Andover housing info

ca_condor
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:46:03 +0000

Well, my dad lurks on this site, and couldn’t help but notice this post and point me towards it - I was in Hearsey last year, y’see.

So…

Flagstaff (is awesome):

Centered around the flagstaff in the middle of campus, right next to Commons (food!).

Mostly upperclassmen, which can get a bit awkward depending on how well you and upperclassmen get along. Pretty much only during the munches, though - there’s not a ton of cluster segregation or what have you.

The cluster dean is Clyfe Beckwith (we call him Clyfe), who teaches physics (and volleyball, I think?). He is correspondingly awesome.

Hearsey:
-Five 9th graders and one prefect last year; I believe it’s four/five 9th graders and two prefects this year. So, small. Second smallest on campus, I think.
-Only freshman dorm, yep.
-House counselor is Ms. Chase (no relation to head of school), hard-grading English teacher who cooks for her dorm (cookies, snacks, etc.) Very nice.
-Complements last year, and I’m not sure if they’ve changed, were Ms. Svec (German teacher) and Mr. Shaw (history/social science), who lives across the street. (He’s got a dog, Spooner. Large and friendly. Go pet him.) They are also both lovely people.
-Socks the cat comes by sometimes. He’s Mr. Kuta’s, hangs out in the basement ‘cause it’s warm. Will come up if you coax him.
-Both of the doubles in Hearsey are nice and fairly large, although one-rooms. The bathroom’s not big, and nor are the halls/common room (and, well, the basement’s okay, but more than a bit messy. Plan out your laundry).
-Mr. McGraw, English teacher, used to live there.
-It used to be a senior boys’ dorm.
-Furthest dorm in Flagstaff away from campus (technically right on the edge), which isn’t saying much. Approximately 2 minutes to my math class last year, and less to Commons. (To be fair, I was running. Still.) If you’re into music, it’s further away from Graves than plenty of others, but certainly bearable.

I had a good time there last year - if you’d like, PM me and I’ll send you my email so we can talk more.

Good luck in the fall!