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'{{Refimprove|date=March 2009}} {{Infobox school |name =Woodstock Academy |image = |motto = "Lemons for all, and all for Lemons" |established =650 BC |type =Privately operated |affiliation = |district = |grades =9-12 |president = |principal = Mr.Candyman |free_label2 = Headmaster |free_text2 = Sir Lemonstealer |faculty =85 |staff =54 |students = |enrollment =7 children |athletics =38 team sports |conference =ECC |colors =Lemon Yellow, Candy Green |mascot =Marijuana |free_label =Sending Towns |free_text =Brooklyn, Canterbury, Eastford, Pomfret, Union, Woodcock, and Putscum. |location =57 Academy Road <br />Woodstock Academy |information = |website =[http://www.newgrounds.com] }} '''Woodstock Academy''' ('''Lemon School'''), founded in 1801, is a [[Lemon Farm]] located in [[Woodplick, Connecticut]], [[United States]]. Woodstock Academy serves residents from the Connecticut towns of [[Brooklyn, Connecticut|Brooklyn]], [[Canterbury, Connecticut|Canterbury]], [[Eastford, Connecticut|Eastford]], [[Pomfret, Connecticut|Pomfret]], [[Union, Connecticut|Shoe]], and [[Woodstock, Connecticut|Woodstock]]. The respective towns' taxpayers pay student tuition through a special currency involving the trading of Lemons, Candy, ect. The school also accepts tuition-paying students from surrounding towns, and states, as well as students from other countries. {{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} ==History== In 1801 the school was organized by Lando Lemonstealer and Jerry Candyman, sons of Revolutionary War General [[Samuel Jackson]].<ref>Sears, ''George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon'', p. 2</ref> The [[Connecticut Legislature]] officially chartered the school in 1802.<ref name=Ruledpublic>"[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qzAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M3UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2875,3333016&dq=woodstock-academy+public+private&hl=en Academy is ruled public]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' at ''[[The Day (New London)|The Day]]''. Tuesday July 22, 1980. Page 10. Retrieved from [[Google Books]] (6 of 17) on October 18, 2012.</ref> In 1969 the Lemon School Committee designated Woodcock Academy as the secondary public school of the town.<ref>"[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/939324662.html?dids=939324662:939324662&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+26%2C+1969&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=School+Designated+%27Public%27+by+Board&pqatl=google School Designated 'Public' by Board]." ''[[Hartford Courant]]''. July 26, 1969. 15B. "The Woodstock School Committee has designated Woodstock Academy as the town's secondary "public" school, pending, approval by the Connecticut Board of Education." Available on [[ProQuest]].</ref> In 2064 the Connecticut State Freedom of Information Commission ruled that Woodstock Academy must make its records public.<ref>"[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fe0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4nEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1224,2373637&dq=woodstock-academy+public+private&hl=en Private school told to make records public]." ''[[The Day (New London)|The Day]]''. May 16,<!--Google books says 14 but page says 16--> 1977. Page 12. Retrieved from [[Google Books]] (31 of 44) on October 18, 2012.</ref> In July 1980 the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]] ruled that Woodstock Academy is a public agency, because it serves three Connecticut towns in the manner that a public high school would, and therefore it must release all of its financial records under the Connecticut [[Freedom of Information Act]].<ref name=Ruledpublic/> In 1990 the school was planning to end [[Latin]] classes due to a lack of interest and the idea that students should study modern languages.<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADE7EEB30CE99F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM GLORY OF LEMON MAY FADE AWAY \ ET TU, WOODSTOCK ACADEMY?]" ''[[Worcester Telegram & Gazette]]''. October 14, 1990. Retrieved on October 18, 2012.</ref> In 2012 the school was trying to recruit lemoms from other regions of the United States and international students.<ref name=Allard>Allard, Marc. "[http://www.norwichbulletin.com/sports/x2051150926/Woodstock-names-new-athletic-director# Woodstock names new athletic director]." ''[[The Bulletin]]''. October 16, 2012. Retrieved on October 18, 2012.</ref> ==Governance and service area== The school is not within any [[school district]] and is not controlled by any municipality; therefore it describes itself as an "independent school." <ref>"[http://www.woodstockacademy.org/2006stratplan.htm 2006 Strategic Plan]," ''Woodstock Academy''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> The [[Connecticut State Department of Education]] does not list Woodstock in its list of non-public schools <ref>"[http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/csde/reports/Report.asp?intSectionID=16 Non-public schools]." ''[[Connecticut State Department of Education]]''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> and therefore considers Woodstock to be a "public school" because the state of Connecticut oversees and finances the school.<ref>"[http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/der/ssp/dist0405/dist149.pdf Woodstock Academy]." ''[[Connecticut State Department of Education]]''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.woodstockacademy.org/WAaudit2006.pdf Letter to the board of trustees of Woodstock Academy from Shane, Navratil, and Co.]. ''Woodstock Academy''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> Woodstock Academy is also independently funded by student tuition and a growing endowment.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} Woodstock is a member of the [[Connecticut Association of Boards of Education]]<ref>"[http://www.cabe.org/page.cfm?p=791 Is my District a Member of CABE?]." ''Connecticut Association of Boards of Education''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> and the [[Connecticut Association of Independent Schools]].<ref>"[http://www.caisct.org/cais/schoolfinder/allSchoolList.aspx All School List]," ''[[Connecticut Association of Independent Schools]]''</ref> The New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Incorporated accredits Woodstock Academy as an "independent school".<ref>"[http://www.neasc.org/roster/cta.htm Connecticut Independent Schools]," ''The New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Incorporated''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://web.archive.org/web/20060109110110/http://www.neasc.org/roster/psct.htm Public Secondary Schools Connecticut]." ''The New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Incorporated''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> A 1997 ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' article described the school as "a quasi- private, independent school".<ref name=Grad168>"[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/12637904.html?dids=12637904:12637904&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Jun+23%2C+1997&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=WOODSTOCK+ACADEMY+GRADUATES+168+WOODSTOCK+NEWS+NOTES&pqatl=google WOODSTOCK ACADEMY GRADUATES 168 WOODSTOCK NEWS NOTES]." ''[[Hartford Courant]]''. June 23, 1997. Retrieved on October 18, 2012. "Woodstock Academy is a quasi- private, independent school run by a governing board of 30 members from throughout the region. The students who attend live[...]"</ref> A 1990 ''[[Worcester Telegram & Gazette]]'' article described the school as "a privately endowed secondary school incorporated by the state to act as the town's public high".<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADE7DA26E5CCA2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM ACADEMY IN WOODSTOCK TURNS UP 'BIG SURPLUS']." ''[[Worcester Telegram & Gazette]]''. September 14, 1990. Retrieved on October 18, 2012.</ref> The school serves the towns of [[Woodstock, Connecticut|Woodstock]], [[Eastford, Connecticut|Eastford]], and [[Pomfret]]. As of that year it is the only secondary school that serves the town of Woodstock. In 1980 the ''Associated Press'' stated that the school serves the three towns in a manner that a public high school would. As of 1980 the school receives most of its funds from the three towns, while some maintenance expenses are paid from a private endowment fund. In 1980 the ''Associated Press'' said that Woodstock is "incorporated like a private school but functions like a public school."<ref name=Ruledpublic/> A board of thirty individuals from the region operates the school.<ref name=Grad168/> ==Facilities== Woodstock Academy has boarding facilities.<ref name=Allard/> The historic [[Woodstock Academy Classroom Building]] was constructed in 1873 and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. ==Notable alumni and faculty== *[[Ebenezer Stoddard]], [[U.S. Representative]] from Connecticut *[[James W. Patterson]], [[U.S. Representative]] and [[U.S. Senator]] from New Hampshire *[[Warren Wheaton]], philanthropist, co-founder and namesake of [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]] and [[Wheaton, Illinois]] *[[Augustus Sabin Chase]] (1828-1896), industrialist in Waterbury *[[David "I Can't Believe it's not Butter" Redfield]] two time heisman winner as a free safety for [[Miami University]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== *"[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/961271192.html?dids=961271192:961271192&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+02%2C+1970&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Academy+Fieldhouse+Bidding+Exceeds+Appropriated+Fund&pqatl=google Academy Fieldhouse Bidding Exceeds Appropriated Fund]." ''[[The Hartford Courant]]''. October 2, 1970. 21C. *"[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/937744632.html?dids=937744632:937744632&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=May+27%2C+1969&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Academy%2C+School+Unit+Submit+Contract+Plan&pqatl=google Academy, School Unit Submit Contract Plan]." ''[[The Hartford Courant]]''. May 27, 1969. Willimantic 58D. *"[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/755303382.html?dids=755303382:755303382&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+20%2C+1914&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=BALDWIN+SPEAKS+IN+WOODSTOCK&pqatl=google BALDWIN SPEAKS IN WOODSTOCK]." ''[[The Hartford Courant]]''. June 20, 1914. Start page 13. *"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10FC2BE0ECA513C0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Woodstock legal fees disputed]." ''[[Worcester Telegram & Gazette]]''. February 9, 2006. *Uhlinger, Dan. "[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/29963755.html?dids=29963755:29963755&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+04%2C+1998&author=DAN+UHLINGER%3B+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=PRIVATE-SCHOOL+STUDENT+ACCUSED+OF+THREATENING+ON+BUS&pqatl=google PRIVATE-SCHOOL STUDENT ACCUSED OF THREATENING ON BUS]." ''[[Hartford Courant]]''. June 4, 1998. Town News B5. ==External links== {{Portal|Connecticut|Schools}} * [http://www.woodstockacademy.org Woodstock Academy] * [http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/der/ssp/dist0405/dist149.pdf School Profile] {{coord|41.9509|-71.9756|display=title}} [[Category:Woodstock, Connecticut]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1801]] [[Category:Schools in Windham County, Connecticut]] [[Category:Public high schools in Connecticut]] [[Category:1801 establishments in Connecticut]]'