Kings County Academy

Kings County Academy is a Canadian school established in 1870 by the provincial Government of Nova Scotia. It is a public school located on 25 School Street in Kentville,Nova Scotia.

History

The first building of the Academy burnt down in 1883, and replaced with a newer and larger building. In 1929 a new High School was built and was called the "New Academy", then in 1933 a fire swept through some of the Old Academy, destroying the Junior High part of the School. A few months later a new building was built, the first Junior High School in Nova Scotia. In 1952 a new building was built for the Junior High and in 1955 a new building was built for the Elementary. Then in 1960's a new extension to the High School was built with new labs and also adding some more classrooms to the Elementary. In 1980's the Elementary was torn down and they moved to their present location in the Junior High building and the Junior High moved to the old Elementary building and then in 1987 the first cafeteria the school had was bulit and a new gym and stage was added. In 2001 the school's last High School class graduated and the school sent their Grade 9,10,11 and 12 students to the newly built Northeast Kings Education Centre in the village of Canning. The school is a Primary to Grade 8 school and will be moving new location by 2010.

References

[Images of our past:Kentville By:Louis Comeauwww.town.kentville.ns.ca]

External links

* [http://www.town.kentville.ns.ca Town of Kentville website]