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Distinguished Alumni The unique history of Cheshire Academy can be told
through the experiences—and successes—of its alumni. Over the span of its rich 225-year history, students at
Cheshire Academy have been involved in the school’s commitments to diversity, inclusion, and access,
trailblazing in the national co-education movement,
and the supporting of an environment that develops the entrepreneurial spirit.
As proven by the alumni on these pages, there are
many different paths to success that first started at the
Academy: being a member of the first returning female class in 1969-1970; finding academic support in an era of racism; seeking asylum and taking a political
stand against a regime in one’s home country; finding a
passion for helping others; and developing a new view of the world.
While these five alumni have since gone on to work in
different professions, they all have one thing in common: their time at Cheshire Academy has played a pivotal
role in their lives in providing them the resources to help them thrive in their careers of choice.
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