Pembroke Academy

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Pembroke Academy
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Pembroke Academy in 2020
Location
Pembroke Academy
Pembroke
,
NH

USA
Information
TypePublic
Established1818;206 years ago (1818)
HeadmasterDan Morris
Faculty90
Enrollment850
Average class size20 students
Student to teacher ratio14:1
Campus typeSuburban/rural
Color(s)Dark green and white
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Nickname Spartans [1]
Rival Merrimack Valley High School, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Website sau53.org/net9

Pembroke Academy is a public secondary school in Pembroke, New Hampshire.

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History

Pembroke Academy was incorporated on June 25, 1818, as a private school, and on May 25, 1819, the first building was dedicated. The academy opened with 48 students on May 26, 1819, and the first headmaster was Reverend Amos Burnham. [2] In its early years Pembroke Academy prepared many students for attendance at Dartmouth College. [3]

School profile

Today the school is public and takes students from Pembroke and from the neighboring towns of Allenstown, Epsom, Chichester, and historically, Deerfield. Students from several other towns are also accepted on a memorandum of understanding. With approximately 850 students, the school competes in Division II in athletics by the NHIAA for most sports. The school's mascot is the Spartan. [4]

Notable alumni


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References

Original Pembroke Academy building that burned down in 1900 Pembroke Academy in Pembroke NH.jpg
Original Pembroke Academy building that burned down in 1900
  1. 1 2 "Pembroke Academy". New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. ↑ The History of Pembroke, N.H. (1895), pgs. 306 to 308
  3. ↑ The School Journal. 1902.
  4. ↑ Metcalf, Henry Harrison; McClintock, John Norris (1900). The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress. H.H. Metcalf.
  5. ↑ "CHANDLER, William Eaton, (1835–1917)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society (1908). Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund. The Society. p.  311. Charles Carleton Coffin pembroke academy.
  7. ↑ "NH native Cote to receive Horatio Alger Award". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ "CUTCHEON, Byron M., (1836–1908)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ Eddy, Mary Baker (2010). Works of Mary Baker Eddy. MobileReference. p. 1. ISBN   9781607788614.
  10. ↑ "LAPHAM, Oscar, (1837–1926)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  11. ↑ Four Years in College AND Twenty-Five Years Out of College. 1884. pp. 60–61.
  12. ↑ Metcalf, Henry Harrison and McClintock, John Norris (1888). The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume 11. H.H. Metcalf. p. 400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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