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Phillips Academy (also known as PA, Phillips Academy Andover, or simply Andover) is a co-educational college-preparatory school for boarding and day students located in Andover, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The academy enrolls approximately 1,150 students in grades 9 through 12, including postgraduate students.
The Andover–Exeter rivalry, or Exeter–Andover rivalry, is an athletic rivalry between Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter) and Phillips Academy (Andover), two New England boarding schools founded by members of the Phillips family during the Revolutionary era.
Phillips Academy Andover. This is a complete list of the principals of Phillips Academy since its founding in 1778. [1] From 1778 to 1928, the title was "Principal". In the year 1928, the name was changed to "Headmaster", and finally with the appointment of Barbara Landis Chase, the title was changed to "Head of School".
The following is a list of notable past students of Phillips Academy (also known as Phillips Andover and Andover) and of the former Abbot Academy (Phillips became coeducational in 1973 by merging with its sister school
Phillips Exeter Academy was established in 1781 by John and Elizabeth Phillips, prominent citizens of Exeter, New Hampshire. It is the nation's sixth-oldest boarding school. [2] John Phillips had earned degrees from Harvard College and came to Exeter as a young man in 1741, initially as a teacher.
This category covers notable alumni of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, often referred to as Old Phillipians.
Raynard S. Kington is an American educator and the 16th Head of School of Phillips Academy in Andover. [1] [2] Previously, he was the 13th president of Grinnell College. [3] He has served as the deputy director and acting director of the National Institutes of Health. [4]
During this period, Phillips also ran a paper mill in Andover. In the midst of the Revolution, and with financial backing from his father and his uncle, Dr. John Phillips, Samuel Phillips Jr. founded Phillips Academy in Andover. It opened on April 21, 1778. He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780. [4]