Hoosac School
| Hoosac School | |
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| Address | |
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14 Pine Valley Road Hoosick, New York 12089 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Established | 1889 |
| Headmaster | Dean Foster |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 125 |
| Average class size | 25 students |
| Campus size | 350 acres (1.4 km2) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| School colour(s) | Episcopal Red and Purple |
| Sports | Hockey and others |
| Mascot | An Owl |
| Team name | The Hoosac Owls |
| Newspaper | The Owlet |
| Yearbook | The Owl |
| Website | https://www.hoosac.org/ |
Coordinates: 42°51′26″N 73°20′39″W / 42.857131°N 73.344051°W
Hoosac School is a private co-educational Episcopal boarding school located in Hoosick, New York, in the United States.
Hoosac school was founded in 1889 by Dr. Edward Dudley Tibbits. Facilities are located on the Tibbits Estate which rests on 350 acres (1.4 km2) near the Vermont border. The school hosts the yearly Boar's Head & Yule Log Festival which was an American first. This production has since been copied many times after Dr. Tibbits published a book containing the basics for the festival. One of the most prominent members of the Hoosac School was Father Sill who left the Hoosac School in 1906 to found the Kent School which he based on Hoosac. The current headmaster is Dean Foster.
The average quantity of the student body on a yearly basis is 125 students, who occupy British style "forms" two thru five, roughly equivalent to grades 8 through 12, as well as postgraduate grade levels. The school has a one-to-six faculty to student ratio, with nearly every teacher performing double duty as a teacher and something else (sports coach, nurse, admissions officer etc.) Class size varies, but ranges from three to 14 students. All dorms contain separated faculty apartments allowing the teachers to function as dorm parents to the adjoining dorm. The school has half-day Wednesday and Saturday classes which allow the school to operate using trimesters instead of semesters. A number of advanced-placement courses are available. Students from non-English speaking countries have the option to take ESL courses. The student body is governed by a series of prefects who are elected by the administration and the previous prefects. Hoosac School has a 100% college acceptance rate among graduating seniors.
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