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A number of Pomfret's buildings and houses used for administration and dormitories are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret Street Historic District|url=http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/98000372.pdf|website=http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/98000372.pdf|publisher=National Park Services|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret Street Historic District|url=http://focus.nps.gov/nrhp/AssetDetail?assetID=0c855050-220b-4b8c-8217-afecb82f7855|website=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Services|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref>
A number of Pomfret's buildings and houses used for administration and dormitories are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret Street Historic District|url=http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/98000372.pdf|website=http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/98000372.pdf|publisher=National Park Services|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret Street Historic District|url=http://focus.nps.gov/nrhp/AssetDetail?assetID=0c855050-220b-4b8c-8217-afecb82f7855|website=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Services|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref>


* 500 acre campus, 1894, designed by legendary landscape designer [[Frederick Law Olmsted]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Irwin|url=http://www.tomirwin.com/towns-and-schools/client_profiles.cfm?clientProfileID=49|website=tomirwin.com|publisher=Tom Irwin, Inc.|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
* 500 acre campus, 1894, designed by legendary landscape designer [[Frederick Law Olmsted]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Irwin|url=http://www.tomirwin.com/towns-and-schools/client_profiles.cfm?clientProfileID=49|website=tomirwin.com|publisher=Tom Irwin, Inc.|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|url=http://www.ebooklibrary.org/articles/Pomfret_School|website=ebooklibrary.org|publisher=World Public Library|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref>
* School House (NRHP) and facilities plan (1857–1947) designed by architect [[Ernest Flagg]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Centerbrook Architects and planners|url=http://www.centerbrook.com/project/pomfret_school_centennial_building|website=centerbrook.com|publisher=Centerbrook Architects and Planners|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
* School House (NRHP) and facilities plan (1857–1947) designed by architect [[Ernest Flagg]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Centerbrook Architects and planners|url=http://www.centerbrook.com/project/pomfret_school_centennial_building|website=centerbrook.com|publisher=Centerbrook Architects and Planners|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
* [[Edward Walter Clark, Jr.|Clark Memorial Chapel]] (NRHP), dedicated on St. George's Day, 1908, consecrated on May 16, 1909,<ref>{{cite web|title=Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal|url=http://czelusniakdugal.com/instruments/pomfret-school.php|website=czelusniakdugal.com|publisher=Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc.|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> also designed by [[Ernest Flagg]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philidelphia Architects and Buildings|url=https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display_alldates.cfm/170734|website=philidelphiabuildings.org|publisher=The Athenaeum of Philadelphia|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> houses a fine pipe organ built by George S. Hutchings Organ Company of Boston which has been restored and expanded over the years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal|url=http://czelusniakdugal.com/instruments/pomfret-school.php|website=czelusniakdugal.com|publisher=Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc.|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
* [[Edward Walter Clark, Jr.|Clark Memorial Chapel]] (NRHP), dedicated on St. George's Day, 1908, consecrated on May 16, 1909,<ref>{{cite web|title=Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal|url=http://czelusniakdugal.com/instruments/pomfret-school.php|website=czelusniakdugal.com|publisher=Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc.|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> also designed by [[Ernest Flagg]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philidelphia Architects and Buildings|url=https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display_alldates.cfm/170734|website=philidelphiabuildings.org|publisher=The Athenaeum of Philadelphia|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> houses a fine pipe organ built by George S. Hutchings Organ Company of Boston which has been restored and expanded over the years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal|url=http://czelusniakdugal.com/instruments/pomfret-school.php|website=czelusniakdugal.com|publisher=Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc.|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
* Dunworth, Pontefract, Plant, and Bourne dormitories (NRHP); Pyne Infirmary; Lewis Gymnasium, 1907–1917, also by [[Ernest Flagg]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pearson|first1=Brad|editor1-last=Stone|editor1-first=Emerson|title=The Spirit That Is Pomfret|date=1993|publisher=Kashino Design Enterprise, Inc.|edition=first|format=hardcover}}</ref>
* Dunworth, Pontefract, Plant, and Bourne dormitories (NRHP); Pyne Infirmary; Lewis Gymnasium, 1907–1917, also by [[Ernest Flagg]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|url=http://www.ebooklibrary.org/articles/Pomfret_School|website=ebooklibrary.org|publisher=World Public Library|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref>
* Monell Science Building, 1958, gift of the Ambrose Monell III Foundation (class of 1926)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pearson|first1=Brad|editor1-last=Stone|editor1-first=Emerson|title=The Spirit That Is Pomfret|date=1993|publisher=Kashino Design Enterprise, Inc.|edition=first|format=hardcover}}</ref>
* Monell Science Building, 1958, gift of the Ambrose Monell III Foundation (class of 1926)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pearson|first1=Brad|editor1-last=Stone|editor1-first=Emerson|title=The Spirit That Is Pomfret|date=1993|publisher=Kashino Design Enterprise, Inc.|edition=first|format=hardcover}}</ref>
* Hard Auditorium, 1928<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pearson|first1=Brad|editor1-last=Stone|editor1-first=Emerson|title=The Spirit That Is Pomfret|date=1993|publisher=Kashino Design Enterprise, Inc.|edition=first|format=hardcover}}</ref>
* Hard Auditorium, 1928<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pearson|first1=Brad|editor1-last=Stone|editor1-first=Emerson|title=The Spirit That Is Pomfret|date=1993|publisher=Kashino Design Enterprise, Inc.|edition=first|format=hardcover}}</ref>
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*Mallory Field, plaque laid 1962<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|author1=Director of Communications|url=http://www.pomfretschool.org/|website=Pomfret School|publisher=Pomfret School|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
*Mallory Field, plaque laid 1962<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|author1=Director of Communications|url=http://www.pomfretschool.org/|website=Pomfret School|publisher=Pomfret School|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
*Strong Field House, Dedicated 1983<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|author1=Director of Communications|url=http://www.pomfretschool.org/|website=Pomfret School|publisher=Pomfret School|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
*Strong Field House, Dedicated 1983<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|author1=Director of Communications|url=http://www.pomfretschool.org/|website=Pomfret School|publisher=Pomfret School|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
* Jahn Ice Hockey Rink, 2005, designed by architect [[Helmut Jahn]], parent of a recent graduate<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pearson|first1=Brad|editor1-last=Stone|editor1-first=Emerson|title=The Spirit That Is Pomfret|date=1993|publisher=Kashino Design Enterprise, Inc.|edition=first|format=hardcover}}</ref>
* Jahn Ice Hockey Rink, 2005, designed by architect [[Helmut Jahn]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|url=http://www.ebooklibrary.org/articles/Pomfret_School|website=ebooklibrary.org|publisher=World Public Library|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref> parent of a recent graduate<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pearson|first1=Brad|editor1-last=Stone|editor1-first=Emerson|title=The Spirit That Is Pomfret|date=1993|publisher=Kashino Design Enterprise, Inc.|edition=first|format=hardcover}}</ref>
* [[du Pont]] Library, 1969, gift of Henry B. du Pont (class of 1916)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pearson|first1=Brad|editor1-last=Stone|editor1-first=Emerson|title=The Spirit That Is Pomfret|date=1993|publisher=Kashino Design Enterprise, Inc.|edition=first|format=hardcover}}</ref>
* [[du Pont]] Library, 1969, gift of Henry B. du Pont (class of 1916)<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|url=http://www.ebooklibrary.org/articles/Pomfret_School|website=ebooklibrary.org|publisher=World Public Library|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref>
* Centennial Academics and Arts Center, 1996, designed by Mark Simon (class of '64) of Centerbrook Architects<ref>{{cite web|title=Centerbrook Architects and Planners|url=http://www.centerbrook.com/project/pomfret_school_centennial_building|website=centerbrook.com|publisher=Centerbrook Architects and Planners|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
* Centennial Academics and Arts Center, 1996, designed by Mark Simon (class of '64) of Centerbrook Architects<ref>{{cite web|title=Centerbrook Architects and Planners|url=http://www.centerbrook.com/project/pomfret_school_centennial_building|website=centerbrook.com|publisher=Centerbrook Architects and Planners|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
* Corzine Athletic Center, 2004, gift of [[Jon Corzine]], former Governor of New Jersey and parent of a graduate, designed by Tai Soo Kim Partners<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|author1=Director of Communications|url=http://www.pomfretschool.org/|website=Pomfret School|publisher=Pomfret School|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
* Corzine Athletic Center, 2004, gift of [[Jon Corzine]], former Governor of New Jersey and parent of a graduate, designed by Tai Soo Kim Partners<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|url=http://www.ebooklibrary.org/articles/Pomfret_School|website=ebooklibrary.org|publisher=World Public Library|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref>
* Olmsted Student Union, 2004, donated by Robert Olmsted and long-time Trustee, designed by Tai Soo Kim Partners<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|author1=Director of Communications|url=http://www.pomfretschool.org/|website=Pomfret School|publisher=Pomfret School|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
* Olmsted Student Union, 2004, donated by Robert Olmsted and long-time Trustee, designed by Tai Soo Kim Partners<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|author1=Director of Communications|url=http://www.pomfretschool.org/|website=Pomfret School|publisher=Pomfret School|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
* Blodgett Boathouse, 2005,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pearson|first1=Brad|editor1-last=Stone|editor1-first=Emerson|title=The Spirit That Is Pomfret|date=1993|publisher=Kashino Design Enterprise, Inc.|edition=first|format=hardcover}}</ref> and Blodgett Tennis Center, 2007,<ref>{{cite web|title=Parsons Lodge|url=http://www.newenglanddesign.com/index.php/portfolio/educational-view/pomfret-events-center|website=newenglanddesign.com|publisher=New England Design, Inc.|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref> donated by Mark Blodgett (class of '75)
* Blodgett Boathouse, 2005, and Blodgett Tennis Center, 2007,<ref>{{cite web|title=Parsons Lodge|url=http://www.newenglanddesign.com/index.php/portfolio/educational-view/pomfret-events-center|website=newenglanddesign.com|publisher=New England Design, Inc.|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref> donated by Mark Blodgett (class of '75)<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|url=http://www.ebooklibrary.org/articles/Pomfret_School|website=ebooklibrary.org|publisher=World Public Library|accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref>
* Olmsted Observatory, 2001 equipped with a Celestron 14 and a Takahashi refracting telescope combined with a super-cooled CCD camera to enable digital photography. The system is robotic and can be fully controlled by students in the observatory or anywhere on campus through the school's wireless network.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lake|first1=Josh|title=Robotic Astronomy at Pomfret|url=https://pomfretschool.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/robotic-astronomy-at-pomfret/|website=pomfretschool.wordpress.com|publisher=Pomfret School Blog|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
* Olmsted Observatory, 2001 equipped with a Celestron 14 and a Takahashi refracting telescope combined with a super-cooled CCD camera to enable digital photography. The system is robotic and can be fully controlled by students in the observatory or anywhere on campus through the school's wireless network.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lake|first1=Josh|title=Robotic Astronomy at Pomfret|url=https://pomfretschool.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/robotic-astronomy-at-pomfret/|website=pomfretschool.wordpress.com|publisher=Pomfret School Blog|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
* Schoppe Dance Studio<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|author1=Director of Communications|url=http://www.pomfretschool.org/|website=Pomfret School|publisher=Pomfret School|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
* Schoppe Dance Studio<ref>{{cite web|title=Pomfret School|author1=Director of Communications|url=http://www.pomfretschool.org/|website=Pomfret School|publisher=Pomfret School|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>

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Pomfret School
Address
Map
398 Pomfret Street

Pomfret
,
Connecticut

USA
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational, Secondary, Boarding
Motto[Certa Viriliter] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)
(Strive Valiantly)
Established1894
FounderWilliam E. Peck
ChairmanJustin P. Klein
Head of SchoolJ. Timothy Richards
Grades9–12, PG
Enrollment350
CampusRural
Student Union/AssociationOlmsted Student Union Pomfret Alumni Association
Color(s)red and black
Athletics42 interscholastic teams
MascotGriffin
NewspaperPontefract
The Grauer InstituteDirector - Jamie Felid Baker
Websitewww.pomfretschool.org

Pomfret School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding and day school in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States serving 360 students in grades 9 through 12 and post-graduates.[1] Located in the Pomfret Street Historic District in northeastern Connecticut, an hour's drive from Boston and three hours from New York,[2] the average class size is 11 students with a teacher student ratio of 1:6. Over 80% of faculty hold masters or doctorate degrees.[3] Typically, 40% of students receive financial aid, 14% are students of color, 17% are international students.[4]

Pomfret is ranked in the top 20 of similar sized U.S. boarding schools,[5] in the top 50 of all U.S. boarding schools,[6] and is considered one of the "19 of the Most Beautiful Boarding Schools Around the World."[7]

Founded in 1894 by William E. Peck[8] and his wife Harriet Jones Peck,[9] Pomfret graduates have distinguished themselves in sports, government, the arts, sciences, business, and public service as philanthropists and activists (see Notable alumni). In 2014, Pomfret established The Grauer Family Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education.[10] Pomfret is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASAC). Memberships include the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), the Headmasters' Association, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Secondary School Admission Test Board, the Cum Laude Society, and A Better Chance (ABC),[11][12] The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Sphere Consortium, and the Folio Collaborative.[13]

Facilities

Pomfret School School House
Pomfret campus map - click to enlarge
Clark Memorial Chapel - John Phelan

A number of Pomfret's buildings and houses used for administration and dormitories are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[14][15]

  • 500 acre campus, 1894, designed by legendary landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted[16][17]
  • School House (NRHP) and facilities plan (1857–1947) designed by architect Ernest Flagg[18]
  • Clark Memorial Chapel (NRHP), dedicated on St. George's Day, 1908, consecrated on May 16, 1909,[19] also designed by Ernest Flagg[20] houses a fine pipe organ built by George S. Hutchings Organ Company of Boston which has been restored and expanded over the years.[21]
  • Dunworth, Pontefract, Plant, and Bourne dormitories (NRHP); Pyne Infirmary; Lewis Gymnasium, 1907–1917, also by Ernest Flagg[22]
  • Monell Science Building, 1958, gift of the Ambrose Monell III Foundation (class of 1926)[23]
  • Hard Auditorium, 1928[24]
  • Main House, 1956[25]
  • Mallory Field, plaque laid 1962[26]
  • Strong Field House, Dedicated 1983[27]
  • Jahn Ice Hockey Rink, 2005, designed by architect Helmut Jahn,[28] parent of a recent graduate[29]
  • du Pont Library, 1969, gift of Henry B. du Pont (class of 1916)[30]
  • Centennial Academics and Arts Center, 1996, designed by Mark Simon (class of '64) of Centerbrook Architects[31]
  • Corzine Athletic Center, 2004, gift of Jon Corzine, former Governor of New Jersey and parent of a graduate, designed by Tai Soo Kim Partners[32]
  • Olmsted Student Union, 2004, donated by Robert Olmsted and long-time Trustee, designed by Tai Soo Kim Partners[33]
  • Blodgett Boathouse, 2005, and Blodgett Tennis Center, 2007,[34] donated by Mark Blodgett (class of '75)[35]
  • Olmsted Observatory, 2001 equipped with a Celestron 14 and a Takahashi refracting telescope combined with a super-cooled CCD camera to enable digital photography. The system is robotic and can be fully controlled by students in the observatory or anywhere on campus through the school's wireless network.[36]
  • Schoppe Dance Studio[37]
  • Parsons Lodge, 2010 AIA Connecticut People’s Choice Award for “the building in which people would most like to study”; 2009 Best Fireplace Award from Masonry Construction.[38]
  • Lasell Alumni House, 2001, naming gift donated by Chester K. Lasell '54 and Honorary Life Trustee in honor of three generations of Lasell's graduating from Pomfret.[39]
  • WBVC (FM) 91.1 FM, a student run radio station[40]
  • Picerne, Robinson, Kniffin, Hale, Clement, and Eastover Houses (NRHP) [41]

The Grauer Family Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education

Founded in 2014 by Laurie and Peter Grauer, parents of two Pomfret graduates, the Grauer Institute at Pomfret School researches and develops innovations in secondary education which it freely disseminates to educational institutions and associations.[42][43][44] Peter Grauer is the former CEO and current Chairman of Bloomberg LP. Named as the Institute's first Director in July 2014, Jamie Feild Baker is a graduate of George Washington University, previously Executive Director of the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence[45] in Memphis, Tennessee, and a "recognized expert and sought after expert in innovation and school transformation."[46]

The Institute's Advisory Board includes Peter Grauer; Tony Wagner, author of The Global Achievement Gap, Creating Innovators;[47] John Hunter, educator and one of 50 TED2014 All-Stars,[48] creator of the World Peace Game Foundation,[49] Fellow at the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence;[50] Stephanie Rogen, Principal and Founder of Greenwich Leadership Partners.[51]

Among the Institute's innovations:[52]

  • Daily start of classes moved from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 to better conform with recent studies on the effects of adolescent physiology on learning
  • Extension of daily classes from 45 minutes to 80 minutes to increase depth and richness of learning
  • Redesign of academic learning spaces to test recent research into effects on learning of color, seating, and other aspects of classrooms
  • Testing of "Flipped Classrooms" wherein students watch lectures on video outside of class and use time in class for discussion
  • Development and initiation of Q.U.E.S.T. (question, understand, engage, share, and transition), a non-academic program focused on Character and Leadership, Social Justice, Health and Wellness, and students' lives outside of, and after their careers at Pomfret
  • Partnership with the Council on International Education (CIEE) to create a year-long course that includes an immersive study experience overseas to enhance global perspective and responsibility as a global citizen

Academics

Curriculum includes a broad range of college preparatory courses in the sciences and liberals arts, twenty-one AP courses, and foreign language study in Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish, and Latin. Computer sciences include courses in Web Design, Digital Cinema, Flash, Audio Art, and Gaming Animation.[53] A three-week interdisciplinary project-based learning period known as Project:Pomfret takes place each December, during which faculty and students focus on concentrated thematic projects outside the classroom.[54]

Pomfret's Experiential & Global Learning program offers student the opportunity to pursue study abroad or within the United States in off-campus adventure-based programs, community service, or internships. Students may apply to Pomfret's Global Learning Coordinator at any point during their career at Pomfret for summer, one term, or yearlong programs.

Pomfret academic teams have won numerous awards and championships, including the 2015 Connecticut Mathematics League Class S State Championship.[55]

Athletics

First football team 1894
First baseball team 1894

A member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NESPAC),[56] Pomfret fields 42 teams[57] in 15 different sports[58] and has won numerous championships during its history in both men's and women's sports.[59] Among its alumni are notable collegiate and professional athletes, including two-time, women's hockey Olympic gold medalist, Sarah Vaillancourt '04 and National Hockey League (NHL) player, Brian Flynn '07. Students compete on Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Third and Fourth Form teams (freshmen and sophomores) throughout the year in cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, and volleyball in the fall; basketball, ice hockey, squash, and wrestling in the winter; and baseball, crew, golf, lacrosse, softball, and tennis in spring.[60] Third and Fourth Form students are required to participate on a team in each of the three seasons each year. Fifth and Sixth Form students (juniors and seniors) are required to participate in at least two team sports each year.[61]


Fine and performance arts

Pipes of the organ - Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc., Gary W. Smith
Manuals of the organ - Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc., Gary W. Smith

Pomfret's fine and performance arts programs are guided by practicing artists and offer formal classes and other opportunities for participation in drawing, painting, digital arts, film and video, sculpture and ceramics, photography, music, theatre, and dance.[62] Performance opportunities are available to all students in theater, dance, and music throughout the year.[63] Facilities include sculpture, ceramics, painting, and drawing studios; rehearsal and practice rooms for dance and music; Hard Auditorium stage; and a photography laboratory. The Pomfret Grifftones and Chorus tour within the United States and overseas for concerts, most recently to Italy where they performed in Florence, Lucca, and St. Stephen's School in Rome, and in the United States at the University of Connecticut (all March 2015).[64]

Among a variety of musical instruments maintained by the school is a fine pipe organ housed in Clark Memorial Chapel. “The Pomfret School Chapel Organ was originally built by George S. Hutchings Organ Company of Boston in 1908 (opus 1640). Extensive modifications were made in 1962 by the Portsmouth, Rhode Island firm of Welte-Whalon. Further improvements in 1987 included a new three-manual draw-knob console designed and built by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, Connecticut and extensions of two reed ranks. Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc. maintains the instrument and did additional tonal work. Two electronic 32-foot stops were added by the Walker Technical Company of Zionsville, Pennsylvania. In honor of Pomfret School’s Centennial Year, a Festival Trumpet was added in 1993. This stop, modeled after the Harrison festival trumpet at All Saints' Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, was built by David Broome at The Austin Organ Company.”[65]

Student organizations and clubs

1897 Student body - original Main House

Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society, A Capella, Chorus, Diplomacy, Gay-Straight Alliance, International Club, Key Society, Math Club, Student Council, Pontefract newspaper (founded 1896), Subterraneans, Voice, Women's Action Coalition,[66][67] Ambassadors Club, Chick Flick Film Club, Chinese Club, Christian Fellowship, Classic Film Club, Debate Club, Discussion Group, Hillel, International Club, Investment Club, Maple Syrup Club, Meditation Club, Model United Nations, Relay for Life, Ski Club, Student Activities, The Olmsted Observer, The Page Turners, Pomfret Radio Station WBVC (FM) 91.1 FM.[68]






Alumni association

Founded June 20, 1899,[69] The Pomfret Alumni Association actively participates in the development of the school, hosts career networking events throughout the U.S. for alumni, and provides career mentoring for alumni in college and beginning their professional career. Each February, alumni speak to students about their careers and career development during the school's Career Fair, and each spring, in conjunction with the school, hosts Alumni Weekend festivities and the Alumni Awards Dinner. Graduating students become members of the Association at the end of their senior year at a formal dinner in their honor.[70]

Alumni Association Presidents[71]

1899-1900 Clive Runnells '96 1926-1927 William B. Olmstead, Jr. '12 1969-1971 William P. Carey '48 2010-2015 Paul D. Fowler '64
1900-1902 Charles C. Davis '97 1927-1932 Henry L Chisholm '17 1971- 1973 Hugh R. Taylor '58 2015 George Santiago '75
1902-1904 Grenville Clark '99 1932-1934 Maynard C. lvison '14 1973-1975 David L Seymour '54
1904-1905 James M. Montgomery, Jr. '02 1934-1935 Richard G. Croft '19 1975-1977 Edward S. Davis '49
1905-1907 Grenville Clark '99 1935-1938 Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. '17 1977-1981 Robert M. Olmsted '59
1907-1909 Anson W. Hard, Jr. '04 1938-1941 Winston Sizer '26 1981- 1983 Richard R. Reynolds '47
1909-1910 Daniel W. Knowlton '99 1941-1943 Morgan Wing, Jr. '29 1983-1985 Lewis Turner, Jr. '66
1910-1911 Robert A. Gibney '07 1943-1946 Frederick Tilney, Jr. '31 1985-1987 Foye F. Staniford, Jr. '49
1911-1912 James W. Scully, Jr. '09 1946-1948 Dwight A. Home '29 1987-1989 Justin P. Klein '65
1912-1913 A. Wallace Chauncey '10 1948-1950 J. Henry Alexandre '33 1989-1991 Jeb N. Embree '59
1913-1914 Harrison Wright '05 1941-1943 Morgan Wing, Jr. '29 1991- 1993 William B. Cargill '74
1914-1915 Raymond Ives '04 1950-1953 Eric R. Hansen '37 1993-1995 A. Carter Hinckley '70
1915-1916 Harrison Wright '05 1953-1955 W. Shippen Davis, Jr. '38 1995-1997 Peter W. Clement '64
1916-1919 Clement L Despard '04 1955-1957 John W. Ream '39 1997-1999 Johanna M. Moffitt '82
1919-1920 Clarence C. Pell '04 1957-1958 Charles King, Jr. '38 1999-2001 Ronald A. Levene '82
1920-1921 Shelton E. Martin '02 1958-1961 Charles R. Beattie, Jr. '47 2001-2005 Linda Bartley Kittler '71
1921- 1922 Raymond Ives '04 1961-1965 Newell Garfield, Jr. '42 2005-2007 Chester K. Lasell '54
1922-1923 Auguste Richard '08 1965-1967 E. Ware Cady, Jr. '44 2007-2009 Robert K. Mullarkey '79
1923-1926 A. Wallace Chauncey '10 1967-1969 W. Denning Harvey '44 2009-2010 Michael G. Farina '93

Notable alumni

Alumni listed below are recorded in the school's official records as having received their diploma from Pomfret.[72]

Sarah vaillancourt.jpg
Olympic Gold Medalist Sarah Vaillancourt
U.S. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius
Nobel Laureate James Rothman - Andrux
Documentary film maker Alex Gibney
Novelist Ridley Pearson
International Court of Justice Judge Antônio Trindade

Prominent guests & fellows

Through Pomfret's Schwartz Visiting Fellow Program, the school hosts a prominent figure from the world of art, literature, science, or politics invited to the campus for three days each year to share their unique experiences, ideas, and insights. Additionally, the school invites other speakers through its Lasell Visiting Alumni/ae Program and the W.P. Carey '48 College Admission Lecture Series.[102] All Fellows and guests are recorded in the official records of Pomfret School.[103]

David McCullough
Shirley Chisholm
Christine Whitman
Chevy Chase
Lowell Weicker
Benny Goodman, NYC 1948

Headmasters

Founder and first Headmaster William E. Peck

The title of Headmaster has been changed to Head of School. Pomfret's Head of School is responsible for all administration and reports to the school's Board of Trustees.[104]

1894-1897 William E. Peck 1989-1993 Patrick F. Bassett
1897 Rev. Frederic Gardiner (Acting) 1993-2011 Bradford Hastings '68
1897-1929 Rev. William Beach Olmsted 2011 Tim Richards
1929-1930 Rev. George D. Langdon (Acting)
1930-1942 Halleck Lefferts
1942-1951 Dexter K. Strong
1951-1961 David C. Twichell
1962-1973 Joseph K. Milnor
1973-1976 Kenneth M. Deitch
1976-1977 Per-Jan Ranhoff (Acting)
1977-1979 Rev. Burton A. Maclean
1979-1989 Gerrit M. Keator

Former faculty

Former faculty members are recorded in the employee records of Pomfret School.[105]

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