Grand River Academy

Infobox Private School


motto = "Getting boys back on the college prep track"
name = Grand River Academy
established = 1831
type = Private Boarding
religion = Nonsectarian
head_name = Headmaster
head = Randy Blum
city = Austinburg
state = Ohio
country = USA
campus = Rural, 200 acres
enrollment = 120
faculty = 20 full-time
class = 7 students
ratio = 7:1
SAT = 1100
year = 2005
athletics = Baseball (JV, V)
Basketball (JV, V)
Cross-Country (V)
Golf (V)
Indoor Soccer (Club)
Soccer (JV, V)
Tennis (JV, V)
Wrestling (V)
colors = Blue and White
mascot = Eagles
homepage = [http://www.grandriver.org/ www.grandriver.org]

Grand River Academy, formerly known as the Ashtabula County Institute of Science and Industry and then the Grand River Institute, is a private, nonsectarian, boarding high school for boys located in Austinburg, Ohio. It serves approximately 120 students in grades nine through twelve. Recently, the school celebrated its 175th anniversary of existence.

Facilities

In addition to classroom and sports facilities, the school has a gymnasium and the Bud Field Student Center. Students are accommodated in one of nine halls: Shepard Hall, Bauder Hall, Green Hall, Skeggs Hall, Armington Hall, Mastin Hall, West Hall, North Hall and Warren Hall.

Academics

The school admits boys who have had difficulty achieving their potential in a traditional high school environment. It teaches in small classes, typically, of seven students.

In order to graduate, students must obtain 21 units of credit. In addition, all seniors must be accepted by an accredited college prior to graduation. [ [http://www.grandriver.org/academics/grads.htm "Grand River Academy Graduation Requirements"] , Grand River Academy, "accessed 10 May 2008"] Students have been accepted at 75 different colleges. [ [http://www.grandriver.org/academics/college.htm "The Grand River Academy College Acceptances"] , Grand River Academy, "accessed 10 May 2008"]

Grand River is accredited by the "State of Ohio Board of Education", "North Central Association Commission on Accreditation" and the "Independent Schools Association of the Central States".

Notable alumni

* Clarence E. Allen, U.S. Representative from Utah [cite book |author=Whitney, Orson F. |title=History of Utah: Comprising Preliminary Chapters on the Previous History of ... |year=1904 |publisher=G. Q. Cannon |oclc=4995807 |pages=p. 687 ]
* Julius C. Burrows, U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from Michigan [CongBio|B001142|Julius C. Burrows|inline=1. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.]
* Theodore Elijah Burton, U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator [CongBio|B001159|Theodore E. Burton|inline=1. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.]
* Albert Gallatin Egbert, Democrat member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
* Benjamin Goodrich, American industrialist, founded BF Goodrich
* Ralph Hill, U.S. Representative from Indiana and lawyer. [CongBio|H000604|Ralph Hill|inline=1. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.]
* Elbert L. Lampson, lieutenant-governor of Ohio and former state senator [cite book |author=Smith, Joseph P. |title=History of the Republican Party in Ohio |year=1898 |publisher=Lewis Publishing |oclc=12634256 |pages=p. 581]

Notable faculty

* Betsy Mix Cowles, an American Abolitionist [cite book |author=Geary, Linda L. |title=Balanced in the Wind: A Biography of Betsey Mix Cowles |year=1989 |publisher=Bucknell University Press |isbn=0838751547 |pages=p. 46]

References

External links

* [http://www.grandriver.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.grandriverparents.org/ Grand River Academy Parents Association]