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Worcester Academy
File:WA logo for WIKI.jpg
Location
Map
Worcester
,
MA

USA
Information
TypeIndependent, day and boarding
MottoΈφικνού τών Καλών
(Achieve the Honorable)
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established1834
HeadmasterDexter P. Morse
Faculty80
Enrollment501 upper school
154 middle school
Average class size13
Student to teacher ratio8:1
CampusUrban, 67 acres
Color(s)Crimson, Black
Athletics24 Interscholastic sports
54 Interscholastic teams
Athletics conferenceNEPSAC
MascotHilltoppers (rams)
Websiteworcesteracademy.org

Worcester Academy is an independent coeducational preparatory school spread over 67 acres in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. The school is divided into a middle school, serving approximately 150 students in grades six to eight, and an upper school, serving approximately 500 students in grades nine and above, including some postgraduates. Approximately one-third of students in the upper school participate in the school's five- and seven-day boarding programs. Currently there are approximately 80 international students enrolled from 10 different nations.

Worcester Academy is a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.

Its motto is the Greek phrase "Έφικνού τών Καλών," which translates to "Achieve the Honorable."

History

Founded in 1834 as the Worcester County Manual Labor High School, it did not change its name until 1847. The school moved to its current location on Union Hill in Worcester in 1869. Worcester Academy was all-male from its founding until 1856, and again from 1890 to 1974. It has been coeducational since.

Campus

Warner Memorial Theater
Walker Hall, The Megaron, and Adams Hall
Dexter Hall
Kingsley Laboratories
Walker Hall
Rader Hall (library)
1898 advertisement for the school.

Worcester Academy's campus is currently spread over four main parcels: the main campus, which contains approximately twelve acres; Francis A. Gaskill Field, a twelve-acre parcel two blocks from the main campus; and the New Balance Fields on Stafford Street, comprising about thirty acres. Worcester Academy also recently relocated some of its offices and alumni facilities to a renovated Victorian home two blocks from the main campus. In 2006, Worcester Academy signed a purchase and sale agreement to purchase an additional thirteen acres between Gaskill Field and the main campus, with the intent of creating a new indoor athletic complex.

On the main campus, several brick buildings are listed on the national historic register, including Chester W. Kingsley Laboratories, Joseph H. Walker Hall, Reverend Robert J. Adams Hall, and William H. Dexter Hall. The headmaster lives in the Daniel W. Abercrombie House, named for the principal of Worcester Academy from 1882 to 1918[1]. A new addition to the Worcester Academy campus is Harold G. "Dutch" Rader Hall, which houses the school's library and is used for middle school classes and activities.

One of the most notable architectural buildings on the campus is the Lewis J. Warner Memorial Theater, a gift from Warner Brothers Studio President Harry Warner. He donated the building in memory of his son Lewis Warner '28, who died shortly after graduating from the academy. The Academy's formal student assemblies are held in Hervey S. Ross Auditorium, Warner Theater to this day, though the theater is no longer able to seat the entire middle and upper school student bodies at once.

Athletics

Worcester is a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. Its main athletic rivals include Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy Andover, Deerfield Academy, Cushing Academy, Lawrence Academy, The Governor's Academy, Loomis Chaffee and Milton Academy.

In 2005-2006 the girls' varsity basketball team had an undefeated season, winning the NEPSAC championship.[citation needed]

Since 2000, the year the hockey team was re-instated, it has grown into a powerhouse in the NEPSAC Division 2 ranks. Having sent students onto a variety of Division 1, 2, and 3 college teams. Notable Alumni include Pat Brosnihan(Yale), Adam Sinewitz (AIC and pro in Holland), Billy Kasper (Norwich), Mike Mortimer and Ryan Crapser (Trinity), Mike Dwyer (Assumption).

Other

In September 2006, Boston Magazine rated Worcester Academy the sixteenth best private school in the Boston Area, and the best in Worcester County. In an article entitled "The Right Private School for Your Kid," Boston Magazine rated Worcester Academy the best private school in the Boston area for students to exercise their mathematical talents.[citation needed]

Trivia

  • Parts of the 1992 movie School Ties were filmed in Worcester Academy's gymnasium.
  • Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan was a member of the faculty from 1903 to 1908, when he joined Robert Peary in his effort to reach the North Pole. He donated a kayak from the expedition to the Academy, which now rests in the Megaron.
  • A rafter in the Megaron has Greek writing on it, which translates to "Let no evil enter here."
  • The Andes Pit Theatre used to be the gym.

Headmasters of Worcester Academy

NumberNameYears
1stSilas Bailey, D.D.1834-1838
2ndSamuel S. Greene, LL.D.1838-1840
3rdNelson Wheeler, A.M.1840-1847
4thEli Thayer 1840, A.M.1847-1849
5thCharles C. Burnett, A.M.1849-1852
6thEleazer J. Avery, A.M.1852-1854
7thWilliam S. Greene, A.M.1854-1858
8thWerden Reynolds, A.M.1858-1860
9thJames R. Stone, D.D.1860-1862
10thAmbrose P. S. Stuart, A.M.1862-1864
11thCharles Ayer, A.B.1865-1866
12thAlbert Prescott Marble, Ph.D.1866-1868
13thWilliam C. Poland, A.B.1868-1870
14thWillard T. Leonard, M.A.1870
15thRev. David Weston, A.B.1870-1871
16thJohn D. Smith, A.B.1872-1875
17thNathan Leavenworth, A.M.1875-1882
18thDaniel Abercrombie, Litt.D., LL.D.1882-1918
19thSamuel Foss Holmes, A.M.1918-1933
20thHarold H. Wade1933-1942
21stLeRoy A. Campbell, Ph.D.1942-1950
22ndPaul K. Phillips, A.B.1950-1954
23rdWilliam S. Piper, Jr., Ed.D.1954-1968
24thHarold G. Rader, Ed.D.1968-1969
25thDavid R. Jefferson, B.A., B.D.1969-1970
26thRobert A. LaBranche 1946, M.S.1970-1974
27thJohn A. Bloom, M.A.1974-1985
28thBen Williams1985-1991
29thJohn Mackenzie1991-1997
30thC.Bass[[1]]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty and alumni of Worcester Academy include:

In addition, many student-athletes attend Worcester Academy solely for their senior year, or for a single postgraduate year, to increase their exposure to college coaches or to improve their academic standing. Notable student-athletes include:

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  1. ^ History of Worcester Academy
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