- Vermont Academy
Infobox Private School| background = #f0f6fa
border = #ccd2d9
name = Vermont Academy
established =1876
type = Private Boarding/Day
religion = None
head_name = Head of School
head = James Mooney
city = Saxtons River
state = VT
country = USA
enrollment = approx. 230
faculty = approx. 50
class = 10
colors = Orange &black
mascot =Wildcat
campus =Rural
homepage = http://www.vermontacademy.orgVermont Academy is an American coeducational
boarding/day school andcollege preparatory school for grades nine through twelve and also offers acceptance for students seeking a post-graduate year. Founded in 1876, it is located inSaxtons River, Vermont .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. Laurence Leavitt died at age 97 on December 2, 2000. [ [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sportpub/bg/00-01/issue5/leavitt.html Laurence G. Leavitt, A Remembrance, Dartmouth College, dartmouth.edu] ]
Notable Alumni
*
Clara Converse 1879, missionary and founder of the [http://www.soshin.ac.jp/ Soshin Girls' School] ,Yokohama ,Japan .
*John Barrett 1885, United States Diplomat.
*Christopher A. Sinclair 1967, retired chairman and CEO ofPepsi-Cola .
* Paul Harris 1888, founder,Rotary International .
*Russell Porter 1891, founder of the Amateur Telescope Makers of America.
*Archibald Query 1900, inventor ofMarshmallow creme
*Samuel B. Pettengill 1904, United States Congressman.
*Glen A. Reed 1938, pioneering nuclear engineer.
* Anthony 'Joe' Perry 1969, lead guitarist,Aerosmith .
* John Henry Williams 1989, son who froze baseball legendTed Williams ' body.
*Mark W. Smith , 1987, New York Times Best-Selling Author [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1596980494] and prominent attorneyReferences
External links
* [http://www.vermontacademy.org/ Vermont Academy official site]
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