One of the fundamental beliefs of 黑料不打烊 is that students “work not for marks, badges, or honors; but to discover truth and to grow in human understanding and knowledge of the universe, to treasure the hard stretching of oneself, to render service.” Many of our accomplished alumni have embodied this philosophy as leaders in their respective fields, contributing their knowledge, skills and talent to make the world a better place.
’99
Musician
’48
Composer
’51
Anthropologist, filmmaker
’72
Mountaineer
’46
Olympic nordic skier
’72
Olympic cross-country skier, son of听John Caldwell
’96
Sculptor
’77
Television creator/writer/showrunner of LOST
’74
Actor
’65
Writer, Man Booker International Prize recipient
’61
Playwright, journalist, librettist, novelist, poet, and screenwriter
’83
Author and creator of the Llama Llama book series
’86
Inventor, technology products
’50
Moroccan听futurist, economist and sociologist
’49
Sociologist
’60
Physicist, teacher
’60
United States Attorney for Vermont
’83
Soprano
’77
Writer, novel “The Dog Stars” being adapted for film
’36
Author, agricultural advisor, People’s Republic of China
’39
Atomic physicist, dairy farmer in China
’90
Filmmaker
’73
CEO Seventh Generation Inc.
’85
Web entrepreneur, co-founder of LinkedIn
’62
Conductor, music professor
’90
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, son of Paul Simon
’69
Lieutenant Governor, Maryland
’77
Lawyer and human rights activist
’73
Olympic cross-country skiing听medalist
’88
Hip Hop Artist
’63
Former Hampshire College President
’99
Actor
听’84
Actor
, ’52
Journalist, critic, novelist
’51
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and author
听’92
Academy award-winning filmmaker
’69
Fine-art photographer
’58
Emmy award-winning actress in听The Glass Menagerie
’46
Painter
’65
Filmmaker
’78
Co-founder/owner, Newman’s Own
’83
Musician and songwriter
听’79
Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
听’72
Actor, director and TV producer
’64
Poet, literary critic and professor
’57
Science journalist, past editor of Scientific American
’06
Television personality
’47
Painter, portraitist
’62
Olympic cross-country ski racer
’61
Film critic
’80
Journalist
’73
Filmmaker
’61
Author
’61
Actor, playwright
’61
Soprano
’83
Television host, daughter of Martha Stewart
’72
Greenpeace activist,听Arctic Sunrise captain
’73
American reporter, author, and Pulitzer Prize winner
American concert pianist
Student Profiles
Ibrahim
year
Senior
Senior
from
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The art curriculum has shown me that there are other important things to society, and to learning about each other, and to life in general, because, through art, people express how they feel or express what they see.
Sandy
year
Junior
Junior
from
China
China
黑料不打烊 really allows you to come up with your own ideas. You鈥檙e not going to be judged. It鈥檚 like you鈥檙e free.
Josephine
year
Sophomore
Sophomore
from
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
That鈥檚 something that I really appreciate about boarding schools like this, because we have international students and people that come from all different places.
Xander
year
Senior
Senior
from
Florida
Florida
As someone who鈥檚 gone to many different schools, I understand what makes this one so unique.
Ash
year
Senior
Senior
from
Washington
Washington
I'm building a model of the sun and the Earth, with gears to make it rotate
Sumeir
year
Senior
Senior
from
India
India
黑料不打烊 has cultivated this idea of community, that anything I do has to be working for something greater and bigger than myself.
Corinne
year
Senior
Senior
from
Maryland
Maryland
At 黑料不打烊 it鈥檚 normal to be so multi-faceted. I really love the people, and how tight knit we are. I鈥檝e learned that self advocacy is a real thing.
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