Fay School

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FieldValue
nameFay School
logo[[File:Fay School logo.png]]
captionFay School's logo
mottoPoteris Modo Velis
motto_translationYou Can If You Will
streetaddress48 Main Street
citySouthborough
stateMassachusetts
zipcode01772
countryUnited States
coordinates
typeJunior boarding school
established1866
foundersEliza Burnett Fay
Harriet Burnett
faculty80
gradesK–9
genderCoeducational
enrollment475 total (325 day, 150 boarding)
class14
ratio6:1
languageEnglish
campus_typeSuburban
athleticsYes
conferenceNew England Preparatory School Athletic Conference
mascotMoose
newspaperFay Newsletter
yearbookPioneer
website
headSusanna Whitaker Waters
head_nameHead of Upper School (7-9)
campus30 acre main campus, 36 acre athletic campus
colorsRed and white
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| name = Fay School | logo = [[File:Fay School logo.png]] | caption = Fay School's logo | motto = Poteris Modo Velis | motto_translation = You Can If You Will | streetaddress = 48 Main Street | city = Southborough | state = Massachusetts | zipcode = 01772 | country = United States | coordinates = | type = Junior boarding school | established = 1866 | founders = Eliza Burnett Fay Harriet Burnett | faculty = 80 | grades = K–9 | gender = Coeducational | enrollment = 475 total (325 day, 150 boarding) | class = 14 | ratio = 6:1 | language = English | campus_type = Suburban | athletics = Yes | conference = New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference | mascot = Moose | newspaper = Fay Newsletter | yearbook = Pioneer | website = | head = Susanna Whitaker Waters | head_name = Head of Upper School (7-9) | campus = 30 acre main campus, 36 acre athletic campus | colors = Red and white | endowment =

Fay School, founded in 1866 by the Fay sisters, is an independent, coeducational day and boarding school located in Southborough, Massachusetts.

History

Founding and early years

Fay School was founded in 1866 by sisters Eliza Burnett Fay and Harriet Burnett in a former parsonage of the Unitarian church, across from St. Mark's School, where Fay students traditionally attended secondary school. In its first school year, the school had only seven students: five day students and two boarders.

Expansion

Under Eliza Fay's son, Waldo B. Fay, the school grew sizably, adding a new dormitory, school room, and library. In 1922, the school was officially incorporated, and the ownership of the school was transferred from the Fay family to the newly formed board of trustees. The school became fully coeducational in 1977, having previously implemented a pilot program for girls in 1972. Girls had previously attended the school as day students through the late 19th century. The Root Academic Building, the main academic building of the campus, was constructed in 2001. Fay opened its Primary School (pre-K to 2nd grade) in 2010 and moved its 6th grade into the Lower School program (now 3rd to 6th grade) in the 2012–13 school year.

Headmasters

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NameYears in Office
Eliza Burnett Fay1866-1896 ( years)
Waldo B. Fay1896-1918 ( years)
Edward W. Fay1918-1942 ( years)
Harrison L. Reinke1942-1969 ( years)
A. Brooks Harlow Jr.1969-1988 ( years)
Stephen V. A. Samborski1988-1990 ( years)
Stephen C. White1990-2008 ( years)
Robert J. Gustavson Jr.2008-2024 ( years)
Susanna Whitaker Waters2024-Incumbent ( years)
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Campus facilities

The school is situated on a 30-acre main campus, with a 36-acre athletic campus 1.5 miles away in Marlborough. Apart from the Root Academic Building, there are multiple other buildings at Fay: the Center for Creativity and Design, the Picardi Art Building, the Reinke Building, and the Harris Event Center, which contains the theater. Below the theater is the Harlow Gymnasium, which contains the locker rooms, four basketball courts, an indoor rock climbing wall, and a fitness room. In addition, there are six soccer fields, four tennis courts, two swimming pools, a football field, and the multi-purpose MacAusland Field. For meals, students go to the Camp Family Dining Hall, which is currently operated by SAGE Dining. There are currently seven dormitory buildings: two boy dorms and five girl dorms, housing its 150 boarding students from 7th to 9th grade. File:Fay School - Southborough, MA - IMG 0710.JPG|Root Academic Building File:Fay School - Southborough, MA - IMG 0709.JPG|Harlow Gymnasium File:Fay School - Southborough, MA - IMG 0719.JPG|Dining Hall File:Fay School - Southborough, MA - IMG 0697.JPG|Steward Dormitory File:Fay School - Southborough, MA - IMG 0707.JPG|Primary Building

Notable alumni

References

References

  1. Benson, Albert Emerson. (1925). "History of Saint Mark's School". Privately published for the Alumni Association.
  2. "Fay School's 150th Anniversary, 1866–2016 History".
  3. "The First Junior Boarding School in the US {{!}} Fay School Traditions".
  4. Evan Lips/Daily News staff. "Fay School addition ahead of schedule". MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA.
  5. Evan Lips/Daily News staff. "A sense of adventure at Southborough's Fay Primary School". Wicked Local.
  6. "Fay School ~Fay Facts". fayschool.org.
  7. "Campus Map {{!}} Fay School {{!}} Private K-9 School {{!}} Southborough, MA".
  8. "Fields, Gym, Pools, Ropes Course {{!}} Athletics Facilities at Fay School".
  9. "SAGE Dining Services {{!}} Fay School".
  10. "Class Size, Enrollment, Facilities {{!}} Fay School Fast Facts".
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  14. (2005). "Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - 2005: the Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the first through the one hundred eighth congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, inclusive". US Gov. Print. Off.

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