Pingree School

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This article is about the secondary school in Massachusetts. For the K-12 school in New Jersey, see Pingry School.

Pingree School is a prestigious coeducational, independent secondary day school located in South Hamilton, MA serving the large geographic area north and east of Boston. Its students commute from 50 different cities and towns, from as far south as Everett, as far north as Newburyport and as far west as the Merrimack Valley.

[edit] History Of The Pingree School

In 1961, Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Pingree gave their home and 50 acres of land as the site of a school. Pingree opened with fifty girls, and in 1971 the school became coeducational. Since then, Pingree has grown to be a coeducational school with an enrolment of around 325.

The development of Pingree's physical plant has demonstrated the school's recognition that it must provide the best possible facilities to support a strong educational program. Four capital drives have allowed the addition of the library (1966); a science wing and cafeteria (1969); the Weld Field House, a modern kitchen, locker rooms and two classrooms (1977); tennis courts and parking areas (1982). In the spring of 1987, the Mary Weld Pingree Center for the Performing Arts, which houses a 425-seat theatre, art rooms, music rooms and additional classrooms, was completed. The H. Alden Johnson, Jr. Rink was finished in time for the 1988-1989 hockey season. In the summer of 2000, construction was completed on a major addition to the library, additional classrooms, the dining commons and student areas. In 2001 plans where drawn up and construction was started on the new academic center which was finished in time for the 2004-2005 school year. The academic center contains a new senior locker area, three floors of new classrooms (the first floor replaces the old science wing), and academic support centers alongside new faculty departmental offices. English, History, Math, and Science are taught in the new academic center, while languages (French, Spanish, and Latin) are taught in the old house. An addition to the H. Alden Johnson Rink was completed in time for the 2006-2007 hockey season. The newly renovated rink now consists of a state-of-the-art fitness center to be used by students as well as faculty.

With an enrollment of 325 students, Pingree is committed to its identity as a day school that is proud of its high standards and an educational program directed to the diverse needs of the adolescent years.

[edit] Pingree School Mission Statement

Dedicated to academic excellence and development of high personal standards, Pingree believes that a love of learning flourishes best in a diverse community that respects truth, curiosity, creativity, humor, and independent and imaginative thinking. Above all, Pingree strives to instill in its students integrity, decency, compassion, self-esteem and commitment to one another and to the world at large.

[edit] Overview

Founded 

1961

Headmaster 

Peter M. Cowen 2003-Present

Dean Of Student Life 

Buddy Taft

Campus 

105 acres

Tuition 

$26,300 (2004-05)

Student Body 

325 Students come from 50 North Shore communities

Average Class Size 

12 Students

Faculty

50

Student/Teacher Ratio 

8:1

Financial Aid 

$950,000 offered to 25% of the student body, including a 'scholars program'

Accreditation 

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Website

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Pingree School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.