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{{Infobox school

| name = Brewster Academy

| image = Brewster_Academy_2018_Emblem.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| motto = Meus Dux Sit Veritas
({{langx|la|Let truth be our leader}})

| established = {{start date and age|1820}}

| type = Independent boarding school

| gender = Co-educational

| head_name = Head of School

| head = Kristy Kerin

| assistant head = Joanna Kerin

| chair_label = Chair of Trustees

| chair = R C Ballentine Esq

| city = Wolfeboro

| state = New Hampshire

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|43|34|58|N|71|12|27|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| campus = Lakeside
{{convert|80|acre|ha}}

| enrollment = 352

| employees = 468{{cite web|title="Fast Facts"|url= https://www.brewsteracademy.org/quicklinks/news-and-stories/news-posts/~board/school-news/post/kristy-kerin-takes-the-reins-as-head-of-school |website=Brewster Academy|publisher=Brewster Academy|access-date=2016-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112032820/http://www.brewsteracademy.org/RelId/642650/ISvars/default/Fast_Facts.htm|archive-date=2016-11-12|url-status=dead}}

| class = 12

| ratio = 6:1

| staff = 714

| colors = {{colour box|#C41E3A}} Cardinal red
{{color box|#000080}} Navy blue

| nickname = Bobcats

| homepage = {{URL|www.brewsteracademy.org}}

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Brewster Academy is a co-educational independent boarding school located on {{convert|80|acre}} in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States. It occupies {{convert|0.5|mile|m}} of shoreline along Lake Winnipesaukee. With around 350 students, it serves grades nine through twelve and post-graduates. The 2023 full boarding tuition is $72,700.{{cite web|url=https://www.brewsteracademy.org/admission/tuition|title=Brewster Academy|website=The Association of Boarding Schools|publisher=TABS|access-date=2016-11-11}} The current Head of School is Kristy Kerin.{{Cite web|title=Head of School|url=https://www.brewsteracademy.org/about/head-of-school|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-03|website=|publisher=Brewster Academy|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001014158/https://www.brewsteracademy.org/about/head-of-school |archive-date=2020-10-01 }}

History

File:Brewster Free Academy, Wolfeboro, NH.jpg

File:Brewster Academy.jpg

The school was founded in 1820 by local citizens as a "building for higher education". Originally called the "Wolfeboro & Tuftonboro Academy", in 1887 it was renamed "Brewster Free Academy" in honor of benefactor John Brewster.{{cite web |title=Historical Sketch, Brewster Free Academy |url=http://wiki.genealogytoday.com/Historical_Sketch_Brewster_Free_Academy.html |access-date=2016-11-11 |website=Genealogy Today |publisher=Genealogy Today LLC}} For sixty years it charged no tuition fee to local residents, and, from its inception until 1964, the school served as the only high school in Wolfeboro, as well as serving day students from neighboring towns. In 1946, the academy begin to charge a small tuition, and Wolfeboro at its town meeting in March 1947 voted to pay local students' tuition fees.Editor's personal experience. During the immediate postwar years, it was a popular school with military veterans seeking to improve their credentials for a university education under the G.I. Bill. In 1963 the graduating class consisted of 60 local students, with 30 additional post-graduate students who boarded on campus.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} Many were there to increase their athletic prowess, and some, including Milt Morin who played in the NFL, had successful college and pro sports careers. The local students were then moved to Kingswood Regional High School in town and Brewster became a private boarding school.

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.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}

Brewster has hosted the Great Waters Music Festival since 1995. This summer festival promotes live musical performances including choral, symphonic, folk, pops, jazz, Broadway, dance, and renowned vocal and instrumental artists. Celebrity performers have included Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, Arlo Guthrie, Chuck Mangione, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.{{Cite web|url=http://www.greatwaters.org/|title=Great Waters Music Festival|access-date=2016-11-13}}

In 2020, Brewster's prep basketball team won their 7th National Prep Basketball Championship (2010; 2012; 2014; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2020).{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}} Twenty-one alumni have played in the NBA, including 10 who have been selected in the NBA draft since 2010.

On July 1, 2021, Kristy Kerin became the 13th Head of School in Brewster's over 200-year history. Notably, she is the first female to hold the position.

Athletics

Brewster Academy provides various afternoon sport programs, such as soccer, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey, ice hockey, or tennis, with members of faculty coaching them. Brewster has a diverse selection of interscholastic sports along with recreational, intramural and instructional sports during the fall, winter and spring seasons. Among the interscholastic sports, Brewster fields varsity, junior varsity and co-ed teams, as well as eight- and four-person shells on the crew teams. Games are typically played on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with a half day of classes on Wednesdays to accommodate games schedules. During games and during regular practices, an athletic trainer is available to help students. The teams are coached by members of faculty at all levels.

Brewster competes in the following interscholastic sports: alpine skiing, baseball, basketball, cross country running, cross-country skiing, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, crew, softball, sailing, snowboarding, soccer, and tennis. Intramural, recreational and instructional offerings include advanced strength training, dance, equestrianism, golf, outdoor skills, snow sports, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, x-fitness, and yoga.

Athletic facilities include a {{convert|50000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} athletics and wellness center featuring a convertible turf floor,{{cite web|url=http://www.brewsteracademy.org/customized/uploads/archive/half%20turf.jpg|format=JPG|title=Photo by Brewster Academy|publisher=Brewsteracademy.org|access-date=2015-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194502/http://www.brewsteracademy.org/customized/uploads/archive/half%20turf.jpg|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}} a four-lane 200-meter indoor track,{{cite web|url=http://www.brewsteracademy.org/Customized/uploads/athletics/_MG_9693_HDR%20-%20Version%202.jpg|format=JPG|title=Photo by Brewster Academy|publisher=Brewsteracademy.org|access-date=2015-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194458/http://www.brewsteracademy.org/Customized/uploads/athletics/_MG_9693_HDR%20-%20Version%202.jpg|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}} and a fitness center; six playing fields; nine tennis courts; a boathouse for dry land training for the sailing and crew teams; an indoor rowing tank;{{Cite web| url=http://www.brewsteracademy.org/RelId/642812/ISvars/default/Rowing_Tank.htm| title=Indoor Rowing Tank| publisher=Brewsteracademy.org| access-date=December 9, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211132517/http://www.brewsteracademy.org/RelId/642812/ISvars/default/Rowing_Tank.htm| archive-date=December 11, 2013| url-status=dead}} and a climbing wall.

Arts

In the performing arts, Brewster has an award-winning chorus, HOWL, which has performed at Carnegie Hall and a drama group that produces musicals, operas and plays throughout the year. There is a chamber orchestra, a chorale, a wind ensemble and a jazz band, and dance instruction is available. An art center is home to ceramics, printmaking, drawing and painting classes. Multimedia and desktop publishing centers feature the latest computers, industry standard software, and video and digital equipment. The newly renovated Anderson Hall, designed by Scott Simons Architects, features a proscenium theater, new lobby and green room. Scott Simons Architects received the AIA NH Honor Award for the design in 2015.{{cite web |title=2015 AIANH Excellence in Architecture Design Awards |date=17 January 2015 |url=https://www.aianh.org/design-awards/2015}}

Notable alumni

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  • Jalen Adams (born 1995), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • Jeff Adrien, basketball player for the UConn Huskies and Milwaukee Bucks
  • Dwayne Aristode (born 2006), basketball player for Arizonahttps://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball Universityhttps://www.nbadraft.net/players/dwayne-aristode/
  • Doğuş Balbay, basketball player for Anadolu Efes{{Cite web|url=http://www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&url_article_id=6710&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 |title=Men's Basketball signs Dogus Balbay to National Letter of Intent |last=Barnes |first=Rick |date=2007-05-21 |website=Texas Sports.com |publisher=Texas Sports.com |access-date=2016-11-13 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091709/http://www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&url_article_id=6710&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 |archive-date=2007-09-29 }}
  • Will Barton, basketball player for the Denver Nuggets{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/news/story?id=4925158|title=Barton ready for the Garden|last=Lawlor|first=Christopher|date=2010-02-18|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2016-11-13}}
  • Jonah Bolden, basketball player for Philadelphia 76ers{{Cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/hoophallclassic/index.ssf/2014/01/hoophall_classic_recruiting_up_9.html |title=Hoophall Classic Recruiting Update: 2015 Guard Donovan Mitchell gaining interest from Indiana, Xavier |last=Kelley |first=Jimmy |date=2014-01-19 |website=webcitation.org |access-date=2016-11-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714090729/http://www.masslive.com/hoophallclassic/index.ssf/2014/01/hoophall_classic_recruiting_up_9.html |archive-date=2015-07-14 }}
  • Carey Booth, basketball player{{cite web |title=Carey Booth College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/carey-booth-2.html |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}
  • Craig Brackins, basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclones.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2537|title=Craig Brackins|date=2016|website=Cyclones.com|access-date=2016-11-13}}
  • William Brochu, Republican Political OperativeKelly Ayotte{{Circular reference|date=February 2025}} and 2025 Senate Youth Delegate (NH) https://www.education.nh.gov/news-and-media/two-new-hampshire-students-chosen-delegates-us-senate-youth-program[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Youth_Program#:~:text=All%20student%20delegates%20to%20the,by%20their%20State%20Department%20of]
  • Matas Buzelis, basketball player for Chicago Bulls{{cite web |title=Former Brewster Academy student projected to be first round draft pick in 2024 |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/former-high-school-basketball-star-nba-draft-pick/44067574 |website=WMUR |language=en |date=1 June 2023}}
  • Terrence Clarke, former college basketball player for Kentucky Wildcats{{cite news |title= Terrence Clarke, N.B.A. Prospect From University of Kentucky, Is Killed in Crash |work= The New York Times|date= 23 April 2021|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/sports/terrence-clarke-nba-kentucky-crash.html|last1= Vigdor|first1= Neil}}
  • Marcus Derrickson, basketball player for Golden State Warriors{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Brandon |title=Marcus Derrickson to transfer from Paul VI to Brewster Academy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2014/08/11/marcus-derrickson-to-transfer-from-paul-vi-to-brewster-academy/ |access-date=October 2, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 11, 2014}}
  • Melvin Ejim (born 1991), small forward for Budućnost{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/team/Montenegro/KK-Buducnost-Voli-Podgorica/1671|title=Melvin Ejim|date=2016|website=eurobasket.com|access-date=2020-11-11}}
  • C. J. Fair, former small forward for the Syracuse Orange{{Cite web|url=http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10330|title=Men's Basketball: C.J. Fair|date=2016|website=cuse.com|publisher=SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY|access-date=2016-11-13}}
  • Daniel Ford, novelist, journalist, historian
  • Ryder Garnsey,California Redwoods (lacrosse){{Circular reference|date=February 2025}} Professional Lacrosse player for California Redwoods
  • Topher Grace, actor{{Cite web|url=http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F99999999%2FNEWHAMPSHIRE09%2F110429429%2F-1%2Fnewhampshire09|title=NH People: Topher Grace|date=2013-02-22|website=unionleader.com|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-date=2018-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812021535/http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F99999999%2FNEWHAMPSHIRE09%2F110429429%2F-1%2Fnewhampshire09|url-status=dead}}
  • Devonte' Graham, basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans
  • Charles Hoag, classical scholar
  • James Kirkwood, Jr., author; his novel Good Times Bad Times is set at Brewster, although the school and its buildings are renamed
  • Jalen Lecque, guard for the Phoenix Suns
  • Mark Lyons (born 1989), basketball player, top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League in both 2015 and 2017
  • Jamal Mashburn Jr., basketball player{{cite web |title=Jamal Mashburn Jr - Men's Basketball |url=https://owlsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jamal-mashburn-jr/17291 |website=Temple |language=en}}
  • Mitch McGary, power forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder{{Cite web|url=https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/touted-hoops-recruit-mcgary-commits-michigan|title=Touted hoops recruit Mitch McGary commits to Michigan|last=Estes|first=Ben|date=2011-11-03|website=www.michigandaily.com|publisher=The Michigan Daily|access-date=2016-11-13}}
  • Donovan Mitchell, NBA All-Star, first-round selection in 2017 NBA draft
  • Milt Morin, NFL player
  • Miles Norris (born 2000), basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks
  • Hosea Quimby, Free Will Baptist minister and educator
  • Jalen Reynolds (born 1992), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and Euroleague.
  • Kadary Richmond, basketball player for the St. John's Red Storm{{cite web |title=Kadary Richmond, Brewster Academy Bobcats, Small Forward |url=https://247sports.com/player/kadary-richmond-46057658/high-school-241707/ |website=247Sports}}
  • Thomas Robinson, basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers{{Cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/83404|title=Thomas Robinson|date=2008|website=Rivals.com|access-date=2016-11-13}}
  • JaKarr Sampson, basketball player for the Indiana Pacers{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/new-york/ncb/story/_/id/7689201/st-john-red-storm-land-prized-basketball-recruit-jakarr-sampson|title=Jakarr Sampson chooses St. John's|last=Darcy|first=Kieran|date=2012-03-15|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2016-11-13}}
  • Avi Schafer (born 1998), Japanese professional basketball player
  • Blake Schilb, basketball player for Paris-Levallois{{Cite web|url=http://www.loyolaramblers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/schilb_blake00.html|title=Blake Schilb|date=2016|website=loyolaramblers.com|access-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113220711/http://www.loyolaramblers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/schilb_blake00.html|archive-date=2016-11-13|url-status=dead}}
  • Justine Siegal, First female professional baseball coach and sports educator
  • Xavier Silas, basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers{{Cite web|url=http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/silas_xavier00.html |title=Xavier Silas |publisher=NIU Huskies |access-date=2016-11-13 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006131733/http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/silas_xavier00.html |archive-date=2014-10-06 }}
  • Justin Simon (born 1996), basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • Jared Terrell (born 1995), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • T. J. Warren, forward for the Indiana Pacers{{cite web |title=T.J. Warren |url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/67804/tj-warren |publisher=ESPN |quote=School: Brewster Academy}}

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.brewsteracademy.org/ Brewster Academy official website]
  • [http://wiki.genealogytoday.com/Historical_Sketch_Brewster_Free_Academy.html Historical Sketch, Brewster Free Academy (1919)]
  • [http://www.boardingschools.com/school-profile/Brewster-Academy The Association of Boarding Schools profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924221536/http://www.boardingschools.com/school-profile/Brewster-Academy |date=2015-09-24 }}

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