Check out our latest issue of Cushing Today below.
Cushing Today Magazine - Winter 2026
In This Issue
From the Head of School
On School Street
- Cushing Students Shine at Poetry Contest
- AI: Building Confidence and Understanding in a New Digital Age
- Building Bridges at Cushing Academy: Community Read Fosters Civil Discourse
- The Coach of Coaches: Brian Krauss Brings Excellence as Director of Athletics
- Restoring the Ring of Tradition: Cushing's Bell Returns
- Proctors Drive Connection and Community at Cushing
- From Underdogs to Champions: Cushing Softball's 2025 Season
- Making History at Cushing Academy: Students Excel at National History Day
Celebrating a Century of Cushing Hockey
Cushing Academy played its first official hockey game on January 14, 1925 against a squad of freshman from Harvard University on a makeshift rink. 100 years later, things look a bit different. Cushing has won 6 hockey championships, developed more than 400 collegiate players, 11 NCAA champions, 9 Olympians, and 17 NHL stars.
The 2024-2025 hockey season marked a celebration of 100 years of Cushing hockey, capped by a special Hockey Night in Ashburnham event on January 10, 2025.
Penguin Profiles
- Jackson Logan ’27: Building an Artistic Shoe Business
- Bill Troy P’10, ’11 Hits 26 Boston Finishes, Sets His Sights on 30
- Matt Haigh ’25: Keep Flipping Those Pancakes: Purpose in Persistence
- Jeanine Eschenbach Named Cushing's Teacher of the Year
- Finding Extraordinary Opportunity: Matt DeFeo ’82 Gives Back
- Courtney Houson-Carter ’04: Giving Others the Chance to Thrive
Cushing Shapes Creative Vision
Cushing Academy has inspired generations of artists to trust their own voices. Four Penguins — with careers spanning eight decades — share how the Academy helped them develop independence that shaped their creative paths.
- Nate Berkus ’90: Reflects on Independence and Authentic Design in Conversation with Head of School Dr. Randy Bertin
- Nebihe Cihan ’03: A Design Ethos Rooted in Independence
- Damián Figueras ’99: An Architect Who Listens & Sees
- Constance Whitehead Kiermaier ’45: A Pioneering Artist Shaped by a Year at Cushing