NEWS

New History of the Academy
After the Harkness Gift: A History of Phillips Exeter Academy Since 1930 is available at the Phillips Exeter Academy Bookstore

View Pictures from Spring '08 Athletics
Action photos from spring term matches

View Photos of Graduation 2008

Phillips Exeter Academy Holds 227th Graduation Exercises
Four days of events culminating on Sunday, June 1 at 10:30 a.m.

2007 George Bennett Fellow Nam Le to Read from his Works
Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times calls Le's The Boat a "remarkable collection"

Phillips Exeter Academy Senior Named 2008 Presidential Scholar
Alexander Katz, from Exeter, NH, is one of only 139 students in the U.S. to receive the honor

Phillips Exeter Students Awarded 2008 National Merit Scholarships
Seven Exonians awarded 2008 National Merit and National Achievement Scholarships

View Photos of the Crew Shell Christenings
Three new shells launch in May 2008

Watch Selections from the Concert Choir & Chamber Orchestra Tour
"Superb" performances, videotaped live in Phillips Church

View Pictures from Community Action Day
Exonians volunteer at over 60 community partner organizations

View Pictures from the Student Production of "Cabaret"
Performed February 29-March 2, 2008

Principal Tyler C. Tingley Announces Intention to Retire in June 2009
Over a decade of service capped by Exeter Initiatives success and greatly increased financial aid programs

The New York Times Looks at Endowments and Exeter's Commitment to Providing Financial Aid
"At Elite Prep Schools, College-Size Endowments"  

View Pictures from the Student Production of "Arcadia"
Performed December 7-9, 2007

PEA Senior Named Semifinalist in 2007-08 Siemens Math, Science and Technology Competition
One of only 294 students selected from across the country

Exeter Senior Among 12 Finalists Named in US Math Olympiad
Awarded College Scholarship; Prepares for International Competition in Vietnam






Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - Wednesday, August 6, 2008 | 7 p.m.
2008 Summer Concert Series
Faculty, visiting artists will perform Albeniz, Grieg, Prokofiev, Boehm, Chopin, Elgar and Hard Bop jazz in six open concerts. 

Wednesday, July 23, 2008  | 7 p.m.
Clarinetist Christine Fell to Perform with Pianist Radmila Repczynski
Summer school music faculty Fell and Repczynski perform classical works by British composers on clarinet and piano

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 | Reception: Thursday, July 10, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Then and Now: Chinese Art from 1710 to 2007 and Contemporary Digital Images
Works courtesy of China 2000 Fine Art, New York and Photographer Douglas Prince

Wednesday, July 30, 2008  | 7 p.m.
The Tony Carelli Quintet to Perform
Hard bop jazz played by Carelli, Cervenka, DiMarco, Smith and Moutis '76


New History of the Academy | After the Harkness Gift: A History of Phillips Exeter Academy Since 1930 is available at the Phillips Exeter Academy Bookstore

The Tony Carelli Quintet to Perform | Hard bop jazz played by Carelli, Cervenka, DiMarco, Smith and Moutis '76

Academy Receives New England Museum Publication Award | "RedHOUSE: Architecture for Art" webpage noted for its design, production and effective communication

Library Summer Concert Series Opens with Virtuoso Guitarist Robert Squires | Area musician performs classical, pop selections

Exeter's Boys and Girls Crew Compete in the 2008 USRowing Youth National Championships | Girls eight finishes third, boys eight fourth in finals at Championships held outside Cincinnati

Phillips Exeter Academy Holds 227th Graduation Exercises | Four days of events culminating on Sunday, June 1 at 10:30 a.m.

James G. Rogers III ’63, P’05 receives PEA's 2008 Founder’s Day Award | Served as a trustee for 16 years – the longest in recent memory

Academy Christens Two New Crew Shells | The E. Arthur Gilcreast and the M. Catherine Gilmartin shells launch in the Squamscott River

Two of Exeter's Top Girls Hockey Players Make USA Hockey National Camp | Lisa Marshall '10 and Katie Sullivan '11 will attend camps in New York in June, 2008

Phillips Exeter Academy Senior Named 2008 Presidential Scholar | Alexander Katz, from Exeter, NH, is one of only 139 students in the U.S. to receive the honor

Academy Christens New Crew Shell in Honor of Former Employee, Alfred J. Stanley | Stanley supported the crew teams in many ways during his years at the Academy

Phillips Exeter Students Awarded 2008 National Merit Scholarships | Seven Exonians awarded 2008 National Merit and National Achievement Scholarships

View Photos of the Crew Shell Christenings | Three new shells launch in May 2008

Curiosities and Oddities | The library's new exhibit features some of the unique objects presented to the Academy over the years

Watch Selections from the Concert Choir & Chamber Orchestra Tour | "Superb" performances, videotaped live in Phillips Church

Lamont Poet David Ferry | The second poet in the Academy Library's 2007-2008 Lamont Poetry Series reads from his poems and translations

Harvard Professor Marjorie Garber to Speak | Author of Shakespeare After All presents a talk titled “Shakespeare and Modern Culture”

View Pictures from Community Action Day | Exonians volunteer at over 60 community partner organizations

Exeter’s Students Learn through Giving to Community | PEA students fan out across the Exeter area to work with and learn from more than 60 organizations

Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert Tour | See photos of the California trip

View Pictures from the Student Production of "Cabaret" | Performed February 29-March 2, 2008

New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Honors PEA Hockey Teams | New Hampshire Legends of Hockey honors Phillips Exeter Academy for its outstanding hockey history.

"Roadsideia" Fiber Show by Environmental Artist at PEA Library | Deb Cinamon-Whalen, BFA

Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture Design Goes to Centerbrook Architects for Phelps Academy Center | "Beautifully executed, contextually superior," say jurors for AIA New Hampshire awards

View Pictures from the Student Production of "Arcadia" | Performed December 7-9, 2007

The Exonian Wins 2007 National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Award | One of 25 U.S. high school newspapers and newsmagazines to receive the award

Todd Hearon, English Instructor and Poet, Selected for Best New Poets 2007 Anthology | Nominated by Harvard Review, original publisher of Hearon's poem "In the Garden"

Phillips Exeter to Offer Free Tuition to Some Students |

Phillips Exeter Academy Is Free to Those With Need | Major initiative announced effective academic year 2008-2009

PEA Senior Named Semifinalist in 2007-08 Siemens Math, Science and Technology Competition | One of only 294 students selected from across the country

PEA Senior Wins Gold Medal in China Girls Math Olympiad | Team coach Feng, Exeter math instructor, predicts success will encourage other students

Exeter's Summer Math Institute Helps the San Diego Unified School District Improve Math Teaching | The conference "really challenges you as a mathematician," says a participant

Harkness Fellow U.S. Poet Laureate, Donald Hall '47, to give public reading | Class of '47 alum began writing poetry as a prep at Exeter




Useful Links for Current Students

Read the letter from Charles T. Harris III '69, President, Board of Trustees, announcing a free Exeter education for qualified students whose family income is $75,000 or less starting in academic year 2008-2009. Read the press release about this new financial aid initiative…

Have you heard about the new book that describes the history of the Academy since 1930? Read more...