Brewster Academy
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| Meus Dux Sit Veritas (My Two Truths) established = 1820 |
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| School type | Independent, Boarding |
| Headmaster | Dr. Michael E. Cooper |
| Location | Wolfeboro, NH, USA |
| Campus | Lakeside, 80 acres (0.37 km²) |
| Enrollment | 360 total |
| Average class size | 13 students |
| Student:teacher ratio |
6:1 |
| Athletics | 13 sports |
| Color(s) | Blue, Maroon and White |
| Mascot | Bobcats |
Brewster Academy (also called BA) is a co-educational independent boarding school located on 80 acres (324,000 m²) in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA, two hours north of Boston. It occupies 1/2 mile (800 m) of shoreline along Lake Winnipesaukee. With around 400 students, it serves grades 9 through 12, in addition to post-graduates.
The school was founded in 1820 by local citizens as a "building for higher education." Once called Wolfeborough and Tuftonborough Academy, in 1887 it was renamed Brewster Free Academy in honor of John Brewster, a benefactor.
In 1985, Digital Equipment Corporation co-founder Ken Olsen donated a number of Digital personal computers to Brewster. The computers were part of a new lab dedicated to Grace Murray Hopper, whose family had a summer house in Wolfeboro. The lab is called the Grace Murray Hopper Center for Computer Learning.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Topher Grace - actor (That 70s Show, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, In Good Company)
- James Kirkwood, Jr. (co-author of "A Chorus Line") His novel "Good Times Bad Times" is set at the school, which is re-named as are the various buildings referred to.
