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Notable Alumni

One of the fundamental beliefs of The ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ School is that students “work not for marks, badges, or honors; but to discover truth and to grow in human understanding and knowledge of the universe, to treasure the hard stretching of oneself, to render service.” Many of our accomplished alumni have embodied this philosophy as leaders in their respective fields, contributing their knowledge, skills and talent to make the world a better place.

’99
Musician

’48
Composer

’51
Anthropologist, filmmaker

’72
Mountaineer

’46
Olympic nordic skier

’72
Olympic cross-country skier, son ofÌýJohn Caldwell

’96
Sculptor

’77
Television creator/writer/showrunner of LOST

’74
Actor

’65
Writer, Man Booker International Prize recipient

’61
Playwright, journalist, librettist, novelist, poet, and screenwriter

’83
Author and creator of the Llama Llama book series

’86
Inventor, technology products

’50
MoroccanÌýfuturist, economist and sociologist

’49
Sociologist

’60
Physicist, teacher

’60
United States Attorney for Vermont

’83
Soprano

’77
Writer, novel “The Dog Stars” being adapted for film

’36
Author, agricultural advisor, People’s Republic of China

’39
Atomic physicist, dairy farmer in China

’90
Filmmaker

’73
CEO Seventh Generation Inc.

’85
Web entrepreneur, co-founder of LinkedIn

’62
Conductor, music professor

’90
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, son of Paul Simon

’69
Lieutenant Governor, Maryland

’77
Lawyer and human rights activist

’73
Olympic cross-country skiingÌýmedalist

’88
Hip Hop Artist

’63
Former Hampshire College President

’99
Actor

Ìý’84
Actor

, ’52
Journalist, critic, novelist

’51
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and author

Ìý’92
Academy award-winning filmmaker

’69
Fine-art photographer

’58
Emmy award-winning actress inÌýThe Glass Menagerie

’46
Painter

’65
Filmmaker

’78
Co-founder/owner, Newman’s Own

’83
Musician and songwriter

Ìý’79
Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam

Ìý’72
Actor, director and TV producer

’64
Poet, literary critic and professor

’57
Science journalist, past editor of Scientific American

’06
Television personality

’47
Painter, portraitist

’62
Olympic cross-country ski racer

’61
Film critic

’80
Journalist

’73
Filmmaker

’61
Author

’61
Actor, playwright

’61
Soprano

’83
Television host, daughter of Martha Stewart

’72
Greenpeace activist,ÌýArctic Sunrise captain

’73
American reporter, author, and Pulitzer Prize winner


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Student Profiles

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John

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Senior
from
New York

This school has helped me in so many ways

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Ibrahim

year
Senior
from
Massachusetts

The art curriculum has shown me that there are other important things to society, and to learning about each other, and to life in general, because, through art, people express how they feel or express what they see.

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Sandy

year
Junior
from
China

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ really allows you to come up with your own ideas. You’re not going to be judged. It’s like you’re free.

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Josephine

year
Sophomore
from
Massachusetts

That’s something that I really appreciate about boarding schools like this, because we have international students and people that come from all different places.

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Xander

year
Senior
from
Florida

As someone who’s gone to many different schools, I understand what makes this one so unique.

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Ash

year
Senior
from
Washington

I'm building a model of the sun and the Earth, with gears to make it rotate

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Liam

year
Senior
from
Vermont

I’ve really enjoyed the freedom to pursue my hobbies and interests.

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Sumeir

year
Senior
from
India

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ has cultivated this idea of community, that anything I do has to be working for something greater and bigger than myself.

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Augusta

year
Junior
from
Oregon

The curriculum here pushes me to deepen my understanding

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Corinne

year
Senior
from
Maryland

At ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ it’s normal to be so multi-faceted. I really love the people, and how tight knit we are. I’ve learned that self advocacy is a real thing.