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The Fessenden School is a private day and boarding school for boys founded in 1903 by Fredrick Fessenden. It is located in West Newton, Massachusetts, United States, on a 40-acre (0.16 km²) campus. Fessenden goes from kindergarten through grade nine. According to the first school catalogue in 1903, “It will be the aim of this school to train a boy along right lines from the beginning, to teach him how to study and form correct habits of work, and to inculcate the principles which are to regulate his daily conduct and guide his future life.” Fessenden seeks to develop students who are well-rounded in academics, arts and athletics. It is big on sports and competes against schools such as Fenn, Fay, Nobles and other independent schools in greater Boston.
[edit] Key Administrators at Fessenden
| Headmaster |
Peter Drake |
| Assistant Headmaster |
Dan Kiley |
| Director of Residential Life |
Ken Howe |
| Head of Upper School |
Linda Metsch |
| Head of Middle School |
Ted Pearre |
| Head of Lower School |
Wendy Pearre |
[edit] Notable alumni
General George Patton
- Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Mass
- Senator John Kerry, D-Mass
- Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, D-RI
- Porter Goss, former CIA director
- Gov. William Scranton, former US presidential candidate
- Hon. Charles Swartwood, NY Supreme Court Justice
- Howard Hughes, aviation pioneer
- Edward Hallowell, MD, international authority on ADD
- E J Chichilnisky, MD, Salk Institute researcher
- Thomas Wang, MD, Harvard cardiologist
- Robert Anderson, 60 Minutes producer
- John Bethell, former editor of Harvard Magazine
- George Colt, author of The Big House
- Matt Nathanson, musician
- Christopher Lloyd, actor (Back to the Future)
- Lex Barker, actor (an original Tarzan)
- James Franciscus, actor (Dr. Kildare)
- Gerardo Torrado, Mexico World Cup soccer team
[edit] Alumni Council
- James W.C Parker '62
- Peter C. Welch '84
- Stephen E. Robb '96
- George R. Baldwin '57
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