www.andover.edu/intouch Kana Rolett had a great time visiting Fred Lee in Korea. They enjoyed exploring Korea and eating lots of delicious food! Jing Qu and Nicole Ng lived together in Georgetown, in DC, this summer. They got to spend time with Gabbi Fisher and happened to run into Demetri Papageorgiou. They reunited with their freshman year prefect, Kate TaylorMighty ’11, and later saw Meaghan Haugh and Emily Carrolo on Cape Cod, where they visited Four Seas Ice Cream. Finally, Jing, Emily, and Connor Fraser took a little trip to see Samuel Phillips Hall. Sam Koffman hosted Theodore Agbi, Rashana Shabazz, Matthew Abrahamsen, and Chiamaka Okorie this June at his home in New Jersey. After a long year being scattered around the continent, they were happy to see old friends, watch movies, and enjoy great conversation. Anjali Krishnamachar loved being able to spend time with Emily Hoyt, Piper Curtis, and Cam Morose this summer as they hung out in and around Boston. On a family vacation to Alaska, she was very surprised to run into Patrick Rielly, one of PA’s English instructors, in Seward. It goes to show that Andover is everywhere! A few of the class also took on amazing projects, internships, and service this past summer. Under a science, technology, and research fellowship for freshmen, Theodore Agbi worked in the cell biology department of the Yale School of Medicine. He also explored New Haven, Hamden, and Milford, Conn., over the summer. Jimmy Hunter got a taste of the political life as an intern for the Barry Finegold campaign for Massachusetts state treasurer. He had the chance to be a whip, counting and recording district votes, and assist as a runner. He also had all-access passes during the convention and networked parties on Mr. Finegold’s behalf. Maggie Brown returned to India this summer for her second year leading a basketball camp. She said it “gets better and better every time,” and it has inspired her new studies of human rights and urban economics at Trinity College. Emily Hoyt spent the summer working for a bioengineering lab at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Charlestown Navy Yard. She worked on developing a capture-and-release technology capable of targeting specific biological materials. She says the people she worked with were “amazing,” and they even watched the World Cup and predicted winners together! Mark Meyer had a phenomenal return from his gap year in Germany. He spent some time out West with friends, cycling the long mountain trails of the Black Hills and the Rockies and enjoying the beauty of Colorado. In June, he guided rafting trips on the Yellowstone River and claims the real perk was his beautiful tan. Finally, he spent quality time with the rest of the Meyers, but he misses his PA family as well. Walter Chacón worked as a site director and volunteer for a great organization called Let’s Get
Ready. The organization offers free SAT and college preparation to underserved high school students. Walter was also able to continue his squash rivalry with Greg Cameron. Finally, Sid Palaniappan took a step into the financial world while working for Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He made “stacks” and learned a lot about stock options. We wish you another great year and wonderful experiences!
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Taylor Chin and Jay Tucker interned for Seth Moulton ’97’s congressional campaign in the Sixth District in Massachusetts. Alex Anderlik went on a four-week Quaker Youth Pilgrimage to Peru and Bolivia. Esther Cohen directed five shows with the 13th Street Repertory Company in NYC. She also got to put her dog-loving skills to good use as a pet sitter for an adorable Morkie. Robert Rush interned with J.P. Morgan in the due diligence department. Poonam Kamdar visited Katherine Krabek in Beijing. Claire Carroll, Janine Ko, Lily Rockefeller, and Tyler Tsay ’15 started a literary journal, Blueshift. Meghana Jayam and Elana King-Nakaoka met in Salzburg, Austria, where Elana is doing a gap year. Caroline Chen met Charlee Van Eijk, Elaine Chao, and Djavaneh Bierwirth in Amsterdam. Benjamin Yi, David Cho, Malina Simard-Halm, David Cao, Meghana, and Djavaneh spent two weeks at Caroline’s house in San Diego. Katherine Vega interned at the office of advancement and alumni affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago and participated in a preorientation program at UChicago, focusing on social justice in inner-city neighborhoods. Katie Williams, Thomi Pamplin, Harshita Gaba, Laura Bucklin, and Kai Kornegay stayed with Emma Kahn at her home in Marblehead, Mass. Molly Magnell, Harry Wright, Emilia Figliomeni, Jack Elliott-Higgins, Amo Manuel, Harvey Wu, Junius Williams, Abriana Mayer, Emily Ewing, Sophie Landay, Adam Brody, and
Rebecca Cheng traveled to South Africa to present the multidisciplinary work Rhythms of Hope, created with PA’s dance, music, and art departments. Janine Ko and Dan Wang started a blog together covering race and gender, which can be found at www.twoangryazns.wordpress.com. Doris Nyamwaya worked as a teacher’s aide at Kaleidoscope, a children’s day camp. She also traveled to Nashville, Tenn., to spend time with Mikaela Rabb. Mikaela spent a month traveling through Germany as an exchange student on a scholarship sponsored by American teachers of German and the German government’s pedagogical exchange service (Pädagogischer Austauschdienst). Caroline Sambuco spent her summer at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute studying classical singing. Graham Johns was part of Boston Ballet’s Summer Dance Program and is continuing to work and train with the Boston Ballet this year during his gap year. James Robertson invited Luke Stidham, Jake Marrus, Grant Bitler, Jay Tucker, Drake Danner, Alec Tolentino, Andrew Yang, and Matt Schwolsky to his home in Jamaica, where they spent time on the beach, went to a reggae music festival, and had an unreal weekend. Kasey Hartung taught classes and coached basketball in India with Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy. Upon her return, she taught English classes for PA’s PALS program with Mr. Wilkin. When not writing her future best-selling autobiography or making lip-synching videos, Stephanie Huang went to a model AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation conference and an NGO conference. She also learned how to code and played lots of tennis. Jack Elliott-Higgins, Alec D’Alelio, Andrew O’Brien, Makenzie Schwartz, and Jonathan Arone drove to the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal, where they rented McGill dorm rooms for three nights. That’s all, folks! Keep us informed of any adventures and happenings!
FACULTY EMERITI Pat and George Edmonds 28 Samuel Way North Andover MA 01845 978-655-4598 gandped@comcast.net
We were delighted to have such a lively response to our e-mail with Chaucer’s words—“And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche”— from so many emeriti and to be able to report the interesting variety of ways teachers have continued teaching. Midge Brecher writes that for at least five years she has been teaching dance in Keene, N.H., to people with Parkinson’s disease. She is also starting a new group in Brattleboro, Vt., for those with Parkinson’s and other aging issues. Andover | Winter 2015
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