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 330 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

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. 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,

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al 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 New Hampton Literary and Theological Institution. From 1854 to 1870, the

Cobb Divinity School Cobb Divinity School (also known as Bates Theological Seminary or the Free Will Baptist Bible School) was a Baptist theological institute. Founded in 1840, it was a Free Will Baptist graduate school affiliated with several Free Baptist institution ...

was affiliated with the institute before moving to

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in Maine. Between 1925 and 1970 the school was a

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school for boys. It returned to coeducation in 1970.

Academics

New Hampton School serves a wide range of learnings, offering the

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Diploma Program, as well as an Academic Support Program with 30 years experience in serving students with diverse learning profiles. In 2022, the school launched an Entrepreneurial Studies Program that deploys Babson College's EPIC program and instills in entrepreneurial mindset in young learners.

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

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, basketball player * Nahum Josiah Bachelder,

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1903–1905 *

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, ice hockey player for Boston College and US Women's National Team, 2018 Olympic gold medalist *

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running back *

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of the

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and the

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founder of Bates College *

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justice * Will Davis, basketball player for

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, basketball player * Daniel C. Eddy, Speaker of Massachusetts House of Representatives, clergyman, hymnwriter * John L. Edwards (1819–1895), Vermont attorney and politician who was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1867 and 1868 *

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, basketball player * Benjamin Franklin Hayes (1836-1905), state legislator, banker, and judge *

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, Civil War surgeon * Roberto Hernandez,

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player *

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* Marv Hubbard, football player * Michael Kesselring, hockey player for

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, former CEO,

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* Tyler Lydon, basketball player * Samuel W. McCall,

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, professional basketball player *

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, professional hockey and basketball player, college and professional athletic administrator * H. Jay Melosh, geophysicist *

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, basketball coach *

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, professional basketball player * Walter R. Peterson, Jr., governor of New Hampshire *

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basketball player for

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in the

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, author * Michael Scanlan, president of

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

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administrator * Charles Silvia - Hall of Fame swimming coach for Springfield College swimming from 1937-1978, winning ten New England Interscholastic Team Championships. He was Athletic Director at New Hampton School from 1934-1937, where he coached baseball, basketball, and soccer."Charles Silvia", ''The Republican'', 29 May 1945, Springfield, Massachusetts, pg. 5 *

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, professional basketball player * Jared Terrell (born 1995), basketball player in the

* Jeffrey K. Tulis, political scientist *

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, educator *

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* 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