- Pomfret School
Infobox Secondary school
name = Pomfret School
motto = _la. "Certa Viriliter" (Latin for “Strive Manfully”)
head_label = Headmaster
head = Bradford Hastings '68
type = Private, Coeducational, Secondary, Boarding
affiliation = Episcopalian
grades = 9–12, PG
students = 350
established =1894
city = Pomfret
state =Connecticut
country = USA
campus =Rural
mascot =Griffin
website = [http://www.pomfretschool.org/ www.pomfretschool.org]Pomfret School is an independent coeducational boarding and day school located in
Pomfret, Connecticut ,United States for grades 9 through 12 and offers a post-graduate year. Pomfret School was founded in1894 , on the principles of intellectual rigor and the development of character. It is dedicated to the goals of helping students realize their scholarly, physical and spiritual potential while recognizing their responsibilities as members of a community.Pomfret is located on
Connecticut Route 169 next toThe Rectory School .Facilities
The campus was designed by noted landscape designer
Frederick Law Olmsted in 1894. The architectErnest Flagg (1857-1946) designed the Romanesque stone Clark Memorial Chapel in 1907, and the distinctive brick Georgian school house, four dormitories, infirmary & gymnasium from 1907 to 1917. In October 2003, Pomfret School opened the doors of its new athletic center and student union. The athletic center was donated by Mr. and Mrs.Jon Corzine , parents of a recent Pomfret graduate. Mr. Corzine is the currentGovernor of New Jersey . Other new facilities include the Jahn Rink, designed by world-renowned architect Helmut Jahn, the parent of a recent graduate; the Blodgett Boathouse and Blodgett Tennis Center, both donated by Mark Blodgett '75; a new state-of-the-art observatory; and the Lasell Alumni House.Notable alumni
*
Edward Stettinius, Jr. , firstUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations and U.S. Secretary of State
*Edward Streeter '10, banker and author of "Father of the Bride", and "Mr. Hobbs' Vacation".
*William P. Carey '48,businessman ,philanthropist
*Rep.Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. , Member of Congress (D-NY) and U.S. Minister to Hungary & Portugal
*Eric D. Coleman ,State Senator , (D) Deputy President Pro Tempore in theConnecticut Senate
*Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. , former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of theNew York Medical College
*William F. Draper, prominent portrait painter
*Edward B.du Pont , former Chairman of Atlantic Aviation Corporation, Board Memberdu Pont Company
*Sooho Cho '74, late President ofHanjin Shipping (HJS)
*Henry A.du Pont , Board Memberdu Pont Company
*Adam Hochschild '60, a founder ofMother Jones , author of the best-selling book "King Leopold's Ghost "
*Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. , son of SenatorRobert Kennedy and host ofRing of Fire
*Ridley Pearson '71, best-selling author of "The Art of Deception", and co-author of "Peter & The Starcatchers".
*Alex Gibney ,Academy -Emmy - andGrammy -winningwriter ,film producer and director
*Jeremiah Bogert, "New York Times " Photo Editor
*John Bockstoce '62, author of "Whales, Ice, & Men", and "Arctic Discoveries".
*Buzz Yudell '65, architect, designedU.S. Embassy in Berlin
*Jack Hardy '65,singer-songwriter
*Peter Corbin '64, landscape & portrait artist
*Bradford Hastings '68, the school's headmaster
*Donald E. Williams, Jr. '75,State Senator , (D) President Pro Tempore of theConnecticut Senate
*PrinceLorenzo Borghese , star of ABC's ""
*Jimmy Gleacher,author of best-selling book "It's How You Play the Game"
*John E. Evans, III, attorney, Noted national criminal defense lawyer and indigent legal services advocate
*Eben Ostby,animator atPixar Studios
*Sarah Vaillancourt , Olympic gold medalist
*Orville Schell III '58, China-watcher, author.
*Peter Beard '56, photographer.
*Mark Simon '64, architect, Centerbrook Architects
*Jon Stone '48, a founding producer ofSesame Street and Author
*Scott Larned, late member of theDark Star Orchestra
*Theodore Robb, Secretary of thePennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry - 1970-1971
*Roger Angell '38, Fiction editor and regular contributor atThe New Yorker
*Robert B. Fiske '48,United States Attorney andWhitewater controversy Special Prosecutor
*Robert Vickrey '44, Artist and author who specializes in the ancient medium ofegg tempera .
*Joe Boyd , Record producer and author ofWhite Bicycles - Making Music in the 1960s Notable faculty
"Former Faculty"
*William E. Peck , Founder and First Headmaster 1894-1897, Previously Head ofSt. Mark's School
*Gov. John N. Dempsey, Pomfret soccer coach and subsequentlyGovernor of Connecticut 1961-1971
*Rep.Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. , Member of Congress (R-CT) 1947-49, 1951-59, 1961-63
*Dr. Robert Dentler, Drafted Boston Public Schoolsdesegregation plan and later Dean ofBoston University
* Rev. George Langdon, Headmaster ofSalisbury School 1942-1965
*Dexter Strong, Pomfret's Headmaster 1942-1951 then Headmaster ofLakeside School inSeattle, WA
*Patrick F. Bassett, Pomfret's Headmaster 1989-1993, Current President of theNational Association of Independent Schools "Current Faculty"
*John Corrigan, crime novelist, Pomfret English teacher, and columnist forGolf Today .Prominent guests & fellows
*
David McCullough ,writer ,historian , and host of "The American Experience " on public television
*Joyce Carol Oates , national award-winningauthor
*Robert Ballard ,oceanographer , discoverer of Titanic
*Frank McCourt ,Pulitzer Prize winingauthor of "Angela's Ashes "
*Carlos Fuentes , Latin Americannovelist
*Jacques d'Amboise , world renowneddancer with theNew York City Ballet Company
*Victor Wooten ,Bass guitarist forBela Fleck & the Flecktones
*Oteil Burbridge ,Bass guitarist for theAllman Brothers Band
*Shelby Foote , Author & American Civil War Historian
*Chevy Chase ,writer ,actor ,performer
*Jean-Michel Cousteau ,explorer ,environmentalist ,educator ,film producer
*Gov.Christine Todd Whitman , former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency andGovernor of New Jersey
*Donald Johanson ,Paleoanthropologist , discovered the 3.2 million-year-old skeleton known as "Lucy"
*Brian Greene ,physicist and String Theorist
*Bill Bryson ,writer "A Walk in the Woods : Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail"
*Rep.Shirley Chisholm , (D-NY) first African American woman elected to theUnited States Congress
*Tom Brokaw , Anchor of the NBC Nightly News
*David Brinkley , American television newscaster
*Carole Simpson , ABC News Anchor
*Gov.Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. , (R-CT)U.S. Representative ,U.S. Senator , andGovernor of Connecticut
*Bob Feller , FormerMajor League Baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer.
*George Plimpton , Journalist, writer, editor, and actor
*Benny Goodman , jazz musician, clarinetist and bandleaderExternal links
* [http://www.pomfretschool.org Pomfret School website]
* [http://www.schoolfair.tv/ct_pomfret.html Pomfret School Admissions Video on SchoolFair.tv]
* [http://web.mac.com/wbvc Pomfret School's Radio Station: WBVC 91.1 FM]
* [http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070121/NEWS01/70121003 Norwich Bulletin Article on Bill Bryson]
* [http://www.johnrcorrigan.com Faculty John Corrigan's Website]
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