Austin King
  • Class of 2012
  • Kempton, PA

Austin King Graduates from The Loomis Chaffee School

2012 Jun 26

The following student was among the 218 graduates from the Loomis Chaffee Class of 2012. The school's 96th Commencement Ceremony was held on June 8. More than 1,200 attendees tuned in to Commencement speaker and businessman William Bissell, Loomis Class of 1984, managing director of one of India's most successful retail companies Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd. Bissell is the co-founder of The Fabindia School, which strives to "emulate Loomis' commitment to encourage students to be true to their own best selves." Bissell asked the graduates to lead the vanguard in reimagining a new approach to life, business, and social interactions.

Austin King of Kempton, received History Department Honors and was a member of the Community Service and Dodgeball clubs. For Boys Varsity Track and Field he was named Founders League Champion 4x400 and 4x100 relay, All-New England Champion, (finishing in first place in the New England Championship Meet, 4x100 m.,) and received the Coaches' Award. He was also the co-captain of the Boys Varsity Hockey team and a member of the Boys Varsity Cross Country team. He will matriculate at Providence College.

Located in Windsor, Connecticut, The Loomis Chaffee School is a co-educational boarding and day school of 680 students from 28 states and 35 countries. The Loomis Chaffee School was chartered in 1874 by five siblings who had lost all their children and selflessly determined to found a school as a gift to the children of others. Since it opened its doors in 1914, the school has offered educational opportunities for boys and girls regardless of religious or political beliefs, national origin or financial resources. Academically vigorous, the school promotes active learning and close faculty-student bonds within a respectful and civil community.