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Northshore October 2025
Phillips AcademyThe new head of Phillips Academy in Andover sees technology as the crucial link between the school's traditional principles and its exciting future. By Andrew Conway - Photographs by Bob O'ConnorAt face value, it appears an unlikely pairing. One of the most respected private schools in America appoints a new headmaster who has never held that title before or even worked in a secondary education role. But Phillips Academy is no ordinary high school and John G. Palfrey is no ordinary scholar.The 39-year-old academic, professor, and author, who is only the 15th head since Samuel Phi
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