Pictou Academy
| Pictou Academy | |
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88 Patterson Street , , B0K 1H0 | |
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| School type | Secondary School |
| Motto | Concordia Salus (Harmony and Good Health) |
| Founded | 1816 |
| School board | Chignecto - Central Regional School Board |
| Superintendent | Dr. Noel Hurley |
| Area trustee | Vivian Farrell |
| Administrator | James Ryan |
| Principal | James Ryan |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 196 (September 2006) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | Pitbull |
| Team name | Pictou Academy Pitbulls |
| Website | Pictou Academy |
| Last updated: December 20 2006 | |
Pictou Academy (PA), founded in 1816 by Dr. Thomas McCulloch, is a secondary school in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Prior to the twentieth century, it was a private school for boys, but is now a public school, teaching grades 9-12. Pictou Academy's current principal is James Ryan. The Pictou Academy Educational Foundation, established in 1916, provides additional funds to the school. The current(2006-7) student council executives are Marc-Andre MacLeod, president, and Amy McKenzie, vice-president.
History
When Pictou Academy was founded, it was located in a building in downtown Pictou, Nova Scotia. This school was moved to a new building "Up On The Hill". This second building later burned down, and was replaced by a third. This third building also burned, and to replace it, the fourth and current building for Pictou Academy was built in 1938.
Traditions and Mottos
- The Breakup: One of Pictou Academy's oldests traditions is The Breakup. Unlike other secondary/high schools PA doesn't have a prom but celebrate The Breakup instead. It's a time when all the graduates come together for their final dance as a class. Although other grade levels (ten and eleven) are allowed to attend the night is designed for the grade twelves.
- The Grand March: Closly tied to The Breakup is The Grand March. All of those couples who will be attending The Breakup arrive in the late afternoon, early evening and line up outside The DeCoste Centre in Pictou. They all move down the walkway arm in arm into the theatre. It's a large event, drawing quite a crowd every year.
The senior boys soccer team has adopted the motto,"We don't rebuild, we just reload." taken from a pep talk by then-coach Eric Daley.
Notable Graduates
- Sir William Dawson was a notable geologist and educator
- Sir W. J. Ritchie later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Dr. Frank Parker Day was a well-known Canadian author and English Professor. He became the Academy's first Rhodes Scholar
- Ada Brownrigg recieved the first Arts degree awarded to a woman in Canada
References
- "Concordia University". The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2006.
- "Judges of the Court". Supreme Court of Canada Official Autobiography. 2004.
- "Frank Parker Day". Presidents of Union College. 2003.
- "Dawson, Sir John William". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. 2000.
- Wood, Anne (1997). Pictou Academy in the nineteenth century. Pictou, Nova Scotia: Author.
- Whitelaw, Marjory (1985). Thomas McCulloch: His life and times. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Museum.
- Sherwood, Roland (1973). Pictou Pioneers: A story of the first hundred years in the history of Pictou town. Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press.
- Patterson, George (1972). A history of the County of Pictou, Nova Scotia, 1824-1897. Belleville, Ontario: Mika Studio.
- MacLaren, George (1954). The Pictou book: Stories of our past. New Glassgow, Nova Scotia: Hector Pub.
- MacPhie, J. P. (1914). Pictonians at home and abroad: Sketches of professional men and women of Pictou County -- its history and institutions. Boston, Massachusetts: Pinkham Press.