The Fessenden School is a private day and boarding school for boys founded in 1903 by Fredrick Fessenden. It is located in West Newton, Massachusetts, United States, on a 40-acre (0.16 km²) campus. Fessenden goes from kindergarten through grade nine. According to the first school catalogue in 1903, “It will be the aim of this school to train a boy along right lines from the beginning, to teach him how to study and form correct habits of work, and to inculcate the principles which are to regulate his daily conduct and guide his future life.” Fessenden seeks to develop students who are well-rounded in academics, arts and athletics. It is big on sports and competes against schools such as Fenn, Fay, Nobles and other independent schools in greater Boston. A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... West Newton is a village of Newton, Massachusetts (right next to Boston). ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Key Administrators at Fessenden

Notable alumni

• General George Patton
• Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Mass
• Senator John Kerry, D-Mass
• Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, D-RI
• Porter Goss, former CIA director
• Gov. William Scranton, former US presidential candidate
• Hon. Charles Swartwood, NY Supreme Court Justice
• Howard Hughes, aviation pioneer
• Edward Hallowell, MD, international authority on ADD
• E J Chichilnisky, MD, Salk Institute researcher
• Thomas Wang, MD, Harvard cardiologist
• Jose Aguilar Alvarez, Mexican top 10 model
• Robert Anderson, 60 Minutes producer
• John Bethell, former editor of Harvard Magazine
• George Colt, author of The Big House
• Matt Nathanson, musician
• Christopher Lloyd, actor (Back to the Future)
• Lex Barker, actor (an original Tarzan)
• James Franciscus, actor (Dr. Kildare)
• Gerardo Torrado, Mexico World Cup soccer team
• Chris lehman noted scientist
• Sebastian Gutierrez C. Sainz, tenis player, 42 km runner

Edward Moore Ted Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. ... Al Gore (born December 11, 1943) is a Vietnam Veteran and the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born July 14, 1967 in Brighton, Massachusetts) is the son of Senator Ted Kennedy and Joan Bennett Kennedy, as well as the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy. ... Porter Goss Porter Johnston Goss (born November 26, 1938) is an American politician and the current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency . ... Scranton made the cover of Time in 1962 William Warren Scranton (born July 19, 1917) is a former U.S. Republican Party politician. ... For the Welsh murderer, see Howard Hughes (murderer). ... Edward Hallowell (1808 - 1860) was an American physician and herpetologist. ... There have been several well-known people named Robert Anderson, including: Robert Anderson (businessman) (1803–1896) Scots-Canadian businessman. ... Matt Nathanson (born 28 March 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock music. ... Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is a 3-time Emmy Award-winning American character actor. ... Lex Barker as Tarzan Lex Barker (May 8, 1919 - May 11, 1973) was born Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. ... James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was a leading and supporting American actor. ... Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla (born 30 April 1979 in Mexico City) is a Mexican soccer player, currently playing for Cruz Azul. ...

Alumni Council

• James W.C Parker '62
• Peter C. Welch '84
• Stephen E. Robb '96
• George R. Baldwin '57

External links

• Official Website