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Cheshire Academy 
Location Cheshire, Connecticut, USA Information School type Private Religious affiliation(s) none Established 1794 Headmaster Douglas G. Rogers Faculty ~70 Campus Suburban Campus size 105 acres Mascot Fighting Cats Yearbook The Rolling Stone Cheshire Academy is a college preparatory school located in Cheshire, Connecticut. Founded in 1794 as the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut, it was the tenth private academy founded in the United States.
The school has students from approximately 30 countries around the world, and a total student body of 367 students enrolled, 130 girls and 237 boys. It is divided into the Middle School (grades 6 though 8) and the Upper School (grades 9 through 12 and post-graduate).
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Campus
Bowden Hall, the oldest schoolhouse in continuous use in the state of Connecticut
The campus of 104 acres (0.42 km2) is in the center of the town of Cheshire.
Recent academic awards and achievements
- High School Mathematical Modeling Contest - In 2007-08, Cheshire Academy entered a team in the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications[1] annual math modeling contest. The CA team’s 60-page model was judged to be in the top 4 out of the 270 teams competing and they were awarded the designation of National Outstanding.[2]
- Software award - In 2008, five students were awarded Ars Technica's Best Indie Software Award after exhibiting in the Macworld expo.[3][4][5]
Cheshire Prep
Cheshire Prep is a new community service program where Cheshire Academy students mentor 4th and 5th grade students from Jumoke Academy,[6] a public charter school in Hartford, CT.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Cheshire Academy will offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme starting with the 2011-2012 school year.[7]
Scholarships
The Goizueta Foundation Scholars Fund, created by Roberto Goizueta '49, provides an annual scholarship for a student of Hispanic background.[8][9]
Accreditation and memberships
The school is accredited by the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools,[10] New England Association of Schools and Colleges,[11] and The Association of Boarding Schools.[12] Additionally it holds memberships in the National Association of Independent Schools,[13] and the Secondary School Admission Test Board.[14]
Notable alumni
- Eric Bloom '62, Musician, Blue Öyster Cult[9]
- Peter M. Brant '64, CEO of White Birch Paper, 2007 Commencement speaker
- Alberto Díaz, Jr. Rear Admiral United States Navy
- Fred Friendly (1915–1998), President of CBS News[9]
- Francisco Garcia, 2005 NBA top 15 draft pick. He now plays for the Sacramento Kings.
- Roberto Goizueta '49 (1932–1997), the former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company[9]
- Joseph W. Hasel, “Voice of the New York Giants” [9][15]
- Lambert Hitchcock (1795–1852), furniture maker
- John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872), artist[9]
- Rockwell Kent (1882–1971), artist[9]
- Talib Kweli (b. 1975), rapper[9]
- Norm Larsen (1923–1970), inventor of WD-40
- Robert Ludlum '45 (1927–2001), author, The Bourne Identity[9]
- Pat McCaskey PG '68, co-owner of the Chicago Bears football team, 2009 Commencement speaker [16][17]
- Charles Le Moyne Mitchell (1844–1890) U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
- J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), industrialist and financier[9]
- Pete Perreault, NFL lineman[9]
- Henry Shelton Sanford (1823–1891), United States Ambassador to Belgium and the founder of Sanford, Florida.
- Frank Shields, Tennis Hall of Fame, Wimbledon[9]
- James Van Der Beek (b. 1977), actor, Dawson's Creek[9]
- Gideon Welles (1802–1878), United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869,[9] after whom the school's dining hall is named
- Confederate General 'Fighting Joe' Wheeler (1836–1906)[9]
- Sidney Wood, Tennis Hall of Fame, Wimbledon[9]
References
- Peterson's Guide http://www.petersons.com/
- ^ http://www.comap.com/index.html
- ^ http://www.comap.com/product/?idx=975
- ^ http://www.macworld.com/article/131725/2008/01/tooble.html
- ^ http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2008/01/28/news/313870.txt
- ^ http://usaboardingschools.org/news/2008/jul/06/cheshire-academy-students-attend-2008-apple-worldw/
- ^ http://www.jumodekacademy.org
- ^ Cheshire Magazine Fall 2010 p 2
- ^ Cheshire Magazine Fall 2010 p 8
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Cheshire Academy brochure, page 3. Accessed January 17, 2011.
- ^ http://www.caisct.org/cais/default.aspx
- ^ http://neasc.org/
- ^ http://www.tabs.org
- ^ http://www.nais.org/
- ^ http://www.ssat.org/ssat/info/home.html
- ^ http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/26-03-1032.pdf
- ^ http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=6189
- ^ http://sportsfaithinternational.com/SPORTS_FAITH_TEAM.html
External links
Categories:- Boarding schools in Connecticut
- Cheshire, Connecticut
- Private high schools in Connecticut
- Preparatory schools in Connecticut
- Schools in New Haven County, Connecticut
- Educational institutions established in the 1790s
- 1794 establishments in the United States
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