2020 (MS)2 Annual Program Report

PHILLIPS ACADEMY OUTREACH PROGRAM REPORT

2020 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS OUR MISSION Founded in 1977, the (MS)2 program advances diversity in the STEM fields by cultivating the mathematical and scientific abilities of underrepresented high school students of color.

WHO WE SERVE African American, Hispanic/Latinx, and Native American students from across the United States live and study on the Phillips Academy campus for three consecutive summers.

Quickly and creatively redesigned for a virtual format this past summer, the five-week (MS)2 program targeted STEM enrichment for our first- and second-year students and college counseling and an identity workshop for our third-year scholars. Thanks to the unified efforts of many, much was accomplished and learned.

 TECHNOLOGY NEEDS WERE MET—In response to student surveys, (MS)2 staff shipped Chromebooks or Wi-Fi hotspots—or both—to every student who needed them.

 DEPTH VERSUS BREADTH IN MATH—Guided by their instructors, students in math classes delved deeply into how data tells a story, how data can be manipulated to tell different stories, and how to recognize when data has been distorted.

 EQUITY AND JUSTICE IN SCIENCE—Students learned how science intersects with culture, race, and other social identities—and how it can be used to both suppress and support various communities.

WHAT WE TEACH This transformative program challenges students with a rigorous curriculum in math and science, provides vital college counseling services, and teaches important literary, life, and social skills.

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 COLLEGE COUNSELING EXPANDED—Along with receiving guidance in applying for college and financial aid, students in their final (MS)2 summer completed a college list, a draft of their college essay, and a resume. Thanks to a position created by Phillips Academy last year, college counseling for these now–12th-graders continues into the 2020–2021 school year.

 IDENTITY WORKSHOP FUELED SELF-CONFIDENCE—Students reflected on and explored personal and sociopolitical issues that impact their lives and communities. They gained a stronger sense of their identity and culture and, most importantly, confidence to be their true self in college.

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OUR 2020 SUMMER SCHOLARS

7%

Multiracial/other

27%

Native American*

“

(MS)2 is a family. We all come from different backgrounds, places, and situations to form a community that uplifts and supports one another.”

—Keirsi Birch, (MS) 2 ’20

“

DIANNE DOMENECH-BURGOS Director

This past summer was near and dear to my heart. Students were facing hardships of many kinds, yet

34%

Hispanic/Latinx

African American

they showed strength of character, commitment, flexibility, and gratitude. I was so glad that the

33%

*Representing 15 Indigenous communities

(MS) family could provide them with 2

much-needed structure and be an anchor in these turbulent times.”

87%

Born in Lawrence, Mass., to immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic,

of students come from households with an income of less than $75,000

Dianne Domenech-Burgos is the only one in her family to graduate from college. She holds a BS in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in education. A former Lawrence High School principal, Domenech-Burgos is currently a Phillips Academy math instructor.

“

(MS)2 is a place to discover yourself—in an environment of like-minded intelligent individuals. Students make new connections with their heritage/culture, create relationships with people from all over the country, explore STEM

64% of students will be first-generation college students

64% females*

fields, and prepare for life after high school.”

—Brianna Stallings, (MS) 2 ’21

*Self-identified

36% males*

“I felt the strong sense of community at (MS)2 still held true this summer—

Teacher Victor Leos, (MS)2 ’11

FINDING LIBERATION THROUGH SCIENCE

RIYAN CAMPBELL, (MS)2 ’20 Senior at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

many of us kept in contact even outside of class. Wednesday’s community nights

were fun for all students. For third-years specifically, sharing videos showing off our (MS)2 sashes, movie night, and our superlatives created great joy.”

A co-leader of Cultural Sharing’s African American group, Campbell was also an (MS)2 graduation speaker. She is planning a premed path in college “to set an example for my sisters and for every other Black girl.”

This summer’s (MS)2 science class was anything but traditional. “We did not learn Mendeleev’s Periodic Table, we did not perform pre-designed science experiments in a lab—and we did not assume that science is

“When you return

free from racial and cultural biases,” says instructor Victor Leos. To reflect the current mindset of students

to (MS)2 as an

and the need for immediate social change in this country, Leos created and taught Beyond Bill Nye: Critical

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Perspectives in Science. Students loved it.

“We critically analyzed case studies to see how science intersects with culture, race, and other social identities—and how it is used to both support and oppress communities,” he explains. For example, in learning the history of the discriminatory practice of redlining, the class began to understand why communities of color are some of the most vulnerable during this time of immense climate change.

Among other topics, students also explored the many ways Indigenous cultures have been performing science for millennia, and how traditional and Western medicine, says Leos, “can work together to heal our bodies, our minds, and our spirits.”

A graduate of Bowdoin College, Leos is pursuing a master’s degree at Tufts University and plans to return to (MS)2 for his sixth summer in 2021. “Teaching for (MS)2 brings me so much joy. Getting to know our students revitalizes my spirit and gives me hope for a future that is truly liberating and just.”

new students, you

JESUS BELTRAN, (MS)2 ’95 (MS) 2 Advisory Council member

remember how hungry you once were and what a big difference (MS)2 made

for you. You can’t not engage. Forget about the pandemic. (MS)2 has been able to move forward because leadership has the passion to make things work, no matter what situation we’re in.”

A graduate of Stanford with a degree in mechanical engineering, Beltran is a manager for Apple in California.

He is a longtime advisory council member and mentor to (MS)2 alumni in his area.

OUR 2020 GRADUATES NIZHONI AGENBROAD

ADIA BARNES

SHIONA BENALLY

KEIRSI BIRCH

KARIS BLACK

Chandler, AZ

Atlanta, GA

Blanding, UT

Louisville, KY

Flagstaff, AZ

MADELINE BLANTON

ZOE CALLAN

RIYAN CAMPBELL

JOSE CARMONA

SERENITY CLAY

MOHAMED CONDE

MIA CONTRERAS

SYDNEY COUCH

DAKOTA DELGADO

CAEL DENETDEEL

MARCOS DOCANTO

CAMILA FRANCO

MONTSERRAT GARCIA

NATHNAEL HAILE

JADEN HAYES

JAMES HERNANDEZ

ROSE HONANIE

COLTON JIM

KIARA JOHNSON

TA’NYA JONES

COLLIN MADALENA

SABRINA MARTE

MICHAEL NEWMAN

KATELYN PAUL

MADISYN PHILLIPS

JESSE RODRIGUEZ

JUAN RODRIGUEZ II

JOSÉ SANDOVAL

KAREEM TRONCOSO

DIANA TURRIETA

CHANIA WARDLOW

DANIEL WILLIAMS

Fort Worth, TX

Sante Fe, NM

Flagstaff, AZ

Brooklyn, NY

Albuquerque, NM

Chinle, AZ

Tuba City, AZ

Fort Worth, TX

Baltimore, MD

Boston, MA

Fort Worth, TX

Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

Memphis, TN

Fresh Meadows, NY

College Park, GA

Haverhill, MA

Sante Fe, NM

Boston, MA

Bronx, NY

Washington, DC

Lawrence, MA

Fresh Meadows, NY

Chicago, IL

Gambrills, MD

Norcross, GA

Memphis, TN

Washington, DC

Louisville, KY

Window Rock, AZ

Blanding, UT

(MS)2 Advisory Council

Thank you to our (MS)2 Advisory Council members and many donors, whose generosity and partnership make the (MS)2 program possible.

Foundations National Grid Foundation Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Indians and Others in North America Theodore Edson Parker Foundation Walter Alva Sherrill Memorial Trust

Individuals Anonymous Donald B. & Elizabeth B. Abbott Dale Adler, MD & Nancy Adler P’05, ’08, ’12 Emily E. Adler ‘12 Patrice Hornsby Allen, (MS) ’81 & William Allen 2

Jonathan ’83 & Susan Bram

“(MS) IS ANDOVER AT ITS BEST” 2

“What I love about (MS)2,” says Jonathan Bram, “is the access it provides to a group of smart, deserving young people who are not full-time Andover students— and the impact those three intense summers will have on their lives. Once they are part of (MS)2, the support they receive is phenomenal. Indirectly, the program also makes a difference in the students’ home communities as our (MS)2 students bring back their experiences to their schools and classmates when the summer is over.

“I have always felt incredibly fortunate to have been able to attend Andover, and I view our gifts to the school as paying back what previous generations gave to me.

I like to think that our support will help more students participate in a program that could alter the trajectory of their lives.”

Jonathan and Susan Bram have generously supported (MS)2 for more than five years, establishing an endowed scholarship that fully funds a student’s three-year (MS)2 experience. Their philanthropy has inspired many others, including those whose gifts were matched by their 2019 PA Giving Day challenge.

Mitzi R. Appling Beebe, (MS)2 ’83 Lynn H. Baldwin, (MS)2 ’80 & Carey Baldwin Donald T. Barry & Roxanne Scott Barry P’94, ’97, ’02 Robert & Millicent B. Baysmore Matthew Bellico Jesus Beltran, (MS)2 ’95 Louis M. Bernieri P’96, ’10 & Heather C. Bryant Nathali Bertran Larrea, (MS)2 ’09 Calvin W. Blackburn III, (MS)2 ’87 & Cheryl Blackburn Nancy Donnelly Bliss ’54 & Howard Blatchford Bliss Joe J. Bond III ’65 Brian C. Bradford ’90 & Tess Bradford Jonathan D. Bram ’83 & Susan Sarnoff Bram Lauren E. Brodie LaShawnda Brooks Patricia Eveleth Buchanan ’53 Stephen L. Buka ’74 Theodore D. Burke ’78 & Theresa A. Smith William A. Butler ’59 Gary G. Campbell ’73 & Emma J. Campbell P’06, ’09 Nydia E. Cardenas, (MS)2 ’03 Judith Davis Carroll, (MS)2 ’80

Nathaniel M. Cartmell III ’69 & Suzanne Pettus Cartmell P’06 Christina E. Chaplin ’00 Nicole H. & John Cherubini Shannan E. Clarke Kathleen Cleary Elizabeth Harold Close ’78 & Ken Close Jonathan B. Conant ’66 & Emily Randall Conant P’09 Katherine T. Corwith ’99 Jared A. Crooks, (MS)2 ’06 & Veneka Chagwedera Rebecca A. Cullen ’90 Darrayl D. Cummings, (MS)2 ’03 Maeve S. Curley ’14 Grace E. Curley ’81, P’14, ’20 Rowan I. Curley ’20 Sophia G. Dafinone ’06 Lydia C.C. Dallett ’08 Kojo O. DeGraft-Hanson ’05 Addisu S. Demissie ’97 & Jill Habig Luis A. Despaigne, (MS)2 ’85 Berol Dewdney ’09 Ruben Diaz ’84 & Sun H. Hur-Diaz Mishone B. Donelson, (MS)2 ’96 & Tiffany Donelson Alexandra M. Donovan ’13 Crystal E. Dunlap, (MS)2 ’86 Maurice D. Dunn, (MS)2 ’10 Anna Schneider Durham ’78 & Michael D. Durham Charles M. Eccles ’70 & Christine Eccles Isabel M. Eccles ’75 Elizabeth Eccles Ashley Echols, (MS)2 ’02 Patricia H. & George H. Edmonds P’79, ’82 Edward K. Eich ’76 & Jayme Eich Noureddine & Laura El Alam P’19, ’21 Kristin & Nicholas Faivre William G. Falk-Wallace ’10 Patrick J. & Karen J. Farrell P’08 Victor F. & Jacqueline L. Fleury P’20 Lisa M. Foster ’84, P’12, ’22

Molly Keller ’89, Co-Chair Donna Sanabria, (MS)2 ’87, Co-Chair Lynn Harth Baldwin, (MS)2 ’80 Jesus Beltran, (MS)2 ’95 Judith Davis Carroll, (MS)2 ’80 Jared Crooks, (MS)2 ’06 Daveed Frazier, (MS)2 ’81 Kristina Halona, (MS)2 ’95 Malcolm Palmer ’89, P’23 William Schultz ’79, P’06, ’09, ’12 Susan Goodwillie Stedman ’59 Nicholas Vantzelfde ’97 Jerry Foster & Marie Shaffer P’84, ’86, GP’12, ’22 Daveed D. Frazier, MD, (MS)2 ’81 Nigel D. Furlonge, (MS)2 ’89 Cris Garza Jr., MD & Gale Garza P’04 Sherita D. Gaskins-Tillett, MD, ’90 & Stephen Tillett Jon Christopher Geissmann ’62 Yvonne Chan Godsey ’91 & Benjamin Godsey Amina Gomez ’12 Nya A. Gonzalez, (MS)2 ’04 & Samuel Godinez Philip J. Goss ’84 Shelly D. Guyer ’78 & Thomas M. Huntington Kristina J. Halona, (MS)2 ’95 Galen R. McNemar Hamann ’95 & J. Hamann Darrell L. & Patricia H. Hamann P’17 Leah H. Hamann ’17 Gordon L. Hammond, PhD, ’50 & Dede Hammond Henry H. Hammond ’54 Shi Roh Harrington ’81 & John Harrington Deirdre R. Harris, (MS)2 ’87 Daniel K. Harris ’05 London A. Hart, (MS)2 ’18 Hannah J. Cole Heath ’98 & Tim Heath David H. & Roselle S. Heckendorn P’17 Jennifer Herrera, (MS)2 ’90 Tamara Jones Hicks ’81 & Paul Hicks Catherine F. Hicks ’83 & Jim Stallard

Ebony Hinnant

Michelle S. Lopez, (MS)2 ’88

Julia A. Rhodes, (MS)2 ’85

Ailinh T. Hoang-Kim, (MS) ’91 & Kevin Kim

Angela S. Lorenz ’83 & Giovanni Figliomeni P’14

Sophia G. Holder, (MS) ’89 & Charles E. Holder

Lorena Leon Loucel, (MS) ’01 Dick Lux P’69, ’73

Afiya M. Ricks, (MS)2 ’92 Stacie I. Ringleb, PhD, ’93 & Mark Schoenenberger Shelly Rivas, (MS)2 ’01

Eleanor Coneeney Lyons P’78, ’81, ’83, ’89, GP’11, ’14

Maria Rivera P’23 Lisa A. Robb ’80

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Carly House William L. Hudson ’70 John M. Imbrescia ’00 & Talia Kingsbury Imbrescia Nobuhisa Ishizuka, Esq. ’78 & Marcia T.M. Ishizuka P’08, ’11 Chimaobi O. Izeogu ’03 Dominique D. Jasperse, (MS)2 ’18 Sondra E. Jenkins ’70 Pristine S. Johannessen ’92 & Daniel Goldman Judith Jones Fitzmaurice P’05 Tiffany D. Joseph, PhD, ’00 N.L. & Sarah C. Joseph P’00 Stanley J. Kaczynski P’94 Emmett B. Keeler ’58 & Shan Cretin Jonathan Keidan ’92 Margaret Foster Keller ’89 & Jeffrey B. Keller Suzanne Dampier King-Irwin ’71 & Hank Irwin Hilary J. Koob-Sassen ’93 Geoffrey A. Kwok ’10 Claire Constantine Larson ’01 & Scott Larson Mollie Lupe Lasater ’56 & Garland M. Lasater Jr. ’56, P’86, GP’17, ’21, ’24 Miranda S.L. LaVaughn, (MS)2 ’91 Rayburne J. & Carolyn N. Lawrence Robert R. Leavitt ’48 & Loire Warner Leavitt Ebony L. Lee, (MS)2 ’91 Adrea S. Lee ’01 Christopher J.W.B. Leggett, MD, ’78 & Denise Cleveland-Leggett John B. Levine, MD, ’65 & Elissa Carlson Erin B. Liotta ’00 Jeffrey D. Liotta P’00, ’03, ’10 Robert A. Lloyd P’77, ’78, ’79 Thomas P. Lockerby & Kathleen J. McCrickerd Sean M. Logan & Joy St. John

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Kristin K. MacQuarrie ’91 & Ken Stern Owiso A. Makuku ’86 Temba T. & Vuyelwa M. Maqubela P’03, ’06, ’11 Anne & Scott A. Marino P’19 Noreen A. Markley ’73 & Maynard L. Timm P’11 Andre L. Marshall, (MS)2 ’94 & Rebecca S. Marshall Sherry L. Martin ’89 Gary D. Martin, PhD & Karen A.M. Martin P’02, ’07, ’09 Sandra Martinez, (MS)2 ’08 Victoria H. McCarthy Demond W. Moy, (MS)2 ’97 Lisa & James Ndiaye P’22 Helen Nguyen & Hoang Vinh Nguyen P’22 Dionne A. Nickerson, (MS)2 ’95 Kathleen Connor Nomicos ’80 & Nicholas G. Nomicos David A. Othmer ’59 & Maureen Barden Adebayo A. Owolewa, (MS)2 ’99 Malcolm E. Palmer ’89 & Monica Benton Palmer P’23 Beth & Timothy Parsons Tejal K. Patel ’99 David A. Penner & Rachel Kleckner Penner P’86, ’88 Casey Perine Jr., (MS)2 ’84 Arnold, (MS)2 ’86 & Lisa Principal P’24 Annie F. Lux Radecki ’98 & Ryan Radecki William N. & Willa N. Rapp P’00, ’03 Hector M. Raynal ’72 & Leticia D. Raynal P’03, ’07 Susan Fox Reepmeyer ’61 & William Vincent Reepmeyer

Rachel S. Robinson ’01 Sue D. RodriguezMcLean, (MS)2 ’95 Sheldon C. Royal ’89 & Danielle K. Royal E. Theodor Sack ’02 Karen L. Sallick ’83, P’14, ’17 Rosevelie J. Sams, (MS)2 ’17 Donna Sanabria, (MS)2 ’87 & Lewis Vande-Pallen Maria Sanabria Karen E. Schoenherr ’07 Edgar H. Schollmaier C. Max Schorr ’99 & Charlotte T. Chanler William Schultz ’79 & Rachel E.G. Schultz, MD, P’06, ’09, ’12 Tracie N. Screven, (MS)2 ’91 Karen L. Seaward ’68 & Mark Mench Lori Goodman Seegers ’73, P’05 Kimberly Settle, (MS)2 ’92 Nicole K. Shadeed & Sean J. McCarthy Ila Jain Shah ’96 & Rajeev Shah Cara Shannon, (MS)2 ’08 & Christopher A. Shannon, (MS)2 ’08 Winifred Johnson Sharp ’54 & Joel H. Sharp Jr. ’53, P’81, ’90 Carissa A. Sherman, (MS)2 ’16 Corinne A. Singer ’15 Bennett B. Slibeck ’17 Andrew B. Smith ’01 Henry J. Snavely ’65 Katherine B. & Dan J. Solimini Joshua W. Sommer, SSA ’73 Deborah L. Stahl-Hannam ’80, P’17 Susan Goodwillie Stedman ’59 Margot L. Stiles ’95

James L. Stripling ’62 & Mahala Yates Stripling George S. Swope Jr. ’68 & Margaret L. Andrews Jonathan H. Talcott ’80 & Sarah D. Talcott P’12, ’14 Oscar L. Tang ’56 Gustavo E. Tavares ’09 Demetrius Taylor, (MS)2 ’89 & Tamekwa Taylor George Taylor-Sims, (MS)2 ’09 Sylvia L. Thayer ’54 & J. Philip Zaeder P’79, ’83, GP’17, ’18 Dickens Theodore, (MS)2 ’85 Lambros Theofanidis ’08 Aileen Torres-Lewis ’89 Darryl M. & Dolores M. Trimiew Lyle Tsosie, (MS)2 ’97 Joseph L. Tucker Edmonds Jr., (MS)2 ’95 Anne M. Van Ee ’06 Nicholas J. Vantzelfde ’97 & Lauren Erb Ysabella Y. Vargas ’23 Luis Vargas P’23 Martha L. Viehmann ’78 & Richard L. Boyce Celia & Steve Voorhees ’72, P’04, ’06 Derek X. Walker, (MS)2 ’87 & Katrina Walker Chun Qi Wang & Nicole Xiaoling Liu P’21 Latanja M. Watkins, (MS)2 ’93 Juma O. Waugh ’98 Jessie Weahkee, (MS)2 ’11 Michael P. Whalen & Shirley L. Zanton P’04, ’06, ’11 McDonald White GP’22 Salena Whitfield, (MS)2 ’96 Ben F. & Helen S. Whitfield Newton H. & Velta S. Willis P’09 Winston W. Wyckoff ’78 & Julia Wyckoff P’12 Cornelia Petty Young ’73 & Jamie Young Carolyn M. & James P. Zimmer P’17, ’20

This list reflects gifts received from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020. P = Phillips Academy Parent GP = Phillips Academy Grandparent SSA = Summer Session Alumnus

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YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE In these challenging times, the ongoing support of alumni, parents, and friends is especially critical to (MS)2. Your gift—of any size—will allow us to sustain and expand our offerings to our scholars as they set high goals for academic success and pursue careers in the STEM fields.

SUPPORT (MS)2 TODAY To learn more about supporting (MS)2, please contact Beth Parsons, director for museums and educational outreach, at 978-749-4523 or bparsons@andover.edu.

A PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH A PUBLIC PURPOSE Phillips Academy’s four educational outreach programs—Andover Bread Loaf, the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers, (MS)2, and PALS—have long served as resources for students and teachers locally, nationally, and worldwide.