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Brewster Academy
Location
Map
Wolfeboro
,
New Hampshire

United States
Coordinates43°34′58″N71°12′27″W/ 43.58278°N 71.20750°W/43.58278; -71.20750
Information
TypeIndependentboardingschool
MottoMeus Dux Sit Veritas
(Latin:Let truth be our leader)
Established1820;204 years ago(1820)
Chair of TrusteesR C Ballentine Esq
Head of SchoolKristy Kerin
Staff714
Employees468[2]
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment352[1]
Average class size12[1]
Student to teacher ratio6:1[1]
CampusLakeside
80 acres (32 ha)
Color(s)Cardinal red
Navy blue
NicknameBobcats
Websitewww.brewsteracademy.org

Brewster Academyis a co-educational independentboarding schoollocated on 80 acres (32 ha) inWolfeboro, New Hampshire,United States. It occupies 0.5 miles (800 m) of shoreline alongLake Winnipesaukee.With around 350 students, it serves grades nine through twelve andpost-graduates.The 2023 full boardingtuitionis $72,700.[1]The current Head of School is Kristy Kerin.[3]

History

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Brewster Academy in 1909
Brewster Academy's Academic Building, where most classes are held

The school was founded in 1820 by local citizens as a "building for higher education".[1]Originally called the "Wolfeboro & Tuftonboro Academy", in 1887 it was renamed "Brewster Free Academy" in honor of benefactor John Brewster.[4]For sixty years it charged no tuition fee to local residents, and, from its inception until 1964, the school served as the only high school in Wolfeboro,[4]as well as serving day students from neighboring towns. In 1946, the academy begin to charge a small tuition, and Wolfeboro at its town meeting in March 1947 voted to pay local students' tuition fees.[5]During the immediate postwar years, it was a popular school with military veterans seeking to improve their credentials for a university education under theG.I. Bill.In 1963 the graduating class consisted of 60 local students, with 30 additionalpost-graduatestudents who boarded on campus.[citation needed]Many were there to increase their athletic prowess, and some, includingMilt Morinwho played in theNFL,had successful college and pro sports careers. The local students were then moved toKingswood Regional High Schoolin town and Brewster became a private boarding school.

In 1985,Digital Equipment Corporationco-founderKen Olsendonated a number of Digital personal computers to Brewster. The computers were part of a new lab dedicated toGrace Murray Hopper,whose family had a summer house in Wolfeboro. The lab is called the Grace Murray Hopper Center for Computer Learning.[citation needed]

Brewster has hosted theGreat Waters Music Festivalsince 1995. This summer festival promotes live musical performances includingchoral,symphonic,folk,pops,jazz,Broadway,dance,and renowned vocal and instrumental artists. Celebrity performers have includedWynton Marsalis,Dave Brubeck,Arlo Guthrie,Chuck Mangione,and theGlenn Miller Orchestra.[6]

In 2020, Brewster's prep basketball team won their 7th National Prep Basketball Championship (2010; 2012; 2014; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2020).[citation needed]Twenty-one alumni have played in the NBA, including 10 who have been selected in the NBA draft since 2010.

On July 1, 2021, Kristy Kerin became the 13th Head of School in Brewster's over 200-year history. Notably, she is the first female to hold the position.

Athletics

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Brewster Academy provides various afternoon sport programs, such as soccer, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey, ice hockey, or tennis, with members of faculty coaching them. Brewster has a diverse selection of interscholastic sports along with recreational, intramural and instructional sports during the fall, winter and spring seasons. Among the interscholastic sports, Brewster fields varsity, junior varsity and co-ed teams, as well as eight- and four-person shells on the crew teams. Games are typically played on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with a half day of classes on Wednesdays to accommodate games schedules.[1]During games and during regular practices, an athletic trainer is available to help students. The teams are coached by members of faculty at all levels.

Brewster competes in the following interscholastic sports:alpine skiing,baseball,basketball,cross country running,cross-country skiing,field hockey,ice hockey,lacrosse,crew,softball,sailing,snowboarding,soccer,andtennis.Intramural, recreational and instructional offerings include advancedstrength training,dance,equestrianism,golf,outdoor skills, snow sports, tennis,ultimate Frisbee,x-fitness, andyoga.[1]

Athletic facilities include a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) athletics and wellness center featuring a convertible turf floor,[7]a four-lane 200-meter indoor track,[8]and afitness center;sixplaying fields;ninetennis courts;aboathousefor dry land training for thesailingand crew teams; an indoor rowing tank;[9]and aclimbing wall.

Arts

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In the performing arts, Brewster has an award-winning chorus,HOWL,which has performed atCarnegie Halland a drama group that produces musicals, operas and plays throughout the year. There is achamber orchestra,achorale,awind ensembleand ajazz band,and dance instruction is available. An art center is home toceramics,printmaking,drawing and painting classes.[1]Multimediaanddesktop publishingcenters feature the latest computers, industry standard software, and video and digital equipment. The newly renovated Anderson Hall, designed byScott Simons Architects,features aprosceniumtheater, new lobby andgreen room.Scott Simons Architects received the AIA NH Honor Award for the design in 2015.[10]

Notable alumni

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References

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