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| Brewster Academy | |
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| Coordinates | 43°34′58″N71°12′27″W / 43.58278°N 71.20750°W /43.58278; -71.20750 |
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| Type | Independentboarding school |
| Motto | Meus Dux Sit Veritas (Latin:Let truth be our leader) |
| Established | 1820; 205 years ago (1820) |
| Chair of Trustees | R C Ballentine Esq |
| Head of School | Kristy Kerin |
| Staff | 714 |
| Employees | 468[2] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 352[1] |
| Average class size | 12[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1[1] |
| Campus | Lakeside 80 acres (32 ha) |
| Color(s) | Cardinal red Navy blue |
| Nickname | Bobcats |
| Website | www |
Brewster Academy is a co-educational independentboarding school located on 80 acres (32 ha) inWolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States. It occupies 0.5 miles (800 m) of shoreline alongLake Winnipesaukee. With around 350 students, it serves grades nine through twelve andpost-graduates. The 2023 full boardingtuition is $72,700.[1] The current Head of School is Kristy Kerin.[3]
The school was founded in 1820 by local citizens as a "building for higher education".[1] Originally called the "Wolfeboro & Tuftonboro Academy", in 1887 it was renamed "Brewster Free Academy" in honor of benefactor John Brewster.[4] For sixty years it charged no tuition fee to local residents, and, from its inception until 1964, the school served as the only high school in Wolfeboro,[4] as well as serving day students from neighboring towns. In 1946, the academy begin to charge a small tuition, and Wolfeboro at its town meeting in March 1947 voted to pay local students' tuition fees.[5] During the immediate postwar years, it was a popular school with military veterans seeking to improve their credentials for a university education under theG.I. Bill. In 1963 the graduating class consisted of 60 local students, with 30 additionalpost-graduate students who boarded on campus.[citation needed] Many were there to increase their athletic prowess, and some, includingMilt Morin who played in theNFL, had successful college and pro sports careers. The local students were then moved toKingswood Regional High School in town and Brewster became a private boarding school.
In 1985,Digital Equipment Corporation co-founderKen Olsen donated a number of Digital personal computers to Brewster. The computers were part of a new lab dedicated toGrace Murray Hopper, whose family had a summer house in Wolfeboro. The lab is called the Grace Murray Hopper Center for Computer Learning.[citation needed]
Brewster has hosted theGreat Waters Music Festival since 1995. This summer festival promotes live musical performances includingchoral,symphonic,folk, pops,jazz,Broadway,dance, and renowned vocal and instrumental artists. Celebrity performers have includedWynton Marsalis,Dave Brubeck,Arlo Guthrie,Chuck Mangione, and theGlenn Miller Orchestra.[6]
In 2020, Brewster's prep basketball team won their 7th National Prep Basketball Championship (2010; 2012; 2014; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2020).[citation needed] Twenty-one alumni have played in the NBA, including 10 who have been selected in the NBA draft since 2010.
On July 1, 2021, Kristy Kerin became the 13th Head of School in Brewster's over 200-year history. Notably, she is the first female to hold the position.
Brewster Academy provides various afternoon sport programs, such as soccer, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey, ice hockey, or tennis, with members of faculty coaching them. Brewster has a diverse selection of interscholastic sports along with recreational, intramural and instructional sports during the fall, winter and spring seasons. Among the interscholastic sports, Brewster fields varsity, junior varsity and co-ed teams, as well as eight- and four-person shells on the crew teams. Games are typically played on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with a half day of classes on Wednesdays to accommodate games schedules.[1] During games and during regular practices, an athletic trainer is available to help students. The teams are coached by members of faculty at all levels.
Brewster competes in the following interscholastic sports:alpine skiing,baseball,basketball,cross country running,cross-country skiing,field hockey,ice hockey,lacrosse,crew,softball,sailing,snowboarding,soccer, andtennis. Intramural, recreational and instructional offerings include advancedstrength training,dance,equestrianism,golf, outdoor skills, snow sports, tennis,ultimate Frisbee, x-fitness, andyoga.[1]
Athletic facilities include a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) athletics and wellness center featuring a convertible turf floor,[7] a four-lane 200-meter indoor track,[8] and afitness center; sixplaying fields; ninetennis courts; aboathouse for dry land training for thesailing and crew teams; an indoor rowing tank;[9] and aclimbing wall.
In the performing arts, Brewster has an award-winning chorus,HOWL, which has performed atCarnegie Hall and a drama group that produces musicals, operas and plays throughout the year. There is achamber orchestra, achorale, awind ensemble and ajazz band, and dance instruction is available. An art center is home toceramics,printmaking, drawing and painting classes.[1]Multimedia anddesktop publishing centers feature the latest computers, industry standard software, and video and digital equipment. The newly renovated Anderson Hall, designed by Scott Simons Architects, features aproscenium theater, new lobby andgreen room. Scott Simons Architects received the AIA NH Honor Award for the design in 2015.[10]
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