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Avon Old Farms
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Location
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Avon
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Connecticut

United States
Information
TypePrivate, single-sex (all-boys) boarding & day
Motto"Aspirando et Perseverando"
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established1927
HeadmasterKenneth H. LaRocque
Faculty60 teachers
Enrollment398 students (9 - 12, PG)
77% Boarding
Average class size12 students
Student to teacher ratio6:1
Campus1000 acres (4 km²)
Color(s)Plum Red and Navy Blue
Athletics15 interscholastic sports teams
MascotWinged Beaver
Websitewww.avonoldfarms.com

Avon Old Farms is a single-sex boarding school for boys located in Avon, Connecticut. It was founded by Theodate Pope Riddle, an RMS Lusitania survivor and a master architect. It opened in 1927 and closed for a period during World War II to serve as a convalescent hospital for blind veterans. The current headmaster is Mr. Kenneth H. LaRocque, a Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University graduate.

Avon draws its boys from all over the country; 77% of them are boarders. The school is best known for its athletics programs and quality of teachers.

Academics

Eighteen Advanced Placement courses are offered in history, English, chemistry, physics, biology, art, French, Spanish, Environmental Science, Government, Calculus, Economics and other subjects. In order to receive a diploma, students are required to complete four years of English, three years of history, three years of science including laboratory work, three years of math, two years of the same foreign language, two years of electives, and one course in the fine arts. The average class size is twelve students and the student-teacher ratio is 6:1. 100% of the students matriculate to college.

Athletics

Avon offers a wide variety of sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Students can participate in various skill levels of soccer, football, cross country, basketball, hockey, wrestling, squash, skiing, swimming, riflery, track, baseball, golf, tennis, and lacrosse.

Avon is best known for its Ice Hockey program, which has won a record 6 New England Championships and produced NHL Players Brian Leetch and Chris Higgins, among others.[citation needed] Coach John Gardner is in his 32nd season as the teams coach and been with the team for all 6 Championships. He currently has a record of 554-173-27.

Avon is also recognized for its lacrosse program, led by Head Coach Ted Garber. Garber is the son of the legendary University of Massachusetts coach Dick Garber, for whom the Minutemen's Garber Field is named. Ted has been selected as a Western New England Coach of the Year as well as a national high school lacrosse all-star game head coach multiple times during his tenure as head coach at Avon Old Farms. Soccer at Avon over the last 4 years has become as big as hockey. The Avon Old Farms Soccer team has made the playoffs 4 times consecutively in the last four years setting the school's record for consecutive soccer playoff appearances. In addition, in these last four years the team has won the New England Division 1 championship twice which are also the only two championships in the soccer programs long long history. The program's first championship came in 2005 with a team of complete overachievers and since then the program has recruited many college bound soccer players to make the 2007 team the best team Avon has seen in its history, as a result they won the 2007 championship against BB&N 1-0 where Justin Davies slotted in the golden goal with just 44 seconds remaining in the second OT.

Campus

A new student center and athletic complex was recently completed in October of 2006. A 500 seat performing arts center was completed in March of 2007. These two facilities cost more than $30 million and are part of an alumni initiative to improve the already stunningly beautiful campus.

Notable alumni

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