Burr and Burton Academy explained
| Burr and Burton Academy |
| Motto: | Offering every student a world of opportunities |
| Address: | 57 Seminary Avenue |
| Town: | Manchester |
| State: | Vermont |
| Zipcode: | 05254 |
| Country: | United States |
| Other Name: | BBA |
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| Type: | Private, non-profit, day and boarding school |
| Founders: | --> |
| Headmaster: | Mark Tashjian[1] |
| Teaching Staff: | 69.8 |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Gender: | Co-educational |
| Enrollment: | 714 (2017-2018) |
| Ratio: | 10.2 |
| Colors: | Green and gold |
| Mascot: | Bulldog |
| Accreditations: | --> |
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Burr and Burton Academy (BBA) is a private,[2] non-profit,[3] co-educational, day and boarding school in Manchester, Vermont, United States. It was established in 1829 through a bequest from local businessman Joseph Burr.[4]
In addition to serving local students and families, BBA offers a boarding program for international students.[5]
Admissions
Burr and Burton Academy accepts all students from designated "sending towns," which vote annually to approve the school's tuition and pay the cost through education funding.[6] [7] Admission is also open on an annual basis to students from other, non-sending towns, as well as through BBA's International Program.
Tuition for the 2023-24 school year is $19,987 for sending town students;[8] $22,487 for non-sending town students;[9] and $59,500 for boarding international students.[10]
Notable alumni
- James K. Batchelder, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Jacob Benton, congressman
- Charity Clark, Vermont Attorney General[11]
- Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn, educator, author, social reformer and poet
- Carroll William Dodge, mycologist and lichenologist
- Richard Erdman, artist
- Fred A. Field, U.S. marshal for Vermont[12]
- Kevin Hand, astrobiologist and planetary scientist
- John C. Hollister, tenth Connecticut adjutant general
- Lyman Enos Knapp, politician and lawyer
- Marcia Neugebauer, American geophysicist
- John B. Page, governor of Vermont[13]
- Kelly Pajala, member of the Vermont House of Representatives[14]
- Frederick M. Reed, attorney and businessman
- Joseph Wickham Roe, engineer and professor
- Betsy Shaw, American snowboarder
- Nathan B. Smith, New York lawyer and politician
- Ormsby B. Thomas, congressman
- Stephen A. Walker, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York
- Mark Whalon, poet and author
- Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Notable staff
Notes and References
- Web site: Headmaster's Welcome . Burr and Burton Academy . September 10, 2019.
- Web site: Directory of Vermont Independent Schools Agency of Education . May 19, 2022 . education.vermont.gov.
- Web site: Burr and Burton Academy Ways to Give . 2022-05-19 . www.burrburton.org.
- Web site: Burr And Burton Academy . May 19, 2022 . www.americantowns.com . en.
- Web site: Burr and Burton Academy International Program Information . May 19, 2022 . www.burrburton.org.
- Web site: Burr and Burton Academy Tuition Fee and Financial Aid . 2022-05-19 . www.burrburton.org.
- Web site: Burr and Burton Academy Admission Process . 2022-05-19 . www.burrburton.org.
- Web site: Burr and Burton Academy Tuition Fee and Financial Aid . 2022-05-19 . www.burrburton.org.
- Web site: Burr and Burton Academy Tuition Fee and Financial Aid . 2022-05-19 . www.burrburton.org.
- Web site: Burr and Burton Academy International Tuition & Fees . 2022-05-19 . www.burrburton.org.
- Web site: Charity Clark, top official in Attorney General's office, running for position. Greg Sukiennik, Bennington. Banner. Bennington Banner.
- Book: Dodge, Prentiss Cutler . 1912 . Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography . Burlington, VT . Ullery Publishing Company . 188–189 . . .
- Book: Smith, Henry Perry . 1886 . History of Rutland County, Vermont . Syracuse, NY . D. Mason & Co. . 922–923 . . .
- News: Representative Kelly Pajala . . live . https://archive.today/20211217173014/https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2022/29214 . December 17, 2021 . December 22, 2021 .
