Vermont Academy
| Vermont Academy | |
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| Location | |
| Saxtons River, VT, USA | |
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| Type | Private Boarding/Day |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Established | 1876 |
| Head of School | Sean Brennan |
| Faculty | approx. 50 |
| Enrollment | approx. 230 |
| Average class size | 10 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Orange Black
mascot = Wildcat |
| Website | http://www.vermontacademy.org |
Vermont Academy (also called "VA") is an American coeducational boarding/day school and college preparatory school for grades nine through twelve and also offers acceptance for students seeking a post-graduate year. Founded in 1876, it is located in Saxtons River, Vermont. The school is coeducational, and college-preparatory, with a 515-acre (208 ha) campus. There are 228 students from 30 states and 12 countries (46 international students - 20%). Tuition and room and board for the 2011-2012 school year at Vermont Academy is $44,300. Tuition for day students is $25,050.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1876.
In 1934, with the school teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, Dartmouth College president Ernest Martin Hopkins recommended a fellow Dartmouth graduate for the job of headmaster of Vermont Academy. Laurence G. Leavitt was headmaster for 25 years, during which time he doubled enrollment, retired the school's debt and made many improvements to the school's campus.[1]
[edit] Academics
7:1 student-teacher ratio
Honors and AP level classes
Science Center: Classes include advanced biology, biochemistry, kinesiology, robotics, bio-ethics, physics
Foreign Languages: French and Spanish (5 levels), Latin, Russian
Learning Skills Center: Available to all students, 5 full-time faculty members
Advisor Meetings: 6 advisees per advisor; four meetings per week
School accreditations: NEASC, NAIS, TABS, ISANNE, AISNE
[edit] Athletics and outdoor activities
The school offers over 20 interscholastic sporting activities: alpine skiing, baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, dance, equestrian, field hockey, football, freeski, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, mountain biking, Nordic skiing, snowboarding, softball, track and field, ski jumping, soccer, and tennis.
The school has five playing fields and two practice fields; a skating rink, with artificial ice-making and maintenance system, and recently refurbished locker rooms; six tennis courts ("composition" courts, newly resurfaced); a 13-station ropes course; a mountain biking course, 20 kilometres (12 mi) of trails (for cross-country running and skiing, snowshoeing, and walks); and a winter sports park, complete with snowmaking, three different-sized ski jumps, a modest ski slope, lighting, and a grooming machine. Off-campus activities include alpine skiing/snowboarding; an equestrian program; and Outdoor Challenge (hiking, rock-climbing, kayaking, canoeing, camping).
The school belongs to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council and competes primarily in the Lakes Region League.
[edit] Studio and performing arts
The Academy offers theater productions (3 per year, plus cabarets and coffee houses); music (theory and composition, jazz and chamber ensembles, vocal ensemble, and private music lessons); dance; studio art (painting, drawing, pottery, 3-D art, portfolio development); filmmaking; and photography.
[edit] Buildings
Buildings include a 350-seat performing arts center built in 2006, a newly renovated Learning Center, new Library, campus-wide wireless technology, a dance studio with Harlequin hard-wood sprung floor built in 2004, a fitness center and locker rooms in a renovated gym built in 2004, and an observatory with high-powered telescope built in 2003. There are separate dormitories for boys and girls. There is space for 60 girls and 111 boys. There is a Winter Snow Park on campus for skiing, snowboarding, and jumping which was built in 2003.
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Barrett 1885, United States diplomat
- Christopher A. Sinclair 1967, retired chairman and CEO of Pepsi-Cola
- Paul Harris 1888, founder, Rotary International
- Jim MacLaren 1981, motivational speaker and triathlete
- Russell W. Porter 1891, Arctic explorer and a founder of amateur telescope making in America
- Archibald Query 1900, inventor of Marshmallow creme
- Samuel B. Pettengill 1904, United States congressman
- Anthony 'Joe' Perry 1969, lead guitarist, Aerosmith
- Mark W. Smith 1987, attorney and New York Times best-selling author
- John Henry Williams 1986, son of baseball legend Ted Williams
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Coordinates: 43°08′30″N 72°30′31″W / 43.1417444°N 72.5087004°W
