On April 1, The Concord Museum welcomed eager Concord Academy families to its newest special exhibition What Makes History? The exhibition explores local historical narratives and their connections to national and international history through the lenses of object collecting, preservation, and storytelling. Students in Kim Frederick’s Spring 2024 U.S.: Public History: Tour Guide course researched and wrote the labels that contextualized the artifacts and presented them from a new perspective.

On March 27, three poets with deep connections to Concord Academy returned to share their creative work. Former CA teacher Cammy Thomas P’08 and alums Soren Stockman ’07 and Chessy Normile ’09 read from their books of poems and provided insights into their writing processes.

Author Jennifer De Leon shared her journey as a writer and her passion for diverse narratives during a visit to the classes of CA English faculty members Alyse Ruiz-Selsky ’05 and Nick Hiebert on March 6. Students had been reading her book White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, and Writing and had the opportunity to engage in conversation about it. Reflecting on her experience writing it, De Leon said, “The ability to be vulnerable and brave takes time, but I realized the only way out is through.”

CA teams enjoyed a very successful winter season! Multiple teams and individual athletes excelled at the Eastern Independent League (EIL) and New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) championships. Go Green!

The CA Dance Project winter performance showcases the diversity of the dance program. Choreographed by dance faculty Rika Okamoto and Alexander Brady, the numbers Turn! Turn! Turn! and The Rite of Spring explore movement through two distinctive periods and perspectives.

In 1997, nearly 30 years ago, Concord Academy staged its first production of Twelfth Night. This winter, the Performing Arts Department breathes new life into the beloved Shakespeare classic by presenting a vibrant, musical adaptation from Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub.