George Stevens Academy

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George Stevens Academy (GSA) is a private school in Blue Hill, Maine. [1]

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The following towns in Hancock County pay GSA to educate their students at the high school level: Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Penobscot, Sedgwick, and Surry. These towns do not operate public high schools but instead send their high school students to this school. [2] The Bangor Daily News described the school as "semi-private", [3] and as "the area high school". [4]

As of 1981 private funds were used to construct all of the buildings. It is the oldest school in the county. [5]

History

The Blue Hill Academy opened in 1803. The original George Stevens Academy entity incorporated in 1891, [4] and began operations in 1898. The two schools' boards of trustees became one body. [6] In 1943 the Maine Legislature passed a bill formally declaring them to be merged, and the institution initially used the name Blue Hill-George Stevens Academy. Segdwick began sending high school students to GSA in 1943. Brooksville began doing so in 1960. [4]

In 2025 the Blue Hill town government proposed that it buy GSA property for $1,800,000 so it could use the land for town facilities. [7]

See also

Other private high schools in Maine which take students with public funds (from unorganized areas and/or with agreements with school districts):

References

  1. ↑ "George Stevens Academy". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  2. ↑ Genter, Ethan (2022-02-01). "Tuition hike prompts calls for more town involvement with George Stevens Academy budget". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Stevens Academy airs plans for fund raising". The Bangor Daily News . 1981-03-11. p.  14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bell's Victory Is Symbolic of School's Hope". Bangor Daily News . 1969-07-19. p.  32 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Stevens Academy increases tuition". Bangor Daily News . 1981-03-04. p.  6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Shaw, Richard R. (2008). Around Blue Hill and Ellsworth. Arcadia Publishing. p.  39. ISBN   9780738557182.
  7. ↑ Tricia, Thomas (2025-07-04). "Blue Hill offers $1.8M for 2 George Stevens Academy properties". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 2025-07-15.

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