Phillips Academy

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Phillips Academy
Image:PASEAL1.jpg
Non Sibi ("Not for Self")
Established 1778
School type Private, Boarding
Religious affiliation none
Head of school Barbara L. Chase
Location Andover, MA, USA
Campus Suburban, 500 acres (2 km²)
Enrollment 1,083 total
784 boarding
299 day
Faculty 217
Average class size 13 students
Student:Teacher
ratio 		5:1
Average SAT
scores (2004) 		679 verbal
684 math
Athletics 30 sports
Color(s) Blue and White
Mascot Gunga, the Gorilla
Homepage www.andover.edu

Phillips Academy (also known as Andover and Phillips Andover) is a coed high school for boarding and day students grades 9-12 located in Andover, Massachusetts, near Boston.

Phillips Academy (PA) is the oldest private boarding school in the United States (Hopkins School, in New Haven, Ct., is the oldest private school). The school's endowment stood around $620 million on April 30, 2005. This is nearly $600,000 per student, higher than the per-student endowments at all but three Ivy League schools.

The academy traditionally educated its students for Yale University, but now prepares its graduates for a wide range of institutions, including Harvard (which now tops the list with 74 students matriculating in the last five years), Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Northwestern University, the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University, MIT, and Princeton University. Andover has educated two American Presidents, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.

History

Phillips Academy was founded during the American Revolution as an all-boys school in 1778 by Samuel Phillips, Jr. The great seal of the school was designed by Paul Revere. George Washington sent his nephews to the academy, and spoke at an assembly while visiting. John Hancock, the famous signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, signed the articles of incorporation.

Phillips Academy's traditional rival is Phillips Exeter Academy, established three years later in Exeter, New Hampshire by Samuel Phillips' uncle, John. The names Andover and Exeter are often used to distinguish the two.

PA's campus was laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted, dominated by neo-Georgian architecture, and centered around the several-acre Great Lawn. Campus structures include the Memorial Bell Tower, which as of 2005 is undergoing a $5 million renovation, Samuel Phillips Hall, Bullfinch Hall, and Pearson Hall.

Paul Revere incorporated bees, a beehive, and the sun into the school's great seal. The school's primary motto, Finis Origine Pendet, meaning "the end depends upon the beginning," is scrolled across the bottom of the seal. The school's second motto, Non Sibi, located in the sun, means "not for self." Phillips Academy was chartered to educate "qualified youth from every quarter."

Phillips Academy offers a broad curriculum and extracurricular activities that include music ensembles, 30 competitive sports, a campus newspaper and a debate club. The academy raised $208 million through "Campaign Andover," which brought its endowment to around $550 million in 2004.

In 1973, Phillips Academy merged with neighboring Abbot Academy, which was founded in 1829, named for Sarah Abbot, was the first school for girls in New England.

Notable students and alumni

External links

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