News and Events



Girls Excelling in Math: Economists Find Strong Math Program Is Key, and Offered in a "Very Small Subset of Schools"
PHYSORG.com

Ralph Sneeden, Engiish Instructor, Reads from his Works
New Hampshire Public Radio

Nam Le, 2007 Bennett Fellow, Wins Australia's Richest Fiction Prize
CBC News

Watergate Reporter Tells PEA He's Still Seeking Truth
Seacoastonline.com

Exonians Help Make CROP Walk a Success
Seacoastonline.com

Watergate Reporter Bob Woodward Visits Phillips Exeter Academy
Seacoastonline.com

Health insurance is not a free market
Seacoastonline.com

Democratic Club Hosts Insurance Executive Calling for Health Care Overhaul
Foster's.com

BV Football in Strong Win over Worcester Academy
boston.com

PEA Students Volunteer at Peace Day Exeter
Seacoastonline.com

PEA Seniors Earn Top Tennis Ranking in New England
Newburyport Daily News

Exeter Summer School Student from Malawi Profiled on The Early Show (CBS)
cbsnews.com

A Girl's Journey: From Dollar-a-Day Malawi to Elite US Prep School
csmonitor.com

Boston Globe West: Math Instructor Zuming Feng Coaches Upper Zheng, US Team in This Year's Math Olympiad
http://www.msri.org

Huntsville, Alabama Twins Join Class of 2013, Eager to Learn and Ready to Experience Exeter
al.com

US Women's Eight Wins Gold at 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships
row2k.com

U.S. Women's Eight Wins Heat at 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships, Louise Breen '10 on Crew
Row2k.com

Louise Breen '10 in Finals for Junior Women's Eight in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
worldrowing.com

A Lesson About Giving and Sharing - A Summer School Student Writes About her Friend
Bitácora Médica

Louise Breen '10 Heads to France for World Junior Rowing Championships
iBerkshires.com

Shijie Zheng '11 Selected as Member of U.S. Team for 2009 China Girls Mathematical Olympiad
TMCNet.com

NH Rower To Compete At Worlds
wmur-tv, channel 9 sports

Louise Breen '10 Makes 2009 U.S. Junior National Rowing Team
USRowing.com

English Instructor Todd Hearon Wins 2009 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Competition
Crab Orchard Review

Thomas Larkin '09 Becomes the First Italian-Trained Draft Pick
International Ice Hockey Federation

Exeter Is the Next Stop for KIPP Student
Tennessean.com

PEA Girls Crew Takes 2nd at Nationals
Seacoastonline.com

Academy Hosts Concert Series
Seacoastonline.com

Exeter Senior Looks Forward to Big Ten Basketball
newenglandrecruitingreport.com

Exeter's Girls Crew Takes Silver at the Nationals

Phillips Exeter Student Among Top 12 Winners at U.S. Mathematics Olympiad
NH.com

Graduates Say Goodbye to PEA
Seacoastonline.com

PEA Class of 2009 Celebrates Academic Success
Seacoastonline.com

Ralph Sneeden Publishes Poem in Memorious
Memorious

Emma WestRasmus '09 Receives Gold Key and Silver Keys for Writing
Seacoastonline.com

Exeter Lacrosse Player Selected for National Senior Showcase Roster
laxpower.com

Jeanette Wat Named Presidential Scholar
Seacoastonline.com

PEA Students Examine 5,000-Year-Old Glacier Sample
Seacoastonline.com

Exeter Area Students Head to Destination ImagiNation Globals
Seacoastonline.com

Dean Jane Cadwell Panelist at Bard College Conference on Plagiarism in the Digital Age
Bard College

John Beckett '10 Selected to Participate in the 2009 Allstate Art Festival at the Currier Museum of Art
NewHampshire.com

Phillips Exeter Destination ImagiNation Team Wins State Competition
Seacoastonline.com

CNBC's Trish Regan '91 Visits Exeter
Seacoastonline.com

PEA's Donnelly Competes in High School Basketball All-Star Challenge
masslive.com

Paul Joyce '10 Interviews "ER" Star Anthony Andrews on Exeter's Radio Station
Seacoastonline.com

Zuming Feng, math instructor, talks about solving complex math equations at Metroplex Math Circle
Metroplex Math Circle

Phillips Exeter Senior Named MVM of Boys Cross-Country Team
seacoastmedia.com

PEA Participates in Green Cup Challenge
Exeter News-Letter

Phillips Exeter's Lamont Gallery director re-appointed to state council on the arts
Seacoastonline.com

Artists get creative at the Lamont Gallery
The Wire

Jeanette Wat '09 Named Semifinalist in Intel Science Talent Search 2009
Intel

English Instructors Ralph Sneeden and Eimer Page Talk About Their "Cool Book" Picks
Independent School Magazine

Todd Hearon Publishes "To Childhood" in Sleepers Almanac No. 5
Sleepers Almanac

Todd Hearon and Matt W. Miller, English Instructors, Publish Poems in Memorious 11
Memorious 11

Anna Schwab '12 and her Sister Receive Local Heroes Award for Saving Trees
Santa Barbara Independent

Ryan Thomson, Instructor, Receives NH State Arts Council Grant
NHArtsNews

Exeter students help to raise $17K for this year's Cropwalk
seacoastonline.com

High School for $40,000 a Year Really Is Bargain
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Phillips Exeter Names New Principal
SeacoastOnline.com

Rohan Smith, Music Department Chair, Interviewed on WCSH6.com
WCSH6.com

Ellen Wolff, English instructor, Is Panelist at Royal Irish Academy Conference
Royal Irish Academy

Zuming Feng, Instructor and Coach to the U.S. Math Olympiad Team, Talks About the Importance of Math
The New York Times

Exonians Work with Children at Exeter Peace Day Festival
Seacoastonline.com

PEA Upper Volunteers in Chinese Orphanage over the Summer
Boston.com

Florida School for the Disadvantaged Changes Lives Dramatically Through Education
TBO.com, Tampa Bay Online

John Daves, English Instructor, Reviews Books in African American Review
African American Review

Phelps Academy Center Renovation by Centerbrook Architects Receives Award
New Hampshire Business Review

Historic Football Rivalry
boston.com

Phillips Exeter Will Be Cost-Free for Some Next Year
UnionLeader.com

Phillips Exeter to Offer Free Tuition to Some Students
boston.com





 October 30, 2009 | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. | EVENT
Amnesty International Club Holds Death Penalty Teach-In for Death-Row Inmate
Students, Amnest International leaders and the community come together to learn about the death penalty  More...
October 29, 2009 | 7 p.m. | EVENT
PEA Welcomes Renowned Investigative Reporter/Author Bob Woodward
Seasoned Journalist Will Lecture on “The Press and the Presidency: Nixon to Obama”   More...
October 25, 2009 | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | EVENT
PEA, ‘350.org’ Raise Awareness with Aerial Photo, Guest Speakers at Environmental Rally
Over 350 students and community will form the mascot Red Lion for an aerial photo, promoting climate change legislation  More...
November 10, 2009 | 7 p.m. | EVENT
Pianist Gabriel Chodos to Perform at PEA
Performance is this year's Guest Artist Recital given as part of  PEA's Music Department 2009 Fall Concert Series  More...
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Nicholas Katzenbach ’39; P’67, P’68, Former Attorney General and Undersecretary during the Johnson Administration, Receives the John Phillips Award
Born into a family immersed in public service, Katzenbach held a pivotal role in ending racial segregation in the United States   More...

November 10, 2009| 7 p.m.| Phillips Church| EVENT
Pianist Gabriel Chodos to Perform at PEA
Performance is this year's Guest Artist Recital given as part of  PEA's Music Department 2009 Fall Concert Series  More...
October 30, 2009| 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.| Academy Center Forum| EVENT
Amnesty International Club Holds Death Penalty Teach-In for Death-Row Inmate
Students, Amnest International leaders and the community come together to learn about the death penalty  More...
October 29, 2009| 7 p.m.| Academy Building, Assembly Hall| EVENT
PEA Welcomes Renowned Investigative Reporter/Author Bob Woodward
Seasoned Journalist Will Lecture on “The Press and the Presidency: Nixon to Obama”   More...
October 25, 2009| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.| Academy Building lawn, Front Street | EVENT
PEA, ‘350.org’ Raise Awareness with Aerial Photo, Guest Speakers at Environmental Rally
Over 350 students and community will form the mascot Red Lion for an aerial photo, promoting climate change legislation  More...
| Assembly Hall, Academy Building| EVENT
Nicholas Katzenbach ’39; P’67, P’68, Former Attorney General and Undersecretary during the Johnson Administration, Receives the John Phillips Award
Born into a family immersed in public service, Katzenbach held a pivotal role in ending racial segregation in the United States   More...
October 22, 2009| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall, Academy Building| EVENT
Poet Naomi Shihab Nye to Read at PEA
First poet in the Phillips Exeter Academy Library's Lamont Poet Program for 2009-2010  More...
October 08, 2009| 6 p.m.| Elting Room, Phillips Hall| EVENT
Exeter Democratic Club hosts An Evening with Wendell Potter, Insurance Company Whistle-blower
Former CIGNA chief calls for total industry reform, on Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m., Elting Room, Phillips Hall. All are welcome.  More...
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Phillips Exeter Academy Students Elected as Early Members to Cum Laude Society
Sixteen of Exeter's highest performing seniors receive the invitation to this long-standing honor  More...
October 08, 2009| 7 p.m.| Assembly Hall, Academy Building| EVENT
PEA Hosts Talk with Religious Scholar and Author Dr. Reza Aslan
Will Speak on Iranian-American Relations and His Recently Published Work, How to Win a Cosmic War  More...
October 07, 2009| 7:45 p.m.| Phelps Academy Center, Forum| EVENT
Phillips Exeter Partners With Climate Counts to Host No Impact Man Sustainability Documentary
Evening forum and film viewing   More...
September 22, 2009| 7 p.m.| Phillips Church| EVENT
Faculty Jazz Ensemble Features Tribute to Paul Verrette in Jim Howe Memorial Concert
Honoree served local and regional musical community for more than 30 years  More...
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PEA Seniors Earn Top Tennis Ranking in New England
  More... Newburyport Daily News
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H1N1 Preparedness Planning
Precautions in place for the school year  More...
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A Girl's Journey: From Dollar-a-Day Malawi to Elite US Prep School
  More... csmonitor.com
August 05, 2009| 7:00 p.m.| Rockefeller Hall, Academy Library| EVENT
Julie Scolnik '74 to Perform in Bejeweled: Musical Gems for Flute, Cello and Harp
Works performed by composers Ibert, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Veracini and Ravel, among others
  More...
July 29, 2009| 7 p.m.| Rockefeller Hall, Academy Library| EVENT
Tony Carelli Quintet to Perform in Library Summer Concert Series
Group performs a variety "Hard Bop" era jazz standards and classics   More...
July 15, 2009| 7 p.m.| Academy LIbrary, Rockefeller Hall| EVENT
Clarinetist Christine Fell and Pianist Arlene Kies Perform at PEA’s Library Summer Concert Series
Duo's repertoire includes classical and jazz standards by Brahms, Schubert and Art Shaw, among others  More...
July 14, 2009| NEWS
PEA New Hampshire Student Named to the 2009 Junior National Women’s Eight Rowing Team
Rising senior to compete in France next month among some of the world's top junior rowers  More...
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PEA Receives Publication Awards from the New England Museum Association (NEMA)
Academy earns First Place and Honorable Mention from regional gallery group  More...
July 08, 2009| 7 p.m.| Academy Library, Rockefeller Hall| EVENT
The Jay Geils/Gerry Beaudoin Quintet Performs in Library Summer Concert Series
The quintet will perform a historical array of jazz, blues and swing guitar standards  More...
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PEA Students Elected to Cum Laude Society
Sixty-three seniors now members of the oldest chapter of the national academic honor society for high school students  More...
June 24, 2009| 7 p.m.| PEA Library, Rockefeller Hall| EVENT
Paul Sullivan '73 Performs in Library's Summer Concert Series
Pianist, composer, jazz performer and PEA alum renders old, new and original jazz and classical works  More...
GV Crew and Coach Sally Morris proudly sport their silver medals at the Nationals in Ohio
June 19, 2009| NEWS
PEA Girls Crew Wins First Silver Medal at USRowing National Championship
Crew GV1 Eight Brings Home Highest Award in Program's History   More...
June 12, 2009| NEWS
Academy Places Second in the Nation at 2009 ARML Math Competition
All members of the math club qualified by ranking to take the USAMO, the nation's pinnacle mathematics exam for students  More...
June 12, 2009| NEWS
Exeter Student Among Top 12 Winners at U.S. Mathematics Olympiad
Graduating Senior Ranked Among Highest Scorers, Invited to Attend the Summer Program for International Competition  More...
Purple Honeycreeper
April 22, 2009 - Monday, June 8, 2009| Rockefeller Hall|
Principal Tyler C. Tingley and Morgan Tingley - Photo Exhibit
The Library's current exhibit features wildlife photography by Principal Ty Tingley and his son Morgan '99.  More...
May 18, 2009 - Monday, June 8, 2009| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library|
Exhibit Honoring Principal Tyler C. Tingley
A special exhibit honoring the Academy's 13th Principal.  More...
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Graduation Awards and Prizes
List of recipients in the class of 2009 announced at graduation  More...
June 04, 2009| NEWS
Exonians Earn 2009 National Merit, Achievement Scholarship Awards
Out of Thousands, Nineteen Exonians Named Scholars, Earning Awards for College  More...
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2009 Spring Season Sports MVPs Awarded
Here's a list of the MVPs for the spring 2009 sports teams  More...
June 01, 2009| EVENT
Richard L. Smith ’66 Receives the 2009 Founder’s Day Award
Former Academy Trustee and advocate held pivotal role in strengthening financial aid for middle-income families   More...
May 25, 2009| NEWS
Girls Crew Takes New England First
Girls eight take first in New England Rowing Association Championship  More... telegram.com
May 19, 2009| 7:00 p.m.| Powell Hall|
Exeter Jazz Combos
Student jazz groups perform  More...
May 19, 2009 - Saturday, June 6, 2009| Lamont Art Gallery|
Lamont Gallery Hosts Annual Senior Art Show
More than 170 works by senior artists will be on display  More...
May 12, 2009| 7:00 p.m. | Powell Hall|
Student Concert
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May 21, 2009| 7 p.m.| Academy Library| EVENT
2008 George Bennett Fellow Fiona McFarlane to Read from her Works
Pushcart Prize and National Magazine Award nominee  More...
May 11, 2009| 7 p.m. | Assembly Hall, Academy Building| EVENT
Psychiatrist and Human Development Specialist Dr. George E. Vaillant ’51; ’59 (Hon.) Gives Talk
Will Speak on Recently Published Work, Spiritual Evolution - How we are Wired for Faith, Hope, and Love  More...
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Phillips Exeter Academy Senior Wins National Writing Awards
Student to be Honored at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in June  More...
May 04, 2009| NEWS
Jeanette J. Wat '09 Named 2009 Presidential Scholar
One of 141 students selected from the United States and one of two from New Hampshire  More... U.S. Department of Education
May 05, 2009| 7 p.m.| Phillips Church| EVENT
PEA Hosts Annual Tommy Gallant Memorial Jazz Concert Featuring Vocalist Sheila Jordan
Faculty jazz ensemble perform in honor of former musician, educator  More...
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PEA Students Win Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
National Gold Key Winner to be Honored at New York City's Carnegie Hall on June 4  More...
May 05, 2009| 7:00 p.m.| Kaplanoff Periodicals Room, Academy Library | EVENT
PEA English Instructor Matt W. Miller and Poet Ashley Capps to Read From Their Works
Selections from Mistaking the Sea for Green Fields and Cameo Diner: Poems will be among those heard  More...
April 22, 2009| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall|
Lamont Poet Patricia Smith to Read at Phillips Exeter Academy
Four-time National Poetry Slam champion features poems from Blood Dazzler, chronicling the devastation of Hurricane Katrina  More...
April 24, 2009| PEA Athletic Center| EVENT
“FEARLESS” Athletic Art Exhibit
Photographic display of high school athletes who make statements both on the field and off  More...
May 07, 2009| 7:00 p.m.| Academy Library’s Kaplanoff Periodicals Room| EVENT
Academy Hosts Haley Lecture Guest Professor La Vinia Jennings
Winner of the 2008 Toni Morrison Society Book Prize Speaks to English Department Faculty, Community  More...
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Granite State Superchallenge: Exeter Competes Against Hollis-Brookline H. S.
Airs Thursday, April 16 at 8:30 p.m.   More... Granite State Challenge
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Academy's Destination ImagiNation Team Wins State Competition, Prepares for Global Match in Tennessee
Exonians compete to win in global 'DI' competition, using teamwork, intellect and creativity  More...
April 19, 2009 - Monday, April 20, 2009| 6:30 p.m.| Academy Center Forum| EVENT
Exeter’s Robbins Memorial Symposium Holds Forum on Social Justice in South America
Educators, journalists and cultural experts will view the movie La Sierra and hold an open discussion of life in Colombia   More...
April 07, 2009| 7 p.m.| Phillips Church | Post-Concert Reception in Forrestal-Bowld Music Center| EVENT
Emmanuel Music Performs in PEA’s Gilbert Concert Series
Following a two-day residency, Emmanuel Music and members of PEA's Concert Choir & Chamber Orchestra collaborate in concert  More...
March 14, 2009 - Tuesday, April 7, 2009|
Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra Spring Tour
Final performance in Phillips Church, Exeter on April 7  More...
April 23, 2009| 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.| Phillips Church| EVENT
Phillips Exeter Hosts Third “Women in Islam” Night
Open discussion on women and their changing roles in Islamic culture is hosted by PEA's Muslim Student Association  More...
April 05, 2009| 7:00 p.m.| Phillips Church|
Mendelssohn Madness – A Bicentenary Concert
Chamber music performed by faculty and guests  More...
April 03, 2009| 6:00 p.m.|
Watch Exeter Compete Against Hollis-Brookline High School in the Granite State Superchallenge
Friday, April 3, 6 p.m. on WMUR-TV, Channel 11, and again on Saturday, April 4, 8:30 a.m  More...
March 30, 2009| NEWS
PEA Quiz Club Wins Trip to National Science Bowl in Nation’s Capital
Newly Formed Team of Five Take Regional Championship on First Attempt  More...
March 05, 2009| NEWS
Max Henry de La Bruyère '09 Named Morehead-Cain Scholar
One of 70 students selected for prestigious program  More... uncnews.unc.edu
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Listen to Francesco Durante’s "Magnificat"
Performed by Glee Club and Chamber Orchestra at Exeter's Holiday Concert  More...
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View Photos of the Crew Shell Christenings
Three new shells launch in May 2008  More... Shell Christenings
March 30, 2008| Phillips Church| VIDEO
Watch Selections from the Concert Choir & Chamber Orchestra Tour
"Superb" performances, videotaped live in Phillips Church  More...