Gould Academy

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Gould Academy
Address
Gould Academy
39 Church Street

Bethel
,
Maine
04217

United States
Coordinates 44°24′25″N70°47′33″W / 44.40684°N 70.79254°W / 44.40684; -70.79254
Information
School type Private, boarding
Established1836;188 years ago (1836)
Head of schoolTao Smith ’90, P’23, ’28
GradesGrades 9-12, Postgraduate and Winter Term for Grades 7-8
Number of students217
Student to teacher ratio6:1
Campus size436 acres
Campus type Rural
Color(s)  Blue
  White
Athletics conference NEPSAC
MascotHusky
Nickname Huskies
YearbookAcademy Herald
Tuition "Tuition and Financial Aid". = Boarding Students: $71,000
Day Students: $53,250
Website www.gouldacademy.org

Gould Academy is a private, co-ed, college preparatory boarding and day school founded in 1836 and located in the small town of Bethel, Maine, United States.

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History

In 1835 citizens of Bethel, Maine, formed an organization as trustees of the Bethel High School. A hall was fitted up for a schoolroom, and N. T. True was employed as principal. Encouraged by their success, the trustees reorganized and obtained a charter for an Academy, which by act of the Legislature on January 27, 1836, was incorporated as Bethel Academy. A building was erected, Isaac Randall was the first instructor, and the school opened for its first term on the second Wednesday of September, 1836. [1]

Bethel Academy also accepted its first tuition-paying students in 1836, both locals and boarders. Reverend Daniel Gould left his $842 fortune to the school when he died in 1843. Gould stipulated that the school be named for him; from then on it was known as Gould's Academy and eventually Gould Academy. [2]

In 1921, plans to build the Bingham Gymnasium were announced by then president Frank E. Hanscom. [3] In 1933, construction began on Hanscom Hall. In 1936, the Academy earned accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. [4]

William Bingham II, [5] who came to Bethel from Cleveland for John George Gehring's medical care, [6] was a major school benefactor from the 1930s to his death in 1955 and thereafter via the Bingham Betterment Fund. [2] Since the town of Bethel lacked a public high school, all local children were educated at Gould until 1969, when Telstar High School opened. [2]

Much of the school's history is preserved by the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society, which has had stewardship of the Gould Academy Archives since 2014. [7]

The Original Gould Hall c. 1890; Hanscom Hall now stands where this building did. Gould Academy Hall.jpeg
The Original Gould Hall c. 1890; Hanscom Hall now stands where this building did.

Academics

Hanscom Hall contains the library, classrooms, and administrative offices Hanscom Hall Gould Academy.JPG
Hanscom Hall contains the library, classrooms, and administrative offices

Gould operates on a trimester system, and students typically enroll in five to six courses per trimester. Class periods are affectionately known as "dots" (periods), and have a fixed schedule changing between four and three classes a day. The fall and spring term schedules include a half day every week on Wednesday, a late start every Thursday, and occasional Saturday classes. The Winter term schedule is based on half days Tuesday through Friday to make time for athletics, mainly the On-Snow Competition programs. [8]

Programming

Athletics

Gould's high school teams compete in the MAISAD league of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. Most sports also branch outside of the league and conference. Fall Sports include Cross Country Running, Equestrian, Field Hockey, Golf, Mountain Biking, Soccer, the Outing Club, and Yearbook. Winter Sports include Basketball, Snowboarding (competitive and not), Alpine Skiing (competitive and not), Freestyle Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Learning to Ski, Rugrats, and the Outing Club. Spring sports are Baseball, Equestrian, Lacrosse, Road Cycling, Skateboarding, Softball, Tennis and the Outing Club. [9]

On-Snow Competition Program

Special class schedules and flexibility are available for students competing in the program, especially during the winter. [10]

Four Point

Gould’s Four Point Program is a 40-year-old tradition that starts in eighth grade and ends upon graduation. Every year, just before spring break, students in each class embark on a journey of self-discovery. [11]


Campus

Sanborn Family Library inside Hanscom Hall, newly renovated in 2011 Hanscom Hall Library Gould Academy.jpeg
Sanborn Family Library inside Hanscom Hall, newly renovated in 2011

Gould's 436 acre campus is located in the town of Bethel, Maine, just on the Western edge of "Bethel Village". [12]

Athletic facilities

Ordway Hall, Dining Hall at Gould Academy, Built in 1998 Gould Academy Dining Hall.jpeg
Ordway Hall, Dining Hall at Gould Academy, Built in 1998

Farnsworth Field House: Farnsworth is a multi-purpose complex that is home to Lieblein Performance Center, Lombard Basketball Court, a fitness and weight-training center, an athletic training room, a trampoline room, an indoor skate park, two tennis courts, and a team room. Outdoors, there are four tennis courts, four full-sized athletic fields, an artificial turf field, baseball and softball diamonds, and an 18-hole golf course at the Bethel Inn Resort. [9]

Gould people

Headmasters

OrderNameYearsReference
1Nathaniel T. True1835-36 [13]
William Rogers Chapman [13]
Moses Bartlett
Abernathy Grover
David Hastings
Moses Soule1841-43
Nathaniel Tuckerman True1848-1881
David True Timberlake1881
Henry Johnson
Frank E. Hanscom1897–1936 [14]
Philip Sayles1936-40
Elwood F. Ireland1940–1947
Sidney W. Davidson1947–1959
Edmond Vachon1959–1967
Edward Scheibler1967
Richard Dolven (acting)1968
William P. Clough III1983–2001 [15]
Daniel Kunkle2001–2012 [16]
Matthew Ruby2012–2018 [17]
Chris Gorycki (Interim)2018–2020
Tao Smith2020-

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References

  1. ↑ "Gould Academy : Historical Sketch" (PDF). Thebetheljournals.info. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. 1 2 3 "History of Gould Academy" Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine , school webpage. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  3. ↑ "William Bingham Gym at Gould Academy". Thebetheljournals.info. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  4. ↑ "CIS Directory of Schools | Independent, Non-Public K-12 Schools (CIS) / Commission on Independent Schools". Cis.neasc.org. Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  5. ↑ William Bingham biography, thebetheljournals.info website. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Medicine: Master of the Inn" (subscriber access only), Time , Apr. 25, 1927. Review of RHerrick's novel, The Master of the Inn. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  7. ↑ "Bethel Historical Society to oversee Gould archives". The Bethel Citizen. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 16 June 2017. The archives are being placed on long-term loan to the society which, with its newly completed Mary E. Valentine Collections Wing, is in a position to carefully monitor and maintain the archives while also making it available for display and study purposes, according to a BHS press release.
  8. ↑ "Gould Academy Homepage" (PDF). Mygould.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  9. 1 2 "Athletics at our small, New England, prep, boarding school". Gould Academy. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  10. ↑ "Competition Program". Gould Academy. Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  11. ↑ "Four Point".
  12. ↑ "Gould Academy Profile | Bethel, Maine (ME)". Boardingschoolreview.com. 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  13. 1 2 Parkman, Francis (1976). The Gould Academy Story 1836-1976. Bethel, Maine: Gould Academy. p. 23.
  14. ↑ File:Hanscom Hall Gould Academy History.jpg [ dead link ]
  15. ↑ "Holderness School ~ Commencement 2009 Awards". Holderness.org. 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  16. ↑ "Gould Academy Head of School by Gould Academy". ISSUU. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  17. ↑ Archived December 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ "Gould Academy". 31 October 2012.
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