Company Profile
The Holderness School
Company Overview
Located amid the lakes and presidential mountains of central New Hampshire, Holderness
School is a traditional co-ed independent residential secondary school, serving grades 9- 12. Holderness strives to strike a balance in fostering the resources of themind, body, and spirit: the mind through a challenging college preparatory curriculum; the body through outdoor activities and required interscholastic athletics; and the spirit through school and community service and affiliation with the Episcopal Church. Holderness remains by choice a small schoolwhere everybody plays an important role, and where students, faculty, and staff maintain close personal relationships.
Company History
HOLDERNESS AT A GLANCE
Founded in 1879
Enrollment: 275 students
Grades: 9-12
Boarding/Day Distribution: 232
boarding/40 day
Geographic Distribution: Students hail
from 21 states and 13 countries
Teaching Faculty: 46
Student/Faculty Ratio: 7:1
Average Class Size: 10
Faculty, Average Years of Experience: 15
Faculty, Tenure > 10 years: 1/3
Faculty, Holding Advanced Degrees: 2/3
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Notable Graduates
William Drea Adams, Chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities[3]
Charles Bass, New Hampshire congressman
Olin Browne, pro golfer
Kyle Carey, Celtic American musician
Robert Creeley, poet
Chris Davenport, ski mountaineer and film star
Angel Del Villar II, the rapper Homeboy Sandman
Nat Faxon, screenwriter, actor and comedian
Jeremy Foley, University of Florida athletic director
Julia Ford, member of the 2014 U.S. Alpine Ski Team[4]
Tyler Hamilton, professional racing cyclist
Jed Hoyer, General Manager of the Chicago Cubs
Steve Jones, a founder of Teton Gravity Research
Nikki Kimball, ultramarathoner
Brett Lunger, race car driver
Tyler Palmer, Olympic skier[citation needed]
Martynas Pocius, professional basketball player
Maggie Shnayerson, journalist and blogger