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CASA Students Lead Through Service
Concord Academy Students in Action (CASA) is one of CA’s longest-running clubs, part of a longstanding tradition of community service passed on by previous generations, including an active CASA precursor, Volunteers in Action. This year, the co-heads of CASA—Christina Crowley ’23, Maggie Myslik ’22, Zoe Perlis ’22, and Nirantheri Vithiananthan ’22—approached their efforts with a fresh focus: providing meaningful service with a focus on ensuring that they are helping people in the ways they need to be helped.
CA Students Connect with 2021 Joan Shaw Herman Award Recipient Dr. Ingrid Walker-Descartes ’91
As a physician, Ingrid Walker-Descartes ’91, is used to giving formal talks. When she visited Concord Academy on April 8, she told around a dozen students she met with for a roundtable discussion that she relished the chance to interact more casually. Coming after a...
Music Café Wows Audiences in the P.A.C.
On April 8 and 9, CA’s student jazz ensembles gave a wide-ranging concert at Music Cafe in the P.A.C. View a gallery of images from the performances of the Jazz Ensemble, Advanced Jazz Ensemble, and the Vocal Jazz and Pop Ensemble.
Department X Spotlight: A New Student-Run Writing Center at CA
Last spring, CA teachers Nancy Boutilier and Stephanie Manzella P’14 ’17 ’18 received Department X funding to develop a sustainable model for a writing center to pilot in 2021–22. With 16 Writing Associates, all juniors, and many students regularly bringing their writing for peer review, the new student-led Writing Center has already been a success.
How CA’s Dining Services Team is Embracing Sustainability
Food systems can sometimes be overlooked when it comes to assessing our impact on the planet, but they’re the focus of one of three working groups established by Concord Academy’s Sustainability Plan, which the school adopted in 2019. The dining hall team has been making significant strides toward sustainable food system goals, especially in sourcing local ingredients and promoting plant-forward menus.
The Story Behind CA’s Joan Shaw Herman Distinguished Service Award
On April 22, 2022—Concord Academy’s 100th birthday—the CA community will bestow the Centennial Joan Shaw Herman Distinguished Service Award. This award was first given to Joan Shaw Herman ’46 herself, posthumously, in 1976. Herman, who was paralyzed after contracting polio the summer after her graduation from CA, worked to improve the lives of other individuals with physical disabilities. Her story speaks to the power that resilience, generosity, and an enduring desire to make life better for others can have, and why this award is so important at Concord Academy.
CA Student Plays Performed in Boston with the Massachusetts Young Playwrights’s Project
On March 23, three original plays by Concord Academy students were performed at the Boston Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (BPT) as part of the annual Massachusetts Young Playwrights’s Project (MYPP) festival “New Noises.”
Trelane Clark ’92, P’22 Announced as Class of 2022 Commencement Speaker
Today, Concord Academy announced that Trelane Clark ’92, P’22 will be this year’s Commencement speaker. Clark has been serving students and teachers in the field of education for 25 years and is currently principal at Edgar A. Hooks Elementary School in Chelsea, Mass....
Braver Angels Representatives Address Political Polarization During All-School Assembly
A March 23 assembly organized by Max Koehler ’22 brought representatives from the nonprofit organization Braver Angels to Concord Academy to address a pressing challenge to democracy: widening political polarization. This event in the Performing Arts Center engaged students in practical approaches individuals can use to recognize and quiet one’s “inner polarizer” in order to improve conversation, particularly about divisive political topics.
Introduction to Gender Equity at CA Registration
Introduction to Gender Equity at CA Registration Wednesday, March 30, 7:00 p.m. EDTVirtual Zoom Meeting Join Grant Hightower, director of community and equity, and Alexa Holmes, Wilcox Fellow in health and wellness, along with fellow CA parents for a base-level...