Volume X No. 3 Spring/Summer 2004 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Looking To The Future p. 5 Summer Programs p. 6 FA’s Growing Boarding Program p. 8-9 Class Notes p. 10 Reunion 2004 p. 15 ....and more! A PUBLIC ATION OF FOXCROFT AC ADEMY FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS The Legacy Circle T he Legacy Circle of Foxcroft Academy recognizes, honors, and thanks alumni, parents, and friends who have made direct provisions for Foxcroft Academy in their wills, named FA as beneficiary of a life insurance policy, or who have included FA in a charitable trust. All members of the Legacy Circle are listed in the school's publications in recognition of their special, permanent philanthropic investment in the school. Planned gifts to the endowment ensure that Foxcroft Academy will continue to be strong and financially secure well into the 21st century. Gifts to the endowment also allow the Academy to offer a quality of educational programming that exceeds what tuition revenues alone can provide. The school's current endowment of $3.6 million is no longer adequate to meet the needs of a school the size of Foxcroft Academy. As an independent school the Academy is not eligible for any state capital construction funds, therefore, the endowed funds of the Academy play a critical role in protecting the future of the Academy. The Trustees’ 2003 Long Range Strategic Plan calls for a needed increase in the school's endowment from its current level to a minimum of $12 million over the next several years. A bequest or trust of any size qualifies an individual for membership in the Legacy Circle. While the donor is not required to notify the school of the size of the intended gift, donors should note that they may establish a named fund or a restricted purpose fund, and that such intentions should be discussed with the school before establishing the estate plan so that the donor's wishes can be met. You may choose to remain anonymous, but your public membership in the Legacy Circle often helps others give further consideration to their own support of this important need. All planned gifts such as a bequest are added to the school's permanent endowment fund. Trustees receive a 5% income distribution from endowed funds annually, leaving the principal intact and growing. Endowed scholarship funds such as the Horizon Scholarship Fund and Academic Aspirations Fund benefit students while they are still attending Foxcroft Academy. If you would like more information on the various ways to include the Academy in your estate plans or on how to establish a named endowed fund, please contact Jay Brennan, Associate Headmaster for Institutional Advancement at Foxcroft Academy, 975 West Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426. If you have already made plans to include the Academy in your estate plan and would like us to place you name as a member of the Legacy Circle, please let us know. Foxcroft Academy Board of Trustees President, Vandy E. Hewett ’75 Vice President, Douglas M. Smith ’65 Secretary, Lois W. Reynolds ’54 Treasurer, Donna L. Hathaway ’66 Members of the Legacy Circle Bessie Bush John and Janice Ellery Berta Washburn Fitzgerald ’39 Paul and Olive Lee Gates ’20, ’23 Donna Libby Hathaway ’66 Frank Knaut ’70 David and Yoriko McClure ’45 Woodrow Evans Page Margaret Bradford Patzner ’65 Lois Ward Reynolds ’54 Frederick Robbins ’41 Douglas Smith ’65 Miriam Smith Helen Dillen Stitham Kevin and Jane Hayes Stitham ’70, ’73 Muriel Philpot Watson ’25 James Williams ’51 Ruby Carlson Williams Susan M. Almy William C. Bisbee Peter W. Culley ’61 Rebecca R. Engdahl ’52 Edgar E. Gammon ’47 H. Thomas Gerrish ’52 Wayne O. Huff Jane Hibbard-Merrill Frank T. Knaut ’70 David R. Perkins Glenda B. Smith Richard B. Swett John E. Wentworth John E. Wiles ’51 Honorary Trustees Philip S. Annis ’41 Doris G. Coy ’64 William C. Forbes III Elizabeth H. Harvey Louis O. Hilton Frederick E. Hutchinson ’48 Woodrow E. Page Martha G. Rollins ’37 Murray M. Stanhope ’37 Helen D. Stitham Kevin L. Stitham ’70 Muriel P. Watson ’25 Foxcroft Volume No. XXVI Spring/Summer 2004 Editor: Jay Brennan Associate Headmaster Associate Editor: Cathy Hall Pictured on Cover: Alex Small '05, Lauren Snow '05, Ashley Smith '05, and Mitch Sawyer '05 The Foxcroft is published two times each year for alumni and friends of Foxcroft Academy. If you are receiving duplicate copies of the Foxcroft or have a change of address, please contact the Foxcroft Academy Alumni/Development Office at 975 W. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426. Sports at Foxcroft Academy Foxcroft Academy Excels in Sports with Two State Championships W hile Foxcroft Academy is often noted for the academic achievements of its students, state championships in both football and wrestling have brought it additional recognition. In football, the last time Foxcroft Academy earned back-to-back trips to the Class C State Championship was in 1996 and 1997. The Ponies won their previous state title in ’96 by defeating Old Orchard Beach in the championship game, then fell to Lisbon in the ’97 final. Last year the Ponies made an appearance in the Class C State Championship game, but fell to Boothbay in a heartbreaking 25-20 loss. This year the Ponies compiled an 11-0 record, their second straight undefeated season, with an offense averaging 400 yards per game. It was also a special season for Coach Paul Withee who not only achieved his 100th career win and won his second gold ball as coach, but had the privilege of winning the gold ball with his son Josh Withee ’04 as the team’s quarterback. The team was awarded championship rings for their fine accomplishment. 2003 State Class C Championship Football Team; Captains Lincoln Robinson, Josh Withee, Max Kennedy, Madison Earnest In wrestling, Foxcroft Academy has not won a state championship in the 42 years that wrestling has been a varsity sport. Wrestlers were regularly seen and heard every morning at 6:15 as they began their morning workout with a run on the cross country trails of the Academy, shouting out a chant as they ran together. Local residents up early on those cold and snowy December and January mornings who drove by the Academy saw these dedicated students log in an hour and a half workout before classes started. This work ethic, instilled by a dedicated and passionate coaching staff, has produced a number of individual state championships, but never the state title. This year the Ponies took home five individual state titles as well as the team state championship. Winning individual titles for the Ponies were Max Kennedy at 145, Caleb Pelletier at 152, Randy Briggs at 171, Josh Pelletier at 215 and Chris Lewis at 275. As in football, Foxcroft Academy battled Lisbon for the state title, and when it was all over, Foxcroft wrestlers outscored Lisbon by 30 points. Coaches Ayala and Pelletier with 2003 State Class C Championship Wrestling Team SPRING 2004 1 Foxcroft News Partnership with Jackson Laboratory The second research project is in the his fall Foxcroft Academy entered inarea of fibroblast proliferation. Fibroblasts to a relationship with the Jackson are connective tissue cells involved in the Laboratory in Bar Harbor, who has normal growth, healing, wound repair, and agreed to assist Foxcroft Academy students day-to-day physiological activities of every in the development of scientific research tissue and organ in the body. Working with methods as it relates to the Lab’s work with cells from a strain of mice from the Island specific research projects. The Jackson Lab of Pohn in the Mediterranean, Foxcroft will work with the Foxcroft Academy sciAcademy students will be counting fibroence staff to aid students conducting reblast cells to determine their proliferasearch on the campus of the Academy. The tion, which will then provide data to the Jackson Lab is the world’s largest mammaJackson Lab in support of their work to lian genetic research facility and serves the Isaac Almy examining cell division understand the relationship between fibroglobal scientific community as a key problast proliferation and aging in mice. vider of critical genetic data, and is a center The third project would be under the for training present and future scientists. direction of Dr. David Harrison, whose area Helping to foster this relationship is of research at the Jackson Lab has been genFoxcroft Academy alumna Jane Barker ’52, etic and endocrine mechanisms of aging. Chief Scientist at Jackson Lab. As a result, The specific research project for which Dr. Jon Geiger, Educational Program Officer Academy students would prepare and colat the Lab, and Dr. David Harrison, Senior lect data on tissue cultures is known as: Staff Scientist, have had several meetings Pluripotency of Mesenchymal Stem Cells since last spring with the Academy’s SciDerived from Adult Mouse Marrow. This ence Department Chair, Mr. Gary Worthing, research would take place in the 2004-05 and Mr. Jay Brennan, Associate Headmasschool year. To facilitate the implementater for Insitutional Advancement. Working Science instructor Jessica Wentworth '98 working with tion of this particular research piece, the together over the last several months, the students on phases of mitosis and meiosis Jackson Lab has named Foxcroft Academy Jackson Lab and Foxcroft Academy have science faculty member, Jessica Wentworth ’97 as part of Dr. Harrison’s tentatively identified three research projects in which Academy sturesearch team for a period of eight weeks in the summer of 2004. dents will participate during the next two years. Jackson Lab will provide training opportunities in developing tissue Already underway, the first project has our Advanced Placement cultures so that Ms. Wentworth can help the Academy’s science staff Biology students working in the area of biofilms, which in recent years in implementing research and data collection with students, related has become a major focus of microbial research. Biofilms represent a to Dr. Harrison’s project. distinct lifestyle for bacteria which provides protection from deleterious To prepare for this third research piece, Foxcroft Academy will conditions. In medicine, biofilms are known to complicate the majority need to create a sterile environment to conduct tissue culture developof chronic and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, including prostatitis, ment. To fund the equipment for this research, Foxcroft Academy will biliary tract infections, and urinary catheter cystitis caused by Escherneed to raise approximately $20,000 in charitable support from alumni ichia coli. The purpose of the Academy’s research is to help identify and friends of the Academy. Those wanting to help support this imthe kind of substance that could migrate through the surface to block portant project may contact Jay Brennan in the Academy’s Developbiofilm formation. ment Office at (207)564-8664 or [email protected]. T 2 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Foxcroft News Foxcroft Academy Science Department in Action I n today’s world, there seems to be an explosion of science and technology information. Foxcroft Academy’s Science Department strives to develop an understanding of biology, chemistry, and physics that allows students to access and evaluate this scientific information. Foxcroft Academy’s science curriculum offers a rigorous base of science knowledge necessary for students to be competitive in pre-med, nursing, and engineering programs, as well as a host of science related fields. As a result, Academy students, over the last number of years, have earned entrance into schools such as MIT, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Maine’s Engineering School, Roger Williams, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Cornell. The science curriculum offers something for every student. In addition to general courses in each of the science fields (biology, chemistry, and physics), students may also enroll in college prep courses in each of these areas. Students enrolled in college prep or general courses often need 3 1/2 to 4 years to meet all the science standards necessary for graduation. In addition, honor students may enroll in CPA classes in biology, chemistry and physics, conditioned upon their demonstrating strength in scientific reading, research, and writing. Upon demonstrating the necessary academic ability, students in their final year may also enroll in Advanced Placement Biology or Chemistry course or a Physics II course. SPRING 2004 3 History An American Tradition of Independence in Education: Town Academies F oxcroft Academy and sister schools like Thornton, Washington, MCI, and Fryeburg Academy are often referred to as town academies, and for good reason. In early American history, local community members took the responsibility for schooling in their community (town) either through a voluntary association of community leaders or through a local church. Town academies represent a part of this historic American tradition of local control in the educational decision making process. What was considered a “public education” for students was achieved at independent, church-related and community-sponsored schools that served large heterogeneous populations. When Massachusetts adopted its state constitution in 1780, it decided to use a model of tax-funded schools, establishing the first tax-funded school system in America. However, tax-supported funding was provided to both common and independent schools, including religious schools, because each was seen as performing a public service. The role of the government in education was limited to encouraging the growth of schools through financial support. It was within this climate that town academies emerged in the late 1700’s, whose mission was mainly the education of secondary students, which up until that time had been largely neglected. The free enterprise notion that competing corporations best served the public interest in business was extended into the realm of education and was best typified in the academies. They were operated by self-perpetuating boards of trustees, often associated with a founding local church, and financed either wholly through private endowment or combination of endowment, subscription (fund-raising), and tuition. State governments accepted this corporate form of organization for secondary education as desirable public policy and actively promoted the growth of independent academies through grants of land or money to individual academies. The 1792 records of Fryeburg Academy showed that when the General Court of Massachusetts granted its petition, the school was endowed with 12,000 acres of land. Foxcroft Academy, the first academy to be incorporated after Maine became a state, was awarded 11,020 acres of land. State legislatures came to view land grant support for independent academies as an inexpensive and administratively simple method of ensuring the maintaining of substantial numbers of secondary schools. The policy of governmental encouragement of academies spread throughout the country during the early and mid1800’s as the most efficient means of providing secondary education to children. By 1892 Maine had over 110 town academies. Ava Harriet Chadbourne writes in her 1936 book entitled A History of Education in Maine, “In the post-Revolutionary War period in Maine, the academy became the secondary school.” So it was that up until the late nineteenth century the academy emerged as the dominant form of secondary education. With the role of the government limited to encouraging the growth of a variety of educational models through tax supported funding, there was no clean line of separation between public and private schools. For this reason town academies were often considered “public” institutions; however, by the beginning of the twentieth century the term “public education” had taken on a new meaning and became synonymous with direct governmental sponsorship, operation, and control of schooling. In the midst of this changing definition of “public schools”, Maine’s independent town academies have held fast to their continuing duty to offer parents, students, and towns an educational choice, one that is in keeping with the historic American tradition of local control in the educational decision making process. Today, the relationship between sending towns or districts and town academies is strictly voluntary. If an independent school fails to meet the expectations of the sending town or district or the families it serves, the option of withdrawal and enrollment in other private or public schools can be exercised. Competition for scarce resources in an open market environment dictates that independent schools such as town academies establish and maintain high standards. The very nature of private education thus promotes direct accountability of schools, teachers and administrators to the towns, sending districts, parents and students they serve. With a history of serving Maine families for over 200 years, town academies continue to offer unique educational models while providing significant cost savings to taxpayers. To request a copy of Maine Academies: An American Tradition of Independence in Education, please write to An American Tradition, Foxcroft Academy, 975 West Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 or e-mail: [email protected]. Nine Maine academies continue to exist today as independent schools: Foxcroft, Lee, George Stevens, Maine Central Institute, Erskine, Thornton, Lincoln, Washington, and Fryeburg. 4 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS FA’s Future Looking to the Future H istorically, Foxcroft Academy has offered its students a broad range of academic programming and experiences. A relatively small secondary school in central Maine, Foxcroft Academy stands as a testimony to the philanthropic support of its alumni, parents, grandparents, community members and friends. Nevertheless, preserving the Academy's breadth in academic programming is likely to become more challenging during the next few years. In 1996-97, tuition revenue (the per pupil tuition rate is established and capped by legislative statute, not by FA) from MSAD #68 for their 433 students accounted for 86% of the Academy’s overall revenue. In 2003-04, tuition revenue from MSAD #68’s 374 students accounted for only 68% of our overall revenue. As we look to 2010-2011 we are anticipating only 305 students from MSAD #68, which would account for no more than 54% of our overall revenues. Although Trustees and administration continue to study these numbers, including population and local school enrollment trends, the current trends indicate a clear message. If the Academy is going to continue to offer students a broad range of academic opportunities, such as three foreign languages, 6 Advanced Placement Courses, and 29 honors courses, or opportunities like that with Jackson Lab (see page 2) we must find additional sources of revenue outside of local tuition funds. The expansion of our boarding program this year will account for an additional $115,000 in revenue after all costs for the program have been deducted. The continued growth of this program will be a critical source of additional revenue in the years ahead. Growth in the day student population from either surrounding towns with choice or parents who are willing and able to pay full tuition will also help ease the burden. The Academy must also look to continued and grow- Revenue Resources 2003-2004 1 Revenue Resources 1996-97 1% Boarding 6% Other Day Tuition 1% Annual Giving 4% Endowed Income 2 3 2% Athletic, Gifts, and Other Income 4 5 6 86% Tuition from MSAD #68 ing philanthropic support from parents, grandparents, alumni, community members and friends of the Academy. A projected revenue model for the 2010-11 school year anticipates about 305 MSAD #68 students, 50 boarding students, growth in the endowment, and $100,000 in unrestricted annual giving gifts. In this model, the Academy would also anticipate about $400,000 in operational cost savings due to smaller student numbers. Even with these new sources of revenue and cost saving measures there is a projected $220,000 (3%) shortfall in revenue. Without boarding revenue the Academy would face an additional gap in funding of $1million annually. While these challenges appear significant, the Trustees’ commitment remains strong to preserving the quality and breadth of educational opportunities that has made the Academy a distinctive learning institution for the communities it has served for over 180 years. Projected Revenue Resources 2010-11 2 8% Boarding 8% Other Day Tuition 1% Annual Giving 7% Endowed Income 4% Athletic, Gifts, and Other Income 4% Gap in Funding 3 4 5 1 1 2 2% Annual Giving 21% Boarding 9% Endowed Income 3 5% Athletic, Gifts, and Other Income 3% Gap in Funding 4 5 6 6 7 7 68% Tuition from MSAD #68 55% Tuition from MSAD #68 5% Other Day Tuition SPRING 2004 5 FA Horizon Programs Summer Programs Offer FA Students a Look at the World Museums of Natural History, U.S. Hisive Foxcroft Academy stutory, and Air and Space, Lincoln and dents participated in sumJefferson Memorials, and the Pentamer programs that took them gon. Meeting with Senator Susan to Washington D.C., Bates College, Collins and Rep. Mike Michaud was and even Europe. The Congressionalso a highlight of the trip.” al Student Leadership Conference Travis: Here is a speech that in Washington, D.C. was attended Travis wrote in his run to become by three students: Steve Tatko ’06, floor leader: “’I have a dream.’ Four Benjamin Brown ’06, and Travis simple words spoken by the great Belanger ’06, while Mike Freese Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that ’04 participated in the Edmund S. shook the foundation of prejudice Muskie Scholars Program at Bates and racism that our great nation College. Jennie Walker ’04 followed was once based upon. Our nation, the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mothanks to a dream, is now based zart with the Oratorio Society. upon justice, freedom and equality.” The students who attended “I, too, have a dream. My dream the Congressional Student Leaderis that all the hatred, mistrust, and ship Conference had their eyes anger that has endured the efforts opened on the legislative process. of countless previous generations Here are some of their thoughts to destroy it, will finally be deon their participation and the stroyed by this generation. Every events they attended. man, woman, and child on this Steve: “The main goal of the earth will be able to respect one Benjamin Brown, Steve Tatko, Travis Belanger conference was to take us through another, accept the differences betthe legislative process used in creween one another, and talk to each other over the table of peace, after ating bills. We were to write our own bills and present them before an our generation.” assembly of our peers for debate on the last day of the program. We “This is my dream, but this dream will never come true in our were divided into two political parties: Federalists and Nationalists, lifetime without strong leaders. That is why I am appearing before this and over the next ten days the parties themselves created their own assembled Senate. If elected floor leader, I believe that I will receive political philosophies. Each party was divided into committees to the experience and knowledge necessary to share my dream with which each student was assigned.” people around the world.” Benjamin: “Mock Congressional sessions were held and legisla“This conference is the starting point from which the end of tyrtive bills introduced, discussed, debated, and finally voted upon. In betanny, hatred, and prejudice will come. Using the knowledge gained ween these sessions there were lectures from guest speakers who introhere, we will be able to stop the killing and bloodshed in our lifetime.” duced them to many controversial and political topics. We were often “This is my dream, ladies and gentlemen, and if elected floor leader, reminded how important it is to have goals for the future and that a I will share this dream, this vision, with all of you. And hopefully, with plan of action would help us reach those goals. We also spent time your votes and support, we all may be able to see this dream come true.” visiting many of the tourist attractions including: the Smithsonian, the F 6 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS FA Horizon Programs Jennie Walker ’04 Prepares for her Role in the Academy’s Production of the Sound of Music L FA’s production of the Sound of Music ast summer,with the help of a Horizon Scholarship, Jennie Walker visited Salzburg and Linz, Austria, traveling onto Vienna in the Czech Republic and Prague. She toured with the Oratorio Society, performing in the town of St. Gilgen, birthplace of Mozart’s mother and in the very cathedral where Mozart’s mother’s parents were married. She was thrilled to take the Sound of Music tour, visiting the Nonnberg Monastery, the mansion in which the film was made, along with its gazebo, and the cathedral where Maria and Captain Von Trapp married in the movie. This tour prepared Jennie to star in the Foxcroft Academy production of the Sound of Music last fall, in which she portrayed the Mother Abbess. She observes, “One thing that I would never trade for anything about this trip is what I learned about myself. Becoming a stronger person while I was away has really allowed me to put a foot in the right direction to my future.” Jennie Walker at the Sound of Music setting in Austria Mike Freese ’04 Attends the Edmund S. Muskie Scholars Program I n the summer of 2003, Mike Freese attended the Edmund S. Muskie Scholars Program held at Bates College. The focus of this program is history, politics, and government and emulates the “typical college experience,” according to Mike. Each day, professors from Bates, Bowdoin and USM presented topics ranging from the Cold War to the Nixon tapes, emphasizing the time period from 1945 to the present, resulting in many heated debates. Mike was able to hone his research skills in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 2100 linear feet of Muskie’s textual records, with an assignment of writing a paper on an issue involving Edmund Muskie. The proposed closing of Loring Air Force Base in 1976 was his chosen topic, which required the use of the archives along with the college library. Mike is extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to attend this program and increase his desire to study history and attend college. Mike Freese in front of Edmund S. Muskie Archives SPRING 2004 7 oxcroft Academy’s current boarding program has its roots dating back to the school’s earliest years in the 1800’s, including a small dormitory and boarding homes which were in use until the late 1930’s. In 1995 the Academy re-initiated its boarding program with a small group of international students. Since then, with help from the faculty and staff, Jeff Robinson and his family as the Residential Director and now with Amy Smith as the Admissions Director, it has grown into an active and diversified boarding program including both international as well as national students. Today, the tuition, room and board fees to attend the Academy are some of the least expensive in New England, making an American education available to a greater handful of international students while providing additional revenue to support the educational program for day students. This year there are 18 boarding students from all over the world including Spain, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Canary Islands, Vietnam, Miami, and even as close as Greenville and Chesuncook Village. Some live in residential dormitories and some are placed in the community with host families. Since boarding students arrived in mid-August, they have been very involved with the life of the school. Most have participated in sports including soccer, football, ice hockey, wrestling, swim team and basketball. They have also made a positive impact in the Academy’s band, chorus, musical theater, math team and science fair competition. Not only are boarding students busy with their studies and extracurricular activities, they also have fun with specially planned weekend activities which are a regular part of the boarding experience and program. Many of the students are seen at the local YMCA, located near the school’s campus, participating in an aerobics class, swimming or working out. When students arrive they are quickly introduced to each other dur- F 8 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS ing orientation and are initiated into the Foxcroft experience as they join Jeff and Amy on a white water rafting trip down the Penobscot River, north of Moosehead Lake. Late in September, the students participated in the Annual Friendship Ride with United Bikers of Maine, who volunteer their time as well as their motorcycles every year to drive the boarding students to Bingham for a barbeque. This year the trip took place on a beautiful Indian summer day and by the end of the trip, all the students were saying that they wanted to buy Harleys for themselves! Over Thanksgiving break, the boarding program took a trip to New York City for 3 days and nights of sight-seeing and parade watching. The boarding program students from Washington Academy in Machias joined the Academy’s students as they visited Ground Zero, Times Square, Empire State Building, Wall Street, Macy’s, China Town, Little Italy, NBC Studios, Rockefeller Plaza, and the Macy’s Day Parade. FA students were even interviewed by the CBS Early Show on the parade route! Amy and Jeff were pleasantly surprised in hearing the reactions from some of the students who said, “I like visiting NYC, but I’m glad I live in Dover-Foxcroft.” The boarding students have also enjoyed other weekly or weekend trips to the Bangor Mall, L.L. Bean, a lobster bake, athletic events, a local ski resort, the University of Maine, Acadia National Park, Boston, school dances and community held dinners. The boarding program has not only brought much humor, fun, learning and diversity to the Academy, but it has been an economic stimulus to the school and the community at large. If you know students who may wish to attend the Academy as a boarding student you may contact Amy Smith at (207)564-8351 or visit us on the web at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/admissions.htm. Class Notes Class Notes Class of 1939 “The best banquet she can remember”, is what Julia Robbins Shambach said about last year’s Alumni Banquet. “The program was extremely well done and quite a change from previous years.” ly reached that goal and has now turned her sights on hiking every 4000-footer in New Hampshire. Class of 1961 Ruth Bean Bell reports that Pat Leland Mereen’s husband Sam died 11/23/03. They had just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 7/19/03. Betty Libby Arno and her husband Jake ’59 have three wonderful sons and six beautiful grandchildren. Jake has retired from Central Maine Power Co. and after 35 years they still live in Dover-Foxcroft. They would like to hear from classmates at: [email protected]. Class of 1952 Class of 1964 Sheldon Scribner, retired and living in Clifton Park, NY, can’t wait to attend his class’ 55th reunion in a couple of short years. After living in Cape Cod for 39 years, Sherry Turner Martino and her husband Tony have moved to Dexter. She has four children: Michelle and David who live in FL, and Heather and Nicole who live in Plymouth, MA. Class of 1943 Class of 1957 The Lincoln County News in Maine recently ran an article about Dot Anderson Blanchard, who at age 64 continues to hike 40-50 mountains per year. In her lifetime she has climbed 240 mountains in Maine and numerous others on the eastern seaboard of the US and Canada. She has also hiked the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in Maine and parts of New Hampshire and Vermont. Her goal is to hike every mountain in Maine that has a trail up its slopes. She has near- Class of 1971 Linda Gammon, director of the middle school band and middle school music department at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, VA, was awarded the Scroll of Excellence by the Women Band Directors International Association. She was cited for making outstanding contributions to music education and for consistently producing bands of a superior performance level. Class of 1973 Judy Dow has moved back to ME from RI, where she is now a closing agent for the DFC of Maine in Portland and makes her home in Yarmouth. Class of 1975 Tim and Ann Miller King’s ’76 oldest child Jennifer has joined the USAF as an electronics technician. She is the granddaughter of Dover resident Barbara Miller. Class of 1976 Residing in Lisbon, ME, Earl Moulen is working at Maine Medical Center in Portland as a lead telecommunications technician. Class of 1980 Mona Roy St. Peter and her husband Wayne welcomed a son Connor Nathan into the world on 8/13/03, weighing a hefty 9 lbs. 5 oz. Mona is a loan services technician at Bangor Savings Bank and Wayne is self-employed as a real estate broker. Class of 1981 An independent beauty consultant with Mary Kay, Lassie Johns Henry and her husband make their home in Jackson, ME, along with their two children. Class of 1984 Penny Ruksznis Kerwin and her husband Kevin ’85 keep very busy with their two young children: Connor (4) and Samuel (1). Penny is an Assistant VicePresident of Finance at Banknorth, NA. Kevin is a project manager for Comfort Systems USA in addition to being a licensed master plumber. Class of 1987 Muriel Sherrard O’Brien ’40 in front of her motor home 10 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Jennifer Fricke King and her husband Tony have a new son born 9/19/03, Evan William King. He joins big sister Kayla, 4, and the family resides in Round Hill, VA. Linda Gammon ‘71 awarded Scroll of Excellence Class of 1988 Alumni Weekend 2003 was spent in Dover-Foxcroft by Renae Mitchell Freid, her husband Ron and daughter Emily. They visited with great aunt Muriel Philpot Watson ’25, grandparents, Aubrey ’45 and Norma Neal Philpot ’48, and Aunt Carole Philpot Buzzell ’72. Living in Sebec, ME, Gingar Rush Dow and her husband Herb have two sons: Adam, 14, a freshman at FA, and Bradley, 11. Gingar works for Shari Stevens Sage ’93 at Modern Image Salon in Dover and Herb works for Verizon. Roger Smith and his wife Angela announce the birth of a second son, Garrett Marsh Smith, born 4/25/03. He joins big brother Dawson Anders Smith, born 4/23/01. Roger is the head of the Social Studies Department at Lake Region High School in Naples, ME. Class of 1990 Pat Myers and his wife Teresa moved to Sebec, ME, this past April, taking over the family homestead. Zachary Daniel Aaron Kinley is the name given to the son of Renee Moonlight Kinley and her husband James. He was born 12/23/02 and the family resides in Ewing, NJ. Class Notes in England is where Stephen Witmer is studying for his PhD in theology. Class of 1995 Mac ‘53 and Dottie Anderson Blanchard ‘57 at Alumni Banquet ‘03 Class of 1992 Heidi Chambers Walker, in her position as Senior Manager, Business Valuation Consultant at Baker, Newman & Noyes in Portland, ME, has been speaking to various professional organizations around the country on business valuation issues. Her husband Lance ’90, attorney at Norman Hanson & Detroy LLC in Portland, had the opportunity to chat with William Buckley, Jr., known to millions as host of Firing Line, the longest running television debate program on PBS. They discussed everything from politics to celestial navigation to Mr. Buckley’s love of peanut butter. Tim Blakely is an attorney living in New York City. The Finance Authority of Maine has as a new Education Divison Program Officer in Anne Tabor Reed, who recently moved to Manchester, ME, to take the position. Class of 1993 Making his home in Hawley, PA, Robert Weymouth III is owner of Weymouth Construction. On leave from teaching, Jen Moonlight Meserve and her husband Barry were expecting a new child on 2/4/04. They reside in Lincoln, ME, with their daughter Kaylee Eve, 4. Married on 6/19/03 to Erin Casey, Mike Hoschouer and she have three-year-old identical daughters, Paige and Kai, who keep them running every minute. “They never walk,” says Mike. They currently live in Ellsworth, ME, and he works at Brewer Automotive Components. He would like to hear from classmates. Class of 1994 A driving school instructor and office manager, Darcie Johndro Currier and her husband Jesse ’92 have a son Noah born 8/10/01. Jessica Chase Verrill and her husband Cory have moved back to central Maine. She looks forward to catching up with everyone and is employed at the University of Maine Pulp & Paper Process Development Center as a research engineer. Married on 6/28/03, Nicole McLellan Bienkowski has a daughter Jade who is 7 and doing well at Newport Elementary School. Sandy Tucker and Jacob Kennedy ’99 were married on 9/6/03 at the home of Sandy’s parents. They make their home in Saco, ME. Sara-Mae Turner Burke is currently living in Farmington, ME, and teaching 5/6th grade language arts. Emily Harvey recently purchased a home in Phoenix, AZ, and is attending the University of Phoenix to earn a Masters Degree in marriage, family and child therapy. The University of Cambridge Tom Moonlight was married on 7/18/03 to Julie Labbe of Scarborough, ME, and they make their home in Newport. Amanda Lockwood and Fred Maddocks ’96 were married on 1/4/04 and they reside in Raleigh, NC. Toby Nelson is a sports broadcaster/ program director for the Zone Corp. in Bangor, ME, and does the FA games for WDME here in Dover-Foxcroft. His wife Miranda Johnson is a provider relations specialist for the State of Maine. In May of 2004, Jolene West will wed Anthoney Ensey, formerly of Kerrville, TX. Class of 1996 An error was made in the last issue of the Foxcroft for news from Vicky and Dennis Crocker. They make their home in Carmel, ME, and Vicky works in Brewer as a CSR and Dennis in Hermon as a welder. They were married in May of 1998. Ben Warstler was married to Lisa Davis of Springfield, MA, in an outdoor ceremony on 8/26/03 in the Adirondacks of NY. Ben is a certified athletic trainer and strength and conditioning specialist at Amherst College, while working on becoming a certified nutritionist. They make their home in Springfield, MA. LaDawna McLeish is a senior software engineer in Lexington, MA. Jeff Greiner and his wife Rachel and daughter Clara (18 mos.) are living in Norwich, CT. Jeff is pursuing a career in land surveying and Rachel works at the Mohegan Sun Resort Casino. Class of 1997 A new baby girl, Brooke Elizabeth, was born on 6/5/03 to Bobbi Perkins Lunt and her husband Eric. Bobbi works for Estee Lauder at Filene’s in Bangor and they make their home in Corinth. Maida Rollins Cordero has returned to school to get her Masters Degree in Higher Education at UMO, where she is a graduate assistant and her husband Jose is Assistant Director of Admissions. Graduating from UMO in May of 2001 with a BS in social work, Angela Mackie is engaged to be married to Noel Santiago on 9/25/04. She works for the DHS in Bangor, ME, and they recently bought a home in Glenburn. Mae Olmsted Anderson is living in Bradley, ME, and studying child psychology. Very happy working as a heavy equipment operator, Alicia Jonah and her son Tyler live in Bangor, ME. She would love to hear from classmates at [email protected] Clair Hall ‘77, Bobby Stevens ‘73 and Steve Howard ‘59 chatting at Alumni Banquet ‘03 SPRING 2004 11 Class Notes Cont’d. . . Class of 1998 Class of 2000 Kim Ames is a reporter for Courier Publications in Rockland, ME. Beginning in 2004, Amber Smith’s new boss will be Senator Susan Collins and her new address will be Washington D.C. Amber graduated from USM with a degree in political science. Jen Ditzel is a case manager for children with developmental disabilities. She is getting married in August of 2004. Also getting married is Kelly Emmons in May of 2004, who graduated from UNE with a Masters Degree in physical therapy. She works at the Dover Rehab & Living Center in Dover, NH, and is building a house in Alfred, ME. A new homeowner, Sayward Carolin plans to begin her studies for her Masters Degree in social work in the fall of 2004 at Ball State University. In the suburbs of Berlin, Germany, Jan-Mirko Kruschet is studying digital art at the German Filmschool for Digital Production. Happily married, Sara Nash Turner and her husband make their home in Jacksonville, FL. Patty Blockler and Derrick Nutter ’99 are engaged with plans to marry in October. Derrick graduated from Husson College with a BS in nursing and Patty will graduate in May from Green Mountain College with a BS in theraputic recreation. Class of 2001 Dana Frasz has stopped traveling around Southeast Asia and spent the 2002-03 school year attending the Rochester Institute of Technology studying photography. She is now studying at Sarah Lawrence College in NY, organizing various social justice events and campaigns on campus: fair trade coffee, increased wages for workers on campus and also working closely with the environmental group on campus, encouraging recycling and use of less paper. She has also started a program called Empty Bellies, to which local businesses donate their leftover goods to a food shelter in the Bronx that feeds over 300 people a day. Class of 2002 Ryan Hobbs is in the Marines stationed in Japan, working in the area of logistics. Jamie Lamber t finished her basic training on 10/2/02 and was deployed to Afgahnistan, but arrived back in the states on 8/25/03. She is now engaged to be married on 5/15/04 to Eutimio Reynda, whom she met while in the Army. She enjoyed the experiences that the Army gave her and is very grateful that she was able to meet her future husband there. Class of 1999 Gwen Rollins has moved back from AZ and is now attending Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. Obituaries Dr. Paul Gates ’20 Olive Lee ’23 Ada Dow Foley ’25 Mary Saulmer Hastey ’25 Edna Hurd Monteith ’26 Evelyn Nuite Marden ’27 Helen Melia Howard ’28 Ona Rogers Littlefield ’30 Caxton Pratt ’30 Kathryn Wiley Greene ’31 Myrtle Bell Thompson ’31 Margaret Harlow Delue ’33 Phyllis Salley Brackett ’34 Marion Brown Foss ’34 Frank Tumosa ’34 Philip Speed ’36 Clyde Clukey ’37 Bill Davis ’37 David Goodrow ’38 12 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Class of 2004 girls join in a cheer at FA Pep Rally Foxcroft Academy sadly acknowledges the passing of these alumni and friends: 1999 10/1/03 8/14/99 4/30/01 1/19/01 8/21/03 7/26/03 4/29/03 date unknown 6/21/03 1/7/04 2/13/04 4/3/03 6/22/02 5/1/03 5/23/03 11/26/03 8/30/03 11/18/03 William Gorham ’38 2/18/04 Ruth Elden Hubbard ’39 date unknown Alfred Peakes ’39 11/5/03 Myrtle Finley Wentworth ’39 5/4/01 George Atherton ’40 11/10/99 Helen Babin Klemek ’40 10/11/03 Harland “Pat” Collins ’41 6/11/03 Sheldon “Ted” Harvey ’41 11/18/03 William Bragg ’42 12/30/02 Joanne Law Cole ’42 11/8/03 Mary Cary Kimball ’42 1/6/04 Clarence “Dick” Libby ’44 5/19/03 Edward Tucker ’44 10/24/03 David McClure ’45 3/1/04 Geraldine Palmer Wilson ’46 2/8/04 Marjorie Gammon Eldridge ’50 4/8/03 Amy Pingree Hodsdon ’50 10/16/03 Arthur Levasseur ’50 date unknown Ann Fowler Rizzo ’51 date unknown Calvin Wright ’51 Carleton Clukey ’53 Arthur Berce ’57 Nancy Green Curtis ’59 Omar Buzzell ’61 Mary Beth Dean ’69 Albert Wheaton ’71 Jeannie Hayden Joslyn ’72 Chris Ames ’85 Wayne Grant ’88 Leo Dean - non-alum Ruby Carlson Williams - wife of the late Hon. Matthew Williams Mary Jules Ross - former faculty member Mary Bray - non-alum 11/3/00 7/13/03 9/16/03 6/10/03 2/25/01 11/28/03 2/4/03 8/8/03 8/21/02 6/27/03 3/28/03 9/30/03 11/27/01 12/1/03 Alumni News Classes of 1952 and 1937 Initiate Class Funds T his past year, two classes of Foxcroft Academy have started class funds, a way in which to honor a special occasion of the class or to remember deceased classmates. The class fund could begin with small donations from classmates and be added to over time. As members of the class pass away or in honor of a special accomplishment, their families may choose to have memorial or honor donations come into the class fund, thereby helping it to grow through the years. This fund will “live on” in perpetuity and provide support to the students of Foxcroft Academy for many generations yet to come, in the name of the class. A Trustee at the Academy, Rebecca Rowe Engdahl ’52, gives testimony to the need for these endowed class funds, “Tuition revenue, which is capped by the state, only covers a portion of the cost of providing students at Foxcroft Academy an education. As we look to the future, our Annual Giving Campaign and income from endowed funds will become more and more critical in funding the difference.” As you can see from the graphs on page 5, over the next few years Foxcroft must look to other ways to increase sources of revenue outside of local tuition funds in order to maintain our legacy as an independent school offering students in central Maine the very best educational opportunities. One way to do this is the establishment of an endowed fund, with a simple trust document which states that “the Class of 1952 Fund has been established to benefit the educational programming at Foxcroft Academy”, although your class may designate the fund in whatever manner you choose. Some class members may opt to bequeath a percentage or specific dollar amount in their will to the fund, but there will be no income disbursement until the fund reaches the $5000 level. At that point, the Academy would receive a 5% income distribution from the fund, so the principal would continue to grow in most years even if in some years no new money was added to the fund. If this option is something you would like your class to explore, please let your class agent know of your interest and contact Jay Brennan at the Academy. You can either call him at (207)564-8664 or e-mail him at [email protected]. Remember.... as a Foxcroft Academy graduate, you will always be a part of our school’s wonderful history; thank you for considering the school’s future as well. News Flash T hree members of the Foxcroft Academy faculty retired last year after a total of 76 years of service. Peter Classen, Lori Everett, and Dave Clement all bid the Academy a fond farewell. A technology education teacher since 1974, Mr. Classen and his wife Judy have moved to their new home in Harrington, Maine. He will be fondly remembered for his always cheery smile and friendly personality. Mrs. Everett, secretary in Counseling Services and subsequent secretary to the Headmaster, retired after 16 years of loyal service. She and her husband Jerry are doing a lot of traveling, and this past April their two daughters, Julie, Teresa, and their respective families, visited Ireland, something Mrs. Everett had wanted to do since a very young age. FA faculty member and athletic director for 30 years, Mr. Clement has retired while Mrs. Clement continues to teach computer classes. They enjoy spending time with their son Scott ’92 and daughter Gwen ’89 and their families, especially their granddaughter Ella. We wish the very best to people who will forever be a part of the FA family. Dave Clement and his Granddaughter Ella enjoy a hike up Borestone Mountain. SPRING 2004 13 Reunions Class of 1948 Holds 55th by Jeanette Kinney Cakouros Sixteen of the remaining 26 of the Class of 1948 (36 were graduated) attended one or more of our 55th year reunion activities, 17 if you count Herm Miller who showed up at the wrong time and so visited only class agent Lewis Dow and his wife Leona ’51. On Friday evening we had a lobster-steak feed at the Dow’s attractive home in Sebec. Former business teacher, Frances Glover, was our honored guest at this activity. Saturday evening, nine of us and our spouses attended the Alumni Banquet which we enjoyed despite our disappointment that Principal Theodore P. Blaich, our leader during three of our four years at the Academy, was not mentioned at the dinner among the other principals of the past. Sunday morning, we attended the Congregational Church as a group followed by brunch at the North Meets South Restaurant. Twenty-two, including spouses, were present and Marilyn Hill, widow of our beloved classmate Walter Hill, was our honored guest. L-R Mary Love Pike; Nola Goulette Shannon; Wilhemina Earley Shaw; Hazel Pratt Farnham; Elizabeth Warren Hewett; Anne Ricker Miller; Lewis Dow; Yolande Robinson Severance; Herbert Flowers; Joanne King Metivier; Priscilla Ames Berberian; Beverly Eldridge Anderson; Wallace Hewett, Jeanette Kinney Cakouros; Richard Boss Sixty-Five Years Later the Class of 1938 Gets Together Around 14 people (including some spouses) from the Class of 1938 met at the Covered Bridge for lunch and then spent the afternoon at Dot Gray’s house. According to Priscilla White, “Unfortunately (or fortunately) we spent so much time chatting and catching up that no pictures were taken.” Much Overdue Article for the Class of 1992’s 10th Reunion The Alumni Office apologizes to members of the Class of 1992 for the tardiness in getting this article published. Tracy Michaud Stutzman was good enough to write up some notes about the 10th reunion. “On August 3, 2002, amid the festivities of Alumni Weekend, the Class of ’92 came together after ten years apart to celebrate the past and learn about each others’ futures.” “The reunion event was a great success with over fifty classmates and their families attending. The day started with a ‘family outing’ at Peakes-Kenney State Park. Later that evening, classmates, along with their spouses/significant others, met at the Dexter Motor Lodge for a private buffet dinner, dancing and door prizes. Many classmates traveled from great distances to attend, including John Cornett from 14 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS FL, Lindsay Varnum Cano from MN, and Kelly Keenan from CA. Kelly also brought with her a DVD she developed of pictures that classmates had sent to her of their lives over the last ten years. The senior video was watched, followed by much laughter and conversation. Current information was exchanged in hopes that people would stay in touch. Everyone enjoyed themselves as old friends connected and some new friendships developed.” “All who attended wish to thank Concho King for all her hard work in making this a reunion to remember! And the reunion committee wishes to extend their sincere thanks to Cathy Hall in the Alumni Office for all the time and effort in helping to organize the event.” Reunion ’0 4 Bulletin Board August 6, 7, and 8 Make Your Plans! 1934 - 70 th Reuni on Reunion Co nta Alumni O ffice (207 ct: )564-8351 1939 - 65 th Reuni on Reunion Co nta Alumni O ffice (207 ct: )564-8351 1944 - 60 th Reuni on Reunion Co nta Alumni O ffice (207 ct: )564-8351 1949 - 5 5th Re Reunion Contact: union (207)564 Lou Stevens -7528 1954 - 50 th Reuni on Reunion Co ntact: Astrid Pe terso (508)869 n Cronin -6567 herbc@m a Reunion il.clarkstrategies gathering .com on August 6. 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Purchase You will be ab le or by calling to place an order at th eA Terelar Adver tising at (207 lumni Banquet 4X5 - $7.00 ) 989-1284 8X10 - $13.0 0 SPRING 2003 2004 15 Alumni Weekend Celebrate Alumni Weekend With Your Classmates Alumni Weekend Schedule AUGUST 6 - AUGUST 8, 2004 Friday, August 6, 2004 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. Lawn Party at Foxcroft Academy. This year is the 30th reunion of the Romanian Band Trip. If you were a part of that trip, come and remember this fond memory with other classmates who went. You can even bring your instrument to play along with the Alumni Jazz Band. All former FA band members are welcome to play, call Doug Smith ’65 at (207)564-8819 for more information. Refreshments will be served. 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Alumni Ice Hockey Game Alfond Area, University of Maine @ Orono if you would like to play, come with your standard hockey equipment. See page 15 for details. Saturday, August 7, 2004 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. 5K Race - Registration begins at 7:00 A.M. and race starts at YMCA. 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. FA Alumni Boys’ Soccer vs. FA Varsity Soccer Team if you would like to play, show up at the Academy dressed and ready to play. 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. FA Alumni Field Hockey vs. FA Varsity Field Hockey Team if you would like to play, show up at Academy dressed and ready to play. 9:30 A.M. - Noon Community Parade, class floats and cars welcome. Make plans on having your class joining the parade. Call the town office at (207) 564-3318 for further information. 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Alumni Boys’ Basketball vs. FA Varsity Basketball Team if you would like to play, show up at Sedemocha Middle School dressed and ready to play. 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Alumni Golf Scramble held at Foxcroft Golf Course. Prizes will be awarded. You can put together your own team. Over 90 players last year! Please call Foxcroft Golf Club (207)564-8887 to sign up for a tee time. 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. FA Alumni Girls’ Soccer vs. FA Varsity Soccer Team if you would like to play, show up at the Academy dressed and ready. Contact Darcy McCormick ’02 at [email protected] for more information. 8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. Street Festival with crafters, food vendors, music, dancers, games for kids, barbecues, dunk tank, quilt show and much more. 5:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Hors d’oeuvre Social at Foxcroft Academy. Cost included with banquet. 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. Alumni Banquet at Foxcroft Academy. Cost $11. 7:30 P.M. - Midnight Street Dance in FA parking lot. Sunday, August 8, 2004 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. 16 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Brunch for FA alumni classes in Pride Manufacturing Student Center. Reservations by class required, call (207)564-8351. Alumni Banquet 2004 F.A. “Stuff” for Sale Remember to pick up FA items on Alumni Weekend. They make great Christmas gifts. FA Polo Shirts - pique knit .................................................................. $20 FA Sweatshirts...................................................................................... $25 V-neck acrylic sweaters ...................................................................... $20 FA notecards (20 pack) ........................................................................ $12 Pre-registration is highly recommended for the Alumni Banquet if you want your class to sit together. Registration is not required, but seating preference will be given to those who have made reservations. See schedule on opposite page. FA mugs................................................................ $6 Catered by the Academy’s Jeff Robinson FA Caps.................................. $18 Buffet dinner will be served with the follwing entrees: Prime Rib AuJus, Baked Stuffed Chicken, Lobster/Seafood Newburg, Vegetable Italian Dish Many delicious salads will also be served, along with breads and Fresh Apple or Cherry Crisp for dessert. FA Golf Balls .......................... $6 Cost is $11.00 per person. SEND US YOUR NEWS All Alumni: If you have news or photos, we’d love to pass them along (photos will be returned if requested). Send information to: Foxcroft Alumni Magazine, Foxcroft Academy, 975 West Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 (207)564-8664 E-Mail address: [email protected] Fax: (207)564-8394 Alumni E-Mail Directory http://www.foxcroftacademy.org New Alumni: Send school addresses. After graduation, let us know where you are. Retired Alumni: Be sure to send both your winter/summer addresses. Parents: Help us keep track of alumni; notify us of address changes. Name: ✃ Maiden Name: Class: Address: Telephone: Spouse’s Name: Children’s Names and Ages: E-Mail Address: NEWS/COMMENTS (names of children, grandchildren, where you work, hobbies, travel adventures, births, deaths, marriages, accomplishments, awards etc.): Do you plan on attending the Alumni Banquet? Yes ❏ No ❏ Nomination for Tillson D.Thomas Award (outstanding retired faculty member) Nomination for Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award (outstanding accomplished alumni) Guest(s) Name Amount Enclosed (Checks for the Alumni Banquet may be made payable to Foxcroft Academy.) Please send me a copy of Planning for a Secure Retirement ❏ Make Foxcroft Academy Your School of Choice Founded in 1823 and located in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Foxcroft Academy is a private secondary school offering day students as well as boarding students a broad range of academic, interscholastic and co-curricular opportunities. 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