Foxcroft Academy

Infobox Secondary school
name = Foxcroft Academy
logo =
motto = "Knowledge is Power"
picture =
head_label = Head of School
head = Dr. Ray Webb
established = January 30, 1823
type = Private High School
grades =
city = Dover-Foxcroft
state = Maine
country = USA
enrollment = 446
staff = 60 (est.)
campus = Rural, 15 acres
athletics = Maine Class C Football, Wrestling Class B Basketball, Class A Ice Hockey, Tennis, Track, Cross Country, Softball, Golf, Field Hockey, Soccer
mascot = Ponies
colors = Maroon color box|Maroon and White color box|white
website = [http://www.foxcroftacademy.org www.foxcroftacademy.org]

Foxcroft Academy located in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, was established as a private college preparatory school on January 30, 1823. According to its handbook, part of its historic mission is the education of secondary students from Maine communities who are without a public high school. In addition to the sixteen Maine towns which tuition theirstudents to Foxcroft, the Academy also serves as a boarding schoolto students from 12 different countries. [http://www.foxcroftacademy.org/admissions.htm]

Location

The rural town of Dover-Foxcroft (population 4,200) is situated in an area that provides opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, white water rafting, swimming, hiking, biking, ice skating, and snowmobiling. It is convert|80|mi|km from the Atlantic Ocean, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, convert|10|mi|km from the mountains and lakes of northern Maine and 3-4 hours from Portland and Boston. Foxcroft Academy is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and a member of the Independent School Association of Northern New England, College Board and the National Association of Independent Schools.

Clubs & Activities

Foxcroft Academy has 28 interscholastic activities [http://www.foxcroftacademy.org/clubs.htm] including:

*Drama Club
*Chess Club
*Latin Club
*Student Council

Athletics

Foxcroft offers 6 varsity level sports, girls and boys Field-Hockey, basketball, football, softball, baseball, wrestling, swimming and indoor track. Teams have won several conference and regional championships, including two state championships in football, and two State Championships in Field Hockey.

Notable alumni

*Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell of the class of 1881, who to this date is the only known woman anywhere in the world to have earned the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Law, and Doctor of Jurisprudence.
*Frank E. Guernsey (1866-1927), U.S. Representative from Maine. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000517 Frank Edward Guernsey] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed December 8, 2007.]
*Charles E. Littlefield (1851-1915), U.S. Representative from Maine. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000355 Charles E. Littlefield] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed December 8, 2007.]
*Henry Otis Pratt (1838-1931), U.S. Representative from Iowa. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000501 Henry Otis Pratt] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed December 8, 2007.]
*Lillian M. N. Stevens (1844-1914), temperance worker. [ [http://www.une.edu/alumni/wcalumniauthors.asp Westbrook College Alumni Authors: Lillian M. N. Ames Stevens] , University of New England. Accessed December 8, 2007. "Lillian Marion Norton Ames Stevens (1844-1914), temperance reformer, was born at Dover, Maine, where her father was a teacher. After attending the local Foxcroft Academy and Westbrook Seminary near Portland, she taught school for several years."] ,
*Corey Beaulieu (1983-), lead guitarist of the Florida metal band Trivium

Notable faculty

*James S. Wiley (1808-1891) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000467 James Sullivan Wiley] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed December 8, 2007.]

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