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"The school strives to help young people achieve their potential not only intellectually, but also artistically, athletically and morally..."

Phillips Academy, better known as Andover, is a coeducational independent high school of 1,084 students, known for its academics and the diversity of its student body. Located on a hilltop in Andover, Mass., 21 miles north of Boston, the academy was founded in 1778, making it one of the nation's oldest boarding schools.

The school's residential structure enables faculty to support students in their personal, social and intellectual development. The academic program fosters excellence in all disciplines within the liberal arts tradition. Faculty members guide students in mastering skills, acquiring knowledge and thinking critically, creatively and independently. The school strives to help young people achieve their potential not only intellectually, but also artistically, athletically and morally, so that they may lead responsible and fulfilling lives.

The older of the two Phillips academies, which are independent of each other, Andover was founded by Samuel Phillips Jr. during the American Revolution. Paul Revere designed the school's seal, and John Hancock signed its Act of Incorporation. In 1789, President George Washington addressed students assembled on the school grounds during a visit to his nephew at the school.

Among the goals stated in Andover's constitution is a commitment to provide educational opportunity to "youth from every quarter," and that charge has broadened with the times. The school became coeducational in 1973 when Phillips Academy merged with the adjacent Abbot Academy, the first incorporated New England school for girls, founded in 1829. Currently there are students from nearly every state and 26 foreign countries. About 35 percent of those enrolled are students of color. Financial aid is available to low-income and middle-income families; 40 percent of the students receive financial aid.

With nearly 300 course offerings in 18 academic departments, the curriculum comprises a required core of studies fundamental to a liberal education and includes elective courses designed to fit individual interests. Advanced Placement and accelerated courses are available in virtually every department. Outstanding facilities on the school's 500-acre campus include the Addison Gallery of American Art, which houses 12,000 works, the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, The Oliver Wendell Holmes Library with 101,000 volumes, a 65-acre bird sanctuary, an astronomy observatory and a licensed FM radio station.

Among several complementary programs are School Year Abroad, which offers 11th and 12th graders a full academic year of study in China, France or Spain, and arrangements for advanced language students to attend local schools in Mexico, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Ivory Coast and China for one semester. Other off-campus options include a Washington intern program for upperclassmen; the Mountain School Program of Milton Academy, which offers juniors the opportunity to live on a Vermont farm for a semester; and the Maine Coast Semester, which provides a term in Wiscasset, Maine.

The athletic department offers more than 50 sport, dance and exercise options at every level of instruction. Recreational athletes have a number of intramural and instructional options, while interscholastic athletes prepare for competition with other prep schools and with Boston-area colleges. Additionally, Andover's Search and Rescue program offers rugged outdoor adventure, including rock climbing, winter camping, and white-water canoeing and kayaking. A variety of clubs and organizations is also available, and more than half of the student body fulfill the mandate of the school's motto, Non Sibi ("Not for Self"), by volunteering in an extensive community service program. In addition, each student is required to participate in a school-wide work-duty program by undertaking such tasks as cleaning dorms, assisting in school offices, working in the dining hall and cataloging material at the Peabody Museum.

The academy is committed to establishing a community that encourages people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs to understand and respect one another and to be sensitive to differences of gender, ethnicity, class and sexual orientation. In its programs the school seeks to promote a balance of leadership, cooperation and service, together with a deeper awareness of the global community and the natural world.

Andover's 1778 Constitution charges the academy to prepare "Youth from every quarter" to understand that "goodness without knowledge is weak...yet knowledge without goodness is dangerous." This obligation challenges students in mind, body and spirit to see beyond themselves and to go beyond the familiar; to remain committed to developing what is finest.