Academy at Charlemont

The Academy at Charlemont
TypeIndependent high school
Established1981
Students86
Location
Charlemont
,
Massachusetts
,
USA
ColorsMaroon and Ivory
AffiliationsNAIS, AISNE, College Board, NEASC
MascotAardvark
WebsiteOfficial website

The Academy at Charlemont is a small, private, college-preparatory day school, located on the Deerfield River in Charlemont, Massachusetts, that serves grade 6 through postgraduate. The school was founded by Eric Grinnell, Dianne Grinnell, David W. McKay, Patricia D. W. McKay, Margaret J. Carlson, and Lucille Joy in 1981 as an experiment in bringing classical and community-oriented education to rural Western Massachusetts—specifically Franklin County, Massachusetts.[1]

Notable alumni

  • Bo Peabody 1990, co-founder and Managing General Partner of Village Ventures and Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners[2]
  • Sarah Hartshorne 2005, appeared on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9[3]
  • Augustus Muller 2007, of Boy Harsher
  • Abby Weems 2012, vocalist and guitarist of Potty Mouth
  • Caden Ari Adair 2023,[4] online content creator and musician by the alias of voidheir[5]
  • DJ Lucas, a rapper[6]

External links

  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata

References

  1. ^ "History". charlemont.org. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bo Peabody". www.greycroft.com. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. ^ Hartshorne, Sarah. "What's It Like To Be on 'America's Next Top Model'? Oh, I'll Tell You". bustle.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Recorder - Academy at Charlemont grads encouraged to 'become their best selves'". www.recorder.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  5. ^ "voidheir - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  6. ^ Rege-Colt, Manali (2017-06-09). "A band of artists: Dark World". The Graphic. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

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