Andover Continues to Raise Funds for Haiti With Head of School Barbara Chase’s Haiti Relief Challenge

By Trey Jennings

The Haiti Relief Challenge, proposed by Head of School Barbara Chase, is the latest initiative in efforts to aid those affected by the Haitian earthquake. The Haiti Relief Challenge has committed a $2,000 gift matching funds raised thus far, intending to spur a continuation of fund-raising. The project aims to raise more than $4,000.

Chad Green, Director of Community Service, said, “I think oftentimes when we have had unfortunate situations around the world, the institution has often made a contribution. The Haiti Relief Fund is a way of leveraging that to raise more funds.” Liz Davisson, Teaching Fellow in Community Service, said, “Any member of the PA community can donate to the matching fund and a number of individuals want to do something about the crisis.”

The Haiti Relief Challenge joins a long list of other organizations and events that have raised money for Haiti relief efforts. Clubs ranging...

Filmmaker Examines Brazilian Immigrants in Belgium

By Apsara Iyer

Filmmaker Susana Rossberg presented her documentary on Belgian immigration, “Brasileiros Como Eu,” and sparked discussions on immigration and acculturation outside the United States during her campus visit on February 17. Inspired by her own multicultural experience as a Belgian-Brazilian, Rossberg chronicled the lives of legal and illegal Brazilian immigrants living in Belgium in her film.

Taylor Clarke ’10, Co-Head of JusticeNOW, said, “We all know about U.S. immigrations and minorities but to see that [immigration] was happening in what we could consider more homogenous communities, like Belgium, was really interesting. And also seeing how those communities flourished when the odds might have been against them was inspiring.”

“After seeing the movie I was a little surprised, because I was kind of expecting it to be about her [cross-cultural heritage] but it was more of a documentary on immigration,” said Matt Kelley ‘10, Co-Head of JusticeNOW. Rossberg felt the immigrant...

Russell Considering “Green Cup Challenge 2.0” In Addition to “Water Challenge”

By Margaret Curtis

Andover has taken the lead over Exeter in the Green Cup Challenge with a drop in energy consumption of 1.69%, which translates to 15,666 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. This drop has saved the school an average of 176,000 kilowatt hours per week during the winter. Exeter has increased its energy consumption by 2.46%. Andover, along with eight other schools, is also thinking about starting another phase of the GCC. Titled the “Green Cup Challenge 2.0,” the competition would begin in October, before students create habits harmful to the environment. Andover is also contemplating using Choate Rosemary Hall’s idea of a Water Challenge. Similar to the Green Cup Challenge, the Water Challenge raises awareness on how to reduce water consumption. Patricia Russell, Sustainability Coordinator and Head of the Department of Natural Sciences, is working on creating a web-based tool for each dorm to see how much wasite...

Stableford To Enjoy a Different Pace of Life in Vermont After Retirement

By Andrew Cho

This profile is the eighth installment in an ongoing series about the retiring faculty members in the Voluntary Retirement Incentives Program (VRIP).

“It’s been a great life here,” said Jonathan Stableford ’63, Instructor in English, of his 34 years of teaching and coaching at Phillips Academy as he plans to retire after the current school year.

Stableford is one of the thirteen faculty members this year who have accepted the VRIP.

For Stableford, however, the incentive program was not the main factor in his retirement decision.

“I am currently 65 and I had been planning to retire for the past few years. The school happened to offer me the retirement incentive program this year, making my decision to retire much easier,” said Stableford. During his tenure at Phillips Academy, Stableford has held numerous roles on campus. He has served as the Dean of Students and Residential Life, Cluster Dean of West...

Photo of the Week

By Y. Watanabe/The Phillipian

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Tierney to discuss medical work in haiti

Development Director of Doctors Without Borders speaks about time in Haiti.

By Dan Schultz

In light of the recent Haitian earthquake, Jennifer Tierney will be speaking on behalf of Doctors Without Borders (DWB) today at 7pm in Kemper Auditorium.

Tierney will discuss DWB’s work in pursuing neutrality and the challenge that the doctors face when dealing with political unrest and the aftermaths of natural disasters in the countries they work in. Sophia Jia ’10, President of the International Club, helped coordinate efforts to bring Tierney on campus. She said, “Tierney will give an account of Doctors Without Borders’ first 20 days in Haiti. She’ll talk about what they did, how the doctors were able to help, and many other topics.” Tierney is the Development Director for the US office for Doctors Without Borders’. Doctors Without Borders is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1971 in Geneva, Switzerland with the vision that all people have the right to medical care.

On its website,...

Presidential Special

By The Phillipian

Chris Batchelder

Three-year Upper

Manchester-by-the-sea, MA

What activities do you participate in? What’s the most important? Why?

I run track and cross country. Cross country is my biggest thing because I love the team, the sport and there are great coaches. I also do a community service project where we meet up with a group of kids from Lawrence and observe stars in Gelb and teach them about astronomy. Why are you running for president?

I am running for president mostly to bring the students together. I really feel like I have knowledge and a handle of modern means of communication, like the internet, and also talking to people... I believe I can bring the students and faculty together and make them feel comfortable talking to each other and expressing ideas together.

How do you view Faiyad as a president? Which of Faiyad’s ideas/practices would you like to continue? What would you...

Krishnan Chandra ’10 Wins 14th Annual Geograbee

By Noel Um

An eager crowd of students watched Krishnan Chandra ’10 win first place in the final round of the 14th Annual Geograbee last Thursday.

Chandra represented the Day Students and won over the five cluster finalists. The cluster finalists were Charlie Cockburn ’11 of Abbot Cluster, Uday Singh ’12 of Flagstaff Cluster, Mark Adamsson ’11 of Pine Knoll, Sophie Gould ’11 of West Quad North and Kim Sarnoff ’12 of West Quad South. Susanne Torabi, GeograBee Coordinator, said, “There was an interesting mix of finalists. Usually the majority of contestants are seniors, but there was a better representation of the student body; we had two lowers, two Uppers and one Senior who all had strong geographical skills.” Chandra exhibited the depth of his knowledge of geography and competition strategy skills at the finals, staking a clear lead after 20 questions. Chandra has participated in the Geograbee every year since...

Schaffer and Tohn qualify for worlds

Will Travel to Lithuania to Compete in International Debate Competition

By Connie Cheng

This April, two PA Seniors will attend the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship (WIDPSC).

Jenn Schaffer ’10, Co-President of Philomathean Society, and Adam Tohn ’10, Director of Training of Philomathean Society, each earned first place speaker in their respective debate tournaments, and thus qualified for Worlds. Schaffer placed third out of the United States participants at the International Independent School Public Speaking Competition (IISPSC), held at Deerfield Academy. The IISPSC hosted participants from 13 different countries, including Cyprus, Jordan, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the United Kingdom and Canada. The top five participants from the US attend Worlds. Out of the three categories Schaffer competed in at the IISPSC, she ranked highest in dramatic interpretation, placing first for the United States with her performance of a monologue from Oscar Wilde’s play Salomé. Tohn qualified for Worlds in November by placing first as an advanced speaker at the Andover...

Teruyo Shimazu Researches Involvement of Japanese Ambassador in WWII

By Brian Delaney

With the help of a Kenan Grant, Teruyo Shimazu, Instructor in Japanese, traveled to Europe to research Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese ambassador to Poland and Lithuania during World War II. Sugihara issued transit visas to Jews trying to escape the Axis forces.

Shimazu said, “Lithuania was the last point in Europe before it became the Soviet Union. The Soviets said that they did not want Nazis or Jews in their country, so this was a very important post.” “[Sugihara] was very honorable, however he is not widely recognized. He saved about 6,000 Jews from the Holocaust. Part of my project was to shed light on his achievements so that others could learn about him,” Shimazu continued. “Some of these survivors were able to escape to South America, The Caribbean, The United States, and China,” she added.

Shimazu traveled to Lithuania and visited the Chiune Sugihara Museum, a museum dedicated...