The buzzer shrieks. The crowd roars. Brewster Academy students and advisors hug each other in wild celebration. Their robotics team, Pi-Rho-Tech, has just qualified for the quarterfinals in the New England District Granite State FIRST Robotics Competition.

From Marine pilots and Navy swimmers to Air Force cybersecurity and mechanical experts, Brewster graduates are serving their country through careers within the armed forces. Here they share how their paths led from Brewster to college to boot camp (for some) to their current careers.

With its bicentennial nearing, Brewster Academy's beginnings are very much present on campus while across South Main Street the newly refurbished Pickering House has its own early chapter in Brewster's history.