Foxcroft Academy
45°11′04″N 69°14′49″W / 45.18447°N 69.24682°W
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| Type | Private High School |
| Motto | "Bend Over" |
| Established | January 30, 1823 |
| Associate Head for Admissions and Residential Life | Mr. Jay Brennan |
| Staff | 60 (est.) |
| Enrollment | 440 (day and boarding) |
| Campus | Rural, 15 acres |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Athletics | Maine Class C Football, Wrestling Class B Basketball, Class A Ice Hockey, Tennis, Track, Cross Country, Softball, Baseball, Golf, Field Hockey, Soccer, Cheerleading |
| Mascot | Ponies |
| Website | www.foxcroftacademy.org |
Foxcroft Academy located in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, was established as a private college preparatory school on January 30, 1823. According to its handbook, part of its historic mission is the education of secondary students from Maine communities who are without a public high school. Today, Foxcroft Academy serves as a private day and boarding school to students from Maine, surrounding New England states and from 12 different countries.[1]
Location
The town of Dover-Foxcroft (population 4,200) is 80 miles (130 km) from the Atlantic Ocean, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, 10 miles (16 km) from the mountains and lakes of northern Maine and 3–4 hours from Portland and Boston. Foxcroft Academy is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and a member of the Independent School Association of Northern New England, College Board and the National Association of Independent Schools.
Athletics
Foxcroft offers 32 different interscholastic sports teams including, boys and girls soccer, field hockey, basketball, football, softball, baseball, wrestling, swimming and indoor track. In recent years, teams have won several conference and regional championships, including two state championships in football, two state championship in wrestling and two state championships in field hockey.
Notable alumni
- Mary Chandler Lowell of the class of 1881, who is one of the few to have earned the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Law, and Doctor of Jurisprudence.[2][3]
- Frank E. Guernsey (1866-1927), U.S. Representative from Maine.[4]
- Charles E. Littlefield (1851-1915), U.S. Representative from Maine.[5]
- Henry Otis Pratt (1838-1931), U.S. Representative from Iowa.[6]
- Lillian M. N. Stevens (1844-1914), temperance worker.[7],
- Corey Beaulieu (1983-), lead guitarist of the Florida metal band Trivium
Notable faculty
- James S. Wiley (1808-1891) was a U.S. Representative from Maine.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.foxcroftacademy.org/admissions.htm
- ^ http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~dalbino/letters/women/mlowell.html
- ^ Representative Women of New England, p.174. http://books.google.com/books?id=BY0EAAAAYAAJ
- ^ Frank Edward Guernsey, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed December 8, 2007.
- ^ Charles E. Littlefield, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed December 8, 2007.
- ^ Henry Otis Pratt, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed December 8, 2007.
- ^ Westbrook College Alumni Authors: Lillian M. N. Ames Stevens, University of New England. Accessed December 8, 2007. "Lillian Marion Norton Ames Stevens (1844-1914), temperance reformer, was born at Dover, Maine, where her father was a teacher. After attending the local Foxcroft Academy and Westbrook Seminary near Portland, she taught school for several years."
- ^ James Sullivan Wiley, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed December 8, 2007.