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Cushing Academy is a boarding school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1865 by Thomas Parkman Cushing. The current headmaster is Dr. James Tracy, a recent replacement for M. Willard Lampe II.

Cushing Academy offers a college preparatory program for grades 9 through 12 plus post-graduate. As of 2006, there were 450 students enrolled at Cushing. 85% of the students board on-campus. 28% of students are from overseas. The student population comprises children from 28 states and 28 countries. The faculty student ratio is 1:7 and 68% of faculty hold advanced degrees.

Cushing Academy's 162-acre (0.66 km²) campus overlooks the town center of Ashburnham. Cushing's academic structures include the historic Main Building, Joseph R. Curry Academic Center, Fisher-Watkins Library, and the English Building. Ashburnham House and Alumni Hall are the largest of the numerous student dormitories. Sports facilities include the Heslin Gym, Theodore Iorio Arena and several athletic fields. The Emily Fisher Landau Center for Visual Arts is the home of the school's excellent visual arts program.

Notable alumni of Cushing Academy include His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, the king of Bhutan, actress Bette Davis, current WWE wrestler John Cena, NHL players Jeff Norton, Ryan Lannon, Tom Poti, Bobby Allen, Chris Bourque (son of Hockey Hall of Fame member Ray Bourque), Keith Yandle, NFL players Michael Evans and Kenny Gamble, businessman Pete Snyder and Armenian actor Arthur Carewe.

External links

Cushing Academy web site — School history and campus tour
Boarding School Review web site — Student and faculty demographics
Town vs. Gown — Relations between the town and the school

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 Cushing Academy's {{convert|162|acre|km2|sing=on}} campus overlooks the town center of Ashburnham.  Cushing's academic structures include the historic Main Building, Joseph R. Curry Academic Center, Fisher-Watkins Library, and the English Building.  Ashburnham House and Alumni Hall are the largest of the numerous student dormitories.  Sports facilities include the Heslin Gym, Theodore Iorio Arena and several athletic fields. The Emily Fisher Landau Center for Visual Arts is the home of the school's excellent [http://www.cushing.org/academics/visual-arts.shtml visual arts program].
-Notable alumni of Cushing Academy include the actress [[Bette Davis]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]] players [[Jeff Norton]], [[Ryan Lannon]], [[Tom Poti]], [[Bobby Allen]], [[Chris Bourque]] (son of [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] member [[Ray Bourque]]), [[Keith Yandle]], [[NFL]] players Michael Evans and [[Kenny Gamble (football player)|Kenny Gamble]], businessman [[Pete Snyder]] and [[Armenia]]n actor [[Arthur Carewe]].  His Majesty [[Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck]], the king of [[Bhutan]], studied at Cushing,  current WWE wrestler [[John Cena]], [[Maria Remedios]] the tenth Governor of Puerto Rico, and Rapper lil red [[Neil Lavanchy]] also graduated from cushing.
+Notable alumni of Cushing Academy include His Majesty [[Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck]], the king of [[Bhutan]], actress [[Bette Davis]], current WWE wrestler [[John Cena]], [[National Hockey League|NHL]] players [[Jeff Norton]], [[Ryan Lannon]], [[Tom Poti]], [[Bobby Allen]], [[Chris Bourque]] (son of [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] member [[Ray Bourque]]), [[Keith Yandle]], [[NFL]] players Michael Evans and [[Kenny Gamble (football player)|Kenny Gamble]], businessman [[Pete Snyder]] and [[Armenia]]n actor [[Arthur Carewe]].
 == External links ==
 * [http://www.cushing.org Cushing Academy web site] — School history and campus tour