Suffield Academy

Suffield Academy
Esse Quam Videri
Location
Suffield, Connecticut
Information
Type	Boarding
Founded	1833
Head teacher	Charles Cahn III
Faculty	90 teachers
Enrollment	410 students 225 Boys, 185 Girls (9-12, PG) 68% Boarding
Campus	368 acres (1.49 km2)
Color(s)	Black and Orange
Athletics	19 interscholastic sports teams
Mascot	Tiger
Website	[1]

Suffield Academy is a private coeducational preparatory school located in Suffield, Connecticut, USA. It was founded in 1833. The Headmaster is Charles Cahn III.

Overview

Suffield has a 410 students enrollment, with students coming from 16 states and 28 countries . Approximately seventy percent of the students are boarders. There were nearly 1,000 applicants for 110 available spaces during the 2011 academic year. The school has 83 faculty and staff members, ensuring a small student to teacher ratio with an average of 11 students per class, and significant attention for each student .

Athletics

Suffield competes regularly in a number of interscholastic sports, with a total of 19 teams. There are Varsity, JV, Thirds, and Fourths levels throughout various sports. The school's main rival is the Williston Northampton School, however they also compete against a number of schools including, but not limited to, Deerfield Academy, Hotchkiss School, Choate Rosemary Hall, Berkshire School, Kent School, Wilbraham and Monson Academy, and Cushing Academy.

Fall Sports Cross Country Football Soccer Field Hockey Volleyball Water Polo

Winter Sports Basketball Alpine Skiing Squash Swimming and Diving Wrestling Riflery

Spring Sports Water Polo Lacrosse Baseball Softball Tennis Golf Track and Field

Suffield does not have an ice hockey team, as some prospective students and families falsely believe due to the impressive size of their athletic building. Their aquatics program, mainly boys' water polo and swim team, has received much acclaim. The water polo team has an appearance at the New England Prep Tournament every year for the past six years, winning in 2009 and having always placed in the top six . Likewise, the swim team has achieved much success. The girls have five times in the past six years at New Englands, with last year's season earning them a fourth place spot . Similarly, the men have also placed five times just over five years, with their 2010-2011 record earning them fourth place, their 2009-2010 season garnering another fourth place, their 2008-2009 earning a third place, and 2007-2008 fourth place, respectively . While their aquatics sector is stellar, other sport shine equally bright. The Wrestling team has produced 4 Prep National Champions, 17 New England Champions, and many other recognized athletes, as well as winning the Western New England Prep Championships in their 2010-2011 season. In addition, the riflery team has been the Connecticut League State Champions back to back for the past three years . In the Fall Season, the Football team has been the Super Bowl Champions for three of the past four years, with students continuing on to play at UPenn, Brown University, Rutgers University, and Boston College . During the Spring season, baseball and boys track and field shine, as the former has earned four championships in the past five years and the latter with two championships and a runner-up spot in the past three years .

Arts: Visual and Performing

Suffield Academy takes pride in their support of their Visual Art, Performing Arts, and Music programs. Courses in the Visual Arts include Studio Art, Photography, Multimedia, Architecture, and Ceramics, and in Theater and Music: Acting, Dance, Chamber Ensemble, Woman’s Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and a wide variety of selections for private lessons in instruments including vocal training . The Visual Art Department greatly contributes to the beauty of the Suffield Academy campus with artwork, photography, and sculptures inside and outside academic buildings. The department also collaborates with the English Department to produce an Arts Review Magazine filled with art and literature completed by current students . Suffield’s Performing Art Center also presents many performances for their community throughout the year, such as a Fall Arts Festival, Winter Musical, Spring Play, Guitar Show, Dance Concert, and Vocal and Instrumental Concerts .

Notable Alumni

Alumni	Description
Willis Seaver Adams 1862	Painter, attended Connecticut Literary Institute sporadically between 1857 and 1862
Dr. John R. Adler 1972	Professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University Medical Center and inventor of the CyberKnife
The Hon. George B. Daniels 1971	United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Vinny Del Negro 1984	Former NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs, the head coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers.
Mark J. Hosenball 1969	Award-Winning Investigative Correspondent for Newsweek
Archer H. Mayor 1969	Vermont-based author of a critically acclaimed series of mystery novels featuring policeman Joe Gunther
Gerald L. Parsky 1960	Chairman of Aurora Capital Partners L.P., a Los Angeles–based investment firm, and of the Board of Regents at the University of California
James S. Tisch 1971	President and chief executive officer of Loews Corporation and CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

External links

• Suffield Academy Homepage
• Apple Education Profiles: Suffield Academy