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Mathematics & Science for Minority Students

“ Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.”

—John F. Kennedy

A Phillips Academy Outreach Program

Please Support this Extraordinary Program

From the Director

Participation in (MS)2 is free of charge

The Choice of Atypical Teenagers

to all students for all three summers.

(MS)2, Phillips Academy’s oldest outreach program, develops the academic abilities of economically disadvantaged minority students and, in the process, helps fulfill their hopes and dreams. Inspired by deeply committed (MS)2 faculty, likeminded peers, and the lively Summer Session environment, students strive to learn and experience as much as they possibly can, returning to their home schools with greater confidence, higher aspirations, and new skills to share.

and board, and travel expenses—are

For five weeks of their summer, (MS)2 students choose to be immersed in our intensive academic program—not exactly the choice of a typical teenager! They embrace the challenges of math, science, English, and computer science, and eagerly meet with college counselors for advice and guidiance. Despite all the hard work, many students describe their time at (MS)2 as “my best summer ever.”

This past summer, we welcomed 39 first-years, welcomed back 38 second-years, and, at graduation, bid farewell to our 32 third-years, who have grown from smart yet timid adolescents into more knowledgeable and confident young men and women.

Their life-changing experience at Andover is almost fully funded by the generosity of people like you. Please help us continue to develop the abilities and explore the potential of these very worthy young people by supporting (MS)2.

—Dianne D. Cruz

Full scholarships—covering tuition, room made possible thanks to generous gifts from individuals and foundations.

• A gift of $6,000 supports one scholar each summer.

• A gift of $125,000 to the (MS)2 endowment supports one named scholarship in perpetuity.

• A gift of any size is appreciated.

Visit www.andover.edu/ms2giving to make your gift. For further information, contact Sharyn Bahn at 978-749-4523 or sbahn@andover.edu.

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At a Glance

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(MS)2 was founded in 1977 to address the compelling need to cultivate the mathematical and scientific abilities of economically disadvantaged African American, Latino, and Native American high school students.

In a residential setting on the historic Phillips Academy campus in Andover, Massachusetts, the three-summer program challenges students intellectually and exposes them to peers and educators with diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and aspirations. This program is free of charge to all accepted students.

Native Couple Shares Knowledge, Culture, and Enthusiasm The oldest of six children, Schuyler Chew is from the Tuscarora Nation, near Niagara Falls, N.Y. Upon arriving at (MS)2 as a first-year in 2002, he felt a bit homesick, but then quickly embraced life on campus.

Teacher Highlight

Schuyler, (MS)2 ’04, and Kari Chew have been teaching together at (MS)2 for three summers. Both are pursuing PhD degrees at the University of Arizona; Schuyler seeks to become fluent in Skarù:ręʔ and Kari is learning Chikashshanompa´.

“You don’t need to sacrifice your culture to be successful,” says Kari.

“Prior to (MS)2, I had no idea what an Ivy League school was,” says Schuyler. “(MS)2 prepared me to get accepted and to perform well once accepted.” Schuyler met Kari, his future wife, while they were undergrads at Dartmouth College. A member of the Chickasaw Nation, Kari is from Newbury Park, Calif. After earning master’s degrees, the couple married in spring 2012 and began as teaching assistants at (MS)2 that summer. Schuyler teaches algebra and precalculus; Kari teaches English.

The Chews agree that all of their (MS)2 students are bright and capable—and also face unique challenges. “(MS)2 opens opportunities not even imagined or perceived as inaccessible,” says Schuyler. “Visits to colleges like Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown suddenly make them real places and real possibilities.”

“Schuyler is my first Native American alum to return to teach, and it’s fantastic that he brought Kari, too,” says (MS)2 Director Dianne Cruz. The size of the program’s Native American student group, she notes, is now almost equal to the African American and Latino student groups.

Welcome Receptions

The Joy of Familiar Faces Welcome receptions were held this past spring in New York City

Helping Make College a Reality Walter Pineda has been an (MS)2 college counselor for nine years.

What inspires him about the program? “Everything!” he says.

“The students help me recharge my batteries. They thrive in (MS)2’s culture of success and remind me that those who are given a chance will surprise you with what they can accomplish.”

and Cleveland to introduce newly accepted (MS)2 students (and their parents) to second- and third-year students, as well as to older alumni. In late June, when those (MS)2 first-years arrived at the airport to depart for Andover—often a nervous time—they saw familiar faces and already had heard exciting accounts of what to expect in the ensuing five weeks on campus.

The New York reception drew several dozen students, parents, and

Parents may push the goal of going to college, but they often don’t know the steps and timeline that make it happen. Pineda provides the practical guidance needed to apply, get accepted, and locate grant and financial aid sources. “(MS)2 students quickly become close friends and provide a vital support network, cheering each other on during the transition from high school to college and beyond,” he says.

alumni, including (MS)2 Advisory Council members Donna Sanabria,

“My third-years always worry that they will not have anything interesting to talk about in college interviews,” says Pineda.

“I urge them to tell their personal stories honestly and with pride.

Their (MS)2 success shows how hard they would work and what they could achieve if given the opportunity.”

hosted a dinner at his home for new (MS)2 students and their

Associate director of college counseling at Miami Country Day School, also teaches history and coaches soccer.

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by Gil Talbot

(MS)2 ’87, Roy Adams, (MS)2 ’95, and Daveed Frazier, (MS)2 ’81.

Alumni urged current students to take advantage of every opportunity and squeeze everything they possibly could into their invaluable time together at Andover.

In Cleveland, Daniel Burkons, a 1998 alumnus of Phillips Academy, parents, as well as second- and third-years. Recent (MS)2 alumna Regina Hill, (MS)2 ’13, and her father, Tonio, also attended. Regina, who had just been accepted to Dartmouth College, talked about her college application process.

If you are interested in hosting an (MS)2 welcome reception, please contact Carolyn Zimmer at czimmer@andover.edu.

Our 2014 (MS)2 Graduates

“ With resources at their home schools typically lacking, our students have a lot of obstacles to overcome.

The (MS)2 program gives them a chance to get on a level playing field with students who attend private schools.”

—Walter Pineda (MS)2 college counselor

Spotlight on an (MS)2 Graduate Alpha Hernandez, (MS)2 ’14

“ It’s really amazing how math and science can come together to make something completely beautiful.”

Never in my wildest dreams did I think

life can throw crazy obstacles at you, you

that a small Latina girl from Fort Worth,

can still succeed no matter what. College

Texas, would be part of such an amazing

counseling helped me get some paperwork

opportunity. (MS)2 taught me how valuable

out of the way and cleared up some things

it is to have ambition and determination to

that I did not know about college or life

succeed as well as the knowledge that you

in general. I’m much further ahead in the

can make a difference.

college admissions process than most of

(MS)2 was never dull. There was always

my peers.

something new to learn, and if you didn’t

When I was 9, I wanted to be an astronaut,

understand a subject, the teacher would

but then I heard there was a height

help you until you did. It’s so hard to

requirement. Now I am intent on merging

choose a favorite teacher. Mr. Amanfu,

my love of singing classical music with

one of my math teachers, taught me how

something in the STEM field. Hopefully

to think things through and to not give up.

I’ll be able to do great things. I’m forever

Mr. Berghdal taught me how to have fun

grateful that I was selected to be part of

while doing physics. Mr. Pineda, my college

the (MS)2 class of 2014.

counselor, taught me that even though

Annakarina Aguila Lawrence, Massachusetts

Jermey Jones Atlanta, Georgia

Regan Allen Chicago, Illinois

Josiah Jones-Ray Cleveland, Ohio

Bryan Almonte Brooklyn, New York

Britiny Lee Cleveland, Ohio

Ryan Arkie Paguate, New Mexico

Andrés Miranda East Elmhurst, New York

Maura Ayala Washington, D.C.

Alicea Olascoaga Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nicole Bahe St. Michaels, Arizona

Aisha Ramos Dorchester, Massachusetts

Stephanie Bellapianta Haverhill, Massachusetts Wilfred Benitez Roslindale, Massachusetts

Mateo Rodriguez Atlanta, Georgia Yanitza Román Chicago, Illinois

Lynalla Benn Bluff, Utah

Sherralyn Sneezer Shonto, Arizona

Charelle Brown Espanola, New Mexico

Jada Sockey Philadelphia, Mississippi

Brandon Burke New York, New York

Tevin Spencer Montezuma Creek, Utah

Erika Cabrera Bronx, New York

Pablo Torreblanca Fort Worth, Texas

Monica Garcia Chicago, Illinois

Derrick Walker New York, New York

Skyla Gillespie Memphis, Tennessee

Lyndon Whittaker Cordova, Tennessee

Alpha Hernandez Fort Worth, Texas

Darshina Yazzie Tonalea, Arizona

Rookie Hoskie Shiprock, New Mexico Luke Hunt Winslow, Arizona

Donors for 2014 Program Year We thank our generous donors* for making a positive difference in the lives of talented and deserving African American, Latino, and Native American high school students.

(MS)2 Advisory Council

Foundations

Nicholas Vantzelfde ’97, Chair Boston, Massachusetts

Keller Family Foundation

Roy Adams, (MS)2 ’95 New York, New York

Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Indians and Others in North America

Daveed Frazier, (MS)2 ’81 New York, New York

Normandy Real Estate Management

Ronald N. & Liz H. Fortino, P’05

Laura N. Mobisson ’92

Lisa M. Foster ’84, P’12

Demond W. Moy, (MS)2 ’97

Daveed D. Frazier, (MS)2 ’81

Nicholas Olmo ’98

Iliana Gasca, (MS)2 ’10

Adebayo A. Owolewa, (MS)2 ’99

Yauvana V. Gold ’97

Lydia Eccles Page ’51

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Joseph W. Goodman ’54

John G. Palfrey Jr. & Catherine A. Carter

Walter Alva Sherrill Memorial Trust

Jamal S. Gore ’88

David A. Penner & Rachel Kleckner Penner, P’86, ’88

Marc M. Graham, (MS)2 ’90

Molly Keller ’89 Burlington, Wisconsin

Individuals

Louise Park MacMillan, P’04, ’05, ’08 Andover, Massachusetts

Roy P. Adams, (MS)2 ’95

Donald B. & Elizabeth B. Abbott

Susan Fox Reepmeyer ’61

Trevoir D. Gregg, (MS)2 ’90

Shelly Rivas, (MS)2 ’01

Daniel K. Harris ’05

Glenn A. & Jennifer L. Rogers

Fredericka Moxon Heller ’63 & Richard G. Heller

David J. McGrath III, P’07, ’11 Andover, Massachusetts

Emeka N. Ajene, (MS)2 ’99

Donna Sanabria, (MS)2 ’87 White Plains, New York

Melkis Alvarez, (MS)2 ’01

Joshua Sommer, SS ’73 Menlo Park, California

Lynne H. Baldwin, (MS) ’80

Tamara Jones Hicks ’81

Roxanne S. Barry & Donald T. Barry, P’94, ’97, ’02

Aloysius J. & Lillian Hobausz, P’79, GP’13 Bernice L. Howse-Middleton, (MS) ’95

Robert & Millicent B. Baysmore

Karen L. Humphries Sallick ’83, P’14, ’17

Albertine S. Beard ’92

Yovany Jerez, (MS)2 ’98

Margaret L. Benthall ’00

N.L. & Sarah C. Joseph, P’00

Elizabeth Alvarez, (MS) ’00

Karina Hernandez-Guarniz, (MS) ’96 & Angel Guarniz

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Jennifer Herrera, (MS)2 ’90

Sharyn Bahn 2

P = Parent of Phillips Academy alumni SS = Summer Session alumnus

George H. Bixby III ’53 & Margot P. Bixby Calvin W. Blackburn III, (MS) ’87 2

Trenille M. Brewer, (MS)2’ 97 Melody Burch, (MS)2 ’93 Gary G. Campbell ’73, P’06, ’09 Jonathan S. Campbell Lawrence Ardito & Linda C. Carpenter-Ardito, P’90 Kaira A. Cody, (MS)2 ’08 Robert Corwin & Kathleen Kelly Corwin, P’17

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Donna Sanabria, (MS)2 ’87 & Lewis Vande-Pallen Rae & Edgar H. Schollmaier Winifred Johnson Sharp ’54 & Joel H. Sharp Jr. ’53, P’81, ’90

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Stanley Kaczynski & Margot Graham Kaczynski, P’94 Jerome & Holly Kampler

Rachel S. Simons ’83 Konse & Lorna Skrivanos, P’15, ’17 Michael A. Smith, (MS)2 ’87 Joshua W. Sommer Jessica W. Spacil Jonathan A. Stableford ’63 & Cynthia A. Stableford, P’89, ’92 Margot L. Stiles ’95

Richard L. Keene & Genevieve Borno Keene, P’16

Hale Sturges II & Karen Steffensen Sturges, P’83, ’87

Margaret Foster Keller ’89 & Jeffrey B. Keller

Beth Sullivan Elwin & Rebecca Miller Sykes, P’92, ’97, ’01

Mollie Lupe Lasater ’56 & Garland M. Lasater Jr. ’56, P’86, GP’17

Sylvia L. Thayer ’54 & Philip Zaeder, P’79, ’83, GP’17, ’18

Brian & Mitzi Lawlor

Katrina Thomas

Theda Logan

Joseph L. Tucker Edmonds Jr., (MS)2 ’95

Lorena Leon Loucel, (MS) ’01

Leah VanEenwyk VanMore ’92

Dick Lux, P’69, ’73

Nicholas J. Vantzelfde ’97

Louise Park & John H. MacMillan IV, P’04, ’05, ’08

Michael P. Whalen & Shirley L. Zanton, P’04, ’06, ’11

Kiame J. Mahaniah & Katrin Schneck, P’16

Sydni Y. White ’14

Robert H. Farnham & Glorianne Demoulas, P’08

Anne Marino

Salena Whitfield, (MS)2 ’96

Ryder & Margaret Martin

Ben F. & Helen S. Whitfield

Charles M. Eccles ’70 & Christine Eccles

William H. McCray, (MS)2 ’80 & Simone McCray

Catherine D. Wiener ’11

David J. McGrath III, P’07, ’11

Joel B. Wittenberg & Mary Ann Ek, P’13

Lawrence H. & Marla G. Curtis, P’04, ’07, ’11, ’15 Lydia C.C. Dallett ’08 Robert C. Dean Jr. ’45, P’73, ’77, ’79, GP’05, ’10

Patricia H. & George H. Edmonds, P’79, ’82 Marion Finbury, P’68, GP’99 Tyrone A. Forman ’88

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Britta S. & Donald W. McNemar, P’95

Cally Sherman Williams ’60

*Donor list reflects gifts received from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. P = Parent of Phillips Academy alumni GP = Grandparent W = Widow