CA News

2024 Winter Athletics Season Recap

CA teams enjoyed a very successful winter season! Multiple teams and individual athletes excelled at the Eastern Independent League (EIL) and New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) championships. Go Green!

A Journey of Expression: CA Dance Project’s Winter Performance

The CA Dance Project winter performance showcases the diversity of the dance program. Choreographed by dance faculty Rika Okamoto and Alexander Brady, the numbers Turn! Turn! Turn! and The Rite of Spring explore movement through two distinctive periods and perspectives.

Experience the Melodic Journey of Twelfth Night on the Mainstage

In 1997, nearly 30 years ago, Concord Academy staged its first production of Twelfth Night. This winter, the Performing Arts Department breathes new life into the beloved Shakespeare classic by presenting a vibrant, musical adaptation from Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub.

Whose Stories Get Told?

We asked three CA alum storytellers working in film and television about their recent projects and why diverse representation matters in their work. Caroline Suh ’89, Ami Boghani ’99, and Eugene Sun Park ’96 share how they create entertainment.

MacArthur Fellow Imani Perry ’90 Envisions the Beloved Community

Interdisciplinary scholar and writer Imani Perry ’90 was named a 2023 MacArthur Fellow this fall for giving fresh context to history and the cultural expressions forged by Black Americans in the face of injustice.

Drama by Design

CA theater offers more than a typical high school experience. We pull back the curtain on the 2023–24 mainstage productions and look at how students are studying performance and technical theater today.
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Alum Spotlight: Educator and CA Ambassador Pook Panyarachun ’05

“There's truly no school quite like CA,” says Pook Panyarachun ’05, a devoted child and adolescent counselor. Reflecting on her transformative years at Concord Academy, Panyarachun attributes her growth to the school’s unique environment: “It made me the person I am today.” Learn more about her personal and professional journey, as well as what inspires her to give back in an interview with CA News.
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CA Brings Experts in Peace and Conflict Studies to Campus

On February 1, the Community and Equity Office hosted an assembly about peacebuilding through dialogue in the Performing Arts Center. Presenters Sa’ed Atshan and Karen Ross, both professors of peace and conflict resolution studies, responded to questions submitted by students in advance, shared their life stories, and offered insights on engaging in challenging conversations about global issues, including the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story at CA

On January 26, members of Concord Academy’s Jewish Student Organization (JSO) hosted Holocaust survivor Magda Bader, 94, during an assembly in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Bader’s talk was moderated by Debbie Coltin, a Holocaust educator, president of the Lappin Foundation, and member of the board of the Holocaust Legacy Foundation.
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