Bridgton Academy is an all-male college preparatory school in Bridgton, Maine. Founded in 1808, the school is located at the northern tip of Long Lake in North Bridgton, Maine. The school has been NEASC-accredited since 1934, making it one of the oldest accredited schools in the country.[1] The school is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.
The 55-acre (22 ha) campus holds 24 buildings. The majority of classes are held in the new Humanities Center. There are seven dormitories on campus ranging in capacity from 18-55 students. In recent history, the school has expanded its number of two-year students, allowing for students to complete their high school diploma at Bridgton, as well as spending their second, prep, year at the Academy.[2]
Alumni
- Fardaws Aimaq - basketball player[3]
- Clarence Black – media personality
- Steven Brooks – Syracuse lacrosse two-time national championship player
- Victor Cruz – American football wide receiver
- Amir Garrett - professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
- Courtney Greene – American football defensive back
- Andrew Haldane – military personnel
- Simon M. Hamlin – politician
- Edward H. Hill – surgeon, founder of Central Maine Medical Center
- Paris Horne - professional basketball player, Overseas Elite, four-time winner of The Basketball Tournament
- Althea G. Quimby – president, Women's Christian Temperance Union of Maine
- Thomas Treadwell Stone – Unitarian pastor and abolitionist
- Robert Vaden – professional basketball player
- Harold W. Wells - mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts[4]
- Jermaine Wiggins – NFL tight end. Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots (Super Bowl XXXVI).
References
- ^ "About Bridgton Academy". Bridgton Academy. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Why Bridgton Academy". Bridgton Academy. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Tsumura, Howard (17 August 2017). "SLSS' Fardaws Aimaq takes aim at D1 hoops career with prep stop at Maine's Bridgton Academy". Varsity Letters.
- ^ "Harold Wells, was Somerville mayor". The Boston Globe. 1978-02-16. p. 45. Retrieved 2024-02-28 – via Newspapers.com.
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