Pembroke Academy Explained

Pembroke Academy
Type:	Public
Head Name:	Headmaster
Head:	Dan Morris
City:	Pembroke
State:	NH
Country:	USA
Coordinates:	43.1461°N -71.4558°W
Campus Type:	Suburban/rural
Enrollment:	850
Faculty:	90
Class:	20 students
Ratio:	14:1
Colors:	Dark green and white ^[1]
Nickname:	Spartans
Rival:	Merrimack Valley High School, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy

Pembroke Academy is a public secondary school in Pembroke, New Hampshire.

History

Pembroke Academy was incorporated on June 25, 1818, as a private school, and on May 25, 1819, the first building was dedicated. The academy opened with 48 students on May 26, 1819, and the first headmaster was Reverend Amos Burnham.^[2] In its early years Pembroke Academy prepared many students for attendance at Dartmouth College.^[3]

School profile

Today the school is public and takes students from Pembroke and from the neighboring towns of Allenstown, Epsom, Chichester, and historically, Deerfield.Students from several other towns are also accepted on a memorandum of understanding. With approximately 850 students, the school competes in Division II in athletics by the NHIAA for most sports. The school's mascot is the Spartan.^[4]

Notable alumni

William E. Chandler, U.S. senator, Secretary of the Navy^[5]
Charles Carleton Coffin, journalist, author^[6]
David M. Cote, CEO, Honeywell International^[7]
Byron M. Cutcheon, Civil War general, U.S. congressman^[8]
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science denomination^[9]
Riley F. Kennedy, Politician
Oscar Lapham, U.S. congressman^[10]
Henry F. C. Nichols, Wisconsin assemblyman^[11]
John B. Sanborn, Civil War general^[12]
Charles H. Bell, 38th Governor of New Hampshire

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Pembroke Academy. 2024-04-08. New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association. en-US.
The History of Pembroke, N.H. (1895), pgs. 306 to 308
Book: The School Journal . 1902 . en.
Book: Metcalf, Henry Harrison . The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress . McClintock . John Norris . 1900 . H.H. Metcalf . en.
Web site: CHANDLER, William Eaton, (1835–1917). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. March 22, 2014.
Book: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund. 1908. The Society. 311. Charles Carleton Coffin pembroke academy..
Web site: NH native Cote to receive Horatio Alger Award. New Hampshire Union Leader. March 22, 2014.
Web site: CUTCHEON, Byron M., (1836–1908). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. March 22, 2014.
Book: Eddy, Mary Baker. Works of Mary Baker Eddy. 2010. MobileReference. 1. 9781607788614.
Web site: LAPHAM, Oscar, (1837–1926). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. March 22, 2014.
Book: Four Years in College AND Twenty-Five Years Out of College. 1884. 60–61.
Book: Metcalf, Henry Harrison and McClintock, John Norris. The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume 11. 1888. H.H. Metcalf. 400.