poetry; Albert Chu, various flash fiction, personal essays, journalism, short stories (six entries); Philip K. Decker, a 10th grader from Exeter, NH, poetry; June Han, a 9th grader from Bryn Mawr, PA, poetry; Ji Young Jang, poetry and personal essays, flash fiction (five entries); Andrew H. Kim, a 10th grader from New York City, NY, persuasive writing; Meghan R. Michel, persuasive writing, personal essay and flash fiction (three entries); Heather M. Seeley, personal essay/memoir and flash fiction (two entries); Ellen Xiang, a 9th grader from Houston, TX, short story; and Catherine Zhu, a 9th grader from Basking Ridge, NJ, flash fiction, poetry and short story (four entries).

Twin brothers Matthew and Michael Sullivan '12 make All-American at the National Prep Wrestling Championships

"To share an experience of being an All-American with your brother was pretty cool," Michael Sullivan says.   More...
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Brian Hart '12 Named Gatorade State Soccer Player of the Year

Award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field   More...
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Lamont Art Gallery presents "Into the Wood: Antonio Frasconi's Art for Children"

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 — Wednesday, February 22, 2012; Opening reception will be held Friday, January 20, 2012, 6:30-8 p.m.
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Exeter Arts this Weekend: Love and Lots More

It's love this weekend with the student production of Beauty and the Beast, a fitting end to a week that started with Valentine's Day. Belle and the Beast discover love the hard way, with help from a host of characters – Lumiere, Cogsworth and Madame de la Grande Bouche, to name a few. Directed by Rob Richards of the Theater and Dance Department, the musical boasts a 55-strong student cast and crew, with great costumes, sets, and instrumental music played by Exeter faculty.

"I couldn't help but tell this cast and crew that I love them," writes Richards in the show's Director's Notes. "You will soon discover some of the many reasons why. What you won't see is how hard they have worked, how much dedication, patience, goodwill and resolve they have put into this production . . . It was something of a beast, but one well worth embracing. Beauty always comes through. Thank you for your faith in a very meaningful fairy tale."

Beauty and the Beast runs Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. All seats are currently reserved. If you want to try your luck, come to the theater in person a half hour before curtain time to put your name on the wait list. Tickets that are not picked up will be given out prior to curtain.

The Concerto Competition takes place on Sunday from 10 a.m.- noon. Don't miss this annual event in which student instrumentalists perform a concerto movement for a jury of professional artists. The winners perform their piece with the Symphony Orchestra in the Spring Concert in May.

Writer Daniyal Mueenuddin: Bridging Pakistan and America

In a February assembly, the award-winning author of short fiction recounted his cross-cultural experiences and how they influenced his work.   More...

E-books Galore from the Academy Library

Over 70,000 titles in new collections   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Hosts Lecture with Environmental Leader Amory B. Lovins

One of the world's leading authorities on energy, environmental resources and the inventor of the ultralight-hybrid car will lead a public discussion in Assembly Hall   More...

17 Exeter Students Named Candidates for the Presidential Scholars Program

Frances R. David, Alan W. Dong, Alexander C. Ellison, Ana Rose W. Glidden, Rivka B. Hyland, Jeehae Kang, Sarah C. Kaseman, Changlin Ke, Seung Y. Kim, Anna O. Lynn, Maxwell Payson, Walter M. Ramsden, Morgan M. Snow, Lanna Wang, Colbert Ye, Yunxuan Zhang, Calla H. Zhou   More...

Phillips Exeter's Gilbert Concert Series Welcomes Classical Pianist Lise de la Salle

Phillips Exeter Academy continues its 13th annual Gilbert Concert Series with a performance by international concert pianist Lise de la Salle. The award-winning 23-year-old native of France has emerged as one of her generation's most exciting and skilled artists. This concert will be held at Phillips Exeter Academy on Tuesday, January 31, at 7 p.m., in Phillips Church, at Tan Lane and Front Street in Exeter. The event is free and open to the public.   More...

GV Volleyball: 2011 Season Roundup

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BV Water Polo: 2011 Season Roundup

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Phillips Exeter Academy Hosts Epic Storyteller Odds Bodkin Performing Young Hercules: The Legendary Bully

Storyteller and Musician Illustrates Lessons of Empathy Through Entertainment
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BV Soccer: 2011 Season Roundup

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Watch a Video Clip from 'Interventions in Memory: Exploring the Interstices of Music and Architecture'

Installation and concert, performed by Adjunct Music Instructors Jung Mi Lee and Jon Sakata on November 14, 2011 at the Academy library   More...

'Versatile Gray Brothers Leaving Mark at Exeter Academy'

Three day-student brothers talk about their experiences at PEA   More...

PEA Participates in 2011 N.H. Coastal Cleanup

Campaign removes 8,090 pounds of trash from coastal beaches   More...

Fall 2011 Sports Recognition Event Celebrates Teams' Success

With the fall sports season at an end, Exeter paused to recognize the hard work and team play of the school's athletes. Captains and coaches were seated on stage as Athletic Director Rob Morris thanked the teams for their outstanding performances and congratulated them on their dedication.  A change in the academic calendar caused the sports assembly to take place in the evening, allowing athletes, coaches and attendees to enjoy a more leisurely program.

Team captains and Most Valuable Players (MVPs) were then called to the stage to cheers and congratulatory hoots from fellow students. Here's a sample of what contributed to their athletic success this year:

Girls Cross-Country MVP Christine McEvoy '12: "Running varsity cross-country over the past 4 seasons has been one of the most defining experiences of my time at Exeter. I have grown to love running through the support of my cross-country coaches, Rick Parris and Gwyn Coogan ['83], as well as my track coach, Brandon Newbould. I wanted to help the team finish stronger at Interschols than we did last year, so I went into the summer ready to run more miles than I had logged in previous summers.  While I am honored to have received the MVP award, defeating Andover for the first time since 2005 at the Exeter/Andover race was equally exciting."

Football Co-MVP Cameron Shorey '12: "The success of the football team and my individual performance this year I mostly attribute to the relationships we had on the team. From the players to coaches and even the managers, we all supported one another and focused on the task at hand, which was winning games on Saturday. With that type of system, it makes it much easier to excel as individuals. The best part of being a co-MVP with Max Eberhart is being in such good company. I came into the season as a new member of the team and Max was a captain who really paved the way for us with his performance and leadership all year. I really appreciate being recognized alongside a guy of his caliber."

At the Table and Beyond

Pull up a seat at the Harkness table and watch Maddie Harrison '12 reflect on her experiences in and beyond the classroom.   More...

PEA's Shorey Wins NEPSAC Football Honor

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Brian Hart Recognized as Soccer All-Scholastic Winner

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New England High School Chess Champs!

Four Exeter students traveled to Connecticut for the New England High School Chess Championship, held December 10-11, 2011. They returned to campus championship leaders, having won gold for the Exeter team, and each placing individually within the top 10  players. Ellen Xiang '15 was 2nd overall, Luis Henriquez-Perez '12 placed 6th, Kevin Ma '13 placed 8th and David Zhao '14 placed 9th.

See the results at http://www.chesstour.com/fs-ne11-hc.htm...

Shooting Beauty Introduces Photo Workshop to Best Buddies Program at Phillips Exeter Academy

Photographs from this collaborative workshop will be on display from December 9-31 at the Lamont Gallery   More...

New! Access Exeter's Library via Mobile Interface

You can search for materials, put them on hold, and renew   More...

Boys XC Compete in Nike Cross Nationals Northeast Regional Meet

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PEA Alum Josh Owens Has Big Day in Stanford Basketball Win

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Exeter Sends Multiple Teams to Post-Season Tournaments

A variety of Exeter teams competed successfully in their respective fall tournaments, including boys and girls cross-country, boys water polo, girls volleyball, boys and girls socc   More...

Exeter Arts this Weekend: Antigone

It's tragedy this weekend, with a gripping production of Jean Anouilh's Antigone. The play, written in 1943 as a critique of France's Vichy government, is based on the classical drama by Sophocles.

"Antigone emerged as a natural choice for the fall mainstage production when, as a result of the Arab Spring, students began talking about the power of the individual to make changes in society," explains Sarah Ream, director of the production. "Antigone appealed to us because its protagonist is a teenager, a young woman who stands up to a system of injustice she finds intolerable. We hope her dilemma engages the compassion and empathy of the teenagers in our community today."

The Theater and Dance department collaborated with Classical Languages in preparation for the play. Jointly, they organized a campuswide Greek Tragedy Week, whose focus was to "underscore the relevance of Greek tragedy to our lives today," says Ream.

Carter Wiseman '63 Speaks on the Life and Work of Architect Louis Kahn

Scholar and author Carter Wiseman '63 discussed the contributions and legacy of architect Louis I. Kahn (1901–1974) at Assembly this morning and explored the nuances of one of Kahn's most famous works, the Class of 1945 Library.    More...

Zachary Gimbel Lehman '91 Named Headmaster of The Hill School

Exeter graduate becomes the school's 11th Headmaster   More...

John G. Palfrey Jr. '90 Named Andover's Head of School

Exeter graduate chosen as 15th Head of School to succeed Barbara Landis Chase   More...

Exeter Gives Phillips Andover the Blues

Boston Globe's recap of Exeter's stunning football victory over Andover   More...

Exeter in the World

Learn how Exeter is going global with student and faculty programs, both abroad and on campus   More...

Lamont Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca to Read at Phillips Exeter Academy

Jimmy Santiago Baca, a poet and advocate for humanity, writes about the marginalized and disenfranchised, using themes of addiction, imprisonment, community and America's Southwest barrios   More...

Phillips Exeter Hosts Academy Library's 40th Anniversary Celebration With "Interventions in Memory" Concert and Wentworth Institute Art Installation

The Historic "Moving of the Books" Canceled Classes Allowing Students to Assist in Setting Up New Library   More...

Lamont Art Gallery presents "Version 7: Works by Phillips Exeter Academy Art Department Faculty Carla Blakely, Larry Gene Howard, Steve Lewis, Rebecca Longley, Tara Misenheimer, Karen Burgess Smith and Gallery Manager Sara Zela"

Seven art instructors reveal their masterful and creative works -- photography, ceramics, painting and mixed media   More...

Exeter/Andover Games 2011

Football Game Streamed Live
To watch the game live online, set a bookmark for www.exeter.edu/EA2011. Or, go to PEA's Livestream channel.

Schedule of Events
At Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, Nov. 12
10:30:  BV Soccer
11:00: V Volleyball
12:00: V Field Hockey
12:30: GV Soccer
2:30: V Football

Interschols Events, Nov. 12
10:30-4:00:  BV Water Polo at Phillips Exeter Academy. (Check the Athletic Calendar for specific game times and competing teams.)

Cross Country at Phillips Academy (Andover): GV: 1:30; BV: 2:15; GJV: 3:00; BJV: 3:45. 

Please check the Athletics page for last-minute schedule changes.

PEA Hockey Coach Dana Barbin Among Six Inducted to N.H. Hall of Fame

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PEA Crew Coach Sally Morris Named USRowing Fan's Choice Junior Coach of the Year

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Coach Morris USRowing Junior Coach of the Year

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Coach Barbin Inducted into NH Hockey Hall of Fame

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Phillips Exeter Academy Students Elected as Early Members to Cum Laude Society

Nineteen Exonians receive notice to join local chapter of the stellar academic organization    More...

Maria G. Cabildo '85, Community Development Activist, Receives Phillips Exeter Academy's John Phillips Award

A leading advocate of affordable housing and quality of life services for residents in some of oldest communities in California is this year's recipient   More...

Harts Sets PEA Soccer Goal Record

Hart sets soccer goal record   More...
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Volleyball Team Reaching for Consistency, Playoffs

This is a team with great strengths that it hopes to exploit in its remaining matches. "We have girls that are strong in all areas of volleyball. We've got some great hitters for offense and passers for defense," says Xi '12. "As the season progressed, we've grown as a team. Our volleyball skills have improved with the coaches' help and overall, we've improved a lot. It's nice to see that the efforts we've made in practices pay off during the games, as shown by some of our wins." With more focus and consistent play, the team hopes to test those skills in the post-season.

With the season more than half over, the volleyball team is fighting for a place in the playoffs. "We need to win two of our remaining games to be considered for playoffs," says new coach, Bruce Shang. Currently ranked 6th in the league, PEA has 4 remaining opponents, 2 of which are currently ranked higher than Exeter.

Fresh off an impressive 3-0 win on Saturday against previously undefeated Deerfield Academy (game scores: 25-20, 25-19, 25-18), the girls are hoping to carry that momentum into the final 3rd of the season, and ultimately into the post-season.

Phillips Exeter Academy's Lamont Gallery presents "William Daley – Selected Works: 1967 – 2010"

Don't miss the exhibit of works by a leading figure in American studio ceramics. Exhibit closes October 22.    More...

History Instructor Amy Schwartz Publishes Article in "OAH Magazine of History"

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Phillips Exeter's Gilbert Concert Series Welcomes Alex Alvear and Manguito

Come hear Manguito, a Latin music ensemble led by Ecuadorian musician Alex Alvear, perform rumba, son, cha-cha-cha, salsa, bolero, merengue, plena and Latin jazz on October 25, in Phillips Church    More...

Ex-Maine high school basketball stars to play game in state

PEA basketball players to take on Maine Central Institute post-grads on January 7, 2012.   More...
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Urban Farmer, Community Food Advocate Will Allen to Speak at Phillips Exeter Academy

Agriculture pioneer's 3-acre farm annually produces over $250,000 worth of plants, vegetables and fish using sustainable methods   More...

"Sustainability Superstar Visits Phillips Exeter Academy"

Will Allen, founder and farmer-in-chief of Growing Power, Incorporated, will give a talk on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in Phillips Exeter Academy's Assembly Hall. From Seacoastonline.   More...
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See the Schedule for Family Weekend, October 14-17

See also FAQs, the Parking Map for Family Weekend, and the Accessible Campus Map   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Students Named 2012 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists

Thirty-three seniors from Phillips Exeter Academy have been named semi-finalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.    More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Opens Fall 2011 Sustainability Film Series

Learn more about the downside of depending on fossil fuels, secrets of the U.S. food industry and a conservationist's changing perspective on man's relationship with land    More...

Robert Mundheim '50 and the Continual Pursuit of Knowledge

On September 23, Mundheim, former General Counsel to the U.S. Treasury Department and Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, gave an Assembly address on the value of continuing education, thoughtful communication and non sibi.   More...

Phillips Exeter's First Emerita and Poet Laureate Pushes to Restore Poetry in Nation's Capital

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Watch New Hampshire Chronicle's Profile of a Student from India

The story of Geeta, center above, a student at Exeter's Summer School   More...

Fall Athletic Teams Have Impressive Debut

The fall athletic season began this week, in some cases without a great deal of time to get ready. Rosters were under active revision as several teams took to the field. Despite that, players were excited to take advantage of the warm weather and actually begin competing against other schools. Results from the first full slate of games were impressive as the 7 varsity teams all won their matches.

Here's a quick roundup of the home games:

Boys soccer has the early-season look of a team that could dominate. Its 6-0 win over Milton did nothing to discourage that idea, as the boys had 4 goals in the first 10 minutes.

Girls soccer is in something of a rebuilding year, but nevertheless was pleased with its 3-0 shutout of Tilton in a scrimmage test match. The game got off to a slow start and the first goal had to wait until a free kick by Carlin Zia gave Exeter a 1-0 lead shortly before half-time. The 2nd half featured strong defense by PEA and 2 more goals.

WMUR Features PEA Summer School Student from Prune, India

NH Chronicle Gets to Know Geeta Renuse from the Ashraya Initiative for Children   More...
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Aya Peters '11 Graphic Art Selected for National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Tour

Exonian was one of 56 artists, 46 writers and 12 filmmakers who works will be shown in several major cities, among them, Chicago, Portland, Miami and Philadelphia through 2012.   More...
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Lower Albert Chu's Prose "Sunrise" Published in The Apprentice Writer Magazine

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White House Blog Honors David Yang '13 for Winning Global Math Competition

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Congratulations to PEA's All-American Swimmers

Five PEA swimmers achieved the highly competitive goal of turning in All-American times during their 2010-2011 swim seasons at Exeter: Joe Shepley '14, Avery Reavill '12, Brooks Reavill '12, Will Parker '11 and Co-captain Duncan McIntire '11.  

Most noteworthy was prep Joe Shepley's success in having 3 All-American times: 100 yard Butterfly, 200 yard Freestyle Relay and 400 yard Freestyle Relay. Shepley was 1 of only 3 9th graders nationally who swam an All-American time in the Butterfly event.

Joining Shepley on the 200 Free Relay were teammates Avery and Brooks Reavill and Will Parker. The 400 Free Relay team consisted of Shepley, the Reavill twins and Duncan McIntire.

Both All-American relay times were set during the New England Championship meet and were major factors in the team receiving the second-place trophy. The girls also had a great meet, taking first place. Here are more details on the New England Championship meet.

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Virginia Student Wins First Prize at National Latin Convention

Seung Y. Kim Named President of the National Junior Classical League   More...

Hannah Wellington '14 on Winning Team at AAU Junior Olympics Tournament in New Orleans

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Alex Ellison '12 Presents Five-Year Odyssey at Sea at CT River Museum

Connecticut student recounts his family's remarkable sailing journey that encompassed five years and more than 25,000 nautical miles   More...
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Student Orientation and Registration Schedule 2011

Tuesday, September 6 - Sunday, September 11   More...

Christine Devlin '11 and Abbie Young '12 on U.S. JW8 Boat Earn Bronze at World Rowing Junior Championships

Finish times: Germany 6:20.16, Romania 6:23.66, USA 6:32.28. See more details on this race and others at wrjc2011.com. See photos at row2k.com. Read Devlin's account of the race at row2k.com.   More...

Phillips Exeter Student Wins Fourth Place in World Math Competition

USA Team Narrowly Misses First Place Behind China, Earns Six Gold Medals    More...

PEA Student Places Second, Earns Gold in the 52nd International Mathematical Olympiad

Upper David Yang ties for fourth best in the world   More...
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Five PEA Students Among 2011 USAMO Winners Honored in Washington, D.C.

Five Exonians Named as Highest Scorers Throughout the U.S.     More...
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PEA Undergoes Major Restoration Project

SeacoastOnline visits campus, interviews Roger Wakeman, director of Facilities Management   More...
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Walter Donovan '81 and Jim Tsai '81 Join Amherst College's Board of Trustees

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BLANK SPACE exhibits work by Art Instructor Tara Misenheimer

"In Portrait" opening reception Thursday, June 23rd, 6 - 8 p.m.   More...
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TED Fellow Q&A with Candy Chang '95

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Phillips Exeter Academy's Lamont Gallery presents "World Of Wonders: Photographs by Jimmy and Dena Katz"

Artists' Reception: Thursday, July 7, 2011, 5:00-6:30 p.m.   More...

The Summer Bulletin Is Online

See photos of graduation and read Principal Tom Hassan's Commencement address, learn how three international students have built second families at Exeter, find out more about NBA hopeful Josh Owens '07, and lots more...   More...
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Gotham Gigs: Rowing Coach Ryan McCarthy '06

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Phillips Exeter Academy Library Summer Concert Series Hosts Faculty Chamber Music Concert

Violin, Cello and Piano Ensemble will Perform Musical Selections by Haydn and Brahms    More...

Exeter Students Attend Second Student Global Leadership Institute at Punahou School, Hawaii

Two weeks of experiential learning and cultural exchange, followed by a yearlong collaboration on student-generated community projects   More...
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Library Summer Concert Series Hosts Vocalist Petra Pacaric, Pianist Tom LaMark

Phillips Exeter Academy's Library Summer Concert Series continues with the recital, "On the Sunny Side," a performance featuring vocalist Petra Pacaric and pianist Tom LaMark.

The musical duo's concert will include an array of Broadway and jazz compositions by Kurt Weill, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, as well as Argentine tangos and French chansons made famous by such artists as Carlos Gardel and Édith Piaf.  

The program is a continuation of Pacaric's 2005 cabaret-style concert series, "Café au Lait." Hosted by the Friends of the Academy Library of Phillips Exeter Academy, the concert will be held on Wednesday, July 13, 7 p.m. The concert series will be held inside Rockefeller Hall in the Class of 1945 Library, located on Front Street. The event is free and open to the public.

A native of Austria, Pacaric studied music and languages in Europe and Canada before coming to the U.S. She graduated from The Boston Conservatory after studying vocal performance. Pacaric has performed as a recitalist and soloist in opera and oratorio internationally and throughout New England. Her classical performances include collaborations with the New England Light Opera, Longwood Opera, Metrowest Symphony Orchestra, Nashua Symphony, the Westford Chorus, and extensive performances with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Pacaric currently lives in Portsmouth, NH.

LaMark is a pianist, arranger and conductor who graduated from the Berklee College of Music with a degree in arranging and composition. For more than 10 years, he worked with such musical celebrities as Aretha Franklin, Anthony Newley, The Smothers Brothers, and performed with such jazz icons as Dizzy Gillespie, Phil Woods, Buddy Rich and Johnny Hartman, among many others. LaMark also took his musical talent to the sea; he served as music director on seven consecutive world cruises of the Holland America and Royal Viking cruise lines. As director, he conducted a wide variety of daily shows. Currently, LaMark serves as musical director, arranger, and CD producer of the Boston area cabaret community and leader of the Tom LaMark Orchestra, based in Boston.

Sam Fuld '00 Profiled in The New Yorker

Super Sam: Early success for a late bloomer    More...
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Curious About Campus Renovation Projects this Summer?

Check out the Construction Impact Notices page from Facilities Management   More...
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PEA Seniors "Graduating to Division 1 Sports"

See a video of graduating seniors from New Hampshire who are going on to Division One teams in college, including Exeter's Dylan Ryan, Katrina Coogan, Anthony Baker, Rebecca  Ryan and Kathryn Tirrell   More...
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Sospiri Opens Phillips Exeter Academy's 2011 Library Summer Concert Series

Oboe, Bassoon and Piano Trio will Play Traditional and Original Works, Including Beethoven, Poulenc, Previn and Christopher Kies   More...

Two Poems by Charles Pratt '52 Featured on The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor

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NH Poet Laureate Walter E. Butts Showcases English Instructor Todd Hearon's Poetry

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GV Water Polo: 2011 Season Roundup

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GV Softball: 2011 Season Roundup

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Army-Bound, Phillips Exeter Graduate Named Gates Scholar

Only one of 1,000 recipients, Exonian looks to her future with pride   More...

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2011 Spring Sports Assembly Closes Out the Athletic Year

When the spring sports season ended, Exeter used one of its last student assemblies to recognize the hard work and team play of the school's athletes. Captains and coaches were seated on stage as Athletic Director Rob Morris called on the more than 400 athletes and 30-plus coaches to stand up for a round of applause. Morris thanked the coaches and congratulated the team captains, who each accepted certificates of achievement for all team athletes.

Next, Morris read season summaries for each team, calling out for particular merit the outstanding success of girls crew, which swept the New England Championships with first-place finishes for all 3 boats. The G1 crew went on to compete at the USRowing Youth Nationals in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on June 10-12, where they placed an impressive 4th overall. For more details, see USRowing Nationals.

Most Valuable Players (MVPs) were then called to the stage to cheers and congratulatory calls from fellow students.

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Exeter Youth Strings Performs National Anthem at New Hampshire Fisher Cats Memorial Day Baseball Game

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Girls Crew Places Fourth in Finals at USRowing Youth National Championships

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Chris and Nick Downer '06 Star in Winning 7s Collegiate Rugby Title for Dartmouth

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Friendships Feted at PEA Graduation

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NEIRA Results: All 6 Exeter Boats Earn Medals, Girls Boats Make Clean Sweep for First

The Girls boats 1-3 won the Team Point Trophy   More...

Phillips Exeter Students Make Math History at National Competition

Exonians Win Five of Top 12 Spots, Including Perfect Score   More...

Paul R. "Rick" Mahoney '61 Receives 2011 Founder's Day Award at Phillips Exeter Academy

Alum, teacher, adviser, coach, dorm head and administrator who earned respect and friendship of thousands of Exeter students, alumni/ae, faculty and staff   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Senior Facilities Administrator Elected President of Regional Industry Organization

Will Serve Two-Year Term and Oversee Annual Conference Held at PEA   More...

2010–11 George Bennett Fellow Tennessee Jones to Read from His Work at Phillips Exeter Academy

A native of East Tennessee and a resident of Brooklyn, New York, this year's writer-in-residence offers stories with interesting and sometimes raw perspectives.    More...

Phillips Exeter Hosts Talk with Pulitzer Prize-Winning National Columnist, Author Dan Barry

His latest work, Bottom of the 33rd, tells the story of the longest-running minor league baseball game played on Easter Sunday, 1981, for 32 unbroken innings   More...

Hear About the Experience of Randal Hernandez, Headed to Exeter as a Prep Next Fall

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Balanced Attack, Defense Produce Wins for LAX Boys

"The most fun for me is getting to know all the guys on the team and just hanging out and laxing together." "Laxing" may be a new word to those who don't follow lacrosse, but to prep Nick du Pont, who is now playing on Exeter's varsity lacrosse team and his teammates, the word captures the spirit of PEA's successful, demanding, yet nevertheless, fun lacrosse program.

When the season began, the team had one area of potential concern. "The big question mark was in the goal," said Coach Eric Bergofsky. "We graduated both varsity goalies. Coming up to the varsity were two JV goalies as unproven 11th-graders who had never faced varsity competition. Things got complicated when one of the two broke his thumb during spring break and has [since] been unable to play. Our new starting goalie, Charles Wilhelm '12, has given us what we needed – steadiness while doing a good job saving, and clearing the ball out of our zone."

Wilhelm does feel the pressure of being the only true goalie available for games. "There is a lot of pressure knowing that you are the last line of defense. I always feel nervous before games, but when I step on the field, instinct takes over. PG Paul Roche bravely stepped into the goal to serve as our backup for the time being, but the stress of possible injury is always at the back of my mind."

The Functional and the Aesthetic: Works by Joseph Pintz and Alison Williams

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Phillips Exeter Academy's Gilbert Concert Series Presents Soprano Charlotte Dobbs '01, Pianist Bonnie Wagner

Described as ". . . blessed with an angelic lyric soprano voice. . ." alumna will perform works by composers Fauré, Schubert and Granados   More...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Kay Ryan to Read at Phillips Exeter Academy

Twice named U.S. Poet Laureate (2008-2010), Ryan's latest award-winning work, The Best of It: New and Selected Poems, is a body of work that spans 45 years.   More...

English Instructor Ralph Sneeden Publishes Poem in Memorious

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Maine Basketball Athlete Braley to Attend PEA

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Prep School Broadens Shorey's Athletic Horizons

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Phillips Exeter Hosts Talk with Legal Scholar and NYU Professor Kenji Yoshino '87

Alumnus to Speak on "The White Handkerchief and the Black Glove: The Problem of 'Ocular Proof' from Othello to O.J. Simpson"    More...

Winter 2011 Bulletin Flipbook Format

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"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd hit a home run here. To play here and do something like that, it will be a night I remember forever."

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Sam Fuld '00 does it again, on Red Sox home turf this time

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Swim Teams Get a Kick out of New England Championship

"I don't think anyone anticipated that we would be repeat New England champions," says Girls Varsity Co-Captain Nicole Anderson '11 about the New England Championship meet held at Exeter on March 6. "It was an incredible meet, and it would not have been possible had we not been such a united, hardworking team."

The girls' first-place finish was all the more satisfying against an undefeated Andover squad, who had beaten Exeter less than 2 weeks earlier by a score of 105-81.

'Superman' Sam Fuld '00 on Tampa Bay Rays

Spectacular catch makes history. See the St. Petersburg Times story   More...
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Phillips Exeter Academy Senior Wins New Scholastic Art Award

Student to Receive Silver Medal, Scholarship Next Month at Carnegie Hall Ceremony in New York City   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Quiz Club Wins Trip to National Science Bowl

Team Takes New Hampshire Quiz Bowl League State Championship for the First Time   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Music Faculty Perform in Merseyside Reunion Concert

Twenty years ago this week, Seacoast musicians come together again to pay tribute to The Beatles and raise funds for middle school music competition    More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Hosts Tommy Gallant Memorial Jazz Concert Featuring Saxophonist Grace Kelly

Youngest-ever musician named DownBeat's "Rising Star" will perform on campus   More...

Instructor John Blackwell Selected as Teacher Mentor in 2011 NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program

Blackwell will help lead a team research project using large, previously unmined data sets. Team members will present their findings at the 2012 American Astronomical Society winter conference in Austin, TX.    More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Hosts Gilbert Concert Series with Manhattan Brass

Five musical masters who make up the musical group, Manhattan Brass, bring their dynamic and eye-opening repertoire to PEA's Phillips Church   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Hosts Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra's Return Performance Following Their Canadian Tour

The Phillips Exeter Academy Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra will perform their Canadian Tour Program this weekend for the PEA and Seacoast communities with works by American composers Stephen Paulus, Eric Whitacre, Damon Dandridge and Craig Hella Johnson, as well as selections by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Francis Poulenc and Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky, among others.

The ensembles recently returned from a five-day tour to Canada which included performances in Montreal, Quebec City, and on the island of Îles-aux-Coudres in the Charlevoix region of Quebec. The performance will be held Sunday, March 27, 2011, 4 p.m., at Phillips Church, located on the corner of Tan Lane and Front Street. The concert is free and open to the public.

See a Clip About Lazaro Cesar, a Student Headed to Exeter in September

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Phillips Exeter Academy English Instructor Erica Plouffe Lazure Wins Chapbook Award

Second Annual Prize Awards $1,000, Publication and Copies of Selected Long Story, Dry Dock    More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Baritone Andrew Garland Visits Campus

Baritone Andrew Garland, hailed by critics for his "grace, fervor and intelligence," came to campus to work with students and perform. During his visit, which was sponsored by the Gilbert Concert Series, Garland led over 40 students in a vocal master class.

Theo '11 performed "Heidenröslein" by Franz Schubert during the master class. At first nervous about performing for such an acclaimed artist, Theo ended up delighted with Garland's "casual and congenial" demeanor. 

"Mr. Garland's advice led me to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a singer," Theo says. "I was very focused on technique and proper sound production. In instructing me, Mr. Garland was more interested in communication: how well the performer communicates with the audience."

PEA Continues Yearlong Sustainability Film Series

From January to May, 5 documentaries explore current conditions in nature and the ongoing struggle between man the environment   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Upper Performs at New York's Carnegie Hall in the Crescendo International Music Competition

Musical Growth Continues with Hours of Practice for Upcoming Season of Contests   More...

Choir and Orchestra Tour Canada

60 students travel to Canada over spring break to perform in outreach and public concerts   More...

PEA's Lamont Gallery presents Contrary Elements: Works by Meredith Knapp Brickell and Stuart Ober

A painter and a ceramic artist, "both of whom are inspired by responding to observations and experiences in their surroundings."   More...

Phillips Exeter Skates to Beat World Record

Students organize longest conga line on ice   More...

Ex-chief of Staff Andrew Card Speaks at PEA

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Ted Probert P'12 Named New Director of AA&D

Principal Tom Hassan shared the following message with the alumni/ae body and members of the extended Exeter family after announcing that Ted Probert P'12 will become the next director of alumni/ae affairs and development.
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Exeter Arts this Weekend

Calling all lovers of the musical and the macabre. Exeter students perform Sweeney Todd this weekend at Fisher Theater's mainstage. The performance,    More...

PEA Hosts Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card

Campus visit to include assembly address and public evening talk   More...

Congratulations to Win Butler '98, Will Butler '01 and Arcade Fire

Winners of Grammy Album of the Year   More...

PEA English Instructor Ralph G. Sneeden's Poetry Set to Music

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PEA Hosts Princeton University Classics Professor Joshua T. Katz

Visiting Scholar to Examine Hieroglyphics, English in Public Evening Lectures   More...

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PEA Students Win Regional Scholastic Art Awards

Aya Peters, Spencer Corpuz took the 2011 top prizes at the NH Scholastic Art Awards regional competition with digital art works   More...

Basketball Team Takes Timeout to Visit Mark Wentworth Home

Shortly after classes ended at 12:30 p.m. on December 18, the basketball team climbed aboard a school bus – not to head to a basketball game or home for the winter break – but to the Mark Wentworth Home in Portsmouth, NH, to spend some time with its elderly residents.

"With four players new to the school and only three players returning from last year, we had a brand-new team," says Coach Jay Tilton. "It is important to develop a sense of community within the team. We want all our players to feel invested in our basketball program while embodying the mission of the school. This seemed like an opportunity for us to give back to some folks who enjoy the company of kids, while at the same time build some chemistry and closeness among our players and coaches."   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy English Instructor Todd Hearon's Poetry Set to Music

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PEA's Gilbert Concert Series Presents Baritone Andrew Garland, Pianist Donna Hallen Loewy

The man with "a big voice" and a "distinctly American presence" will perform Old American Works by Copland, Barber and Ives   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy English Instructor Matthew Miller's Poetry Set to Music

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Rohan Smith, Music Department Chair, and Eva Gruesser, Adjunct Instructor, Perform at Carnegie Hall

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NH Poet Laureate Walter E. Butts to Read at PEA

Local author of "Sunday Evening at the Stardust Cafe" and What to Say if the Birds Ask will visit campus and share his works   More...

Lamont Gallery Presents "Heroes: Works by Steve Schapiro"

Artist Reception: Friday, January 7, 2011, 6:30-8 p.m.
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Squash Teams Build Momentum

New Head Coach Fred Brussel believes he has an approach that will lead to individual and team success for his athletes. "I make everyone play the same drills," says Brussel. "There are no changes for girls vs. boys or better players vs. weaker players. I believe if I set up a situation that each person has to achieve, everyone is going to achieve [it]."

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PEA Track Finishes First in Local Meet

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PEA Hosts Gilbert Concert Series with Apple Hill String Quartet

Masterful interpretation of the classical works by well-known foursome who teach, perform and Play for Peace   More...

Exeter Invitational Hockey Tourney Draws Fans

Exeter hosted one of its most popular events for hockey fans – the Exeter Invitational – over the weekend of December 17-19.

This annual event draws school and hockey club teams from across New England. This year, it also included 1 team from Canada and 1 from Pennsylvania. It's a great opportunity for the Exeter players to show off their skills, while taking on teams with different styles and competitive techniques. According to Coach Dana Barbin, "For the last 17 years, the Exeter Invitational has seen excellent prep school hockey in mid-December. Every year, the 3-day event attracts countless college hockey coaches and professional scouts."

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Profile of PEA Football RB Robinson

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Lion's Eye Favorite: Musical Collaboration Creates "A Heaven of Song"

The performance of "Three Horizons," a musical premiere commissioned by Exeter's Concert Choir, was an evening of superlatives, by all accounts.

Based on a collaboration of the Concert Choir; PEA English Instructors Todd Hearon, Matt Miller and Ralph Sneeden; and Dover, NH-based choral composer Kevin Siegfried, the approximately 6-minute piece brought together "an amazing cross-pollination of artistic talents," says Miller. "I was grateful to have been included, and humbled by the artistry of everyone else involved."

"I'd been wanting to work with a living composer and have a piece commissioned for Concert Choir," explains Ryan Turner, music instructor and Concert Choir director

Upcoming Holiday Concert Ushers in Festive Season

A seasonal musical performance you won't want to miss is close at hand: the Phillips Exeter Academy's Holiday Concert, which will take place this Friday, December 10, at 7:00 p.m.

Over 2 hours, the event treats concert-goers to a tour de force of musical talent as more than 250 students and 10 major ensembles perform an expansive collection of classical and popular holiday pieces, including selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, a holiday singalong, and traditional choral favorites such as "Carol of the Bells" and "My Spirit Sang All Day."    More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Hosts Annual Holiday Concert

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Five Exeter Students Row in Head of the Charles

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Lion's Eye Favorite: "Be Vividly Alive," Urges Poet Robert Hass

Robert Hass, U.S. Poet Laureate (1995–1997), recipient of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for his Time and Materials: Poems 1997–2005, and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, came to campus recently as the first Lamont Poet in the school year. During his visit, he gave a public reading and met with English classes.

Hass started his evening reading with his translations of poems by Czeslaw Milosz. He moved on to haiku – first reading examples from 17th-century Japan and then continuing to his own. "It's amazing what can be done with small forms and small forms of noticing," he said as he spoke of his love of haiku.

Hass completed his hourlong reading with selections from Time and Materials and his most recently published book, The Apple Trees at Olema: New and Selected Poems. Between poems, Hass spoke conversationally

PEA Students Elected as Early Members to Cum Laude Society

More than a baker's dozen receive the nod   More...

We Did It Again! Exeter Beats Andover Football in Stunning Win

The Exeter football team thrilled the fans with its dramatic win in today's meeting between the perennial high school rivals. Exeter's skill in running with the ball beat out Andover's strategy. See the ESPN Boston article on the game...  See The Boston Globe story...

Captain, receiver and defensive back Justin Norris '11 summed up his feelings about how important this game was as he finished up his football career at Exeter. "This game was called 'a season in itself' by the coaching staff. Most of the new guys don't fully

Campus Rallies for Exeter/Andover Games

Today's spirit assembly was charged with energy and high spirits. Students cheered lustily as the Red Bandits and Principal Tom Hassan rallied the school to give its support to the many athletes taking to the fields this weekend.

Friday evening extends the fun as the Snake Dance – led by cavorting Red Bandits – winds its way from dorm to dorm, growing in length and excitement as it makes its way to the playing fields. Once there, the fun continues as the students, athletes and coaches gather at the annual bonfire for the remaining festivities.

Phillips Exeter Academy Performs "Three Horizons" Concert

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PEA's Social Service Organization (ESSO) Hosts Benefit Concert for Pakistan Flood Victims

An evening of music, song, dance, and food to aid families impacted in the latest natural disaster in South Asia   More...

Beyond Contents: New Works by Jessie Pollock and Jane El Simpson

Two local artists present textured paintings, encaustic and shallow-sculptured works featuring environment and family legacy    More...

Fall 2010 Exeter/Andover Game Schedule

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Phillips Exeter Academy's Exeter Social Service Organization Hosts Film Showing, MZUNGU (n.) White-Wanderer

Four Americans who find true happiness while serving in Africa, return home forever changed   More...

NH Poet Laureate Walter E. Butts Showcases English Instructor Kelly Flynn's Poetry

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PEA Kicks Off Year-Long Sustainability Film Series

Monthly Films and Discussions Raise Climate Change Awareness, Invite Community Participation   More...

Water Polo Poised with a 9-3 Record and Strong Team Spirit

"I'm pleased with how we've started the season," says Don Mills, coach of boys water polo. "Our strength is that we've been able to adjust and adapt in each game, even though many have been close in the first half."

Marc '11, team captain, is justly proud of the current 9-3 record. "One of the team's biggest strengths is its balance. Unlike other teams that revolve around one or two strong, skilled players, Exeter polo prides itself on a diverse set of athletes who specialize in different aspects of the game, but are sound overall."

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Phillips Exeter Academy Hosts Gilbert Concert Series with Maritime Musician, Historian David Coffin

Coffin and local jazz pianist Kent Allyn to perform songs from Life at Sea: A Voyage in Song    More...

Phillips Exeter Hosts Talk with Political Blogger, Columnist Andrew Sullivan

Leading commentator to speak on "The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back"   More...

Coaches Focus on Preparing Athletes to Compete

With the 2010 fall sports season just getting in gear, it falls on the shoulders of PEA's experienced coaches to make sure that the school's many talented athletes develop the skills to succeed.

In the middle of the afternoon, a walk around the sporting facilities and fields shows athletes hard at work practicing the techniques they'll need to compete over the next few months. Coaches are visible as they carry on the Exeter tradition of teaching – this time outside the classroom – as they encourage their players.

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PEA Opens Fall Concert Series With Jim Howe Memorial Jazz Performance Featuring Vocalist April Hall

April Hall: "...a voice of honey and smoke, with a vital blues and gospel-informed swagger..." - The Boston Globe 2009 review  
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Principal Hassan's 2010 Opening Assembly Speech

View a short video and read the full text of Principal Tom Hassan's remark from Opening Assembly as Exeter began its 230th school year.   More...

Phillips Exeter Students Earn Gold, Bronze Medals at this Year's China Girls Mathematics Olympiad

Rising Seniors Among World's Most Competitive Female Math Students   More...

Bronze-medalist Adisa Kruayatidee '11 Talks about the Challenges and Fun of the China Girls Math Competition

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Exonians Earn 2010 National Merit, Achievement Scholarship Awards

More than a baker's dozen receive aid for college, accolades for academic results   More...

Paul Broadnax Quartet to Perform at PEA Library's Summer Concert Series

Second of six concerts features new and familiar local jazz musicians   More...

Rebecca Ryan '11 Named US Lacrosse All-American

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Christine Devlin '11, Abby Loucks '10 Invited to 2010 Junior Women's U.S. Rowing Selection Camp

Camp selects crew for U.S. junior women's eight and junior women's four at 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships in August   More...
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Paul Sullivan '73 Performs at Phillips Exeter Academy in Library's Summer Concert Series

The annual event opens tonight with the first of six free concerts with local musicians and faculty members performing   More...

PEA Writers' Workshop Hosts Reading by House of Sand and Fog Author, Andre Dubus III

Local author's visit highlights debut of week-long seminar for instructors and writers   More...

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2010 Spring Teams Recognized at Sports Assembly

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John D. "Jack" Herney '46, '69, '71, '74, '92, '95 (Hon.) Receives 2010 Founder's Day Award at Phillips Exeter Academy

After 40 years of service to the Academy, beloved history teacher and administrator receives cherished honor   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy, Gilbert Concert Series Presents Dido & Aeneas, an Opera by Henry Purcell

Brenda Patterson '95, Mezzo-Soprano, to Perform Lead Role as Dido, Queen of Carthage   More...

Bond Created Through Sports

Two former Exeter athletes created family bond through sports   More...

PEA Students Win National Scholastic Art, Writing Awards, Scholarships

Exonians Honored at Carnegie Hall Awards Ceremony in New York City   More...

Exeter's Slingerland Named Lacrosse All-American

Exeter's standout lacrosse mid-fielder named All-American   More...
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Exeter Boys Lacrosse Relies on Local Talent

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Upper Katie Sullivan Heads to USA Hockey National Camp

Exeter hockey player heads to National Camp for 3rd year in a row   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Students Win Writing Awards, Scholarships

Personal essays, memoirs and writing portfolio entries bring home gold and silver medals   More...

PEA Hosts Talk by National Book Award Winner Dr. Carlos M. N. Eire

Yale Professor will Speak on His Experiences as a Writer, Historian and Cuban Refugee    More...

Science Instructor John Blackwell Receives National Astronomy Award

Using observatory instruments and research-grade telescopes, Blackwell assists in searching for asteroids, supernovae and more   More...

Renowned Poet W. S. Merwin to Read at PEA

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Chicago Basketball Player Exeter-Bound

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Maine Basketball Standout Decides on Exeter

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PEA Students Contend for Finals in 2010 National Biology Olympiad

Final exam results could send Exonians to a leading two-week biology training program this summer at Purdue University    More...

New Hampshire High Schools Collaborate on Student Environmental Action

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Classmates from Chicago Row Their Way to Exeter

Chicago inner-city rowing club leads to post-grad year at Exeter for 2 classmates   More...
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Phillips Exeter Student from Massachusetts Awarded Siemens Foundation Scholarship

One of two top winners in New Hampshire based on AP scores in math and science classes   More...

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Saxophonist Vincent Herring Headlines Annual Tommy Gallant Memorial Jazz Concert

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PEA Students Score High on National Math Exam and Qualify for the American Invitational Mathematics Exam

Students continue rigorous preparation with eyes on International Mathematical Olympiad this summer in Kazakhstan   More...

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Phillips Exeter Academy Hosts Documentary on Muslims' Opinions

Film Examines Gallup Poll's Responses From 1.3 Billion Muslims      More...

GV Swimming Creates Waves with First Place at New Englands

Follows undefeated season   More...

PEA Students Win Regional, National Math Competitions

PEA Math Club Members Take First Overall at HMMT and Mandelbrot Tournaments   More...

PEA Students Named National Merit, Achievement Scholarship Finalists

22 National Merit finalists, 7 National Achievement finalists   More...

New Jersey Student Noted by Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Organization for Essay

Evan Soltas '12 recognized for essay   More...

PEA Students Proceed to Destination ImagiNation State Finals in Two Categories

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Academy Library Named Among 'The Most Amazing Libraries in the World'

World's largest secondary school library makes The Huffington Post's architectural list   More...

Comolli Sisters Achieve Basketball Scoring Milestones

Read about Comolli sisters basketball success as they wind up their careers at Exeter.   More...
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Academy Hosts Eminent Scholar Harold Holzer in Celebration of Local Lincoln Anniversary

Review of Lincoln's 1860 visit to New England, examining the speech and political tour that contributed to his legendary status   More...

Environmental Advocate Van Jones to Speak at PEA

Green Collar Guru Jones addresses topics, Green Collar Jobs and the economy, the environmental and its challenges and solutions   More...

Green Cup Challenge – Watch the Progress!

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PEA Presents Classic Chinese Play, Thunderstorm

Classic, Romantic Love Story by Renowned "Asian Shakespeare" Tsao Yu    More...

Composer Rob Kapilow Performs for Gilbert Concert Series

Unraveling the mysteries of classic music for all audiences to enjoy and learn...   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Students Win Scholastic Art Awards, Scholarships

Twenty-one Exonians earn regional awards for photography, drawing, printmaking, painting, ceramics and glass   More...

Winter 2010 Sports Photo Gallery

Browse some pictures from the 2010 winter sports season   More...

Gilbert Concert Series Opens with Performance by Lewin-Muresanu Duo

Performance combines skill and talents of Romanian violinist and American pianist with compelling synergy and musical command   More...

Awards for Boys Soccer

Multiple award handed out to soccer boys   More...

In Her Own Words, 14-Year-Old Susan Tells What It's Like Being a Student at Exeter

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Good Genes: PEA Upper Katrina Coogan Follows in the Footsteps of Her Olympian Parents

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Phillips Exeter Football Celebrates Perfection

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2009 Holiday Concert Excerpts

 Hear the West African Drumming Ensemble perform Everybody! We Are Going to Celebrate!...

 Hear the Glee Club and Chamber Orchestra perform The Little Organ Mass by Franz Josef Haydn...

The Holiday Concert, held at nearby Exeter High School this year, also included performances by the Women's Chorus, Concert Choir, Stage Band, Concert Band, Symphonia, Symphony Orchestra and the Exeter High School Concert Band.    More...

Dining Holiday Cheer Brings Smiles

Winter Wonderland Dinner—a seasonal favorite on campus—took place last Friday, with smiles on faces and a winter chill in the air. The varied and healthy menu included Tossed Green Salad with Cranberries, Feta Cheese and Candied Walnuts, Prime Rib au Jus and Cornish Game Hens à l'Orange, Tri-Colored Tortellini Primavera, Potato Pancakes with Sour Cream and Applesauce, and Whoopie Pies filled with Peppermint Ice Cream and Chocolate Ganache.

It's no easy task satisfying the appetites of 1,000 teens and a diverse adult population. Dining Services keeps its finger on the pulse of the community through regular meetings with students from the Student Council Services Committee, as well as an online comment form for     More...

Sustainability Documentary Series Hosts Project Laundry List Forum

Conservation leader speaks on humanity's biggest crisis: laundry   More...

Sustainability Documentary Series Hosts Filmmaker Curt Ellis and New Film, Big River

New film focuses on wide variety of pollution that waters attract   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Celebrating the Gift of Giving

Excitement buzzed at Exeter's Harris Family Children's Center (HFCC) as kindergartners and preschoolers gathered in the Harkness Conservatory – a large, sun-filled room – to decorate rolls of white paper with paint and glitter. "We're making wrapping paper!" gleefully exclaimed one kindergartner. "I like the glitter on my hands," chimed another.

Recently, Mary Driscoll, HFCC director, invited the center's students to donate one of their own toys for local children in need of holiday gifts. "In keeping with the Academy's philosophy of non sibi (not for oneself), we thought this would be an opportune time of year to teach and to celebrate the gift of giving," Driscoll explains.    More...

Two Academy Students Win in Math Prize for Girls Competition

Shijie "Joy" Zheng '11, Adisa Kruayatidee '11 place in top 5; In Young Cho '11 receives honorable mention in national challenge   More...

Boys Hockey Starts New Season

Boys hockey season gets off to a good start.   More...

Girls Hockey Prepares for New Season

A new season means new players stepping up.   More...
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Boys/Girls Cross Country: 2009 Season Roundup

Here's a roundup of this past season.   More...

Boys Water Polo: 2009 Season Roundup

Here's a roundup of this past season.    More...

Field Hockey: 2009 Season Roundup

Here's a roundup of this past season.   More...

Football: 2009 Season Roundup

Here's a roundup of this past season.    More...

Boys/Girls Soccer: 2009 Season Roundup

Here's a roundup of this past season.   More...

Volleyball: 2009 Season Roundup

Here's a roundup of this past season.    More...

Exeter Football Wins New England Championship

Overtime heroics lead to New England Championship win over Hotchkiss   More...
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PEA Hosts Annual Holiday Concert at Exeter High School

This year's program features musical selections from A Charlie Brown Christmas    More...

Fall Sports Teams Celebrate Successful Close to Season

With the fall sports season at an end, Exeter paused to recognize the hard work and team play of the school's athletes. Captains and coaches were seated on stage as Athletic Director Rob Morris thanked the teams for their outstanding performances and congratulated them on their dedication.

He also thanked the student body on its great support for the teams during this year's soggy Exeter/Andover    More...

PEA Music Department Performs St. Cecilia's Day Concert

Members of the Chamber Orchestra, Concert Choir, Glee Club and voice faculty Susan Consoli, soprano, to perform works by Haydn   More...

Shijie (Joy) Zheng '11 Wins Second Place in National Math Competition for High School Girls

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Exeter Tops Andover in Annual Contest

Exeter relies on a strong running attack in win against Andover   More...
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BIG RED Football Trounces Andover 31 to 14

They've done it again! This is the third time in history that BIG RED football had an undefeated season – the previous two were in 2003 and 1956. 

Relentless running by Alex Scyocurka secured the win. Scyocurka, who ran for 2 touchdowns in today's game, has set a new Exeter record by garnering 30 touchdowns in a single season. Quarterback Danny Guadagnoli scored Exeter's 2nd TD on a 2-yard run during the 2nd quarter. David Mothander also scored a touchdown on a 38 yard reception across the middle, which he ran straight into the corner of the end zone to close out the first half.  

Read the Boston Globe article on the game...      More...

BIG RED Trounces Andover 31 to 14

They've done it again! This is the third time in history that BIG RED football had an undefeated season – the previous two were in 2003 and 1956. 

Relentless running by Alex Scyocurka secured the win. Scyocurka, who ran for 2 touchdowns in today's game, has set a new Exeter record by garnering 30 touchdowns in a single season. Quarterback Danny Guadagnoli scored Exeter's 2nd TD on a 2-yard run during the 2nd quarter. David Mothander also scored a touchdown on a 38 yard reception across the middle, which he ran straight into the corner of the end zone to close out the first half. 
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Lion's Eye Favorite: In George Washington's Footsteps

When Kent McConnell's U.S. History classes met in the Revolutionary-era Folsom Tavern, located adjacent to campus, conversation was lively. Thomas Paine was a popular topic, as students held a Harkness discussion around an antique table. And so was George Washington. Nothing could have been more apropos, since Washington himself visited the tavern in 1789.

"To have a discussion in the same building that General George Washington had previously occupied was an interesting fusion between old ideas and new," says Cornelia, an upper who feels that her visits to local historical sites have enriched her sense of the period. "Great things were uttered in the room before we got there, so it was our duty to try and uphold that    More...

Exeter Quarterback Keeps His Focus During Winning Season

Exeter Quarterback Guadagnoli describes his adjustment to Exeter and long-term goals.   More...
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Pianist Gabriel Chodos to Perform at PEA

Performance is this year's Guest Artist Recital given as part of  PEA's Music Department 2009 Fall Concert Series   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: "I Wish These Paintings Could Talk!"

It was the pure-at-heart reviewing children's illustrator Allen Say's exhibit recently at Lamont Gallery, when kindergartners from Harris Family Children's Center responded with enthusiasm and wonder. Listening to the story, "Emma's Rug," with Say's illustrations of a young Asian artist, Ms. Peluso and Ms. Kosow's class of kindergartners discussed what they heard and saw.

"I like the picture with the cat!" said one class member. "I like the bird," said another, after the story was read. Another youngster described the part he liked best. "My favorite was the part when Emma put her    More...

Profile of 2009-2010 Basketball Team

Here's a profile of Exeter's basketball team for the upcoming 2009-2010 season.   More...
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Basketball Senior Puts in Hard Work

This senior works hard getting ready for upcoming season   More...
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Homecoming Schedule of Sporting Events 2009

Undefeated football matches up against Andover, along with boys and girls soccer, field hockey and volleyball   More...

Swamp Slime and Tombstone Brownies!

Today is Halloween at Exeter and students are dressed to surprise. They're all here – ballerinas (one in pink Wellingtons), devils, rock stars, cowboys, even a human Christmas tree – going to class and enjoying the change in routine.

On this cool fall day, the students came together on the quad to view the judging of best skit, fortified by hot chocolate, cider and Munchkins (the donut kind). Five groups performed from the balcony of Jeremiah Smith Hall. Judges awarded points – from 1 (not good) to 10 (superlative).

First prize went to the 4 students who took on civics with their rendition of "The Second Amendment – The Right to Bear Arms." Aya '11, Alayna '11, Alexander '11 and Eric '10 horsed around (or beared around?), some

Amnesty International Club Holds Death Penalty Teach-In for Death-Row Inmate

Students, Amnest International leaders and the community come together to learn about the death penalty   More...

Exonians Call for Climate Change Legislation

Last Sunday, hundreds of students, employees and community members gathered on the Academy Building lawn to support progressive climate change    More...

"In Pursuit of Truths" from The Exeter Bulletin, Fall 2009

"What is Harkness?"  Few questions are tossed around more often at Exeter, but a single definitive method never surfaces among the answers. Common ideas about great truths, and about teaching, have been shattered in the years since Edward Harkness first expressed    More...

PEA Welcomes Renowned Investigative Reporter/Author Bob Woodward

Seasoned Journalist Will Lecture on "The Press and the Presidency: Nixon to Obama"    More...

Celebrating Exeter in Art

When Principal Tom Hassan started to think about decorating his office this summer, the thought of art came to mind.

"I wanted to celebrate my 2 predecessors with whom I worked directly – Principals Ty Tingley and Kendra Stearns O'Donnell," explains Principal Hassan. "And I wanted to salute student artwork."

Over the summer, Principal Hassan looked at art portfolios. He chose a photograph of flying birds by Tingley and an O'Donnell painting of two women relaxing in armchairs.

Once the term started, Principal Hassan turned to Exeter's Art Department for a student's artwork.    More...

PEA, '350.org' Raise Awareness with Aerial Photo, Guest Speakers at Environmental Rally

Over 350 students and community will form the mascot Red Lion for an aerial photo, promoting climate change legislation   More...

Parents' Weekend Starts Today

Welcome family and friends! This weekend's near-peak foliage is the perfect backdrop for exploring Exeter's campus, going to classes, watching sports practices and meeting faculty.

While planning your activities, check out the Parents' Weekend Program of Events. Got questions? The Information Center located in the Phelps Science Center can help you out. Check out the interactive campus map for helpful information.

Here are a few of the weekend's highlights:    More...

Nicholas Katzenbach '39; P'67, P'68, Former Attorney General and Undersecretary during the Johnson Administration, Receives the John Phillips Award

Born into a family immersed in public service, Katzenbach held a pivotal role in ending racial segregation in the United States    More...

Roland Merullo '71 Speaks to Preps about Writing

Exeter's 200 preps are taking Junior Studies, a program required for all 9th-graders that immerses new Exonians in Harkness and all things Exeter.

A major focus of the Junior Studies program, which has been a mainstay of the prep experience for the last 20 years, is learning to write – descriptive, narrative and analytical pieces.

Recently, Roland Merullo '71 – author of many novels and memoirs, including American Savior, Golfing with God, A Little Love Story, Revere Beach Boulevard,    More...

Poet Naomi Shihab Nye to Read at PEA

First poet in the Phillips Exeter Academy Library's Lamont Poet Program for 2009-2010   More...

Exeter Democratic Club hosts An Evening with Wendell Potter, Insurance Company Whistle-blower

Former CIGNA chief calls for total industry reform, on Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m., Elting Room, Phillips Hall. All are welcome.   More...

PEA Gardens Help Local Food Pantry

The Farm and Garden Club has been giving away the farm—for a worthy cause.

This year, club members have offered weekly    More...

Bio of Exeter Rower Louise Breen

Read USRowing bio of Louise Breen, World Junior Rowing Championship winner   More...
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Exeter Alum Sam Fuld Blasts First Home Run in Majors (Video)

Former Exeter player, Sam Fuld hits his first homer in the majors for the Chicago Cubs on Oct. 4, 2009.   More...
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Spotlight on BV Soccer

BV Soccer is off to a strong 5-0 start this season (as of October 2), with a recent noteworthy win at perennial powerhouse Loomis Chaffee.

Coach A.J. Cosgrove recalls the hard-fought game. "Trailing 1-0, Loomis tied it in the 2nd half with about 30 minutes to go. They put a lot of pressure on us. Instead of collapsing, we took it to them for about 15 minutes and were able to regain a 2-goal lead." He continued, "Near the end of the game, we gave up their 2nd goal, making the score 3-2. Loomis was putting tons of pressure on us. Our guys were all tired, but they stuck it out and    More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Students Elected as Early Members to Cum Laude Society

Sixteen of Exeter's highest performing seniors receive the invitation to this long-standing honor   More...

PEA Hosts Talk with Religious Scholar and Author Dr. Reza Aslan

Will Speak on Iranian-American Relations and His Recently Published Work, How to Win a Cosmic War   More...

Phillips Exeter Partners With Climate Counts to Host No Impact Man Sustainability Documentary

Evening forum and film viewing    More...

BV Football in Strong Win over Worcester Academy

Exeter football dominates over Worcester Academy   More...
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Snacks on the Quadrangle

Warm, sunny weather. A midmorning break from classes. Growing, hungry bodies. What does it all add up to? A great reason to hand out snacks in the quadrangle!

When Exeter temporarily canceled assemblies last week as a precaution against H1N1 spread, the opportunity arose. Principal Tom Hassan came up with the idea to use the 30-minute time slot to let students catch up on calories and socialize. 

Students love the cookies and granola bars. Everyone enjoys the chance to spend a few minutes relaxing and getting to know each other. 

Here are a few pictures from Tuesday's alfresco    More...

Faculty Jazz Ensemble Features Tribute to Paul Verrette in Jim Howe Memorial Concert

Honoree served local and regional musical community for more than 30 years   More...

Academy Life Day: Connecting with Old and New Friends

With classes barely into their second full week, students old and new headed cross-campus or cross-town to enjoy a fun break together.  Jon '10 took time out from the Webster inter-dorm competitions to recall that "Academy Life Day was when I first got to know the older students in the dorm. It's worth taking the day because it can make it easier for us to do dorm activities and sports."

Organized by dorm on a class-free day, Academy Life Day runs the gamut from face-painting on campus and informal athletic games and competitions, to apple-picking and visits to the nearby beaches or mountains for hiking.   More...

PEA Seniors Earn Top Tennis Ranking in New England

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Exeter Twins Receive Top Tennis Ranking

Exeter twins receive top rankings in New England   More...
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Interview with Exeter Squash Coach Randall

Coach Randall comments on the changes and challenges of prep school squash in this interview.   More...
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Big Red Football Runs for National Breast Cancer Foundation

Big Red football has a new color: pink. The 55-strong team has been collecting donations for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, handing out pink lanyards as a thank you to contributors.   More...

Let Classes Begin!

In his first Opening Assembly, Exeter's 14th Principal Tom Hassan spoke with excitement to the fully packed Assembly Hall. He focused on Exeter's traditions, the founding Deed of Gift, his 20 years at Exeter working with 2 previous principals – Kendra Stearns O'Donnell and Tyler Tingley – and the importance of "learning from one another."

Hassan talked about the history of the Academy and the tremendous impact of the Harkness gift. "I was struck by the Deed's passage detailing the primary duty of our school: 'instructing youth, not only in the English and Latin grammar, writing, arithmetic, and those sciences   More...

New Students Are Here!

349 new students are flocking to campus today. They join just over 700  returning students as Exeter starts the new academic year. Today's perfect  weather – sunny and 70 degrees – has everyone smiling.

Alexandria, a new prep, was excited to be back on campus as a day student after having spent two summers attending Exeter's Summer School. "It feels like being at Summer School, but at the same time completely different," she explained. "I'm excited about studying   More...

Exeter Summer School Student from Malawi Profiled on The Early Show (CBS)

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H1N1 Preparedness Planning

Precautions in place for the school year   More...

A Girl's Journey: From Dollar-a-Day Malawi to Elite US Prep School

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"The Ultimate Game" from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2009

Think tossing a Frisbee is a pastime only for lazy summer days at the beach or park? Think again.

Exeter students have been playing competitive Ultimate Frisbee—a limited-contact sport with similarities to rugby or American football—against other schools in New England for four years now, including tournament    More...

"Profiles of Proficiency" from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2009

It could be the flash of hand to buzzer or the steady scratching of pencil to paper as time drains from a clock. It might be a late-night stroll in the U.S. Capitol or the patient revision of an editorial. Between classes, on nights and weekends, Exonians take on challenges that test intellect, promote ideals, and provide creative outlets.
Meet four graduates, amongst many, who have garnered national, regional and local recognition for their    More...

PEA Faculty, Staff, Students and Alums Turn Out for President Obama's Town Hall on Health Care Reform

Members of the Phillips Exeter community turned out strong Tuesday when President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting at Portsmouth High School on health care reform. More than 1,800 attended the two-hour afternoon event, held in the school's gymnasium.

More than several hundred demonstrators rallied outside in the afternoon heat, both for and against the newly proposed legislation. PEA faculty, staff, students and alumni/ae were on hand, volunteering as event organizers, staffers and as community residents interested in learning more about the issue.   More...

Louise Breen '10, US Women's Eight Team, Bring Home Gold from World Rowing Junior Championships

They've won! Louise Breen '10 and the other members of the junior women's eight brought home gold this weekend in one of the last races of the day at the World Rowing Junior Championships, held in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France.

The US crew finished the course with a time of 06:26:89, earning the only gold medal for the US that day. The crew is now Olympic Champion Eight, and holds the World's Best Time. The US beat out the New Zealand and German crews, and the top three finishers earned a place for their country in the Youth Olympic Games next August in Singapore. The race's final results were:  1. USA, 2. New Zealand, 3. Germany, 4. Romania, 5. France, 6. Russia.   More...

The Green Revolution Gains Speed at ACCESS EXETER

ACCESS EXETER, a summer program designed for 8th and 9th graders, is going green like never before. This is the second year of the Project Exeter: Greener Earth cluster, one of 6 clusters offered. Co-taught by 3 faculty, Greener Earth focuses on environmental science, political science and art (art activism and green design).

Gregory, who hails from Palo Alto and is going into 8th grade in the fall, chose Greener Earth "because I really wanted to learn about environmental issues." He enjoys the three sub-areas: Alternative Energy Sources, Advocating Change, and Why Art: Creating for a Plant at Risk. "Each of the individual components of the cluster appealed to a certain interest of mine," he adds.   More...

Julie Scolnik '74 to Perform in Bejeweled: Musical Gems for Flute, Cello and Harp

Works performed by composers Ibert, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Veracini and Ravel, among others
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Louise Breen '10 Moves on to Finals at World Rowing Junior Championships in France

Today at Brive-la-Gaillarde, the U.S. Junior Women's eight boat excelled, coming in first in the qualifying heat against Germany and New Zealand. The U.S. boat crossed the finish line in 6:35:75, a 2.93-second lead. The U.S. time also bested the 4 boats in the other JW8+ qualifying heat – France, Hungary, Romania and Russia. Romania placed first in the 4-team heat with a time of 6:42:90.

The U.S. JW8+ boat, with Louise Breen '10 on crew, now moves directly to the finals on Saturday August 8th. They will race against Romania and winners of    More...

Shijie Zheng '11 Selected as Member of U.S. Team for 2009 China Girls Mathematical Olympiad

7 high schoolers chosen from across the country by Mathematical Sciences Research Institute; Olympiad runs from August 11 - 16   More...
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Tony Carelli Quintet to Perform in Library Summer Concert Series

Group performs a variety "Hard Bop" era jazz standards and classics    More...

"Peace One Day" Founder Talks about Annual Day of Global Nonviolence

Jeremy Gilley, founder of the non-profit "Peace One Day," a movement started in 1999 to establish an annual day of peace, came to Exeter recently to discuss his project and lead open discussions with students. His message was simple: I've set up a day of peace on September 21. I want your help in making this day a success around the world.

Gilley, a filmmaker, also showed students a powerful 9-minute film, which summarizes his project. (See it yourself at http://www.peaceoneday.org/). During his visit to campus, Gilley hosted an evening screening of the film, met with students in history and religion classes,    More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Kids Meet the Animals at Harris Family Children's Center

Exeter's Harris Family Children's Center (HFCC) is a place of fun and discovery for kids. Last week, over 30 children – aged 3 to 8 – watched a special animal presentation by Wildlife Encounters Zoo. The children loved the animals – hairy and scaly, large and small. 

 See what it's like to pet a lizard (yuck!) and listen to the cockatoo (wow!)…

 Hear children talk about their animal favorites…      More...

Clarinetist Christine Fell and Pianist Arlene Kies Perform at PEA's Library Summer Concert Series

Duo's repertoire includes classical and jazz standards by Brahms, Schubert and Art Shaw, among others   More...

PEA New Hampshire Student Named to the 2009 Junior National Women's Eight Rowing Team

Rising senior to compete in France next month among some of the world's top junior rowers   More...

PEA Receives Publication Awards from the New England Museum Association (NEMA)

Academy earns First Place and Honorable Mention from regional gallery group   More...

The Jay Geils/Gerry Beaudoin Quintet Performs in Library Summer Concert Series

The quintet will perform a historical array of jazz, blues and swing guitar standards   More...

PEA Students Elected to Cum Laude Society

Sixty-three seniors now members of the oldest chapter of the national academic honor society for high school students   More...

PEA Quiz Team put to the test during 2008-09 school year

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Paul Sullivan '73 Performs in Library's Summer Concert Series

Pianist, composer, jazz performer and PEA alum renders old, new and original jazz and classical works   More...

PEA Girls Crew Wins First Silver Medal at USRowing National Championship

Crew GV1 Eight Brings Home Highest Award in Program's History    More...

Exeter's GV1 Eight Wins Silver at USRowing Youth Nationals

"To stand in Cincinnati, Ohio representing New England was one of the greatest feelings I've ever had!" exclaimed Co-Captain Tamar Nisbett '10 after Exeter's girls 8 received their silver medals.

Over this past weekend, the G8 Crew powered their boat into Exeter athletic history by winning the silver at the 2009 USRowing Youth National Championships, held in Cincinnati on Lake Harsha. The regatta brings together the best of young rowers—more than 1,500 athletes, from 140 programs competing for titles in 18 events.    More...

Golf: 2009 Season Roundup

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Girls Track: 2009 Season Roundup

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Girls Tennis: 2009 Season Roundup

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Girls Water Polo: 2009 Season Roundup

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Girls Lacrosse: 2009 Season Roundup

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Academy Places Second in the Nation at 2009 ARML Math Competition

All members of the math club qualified by ranking to take the USAMO, the nation's pinnacle mathematics exam for students   More...

Exeter Student Among Top 12 Winners at U.S. Mathematics Olympiad

Graduating Senior Ranked Among Highest Scorers, Invited to Attend the Summer Program for International Competition   More...

Girls Softball: 2009 Season Roundup

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Boys Track: 2009 Season Roundup

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Cycling: 2009 Season Roundup

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Boys Tennis: 2009 Season Roundup

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Girls Crew: 2009 Season Roundup

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Principal Tyler C. Tingley and Morgan Tingley - Photo Exhibit

The Library's current exhibit features wildlife photography by Principal Ty Tingley and his son Morgan '99.   More...

Exhibit Honoring Principal Tyler C. Tingley

A special exhibit honoring the Academy's 13th Principal.   More...

Boys Crew: 2009 Season Roundup

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Boys Baseball: 2009 Season Roundup

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Boys Lacrosse: 2009 Season Roundup

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Graduation Awards and Prizes

List of recipients in the class of 2009 announced at graduation   More...

Graduation 2009

Exeter's 228th graduation took place under sunny skies on Sunday, June 7. The ceremony was marked by smiles and joyful celebration in the 70-degree heat.

Noelle M. Braddock, president of the senior class, welcomed family and friends from the podium. Braddock started her brief speech stating that she was honored to represent the "bright, outstanding, spirited and ridiculously good-looking class of 2009!"

She referred to the many accomplishments of her class, and the closeness it developed through the shared experience of loss: the death of a classmate and 4 faculty members. "Every moment leads to another moment," she concluded. "Exeter will always be part of our present."   See photos...      More...

Exonians Earn 2009 National Merit, Achievement Scholarship Awards

Out of Thousands, Nineteen Exonians Named Scholars, Earning Awards for College   More...

2009 Spring Season Sports MVPs Awarded

Here's a list of the MVPs for the spring 2009 sports teams   More...

Girls Crew Heads to Nationals Again this Year

The excitement is building for girls crew – the varsity-eight first boat is heading to Cincinnati, OH, for the 2009 USRowing Youth National Championships on June 12-14.

"It feels amazing!" says Erin '09. "All season long we have been dreaming about going to Nationals, and the fact that our dream has come true makes all of the rainy days, freezing weather and aching bodies worth it."

On May 24, countless hours of focused training allowed girls crew to dominate the recent New England Championships with their varsity eight boats.     More...

Richard L. Smith '66 Receives the 2009 Founder's Day Award

Former Academy Trustee and advocate held pivotal role in strengthening financial aid for middle-income families    More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Girls JV Lacrosse Team Helps Clean Up the Beach

The 22-strong JV girls lacrosse team recently switched nets for beaches to donate an afternoon's practice time to shore cleanup. They drove to nearby Rye Harbor State Park – a mere 15 miles from Exeter's campus    More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Hundreds Turn Out for Asian Festival

What do Korean-style ribs, sushi, origami, traditional Asian dress, Chinese dumplings, Chinese harp    More...

Girls Crew Takes New England First

Girls eight take first in New England Rowing Association Championship   More...
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Lion's Eye Favorite: Lamont Younger Poets Read Their Works

The Lamont Younger Poets Prize has been awarded each spring since 2004 to a small group of lowers and uppers. The prize recognizes "promise as well as achievement in the early years of a student's developing craft."

This year's award recipients – Sophie Haigney '12, James Fahey '11 and Alex Olapade '11 – recently gave a reading of their poems at the Class of 1945 Library. 

All three Lamont Younger Poets are voracious readers, but with very different tastes. Sophie's inspiration comes from poets Walt Whitman, Carolyn Forché, Mark Strand and C.K. Williams, and song lyrics – particularly from the   More...

Satire this Weekend at Fisher Theater

The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux, performed and presented by the Senior Acting Ensemble, goes up this Friday in Fisher Theater. Written in 1943 and first performed after Giraudoux's death in 1945, the satire is seen as a criticism of French collaborators who sought profit from the Nazi occupation of World War II.

Cary Wendell, designer/technical director of Fisher Theater, summarizes the play's action: "Some    More...

Lamont Gallery Hosts Annual Senior Art Show

More than 170 works by senior artists will be on display   More...

Exeter Jazz Combos

Student jazz groups perform   More...

Exeter Lacrosse Player Selected for National Senior Showcase Roster

Exeter Lacrosse player makes Senior Showcase roster   More...
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Today is "Waviest" Principal's Day Ever!

Principal's Day is a longstanding Exeter tradition — a surprise day off from classes, giving students some well-deserved R&R. This year, it's also the last Principal's Day to be hosted by Ty Tingley, who will retire on June 30.

Today's relaxation included a celebratory all-school cookout where students saluted Tingley with a special student-designed T-shirt and a banner signed by the entire student body. The T-shirt read on the front:

"Ty Tingley
Phillips Exeter's
'One' Principal"   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Students Learn About the Environment from 5,000-Year-Old Ice Sample

Up-close investigation of a piece of 5,000-year-old history is the stuff of dreams for most. But, that's just what 14 uppers and seniors did recently in "Chemistry of the Environment" class when Eric Kelsey – Ph.D. candidate at the University of New Hampshire – brought an ice core from Antarctica to the Phelps Science Center.

Students stood inches away from the rare core, which UNH scientists had gathered from a depth of 191 yards beneath Newall Glacier's surface. They discussed the environmental meaning of the bubbles, striations, and markings visible in the ancient sample.

Kelsey, who studies at UNH's Institute for the    More...

Student Concert

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2008 George Bennett Fellow Fiona McFarlane to Read from her Works

Pushcart Prize and National Magazine Award nominee   More...

Students Explore Social Justice through Colombian Prism

With the help of 3 gifted speakers at this year's Robbins Memorial Symposium, Exeter students explored the challenging theme of Colombia's long and ongoing struggle for social justice.

"The Symposium opened my eyes to the lack of understanding most Americans, including myself, have about the nature of this conflict," says Ilana '09, who is taking Exeter's course Contemporary Latin America. "It showed the humanity of a country too often maligned as a hopeless gulag of drugs and violence."     More...

Trish Regan '91 Visits Campus

Trish Regan, anchor of CNBC's "The Call" and frequent analyst for "NBC Nightly News" and "The Today Show," recently spoke to students about careers. Her advice: think big, experiment, rely on your Exeter skills, and never underestimate the value of real-life experience gained through internships and similar opportunities.

Regan talked about her life with insight and humor. "It's hard to know what you want to do," she said to students gathered in the Assembly Hall. "At your age, I wanted to be an opera singer." She told anecdotes about her career, and how each move led her to new opportunities and challenges. 

"Two minutes on TV was an eternity," said Regan, whose first TV break was an internship with "NBC Nightly    More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Senior Wins National Writing Awards

Student to be Honored at New York City's Carnegie Hall in June   More...

Psychiatrist and Human Development Specialist Dr. George E. Vaillant '51; '59 (Hon.) Gives Talk

Will Speak on Recently Published Work, Spiritual Evolution - How we are Wired for Faith, Hope, and Love   More...

Jeanette J. Wat '09 Named 2009 Presidential Scholar

One of 141 students selected from the United States and one of two from New Hampshire   More...

PEA Students Win Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

National Gold Key Winner to be Honored at New York City's Carnegie Hall on June 4   More...

PEA Hosts Annual Tommy Gallant Memorial Jazz Concert Featuring Vocalist Sheila Jordan

Faculty jazz ensemble perform in honor of former musician, educator   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Exonians Love a Quiz Challenge – in English or Latin

Exeter's Quiz Club has had a stellar year. They're currently in Washington, D.C. for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Science Bowl Championship, which takes place from April 30 to May 5. Selection for the national championship is based on a highly competitive series of regional matches. Exeter's team joins 450 students from 67 high school and 36 middle school teams.

 Quiz team adviser reports that Exeter ties for second place in the Fermi Division at the National Science Bowl Championship.   More...

Girls Water Polo Making a Splash

Girls water polo is off to a 4 and 2 start this season--great testament to a team that typically comes together over a season -- as girls who have never played water polo before learn the sport.

"With most of us coming out of swim season--an overwhelmingly individual sport--it has been a tough transition into a wholly team sport, but it is working out really well," says Virginia '11. Fellow swimmer Catherine '12 finds that she enjoys the change to more physical competition. "Being aggressive and playing hard are necessary, but really fun after a non-contact sport like swimming. It feels great when you can physically push someone out of your way to get to your goal!"

Watch the team play at Andover on March 29, in an important match against Loomis.     More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Six Exonians Travel to U.N. for International Conference on Women

"I loved the conference," says Dasol '10, one of 6 Exonian members of Girls Learn International who traveled to New York for the 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, hosted by the United Nations.

"It was such a rewarding experience and gave me an opportunity to connect with so many amazing people from different Non-Governmental Organizations," explains Dasol, who wants to major in African history in college. "During one point in the conference, I was talking    More...

PEA English Instructor Matt W. Miller and Poet Ashley Capps to Read From Their Works

Selections from Mistaking the Sea for Green Fields and Cameo Diner: Poems will be among those heard   More...

Faculty Recital: Mezzo-Soprano Petra Pacaric Performs with Pianist Allan DiBiase

Works by de Falla, Mahler & Heggie to be performed
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"FEARLESS" Athletic Art Exhibit

Photographic display of high school athletes who make statements both on the field and off   More...

Lamont Poet Patricia Smith to Read at Phillips Exeter Academy

Four-time National Poetry Slam champion features poems from Blood Dazzler, chronicling the devastation of Hurricane Katrina   More...

Community Action Day

Today, more than 1,000 Exonians – the entire student body and faculty, along with other PEA volunteers – traveled to area woods, schools, playgrounds, farms, churches, beaches, hospices, and housing developments. They volunteered their time on more than 70 community-based projects. Activities included: clearing of leaves and debris left over from this winter's damaging ice storms, working with children in local schools and day care facilities, and assisting churches and libraries with building maintenance.

Community Action Day is a collaboration between Exeter Social Service Organization (ESSO), the school's sustainability program and the office of student activities. The focus is on community involvement and choice. Many of the projects promote the principles of Earth Day,    More...

Academy Hosts Haley Lecture Guest Professor La Vinia Jennings

Winner of the 2008 Toni Morrison Society Book Prize Speaks to English Department Faculty, Community   More...

Keone Hon '07 Runs Some Interesting Numbers on the Boston Marathon

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Dean Jane Cadwell Panelist at Bard College Conference on Plagiarism in the Digital Age

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Granite State Superchallenge: Exeter Competes Against Hollis-Brookline H. S.

Airs Thursday, April 16 at 8:30 p.m.    More...

Exeter's Robbins Memorial Symposium Holds Forum on Social Justice in South America

Educators, journalists and cultural experts will view the movie La Sierra and hold an open discussion of life in Colombia    More...

Academy's Destination ImagiNation Team Wins State Competition, Prepares for Global Match in Tennessee

Exonians compete to win in global 'DI' competition, using teamwork, intellect and creativity   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: From Origami to Calculus

"He was brilliant!" said Forest '10 about the recent visit of Dr. Thomas Hull, author of Project Origami, Activities for Exploring Mathematics and associate professor of mathematics at Western New England College.

Hull started assembly with a quick-paced, hands-on project. "Draw a dot in the middle of the paper," Hull instructed, as Exeter's 1,000 students picked up the 4-inch sheets that had been placed on Assembly Hall seats. "Now fold through the dot, any fold you want." After a few seconds, he added: "Now fold through the dot again. If you're feeling adventurous, make another fold. And again, as many times as you want."

"Now, unfold the paper," Hull continued. The students observed a series of "valleys" (dips) and

"Dr. Sydnee Goddard's Madagascar Safari" from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2009

While on sabbatical last fall, I traveled to Madagascar with a group of six visitors and a Malagasy guide. I had long wanted to observe and document this island, which was separated from the southeast coast of Africa 160 million years ago. Due to its evolutionary isolation, the vast majority of species on Madagascar are seen nowhere else but on this island. These endemic species are assembled in rich and exciting ecosystems.

To capture the breadth of the country, I explored five ecological regions—rain forest, spiny desert, dry deciduous forest and coastal habitats—where I

"No Better Exit: Rick Mahoney's Final Game" from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2009

On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the girls varsity basketball team capped Rick Mahoney's coaching career by defeating Phillips Andover 51-48. For Mahoney   More...

"Picking Up the Stick" from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2009

One afternoon, Nino Scalamandre '80 found himself on a lacrosse field in an Exeter uniform.

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"Moving the Table" from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2009

In the span of one month, Aida Conroy '09 has gone from being an only child to having two younger brothers. She walks them home every day after school and sometimes spoils them with candy. She's also gotten pretty good haggling at the local market, and can usually cut the price for an item she wants in half. Conroy, who was once unable to identify Taichung on a map, can now navigate the maze of streets in Taiwan's third-largest city with ease.

She thinks entirely in Chinese, too, and what she thinks is that her time in Asia has been better than she had ever expected.    More...

CNBC's Trish Regan '91 Visits Exeter

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Exeter Shakespeare Society Takes on The Tempest

Shakespeare's The Tempest goes up on Fisher Theater's Black Box stage this weekend. The 16-strong cast promise an innovative interpretation of this entirely student-produced play, which has been called both a comedy and a romance.

The director, Emma '09, selected The Tempest because "it's so beautifully written. I've been in it, so I had some familiarity with the show going in, which made the size of the project less intimidating. I like that there's room for a kind of ensemble – the spirits. Prospero is technically the lead, and he talks the most, but the rest of the     More...

Phillips Exeter Hosts Third "Women in Islam" Night

Open discussion on women and their changing roles in Islamic culture is hosted by PEA's Muslim Student Association   More...

Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra Spring Tour

Final performance in Phillips Church, Exeter on April 7   More...

Emmanuel Music Performs in PEA's Gilbert Concert Series

Following a two-day residency, Emmanuel Music and members of PEA's Concert Choir & Chamber Orchestra collaborate in concert   More...

"Experience Exeter" Welcomes Admitted Students

Over the last 4 days, many of the students offered admission to Exeter have come to campus for "Experience Exeter," a one-day program that lets future Exonians – and their parents – learn all about Harkness, athletics, dorms, social life, and all things Exeter.

This year, Exeter offered admission to 509 students – 16 percent of the total pool of 3,183 – the largest number of applicants in the school's history.

Ross and Jody, parents of Rose, were delighted with their morning visit to Astronomy I, taught by instructor John Blackwell. "This was the only place Rose     More...

Mendelssohn Madness – A Bicentenary Concert

Chamber music performed by faculty and guests   More...

Watch Exeter Compete Against Hollis-Brookline High School in the Granite State Superchallenge

Friday, April 3, 6 p.m. on WMUR-TV, Channel 11, and again on Saturday, April 4, 8:30 a.m   More...

Spring Concert Tour Final Performance April 7

The second collaborative tour of Exeter's Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra took place to rave reviews during spring vacation. Don't miss the final performance this coming Tuesday, April 7, at 7:00 p.m. in Phillips Church, Exeter. See the program... 

"The tour was exceptional," says Ryan Turner, Exeter's director of choral studies and concert series manager. "Our student musicians grew a tremendous amount, both musically and personally, over the course of 5 days. Their performances displayed remarkable focus, musicality and passion."
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Lion's Eye Favorite: Conditioning Program Strengthens Athletes

Athletes at all levels are benefiting from sports training programs that help tune and tone performance. Now, the PEA community—from varsity athletes to workout enthusiasts—can enhance their skills and     More...

PEA Quiz Club Wins Trip to National Science Bowl in Nation's Capital

Newly Formed Team of Five Take Regional Championship on First Attempt   More...

Boys Squash: 2009 Season Roundup

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Girls Ice Hockey: 2009 Season Roundup

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Girls Squash: 2009 Season Roundup

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Girls Swimming and Diving: 2009 Season Roundup

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Boys and Girls Winter Track: 2009 Season Roundup

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Boys Swimming and Diving: 2009 Season Roundup

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Girls Basketball: 2009 Season Roundup

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National College Board Honors Hispanic Students at Phillips Exeter Academy for Academic Achievement

Nine Exonians receive Honorable Mention or Scholar Certificates by the National Hispanic Recognition Program   More...

Academy Students Contend for Finals in 2009 National Biology Olympiad

First-time biology competitors aiming for positions on national and Olympiad teams   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Barney Frank Wows Students

Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, came to Exeter recently to discuss his experiences as an advocate of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, and as an economic leader.

Frank, twice nominated by Capitol Hill staffers as the "brainiest," "funniest" and "most eloquent"     More...

Academy Captures First Place in Regional Computer Programming Contest

Exeter's Two-Member Team Beats 24 Teams in Fourth-Annual New England Contest   More...

Frugal 'Funky' Fashion Show Closes Out this Year's GCC

Nervous excitement was in the air at this year's Frugal Fashion Expo. The last event of the 2009 Green Cup Challenge—held late last month—was attended by a crowd of more than 60 Exonians, including 13 student models and a handful of parents, to experience the latest in 'gently used' goods on display and for sale at the student-run Exeter Exchange store.

Each student model, looking Exeter chic, coordinated runway outfits using Exchange clothing and accessories. Parents and friends stood in the 'wings,'     More...

Academy Hosts Annual Shakespeare Conference for Teachers

Teachers from across the country study Anthony and Cleopatra this summer through stage production, film and Harkness discussion   More...

Jazz Brunch Hits the Right Notes

Students welcomed the opportunity to unwind with classmates during this year's annual Jazz Brunch: a culinary adventure of tasty and fun foods, complemented by the mellow notes of faculty and student Jazz Bands.

Anticipatory students were lined up on the snowy walkway when the doors to the Elm St. Dining Hall opened at 9:00 a.m. They discovered a menu based on the theme of the Four Elements (fire, air, water, earth). Dishes included: spicy beef stir fry, rock candy,     More...

Max Henry de La Bruyère '09 Named Morehead-Cain Scholar

One of 70 students selected for prestigious program   More...

WPEA Radio Host Interviews "ER" Star Anthony Edwards

Upper Paul Joyce, host of "Traditional Country: Sounds of Yesteryear," interviews one of his favorite TV stars, Anthony Edwards    More...

Paul Joyce '10 Interviews "ER" Star Anthony Andrews on Exeter's Radio Station

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Exeter Teams Gearing Up for Playoffs

Strong seasons lead to playoff berths for BV Hockey, GV Hockey and GV Basketball   More...

Academy Hosts Winter Choral Concert

The Concert Choir, Women's Chorus, Madrigal Singers and a cappella groups will perform   More...

Faculty Follies Does it Again: Surprise!

Faculty Follies – a long-standing tradition in which Exeter faculty perform for students in a surprise Assembly – took place last week to rousing cheers, sing-alongs and lots of laughter. This year's event was marked by faculty roller skating through Assembly Hall, live rock 'n' roll, and an appearance by The Temptations (replete with dance routines and lip-synching).

Two MCs – History instructors Bruce Pruitt and Jack Herney – introduced the acts. "You will see faculty here in ways you have not seen them before," explained Herney to the already laughing Assembly Hall. "What you    More...

Faculty Recital

Vanessa Holroyd, flute, Joy Cline Phinney, piano, Amadi Hummings, viola, play works by Telemann, Liebermann, Paganini & Francaix   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Falafel Ball

Hundreds of Exonians turned out for dancing, fortunetelling, eating and music at Exeter's recent Falafel Ball, billed as a Middle Eastern Bazaar.

Karim Nagi, a teacher of Arab music, dance and culture, visited campus for an all-school Assembly and to perform at the ball. At Assembly, he played drums and cymbals, and performed Arab folk dance.

Nagi, who has come to Exeter seven years running, sees his visits as a way to bridge cultural differences through education. "It's a chance for us to be human with each other, not statistics," said Nagi, an Egyptian, to the students at Assembly. "Come to the Falafel Ball to learn about other cultures. It will make it easier to solve problems in the future."    More...

Academy Students Named 2009 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Twenty-two seniors from Exeter have been named 2009 National Merit Finalists   More...

Exeter Students Named 2009 National Achievement Scholarship Finalists

Six Exonians recognized as outstanding African American high school students   More...

Highlights from Recent Sports Action

With only several weeks left in the season, Exeter athletes are competing hard for every win. Recent home action included a 4-0 shutout by the GV hockey team against Kimball Union Academy. On February 18, GV Squash fought their way to a 4-3 win , while BV Basketball   More...

Flutist Vanessa Holroyd Performs with Violist Amadi Azikiwe and Pianist Joy Cline Phinney at Faculty Recital

Trio performs works by Telemann, Liebermann, Paganini, Francaix, and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson   More...

GCC Documentary Series: "Flow"

Learn about the World Water Crisis in this award-winning documentary   More...

Gilbert Concert Series: Trio Globo

"Fusion music in the best sense—an organic mixture of jazz, classical and world music that defies categorization." — Jazz Now   More...

Mountaintop Removal Activist Visits Academy During Green Cup Challenge

A visit from 'mountain keeper' and environmentalist Larry Gibson during this month's Green Cup Challenge introduced the process of mountaintop removal, and its impact on the earth.

For some who attended a forum and viewing of "Black Diamonds," an award-winning documentary on community resistance to the rise of mountaintop removal coal mines in the Appalachian states, this was a new concept. For Gibson, a native of West Virginia, it's "one of the most destructive practices in the U.S. today."

Most people look at mountains and see large,    More...

GCC Documentary Series: "Dimming the Sun"

NOVA program explores the impact of reduced sunlight reaching the earth   More...

Academy, TMS Architects Honored with Top Environmental Construction Award

Faculty homes first to earn Gold, making three out of 10 LEED-certified residences in New Hampshire   More...

"A Valentine Potpourri" Concert by Academy Faculty

Instrumentalists and vocalists perform love songs   More...

Winter Thaw Weekend: It Was Cold, but Fun

Winter Thaw's frigid temperatures drove students inside, but didn't stop them from having fun. They gathered in the Phelps Academy Center to enjoy games hosted     More...

"Nature's Classroom Engages Students" from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2009

Sometimes learning happens unexpectedly on the face of a cliff or on the summit of a mountain—or even on a tree limb close to home.

Science Instructor David Gulick keeps this in mind when he plans activities for the fall Outdoor Challenge (ODC) course, where the agenda may include hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking and paddling, among other activities.

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Photo Highlights from Feb. 4 Sports Action

The gyms, courts, rinks and Cage are busy places on Wednesdays with buses disgorging athletes   More...

James Van Der Zee Photography Exhibit

In recognition of Black History Month the Library is displaying a signed portfolio of 18 photographs taken by Harlem photographer, James Van Der Zee.   More...

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Spotlight on Wrestling

Wrestlers test their strength and agility against other athletes with body blows, arm locks, and leg and arm wrenching. Why do they choose this demanding form of athletic competition? "I like to challenge myself to push as far as I can go, to see how disciplined I can be and what my limits are," says Raffie '09.

"The thing I find most challenging about wrestling is the mind set," says Colin '09, who has been on the wrestling team for several years. "Our coaches always find a way to create competitive teams and uphold the prestige associated with the Academy. It is because of them that it's easy for me to enjoy wrestling at Exeter."

Part of the sport's attraction may be its 14 weight classes, which let athletes of all sizes compete against similarly sized opponents. Another appeal is that 

Phillips Exeter Senior Named MVM of Boys Cross-Country Team

Thomas Leger was honored for his team's selection of the 'Most Valuable Member' during a school-wide sports assembly last fall.   More...
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Film Showing: "The Greening of Southie"

First film in the Green Cup Challenge documentary series   More...

Exeter Students Win Art Awards, Scholarships

More than 17 students awarded key pins and scholarships in this year's Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Showcase   More...

QB Donnelly Commits to Brown University

Pat Donnelly is excited to be heading to Brown's Division I football program.   More...
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Gilbert Concert Series Performance by Trio Globo

Renowned cellist, harmonica/pianist, and percussionist will hold master class with students   More...

Faculty Recital

Paul MacDowell, violin, and Arlene Kies, piano, play works by Beethoven, Franck, Mozart and Sarasate   More...

Green Cup Challenge 2009: We're Counting!

The Green Cup Challenge kicked off Monday with a visit from Wood Turner, Executive Director of Climate Counts, an organization working to "bring consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change."

Turner spoke to the all-school Assembly and met separately with over 50 Environmental Proctors (E-Proctors). He discussed the role consumers can play in convincing companies to change their ways. "You are in a good position to help motivate classmates, your families and people you know," said Turner to the E-Proctors. He encouraged students to build awareness about    More...

MLK Day 2009 Asks: "Where Have We Been?" "Where Are We Going?"

Exeter celebrates MLK Day today with special presentations and performances. All students attended "Stories," the opening session, which highlighted words and music by students, faculty and staff.

Monique '10 welcomed the crowd of 1,000 students, and several hundred faculty and staff gathered in Love Gym with these words, "We've come a long way." She continued, this is "a journey…that we have to walk to understand. To understand where we've been and where we're going."

Monique was followed by other students, many

Exeter Joins 150 U.S. Schools in Growing Fourth Annual Interscholastic "Green Cup Challenge"

More than 100,000 expected to participate in the month-long challenge   More...

Violinist Paul MacDowell and Pianist Arlene Kies to Perform at Faculty Recital

Musical instructors will perform works by Beethoven, Franck, Mozart and Sarasate   More...

Exonians Watch as Obama Takes the Oath

With cheers and a standing ovation, Exeter students and faculty watched as Barack Obama took the oath of office as the country's 44th President. Exeter created a special class schedule to allow students to watch the key ceremonies on a large screen in the Assembly Hall.

Jack Herney, history instructor, introduced the live telecast. "We are doing at Exeter what we rarely do: interrupting our schedules," he said.  "Americans are joined by people all over the world today to watch the inauguration." Herney continued, "We all know why this one is different: the person and the circumstances…the issue of race has been the curse of our national history," adding that today's inauguration is a milestone. But, we are "still unfinished in addressing the divisiveness in our nation." Herney compared the economic     More...

Lamont Poet Major Jackson: "A Pleasurable Kind of Ambiguity"

It's not every day high schoolers get to talk one-on-one with renowned poets. That's exactly what happened when Major Jackson, author of Leaving Saturn (2002) and Hoops (2006), came to campus. Jackson is the most recent in a distinguished line of Lamont Poets. The Lamont Poetry Series, which started in 1983 with the visit of Jorge Luis Borges, invites two poets each year to read from their work and meet with students.

Jackson, who seeks to achieve "a pleasurable kind of ambiguity" in his poems, met with over 100 students in a series of informal question-and-answer     More...

Artists get creative at the Lamont Gallery

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Jeanette Wat '09 Named Semifinalist in 2008-09 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology

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Exeter Exchange Making a Difference

Sustainability efforts at Exeter run the gamut, from simple turn-off-the-light campaigns to major green building projects.

This year, 32 of Exeter's dedicated environmentalists have been volunteering at the Exeter Exchange, a clothing, furniture and goods recycling "store" located in the Davis Center. The Exchange carries everything from flip-flops to computer monitors, CDs, blue jeans and games.

"The Exchange makes us more aware of what we throw away, because we know that there will be someone on campus who will appreciate what we have grown out of," explains Ariana, the senior who manages the store. "On a more personal level, the Exchange brings people together around interesting and perhaps wacky items who normally wouldn't be hanging out together."    More...

Guitarist Eric Sinclair to Perform at Faculty Recital

Eric Sinclair, guitar & vocals, plays "Six Strings, Ten Fingers & One Voice, with Words, vol.3."   More...

Girls Hockey Stuns Brewster in Tournament Sudden-Death Overtime

The girls varsity hockey team stunned undefeated Brewster Academy in a thrilling and tense sudden-death contest to become champions of the first annual Exeter Invitational New Year's Tournament. "From the drop of the first puck to the 2:31 sudden-death overtime goal, the girls never let up," said Coach Melissa Pacific.

The first period was a scoreless one despite great action at both ends, as Exeter and Brewster swapped exciting scoring chances.

At 9:12 in the second period, Exeter scored first. Lauren Greer '09 made a perfect breakout pass to upper Cristina Bravi. Bravi skated hard down the middle of the ice and fired a low, fast shot from the high slot using Brewster's own defenseman to screen the goalie.   More...

Exeter Athletes Recognized for Fall 2008 Seasons

Several players from the Exeter varsity teams were recognized for their outstanding play for the 2008 fall season.   More...
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Todd Hearon Publishes "To Childhood" in Sleepers Almanac No. 5

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Ryan Turner, music instructor, featured tenor in Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall

Sings with The Masterwork Chorus and Orchestra   More...

Listen to Francesco Durante's "Magnificat"

Performed by Glee Club and Chamber Orchestra at Exeter's Holiday Concert   More...

Donnelly, Lundevall Named to NEPSAC All-New England Football Team

Two seniors instrumental in Exeter's big win over Andover make the All-New England team    More...

Student Concert

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Chamber Music Concert

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Fencing? Triathlon? Archery!

Exeter encourages students to explore club sports outside the familiar realm of inter-school competition. Students can participate in over 100 clubs, with 10 focused on sports.

"The opportunities for clubs are great at Exeter. It would be hard to look at the list and not find one you were interested in," says Emily '09, Indoor Soccer Club co-head.

Indoor Soccer is one of the larger sport clubs with around 25 athletes. It appeals to players from the fall boys and girls soccer teams who want to extend the season. "The team was really close last year and we all had a lot of fun together," says Emily. "The club is almost like having a different team every week. You need either 5 or 6 players on the field at a time including the keeper, and    More...

Generations: Works by Jun Kaneko and Toshiko Takaezu

Features works by two ceramics icons, guest curated by Curtis Fontaine '04   More...

Holiday Concert

Over 200 student performers in more than nine ensembles perform holiday tunes for the community   More...

"Eastern Views": Woodcuts and Monotypes by Keiji Shinohara

Traditional and contemporary techniques merge in powerful landscapes   More...

Todd Hearon and Matt W. Miller, English Instructors, Publish Poems in Memorious 11

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Dickens' London

The Library exhibit for December and January is a pairing of works from the Library's Charles Dickens collection with a selection of prints from the Microcosm of London.   More...

Anna Schwab '12 and her Sister Receive Local Heroes Award for Saving Trees

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Boys Soccer: 2008 Season Roundup

Team's finishes strong winning 9 of 10 games to close out the season.    More...

Football: 2008 Season Roundup

Despite injuries, Big Red has great season, capped by big win over Andover.   More...

Girls Volleyball: 2008 Season Roundup

A comeback against Deerfield seals a quarterfinals win in the playoffs.   More...

Girls Cross-Country: 2008 Season Roundup

Strong individual performances highlight this year's team.   More...

Boys Water Polo: 2008 Season Roundup

Strong play vs. Andover marked this season.   More...

Girls Soccer: 2008 Season Roundup

Close knit team that always was ready to compete.   More...

Boys Cross-Country: 2008 Season Roundup

This was more than a rebuilding year.   More...

Field Hockey: 2008 Season Roundup

Moxie power rules in their dominant play this season.   More...

Ryan Thomson, Instructor, Receives NH State Arts Council Grant

"Captain Fiddle" joined master fiddlers from around the world at the annual Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Seattle, WA   More...
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Exeter Signs Green Schools Alliance Pledge

Sustainability at Exeter continues to germinate! Recently, the Academy joined the savvy list of almost 160 nationwide and nearly 30 New England private and independent schools who have signed the Green Schools Alliance Pledge, promising to reduce its carbon footprint.

Phillips Exeter's Principal Ty Tingley and Principal-Designee Tom Hassan gathered with Sustainability Coordinator Jennifer Wilhelm, Energy and Environmental Management Director Rudy Cartier, and Carbon Committee students to officially sign the pledge and acknowledge their commitment to take better care of the natural world.   More...

Exeter students help to raise $17K for this year's Cropwalk

More than 70 PEA students volunteered, collected food donations and walked to raise awareness of this year's Cropwalk     More...
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Fall 2008 Athletes Celebrated at Sports Assembly

With the fall sports season at an end, Exeter paused to recognize the hard work and team play of the school's athletes.

Captains and coaches were seated on stage as Athletic Director Rob Morris thanked the teams for their    More...

"Turning Points: 5 Exonians Working for Change" from The Exeter Bulletin, Fall 2008

In  a time of change, 5 alumni/ae reflect on their experiences working for change – in education; on the Internet; in the aftermath of 9/11; in corporate America; in the search for an HIV vaccine. 

Kamal Ahmad '83: Change Begins in the Classroom
Earlier this year, 130 young women arrived in Chittagong, Bangladesh, from villages in Cambodia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. They had traveled a distance      More...

"The Greatest Generation, Continued" from The Exeter Bulletin, Fall 2008

Exonians past and present can name at least one teacher who has affected their lives. But while outstanding teachers have long been the rule at Exeter, maintaining that tradition requires an active and sustained effort.

"Within the next 15 years, 40 percent of the Exeter faculty is expected to retire," says Principal Ty Tingley '48, '64, '68, '01 (Hon.); P'99. "That highlights the need for Exeter to pay continual attention to attracting candidates of the highest caliber to replace those senior teachers.     More...

"West Meets East: Faculty Members Travel To Korea and Japan" from The Exeter Bulletin, Fall 2008

From mid-June through early July, 6 Exeter faculty members took part in a three-week study tour of Korea and Japan. The tour was sponsored by the East-West Center (EWC), an education and research organization based in Honolulu. Philip Loughlin '57; '76 (Hon.); P'87, a former Academy trustee who now serves on the EWC board, was instrumental in arranging the tour, which included visits to Seoul, Kyongju, Hiroshima,     More...

Watch the Exeter/Andover 2008 Football Game via Webcast

Relive the victory online   More...

Students Star in The Good Woman of Sichuan by Brecht

Big Tournament Wins for Field Hockey and Volleyball Teams

Girls field hockey and volleyball advanced to semi-final matches in their playoff tournaments   More...

Guest Artist Recital

Gabriel Chodos, piano   More...

Photos from the Exeter/Andover Games

Sunday's Boston Globe article, "Exeter executes, ends slide," says it all about Big Red's football performance at the Exeter/Andover games.    More...

Exeter executes, ends slide

The Big Red ended a three-game slide against the Big Blue.   More...
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Big Red Football and Field Hockey Win Against Andover

 See photos of pre-game festivities...   More...

Exeter faculty, staff engaged in presidential elections

As she made the morning coffee, her husband Russell, dean of residential life at PEA, went out to get the newspaper.

Phillips Andover-Exeter, a deep-rooted rivalry of prep schools

The 131-year football rivalry between Exeter and Andover continues.   More...
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Politics Not as Usual

Election fever is alive and well among Exonians today.

Over a dozen students stand with political signs – from both sides of the aisle – in downtown Exeter, exhorting passers-by to vote. An estimated 75 students left dorms at 5:00 this morning to distribute literature on Democratic candidates in local neighborhoods. Exeter is running the "Red Dragon" – a small school bus – to the polling station for faculty, staff and the approximately 80 students who are old enough to vote. Political buttons are everywhere.

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Molly, a veteran politico, is excited that Election Day is here. "I got to vote for my dad and Obama," said this senior, whose father is running for District Court Judge in her home state of North Carolina. Molly initially    More...

Big Red Players in New England Volleyball All-Star Tournament

Three PEA volleyball players were selected to attended the annual NEPSAC all-star tournament.   More...

Blood Soup and Scary Duds: It's Halloween at Exeter

Faint of heart, beware! Creepy masks, strange clothes, funky costumes – they're all wandering around campus, into class and dining halls. Faculty and staff are getting into the act, with witchy striped tights, wigs and plenty of ghostly spirit.

On this cool, sunny day, students, faculty and staff gathered in the Academic quad to view the judging of best Halloween-inspired skit. Seven student groups performed from the balcony of Jeremiah Smith Hall. Judges awarded points – from 1 (how did they ever think of that?) to 10 (superlative).

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It's Flu Shot Time Again

For the third year in a row, the Academy is offering the influenza vaccine to all students, faculty and staff. The school urges members of the community to receive vaccination in accordance with recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): that individuals be immunized against the common flu to encourage a healthier population during flu season, and to lessen the chance that a more serious flu could be confused with the common flu.

You can receive your flu shot at Phelps Science Center (Grainger Auditorium) Thursday, October 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Charles W. Pratt '52 Reads from his Poetry

Will read selections from Still Here, winner of the 2007 Finishing Line Press Open Chapbook Competition   More...

Lamont Poet Major Jackson to Read

This year's kickoff Lamont Poet is the author of two poetry collections: Hoops and Leaving Saturn   More...

Thomas E. Hassan Appointed 14th Principal of Phillips Exeter Academy

Succeeds Tyler C. Tingley who retires in June after having completed 12 years as head of the Academy   More...

Thomas E. Hassan Appointed 14th Principal

At this morning's assembly Chuck Harris '69, the president of the trustees, announced the appointment of Tom Hassan as the school's new principal. Hassan will succeed Ty Tingley, who will retire in June 2009 after having completed 12 years as head of the Academy.

"As Exeter's first 'home-grown' principal since Bill Saltonstall, Tom brings to the position a deep and thorough knowledge of the institution, as well as a breadth of experience in administration and in teaching," said Harris. "He is uniquely suited to not only build on Ty's   More...

Parents' Weekend 2008

Heading to Exeter? Check out the program of events and planning guide   More...

Earth Fest: Learning to Be Smart About our World

Eat locally grown food! Stop mountaintop removal mining! Save the planet! These were a few of the messages at Earth Fest, where more than 200 students gathered to learn about environmental and social justice issues.  See a photo album...

"It was great to see how many people showed up for Earth Fest," said Scott, an E-Proctor. "People have a hard time seeing how their day-to-day actions can    More...

PEA Hosts Mexican Mask Maker Manuel Abeiro Horta and Puppet Show

Students observe as the award-winning artist brings a carved mask to life from a block of wood   More...

200º: Encaustic Works by Kim Bernard, Sara Crisp, Tremain Smith & William Thomson

Four renowned artists display works in encaustic, a wax-based medium   More...

Parents' Weekend Starts Today

Welcome family and friends! This weekend's mild weather is perfect for exploring, going to classes, watching sports practices and meeting faculty.

While planning your activities, check out the Parents' Weekend Program of Events. Got questions? The Information Center located in the Phelps Science Center can help you out. Check out the campus online map for helpful information.

Here are a few of the weekend's highlights:

Learn what Harkness is all about – attend class with your child, join in classroom discussions with faculty and other parents and hear presentations from faculty. Topics include: "Writing at Exeter," "How We Teach Math   More...

Scott Campbell '82 Receives the 2008 John Phillips Award

This year's recipient is a human rights advocate who gives voice to thousands of victims around the world   More...

Ellen Wolff, English instructor, Is Panelist at Royal Irish Academy Conference

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Zuming Feng, Instructor and Coach to the U.S. Math Olympiad Team, Talks About the Importance of Math

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"Awesome" International Day Hosts Food, Games, Dance, Music and Fashion

Exeter's International Day this past Sunday was bright, sunny, and a great way to get acquainted with the world. Many of Exeter's more-than-two-dozen international, regional and activist clubs got into the act – cooking regional goodies, dressing in traditional garb, and educating fellow students about native cultures.
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Exeter students were joined by community members: faculty and staff families, and children from Big Sib Little Sib, an Exeter Social Service Organization club that unites Exonians with local adopted youngsters.

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Sixteen Students Elected as Early Members to Cum Laude Society

Selections based on academic performance among the top five percent in the 317-member class of '09   More...

Gilbert Concert Series Opens with the Ying Quartet

Renowned quartet to perform "Musical Dim-Sum: Music of Chinese-American composers," and selections by Puccini and Debussy    More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Caramelized Onion and Bleu Cheese Tart, Anyone?

Exeter is abuzz with talk about food. Last week, Dining Services launched new menus, full of international dishes and new flavors. Everyone is eating and enjoying. Here are a few of the comments sent to Dining Services:

"D-Hall today was amazing!"

"I loved the food 2 day. Love you guys so hard. Thanks!"

"My first-born is all yours."

"I love the new dishes the dining hall is providing," says Denzil, a senior. "I live in Ewald dormitory and it's

Girls Soccer Team Readies for the Season

Girls varsity soccer is quickly developing the cohesiveness and confidence that are the hallmarks of success. The team faces a challenge this year: ten of last year's strong players graduated in June.

With only 5 seniors in the roster of 21, the team's focus is on building skills and team work. The new players are talented and excited by the opportunity.

Co-captain Kendrick '09 describes this year's team as "very fast and skilled. We have the potential to

Children's Activist and Author Jim Steyer '74 to Speak

Will talk on 'Education and Ethics in the Digital Media Age,' to students, educators and community leaders   More...

Soprano Susan Consoli Performs with Organist/Harpsichordist Michael Beattie and Trumpeter Jesse Levine at Faculty Recital

"Music for Soprano, Trumpet and Organ"   More...

Non Sibi Trip to Historic Workhouse in Ireland

Nineteen members of the Exeter community – students, alums, staff, parents and family members – traveled to Callan, Ireland, for seven days of hard labor this summer. They worked as a team to clear out the interior of the long-uninhabited Callan Workhouse, built in the 1840s for the area's impoverished.

The workhouse is slated to become a broad-based civic resource, with public health center, library, rehabilitation facilities, therapy center, Heritage Study Center, housing units for the disadvantaged and a Camphill residential center for people with developmental disabilities. The first phase of the project is the primary care center, to be run as part of Ireland's national health service, which    More...

Exeter Basketball Player Receives Division 1 Scholarship Offer

Exeter basketball player receives Division I scholarship offer.   More...

Academy Life Day Brings Students Together

Sun and good cheer were the hallmarks of today's Academy Life Day. Classes were cancelled and homework forgotten for this annual event, which gives students a chance to get to know new students, and reconnect with old friends. 

Wheelwright Hall organized a series of games, competitions and skits on campus. Sarah '11 – new this year – enjoyed the opportunity to get better acquainted with her dorm mates. "I like the size of my dorm. Everyone's been very welcoming. I usually only get to spend time with other kids on Saturdays    More...

Faculty Jazz Ensemble to Perform in Jim Howe Memorial Concert

Musical instructors Les Harris, drums; Ryan Parker, piano; and Charles Jennison, saxophone, headline the evening    More...

Fruitful Season for Exeter's Organic Garden

The second year of Exeter's organic garden has provided a boon, with well-tended, abundant crops. A group of Exeter faculty and staff have planted, weeded, picked and plucked all summer long, working together two afternoons a week.

40 crops are projected for the growing season, which is expected to end in October. They include everything from the humble (but delicious) bean to the elegant and spicy scape. All the favorites are there: tomatoes, corn, beans, raspberries, carrots, potatoes, zinnias and sunflowers. 

The 25- by 50-foot garden was the brainchild of an Exeter senior, JY, who responded to a call for sustainability proposals. "The educational lessons about labor, sustainability and environmental awareness    More...

Students Are Back!

Beautiful 80-degree weather marked the beginning of student registration today. As 343 new students and their families arrived, smiles and anticipation were everywhere.

"I'm really excited to be here and get things started," beamed Calvin, a day student prep, as he registered in Grainger Auditorium. "The summer was way too long for him," said Calvin's father, laughing. "He couldn't get here soon enough."

More than 100 student proctors are helping the new arrivals move in. Parents got into the act, helping lug suitcases, computers and books from the car to dorm rooms. Everyone had a chance to explore and get acquainted.    More...

Siberia on a Clear Day

John Blackwell, Exeter's observatory director, never thought he'd get to Siberia. But this summer he did, traveling to Novosibirsk, Siberia's largest city and Russia's third largest, to witness the August 1 total eclipse of the sun. He wasn't alone – an estimated 10,000 astronomers and star lovers from around the world gathered in Novosibirsk to watch this rare event. 

"Seeing a total solar eclipse will make you stop in awe," explains Blackwell, with palpable excitement. He will be sharing that awe with students and fellow astronomers through first-hand impressions and hundreds of images taken during the 2-minute, 20-second eclipse.    More...

"The 'Cilley-est' Game in Town" from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2008

"It's the perfect sport. It rewards the right combination of athleticism, cunning, guile and selflessness," says John Ettinger '08. You might guess that Ettinger is referring to a major school sport like football, basketball, or lacrosse, all of which are played to great acclaim at Exeter. However, this "perfect sport" is called CilleyBall, a game played with ferocious intensity by the residents of Cilley Hall in a corner between their dorm and neighboring Amen Hall.

CilleyBall is something of a cross between volleyball and doubles tennis. The diminutive "court" behind   More...

"The Bennett Fellowship at 40: Table Talk with Charles Pratt and Elias Kulukundis" from The Exeter Bulletin

Forty years ago, the first manuscripts arrived in plain manila envelopes. They came from aspiring novelists and poets and playwrights eager to spend a year at Phillips Exeter.

Applications for the Bennett Fellowship have arrived each December since (the total number of applications is around 200 annually), and former fellows have gone on to publish more than 70 books between them.

What the fellowship offers is as significant in 2008 as it was in 1968, when the first Bennett Fellow came to campus: the gift of time and the permission to focus on nothing but the work of writing.   More...

"There's no Place Like Home: Dunbar Hall at 100" from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2008

On May 10, scores of Exonians turned out to help a beloved member of the Academy community mark a very special anniversary.

Dunbar Hall—a four-story brick dormitory designed by the Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram and named for Academy trustee Charles Franklin Dunbar, class of 1844—turns 100 this year, and the 63 students who currently call it home threw a party to celebrate, welcoming back former residents, both students and faculty.

And while Charles Dunbar himself was unable to attend, he was more than ably represented by his great-grandson, also named Charles Dunbar, who gave     More...

Three Exonians in Beijing, Competing in Rowing and Cycling

Three women contenders in Beijing are carrying with them memories of Exeter. Two – Andreanne Morin '00 and Sabrina Kolker '98 – compete for Canada on the rowing team. Georgia Gould '98 competes for the U.S. in mountain biking.

Kolker and Morin are repeat Olympians, having competed in Athens in 2004.

For Gould, the route to the Olympics has been truly uphill. Here's an excerpt from her profile in The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2007: "Georgia Gould '98 says it   More...

Exeter Enhances Computer Science Curriculum with Personal Robots Awarded by IPRE

One of only a few high schools selected for excellence in introductory computer science programs

New History of the Academy

After the Harkness Gift: A History of Phillips Exeter Academy Since 1930 is available at the Phillips Exeter Academy Bookstore   More...

"ESSO on the Rise" from The Exeter Bulletin

Exeter's tradition of service dates back to 1784 and the original Academy seal, on which the words non sibi ("not for oneself") are etched across a rising sun. Today, a non sibi banner hangs in a modern, one-room office in Phelps Academy Center that serves 700 Exonians, close to 70 student clubs and over 120 community partners.

On weekends and Wednesday afternoons, a bus pulls up in front of the Academy Center and takes students out to serve the local community—athletes teach elementary school students basketball, musicians perform at nursing homes, preps teach senior citizens computer skills. Throughout the week, students take part in service activities all over campus. The Exeter       More...

Julia Scolnik '74 and Sophie Scolnik-Brower to Perform

Mother and daughter perform in concert on flute and piano in the last of the summer concert series   More...

The Tony Carelli Quintet to Perform

Hard bop jazz played by Carelli, Cervenka, DiMarco, Smith and Moutis '76   More...

Academy Receives New England Museum Publication Award

"RedHOUSE: Architecture for Art" webpage noted for its design, production and effective communication   More...

Exonians Row in 2008 USRowing Club Nationals

Ryan Jones '09 and Alex Manfull '09 win gold in Junior 8+   More...

Wallabies, Hedgehogs and Tree Frogs Join the Fun at Children's Center

It was an animal "touch and learn" show last week, during the second-annual summer camp at the Harris Family Children's Center. Wildlife Encounters Zoo visited the center with close to 10 furry, scaly and crawling creatures for kindergarten thru third-grade participants to watch, touch, and learn about. The show is just one of the camp's many activities.

"It was cool seeing animals that I've never seen before, especially the cute little wallaby and the tree frog," says 7-year-old Jaimie. 

 See a video of the "touch and learn" show...   
 Campers talk about their favorite animals...       More...

Exhibit by Kendra Stearns O'Donnell

Works by Kendra Stearns O'Donnell, 12th principal of the Academy, are on display through graduation   More...

Paul Broadnax Quartet to Perform

Broadnax on piano performs with saxophonist Charlie Jennison, bassist Marty Ballou and drummer Les Harris    More...

Exeter Girls Eight Finishes Third, Boys Eight Fourth in 2008 USRowing Youth Championships

Exeter's girls and boys first boats headed to Harsha Lake, outside Cincinnati, last Thursday to race against competitors from across the country in the 2008 USRowing Youth Championships. Their upbeat spirit led them to one bronze, and a wonderful trip. See photos from the Championships

Sally Morris, girls crew coach, accompanied the teams to Harsha Lake. "We had a fantastic trip," she said upon returning to Exeter. "I could not have asked for a more delightful group to travel together. The team talked about how unified they felt as a program with the boys and girls training for the same goal together, and how much they learned from each other. Focused, polite, friendly, and looking for ways to be faster rowers, they all     More...

Library Summer Concert Series Opens with Virtuoso Guitarist Robert Squires

Area musician performs classical, pop selections   More...

16 Titles Awarded at 2008 USRowing Youth National Championships

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Exeter's Boys and Girls Crew Compete in the 2008 USRowing Youth National Championships

Girls eight finishes third, boys eight fourth in finals at Championships held outside Cincinnati   More...

The Exeter Exchange Promotes Reuse

When school begins again on September 5, the Exeter Exchange will open, well-stocked with last year's goods ready to be scooped up for almost nothing. The new on-campus store, which opened April 23 in the Davis Center, takes in unwanted, reusable items for resale, providing them with a new life and a new owner.

Clothing, shoes, books, school supplies, posters, rugs, furniture, clock radios, CDs, DVDs, and other items are collected by Exeter's Environmental Proctors (E-Proctors), sorted and sold to the PEA community. 

Now closed for the summer, the Exchange is operated during the school year entirely by students. This spring, it opened on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons. During its first months, it earned more than $300, all donated to relief efforts for the recent earthquake in China.     More...

Boys Tennis: 2008 Season Roundup

The prospects for next season look good as eleven of the top 14 players are returning.   More...

Kudos to Spring Teams, Including Three New England Champs

When the spring sports season ended, Exeter used one of its last student assemblies to recognize the hard work and team play of the school's athletes. Captains and coaches were seated on stage as Athletic Director Rob Morris called on the more than 400 athletes to stand up for a round of applause. "I'd like to ask everyone who played a JV or Varsity sport this school year to stand up so that we can show some appreciation for your dedication, spirit, hard work and athleticism!"

After a rousing cheer from the student body, Morris thanked the coaches and congratulated the team    More...

Girls Crew: 2008 Season Roundup

With a total of 13 senior athletes, the crew of 2008 had a spectacular season.   More...

Cycling: 2008 Season Roundup

The cycling team won a fifth consecutive New England Championship this year.   More...

Girls Lacrosse: 2008 Season Roundup

Seventeen players contributed to a total of  84 assists and 192 goals.   More...

Girls Tennis: 2008 Season Roundup

The underclass lineup will be one of the most experienced in New England next year.   More...

Girls Water Polo: 2008 Season Roundup

Despite losing five senior starters from the 2007 squad, this team showed great resilience.   More...

Softball: 2008 Season Roundup

the 2008 Softball team perservered with energy and enthusiasm.   More...

Boys Crew: 2008 Season Roundup

Simply put it has been a most special season for boys crew and the highlight was Saturday at the New England's.   More...

Golf: 2008 Season Roundup

The golf team sailed to a 5–1 record.   More...

Boys Lacrosse: 2008 Season Roundup

 This was the 10th straight year with double-digit wins for the season, a school record.   More...

Girls Outdoor Track: 2008 Season Roundup

Girls track had a fantastic season capped by a second place finish at Interschols.   More...

Boys Outdoor Track: 2008 Season Roundup

Experience was the name of the game for boys track this season.   More...

Graduation 2008: "We Did It!"

Exeter's 227th graduation took place under sunny skies on Sunday, June 1. The two-hour ceremony was marked by humorous speeches and joyful celebration in the 80-degree heat. See photos of graduation day ...

Yi Han, president of the senior class, welcomed family and friends from the podium. Han started his brief speech with these words: "We did it! We finally made it!" With evident humor, he told tales of "failure" – like the time he ordered sweatpants for the senior class with only one student's name on all 98 pairs – and how each of these episodes helped him learn to take risks and recover gracefully. 

"Exeter, thank you for teaching us how to fail and how to stand up again," Han concluded on behalf of the    More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: "The Gift of Literature that Lasts"

Shakespeare enthusiasm at Exeter has heated up. The donation of a 1632 collection of the bard's plays has allowed students to experience Shakespeare in a new way – through reading and touching a book that was published a mere 16 years after Shakespeare's death. The book, generously donated by Rip Noble '58, was delivered with a clear wish – that it be actively used by students, not kept in a vault, unseen.

Noble's wishes came true almost immediately. Instructor Ellen Wolff told two sections of lower English to "expect a surprise." When Jacquelyn Thomas, Academy Librarian, and Andra Crawford, Special Collections Librarian, arrived in class with a large book bag, the students looked perplexed. "You're about to have the most     More...

Baseball: 2008 Season Roundup

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Lion's Eye Favorite: Senior Bookmarks: from "Winnie-the-Pooh" to "Macbeth" and Beyond

Senior bookmarks are an annual ritual, marking spring and upcoming graduation. Since 1993, the library has invited seniors to submit a short list of favorite books which are printed as bookmarks. "Senior bookmarks are one of the special traditions of the library," says Jacquelyn Thomas, Academy Librarian.  "Students look forward to the time in their senior year when they can submit a list."

This year, over 265 titles were submitted by 37 students. Although a few authors appeared several times (Fitzgerald, Woolf, Shakespeare, and Exeter's own alumnus, John Irving '61, were popular), the     More...

Boys, Girls Crew Have Successful New England Tournament

The 62nd annual NEIRA Championship took place on May 24 at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA with six Exeter crews competing   More...

James G. Rogers III '63, P'05 receives PEA's 2008 Founder's Day Award

Served as a trustee for 16 years – the longest in recent memory   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Love Was Never so Great

Nineteen talented seniors took to the stage this May in Love's Labor's Lost. They brought to Shakespeare's play extensive experience working the boards together. Their theatrical skill and ease shone through on stage. See photos from Love's Labor's Lost   ...

"I'm working with the most amazing cast ever," says Sergio, who played the highly comical role of Don Armado. "This is a group of people that are all talented and mature enough to put on a great show."

Amazing they all were in this play of love gone wrong, or right, depending on your point of view. The play is a love duel between the King of Navarre and his     More...

Through Student Eyes: "Girls Ice Hockey Team Gets Creative with Relay for Life" by Emily Scharff '08

On Saturday, April 12, the girls varsity hockey team came together to participate in Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society sponsored by ESSO and the Student Activities Department. Hockey team members took turns walking around Love Gym, and set up a game booth to raise money for the cause.

Our Relay for Life team captain, Casey '10, says, "We chose to do Relay for Life because it was a fundraiser that we could get creative with as a team. We      More...

Academy Christens Two New Crew Shells

The E. Arthur Gilcreast and the M. Catherine Gilmartin shells launch in the Squamscott River   More...

Stage Band, Concert Band & Percussion Ensemble

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Choral Collage

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Lion's Eye Favorite: Cultural Explorers Give Rare View of Endangered Societies

PEA students were treated to the closest thing to a real-life Indiana Jones when Wade Davis—National Geographic's explorer-in-residence and one of its "Explorers of the Millennium"—took to the stage in the Academy Building.

"Everyone was awestruck by his experiences," said Niall '08. "I frequently heard, 'I want that job!' from those around me. In my opinion, Mr. Davis has lived a life straight out of a fantasy novel. I was astonished by the fearless manner in which he lives."

"Davis expressed preservation's importance to humanity with such beautiful words and exciting anecdotes that both my understanding and interest in ethnic    More...

PEA Senior Heads Up Fundraiser for Chinese Earthquake Victims

ESSO club members prepared more than 400 red ribbons as a sign of solidarity for victims    More...

Faculty Composer Recital Features Instructor Jae Hyeok Jang

Chamber works performed by faculty, students and friends will include a 2008 world premiere of "Echo," for piano and voices.   More...

New Hampshire Originals: Works by James Aponovich, Carol Aronson-Shore, Jon Brooks, James Coates and Gary Haven Smith

"Lifetime Fellows" of New Hampshire State Council on the Arts   More...

2008 Ellis "Anvil" Storytelling Prize Competition

Students captivate the audience with stories   More...

Crew Team Has a Stroke of Success

With the season nearing an end, boys and girls crew are intent on leaving more of the competition in their wake. In the next few weeks, the boys and girls teams take six boats each against Andover—the defending NEIRA champions—on May 10, and St. Paul's on May 17.

Recalling the girls' early season success against Andover, Rory '08 says, "The best race so far has been our first against Andover, who are normally some of our toughest competition." She continues, "Last year we won, but by less than a quarter second. This year, my boat beat them by 13 seconds. What was really great was that all of the boats—JV through Varsity—won by at least 12 seconds. It was a happy bus ride back from Worcester!"

Varsity girls coach Sally Morris attributes much of this year's success to the team's experience and work ethic. "The first boat has several veterans in their third year in first boat, and a few more in their second year, all    More...

Two of Exeter's Top Girls Hockey Players Make USA Hockey National Camp

Lisa Marshall '10 and Katie Sullivan '11 will attend camps in New York in June, 2008   More...

PEA Junior Hosts Fundraiser for Tanzanian School

Proceeds from the exhibit will benefit the Nkoakirika Primary School   More...

Phillips Exeter Academy Senior Named 2008 Presidential Scholar

Alexander Katz, from Exeter, NH, is one of only 139 students in the U.S. to receive the honor   More...

Academy Christens New Crew Shell in Honor of Former Employee, Alfred J. Stanley

Stanley supported the crew teams in many ways during his years at the Academy
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"Table Talk with Jeff Ma '90 and Jane Willis '87" from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2008

Jeff Ma '90 didn't play much blackjack at Exeter. For Ma and his friends in Webster, poker was the game of choice most of the time someone pulled out a deck of cards.

But if he'd stuck just to poker, he wouldn't have made a fortune living a dual life as an MIT student and a high-roller in Las Vegas. He wouldn't have gained the notoriety needed to start ProTrade, an online fantasy sports experience that projects players and teams into a virtual stock market. And he certainly wouldn't have spent much of the spring promoting 21, a blockbuster movie inspired by his experiences that opened March 28.

His days playing poker in Webster did foreshadow the seven years Ma would spend with a team of MIT     More...

Phillips Exeter Students Awarded 2008 National Merit Scholarships

Seven Exonians awarded 2008 National Merit and National Achievement Scholarships   More...

Spring Student Recitals

Seniors perform recitals   More...

View Photos of the Crew Shell Christenings

Three new shells launch in May 2008   More...

May Day is Principal's Day!

Principal's Day is a longstanding tradition at Exeter. It's a surprise day off from classes, giving students a chance to unwind and relax in early spring.

Each year, the timing and announcement of Principal's Day is kept a close secret by the Principal's Office. The delivery of the message is half the fun.

Thirsty students got their first taste of the news yesterday at lunch when they reached for a bottle of soda. The bottle labels, sporting a picture of the Academy Building, read: "Tomorrow, May 1st 2008 is Principal's Day." Students could pick the flavor of the message – orange, cola, fruit punch and lime.

Thirst slaked, many students cheered at the news, or picked up a cell phone to spread the message. Soon, everyone was toasting the announcement. "Everyone seemed very happy," says Bobbie Jameson of

Curiosities and Oddities

The library's new exhibit features some of the unique objects presented to the Academy over the years   More...

Senior Basketball Player Trotter Chooses Dartmouth

Standout guard one of the "hottest players in NEPSAC basketball"   More...

Surprise Evacuation Drill a Success

The day itself was a bit of a test – cool with fierce rain at times. Despite the weather, yesterday's surprise drill successfully evacuated 1,000 students from classrooms, dorms, the library, study rooms and computer labs across campus, even from jogging and cycling trails. The team managing the drill – the Incident Response Team (IRT) – had allocated 75 minutes for the evacuation. The actual evacuation completed in 45 minutes.

"The drill was a success," says Dan Morrissey, Dean of Students. "It was high energy from the time the students first heard about it until the drill was completed. Students walked across campus smoothly, quickly and quietly. Once assembled in the gym, they did dorm cheers. It was a bonding moment, one we were happy to let them enjoy since this was a drill."   More...

Emergency Drill Completed, Students Return to Regularly Scheduled Activities

3:40 p.m. – The drill has been successfully completed. Students are returning to their regularly scheduled activities.

3:10 p.m. – Exeter is currently running an emergency drill. PEA students and faculty are evacuating to safe locations on campus. They will return to classes as soon as the drill is completed. Exeter is taking this step to ensure that the school is prepared for any real-life situation that could require emergency procedures. 

In the case of a real emergency, Exeter would communicate with students, faculty, staff and parents via voicemail, e-mail, text message and/or the campus exterior notification system. Exeter's website would present important information about the situation on campus as it progressed. The website would also provide    More...

Watch Selections from the Concert Choir & Chamber Orchestra Tour

"Superb" performances, videotaped live in Phillips Church   More...

Earth Day - A Thousand Ways to Save the Environment

This year's Earth Day celebration was a collaborative effort by Exonians to educate their fellow students, faculty, staff and family members about opportunities to implement the environmentalists' "green" rule of the "three r's": reduce, reuse and recycle.

With large, colorful posters and signs, live music, and interactive displays and demonstrations in the    More...

Lamont Poet David Ferry

The second poet in the Academy Library's 2007-2008 Lamont Poetry Series reads from his poems and translations   More...

"Life Lessons" by Elizabeth Stevens from the Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2008

Two years ago, I was telling an old friend about my plans for my upcoming sabbatical. Together with my family, I would spend the year living and working at an orphanage in Honduras.

My friend looked at me like I was a bit crazy."Why would you ever want to do that?" she asked.

Why not? I thought. It's so easy. How many jobs in the world allow you to pick up and leave for a sabbatical, and then return with a place to live and your job right where you left it? In fact, how could I not do this?

And so, in July 2006 began the latest Stevens family adventure. My husband, Carl, and I pulled our two boys Henry, 10, and Lucas, 7, out of school and headed    More...

Violinist and Violist to Perform Mozart, Dvorák at Faculty Recital

Music instructors Deborah Boykan and Dimitar Petkov perform   More...

Princeton Day School Choir and PEA Concert Choir & Chamber Orchestra - CANCELED

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Lion's Eye Favorite: Watch Selections from the Concert Choir & Chamber Orchestra Tour

The collaborative tour of the Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra was a tremendous experience, by all accounts. "Superb," was the synopsis of Principal Ty Tingley, who attended the final on-tour performance at San Francisco's First Unitarian Universalist Church. Watch videotaped selections from the concert as performed to a packed audience in Phillips Church

During the five-stop California tour, the 32-voice Concert Choir, directed by Ryan Turner, performed works by Morten Lauridsen, Gwyneth Walker, Gerald    More...

"Real World Dinner" Teaches about Global Food Production

What percentage of the world's population subsists on the most meager of diets? What percentage enjoys nutritionally rich meals? To illustrate differing access to food, students, teachers and Dining Services organized a "Real World Dinner" to educate the Exeter community on sustainable food production while raising over $2000.

Bree '08, a student host, says, "I was surprised at how willing people were to try something new and step    More...

"Women in Islam" Night Holds Open Forum at Phillips Church

Open dialogue with scholars, religious and community leaders   More...

Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake

"Storytelling is alive and well, primarily because of Connie Regan-Blake," says Good Morning America. Come see for yourself   More...

Celtic Concert Features Area Schools' Irish Dancers, Pipers and Harpers

Experience Celtic Music and Dance ~ The Pipers of PEA, Irish Harps and friends.   More...

Honoring Earlier Educators: Those that Laid the Foundation

The most successful students will say that along the way, they've had a teacher who made a difference in their learning careers. Even before a student arrived at Exeter, a teacher offered a challenge, told a joke or opened a door to a subject that sparked a lifelong love of accomplishment and learning. As early as age 7 or 8, some of the students who took part in the second annual "Honoring Earlier Educators" program were taking note of their teacher's impact.

This week, five of those early teachers who were selected from more than 80 nominated by Exeter students were honored during a two-day visit to the Academy. During their visit, they got an eye and earful      More...

Harvard Professor Marjorie Garber to Speak

Author of Shakespeare After All presents a talk titled "Shakespeare and Modern Culture"   More...

Exeter's Students Learn through Giving to Community

PEA students fan out across the Exeter area to work with and learn from more than 60 organizations   More...

Community Action Day: "Choose How You Want to Serve!"

Today, 1,000 Exonians hit area streets, woods, schools, farms, beaches, shelters, hospitals, businesses, food banks, playgrounds and housing developments. They volunteered their time in more than 60 locations, working collaboratively on Community Action Day projects. Activities ran the gamut, from cleaning beaches, parks, farms and stables to working with pre-schoolers, elementary school-aged children and the elderly.

Carol, a senior, worked on painting panels for the local chapter of Tents of Hope, a project aimed at supporting the people of Darfur. "Today really helped this project get off the ground," she said as she hung individually painted panels on a tent set up in the Academic Quad.    More...

Exeter Hockey Teams Inducted into NH Legends Hall of Fame; Abbreviated History of Exeter Hockey

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New Crop of Students 'Experience' a Day on Exeter's Campus

The students accepted for 2008-09 are a crop of inquisitive, clever and hardworking youngsters from more than 22 countries and nearly all 50 states. As of March 10, the number of applicants is up by almost 400 compared to the same time last year, an increase of 16 percent. The number of prospective students has increased for three consecutive years. The latest applicants hail from places as varied as Brazil, southern California, Canada, Texas and Connecticut.

Of the 2,678 who have applied for admission, 18 percent have been accepted to become part of Exeter's community. Families have until Thursday, April 10, to reserve a space in the class. 

Financial aid offers are also on the upswing.    More...

Boston Globe Recognizes Exeter Athletes as All-Scholastics and All-Stars

The Boston Globe recognized several Exeter athletes from this winter season when awarding All-Scholastics and All-Star awards.   More...

Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert Tour

See photos of the California trip   More...

Bach, Piazzolla Performed by Phillips Exeter Faculty at Open Recital

A sonata in 'G'; a tango for four; and a quintet in 'D' performed by music faculty at concert on April 8 in Phillips Church   More...

21 Exonians Receive Scholastic Art Awards

The 2008 Regional Scholastic Art Awards has recognized 21 Exeter students for exemplary work in the visual arts. Exonians received 12 Gold Keys (the highest honor), 11 Silver Keys and two Honorable Mentions for works ranging from painting to ceramics, photography and drawing.

All Gold Key works will be considered in a national juried competition, with winners to be announced in April. Regional Gold, Silver and Honorable Mention works were exhibited at Pinkerton Academy in January. 

Vikas, a lower who thought of himself as "inartistic" before coming to Exeter, submitted a mixed media self-portrait, developed from a photograph.    More...

Winter Teams Recognized at Sports Assembly

With the winter sports season at an end, Exeter paused to recognize the hard work and team play of the school's athletes. Captains and coaches were seated on stage as Athletic Director Rob Morris thanked the teams for their outstanding performances and congratulated them on their dedication. "Each day that you bond with your team, you are developing yourself as a whole person. You      More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: A Passion for Math

Talk to Exeter students about math and you'll hear a lot about problem solving and confidence building, along with secants and cosines. Exeter's method of teaching math – using problem sets authored by faculty, not textbooks – is at the heart of the excitement.

A typical mathematics class starts with students writing solutions to problems on the board. The entire class then discusses each of the problems – providing insights, asking questions and often developing new solutions collaboratively.

"The structure of the Exeter math program is different from the way textbooks present math," explains Natalie    More...

Girls Ice Hockey: 2008 Season Roundup

The girl's varsity ice hockey team had many memorable moments this season.   More...

Girls Basketball: 2008 Season Roundup

This was the sixth best scoring team in Exeter girls basketball history with 51 points per game.   More...

Boys Swimming and Diving: 2008 Season Roundup

The boys' varsity swimming and diving team ended the season with a solid third place finish at the New England Championships.   More...

Wrestling: 2008 Season Roundup

Exeter placed seven wrestlers at the Class A Wrestling Championships.   More...

Girls Swimming and Diving: 2008 Season Roundup

Season highlights include a come-from-behind 95 – 91 win over Andover.   More...

Boys Ice Hockey: 2008 Season Roundup

Their successful season led to a third seed berth in the New England tournament.   More...

Boys Basketball: 2008 Season Roundup

This year's seventeen wins is a school record for boys basketball.   More...

Girls Squash: 2008 Season Roundup

A measure of the team's success was placing 14th out of 43 teams at the National High School Team championships.   More...

Boys Squash: 2008 Season Roundup

A measure of the team's success was placing 7th out of 43 teams at the National High School Team championships.   More...

Indoor Track: 2008 Season Roundup

With 142 athletes on the roster, this was the largest indoor team in school history.   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: From Rube Goldberg to Oreos

Budding engineers and Oreo cookie lovers had a heyday during February Thaw Weekend when two building contests took place in the Phelps Academy Center.

The more delicious of the two – an Oreo tower contest – pitted 13 teams of 35 hungry Exonians against each other. To their delight, they discovered tremendous engineering potential in cookies. "When we saw the other teams building single-stack towers, we decided that     More...

Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra Head to California for Concert Tour

The Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra are joining forces for a collaborative concert tour this spring vacation, traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco. This is the first time the choir has been joined by the orchestra on tour. The 32-voice Concert Choir, under the direction of Ryan Turner, will perform works by Morten Lauridsen, Gwyneth Walker, Gerald Finzi, Eric Whitacre, György Orbán, Bob Chilcott and William Dawson. The Chamber Orchestra, led by Peter Schultz, will present The Overture to Iphigenia in Aulis by Christoph Willibald Gluck     More...

Symphonia and Symphony Orchestra

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Cabaret

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View Pictures from the Student Production of "Cabaret"

Performed February 29-March 2, 2008   More...

John Daves, English Instructor, Reviews Books in African American Review

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Academy Saves 4.3 Percent Electricity Reduction in Third Annual Green Cup Challenge

Thirty-one schools work together raising awareness, saving more than $80,000 in electricity bills   More...

Student Concert

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Concert Band, Glee Club, Women's Chorus and Percussion Ensemble

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Preview of Exeter Competition in NEPSAC Tournament

PEA is headed to the NEPSAC Class A Tournament on Wednesday March 6 seeded sixth versus #3 seed St. Thomas More.   More...

"It Shall Ever Be Equally Open" from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2008

Wednesday, November 7, 2007, marked the beginning of a new chapter at Phillips Exeter Academy. That day, the Academy Trustees announced that as of the 2008–09 school year, an Exeter education will be free to any qualified student whose family income is $75,000 or less.

The announcement, remarks Principal Tyler C. Tingley '48, '64, '01 (Hon.); P'99, has sparked an "exceptionally positive" outpouring from the Academy family, and perhaps even more notably, from those for whom an Exeter education previously seemed out of reach. Exeter's admissions office reports that visits during the month of January 2008 were up 30 percent over January 2007, and that the number of applications received as of      More...

Green Cup Challenge Faculty Panel Roundtable

"How Global Warming Affects All Aspects of Society – Economic, Religious, Health and Social Justice"    More...

GCC Very Close to Goal of 10-Percent Reduction

Over the past three weeks, Exeter and the 31 other schools working collaboratively in the Green Cup Challenge (GCC) have achieved an average energy reduction of 9.3 percent. That leaves a mere 0.7 percent to save during the final week. Assuming the 32 schools continue their current performance, the Challenge will exceed its stated goal of a 10-percent average reduction by a long shot.

In concrete terms, the first three weeks of the Challenge have prevented an estimated 860,205 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. That's equal to not burning an estimated 45,274 gallons of gasoline in vehicles, or 2,037,330 miles of highway driving in a Toyota Prius (according to highway mileage efficiency     More...

"Swimming at Exeter Is a 100% New Experience!"

"Swimming at Exeter is unlike swimming anywhere else," says Parker '08. He adds, "What really makes the team so special is the enthusiasm shared by all of the team members." This can be a real plus for athletes who come from large swim team programs that span a wide range of ages and skill levels.

David '11 feels much different about swimming now. "Before I came to Exeter, I used to hate swimming. Now that I've come here, my perspective has totally changed. I've gotten new friends, a fantastic mentor, and the sense of pride of being on the varsity team."

Each year, Exeter works to extend the consistent record of success for the boys varsity — nine New England Prep School Swimming Association (NEPSSA)     More...

Faculty Potpourri

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Football Brothers Leave Mark on Campus; Alum QB Update; and Exeter Triathlete Competes at Elite Level

Two McClains are making their mark on campus this year: brothers Idris '03 and Malcolm '03.   More...

Principal Tyler C. Tingley Announces Intention to Retire in June 2009

Over a decade of service capped by Exeter Initiatives success and greatly increased financial aid programs   More...

Academy Students Named 2008 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Twenty-five seniors named   More...

"Every Scholarship Tells a Story" from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2008

There are many things that Rick Mahoney '61; '74, '95 (Hon.); P'88, P'92 likes about his job as Exeter's longtime director of financial aid. But one of the best parts, he says, is "connecting the stories"—matching the life stories of financial aid students with one (or more) of Exeter's endowed scholarship funds.

Alumnus John Langdon Sibley created Exeter's first endowed scholarship in 1863, and today Mahoney oversees hundreds of such funds. Some target particular academic, artistic or athletic interests, while others target students from particular regions of the country. Some honor family members or favorite teachers, while others are endowed by former scholarship students committed to providing another generation of students with    More...

"We All Bring Something to the Table" from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2008

Today, 43 percent of the student body receives financial aid. Four students share what brought them here and what they, in turn, bring to Exeter.

Emily Murray '10: Growing up on tiny Matinicus Island, 26 miles off the coast of Maine, means there are not a lot of educational options. Home-schooled Emily Murray '10 knew she would eventually have to look elsewhere, and Exeter was her answer. "When I finally had to pick one school, it came down to financial aid and that Exeter felt    More...

"New Off-Campus Program Offers 'Life-Changing Lessons' " from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2008

During the fall term, John Azubuike '09 and Meeta Prakash '09 charted a new course in unfamiliar waters. They were the first Exeter students to attend a 14-week off-campus program at the Island School, a one-of-a-kind outdoor environmental school for 10th and 11th graders on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera.

The Island School's academic program includes instruction in tropical marine ecology, regional history, the literature of the sea, environmental art, physical education and community service, each with an emphasis on the living environment. In their math course, for example, Azubuike and Prakash studied celestial navigation, learning how to determine a person's position on earth from the    More...

Globe North Best Bets: Green Cup Challenge Speaker/Film Series

Boston Globe's "pick of the best of the 'burbs"   More...

New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Honors PEA Hockey Teams

New Hampshire Legends of Hockey honors Phillips Exeter Academy for its outstanding hockey history.   More...

Exeter Boys Basketball Team Off to a Strong Start

With a 13-3 record, Exeter Boys Basketball is off to their best start in years.   More...

GCC Leads to Reduced Energy Use

Results from the first week of the 2008 Green Cup Challenge (GCC) are in. Exeter students reduced electrical energy consumption by .5%. With more progress to be made here on campus, students are being encouraged with energy tips by E-Proctors in each dorm. In Exeter's North versus South side dorm challenge, South side is leading with a .73% reduction. Way to go, South side! Overall, Miss Porter's School and Andover are leading the pack with decreases over 10%.

Students at PEA are part of the growing movement to save energy and reduce carbon emissions. The      More...

Academy Students Named 2008 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Twenty-five PEA seniors named   More...

Faculty Recital, "Polyphonic Raptures," with Pianists Jung Mi Lee and Jon Sakata

Bach's Fugue and Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D Minor   More...

ART x 7: Works by Phillips Exeter Academy art department faculty Nick Dawson, L. Gene Howard, Vivian Moreira Komando, Steve Lewis, Tara Misenheimer, Karen Burgess Smith and gallery manager Sara Zela

Works include painting, photography, ceramics and collage   More...

Phelps Academy Center Renovation by Centerbrook Architects Receives Award

"Beautifully executed" design for LEED-certified Center   More...
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"Vigil Shines Light on Local Homelessness"

PEA and community organizations gather for 19th annual Homeless Vigil   More...

"ESSOnians" Working Locally and Globally

The 19th annual Exeter Homeless Vigil took place on Wednesday, starting with a candlelight procession from the local New Outlook Teen Center to Exeter Town Hall. As part of the Vigil, the Exeter community came together to kick off a local Tents of Hope initiative, aimed at supporting the people of Darfur.

These two events are among the many that Exeter Social Service Organization (ESSO) takes a hand in planning each year. ESSO is a broad program of 60 Exeter clubs focused on local outreach and global initiatives. This year, 650 students – nearly two-thirds of the student body – signed up for ESSO involvement, thereby     More...

Faculty Recital

Heidi Braun-Hill, violin and Linda Osborn-Blaschke, piano   More...

Academy Students Named 2008 National Achievement Scholarship Finalists

Seniors Safia O. Ahmed, Eugerie A. Narcisse and Najja C. Kossally   More...

19th Annual Exeter Homeless Vigil Kicks Off Local Tents of Hope Project

Candlelight procession from New Outlook Teen Center to Town Hall   More...

Academy Hosts Third Annual Interscholastic "Green Cup Challenge" With 32 Eastern Schools

This year's GCC reaches more than 20,000 participants from nine states   More...

H. Hamilton 'Hammy' Bissell '29: "Doing What He Loved, In a Place He Loved"

In 1926, a young boy came to Exeter on a scholarship. Seven years later, fresh out of college, he returned to PEA and embarked on a 43-year career that would touch the lives of thousands of Exonians and, as a result, forever change the Academy.

That boy – Hammy Bissell – returned to Exeter to teach after graduating from Harvard. Over the next 65 years, through a host of positions at the Academy, official and unofficial, he never wavered in his intent of service to others and to his school. Bissell was the Academy's first director of scholarships. In that role, he crisscrossed the country searching for students who were "long on brains and short on cash." Hammy followed "his boys" throughout their time at the Academy – serving as an honest counselor, a demanding coach, a sincere friend and a versatile provider of warm clothing (often from his own closet), tickets home in an emergency, athletic   More...

The New York Times Looks at Endowments and Exeter's Commitment to Providing Financial Aid

"At Elite Prep Schools, College-Size Endowments"     More...
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Academy Hosts "Focus the Nation" Panel Discussion with Political Leaders, Energy Officials

Environmental experts, community meet to discuss global warming   More...

Green Cup Challenge Starts Next Week with 32 Schools

The Green Cup Challenge (GCC), an interschool effort to reach a targeted goal of reduced energy consumption, kicks off next week on January 28. Focusing on both energy reduction and ongoing education, the monthlong GCC has expanded its reach to include schools stretching from New England to Delaware (see map of school locations).

JY '08, one of more than 60 environmental proctors (E-Proctors) on campus, sees the GCC as a great way to educate the community about sustainability. "Students here are often involved with so many different causes that environmentalism is not always a priority." He continues, "GCC events allow the school community as a whole to focus on environmentalism. It's always      More...

Academy Psychologist Dr. Christopher Thurber Introduces Training Website for Camp Staff

Summer Camp Doc Introduces New Website   More...

MLK Day 2008 Takes Place Today

Exeter students are honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. today with a full day of activities, presentations and performances. The program, entitled "Who are we? Who are you? Who am I?" was planned and developed by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2008 Committee. "The diversity of the program this year will definitely be one of the highlights," says Ronke, a senior and one of 13 students on the committee. "The workshops range from everything from hip-hop to Hurricane Katrina to a civil rights activist."

The day started with a keynote address by Frank H. Wu, Dean and Professor of Law at Wayne State University Law School, and author of Yellow: Race in    More...

Student Newspaper Awarded National Industry Prize

The Exonian Awarded National Newspaper Pacemaker    More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Students Travel to Kitt Peak for Andromeda Research

It's an astronomer's dream come true: using the powerful telescopes of Kitt Peak National Observatory to research sky phenomena. This fall, three avid Exeter seniors traveled to famed Kitt Peak, located in Arizona and part of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), to start work on a digital pictorial atlas of the Andromeda Galaxy (called M-31 by astronomers).

Each year the Astronomy Research Based Science Education (RBSE) program reviews research proposals from high schools around the country, and awards time on Kitt Peak's powerful telescopes to the best. Grace du Pont, Kavanaugh McEachern and Michael Carley – all seniors who have taken Astronomy I and II while at     More...

Parris, Math Instructor, Publishes Articles in College Mathematics Journal

"A Waiting-Time Surprise" and "Commensurable Triangles"   More...

Students Thrill to the Campaign Trail

With primary fever palpable throughout New Hampshire, it's no surprise that Exonians joined the political fray. They jumped in with challenging questions – "How can any of your campaign promises be trusted?" one Exeter student asked Romney during a visit to campus – and stump-supportive canvassing and phone banking. More than 600 students have signed up for involvement in political clubs on campus.

On the morning of primary day, 45 Democratic Club members rolled out of bed at 4:30 a.m. to start the get-the-vote-out effort. After a first stop for doughnuts, they split into buses and cars to put literature in Exeter mailboxes and doorways. The students, all back on campus in time for their first class, were geared up for the historic day. "It's great that we have candidates the kids can connect with," said Maggie, an upper and avid Clinton     More...

Trium

A trio of sopranos explore love's triumphs and travails   More...

Bill Richardson Speaks at PEA

Democratic candidate for President speaks at the library   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Students Make a Difference Working on Wellness

PEA students bring their energies to a wide range of clubs and activities, including health. Two student groups – Student Health Advisory Board and Student Listeners – are making the lives of PEA students healthier and safer. Other student groups work to provide education and awareness of health issues affecting the wider world.

Student Health Advisory Board's main purpose is to draw on student experiences and give students a voice in defining wellness programs. "The goal of the board is to enable Health Services to best fit the needs of the students," explains Molly '09, a member of the eight-person board.

The board works with Health Services to keep health in the forefront of students' minds. "Students hold themselves to such a high standard that health often takes a     More...

Mike Gravel Holds Town Hall Meeting at PEA

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Many Paths to Excellence

Exeter students come from all over the world, bringing talents and interests that blossom during their high school years. Below are profiles of a few of the students who have found their personal path to excellence at Exeter.

Cathy and Lizzy McDermott '08 (shown above) turned down spots on the Junior National Fencing Team to attend Exeter, where they took up rowing. During the summer of 2007 they traveled with Exeter's girls first eight to England, where they won their class at the Reading Regatta and competed, but did not prevail, at Henley.

The girls will spend the winter 2008 term in Ireland as part of Exeter's program at Ballytobin, a Camphill    More...

View Pictures from the Student Production of "Arcadia"

Performed December 7-9, 2007   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: From Turtles to Time Capsules

176 preps taking a census of turtles in the woods around campus? Sounds like pure science. And pure fun. This year, it's part of the interdisciplinary Junior Studies program, which all preps take in their fall term.

Started almost 20 years ago, Junior Studies introduces new students to Exeter – they learn everything      More...

The Exonian Wins 2007 National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Award

One of 25 U.S. high school newspapers and newsmagazines to receive the award   More...

Exeter Athletes Recognized in Fall 2007 Boston Globe Athletic Awards

Boston Globe recognizes outstanding performances by Exeter athletes this fall   More...

Phillips Exeter Squash Players Part of Growing Trend

New York Times cites Exeter teams as example of sport's popularity   More...

Todd Hearon, English Instructor and Poet, Selected for Best New Poets 2007 Anthology

Nominated by Harvard Review, original publisher of Hearon's poem "In the Garden"   More...

Climate Change Policy Expert David Sandalow Speaks at PEA

Environmental guru David Sandalow visits PEA, arriving in plug-in hybrid   More...

Home Cooking Spices Up Dinner

The wait is over! Home cooking made its way to the dining halls last week, thanks to recipes contributed by PEA families and the hard work of the school's dining services.

Exeter's first "Recipes from Home" dinner was a global extravaganza: Harvest Soup, Crunchy Coleslaw, Cannellini Bean Sauce with Pasta, Shrimp with Thai Coconut Green Curry, World's Best Pesto with Grilled Chicken Breast, and Czech-style Apple Strudel.

Anticipation was both fun and a bit nerve-wracking for the students. Corey '10 wasn't sure how her family's Harvest Soup would turn out at the dining hall. "I'm sort of nervous to see whether the dining hall staff will be able to make it the way my mom does; but I'm sure that they'll do fine."      More...

Holiday Concert

Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra, Glee Club, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Choir, Women's Chorus, Symphonia, Stage Band and more   More...

Exonians Ask Tough Questions of Political Candidates

New Hampshire is an exciting place to be this presidential primary season, and Exeter students are getting in on the act. At Romney's "Ask Mitt Anything" forum in late October, held in Exeter's Phelps Academy Center, students politely pulled out the stops. As The Washington Post put it in "Romney's Prep School Hazing," the students' questions were as "tough as any the presidential hopeful has received so far on the trail." 

Candidate appearances have been less predictable than in previous presidential campaigns due to the dynamism of primaries. With last week's long-awaited     More...

Kucinich Addresses Crowd in Assembly Hall

Student panel quizzes Kucinich on health care, gun control, running mates, impeachment articles   More...

Kucinich Takes on a New Cause - The Constitution

"Kucinch says the country has drifted toward monarchy," reports NHPR on candidate's PEA appearance   More...

Ralph Sneeden Interviewed by Ploughshares Magazine

Sneeden, English instructor and poet, published Evidence of the Journey in 2007   More...

Kucinich Visits Phillips Exeter Academy

Town Hall Meeting Format, Open to the Public   More...

Green Thumbs for Silver Spoons

Better learning through private-school agriculture   More...

Fall Teams Recognized at Sports Assembly

With the fall sports season winding down, Exeter paused to recognize the hard work and team play of the school's athletes. Captains and coaches were seated on-stage as Principal Ty Tingley and Athletics Director Rob Morris thanked the teams for their outstanding performances.

Morris began by complimenting the entire student body on their collective spirit and support. "I want to take this opportunity to say how impressed I am with the attitude, good will and positive energy you expressed, not only this past week, but all through the fall sports season," he said. "I thank all of you for the role you played in making this past weekend a success. You really helped to make the sports assembly, bonfire, pep rally and all the games memorable and enjoyable."

Morris then congratulated JV athletes on two      More...

Outstanding Junior Golfer Core '08 Joins the University of California Golf Program

Captain of PEA'a golf team, and the youngest men's champion at Beaconsfield in its 103-year history.   More...

Dance Concert

Showcasing student work   More...

Returning to the Harkness Table for 'On Beyond Exeter,' from The Exeter Bulletin, Fall 2007

Last July, "On Beyond Exeter" offered seven weeklong Harkness classes for alumni/ae and other adult friends of the Academy, including "D-Day and the Battle for Normandy," taught by history instructor Jack Herney (shown above). Here, alumni/ae reflect on their experiences.

George H. Kalikman '71, P'04: History Lessons
I took Jack Herney's course "D-Day and the Battle for Normandy" for a week last July because of my late father, Samuel Kalikman. His role in this story began with a conversation in the autumn of 1934.

My father was in his first year at Harvard Law School. One day he turned to one of his classmates, Hank Wiley, who graduated from Exeter in 1930, and asked him what he thought about being there. Hank spoke      More...

Football: 2007 Season Roundup

With big wins over Avon Old Farms and Worcester Academy, the Big Red started off strong   More...

Homecoming Athletic Events Program

Plan your day with this game schedule   More...

Exeter's Football Team Fights Valiantly

When this year's teams stepped on to the field today, they carried 129 years of history on their shoulders, with a record of 66 wins for Andover, 49 wins for Exeter, and 10 ties. Today's hard-fought loss of 24 - 14 is now in the record books. Despite a great TD reception by Malcolm '08, wide receiver, and some explosive running by Eric '08, running back, Andover walked off the field with the victory. 

It's hard to exaggerate the importance of this game to the athletes who took to the field today. For Eric '08, a co-captain on the football team, it was the highlight of his athletic career. "For me, this is the most important athletic contest that I have. Since I began at Exeter, I've looked forward to the fall of my senior year more than anything else simply because of the Exeter/Andover     More...

Watch the Famed Exeter/Andover Football Game via Webcast

Watch while it's happening or at your convenience   More...

Homecoming this Weekend Celebrates 130 Years of Tradition

Exeter is gearing up for pageantry and passion, excitement and energy, adrenalin and apprehension on November 10. This year – the 130th year of football rivalry between Exeter and Andover – will pit the two school's varsity football, volleyball, soccer and field hockey teams against each other, on Exeter's campus. Games start at 10:30, with football slated for 2:30.

"The Exeter/Andover game is the most exciting time of the year for me," says football coach Bill Glennon, whose team has been practicing hard all season. "It's the culmination of a great week of excitement on campus. All of our teams and student body look forward to this weekend of competition. The football game is truly the Harvard/Yale game of prep schools." A pep rally and bonfire take place on Friday, just before the big     More...

Private Schools Say Goodbye to Scholarships

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Historic Football Rivalry

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Fermin Perez-Andreu, Modern Languages Instructor, Displays Artwork at Exeter Public Library

Vignettes of events in the town's history   More...

"Prepare for Glory!" Big Games Tomorrow

Today's pep rally set the stage for the weekend's big games against Andover. With music from the pep band, dancing by Precision and Imani, hilarity from the Red Bandits, and a rousing video, the entire student body rose up with cheers in anticipation of the weekend's games. 

The video – a student-directed and performed tour de force – profiled all the teams that will perform this   More...

"Creating a Home for the Arts: Mayer Art Center Turns 25" from The Exeter Bulletin, Fall 2007

This fall marks a significant Exeter anniversary: 25 years ago, the Frederick R. Mayer '45 Art Center opened. A combination of new construction and renovation of existing gallery space, the Mayer Art Center transformed the visual arts at Exeter.

Mayer—a Texas native who graduated from Exeter in 1945 and went on to found his own oil drilling company—knew a thing or two about the transformative power of art. He and his wife, Jan, began collecting art early, and avidly, in their marriage. Over the years, they amassed worldclass collections of American paintings, prints and watercolors; Spanish Colonial paintings from Mexico and pre-Columbian art from Costa Rica; Northwest coast Indian masks; and Ming Dynasty furniture.

The Mayers were also avid supporters of arts institutions, including the Denver Art Museum,    More...

"Rooms with a View" from The Exeter Bulletin, Fall 2007

You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can learn a lot about Exeter teachers from their classrooms. Their intellectual passions. Their personal heroes and hobbies. Their high standards of scholarship (and, occasionally, their high tolerance for clutter). Scan the titles on their bookshelves, examine the historical artifacts and the plastic wind-up toys on their Harkness tables and you'll glimpse something about why they became teachers in the first place — and what it is they're most excited to share with their students. In this article, you'll find a few of the many teachers whose classrooms set the stage for discussion and discovery.

Mathematics instructor Philip Mallinson keeps a model classroom—literally. His high-ceilinged Academy Building classroom is filled with 3-D geometric models     More...

"Table Talk with Mathematics Instructor (and Olympic Coach) Zuming Feng" from The Exeter Bulletin, Fall 2007

If you were to dissect Zuming Feng's life as he would ask his students to dissect a challenging mathematical problem, you might find, as even his best students sometimes do, that initial assumptions can be misleading.    More...

PEA Senior One of Six National-Level Junior Golfers to Attend 2003 Masters Champion Mike Weir Invitational

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Phillips Exeter Academy Offers Free Ride

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Much Anticipated Exeter/Andover Game Approaches

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Phillips Exeter Academy Is Free to Those With Need

Major initiative announced effective academic year 2008-2009   More...

Phillips Exeter to Offer Free Tuition to Some Students

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Major Financial Aid Initiative Announced Today: a Free Exeter Education to Those With Need

"The educational gap between the 'haves' and 'have nots' continues to widen in this country and in the world," says Exeter's Principal Tyler C. Tingley. "We want to be clear that money does not stand in the way of an Exeter education. Students who qualify academically will find Exeter affordable. Our efforts in this important area will continue."

At their October meeting, the Academy's trustees unanimously voted to offer an Exeter education free to any accepted student whose family income is $75,000 or less. This change will take effect for the next      More...

Area Jazz Artists Commemorate Bassist Jim Howe in Concert

Jazz artists honor music instructor Jim Howe with jam session   More...

Pianist Gabriel Chodos to Perform

Pianist performs Last Three Sonatas   More...

The Ghouls Are Out

Today is Halloween at Exeter. Weird and wonderful costumes are all over campus. There are fashionistas: one girl sports a 4-foot Croc (yes, a plastic shoe with holes on the top) on her back, another dons a floor-length ballgown made of pages from The Exonian, and a boy wears a topcoat made of duct tape. And sports fans: a Green Bay Packers enthusiast with cheesehead hat, and numerous Red Sox followers wearing wide grins. Pirates, Peter Pan, ghouls, devils, jockeys – they're all here. 

On this classic fall day, everyone came together to view the judging of best Halloween-inspired skit. Eight student groups performed from the balcony of Jeremiah     More...

"Take a Stand!"

Ken Bacon '62, president of Refugees International, spoke to students recently about his organization's work helping people displaced by war and humanitarian crises find resettlement. Focusing on Darfur and Iraq, Bacon described the life and death issues faced by the estimated 35 million displaced persons worldwide, and the role of advocacy in helping address their needs.

"Genocide is not an academic issue," Bacon said during all-school Assembly. "You didn't come to Exeter to be a passive bystander. Take a stand!" Bacon spoke eloquently about the Iraqi refugee situation, which the U.N. recently estimated at 4 million displaced persons. At the end of Assembly, the students, visibly impressed by his presentation, gave Bacon a standing ovation.

"It's very inspiring to see how he is working to help people in need," said Kasey, a senior and      More...

"Romney's Prep School Hazing" -- PEA Students Ask Tough Questions of the Candidate

Students question one-time governor of Massachusetts on health care, campaign promises and more   More...

PEA Senior Named Semifinalist in 2007-08 Siemens Math, Science and Technology Competition

One of only 294 students selected from across the country    More...

Apple Pies from Dining Services Win People's Choice Awards at Local Fall Festival

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Earth Fest this Sunday – Check out the BioBus

We've all heard about it – vehicles running on used vegetable oil. Sunday's your chance to see it live when the BioBus, which is traveling cross country as part of the BioTour program, comes to Exeter's campus for Earth Fest. Sarah '08, Environmental Action Committee (EAC) Co-Head, describes its appeal, "Anyone who thinks environmentalism can't be high-tech and futuristic might find this bus interesting." 

"Earth Fest is an opportunity for the student      More...

PEA Senior Named Semifinalist in 2007-08 Siemens Math, Science and Technology Competition

One of only 294 students selected from across the country    More...

Final Flu Shot Clinic this Weekend

Free flu shot clinics are designed to encourage a healthier campus    More...

Two PEA Seniors Place Fifth in Youth Doubles at Head of the Charles, Racing as Durham Boat Club

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The African Children's Choir Performs "Journey of Hope"

The African Children's Choir educates audiences on the plight of children since 1984   More...

Master Harold…and the Boys Gets Rave Reviews

Athol Fugard, who has called theater "the most heightened form of dialogue," seems a natural at Exeter, where student-centered discussion is at the heart of all learning. This fall, Fugard has come to campus through his play, Master Harold…and the Boys, which has been studied in classes and performed by The Weston Playhouse. This one-act, 100-minute study in intense dialogue leading to a searing climax, recently performed to full houses in Fisher Theater.

"It's incredible – to talk about a play in English class, then see it come alive," said Curtis, an upper who stars in plays, musicals and dance concerts at Exeter. "It's amazing to see theater of this quality performed at school."  "This was a priceless experience," added Uni, a senior who starred as Bloody Mary in last year's student production of South Pacific. "Sitting near me      More...

Vive la technologie!

Modern language, English, and theater classes have been enriching the classroom experience, integrating multimedia into Harkness discussions. They're using new technology classrooms, built last spring in the basement of Phillips Hall. For Evelyn Christoph, French instructor, who has used the classrooms extensively, the new technology is a wonderful addition. "Ah ha! moments happen when you can use the technology to broaden the students' understanding."

"I really like watching news clips in French," says Amanda '08, who enjoys the use of multimedia in her Contemporary France class. "I'm getting a stronger sense of contemporary French culture, and I learn what's happening the day it happens. Plus, my French is improving because the broadcaster speaks fast and uses hard     More...

"RedHOUSE: Architecture for Art"

Lamont Gallery exhibition brings together the complementary visions of two dedicated collectors and one architect   More...

Harris Family Children's Center Wins 2007 DesignShare Award

Harris Family Children's Center Wins International DesignShare Architecture Award   More...

Harris Family Children's Center Wins Coveted DesignShare Award for Innovative Learning Environment

One of only four U.S. buildings to receive the international award in the merit category   More...

Parents' Weekend Takes Place October 12-15

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Showcase of Theater and Dance Classes

Showcase of dance and theater classes on Parents' weekend (10/12) with open house   More...

Parents' Weekend Starts Today

Welcome to all family members and friends who have come to campus to learn firsthand about life and learning at Exeter. In classic New England style, today's rainy weather promises to change to sun and mild temperatures over the weekend.

While planning your activities, check out the Parents' Weekend Program of Events. Got questions? The Information Center located in the Phelps Science Center (Grainger Auditorium) can help you out. Check out the campus online map for helpful information.

Here are a few of the weekend's highlights:

Learn what Harkness is all about – join in classroom discussions with faculty and other parents, and hear presentations from faculty. Topics include: "Writing at Exeter," "Rethinking History for the 21st 

It's That Time Again: Flu Shots

For the second year in a row, the Academy is offering the flu vaccine to all students, faculty and staff. The school urges members of the community to receive vaccination in accordance with recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): that individuals be immunized against the common flu to encourage a healthier population during flu season, and to lessen the chance that a more serious flu could be confused with the common flu.

Dr. Myra Citrin, Exeter's medical director, states that 36,000-40,000 Americans die from influenza each year. "This is tragic, because influenza is, in large part, a preventable disease," she says. "The influenza      More...

Ken Bacon '62, Receives John Phillips Award

Ken Bacon '62, has served as president of Refugees International since 2001   More...

Lamont Poet Dave Smith Reads from his Works

This year's Lamont Poet Dave Smith is a professor at Johns Hopkins University   More...

Positive Communication On Court Creates Great Team Chemistry

Girls volleyball is charging ahead this year. The key to their success? Teamwork and communication. Both are critical for this team, which lost four experienced players from last year, out of team of only 13.

Kate, varsity co-captain and a four-year team member, believes that integrating new players has helped the team's spirit. "We lost some of our strongest players, but the new ones are fitting in really well, both on and off the court. Two of them are in the starting lineup." Willa, one of the new players and a senior, agrees. "The biggest surprise to me was the great game-time chemistry. I've been on teams with better players, but we've all played for ourselves instead of for the team. My impression of the Exeter team is that it's more relaxed and fun than other volleyball teams I have played for."

Coach Scott Saltman sees the teamwork       More...

Music Faculty Performs "Potpourri" Concert

 Music faculty commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg     More...

Lamont Gallery Hosts RedHOUSE: Architecture for Art Exhibit

RedHOUSE Architecture for Art from the Frederick and Jan Mayer collections     More...

Home Cooking: Send in Your Recipes!

Feeding 1,000 teenagers every day is a challenge. First, there's the taste factor – those 1,000 palates don't always agree on what's delicious. Second, there's the sheer quantity of food needed. And then there's the reality of homesickness and memories of home cooking. 

Exeter's dining services meets this challenge daily, with varied menus and special events designed to brighten up meals, and even provide a little of grandma's comforting fare. This year, Exeter's dining services is inviting families to send in favorite recipes as part of a new program, "Recipes from Home". These dishes will be served at a special dinner scheduled for November 29. If       More...

The Art of Inclusion

Exuberance is the name of the game in the current exhibition at Lamont Gallery. "From Ireland to Exeter" celebrates the power of creativity and four artists – Sinead Fahey, Karl Fitzgerald, George McCutcheon and Margaret Walker – from Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent (KCAT), based in Kilkenny, Ireland. As you enter the gallery, a riot of colorful shapes – some recognizable as animals and landscapes, others abstract – virtually leap off the paper with life. 

KCAT was founded by the Camphill Communities of Ireland to facilitate the artistic development of individuals with a range of disabilities. "We're strong believers in the power of creativity and an inclusive environment," explains Paul Bokslag, director of KCAT. "Our focus is on ability rather than disability. We want to make        More...

Student-Run Organic Garden Serves Up Produce

Exeter's latest sustainability project – a student-run organic garden – is producing its first crops, after months of careful planning, planting and tending. The 25- by 50-foot organic garden was the brainchild of JY, a senior, who responded to a call for sustainability proposals.

Inspired by his classes in environmental science and his eagerness to "learn more about how the food we consume everyday gets to our dinner table,"  JY wrote an 11-page proposal detailing the garden's objective, and defining needed resources, equipment and budget. "The educational lessons about labor, sustainability and environmental awareness that come from hands-on experience would be priceless to students," he wrote. Many others agreed. After reviewing the     More...

Music department hosts faculty recital, "Folk Traditions"

Music instructor and renown fiddler Ryan Thomson performs traditional folk tunes    More...

Academy Life Day: Reconnecting, Getting Acquainted

Academy Life Day is a chance for boarding students to spend time with their dorm mates, dorm faculty and affiliates, and for day students to connect with one another and their advisers. No classes. No homework. Today's Academy Life Day was perfect – sunny and crisp – a classic New England early autumn opportunity for doing just about anything.      More...

Graduate Inspires Students with Major League Baseball Debut

It's a long way from the fields of PEA to a major league pennant race. But that's where Sam Fuld '00 finds himself. Last Thursday, Sam made his on-field debut at Wrigley Field for the Cubs, who currently trail the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers by a single game. Heady stuff for the former three-season athlete at PEA and two-time All American from Stanford.

Chris, a senior and member of the Exeter varsity baseball team, finds special inspiration in Fuld, who was his hitting instructor on the local American Legion team on which both athletes played. "Sam is great and very humble," he explains. "I play for Dover Post 8 just like Sam did. The older kids point out where Sam hit home runs      More...

Sowing Seeds of Non Sibi

Principal Ty Tingley heralded the beginning of the 227th academic year with an opening assembly that focused on non sibi and the messages inherent in the school's original Deed of Gift.

Tingley profiled three Exonians, all recipients of the John Phillips Award. This award, established in 1965, recognizes Exonians whose contributions to the welfare of community, country and humanity exemplify in high degree the nobility of character and usefulness that John Phillips sought to promote in establishing the Academy. Tingley said of these men, "some of the tradition of non sibi lodged in their heart when they were at Exeter."

Tingley spoke of:
Dr. Forrest C. Eggleston '38, who moved to    More...

The Smiles Have It: Moving-In Day

Cloudless skies and smiling faces marked new student registration yesterday. The 330 new students and their families were everywhere – registering in Phelps Science Center, moving into dorm rooms, eating in the dining hall and exploring campus.

More than 120 student proctors helped the new arrivals. Some were positioned at dorms, helping move boxes and furniture. Others gave tours and provided basic orientation. PEA faculty and staff mingled with the students and families, getting acquainted.

Expressions clearly stated it – Exonians are      More...

Academy Takes Precautions Against EEE

Many events to move indoors and insect repellent available to all   More...

New Modern Languages Faculty

Chen, Yuan and Choi join the modern languages department   More...

PEA Senior Is Leader in Shell Game

Rower who went to Henley this summer talks about her rowing experiences   More...

Gaining Insights into Irish Literature

Fourteen members of the English department traveled to Ireland this summer to immerse themselves in Dublin's literary world. During the five-day trip, which coincided with Dublin Writers week, they toured the Joyce Centre and Joyce's Dublin (Martello tower included), attended talks by contemporary novelist Colm Tóibín and Joyce scholar Senator David Norris, visited the Dublin Writers' Museum, and attended a play at Peacock Theatre, part of the National Theatre of Ireland. They also soaked up Irish culture and history, visiting exhibits, historic Temple Bar, Saint Patrick's Cathedral and touring the Wicklow hills.

According to Eimer Page, English instructor, Irish native and graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, the highlight of the trip for many was a private meeting with Colm Tóibín, internationally renowned author and recipient     More...

Harkness Teaching Adds Up To Math Opportunities Worldwide

The Harkness teaching method is proving profitable for students and teachers, even when they are as far away from Exeter as California and the Far East.

This summer, as in every summer for the last 11 years, the Exeter Mathematics Institute literally hopped on a plane and took the Harkness method to thousands of teachers across the country. Since 1997, when the on-campus initiative evolved into a traveling program to reach more teachers, EMI has visited more than 25 cities and helped about 2,500 educators learn to make math more fun and applicable to students' lives.

Founder, director and math instructor Eric Bergofsky says EMI is unique for several reasons: expenses have been covered by a foundation grant since 1991; "each workshop is tailored to fit the district's training needs and desires; and EMI does not promote products,     More...

Exeter's Summer Math Institute Helps the San Diego Unified School District Improve Math Teaching

The conference really challenges you as a mathematician, says a participant   More...

See the U.S. JM8 Team, with Ian Winthrop '08, in the FISA Repechages

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FISA World Rowing Junior Repechage Results

U.S. JM8 boat qualifies for A Finals in dramatic race; JM4+ boat misses A Finals qualification by a hair    More...

Race Results from the 2007 FISA World Rowing Junior Championships

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Exonians Row Against a Host of Competitor Nation Teams

Two Exonians are gearing up to compete in the 2007 FISA World Rowing Junior Championships, to be held in Beijing August 8-11. Forty-nine nations from around the world race in this year's World Rowing Junior Championships, the largest junior-level rowing competition in the world.

Track the race results at the regatta website or worldrowing.com.                  More...

"Spreading the Word About Exeter" from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2007

This April, as part of the Academy's ongoing outreach efforts, the admissions office played host to a group of charter and magnet middle-school counselors from cities including Newark, Chicago and Milwaukee. The goal: to spread the word about Exeter in communities that may be unfamiliar with boarding schools, and to create new opportunities to find talented students from every quarter and from across the economic spectrum.

The school counselors toured the Exeter campus; learned about its academic programs, its admissions policies and its financial aid resources; and heard firsthand from Exeter students about boarding school life, its rewards and its challenges.

When a counselor asked Vanessa Williams, a prep from Springfield, IL, to describe some of the      More...

Climbing a Friendly Serpent, Chiming a Jolly Tune

As the Harris Family Children's Center (HFCC) settled into its new 8,000-square-foot home last fall, Mary Driscoll, Center director, saw the need for more discovery equipment on the Center's grounds. "We give careful consideration to each and every item added to our outdoor learning environment," explains Driscoll. "The outdoors serves as an extension to the classroom. It contains a hidden curriculum designed to stimulate children's senses and nurture their curiosity."

Driscoll contacted the Capital Budget Committee, which oversees new equipment expenditures on campus. Jerry Hill and Merril Dwyer, Committee members, joined Driscoll at HFCC to brainstorm ideas. "We talked about how wonderful it would be to have a creature going into and coming out of the ground, sort of like a wave,"     More...

"Science Center Helps Students Take Center Stage" from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2007

Since it opened in 2001, Phelps Science Center has proved an especially conducive environment for students pursuing high-level scientific research and competitions.

This year, more than 40 students participated in top national and international science competitions. Ten Exeter students were among 200 students from across the country who were named semifinalists for the U.S. Physics Olympiad, and two— Sherry Gong '07 of San Juan, PR, and Yingyu "Dan" Gao '08 of Hockessin, DE—were chosen for the national Olympiad team. This success is not new.

In 2006, Gong made the U.S. Physics Olympiad    More...

Landmarks of Sonic Architecture

Final 2007 Summer Concert features pianists Jung Mi Lee and Jon Sakata in a duo piano recital   More...

Star Rowers Head to Beijing on 2007 Junior National Team

Two Exonians join the 41-strong U.S. team for the 2007 FISA World Rowing Junior Championships to be held August 8-11 in Beijing, China. Jeremy Bernstein '07 and Ian Winthrop '08 were among the 23 men selected from a host of competitors across the country.

Bernstein '07 is slated to compete on the mens four with coxswain in the bow seat position. Winthrop '08 rows three seat on the junior mens eight. For both athletes, this is the first year on the junior national rowing team. "I came to team selection camp this year wanting more than anything to make the team," explains Bernstein. "I was invited last year and was cut a week or two before the team was named. This year, I was excited and motivated."

Bernstein, 6'6" tall, and weighing 195 pounds, is a four-year Exonian who started rowing in 2004. Winthrop, 6'2" and 182 pounds, entered PEA as a lower.     More...

"This is Who We Are" excerpted from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2007

On the eve of their graduation, The Exeter Bulletin asked 7 members of the class of 2007 to tell us more about who they are, and to reflect on how the experience of living and learning alongside classmates from around the country and around the world contributed to their education—and how they hope to carry these lessons with them. Read their stories:

- Irving Dominguez, "Seeing Stars"
- Sara Berhie, "Learning in Class, and Out"
- Andrew Brown, "Expanding Horizons"
- Denetrias Charlemagne, "Making a Difference"
- Keone Hon, "Becoming a Global Citizen"
- Amanda Milad, "Creating an Extended Family"
- Boaz Chandrasekhar, "Finding His Path to Peace"    

"Learning to Think Like a Computer" from The Exeter Bulletin, Summer 2007

"Confusion is OK!" reads a sign in Matt Brenner's computer science classroom. "Respect it."

Brenner has a healthy respect for confusion, whether it's the "cognitive overload" some students experience during the early weeks of his software development courses, or the more advanced forms common among expert programmers. "When you're designing a program," Brenner explains, "it almost never works the first time—or the second or the third. So you go back and debug it." Programming, he adds, is "really all about debugging, about respecting confusion as a necessary part of the process."

There's one area of computer science, however, where Brenner brooks no confusion: its relevance to the lives of his students. "Computers are now so small and    More...

Exonians Make US Team for the FISA World Rowing Junior Championships

Jeremy Bernstein '07, Ian Winthrop '08 to compete August 8-11 in Beijing   More...

Hogwarts Comes to Exeter

Potter mania takes over the nation tonight at midnight, with the release of the final Harry Potter saga – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Which of the characters will still be standing at the end of the series? You'll have to read this last volume to find out. Phillips Exeter Academy Bookstore is offering a 40 percent discount, with copies available at 7 a.m. on Saturday.

Excitement on campus is high. "Students are saying they want to sleep outside the store to be first in line on Saturday morning," Marilyn Miller, store manager, explains with a smile. As of Thursday afternoon, the Exeter bookstore, which is affiliated with Barnes & Noble, had 220 prepaid orders. "Barnes & Noble gave us a price range for the books," explains Miller. "I chose    More...

Some Enchanted Evening

Clarinetist Christine Fell and pianist Arlene Kies perform in fourth summer concert   More...

Julie Scolnik and Friends to Perform at Summer Library Concert Series

Pieces by Debussy, Fauré, Ibert, Piazzolla and Lieberman   More...

"Green" Houses Sprout Up on Campus

What's green on the inside and yellow on the outside? What has an environmentally-friendly air supply and good sources of natural light? Neither a large vegetable nor a colorful hut, but two faculty houses currently under construction with green house features. The move-in date is set for mid-August.
Design and construction goals for the new houses include: 
  reducing utility consumption by 50%;
  eliminating the use of fossil fuels for heat supply;
  using environmentally friendly and local building materials and reducing waste;
  creating an energy mindset change while maintaining comfort, health and durability;
  using low maintenance systems and materials        More...

Senior Prank Replays Class of '57 Escapade, With a Green Difference

The senior prank is an Exonian tradition, timed for the end of the school year when exams loom and students benefit from a bit of levity. Pranks reflect the character of the senior class, and come in all forms – from innocuously impudent to marvelously mischievous.

For the graduating class of '07, the senior prank was big, self-propelling and a huge hit. Surreptitiously, seniors snuck "The Egg" – an electric-powered small car used by Exeter's Campus Safety staff – onto Assembly Hall stage. No one's quite sure when they did it, or how many seniors were involved (rumors say that 20 students shared in the planning), but the car was on stage at 10:15 a.m. when assembly began one Monday morning in late May.      More...

2007 Summer Concert Series

The Friends of the Academy Library to host six concerts in Rockefeller Hall this summer   More...

International Racing a Boon for the Girls Four and Eight

Two Exeter girls crews returned from the U.K. yesterday, having garnered the Royal Military Academy Challenge Cup at Reading Amateur Regatta and countless memories. "We had a great experience overall," says coach Sally Morris. "We were pleased to be racing in such a great environment."

The girls rowed well at both Reading Amateur Regatta and Henley Women's Regatta. Weather conspired against them at Henley – torrential downpours interrupted the racing and caused degradation in the lane in which they raced – but their skills and spirits remained constant. The junior eights won the quarter-finals at Henley, then lost in the semi-finals. Even in their last race at Henley, the girls junior eight raced the straightest course of the day, and felt that they had raced well.       More...

Close Race Ends Junior Eight's Quest for a Second Cup

In a close race this morning at Henley, the junior eight crew lost to Phillips Academy Andover by less than one boatlength. They will return to the U.S. with one trophy – the Royal Military Academy Challenge Cup awarded for their first-place finish at Reading Amateur Regatta – and the knowledge that they raced well.       More...

Girls' Crew Competes at Henley Women's Regatta

Two PEA teams will compete among 300 crews from seven countries   More...

Exeter's Eight Proceeds to the Semi-Finals at Henley Women's Regatta

Exeter's eight will race in the semi-finals against Phillips Academy Andover Sunday at 9:05 a.m. (EST). If they win, they will compete against the winner of the other semi-finals race – St. Paul's School versus South Niagara/E.L. Crossley (Ontario, Canada) – for the Peabody Cup. Grand final starts at 11:30 a.m. (EST). Check race results at http://www.exetercrew.com/.      More...

Exonian Awarded ExxonMobil 2007 Hispanic Heritage Youth Award in Engineering and Mathematics

Chosen for excellence in science, math and community commitment   More...

Girls Crew to Compete at Henley Women's Regatta this Weekend

The Exeter girls crew, with their first place finish from Reading Amateur Regatta fresh in hand, is preparing for the Henley Women's Regatta. They are one of 11 teams from the US and Canada scheduled to compete, out of a total of more than 300 crews from seven countries. The regatta takes place at Henley-on-Thames, UK, just prior to the Henley Royal Regatta.

"We are finding the experience to be fantastic," explains Sally Morris, the girls crew coach who is traveling with the team. Using borrowed equipment, the Exonians are seeing new ways of rowing, as well as enjoying the exhilaration of competing in one of the most famed rowing locations in the world. "The girls are learning a lot about different rowing styles," Morris adds. "We're seeing the extended layback, the slow hands and quick legs, the finesse of scullers turned sweep, in addition to seeing people who use our style of smooth acceleration out of bow."  

Watch the Girls Junior Eight Win First Place at Reading Amateur Regatta

Girls head to Henley Women's Regatta   More...

Exeter's Girls Eight Wins all Three Races at Reading Regatta

What a season for girls crew. On June 16, the team won 1st place in the Women's Junior Eights at Reading Amateur Regatta, competing against a mix of UK and US teams. This win follows their 4th place finish in the USRowing Youth National Championships, competing against 1,300 athletes from 140 programs in the US. And, in a few days, they are scheduled to race at the Henley Women's Regatta.

At Reading, the girls Junior Eights crew raced three times, beating Tabor Academy A (Marion MA) with a time of 5:20 with about 1/2 length open. They then went on to beat Headington School (Oxford, UK) in round two with about 6 lengths open. In the finals, the crew beat Molesey School (Molesey, UK) in a time of 5:10 and about 5 lengths open. The Exeter junior eights team was awarded the Royal Military Academy Challenge cup for their first place finish.     More...

Academy Center Takes the "LEED" (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007)

Environmental sustainability is now a part of Exeter's campus, structurally speaking. For the first time, an Exeter building has been awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver-rating certification. Phelps Academy Center was recognized for meeting objectives in design, construction, promotion of environmental stewardship and energy conservation.

LEED, a program developed and managed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is a rating system that has become a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. The goal of the program is to encourage structures that are more resource-efficient in their construction, renovation, operation, maintenance      More...

The Art of Harkness (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007)

It's one of the few places on campus where you won't find an actual Harkness table. And yet since September, Mayer Art Center and the studios of Exeter's art department have been filled with Harkness. Photographs and drawings of Harkness tables. Silkscreen prints that appropriate the architectural blueprints used to build the table. Harkness tables fashioned from gum wrappers or cut, snowflake-style, from paper. And, during the final weeks of winter term, with a Harkness installation—an entire class of life-size figures "sculpted" from packing tape and seated around a Harkness table.

All this Harkness art grew out of conversations between department chair Steve Lewis and Rick Schubart, the Bates-Russell Distinguished Faculty Professor, about ways the art department could connect with     More...

Girls Varsity Crew Rows in National Regatta

Girls Varsity Crew—2007 New England Champions—earned an invitation to the 134th USRowing Youth National Championships held on Lake Batavia near Cincinnati, Ohio, June 8-10. Over 1,300 athletes from 140 programs participated in the competitions.

Exeter's G1 boat was one of 19 girls eights to race in three qualifying heats which had been determined by random draw. Coach Sally Morris says, "The girls found themselves competing against bigger programs that row year round as clubs. Only a few schools are fast enough to race at the Nationals."

The Exeter crew was one of the top two finishers in each qualifying heat to advance to the semi-finals.   More...

Exeter Scores First in the Nation at ARML Math Competition

Math team competes against other states, regions in the country   More...

Table Talk with Dean of Students Ethan Shapiro (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007)

It was a decision that would set the course of his adult life, and Ethan Shapiro had to make it more or less on the spot.

In 1983, Shapiro was close to completing his master's degree in Russian language and literature at Middlebury College. In those waning years of the Cold War, he recalls, "Russian specialists had basically two career options: education or government." Shapiro was leaning strongly toward government service—that is,      More...

Graduation 2007

Exeter's 226th graduation took place on Sunday, June 3. The two-hour celebration was marked by the happiness of the graduating seniors – one of the students literally jumped with joy off the podium after receiving his diploma – and touching speeches from students and Principal Ty Tingley.

In his farewell to graduates, Tingley focused on the achievements of the class of '07, and the challenges facing them in the future. "The class of 2007 has been a great class and has led this school well," said Tingley, as he mentioned areas of excellence in sports, science, math, writing, music, acting and environmental stewardship.  "There is no shortage of raw scientific talent in this class," said Tingley, "as 2007       More...

"My Day in the Life of Seymour Hersh" by Liani Balasuriya '07 (from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007)

There I was in The Exonian office, peering over Seymour Hersh's shoulder (with his permission) as he responded to his email. What I saw made me gape: boldface subject headings and email senders that read "From the CIA," "What You Really Want to Know about Khomeini," and French words that I didn't understand. Mr. Hersh nonchalantly deleted many seemingly important emails, saying he "wasn't interested." However, when he spied a link to some information about the Israeli government, his excitement was evident. "Just wait till you get a look at this!" he said. Unfortunately, the link wouldn't open.

The empty newsroom was strewn with papers and uncapped pens; a dozen computer monitors,    More...

MVPs Named at Spring Athletic Assembly

A successful spring season was acknowledged during a lively Athletic Assembly this week. Four varsity teams—Girls Water Polo, Girls Track, Girls Crew and the Cycling team—secured 2007 New England Championships. In addition, Girls Crew's stunning 0.23-second victory over second-place Andover earned Exeter an automatic invitation to the U.S. Junior National Championship Regatta in Cincinnati June 9-11.

Special Spring Athletic Trophies were awarded to the following students:

The Dana J.P. Wingate Memorial Baseball  

Exeter hosts first 'Mini Relay for Life' Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society

More than 400 students, faculty, staff and alumni/ae gather in Love Gymnasium; $11,000 raised   More...

Exeter's Grainger Observatory Director Discusses the Exeter Astronomy Conference

Science teacher hosts first Exeter Astronomy Conference at PEA   More...
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"Return, Afghanistan" Exhibit Reviewed

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Lazy, Hazy Summer Days

Vacation begins tomorrow, and summer is in the air. The students are wasting no time enjoying the warm weather, while staying focused – for one more day – on coursework and exams.

In the past few weeks, students have found creative ways to study while enjoying the sun. One enterprising Exonian solved math problems outdoors, using chalk on the walkway outside Wetherell Dining Hall. Since it was lunchtime, he was soon joined by more than a dozen curious students. As they gathered around the equations, casting out ideas and amending the formulas, Mr. Ibbotson, math instructor, appeared. He watched this outdoor Harkness discussion for a few minutes, asked a few questions, then jumped right in, chalk in hand.    More...

Dr. Daniel E. Koshland '37 to Receive the John Phillips Award

Renowned research scientist and editor of Science magazine honored this year   More...

New Girls Varsity Soccer Scoring Record

Senior forward scores her 23rd goal of the season   More...

Shostakovich's Quartet No. 8 in C minor and the Soviet Union under Stalin

Students will discuss the quartet and give a complete performance   More...

Senior Recital

Yuri Larrabee, piano   More...

Paul Edward Joyce to perform

Paul Edward Joyce, class of 2010, to perform with his band, the New Englanders, on May 25   More...

Stage Band, Concert Band & Percussion Ensemble Concert

Progam will include music from Halo, The Incredibles, and West Side Story   More...

Turning Up the Heat: Exeter vs. Andover

Andover will feel the burn this Saturday as Big Red heats up along with the temperature to play its season finales against this long-time rival. Both Boys and Girls Tennis got a jump on things, playing Andover on Wednesday, while Girls Lacrosse is scheduled to take them on this Friday evening, May 25.

Big Red has had a strong showing this season: Girls Water Polo, Girls Track and the Cycling team have already secured 2007 New England Championships. Boys and Girls Crew still have their eyes on New England Championships, and will row the NEIRA Regatta on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA this Saturday, May 26.

Girls Crew has set its sights even further, and will head with an eight and a coxed four to England      More...

Senior Recital

Mike Tetler, bass, and Jennifer Kwon, soprano   More...

2007 Ellis "Anvil" Storytelling Prize Competition

2007 Ellis "Anvil" Storytelling Prize competition to be held May 23.   More...

Author Kevin King to read his poems

Recipient of the 2007 Fellowship in Poetry from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, to read   More...

Orchestral Concert

Symphony, Chamber Orchestra and Symphonia with Adair Gerke '07, horn soloist and 2007 Concerto Competition winner   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Opening Eyes at Lamont Gallery, Through Writing

Most of us don't imagine English class in an art gallery, but that's exactly what Exeter preps are experiencing this term. English instructor Ellen Wolff has asked her students to write about artwork in Lamont Gallery. They have responded with incredible writing, and a burgeoning appreciation for the experience of viewing visual arts.

Wolff instructs the students to "give the audience as full and precise an experience of the piece as you can, by way of both objective and subjective description." The focus is on recreating "the student's own visceral, intellectual, emotional experience of the piece," explains Wolff.  

By emphasizing personal reactions, students are able to approach visual art, and writing, with a new spirit.   More...

K. Tucker Andersen '59 Receives 2007 Founder's Day Award

This year's winner has run a record 31 consecutive New York marathons   More...

Choral Collage Concert

Glee Club, Concert Choir and Women's Chorus perform   More...

Senior Recital

Ja-Rei Wang, violin   More...

"China Past/Present" Photographs by Sze Tsung Leong, Chi Peng and Chen Lingyang

Installation art exhibit of China's old and new buildings and Chinese interaction   More...

Lamont Gallery Exhibit: "Return, Afghanistan – Photography by Zalmaï Ahad"

Photographs of Afghanistan, war-torn and recovering   More...

Senior Recital

Austin Sutherland, baritone, and Tom Gram, guitar   More...

Lamont Poet Louise Glück

Louise Glück to be the next poet in the Academy Library's Lamont Poetry Series this year   More...

Seniors Give to Exeter, the Green Way

Every year, in longstanding tradition, the senior class makes a parting gift to Exeter. In a distinct sign of the times, the class of '07 has chosen to donate solar panels.

"We saw the class gift as an opportunity to quickly put into action a real solution to the energy crisis that faces our world," says Dieter, the senior who originated the idea of solar panels. "We decided to leave a mark that will remind future Exonians of the responsibility they have to a planet that has given them so much." The solar panels will be installed on new faculty housing, and will help achieve the goal of a 50 percent reduction in utility consumption (based on energy use in existing, similarly sized faculty housing).

"The class of 2007 ties itself very closely to environmental issues," explains Jennifer Wilhelm, Exeter's     More...

Academy's Harris Family Children's Center Launches New Summer Camp Program

Enrollments now open to local community   More...

Senior Recital

James Tetler, bass, and Peter Lam, cello   More...

Lamont Younger Poets 2007 Reading

The winners of this year's Lamont Younger Poets competition will read from their poems   More...

Faculty Recital: Violinist Deborah Boykan Performs with Pianist George Lopez

Works by Covell, Beethoven, Bach, Ysay and Elgar   More...

"The Art of Listening" by Nita G. Pettigrew (from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007)

In 1985, when I first came to New England, I had been teaching English for 20 years. Within the accepted practice of the time, I had reason to believe I was a successful teacher: I built my classes around discussion, and I saw to it that those discussions were lively, that every student participated, and that most of them saw the "relevance" of all our reading and writing.

In those days, I never entered a classroom without knowing my goals, without knowing what I wanted the students to understand by the end of the period. I thought carefully about the steps by which I would      More...

2007 Lamont Younger Poets to Read

The 2007 Lamont Younger Poets will read from their poems this Tuesday in the Academy Library at 7:00 p.m. The Lamont Younger Poets Prize honors poems of exceptional promise written by Exeter lowers and uppers. For the four lowers whose poems were selected by a faculty panel, this is just the beginning. "I want to be GOOD at writing, for a start," says Samantha, one of the prizewinners. "I want to write beautiful things someday that people will remember."

Max, another Lamont Younger Poet, sees poetry as a way "to probe who I am. If I'm writing poems for myself, it's usually because of some new emotion that I want to describe," he explains. He credits his dorm head, Ralph Sneeden, with tremendous inspiration. "I'd have to say that my favorite poet is Ralph Sneeden," he      More...

Senior Recital

Tim Shea, baritone   More...

Lamont Gallery Exhibit: "Sri Lankan Contemporary Art: Island Visions"

Works courtesy of The Private Gallery, Malaysia, Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra, '82   More...

Senior Music Recitals During the Month of May

Advanced instrumentalists and vocalists perform in public recital   More...

Exeter Senior Among 12 Finalists Named in US Math Olympiad

Awarded College Scholarship; Prepares for International Competition in Vietnam    More...

Exeter Junior Places High in Two Olympiads and Elite Research Group

Commits to one Biology competition; Yields to Research    More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Bringing Harkness to Peru

When 12 students and two science teachers returned from a field course in the Peruvian Amazon, their stories were of amazing things: poison dart frogs and sloths; pygmy marmosets and giant ants; needle spines spiking the sides of trees.

"We chose the Amazon because of the richness of species diversity and, of course, for the adventure!" said science instructor Chris Matlack, who supervised the field course with colleague Rich Aaronian. Matlack says the students shone as biologists, using and perfecting skills learned in the classroom. "Some of the kids caught fire, taking a keener interest in biology and even thinking for the first time about biology as a possible      More...

Truths about Journalism and Humanity

Sarah Lyall '81 has been busy: Exeter and Yale, followed by a distinguished career with The New York Times. As a journalist, she's moved from New York City to London, covering everything from the gritty – homicides and bombings – to politics, cultural features and general news. Lyall recently spoke at an all-school assembly about her experiences.

Rife with anecdotes, her presentation wowed the assembly with simply-put truths. Lyall talked about the power of the press, and its ramifications in the Internet age. "Journalists have immense power," she       More...

Tommy Gallant Memorial Concert

The Faculty Jazz Ensemble with Greg Hopkins, trumpet   More...

Exeter Presents Veteran Actor, Frank Runyeon in Spiritual One-Man Productions

TV and film star will give student assembly talk entitled, "The Great American Treasure Hunt"   More...

Exeter Senior named 2007 Presidential Scholar

Winner was one of four PEA semifinalists   More...

"With Organics You Get It All": Lessons in Sustainability from Stonyfield Farm

Stonyfield Farm's CEO, Gary Hirshberg, visited Exeter recently with an upbeat message about organics, yogurt, cows and their positive impact on the environment. He cites Stonyfield Farm's 25-year trajectory – from an unknown seven-cow organic farming school to today's market leader – as proof positive that you can win for the bottom line by doing good for the environment.

"I can now prove that you can make more money and more jobs by investing in organics," he said. By his own admission, he "hated business" when he was younger. He now believes that it is businesses like Stonyfield Farm – and the power they exert through their success – that will force environmentally friendly change. "Business is the most powerful force on the planet," he said simply.     More...

English Instructor and Poet Ralph Sneeden

PEA English Instructor, Poet Ralph Sneeden to read from new book of poetry, Evidence of the Journey   More...

M&M's Announce Principal's Day

To the delight of the students, the announcement of Principal's Day came today via red and white candies, emblazoned with the text: "Tomorrow Is Prncpl's Day!" Each year, the timing and announcement of Principal's Day is kept a close secret by the Principal's office. The delivery of the message is half the fun, as students learn that they have a day off from classes. In previous years, Ty Tingley has hired a plane to fly over campus with a banner heralding the news. He's also used the marquee of the Ioka (a landmark in the town of Exeter), fortune cookies and yo-yos.

The announcement came today at 11:30 a.m. in the dining halls. Bowls of the colorful M&M's were on each table as students entered for lunch. "The message got out instantly," said Roberta Jameson of the dining       More...

Faculty recital - The Confused Soprano - "Songs I Always Wanted to Sing"

Soprano Jean Strazdes performs with pianist Steven Morris works by Puccini, Handel, Verdi and others   More...

Josh Owens '07 Named Gatorade Player of the Year

Basketball forward will play for Stanford Cardinal team   More...

Talking Climate Change with Tim Wirth '57 (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007)

Senator Tim Wirth '57 has worked on many important issues, including education, international affairs and budget policy during his distinguished career. He has served in Congress, at the State Department and, since 1998, as president of the United Nations Foundation. However, when he visited Exeter in February as part of the Harkness Fellow program, the issue he chose to shine a strong light on was global climate change.

In visits to classes and during an all-school assembly talk, Mr. Wirth articulated just how all encompassing and multifaceted climate change is. It touches on everything from energy to economics, and affects citizens       More...

Two Students Selected for the 2007 U.S. Physics Team

Will attend Training Camp later in May for International Competition   More...

Exeter Coach and Ex-Olympian Wins River Run 5K Race in Glastonbury CT

Coaches boys cross country team; assistant coach to JV basketball   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Teaching and Working with People with Special Needs

By all accounts, Ballytobin in Callan, Ireland, is an eye-opening place. A "Camphill Community" located on a farm in County Kilkenny, Ballytobin was started by Exeter alum Patrick Lydon '68 and his wife. It is home to approximately 40 adults and children with significant special needs. The link between Exeter and Ballytobin/Callan is close. Each academic year, two seniors have the chance to spend winter term there. Faculty visit for shorter-term projects.

Exeter-Ballytobin/Callan is just one of the Exeter programs that support children with special needs. Exeter Social Service Organization has four groups – Best Buddies, Chain of Friends, Heartbreakers and Therapeutic Riding – that match Exonians with special needs children in the Exeter area.    More...

Taking Care of the Whole Student (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007)

Most alumni/ae probably think of health services at Exeter as a tromp up the short marble stairs in front of Lamont Infirmary; a nurse with a tongue depressor and a thermometer; a small, quiet, darkened room upstairs. It's an image that dates to 1923, when Lamont first opened – an image of caring for students in sickness, rather than in health.

Sick visits remain, of course, a significant part of the health and wellness program at the Academy, says Dr. Myra Citrin, Lamont's medical director. "We see the entire spectrum of medical and psychiatric issues that any pediatric or family medicine outpatient clinic would see," she says, "everything from the common cold to        More...

"The Highlight of a Teacher's Life"

"When it comes to teachers, there's nothing more special to hear than a 'thank you'," said Tom Hassan, Assistant Principal, when presenting the five teachers invited to Exeter as part of the Honoring Earlier Educators Program. This brand-new program honors teachers who have "made a significant difference in the life of an Exonian before he or she got to the Academy," said Hassan. The five visiting educators – selected from a pool of fifty nominations – came to Exeter for a three-day visit, "shadowing" the students who had nominated them, attending classes, meeting with Exeter faculty, eating in the dining halls and generally soaking up the Exeter environment.     More...

Faculty Chamber Music Potpourri Concert

Mozart, Brahms, Bridge, Handel and Beethoven at 7:00 p.m. in Phillips Church   More...

Shakespeare Scholar Stephen Greenblatt To Speak

Harvard University professor will give a public talk on "Shakespeare Beauty Marks"   More...

Faculty Recital: Harpist Marilinda Garcia Performs with Flutist Bianca Garcia

Primavera with Persichetti: Celebrate Springtime with Seraphim 2   More...

Go, Worms. Go!

What do young children love? Among other things, dirt and worms. So, it was great news when the Harris Family Children's Center, Exeter's childcare facility, teamed up with Exeter's sustainability program to develop a small-scale composting solution involving both. Called "vermicomposting," the composting solution turns food waste – taken from the Children's Center and dorms – and turns it into usable fertilizer in less than 24 hours. How does it work? Basically, worms digest the food. That's all there is to it. This simple and easily maintained system can handle up to 20 pounds of food waste per day.

The children love the system, which is housed at the

Student Concert

Student musicians and vocalists perform works they have studied   More...

Creative Chefs Spice up the Daily Menu

Southwestern style tofu? Pears poached in tea? These award-winning dishes created by academy chefs exemplify the innovative and nutritious cuisine that students, faculty and staff enjoy in the dining halls.

Chef Monica Torrisi earned a bronze medal for her Tofu Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Cactus Pear Sauce from the National Association of College and University Food Services Association last month (see recipe below). Sanctioned by the American Culinary Federation, this exacting northeast regional Culinary Challenge required Torrisi to not only develop a recipe for a Lacto Ovo Vegetarian hot entrée with side dishes, but to present four  portions for judging – all within 65 minutes.

A Place in the Sun (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007)

Beginning next fall, several Exeter students will have the chance to spend their fall term living and studying at an environmental education school whose mission is to "develop citizens who maintain responsibility for themselves, larger communities and the biosphere."

The Island School was founded in the Bahamas in 1999 by Chris and Pam Maxey, former teachers and administrators at the Lawrenceville School. Their goal was to take students out of traditional classrooms and "connect them to place, through continuous interaction with local culture and environment." Today the Island School attracts students from more than 160 schools in the United States and the Bahamas, for semesterlong programs       More...

Step It Up: Saturday, April 14

Students at Phillips Exeter Academy and partners from the Exeter community will host the first Step It Up rally on Saturday, April 14, from 12:30-3:30 p.m., at Swasey Parkway. A rain location will be at the old Exeter High School gymnasium on Linden Street. The event is free and open to the public. See the schedule of events...

The rally will be held in honor of National Day of Climate Action, part of Step It Up 2007, a nationwide movement to urge Congress to pass progressive climate change legislation. Step It Up was started by Bill McKibben—an environmentalist and writer—who, in 2006, led what was believed to be the largest demonstration to date in America, a five-day walk across Vermont to demand

Exeter, Community Host First "Step It Up" Rally in Honor of National Day of Climate Action

1,300 rallies across the country demanding legislative change   More...

New York Times Correspondent Sarah Lyall '81 to speak on Harkness

Harkness Fellow meets with Exonian writers and faculty during her visit   More...

Exeter Shakespeare Society Performs The Winter's Tale

For serious Shakespeare aficionados, it's a shoe-in to summarize the plot of The Winter's Tale, which contains Shakespeare's most famous stage direction: "Exit, pursued by a bear." Others find this play a bit challenging. For starters, there's ongoing debate over whether it's a comedy or tragedy. And there's the complex plot, with a husband confining his pregnant wife to prison, an infant sent to her death but escaping, a shepherdess turning into a princess, an illogical marriage union and a mother brought back to life through magical means. Even Shakespeare scholars are challenged by this play, disagreeing over whether it's an early or late work.

Alex, director of the play and president of the Exeter Shakespeare Society, puts it this way: "I have loved

Edward M. "Ned" Lamont '72 Visits Campus

Ned Lamont, famous for wresting the Democratic nomination for Senate from Connecticut incumbent Joseph I. Lieberman during the last election, connected immediately with Exeter students during Monday's assembly. His straight-talking, high-speed, no-nonsense presentation brought Assembly Hall to life with questions and applause.

In less than 30 minutes, he talked about his great grandfather's days at Exeter, how his Senatorial campaign got started (in two words: political blogs), the Iraq war, a

Staged dramatic reading of Speak Truth to Power; Voices from the Dark

Novel adaptation by playwright Ariel Dorfman; PEA students, faculty and staff make up cast   More...

Harkness Fellow U.S. Poet Laureate, Donald Hall '47, to give public reading

Class of '47 alum began writing poetry as a prep at Exeter   More...

Donald Hall '47 Reads from his Work April 9 at 7:00 p.m.

Donald Hall '47, U.S. Poet Laureate, returns to Exeter on Monday April 9 for a public reading of his works. James Billington, Librarian of Congress, cites Hall as "one of America's most distinctive and respected literary figures. For more than 50 years, he has written beautiful poetry on a wide variety of subjects that are often distinctly American and conveyed with passion." Hall has authored 15 books on poetry and a comparable number of prose works – including criticism, fiction, essays and children's   More...

Big Red Takes on Mother Nature as Spring Sports Commence

The spring sports season is revving up, with most teams scheduled for their first games this week. There'll be plenty of action on campus Saturday when nine teams play at home. Baseball tucked into the season a bit early when they faced Tilton on March 31, while cycling, track and crew are training vigorously for competitions to begin in mid-April. 

New England's soggy spring weather caused some cancellations this past Wednesday. But, boys and girls lacrosse, baseball and boys varsity A tennis played strong games, despite the conditions. Mother Nature may prove to be fickle again this Saturday, so stay tuned. For up-to-date lists of game times and cancellations, check the

Exeter Admits 480 Students

 Exeter's recently admitted students are a diverse bunch, hailing from 42 states and 23 countries. The reach is broad with students from Uganda, Thailand, Israel, Colombia, China, Japan and Australia. This year, Exeter admitted 480 students, just under 21 percent of the 2,307 students who applied.

Among the admitted students is a singing sensation from Thailand whose debut album sold a million copies and who provides voiceovers for Disney animation. There's also a mathematician from Maryland who conducts research identifying plants tolerant to the Turnip crinkle virus, and who founded a relief group that assists underprivileged mothers and their infants. And, a Eucharistic minister from Massachusetts who captains his varsity lacrosse team, plays football, and earns money laying hardwood floors

Lamont Gallery: Three countries in transition exhibit reflective art

Art exhibits from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and China; reception Friday, April 6, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.   More...

International concert pianist, Awadagin Pratt closes 2007 Gilbert Concert Series

Virtuoso performer brings the music of classical composers to Phillips Exeter   More...

Tony Carelli Quintet performs selections from 'Hard-Bop/Post-Bop' era

Tony Carelli performs 'hard-bop/post/bop era jazz with Ken Cervenka, Geraldine Dimarco, Barry Smith and Peter Moutis   More...

Check Out the New Library Website

The Phillips Exeter Academy Class of 1945 Library is a treasure, on all accounts. It's the largest secondary school library in the world, housing 160,000 books, and boasts Special Collections of 11,000 rare books and manuscripts dating from the 16th century.

Long considered one of Louis Kahn's finest buildings, it has been honored with a U.S. postage stamp, received the 25 Year Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and recently was named a "Beloved U.S. Building" by AIA. Add to that, the Academy Archives and extensive collections of DVDs, CDs and videos, and you end up with a magnificent resource for the Exeter community. And the accolades don't stop there.

Exeter and Andover's choral, orchestral ensembles join together for concerts

Students from two famous schools come together to make beautiful music   More...

Awadagin Pratt Closes the 2007 Gilbert Concert Series

With vibrant interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, Grieg, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and others, internationally acclaimed pianist and recording artist Awadagin Pratt generates excitement wherever he goes. Next week, his destination is Exeter, where he will appear as part of the Gilbert Concert Series. Pratt will give a public concert on Tuesday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. in Phillips Church, performing Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation, op.18; Brahms:   More...

Students Excel at National Science Competitions

With 30 science courses in the curriculum, you might expect Exeter students to have plenty of chances to research and problem-solve right on campus. Each year, however, in addition to their normal coursework, a group of students participate in top national and international science competitions. This year, more than a dozen students are participating in the Intel Science Talent Search, Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology, and the U.S. Physics Olympiad.

Ten Exonians are among the 200 U.S. Physics Olympiad semi-finalists, each hoping to qualify as one of 24

Ten U.S. Physics Olympiad Semi-Finalists Prepare for Team Training Camp and International Competition

Exeter ties with one other high school for largest number of semi-finalists   More...

Lion's Eye Favorite: Igloo Brings Smiles at the Children's Center

Lion's note: This column was first published in March 2007.

Creativity is the name of the game at the Harris Family Children's Center, Exeter's childcare facility for Academy faculty, staff and the local community. When preschool teachers planned a lesson on igloos this winter,    More...

Intel Talent Search Spurs Senior's Computer Science Career

Senior chosen as finalist in this year's Intel Talent Search   More...

"In Class With Harkness Fellow David Mumford '53" by Jeff Ibbotson (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2007)

It was an exciting moment for the students in Math 510. In response to a student's question, David Mumford leaned back in his chair and offered, "Well, that's an interesting question…perhaps we can look at curvature in a different way?"

The exchange took place on a grey Friday afternoon in November. The day, however, was full of bright conversation and deep questions as students in my Multivariable Calculus class got to interact with a major figure in the world of modern mathematics, who just happened to be an alumnus of Exeter. David Mumford '53, winner of the math world's highest honor—the Fields

"'The Beats' Go On", excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2007

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, a milestone that will be marked in a number of ways. Viking, which had heavily censored Kerouac's original manuscript, will publish an unexpurgated edition of On the Road. Meanwhile, that manuscript—a 120-foot-long scroll on which Kerouac composed his novel during a three-week period in 1951—is now on tour, and will be on view this summer in Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, MA.

Salles—whose Oscar-nominated film The Motorcycle Diaries chronicled the on-the-road adventures of another iconic figure, Che Guevara—is making a documentary about Kerouac, produced by Francis Ford Coppola's company American Zoetrope. Last spring, after filming in Lowell, Salles and his crew swung by Exeter to film a

"Tales of the South Pacific," excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2007

Sixty-five years and one day after Pearl Harbor Day, Exeter presented Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic World War II musical, South Pacific, whose themes seem newly relevant in a post-9/11 world.

The Fisher Theater production drew on the talents of a sizable squadron of Exonians, starting with its student cast, crew and 12-piece orchestra; director Sarah Ream '75, chair of the theater and dance department, and music director Jean Strazdes; Cary Wendell, Fisher Theater's technical director, who designed and built the Quonset hut set; lighting designer Brad Seymour and costume designer Vivian Brown '75. Roger Wakeman, Exeter's director of facilities management and a former Navy officer, coached the cast on correct naval protocol and bearing, while

Community Activist Visits Campus as Harkness Fellow

Maria Cabildo '85 is a mover and shaker in East Los Angeles. That is where she grew up and where she now directs the East Los Angeles Community Corporation (ELACC), a community development group dedicated to improving housing options for low-income residents of the area. She recently returned to Exeter as a visiting Harkness Fellow, and talked about the challenges of working to bring relief to the urban poor, and about her older, but still vivid, experiences as a student at Exeter.

Cabildo, introduced by Rick Schubart, chair of the Harkness 75th Committee, as "the exemplar of non sibi," presented a slideshow of East Los Angeles, focusing on

Winter Athletic Assembly Lauds Student Teams

At the Winter Athletic Assembly, Athletics Director Rob Morris congratulated athletes for their many accomplishments during the past season. He cited Junior Varsity teams for their great success, saying that this success indicates a "bright future" for next year's varsity teams.

Morris recognized the efforts of all students who played this winter saying, "It is a challenge and a commitment. The many practices, bus rides and late dinners, as well as the physical and emotional highs and lows, day in and day out, require discipline, self-sacrifice, careful budgeting of time and focus. As athletes strive to excel, they better the

Chamber Music Concert

Culmination of the term's work by chamber music students   More...

Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra & Symphony Orchestra

Concert in Phillips Church   More...

"Strong Signals from WPEA," excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2007

It's Tuesday night, and the WPEA board is meeting in the kitchen of the new Phelps Academy Center. Before the meeting can get underway, two members are called out to tinker with the remote transmitter so the 7 p.m. country music show, "Southern Comfort," can go on the air. When they return, the six students and two faculty advisers launch into a fast-paced conversation that starts with a recap of an informational session with the Academy's lawyer about copyright law and quickly moves on to plans for a T-shirt contest, an impending deadline for board members to submit written job descriptions and confirmation that the station will indeed push to increase   More...

Harkness Fellow Maria Cabildo '85, executive director of the East Los Angeles Community Corporation, to address students

Will speak on urban community development issues   More...

"American Visions" Exhibit

Works by Benny Andrews, Barkley Hendricks, Richard Mayhew, Faith Ringgold, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson at the Lamont Gallery    More...

Student Concert

Student soloists are selected to perform a wide range of styles and repertoire   More...

"A Place for Poetry," excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2007

Poetry holds a special place at Exeter. There's the Lamont Poetry Series, which twice yearly brings leading contemporary poets to campus; the Lamont Younger Poets Prize, which recognizes poems of exceptional promise written by preps and lowers; and the Bennett Fellowship, a one-year residency offered to writers of outstanding promise who have not yet published a book,   More...

PEA finishes fourth in Green Cup Challenge, saving thousands of kilowatt hours and carbon dioxide

Best video goes to Hotchkiss; Lawrenceville student wins best logo   More...

Faculty Follies Takes Humorous Aim at Harkness

Monday's Assembly was kicked off by history instructor Rick Schubart with a seemingly serious air, but the ruse didn't last long. Students came expecting to hear a renowned doctor present a Harkness-themed discussion of medicine.

When the invited speaker appeared on stage, she looked astonishingly like Russian instructor Inna Sysevich. "The Doctor" proceeded to introduce a general, all-around wonder woman who bore a strange resemblance to Treda Collier, Exeter's associate director of admissions. The subterfuge unraveled quickly as Collier declaimed the

Symphonia, Stage Band and Percussion Ensemble

Concert in Phillips Church   More...

"Recommended Reading," excerpted from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2007

Looking for a good book to read in 2007? We decided to check in with some well-read Exeter faculty members, to learn which books have captured—and held—their interest recently.

Rich Aaronian, who teaches biology and is the Harlan Page Amen Professor, spent part of his 2005-06 sabbatical in the Peruvian Amazon studying the breeding behavior of birds inhabiting the jungle along the Tuoyahao River. Not surprisingly, his reading list features A Field Guide to the Birds of Peru by James F. Clements and

Exeter holds fourth place ranking in final week of Green Cup Challenge

Greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 8.5 percent   More...

Green Cup Challenge Movie Series: "Kilowatt Ours"

Learn how to save up to $600 per year on your energy bill   More...

GCC: Three Weeks Down, One to Go

The emission of an estimated 262,949.3 pounds of CO2 into the Earth's atmosphere has been prevented during the past three weeks by the 15 schools participating in the Green Cup Challenge. 

In this final week of the challenge, Exonians had a chance to test their environmental knowledge during a lively environmental trivia contest that took place in the Grill, and to see a screening of the movie Kilowatt Ours, the last in a series of GCC films which will be shown Thursday evening.

The results showing the percentage of energy saved

German Students Place First in National Exam

Vie for top prize trip to Germany   More...

Irish Poet Eamon Grennan to Read at PEA

Lamont Poet reads selections from his own work   More...

Faculty Recital: Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass

Songs of Love on the program   More...

Fill a Bowl, Fill a Need

When the chill of a New Hampshire winter gets to be too much, the Exeter community can always count on bowls of steaming hot soup in the dining halls. During lunch on Saturday, February 24, these bowls of soup will be something out of the ordinary. In addition to sipping soup from the usual white dining hall china, Exonians will be able to choose from dozens of unique and beautiful soup bowls hand-crafted by talented ceramics students.

These special bowls, brainchild of art instructor Vivian Komando, were made as part of a community service project. Those who purchase a bowl will not only have the opportunity to fill it with a delicious soup prepared for the occasion by Dining Services' chefs, but will also fill a need for services to the homeless in the community as proceeds from the sale of the bowls will go to Cross Roads House, a local organization that provides shelter and meals to the homeless.

The Honorable Tim Wirth '57, President, United Nations Foundation, Former U.S. Senator, Congressman, and Undersecretary for Global Affairs To Visit Campus

10th Harkness Fellow will speak on global climate change   More...

PEA raises awareness of world hunger with second annual "Empty Bowls Project"

Donations go to local homeless shelter, Cross Roads House   More...

Art from Recycled Materials

Awareness of global warming is on high heat this month at Exeter, with the monthlong Green Cup Challenge more than halfway over. All over campus, you see reflections of environmental awareness.

The art department recently hosted two student shows in the Mayer Art Center, both building on recycled materials. "RECYCLED, RECLAIMED, Found Object Sculpture" showcases sculptures made entirely of recycled objects. Art instructor Vivian Komando challenged the students to think creatively, citing Marcel Duchamp as a potential inspiration. "Students had to approach this with a very

Green Cup Challenge Movie Series: "An Inconvenient Truth"

Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb: Learn how to help fight global warming   More...

PEA Valentine's Day "Dining in the Dark" Highlights Participation of 15 Schools Competing in Green Cup Challenge

More than 12,000 students will lower their lamps to conserve energy    More...

Dance at Exeter: There's a Step for Everyone

The dance program at Exeter is vibrant – and getting more so everyday. Students can take dance classes that focus on ballet, modern dance and jazz. They can take semi-private lessons or dance informally in one of the 15 student-run dance clubs. All in all, Exonians can perform ballet, modern, hip-hop, Irish step, African dance, jazz dance, belly dance and break dancing, all on Exeter's campus.

"I've been dancing since I was 2 years old," says Michaela, a four-year veteran of the dance program at Exeter, who has been a member of Dance Company (an advanced dance course) since its inception, and a member of many dance clubs: Les Pieds (jazz), Echappe (ballet), Lionettes (hip-hop). Michaela has also taken semi-private ballet classes. "Without dance, I think it's unlikely that I would be at Exeter, because dancers learn at an early age that you will be successful only if you are

Student Concert

Student soloists are selected to perform a wide range of styles and repertoire   More...

Lamont Gallery Director Named Chair of New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

Appointment was made by New Hampshire Governor John Lynch    More...

David Potter '75, Professor of Classical Languages, Speaks on Harkness as Part of Anniversary Celebration

Title of talk: Why We Study Rome: A Classicist's Look at Contemporary Culture   More...

Fibonacci String Quartet performs with Heidi Braun Hill, violin and David Kravitz, baritone

The quartet performs works by Haydn, Fussell, Barber and Schubert    More...

Boys Squash Team Undefeated

With an 11 – 0 record bolstering their confidence, Exeter's boys varsity squash is heading to Yale next weekend to take on the best teams in the country at the U.S. High School Team Championships.

"This is the most talented boys squash team at Exeter in quite some time," says Coach Kirk Randall. "Joining the top three players, who returned from last season, are two newcomers with considerable tournament experience and high national rankings in their age group. The team has great depth through the middle of the line-up." The number six and seven players, though relative newcomers, bring passion and reliability to their play according to Randall, who says this gives the team strength on the entire roster.

Green Cup Challenge Movie Series: "March of the Penguins"

A truly remarkable journey in the Arctic   More...

Exeter Student Selected as Finalist in Annual Intel Science Talent Search

Mike Lee's computer science project was selected from 300 other national entries    More...

Forum on Global Warming

Panel presentation and open discussion on global warming, part of GCC 2007   More...

"Cooperation Is the Key to the Solution": GCC Enters its Second Week

The results for the first week of the monthlong GCC are out. Exeter reduced energy consumption by 7.8 percent, putting it in fourth place. Proctor is in the lead. The 15 schools have three more weeks before crossing the finish line, so don't despair.

The Exeter community is using all reasonable means to reduce energy consumption and increase awareness of global warming. During the first week of the competition

A Big Week for Big Red: Exeter vs. Andover

The Love Gym will radiate Big Red spirit Friday night when Exonians rally at 7 p.m. in anticipation of the continuing Exeter/Andover winter games. All basketball and hockey teams and both JV swimming and diving teams are scheduled to face Andover at home on Saturday.

Squash, wrestling, track and varsity swimming and diving competed against Andover earlier in the week, with Exeter winning six of the eight team competitions. The Exeter Girls Varsity Swimming and Diving team remains undefeated, with a 6-0 record this season.

In addition to the Andover games, Exeter Athletics will host the Boys Squash Interschols on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

PEA, Others Fight Global Warming through Green Cup Competition

Intergovernmental report warns that global warming is "unequivocal"   More...

Exeter Artists Win Top Prizes in Scholastic Art Competition

Exeter students garnered over two dozen awards in the prestigious 2007 Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire, competing with over 1,400 entries from across the state in a variety of media including painting, photography, printmaking, sculpting and ceramics.

Exonians took 11 Gold Key awards, the competition's top prize. Gold Key winners will be entered into a national Scholastic Art competition to be judged in February. The Scholastic Art competition is the anchor program of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, which seeks to support creative development in youth and to identify

Green Cup Challenge Movie Series: "GCC School Videos"

Is the Green in You? Come watch the videos and find out   More...

Investigative Journalist Seymour Hersh Addresses Exeter on American Foreign Policy

Renowned author to speak in the Assembly Hall at 7 p.m.   More...

A Class Act, Exeter's Dining Services Profiled in National Magazine

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