News

On January 21, CA students, faculty, and staff gathered to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by spending the day engaged in social justice discussion and work. As we do every year, instead of taking a day off, we had a “day on,” organized by the Community and Equity Office, to spend time considering our own identities, the societies we live in, and the future we want for ourselves and for others in our communities. Look for a recap of the full day’s program in the next parent newsletter.

The CA ice rink is open! While we do have a number of helmets and pairs of skates available to borrow, the need is currently greater than the supply. If you have skates or helmets at home that are not being used, please consider donating them. Bike, hockey, lacrosse, football, ski, etc. helmets are all welcome. Donations can be dropped off in the box outside the bathrooms by the Stu-Fac. Thank you!

We are off to a great start this new year at CA. Enjoy some photos from January (and a few left over from the end of December)!

• Campus scene, including this past weekend’s Yale Model UN trip, Admad cookie baking, a French Club event, HMart trip, Phelps baking, and more!
• Griffin Museum Secondary School Photography Exhibit
• Winter athletic photos (basketball, wrestling, squash)

As always, you may find photos from the entire year in the main CA parents folder.

The entire Concord community is looking forward to cheering on our four basketball teams and the wrestling squad as they take on Lexington Christian Academy in the Battle of Lexington and Concord on Friday, January 25. This is the 16th edition of “the battle.” CA will win back the Red Drum trophy if we prevail in at least three of the five scheduled contests. All games will be played at LCA. The boys JV basketball game will start at 3:30 p.m., girls JV basketball at 4:45 p.m., coed varsity wrestling at 5 p.m., boys varsity basketball at 6 p.m., and girls varsity basketball at 7:15 p.m. Go Green!

Please note that classes will end at 11:50 a.m. on Friday, March 8, for spring break and will resume on Monday, March 24. Houses will close at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 8, and reopen at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 23.

I am very pleased to announce that Laura Twichell ’01 has agreed to serve as CA’s interim academic dean for 2019-20, beginning on July 1. She is respected for her skills as a learning leader, her commitment to issues of equity and inclusion, and her thoughtful approach to mentoring students.

The class of 2020 (juniors) will depart on Friday, March 29 at 2:30 for Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, MA where they will take part in a leadership retreat. They will return Saturday, March 30 by 5 p.m. This is an annual event that helps to prepare the rising senior class for leadership positions they may take on in the coming year, and initiatives they may wish to begin. The class of 2019 (seniors) will take part in a senior transition seminar on Friday, March 29 from 3:00-8:00 p.m. located on campus.