Speaking to a large crowd of students, faculty and staff, parents and families, alumni, and community members, Head of School Tom Woelper P’26 announced the naming of The Cat, Cheshire’s mascot. While the Cat has been around since the 1950s, it has never had a formal name. Thousands in the Cheshire Academy community – students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends – voted on several possible monikers over the summer, narrowing it down to the chosen few. A cheer went up when Woelper announced the winner: Bowdie – for Bowden Hall, the oldest schoolhouse in continuous use in Connecticut, and the Rev. John Bowden, the Academy’s first head.