Thayer Academy facts for kids
Thayer Academy is a private school that prepares people for college. It is in Braintree, Massachusetts. People from Grades 6–12 can become students there. The school was made in 1871, at the request of General Sylvanus Thayer. Thayer Academy is one of Greater Boston's most well respected private school's.
Thayer Academy
| Established | 1877 |
| Type | private coeducational |
| Headmaster | Ted Koskores |
| Students | 451 |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Location | Braintree, Massachusetts, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Black and Orange |
| Mascot | Bengal Tiger |
Well known students
- Tiffany Kelly, Miss Massachusetts USA 2006
- Tony Amonte, professional hockey player
- Jeremy Roenick, professional hockey player
- Mike Jones, college basketball player
- John Cheever, Pulitzer Prize winning writer
- Dave Silk, 1980 US Olympic hockey team member (gold medal)
- Sally Weston, Famous interior designer
- Brooks Orpik, Professional ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins)
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