Eaglebrook School history

1923 The Easton Ski Area, Eaglebrook's on-campus ski area was founded.

1927 The first Candlelighting Ceremony was held.

1929 Gibbs House, which housed the entire student body, was built in the center of campus.

1935 The Wednesday night cultural series began.

1937 Originally an infirmary built in 1937, Eagles Nest is now a dormitory for 14 students and three faculty members.

The first stage production took place in 1939.

1940 Eaglebrook faculty member Brent Creelman and a group of students built a campout hut in the woods at the top of the ski trail.

1942 One of Eaglebrook’s most loved traditions is Country Fair, where families join their child on the Hill for a weekend of activities and fun that includes an old-fashioned New England Country Fair.

Over the years, groups of faculty and students have kept the building in good repair, and Creelman Hut continues to be a popular camping site for Eaglebrook students.The first edition of The Hearth was published in 1945.

1946 The Good Fellow ceremony began in 1946 and has become an annual tradition.

1952 First built in 1952 as a field house for basketball and rainy day activities, the Sports Center now houses a basketball court, six squash courts, a wrestling room, the Ramon and Laura Neme Lounge, ski team rooms, a rifle range, and locker rooms.

Eaglebrook’s Golf program began and since 1965 has developed many impressive golfers including current PGA tour professional Brandon Wu ‘12.

1966 When Thurston Chase retired, his son Stuart Chase ’47, then the assistant head at New Canaan Country School in Connecticut, became Eaglebrook’s Head of School.

1967 The Talent Show, a popular Hilly Chase production, was started in 1967 and allows students and teachers to perform for the Eaglebrook community.

1968 A rope tow was built on the Easton Ski Area for skiers.

1969 The Gibbs Dining Hall was built and quickly became the heart of the School.

1970 Baines House was built in 1970 as a dormitory, but today it is home to the Health Center, Technology Office, and classrooms.

1976 After 10 years of a rope tow being used to transport skiers up the mountain, a J bar was built.

1977 A fire burned down the Bryant Building to the ground.

1978 The Ad Libs a ccapella group, which is an ensemble of 8-12 Sixth Form singers began in 1978.

1981 The annual Mountain Day tradition began.

1982 A T-Bar was built on the Easton Ski Area to update the J-bar.

1978 The Ad Libs a ccapella group, which is an ensemble of 8-12 Sixth Form singers began in 1978. It was not until 1984 when the group began performing the National Anthem at Fenway Park.

1985 Grandparents Day, which began in 1985, allows students to bring their grandparents to Eaglebrook for the day.

1991 The Outdoor Program was formalized in 1991.

1995 The Schwab Family Pool building was built in 1995.

1996 Eaglebrook’s four-week summer school program called “Summer Semester” began.

1998 Eaglebrook’s hockey rink - The McFadden Rink at Alfond Arena was built this year.

2000 The T-bar was taken down and a chairlift was purchased from nearby Wachusett Mountain was placed on the Easton Ski Area.

In this year, a new fall sport offering, Mountain Biking was offered to students.Eaglebrook’s first-ever school website launched in 2001 allowing prospective families and current families to read and learn about Eaglebrook.

2002 Andrew Chase ’73, Eaglebrook’s former director of development, son of Stuart and grandson of Thurston, was announced as the next Head of School.

2003 Eaglebrook dedicated a new dormitory to alumnus and longtime Chairman of the Board of Trustees Gerald Mayer ’44.

Students who have had some previous experience playing a string instrument are invited to join.The first Smartboard was implemented in Eaglebrook classrooms in 2009.

2012 Six new faculty homes were built near the Schwab Family Pool.The Matthews Tennis Courts were refurbished—a gift to the school by Jean Flagler Matthews.

2014 The Bryant Building & the Flagler Science Building were demolished to make room for the construction of the Edward P. Evans Academic Center.