who had led the school since 1964, and oversaw its move and expansion, retired after 47 years at the school. In 2013, the school was rededicated as the Dexter Southfield School, after receiving formal accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Today, Dexter Southfield students offers single-sex classrooms in Pre-K through 8 and co-education in grades 9 through 12. Campus The campus on the Boston-Brookline border includes buildings such as Fiske Hall and the Sears Building grace the campus. Of particular note is the Clay Center for Science and Technology which provided students with classroom opportunities as well as an astronomical observatory. Academics Dexter Southfield School's curriculum includes arts as painting, wood shop, choir, and much more. Beginning in Kindergarten 2, each homeroom does one public speaking event per year. Starting in sixth grade, every student takes Latin through eighth grade. When in seventh grade, each student takes Latin and a modern language. Every student in the seventh and eighth grades is required to take a language and all students take six classes in grade 8. In the high school, there are approximately fifteen AP courses offering anything from AP Physics to AP European History to AP Latin. There are also honors and normal level classes for most courses. There were many upper class electives in history, English, and science. Athletics The Varsity Hockey team is year after year one of the strongest in New England competing against teams like Cushing, Nobles, Belmont Hill, Kimball Union, and Salisbury. Dexter's Varsity Tennis in 2012 was in NEPSAC Class A and beat teams like Phillips Andover and Phillips Exeter and advanced to the semifinals of the Class A tournament. The Varsity Hockey, Lacrosse, Tennis, Football, and Baseball teams have all had many athletes continue their careers at the Division 1 level of NCAA sports. Upper school sport offerings Fall: Cross-country, football, soccer, volleyball Winter: hockey, squash, swimming, basketball, Spring: golf, crew, tennis, lacrosse, baseball, track and field Athletic Facilities Dalrymple Gymnasium (squash courts) Kraft Fieldhouse (ice rink, basketball courts, tennis courts, weight room, athletic training facility, indoor turf, locker rooms) Fuller Field (soccer, lacrosse) Cornish Field (football, field hockey) Charles River Boathouse (crew) Southfield, Farm Field (multipurpose) Lincoln Pool (swimming) Baseball field, softball field Notable alumni John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1961–1963) Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Brother of John F. Kennedy, Naval aviator during