Day students: 58 Boarders: 50 Females: 58 Males: 50
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They speak many languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Creole (Cape Verdean), English, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish.
They believe in service to others. The following is a partial list of organizations for which they have volunteered: Acton Food Pantry Africa Reads
Many books have inspired them: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, Percy Jackson and The
Belmont Food Pantry BookPals Brookline Food Pantry Cradles to Crayons Gaining Ground Heading Home Malawi Project Northeast Animal Shelter Open Table Red Cross Special Olympics Veterinarian Animal Rescue Walden Woods Project Walk for Hunger Walk for Juvenile Diabetes Youth in Philanthropy
Source: CA Admissions Office
2012
oncord Academy kicked off its 90th year with a warm and welcoming Convocation. Head of School Rick Hardy addressed the assembled group, comprising members of the board of trustees, faculty and staff, faculty emeriti, and students, who had gathered in the Chapel, some for the very first time. Hardy eased the fears of the one hundred eight new student members of the CA community by talking about his own nerves: “. . . the beginning of each new year finds me eager to start, and also nervous . . . I now under-
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stand that this feeling reflects the uncertainty of what lies ahead, but also the thrill of possibility, the promise of a new year.” He told those new to the CA community that they had been chosen because “we know that you that you will contribute in a host of important ways to our community.” In her speech, this year’s Student Head of School, Kelsey McDermott ’13 told the assembled students that each of them had something different to look forward to this year. “For the freshmen, it’s becoming part of CA and making new friends. For the [returning] sophomores, it’s furthering the friendships made last year and continuing to explore new interests both inside and outside of the classroom. Juniors have ring begs and, unfortunately, SATs to look forward to, and seniors have coffeehouse, chapels, and graduation,” said Kelsey, who added that despite their differences, the students had one thing in common, “. . . something that we all have to look forward to is
Photos by Tim Morse
CAMPUS NEWS
Who They Are One hundred eight new students arrived at Concord Academy on August 31, 2012, to begin the school year — and a new adventure. Just who are these newcomers? We’re going to let the numbers tell their story.
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Olympian by Rick Riordan, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Paper Towns by John Green, Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan.
They come from: CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, MA, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, and VT. 13 percent are international students.
spending the next nine months together as a community.” This year’s faculty speaker was Susan Adams, a forty-oneyear veteran of CA’s Modern and Classical Languages Department, who also had important stints as college counselor and dean of faculty. On campus, Adams is affectionately referred to as Frau Adams because her devotion to the German language knows no bounds. That love was on full display in her speech as she recited a poem in German by Rose Ausländer. Adams then urged the students to internalize the lessons of the poem. “Throw your fear
into the air. This is a school where you can do that . . . You have come to a school that will allow, even expect, you to be what you are and give what you have. You have come to a school where teachers and students work together to build a community,” said Adams. Rick Hardy echoed the theme of community and said, “The journey that you are beginning today is one that we are all beginning; and wherever we go, we will get there together.” After a reception on the Chapel lawn, the CA students headed off to class.