Eastern Independent League and fields interscholastic teams in sailing, soccer, field hockey, golf, cross country, basketball, fencing, volleyball, wrestling, squash, baseball, softball, tennis, ultimate, and lacrosse. In winter of 2011–2012, Beaver started competing in girls' ice hockey. In 2015–2016, the school added boys' ice hockey as a part of their athletic program. In 2018, the school added co-ed sailing as well. Notable alumni Tenley Albright, physician and winner of the 1956 Olympic gold medal in Ladies Figure Skating Jane Alexander, stage and film actor and former chair of the National Endowment of the Arts Carol Beckwith, photographer, artist, and co-author (with Angela Fisher) of Maasai, African Ceremonies (2 vols.), African Ark, Nomads of Niger, and Passages, and winner of awards from Explorers Club, UN, and Royal Geographical Society of London. Eliza Dushku, actress most noted for her roles as Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and as Echo in Dollhouse Brad Falchuk, co-creator, executive producer, writer, and director of Glee; co-creator, executive producer, and writer on "American Horror Story;" writer on Nip\Tuck Jeffrey Finn, Broadway producer, nominated for 2005 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for On Golden Pond Lucinda Franks, journalist and winner of a Pulitzer Prize Temple Grandin, created humane cow slaughtering device. Also noted for overcoming the barriers of her autism. Joyce Ballou Gregorian, 1963, author Tammy Grimes, stage and film actress who originated the title role in The Unsinkable Molly Brown on Broadway Fanny Howe and Susan Howe, poets and sisters Jan Miner, stage actress who gained fame as Madge, the manicurist in Palmolive television ads Matt Selman, writer and producer for The Simpsons Wayne Turner, former University of Kentucky basketball star and professional basketball player Zachary Herivaux, soccer player for Birmingham Legion Sammy Adams, rapper, singer, songwriter References External links School website The Beaver Reader online student newspaper 1920 establishments in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Brookline, Massachusetts Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Educational institutions established in 1920 Private elementary schools in Massachusetts Private high schools in Massachusetts Private middle schools in Massachusetts Private preparatory schools in Massachusetts Schools in Norfolk County, Massachusetts