PA History
What town of Massachusetts is Philips Academy located in?
Andover, MA.
George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush,
What time is lights out on a weekday?
10:30 pm
What is Ms.Mitsuma's job?
Elementary music teacher
Who is the author of Purple Hibiscus?
Chimanda Ngozi Adichie
Who founded PA?
Samuel Phillip Jr.
True or False: Phillips Andover is the oldest incorporated boarding school in the country.
True
What is the name given for the offense of being out passed sign in hours.
cruising
What is Ms.B's first name? Spelling included.
Michaela
What do the 4 s's of note-taking stand for?
Select, sort, summarize, synthesize
Andover became coeducational in 1973, when it merged with ______ Academy, one of the first schools in New England to be founded for girls. (hint:it is the name of a dorm cluster)
Abbot
How many countries are represented here during the school year?
49
Which days are Milk and Cookies on?
Tuesday & Friday
Where is Mr.B getting his PhD?
University of Connecticut (UConn)
What is the slope of a vertical line and horizontal line?
Vertical-undefined
Horizontal-zero
What year was Philips Academy founded? (hint:it is almost as old as the United States)
1778
Which six-time Super Bowl-winning coach of the New England Patriots attended PA?
Bill Belichick
Who is your res life dean?
Dean Weissbach
What high school did Ms.D graduate from?
Lawrence High School
What is SOHCAHTOA and what does it stand for?
Acronym used to remember trig functions
S-Sine
CAH-Cosine
TOA - Tangent
What is one of the mottos the school (two words) (latin)
Non sibi
Which president visited the Academy during its first year, and spoke in 1789 as part of his tour of New England.
George Washington
What is our superpower?
What state are each of your teachers ORIGINALLY from? (Ms.B,Ms.D,Mr.B & Ms.Mitsuma)
Ms.B:Connecticut
Ms D: Massachusetts
Mr.B: Minnesota
Ms.Mitsuma: Rhode Island
Nigeria gained independence from what country in what year?
Britain
1960