|
List Of Cushing Academy Alumni
This list of alumni of Cushing Academy includes graduates and students who did not graduate. * Jalen Adams (born 1995), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Bobby Allen, professional hockey player * George W. Anderson, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit * Paul Thomas Anderson, film director * Fernando Aristeguieta, professional soccer player * Richard Bachman, professional hockey player * Nate Berkus (born 1971), author and television personality * Zach Bogosian, professional hockey player * Chris Bourque, professional hockey player * Ryan Bourque, professional hockey player * Matt Brown, professional football player * Arthur Edmund Carewe, actor * John Cena, WWE wrestler and actor * Herbert H. Chen, theoretical physicist * Herbert William Conn, bacteriologist and educator * Norma Connolly, actress * Bette Davis, actress * Sean DePaula, professional baseball player * Meghan Duggan, U.S. Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cushing Academy
Cushing Academy is a private, coeducational college-preparatory school for boarding and day students in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, United States. It serves approximately 400 students in grades 9–12 and a postgraduate year. History Cushing Academy was founded in 1865 by Thomas Parkman Cushing, a Boston merchant. Upon his death, Thomas Parkman Cushing bequeathed money to establish Cushing Academy. Following a provision from his will, the money accumulated for ten years before a board of trustees applied for an act of incorporation. On May 15, 1865, the Great and General Court of Massachusetts granted a charter, and the Academy opened in 1875 on land formerly known as Bancroft Farm. Cushing opened in September 1875 with a coeducational student body: 66 boys and 56 girls. The first principal was Edwin Pierce. It was among the first coeducational boarding schools on the east coast. The alma mater, ''The Dear Old Cushing Days'', was written by alumna Cora Coolidge, a distant rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |