With the end of the year approaching, clubs and organizations have seen a flurry of activity as the class of 2006 prepares to leave the Academy. Groups such as The Megaphone, The Potpourri, WPAA, Backtracks, The Courant, the Philomathean Society, the Theater Department, and the Blue Key Society have offered applications for leadership roles. For many organizations, the application process began at the end of winter term; now the positions are filled, and the new boards can be found on PAnet. Ben Bramhall ’07 and Komaki Foster ’07 have replaced Andrea Coravos ’06 and Voorhees as Co-Editors-in-Chief of The Megaphone. Komaki Foster ’07 said that although “the old board is still supposed to publish one more issue, we have already basically taken over.” Foster said, “Coravos and Voorhees were really helpful, and gave us all the tools we need. Ben and I are responsible for managing everything …our jobs are really all over the place, but we have got a really good group of kids working on all of these different factions.” Foster hopes to publish more issues each term, and while also “improving [The Megaphone] in every way we can.” Sarah Nickel ’07 replaces Tess Scott ’06 as Editor-in-Chief of the school yearbook, The Potpourri. Nickel said the transition was easy, especially since “Scott is still working with us a lot. She’s also writing a manual on how to be a yearbook editor, so she has a lot of great tips.” Sam Woolford ’06, former General Manager of the school’s radio station WPAA, recently handed over his title to Henry Frankievich ’07. Frankievich said, “There is a lot going on at WPAA right now…It is helpful to be able to call on some of the old board members, but in general I try to forge my own path.” In regard to his plans for WPAA, Frankievich said that he is attempting to develop a WPAA website. Marysia Blackwood ’06 hands over the position of Editor-in-Chief of Backtracks to Courtney Fiske ’07, former Managing Editor. Sarah Guo ’07 replaces Fiske as Managing Editor. Guo said, “A lot of us have been working on the publication for a long time, so the only real change is that now [Fiske] and I have the responsibility of running it all.” Paz Mendez-Hodes ’07 and Jessica Cole ’08 inherit PA’s literary magazine, The Courant, from former Co-Editors-in-Chief Lynette Lee ’06 and Ben Lasman ’06. Mendez-Hodes said,“The main thing I want to work on is making The Courant a more noticeable presence…it’s important to me that creative writing and art gain more prominence on campus. It’s crucial to the future of the magazine that we attract new writers and artists, especially underclassmen.” Frentz of the Philomathean Society was looking for applicants with “organizational skills, responsibility, strong leadership qualities, and proficiency in debating” to lead the club. Yoni Gruskin ’07 and Jess White ’07 fulfilled these requirements, and replaced Charlie Frentz ’06 and Emma King ’06 as the new Co-Heads of the Philomathean Society. Theater Producers Lisa Donchak ’06, Emma Dorsey ’06, and Danny Silk ’07 pass on their positions to James Flynn ’07, Lilli Stein ’07, and Lucas McMahon ’08. Though they just discovered their positions this past week and will not officially take over until May, Flynn said that they have begun to plan the Steves, PA’s award show, but that “they will probably not make any major changes because last year was pretty dramatic for the Theater Department.” The Blue Key Heads had to step down this week, as Director of Student Activities Cindy Efinger announced the new cheerleaders: Karen Schoenherr ’07 (ABB), Nate Flagg ’07 and Catie Shaw ’07 (FLG), Pia Heilmann ’07 and Alex Schwartz ’07 (PKN), Sam Gould ’07 and Lauren Jackson ’07 (WQN), and Mike Naughton ’07 and Cecily Pulver ’07 (WQS). As for the club veterans who handed off their responsibilities, they are excited to finally enjoy their Senior spring. Their plans for their last few days at Phillips Andover include relaxing and as Voorhees said “to play lots of croquet and start grilling!”
