New Hampton School is an independent college preparatory high school in

New Hampton, New Hampshire New Hampton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,377 at the 2020 census. A winter sports resort area, New Hampton is home to George Duncan State Forest and to the New Hampton School, a private prepara ...

, United States. It has 305 students from over 30 states and 22 countries. The average class size is eleven, and the student-faculty ratio is five to one. New Hampton School does not require a uniform. New Hampton School is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Northern New England and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The school became an International Baccalaureate World School in 2010.

History

New Hampton School was founded on June 27, 1821, as a

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-oriented, coeducational institution.Merrill, Gowan et al., "A Small Gore of Land", 1977 On that day the State of

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issued a charter to the New Hampton Academy, "having had three several readings," before the House of Representatives. That charter, issued to William B. Kelley, Nathaniel Norris and Joshua Drake, provided the framework for the institution that would become the New Hampton School and emphasized the "promotion of science and the useful arts." The school was later known as the known as the New Hampton Literary and Theological Institution. From 1854 to 1870, the Cobb Divinity School was affiliated with the institute before moving to

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in Maine. Between 1925 and 1970 the school was a non-denominational school for boys. It returned to coeducation in 1970.

Academics

New Hampton School offers the

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Diploma Program and Advanced Placement classes.

Athletics

The program admits fifth-year senior basketball players who seek an additional year of preparation before entering a Division I career. Recent examples include Will Davis and Travis Souza, both of whom went on to UC Irvine.

Notable alumni

* Myles Ambrose (1926-2014), Commissioner of Customs under President Richard Nixon *

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1903–1905 * Cayla Barnes, ice hockey player for Boston College and US Women's National Team, 2018 Olympic gold medalist * Jamaal Branch, NFL running back *

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, professional basketball player for

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of the

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and the EuroLeague * Oren B. Cheney founder of Bates College *

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justice * Aubrey Dawkins, basketball player * Daniel C. Eddy, Speaker of Massachusetts House of Representatives, clergyman, hymnwriter *

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, basketball player * Benjamin Franklin Hayes (1836-1905), state legislator, banker, and judge * John Alfred Hayes, Civil War surgeon * Roberto Hernandez,

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colonel, second

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, football player * Robert D. Kennedy, former CEO,

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, basketball player * Samuel W. McCall,

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, professional hockey and basketball player, college and professional athletic administrator *

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, professional basketball player * Walter R. Peterson, Jr., governor of New Hampshire * Will Rayman (born 1997),

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basketball player for

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in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Michael Scanlan, president of

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* Richard W. Sears, member of the Vermont state senate *

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, founder,

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* Ray Shero,

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administrator *

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, professional basketball player * Jared Terrell (born 1995), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Jeffrey K. Tulis, political scientist *

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, professional basketball player * Lydia Fowler Wadleigh, educator * John Wentworth, newspaper editor, mayor of Chicago and member of Congress

References

External links

School website
{{authority control Preparatory schools in New Hampshire Private high schools in New Hampshire Schools in Belknap County, New Hampshire Boarding schools in New Hampshire New Hampton, New Hampshire Free Will Baptist schools Educational institutions established in 1821