Cheshire Academy
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Cheshire Academy is a Prep 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 25 countries around the world, and a total student body of 387 students enrolled, 140 girls and 247 boys. It is divided into the Middle School (grades 6 though 8) and the Upper School (grades 9 through 12, and post-graduate). There are five dormitories on campus that currently house 186 boarding students. New additions to the Academy include a new girls' dormitory, the John J. White Science Center, and a new Humanities Building.
Bowden Hall, home to administration and some of the music department, is the oldest schoolhouse in continuous use in the state of Connecticut.
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[edit] The Eight Pillars of Bowden
Named after the schools oldest building, Bowden Hall, the Eight Pillars of Bowden are a system or morals that the school administration espouses: Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Civility, Citizenship, Morality, Fairness, and Trustworthiness.
[edit] Discovery Week
The Discovery Week program consists of a series of educational trips or on-campus programs that are offered through the school. Offered as on-campus programs have been a movie appreciation course, automotive repair, a Chess program, a cooking course, and a host of others.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Eric Bloom (b. 1944), lead singer of Blue Öyster Cult
- Fred Friendly (1915-1998), President of CBS News
- Roberto Goizueta (1932-1997), the former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company
- John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872), artist
- Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), artist
- Talib Kweli (b. 1975), rapper
- Robert Ludlum (1927-2001), author, The Bourne Identity
- J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), industrialist
- James Van Der Beek (b. 1977), actor, Dawsons Creek
- Gideon Welles (1802-1878), United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, after whom the school's dining hall is named
- Confederate General 'Fighting Joe' Wheeler (1836-1906)
- Norm Larsen, inventor of WD-40
- Francisco Garcia, 2005 NBA top 15 draft pick. He now plays for the Kings.
[edit] References
- Cheshire Academy brochure with partial alumni list (PDF)
