C A M P U S N E W SIn January, the student-run carnival known as Winterfestraised more than $8,700 for financial aid.Suah Lee ’10C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 06Henry Kim ’11 Henry Kim ’11Henry Kim ’11 Lisa Kong ’10Centipede Visits the Boston GlobeThe student editors of theCentipede and their facultyadvisor, Emily Coit ’98,recently visited the headquartersof the Boston Globe andBoston.com.David Beard, editor ofBoston.com and parent of CAjunior Jordan Beard, welcomedthe group with a minitour, including a peek at anenormous printing press at thecore of the building and picturesof Pulitzer Prize–winningGlobe journalists. The groupmet with Joan Vennochi, whowrites a column on Sundaysand Thursdays in the Globeas well as a Web-only columnonce a month. Vennochiexplained how much sheenjoys her job and which top-Keys to Good WritingTCentipede staff at the Boston Globehe writing talent of DavidDo ’10 and Haley Han ’10(right) has been recognized bythe Boston Globe ScholasticArt Awards. David won a “goldkey,” which qualifies him forthe national competition, andHaley a “silver key,” as well asan honorable mention. Thestudents’ entries were assignmentsfor the English class,Memoir and Autobiography.ics interest her most. “Whenin doubt, I always come backto politics,” she said. Vennochialso showed the groupsouvenirs she collected frompolitical conventions andemails received from politicalcelebrities.After the visit with Vennochi,Beard answered questions,explaining how theGlobe has shifted from anexclusively print newspaper toan increasing presence online.The group ended its field tripwith a short visit with DavidDahl, the Globe ’s regionaleditor, who encouraged thestudents to contribute to the“Your Town” communitysections of Boston.com.—Suah Lee ’10Elisabeth Beckwitt ’11Lisa Kong ’10
Closest Quiz Bowl EverThe answers ranged fromJames Joyce to theYankees, from the CaspianSea to the Sons of Liberty.Students faced off againstfaculty in Concord Academy’sannual Quiz Bowl, a playfulbut grueling war of words andwisdom. Four students—Bronwyn Murray-Bozeman’10, Mike Pappas’10, SamBoswell ’13, and Philip Stefani’13 (top right)—braced themselvesagainst the facultyfirepower of Library DirectorMartha Kennedy, AcademicDean John Drew, Germanteacher Susan Adams, andceramics teacher BenEberle ’99 (bottom right).The faculty maintained itsundefeated streak with a 295–220 win, but students hadsome bragging rights. Accordingto Dean of Students andCommunity Life David Rost,the final score was the closestin CA Quiz Bowl history.Tara Bradley<strong>Class</strong>es of 1996 through 2000Your nonessential studentrecords—that’s everything exceptyour official transcript—will bedestroyed this summer, unless youcontact Registrar Sue Sauer. Therecords contain teacher comments,application materials, and otherinformation.If you graduated from CA between1996 and 2000 (or withdrew fromone of those classes) and want yourrecords, please contact the Registrar’sOffice no later than July 10 atsue_sauer@concordacademy.orgor (978) 402-2274. More recent alumnae/ialso can request their records,which will be destroyed seven to tenyears after graduation.Alumnus Addresses Model UNIn a keynote address toConcord Academy’s sixthModel United Nations(CAMUN), Matt Chandler ’02related his own experience on9/11 to his current job asdeputy press secretary at theDepartment of HomelandSecurity (DHS). He explainedhow the tragedy—whichoccurred while he was a seniorat CA—piqued his interest innews and reporting.Chandler told CAMUN delegatesthat the DHS, createdin 2003, integrated twenty-twoBen Stumpf ’88agencies and now employs200,000. The need for it wasobvious. “What came immediatelybefore, and after, 9/11illustrated the critical gaps inour national security andresponse apparatus,” he said.“Wholesale reinvention ofaviation security, border security,intelligence sharing, andfederal law enforcementcooperation followed in orderto enhance our core ability toquickly and accurately combatthreats that are constantlyevolving.”Recent events, however,demonstrated that government,law enforcement, andthe intelligence communitycan do better, he said, referencingthe attempted attackon a December Amsterdam-Detroit flight. Since thatbungled plot, Chandler said,the DHS has enhancedairport security and PresidentObama has requested about$900 million in his 2011budget to fund imaging technology,increased air marshalsand canine teams, explosiondetection devices, and othermeans to keep air travelerssafe. Chandler stressed thatthe December airline eventdemanded an internationalresponse, particularly becausemore than one hundred Europeanpassengers’ lives werethreatened. This year alone,international cooperation hasresulted in several historicmultinational declarationsdesigned to improve aviationsecurity.Chandler’s speech was anappropriate introduction toCAMUN, which this yearincluded a historic simulationof 9/11. For the March conference,led by Secretary GeneralKendall Tucker ’10, CA hostedmore than one hundred dele-gates from thirteen schools,who broke into three committees.The General Assemblydebated the global arms tradeand sustainable energy, andthe UN Security Council tackledsecurity situations in Haitiand Afghanistan. Students onthe U.S. National SecurityCouncil, which did the 9/11simulation, quickly learned thetruth behind Chandler’sremark: “Government doesnothing more fundamentalthan protecting its citizens. Butthe execution of this missioncan be very complex.”Matt Chandler discussed theDHS’ response to the earthquakein Haiti; see page 25.Lisa Kong ’107C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0