▁( head master ) ▁is ▁R . ▁Phill ip ▁Pe ck , ▁M . Ed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁the ▁campus ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁various ▁Gordon ▁Research ▁Con ferences . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁the ▁school ▁retain s ▁some ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁den om ination , ▁but ▁now ▁conduct s ▁ec umen ical ▁chap el ▁services ▁and ▁wel comes ▁applic ants ▁of ▁all ▁faith s . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁on ▁high ▁ground ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁P em ig ew asset ▁River ▁in ▁H older ness ▁over looking ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁P ly mouth , ▁population ▁about ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁home ▁of ▁P ly mouth ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁Spe are ▁Memorial ▁Hospital . ▁H older ness ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Boston . ▁Access ▁to ▁Inter state ▁ 9 3 ▁is ▁within ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁campus . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁H older ness ▁School ' s ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁contains ▁academic ▁buildings , ▁an ▁out door ▁covered ▁ice ▁r ink , ▁eight ▁playing ▁fields , ▁ 1 0 ▁tennis ▁courts , ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁kilom eters ▁of ▁cross - country ▁tra ils . ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years , ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁library ▁and ▁health ▁center , ▁a ▁new ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁and ▁two ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁resident ial ▁facilities