| Foxcroft Academy | |
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) Foxcroft Academy seal on podium | |
| Location | |
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| , United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private High School |
| Motto | "Knowledge is Power" |
| Established | 1823 |
| Headmaster | Arnold Shorey |
| Assistant Head of School | Tim Smith |
| Enrollment | 450 (day and boarding) |
| Campus | Rural, 125 acres |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Athletics | Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball,Bob Sled, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Indoor and Outdoor Track, Jousting, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Wrestling |
| Mascot | Ponies |
| Nickname | F.A. |
| Website | www |
Foxcroft Academy is a private preparatory high school located in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine. Chartered by the Maine legislature in 1823, Foxcroft Academy was established just a few years after the incorporation of the town of Foxcroft itself. From modest beginnings in a wood frame building for which the town appropriated $100, the Academy now occupies a 125-acre campus with a full complement of academic, athletic, and residential facilities. Today more than 350 day students are enrolled from the surrounding towns of Dover-Foxcroft, Sebec, Charleston, Bowerbank, Monson, and Harmony, with an additional 100 international students. 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.
Academics
Foxcroft Academy was named an Apple Distinguished School in 2014.
The Academy has 25 Visual and Performing Arts courses: Art I, Ceramics, Sculptural Welding, Studio Art, AP Studio Art, Digital Photography, Yearbook Production, Filmmaking, Applied Media Production, Intro to Theater, Acting in a One-Act Play, Acting in a Musical, Band, Chorus, Intro to Guitar, Guitar II, Rock Band, Intro to Piano, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Improvisation II, Woodwind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Orchestra/Chamber Ensemble, and Select Choir.
Athletics
Foxcroft Academy’s 23 varsity athletic teams have combined to win 21 state titles–11 in the past 11 years–and have also won four MPA Sportsmanship Awards in the past two years alone.
Notable alumni
- Corey Beaulieu (1983-), lead guitarist of the Florida metal band Trivium
- Frank E. Guernsey (1866-1927), U.S. Representative from Maine[1]
- Charles E. Littlefield (1851-1915), U.S. Representative from Maine[2]
- David Mallett (1951-), singer-songwriter
- Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet (1874-1943), gold mine owner, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist
- Henry Otis Pratt (1838-1931), U.S. Representative from Iowa[3]
- Dean Smith, winner of the Walter Byars Awards
- Lillian M. N. Stevens (1844-1914), temperance worker[4]
- Lance E. Walker, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine[5]
External links
References
- ^ 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 Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, 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."
- ^ Harrison, Judy (December 15, 2018). "Judge Walker formally sworn in a day after he tosses out Poliquin's suit". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.