Vermont Academy (VA) is a
private
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,
co-educational
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,
college preparatory,
boarding and day school in
Saxtons River,
Vermont
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, serving students from ninth through twelfth grade, as well as
postgraduates
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. Founded in 1876, the campus was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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as the Vermont Academy Campus Historic District in 2015.
History
Founded in 1876 by
William M. Pingry, Vermont Academy originally included a boys-only
lower school
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, which gave "...special attention to life in the open."
In 1934,
Ernest Martin Hopkins
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Dartmouth Presidency
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, President of
Dartmouth College
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, recommended
Laurence G. Leavitt, a fellow Dartmouth graduate, for the job of Head of School of Vermont Academy. Leavitt was headmaster for twenty-five years, during which he doubled enrollment, eliminated school debt, and made improvements to the campus.
In 2012, Vermont Academy fired a math and science teacher for possession of child pornography. He was later sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vermont Academy received more than two million dollars in PPP loans
Academics
The Vermont Academy curriculum includes courses in Art, College Counseling, English, History, Learning Skills, Mathematics, Music, Science, and World Language (
French,
Latin
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, or
Spanish). Additionally, VA is a partner with Liceo Europeo, a private school in
Madrid
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.
Athletics
Home of the
Wildcats
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, Vermont Academy athletics compete in the
New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
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and are a member of the
Lakes Region League. The school offers a wide range of sports, categorized by Fall, Spring, and Winter. Fall athletics include: crew, cross country, equestrian, mountain biking, soccer, and wilderness skills. Spring athletics include: baseball, equestrian, fly fishing, golf, lacrosse, rock climbing, and tennis. Winter athletics include: alpine, basketball, dance, freeski, hockey, nordic, skiing, and snowboarding.
The school has five playing fields and two practice ones, an ice rink, six tennis courts, a thirteen-station ropes course, a mountain biking course, of trails, and a winter sports park, including ski jumps and slopes.
Campus
The Vermont Academy campus is located on the north side of
Saxtons River, bounded on the south by Burk Hill Road and on the east by Pleasant Street. It is more than in size, and includes buildings dating back to the school's founding in 1876. Jones Hall, now a dormitory, was its only building until 1888, when Fuller Hall, was built. In 1921, Alumni Hall was designed by the noted architect
Frank Lyman Austin. In addition to the Wilbur Library, Vermont Academy has a number of buildings on campus. Dormitories are separated by gender, with space to accommodate just over 100 boys and 60 girls. In the 2000s, several new spaces on campus were created, including: the observatory (2003), the gymnasium and fitness center (2004), and a performing arts center (2006).
The Vermont Academy campus was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2015.
Notable alumni
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File:Clara Converse.jpg, Clara Converse
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File:Jordan Nwora.jpg, Jordan Nwora
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File:BillTorrey.jpg, Bill Torrey
Vermont Academy has educated numerous
American politicians and
military officers
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, including the diplomat
John Barrett (1885), the ambassador
Mark Palmer (1959), the judges
Joseph Bogdanski (1931),
Fred Tarbell Field (1895), and
Frank L. Fish, and three members of the
House of Representatives
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:
Henry L. Bowles
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Biography
Bowles was born in Athens, Vermont on January 6, 1866. He attended the district school ...
,
Howard A. Coffin, and
Samuel B. Pettengill
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(1904).
Frank C. Archibald, the seventh
Vermont Attorney General
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, also graduated from the school.
Frank E. Putnam, who was a lawyer and served in the Minnesota Senate, graduated from the Vermont Academy. Military officers include
United States Army
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officers
Donald E. Edwards (1955) and
Bruce M. Lawlor (1966),
Marine Corps
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officer
William W. Stickney (1922), and
Navy
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officer
Joseph Metcalf III (1946).
A number of graduates have also pursued professional sports. Professional basketball players include:
Bruce Brown (2016),
Keron DeShields (2011),
Corey Johnson (2015),
Tyrique Jones
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Early life and high school career
Jones grew up playing ...
(2016),
Jordan Nwora (2017),
Simisola Shittu (2018), and
Christian Vital, who later transferred to
St. Thomas More School. Brown and Nwora are the only two to have played in the
National Basketball Association
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, with Nwora winning the
2021 NBA Finals
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with the
Milwaukee Bucks
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.
Marcus Santos-Silva
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Early life and high school career
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(2017) currently plays
college basketball
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for the
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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. Professional hockey players include
Paul Fenton,
Lotti Odnoga and
Blanka Škodová, while
Bill Torrey (1952) is a member of the
Hockey Hall of Fame
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as an executive in the
National Hockey League
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. Other notable athletes include
Bert Abbey (1887) and
Danny MacFayden
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of
Major League Baseball
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, the
skiers
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Rob DesLauriers (1983) and
Joseph Peter Wilson, and
Jim MacLaren (1981), a
triathlete
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.
John Henry Williams (1986), the only son of the baseball great
Ted Williams, also attended the school.
Three notable founders and inventors attended Vermont Academy in the nineteenth-century, including:
Paul Harris (1888), the founder of
Rotary International
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;
Russell W. Porter (1891), the founder of
amateur telescope making
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; and
Archibald Query (1900), the inventor of
Marshmallow Fluff.
Christopher A. Sinclair (1967), the former
Chief Executive Officer
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of
Pepsi
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, also graduated from the school.
The authors
Mark W. Smith (1987),
John Steptoe, and
Helen M. Winslow, the
orthodontist Albert H. Ketcham, the scientist
Florence R. Sabin (1889), and the religious figures Bishop
John Bryson Chane (1963) and missionary
Clara Converse (1879), who is credited with establishing education for women in
Japan
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, all graduated from the school.
Joe Perry (1969), the lead
guitarist
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of the noted rock band
Aerosmith
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, graduated from Vermont Academy.
See also
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Vermont
References
External links
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Boarding schools in Vermont
Preparatory schools in Vermont
Private high schools in Vermont
Educational institutions established in 1876
Saxtons River, Vermont
Schools in Windham County, Vermont
1876 establishments in Vermont
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
National Register of Historic Places in Windham County, Vermont
Buildings and structures in Rockingham, Vermont