The Featured Articles for Each Issue
It is a bright fall day. The sun shines through the leaves and dappled light dances on the sidewalk as you step out of your house...
In an early lesson during Advanced Statistics, Geroge Larivee will have each student pull out numbered paper slips from a massive plastic container...
I arrived in Concord, Massachusetts in February 2021 after having spent my first few months of ninth grade at home on a Zoom screen...
As Concord Academy continues to change through years, students across all grades are looking to ground themselves in the community around them.
Not even the most diligent senior is ever truly prepared for Concord Academy’s infamous Drop/Add cycles. The lofty stakes of a perfect schedule...
Concord Academy’s student council plays an essential role in the school’s character, from the organization of culture-defining events to student representation...
Etched deeply into the minds of most students at Concord Academy is the one principle we value most: common trust. But how far does this common trust stretch?
The Quad is a wonderful space that is central to the CA community. Though there are many activities to partake in on the Quad, here are the top five things to do.
The 59th Editorial Board of the Centipede included five senior editors and two senior writers. Maia Monahan ’23 and Cozette Wang ’23 were the Co-Editor-in-Chiefs. Margo Buchanan ’23 was the Opinions Editor, Isabella ...
On April 28 and 29, 2023, Concord Academy staged two plays for Directors’ Workshop. This annual tradition is the most advanced performing arts course at CA and gives two dedicated seniors the opportunity to direct a play of t...
As the school year draws to a close, one of the most disheartening things amidst finals and projects is to bid farewell to teachers or colleagues. Every teacher is an integral part of the Concord Academy community, and the de...
This year, many senior students at Concord Academy are participating in senior projects. Senior projects are a second semester course of study that either contain an interdisciplinary or experimental aspect. The students desi...
As the school year wraps up, one of the final Performing Arts productions is Directors’ Workshop: an annual opportunity for two Concord Academy seniors to direct a play of their choice. This year, one of the directors was Lia...
The end of the school year season: a time shaped by strenuous finals, the impending excitement of summer vacation, and sentimental farewells. Among those departing this year is beloved and admired history teacher Emma Storbec...
As the 2022-23 school year draws to a close, Concord Academy will bid farewell to longtime Performing Arts faculty member Megan Schy Gleeson. Since her arrival in 2004, Schy Gleeson has been an integral part of the CA communi...
During a period of slavery, black barbers were simply another form of profit for enslavers enslavers.It was common for enslaved or previously enslaved people to serve a It was common for enslaved or previously enslaved ...
Spring Session returned to Concord Academy this year, and one of the offerings was the opportunity to go on a foreign or domestic trip. One of the international trips offered was an architecture-focused visit to Barcelona and...
On Friday, March 31, the Concord Academy senior class took part in the highly anticipated Senior Transition Seminar. Following the students’ last academic commitment of the day, they made their way to the P.A.C. to kick off a...
Every year, just after March break, the Junior Class goes to rural Massachusetts for a day and...
Many CA students probably remember their Revisit Day: a day full of surprises and exploration,...
Spring Sessions at Concord Academy marked a week of fun and exploration for all. While many students attended courses ranging from board game design to pizza making, others went on CA-sponsored trips to various locations arou...
On April 14, 2023, Concord Academy hosted the elections for Student Head of School and the Stu...
This year during Spring Session, Concord Academy students had the opportunity to participate i...
This academic year, Jared Rhee ’22 is a freshman for the first time in four years. Having graduated from Concord Academy in May of 2022, Rhee is currently enrolled in his second semester at Yale University in New Haven, Conne...
One of Concord Academy’s most beloved annual traditions is Senior Coffeehouse. The event, full of music, skits, dances, and inside jokes, is set to commence on Friday, March 3. The class of 2023 has been planning skits, chore...
Concord Academy Game Design club is a haven for those interested in the intersection of art, music, design, and coding. The group was founded in 2021 by Thomas Crowley ’24. That spring, he welcomed Jessie Ma ’24 as co-head an...
Concord Academy prioritizes balancing students’ interests in order to enrich the high school experience. As such, the junior class hosted Semi Formal on February 11 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. A dance at CA is not just an ex...
As Valentine’s Day comes to an end, here are a few ways to continue spreading the holiday love throughout this month and year. Everyone has different love languages, so that should be kept in mind when looking at how differen...
On October 26, 2005, in Shanghai, China, the world was graced with the presence of the one and only Alicia Zhang. Alicia is in her final year at Concord Academy as a boarder from Pleasanton, California. An extrovert, sh...
Spring Session at Concord Academy will kick off on March 6 after a four-year hiatus due to COV...
Black History Month is an annual celebration recognizing and celebrating the historical impact...
Since 1977, a woman named Maureen Weston from England has held the Guinness World Record for managing to stay awake for 449 hours (18 days and 17 hours). Randy Gardner holds the scientifically documented record for the longes...
On February 24 and 25, the Concord Academy community was treated to an entertaining evening courtesy of the 2023 Winter Mainstage, Pippin. A unique and magical story, Pippin proved a massive spectacle of a m...
Winterfest, a beloved annual tradition at Concord Academy, took place on Saturday, January 28 in the Stu-Fac and PAC. Winterfest consisted of merchandise, fresh-made food, fun games, raffles, and a schoolwide talent show; the...
Though most Concord Academy student careers span a quick four years, there are CA teachers and staff who have been a part of this community for many decades. In conversations with Andrea Yañes P’22 ’24, Jonathan Smith, and Ma...
Ayres Stiles-Hall was not originally going to be a teacher.
“My grandfather was a lawyer […] and I had thought that I was gonna to be one [as well],” he explained. It...
Aisha Aina Tasso ’23 is a senior boarder from Elizabeth, New Jersey. She is also a devoted leader, performer, musician, and activist, as well as a wonderful peer.
A g...
After an incredible introduction by keynote speaker Dr. Kellie Carter-Jackson, Concord Academy students had the opportunity to attend different workshops commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.. Workshops offered ranged from jew...
Dear History Teachers,
I don’t think you get enough credit. We have all heard the phrase “those who fail to learn from history end up repeating it”, but it can be eas...
Dear NASA,
I am writing this letter after being inspired by an article and video published on CNN titled, “NASA Ingenuity helicopter just broke one of its own records...
Dear Odie,
Thank you for brightening the Haines Common Room with your presence every Tuesday night. You are one of the happiest and friendliest dogs I have ever met. You re...
Dear Concord Drivers,
Learn to drive. I’ve never been to a random suburban town in Massachusetts where people drive worse than you do. I mean sure, Concord is a historic to...
Dear Family,
When I was in elementary school, each student would draw a picture of them and their family during Health and Wellness class. I always drew me, my mom, my dad,...
Dear Elle Woods,
Whenever I have a bad day, I can always rely on you. There’s something comforting about watching a rom-com after a long day. You always know that the prota...
Dear Lionel Messi (and also Argentina),
Wow. You actually did it. I know how many people were expecting it to happen this year. I know people who were expecting it to happe...
Dear Winter,
The winter solstice has come and gone, and you are upon us at last. Your freezing breath turns my fingers purple, but I am filled with magnitudes of joy when I...
Dear Letter-Writing,
In many ways, I feel like handwriting letters is a lost form of art. Though it is much easier to send a text or email than to seek out a card, pen, and...
There’s something beautiful and fleeting about fall in Concord: the littered candy wrappers, the crimson leaves crushed under boot-soles; the heat rising off a pumpkin spice latte, warming the hands of students rushing back b...
Winter break here on the east coast can often be pretty chilly. While settling into an annual routine of sleeping in and drinking hot chocolate is an amazing option, there are many underrated activities even New England...
One of the many eccentric, music-based courses taught at Concord Academy, Digital Music Production is a course dedicated to teaching students the fundamentals of recorded music history and its progression into electronic musi...
Alex Eckford ’23 is a senior day student from Lexington, Massachusetts. Although he comes from a neighboring town, Alex has found a second home at Concord Academy. He is a wonderful member of the CA community, and a joyous pr...
Hypertrophy Club: a name heard with such scarcity yet with such excitement at Concord Academy that you might associate it with the seal or the Senior Steps. But, Hypertrophy Club is no historical CA tradition or myth; it is a...
Nuclear wars, Game of Thrones, cyber security—there is no better space at Concord Academy to debate pressing issues than Model United Nations. One minute delegates are arguing about how to distribute vaccines to ensure equita...
On October 7, 2022, the opening day of Family Weekend, the Concord Academy Dance Project performed for the CA community. Rika Okamoto and Alex Brady, the choreographers of CA Dance Project, teach their students weekly how to ...
The Dining Hall staff members at Concord Academy often are unappreciated. Their tireless work, effort, and dedication to nourishing the community can get lost in the chaos of the busy academic day. When a student reports to k...
On Friday, September 30, 2022, Concord Academy’s Medical Club held a vaccination campaign in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The club Co-Heads Joanne Oh ’23, Akira Trivisvavet ’25, and Shahin Aliabadi ’23 diligently planned this cam...
On October 28 and 29, the Concord Academy theater program presented the play “She Kills Monsters” for the 2022 Fall Mainstage.
“She Kills Monsters” is a play set in t...
Frequent visitors of Bradford House are familiar with Eric Lin ’23, an affable figure in the common room. Eric is regularly spotted lounging on a sofa, feasting on a tub of Ben & Jerry’s. Those who visit Bradford on a wee...
Here in New England, November is a reminder of cold weather, leaf peeping, the smell of pumpkin spice, and Thanksgiving dinner. One of the joys and traditions of this month is Native American Heritage Month. Also commonly ref...
The InSPIRE (Interested Students Pursuing Internship Research Experiences) program at Concord Academy provides rising seniors with an experiential and research-based internship in the Greater Boston Area. Over the course of e...
This year, Brad Moriarty joined the Science Department of Concord Academy as a physics teacher. Prior to CA, Moriarty taught at several schools and briefly worked as an education consultant, as well as a construction manager....
William “Gladdy” Gladstone ’23 is a senior from Arlington, Massachusetts. He is a day student who commutes every morning with his little brother Matthew “Matty” Gladstone ’25 and has a variety of passions and leadership posit...
On Friday, September 2, Concord Academy had its fifth ever Class Day. Contrary to its name, Class Day is a day without any classes, during which each grade participates in a different activity. This year, ninth graders ...
This year, the Mathematics Department welcomes new faculty member Eric Henry to Concord Academy. While new to CA, Henry is no stranger to education, having spent 15 years teaching at the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics...
With the frenzy of Club Expo still fresh in student's minds, it is the perfect time to learn more about the clubs and affinity groups whose names sounded unfamiliar until the club heads shouted it out in the Stu-Fac to attrac...
Club Expo is a place for the community to discover and dive into new and old passions together, and it is an annual tradition at Concord Academy. This year’s event took place on Friday, September 9. Clubs and affinity groups ...
One of the greatest luxuries that the Concord Academy community has heading into the 2022-2023 academic year is our student council. With the responsibility to hear and make decisions with student voices in mind, the council'...
The 2022-2023 school year is guaranteed to be full of surprises. Given the number of dean and faculty position changes, students will be looking to ground themselves in what they know and understand best— their peers. Two new...
Concord Academy has amazing faculty members who are great resources for new students, and incredible facilities to spur success in academics, arts, and athletics. To help incoming students become familiarized with our f...
Hi friends, and welcome to Concord Academy! A little bit about myself: My name is Jason Mao and I’m a junior. I have spent my last two years at CA as a boarder, so I am generally familiar with things on campus and in the town...
The following is a list of each senior’s favorite quote from their chapel from an optional survey sent to the class of 2022 from the Centipede.
“Life goes by in th...
Earlier this spring, Interim Head of School Sarah Yeh announced that Grant Hightower will replace Sally Zimmerli as Interim Dean of Students for the 2022-2023 academic year.
As a musician and music lover, Wendi Wang ’22 is interested in not only music itself, but the inner workings of everything behind music—from its production to presentation, its making to marketing. This spring, under the guid...
Beginning on April 29, 2022, Concord Academy hosted elections for the All-School Council representatives for the 2022-23 academic year. After addressing the entire CA community in the Chapel, Jay Talwar ’23 and Katie Tran ’23...
Starting at a new school is always daunting, and beginning your Concord Academy experience is no different. It’s daunting to step onto campus as a student for the first time. There are unspoken rules, traditions, and things t...
On Friday, April 9, Dr. Ingrid Walker-Descartes ’91 returned to campus as one of the 2021 Joan Shaw Herman Award recipients. This award is bestowed annually to Concord Academy graduates in recognition of their outstanding ser...
On Friday, March 25, the Class of 2022 came together as a class for the annual Senior Transition Seminar. Through a variety of activities and presentations led by Alexa Holmes, Wilcox Fellow for Health and Wellness and Commun...
On Friday, March 25, 100 juniors from Concord Academy left for a one-night junior leadership retreat at the Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, MA. This 15-year annual retreat provides juniors with an opportunity to b...
On March 10, 2022, Concord Academy’s Admissions Office released admissions decisions to prospective members of the Class of 2026.
In an interview with the Centipede
Concord Academy’s tight-knit community harbors a large number of alumni that are still very much connected with the school. Some alumni stay connected by going to reunions and fundraisers, while others have children or grandc...
The first time he stepped foot in Concord Academy, Nuo Wen Lei ’22 was immediately struck by how unfiltered the sky was. “In Shanghai, you look above the first level of any building and you just see a skyscraper,” Nuo Wen, a ...
The spring season is upon Concord Academy and with that comes Directors’ Workshop. Directors’ Workshop, CA’s highest level theater course, allows students dedicated to the theater program to direct a production of their choos...
Umoja - the Swahili word for “unity” - represents community among a group of people. At Concord Academy, Umoja is the Black affinity group on campus whose weekly meetings are open to any student, faculty, or staff that identi...
Animated by love of learning, Concord Academy students strive for academic excellence and personal growth both as individuals and as a community. CA faculty members bring their expertise and passion to the learning experience...
In its Fall 2006 issue, the Concord Academy magazine published an article by then-Academic Dean Patty Hager titled “Taking a Hard Look at Advanced Placement.” A steward of CA’s focus on learning, Hager underlined the...
Wendi Wang ’22 is a current senior at Concord Academy from Qingdao, China. She has been a part of CA’s community since her freshman year. When asked what brought her to CA, Wendi first says, “The small yet welcoming community...
Coffeehouse, the annual senior class production filled with skits, dances, music, and satire, finally returned to the Performing Arts Center on February 5. The P.A.C. was packed with students, faculty, and staff who all enjoy...
The past two weeks of winter break have been those of exploration for me and a few other international students. Being away from home and trapped in a hotel in downtown Boston, we sought solace within our daily “hunts” for fo...
Every year, CA invites representatives from a diverse range of semester away programs and schools to introduce students to the prospect of spending their junior year studying beyond CA. Since early October, various program di...
Concord Academy is a host to a seemingly infinite assortment of clubs, committees and groups which students may partake in and enjoy. In case you missed it among the dozens of crowded tables at Club Expo, this is Cabaret.&nbs...
On January 17th, Concord Academy invited Ron Jones, executive director and artistic principal of Dialogues on Diversity, to speak with the community for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Jones is an educator, writer, and social act...
In accordance with the Western calendar, this year’s Lunar New Year will fall directly on February 1, 2022. In China, each year is associated with a zodiac sign, with each sign repeating once every 12 years. 2022 will be the ...
This year, Community and Equity Co-Heads Kiran Bhat ’22 and Gio Clark ’22 founded a student organization called the Diversity Coalition (DivCo), which consists of all the co-heads of social justice and affinity groups on camp...
Topi Dasgupta’s Daily Life in the Ancient World course is about ancient civilizations. Ancient civilizations have the components of city development, social stratification, and symbolic systems of communication. One ...
The first semester of what, for 75% of the student population at Concord Academy, is their first complete academic year of high school is coming to a close. This is creating a time of reflection on this new “normal,” and the ...
Poetry Club is a space for poetry lovers and writers to come together and discuss writing. Under the leadership of Smile Jiang ’24 and Gary Sun ’22, the club meets weekly on Monday afternoons. Though the club has existed for ...
The High Mountain Institute (HMI) is a semester-away school in Leadville, Colorado, for high school students from around the country. It is just one of the many enticing options Concord Academy students can pick from if they ...
In a school that prides itself on its tight-knit community, it is fitting that Concord Academy’s only award—the Joan Shaw Herman Award for Distinguished Service—is given out to those who have shown exceptional dedication to s...
In 2022, Concord Academy will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. As much as it is a reason to envision the future, the Centennial is also an invitation to reflect on the past—that is, the history—of the school. ...
Concord Academy’s Women of Color Alliance (WoCA), is an affinity and social justice group for students who identify as women of color to support and share their experiences and identities through initiating discussions and fo...