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|name = Proctor Academy |
| name = Proctor Academy |
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| caption = Maxwell Savage Hall |
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|streetaddress = 204 Main Street |
| streetaddress = 204 Main Street |
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|city = [[Andover, New Hampshire|Andover]] |
| city = [[Andover, New Hampshire|Andover]] |
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|state = [[New Hampshire]] |
| state = [[New Hampshire]] |
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|zipcode = 03216 |
| zipcode = 03216 |
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|country = USA |
| country = USA |
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|founder = |
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|head of school = |
| head of school = Brian Thomas |
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|faculty = 85<ref name="petersons">{{cite web |title=Proctor Academy - School Overview |url=http://www.petersons.com/pschools/code/instvcprint.asp?inunid=1828&sponsor=1 |publisher=Peterson's |date=2007-09-12 }}</ref> |
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|ceeb = 300015 |
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|avg_class_size = 12<ref name="petersons"/> |
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|ratio = 5:1 |
| ratio = 5:1 |
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|type = [[Private school|Private]], [[ |
| type = [[Private school|Private]], [[ school|Boarding]] |
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|tuition = $ |
| tuition = $67,200 boarding / $39,100 day |
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| endowment = $34 million<ref>{{cite web | url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/20222179/202303199349318445/full | title=Proctor Academy, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer | date=9 May 2013 }}</ref> |
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|endowment = $24 million<ref name="petersons"/> |
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|enrollment = 360 total<br />285 boarding<br/>75 day |
| enrollment = 360 total<br />285 boarding<br />75 day |
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|grades = 9-12 |
| grades = 9-12 |
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|campus = Small town |
| campus = Small town |
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|campus size = |
| campus size = 2,500 acres (12 km²) |
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|athletics = |
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|conference = Lakes Region |
| conference = Lakes Region |
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|slogan = |
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|song = |
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|fightsong = |
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|motto = Live to Learn, Learn to Live |
| motto = Live to Learn, Learn to Live |
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|accreditation = [[New England Association of Schools and Colleges]] |
| accreditation = [[New England Association of Schools and Colleges]] |
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|mascot = Hornet |
| mascot = Hornet |
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|rival = [[Holderness School]] |
| rival = [[Holderness School]] |
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|sports = |
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|school_colors = Green and White |
| school_colors = Green and White |
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|established = 1848 |
| established = {{start date and age|1848}} |
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|homepage = {{URL|www.proctoracademy.org}} |
| homepage = {{URL|www.proctoracademy.org}} |
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'''Proctor Academy''' is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]], independent [[University-preparatory school|preparatory]] [[boarding school]] for grades |
'''Proctor Academy''' is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]], independent [[University-preparatory school|preparatory]] [[boarding school]] for grades 9–12 located on {{convert|2500|acre|km2}} in [[Andover, New Hampshire]]. The school was established in 1848 by the town of Andover, with [[Dyer H. Sanborn]] as the principal. There are about 370 students. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Origin=== |
===Origin=== |
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Proctor Academy first began as Andover Academy, established in 1848 by the town of Andover. The idea of the school spawned from a sewing group conversation between the wives of the area's prominent families, in the living room of attorney [[Samuel Butterfield]]. The women shared a strong conviction that their town needed a school for its expanding population.<ref name="proctoracademy.org">{{cite web| url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=282524&L1=&L2= |title=History of Proctor: Origins |publisher=Proctor Academy |date=2006-06-22 |
Proctor Academy first began as Andover Academy, established in 1848 by the town of Andover. The idea of the school spawned from a sewing group conversation between the wives of the area's prominent families, in the living room of attorney [[Samuel Butterfield]]. The women shared a strong conviction that their town needed a school for its expanding population.<ref name="proctoracademy.org">{{cite web| url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=282524&L1=&L2= |title=History of Proctor: Origins |publisher=Proctor Academy |date=2006-06-22 }}</ref> On June 23, 1848, the incorporation of the academy was approved, with Samuel Butterfield as president, Walcott Hamlin as secretary, and True Brown and John Fellows as executive committee members. |
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The academy opened its doors in August 1848, on the second floor of the church on Main Street,<ref name="ReferenceA">"History of the town of Andover New Hampshire, 1751-1906"</ref> with many of the desks, chairs and chalkboards donated by the Butterfields.<ref name="proctoracademy.org"/> Mrs. Eliza Butterfield set up the [[curriculum]] with [[Dyer H. Sanborn]] as the principal and Miss Eliza Wingate as "preceptress". The first term had 43 girls and 65 boys enrolled, but within four years the school had grown to just over 250 students. |
The academy opened its doors in August 1848, on the second floor of the church on Main Street,<ref name="ReferenceA">"History of the town of Andover New Hampshire, 1751-1906"</ref> with many of the desks, chairs and chalkboards donated by the Butterfields.<ref name="proctoracademy.org"/> Mrs. Eliza Butterfield set up the [[curriculum]] with [[Dyer H. Sanborn]] as the principal and Miss Eliza Wingate as "preceptress". The first term had 43 girls and 65 boys enrolled, but within four years the school had grown to just over 250 students. |
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The school year was set up into four terms of twelve weeks each. The tuition rate, per quarter, was: |
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* $3.00 for common classes |
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* $3.50 for higher English, and Languages |
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* $1.00 to $3.00 for Drawing and Painting |
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* $1.00 to $3.00 for Needlework |
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* $2.00 for Music |
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* $8.00 for Students with incidental expenses<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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The curriculum the first year included English, Latin, Greek Literature, Mathematics, Morals, Natural and Intellectual Science, Modern Languages, Drawing & Painting, Music, Elocution, Vocal Music, and Penmanship. |
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In 1850, Ancient Languages, Surveying, Instrumental Music, and Chemistry were added. In 1852, Book-keeping, Theoretical & Practical Surveying, and Pen Drawing were added, and a library was established. |
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===1850–1900=== |
===1850–1900=== |
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Principal Sanborn (1850–1851) was very popular with the students, and the school thrived through its first couple of years with funding |
Principal Sanborn (1850–1851) was very popular with the students, and the school thrived through its first couple of years with funding from generous patrons. After two years, Sanborn stepped down, and Moses Leland Morse of [[Bowdoin College]] took over for the next two years as principal. Under Morse, the student body more than doubled, as [[chemistry]] was added to the curriculum and the guaranty fund reached $3,000. Woodbury Langdon, Luther Puffer (law student), and John Simonds were some of the first graduates to go on to [[college]]. After Principal Morse stepped down, Thaddeus W. Bruce (1852–1853) of [[Dartmouth College]] took the helm with Miss Marcia Foster as assistant (who later married).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://archive.org/stream/thetfordacademyt00thet/thetfordacademyt00thet_djvu.txt |title=Full text of "Thetford academy, Thetford, Vermont. Seventy-fifth anniversary and reunion. Thursday, June 28, 1894" |year=1895 }}</ref> Around this time future world-renowned artist [[David Dalhoff Neal]] also attended classes. George Dustan took over as principal in 1854 when the school fell victim to a [[smallpox]] outbreak, in which one of the teachers and a former student died. |
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The smallpox epidemic in 1854-1855 forced the school to close, and for the next three decades the school struggled with its identity and funding. In 1857, the school reopened its doors as the New England Christian Literary and Biblical Institute, then again in 1860 as the Andover Christian Institute. In 1865, the school was closed and reopened in [[Wolfeboro, New Hampshire]], as the Wolfeboro Christian Institute. |
The smallpox epidemic in 1854-1855 forced the school to close, and for the next three decades the school struggled with its identity and funding. In 1857, the school reopened its doors as the New England Christian Literary and Biblical Institute, then again in 1860 as the Andover Christian Institute. In 1865, the school was closed and reopened in [[Wolfeboro, New Hampshire]], as the Wolfeboro Christian Institute. |
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As the school struggled, former Andover resident [[John Proctor (inventor)|John Proctor]], the inventor of the threaded wood screw, returned, in 1857, to build up the town. By the 1870s Proctor helped to return the school to Andover, debt-free, as well as build a new [[dormitory]] on the site of modern-day Gannett House. In 1879, the [[Unitarianism|Unitarian Church]] sought to purchase the Andover school in order to create a school "free from...theological dogmatizing and unnatural religious methods." Andover was a hotbed of Unitarian thought, which helped to facilitate the sale of the school. In 1881, the school was opened as Proctor Academy in honor of John Proctor's contributions to the school.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=282524&L1=&L2=| title=History of Proctor: Origins| last=Will| first=Chuck| |
As the school struggled, former Andover resident [[John Proctor (inventor)|John Proctor]], the inventor of the threaded wood screw, returned, in 1857, to build up the town. By the 1870s Proctor helped to return the school to Andover, debt-free, as well as build a new [[dormitory]] on the site of modern-day Gannett House. In 1879, the [[Unitarianism|Unitarian Church]] sought to purchase the Andover school in order to create a school "free from...theological dogmatizing and unnatural religious methods." Andover was a hotbed of Unitarian thought, which helped to facilitate the sale of the school. In 1881, the school was opened as Proctor Academy in honor of John Proctor's contributions to the school.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=282524&L1=&L2=| title=History of Proctor: Origins| last=Will| first=Chuck| access-date=2008-10-29}}</ref> |
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===The 1930s and 1940s=== |
===The 1930s and 1940s=== |
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Not realizing the severity of the economic downturn, in 1932 the trustees of the school invested $45,000 to build Maxwell Savage Hall. At the first assembly of the 1935 school year, Headmaster Carl Wetherell announced that he was quitting due to the poor outlook for the school. A search for a replacement was hurriedly started. John Halsey Gulick took the job, and immediately instituted sweeping reforms of the school, creating mechanical arts programs such as [[boat building]], [[Vocational education|wood shop]], and [[Machining|machine shop]]. Students were involved in the upkeep and improvement of the school, clearing the land for the school's first [[Ski resort|ski area]], Slalom Hill, as well as a [[Victory garden|farm]] which was used to feed the community.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=288961&L1=&L2=| title=History of Proctor: Formative Years| last=Will| first=Chuck| |
Not realizing the severity of the economic downturn, in 1932 the trustees of the school invested $45,000 to build Maxwell Savage Hall. At the first assembly of the 1935 school year, Headmaster Carl Wetherell announced that he was quitting due to the poor outlook for the school. A search for a replacement was hurriedly started. John Halsey Gulick took the job, and immediately instituted sweeping reforms of the school, creating mechanical arts programs such as [[boat building]], [[Vocational education|wood shop]], and [[Machining|machine shop]]. Students were involved in the upkeep and improvement of the school, clearing the land for the school's first [[Ski resort|ski area]], Slalom Hill, as well as a [[Victory garden|farm]] which was used to feed the community.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=288961&L1=&L2=| title=History of Proctor: Formative Years| last=Will| first=Chuck| access-date=2008-10-29}}</ref> |
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===The 1950s and 1960s=== |
===The 1950s and 1960s=== |
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Lyle Farrell—a 1929 graduate of the [[University of New Hampshire]] and captain of the [[1928 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|1928 Wildcats football team]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1930 |title=The Granite |publisher=[[University of New Hampshire]] |location=[[Durham, New Hampshire]] |date=1930 |page=42 |access-date=February 1, 2020 |via=library.unh.edu}}</ref>—who started teaching at Proctor in the 1930s, took over as Headmaster of the school in 1952. During his time as Headmaster, he pushed for the expansion of the school, leading to the construction of Holland Auditorium, Shirley Hall, Farrell Field House, Leonard Field, Farrell Field and the Blackwater Ski Area. Farrell also established the learning skills programs for college-bound students with dyslexia.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=289399&L1=&L2=| title=History of Proctor: Stability and Growth| last=Will| first=Chuck| date=July 12, 2006| access-date=October 29, 2008}}</ref> |
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===The 1970s to 1980s=== |
===The 1970s to 1980s=== |
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| ⚫ | In 1971, David Fowler succeeded Lyle Farrell as Headmaster. He instituted a democratic [[Students' union|student government]], rather than a seniority system. Realizing the unique location and programs that Proctor offered, they created a wilderness orientation program for new students, which still exists today. In 1974, the mountain classroom program was created, combining an [[Outward Bound]] type of small group outdoor experience with specialized academic sessions. By 1975, Proctor had faculty and facilities in [[Madrid]], Spain, and [[Clermont-Ferrand]], France, which led to later experiential education programs in [[Segovia]], Spain, and [[Pont-l'Abbé]], France.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=290028&L1=&L2=| title= History of Proctor: Revolutionary Change| last=Will| first=Chuck| date=2006-07-24| access-date=2008-10-29}}</ref> European Classroom, an art and [[French language]] program, was created in 2011, replacing the France program. |
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| ⚫ | In 1971, David Fowler succeeded Lyle Farrell as Headmaster. He instituted a democratic [[Students' union|student government]], rather than a seniority system. Realizing the unique location and programs that Proctor offered, they created a wilderness orientation program for new students, which still exists today. In 1974, the mountain classroom program was created, combining an [[Outward Bound]] type of small group outdoor experience with specialized academic sessions. By 1975, Proctor had faculty and facilities in [[Madrid]], Spain, and [[Clermont-Ferrand]], France, which led to later experiential education programs in [[Segovia |
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===1990s to 2005=== |
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As Head of School from 1995-2005, Steve Wilkins challenged Proctor's faculty to study teaching methodologies and optimal learning environments. In 1998, the school initiated a capital campaign that raised more than thirty million dollars, resulting in expansion of facilities (Eco-dorm, Wise Community Center, Teddy Maloney '83 skating rink, Steve and Sarah Wilkins Meeting House), growth of endowment and increased faculty salaries. The role of the arts within the curriculum was advanced with a state-of-the-art music/recording facility, and the addition of voice, choral and dance programs.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} |
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===2005 and beyond=== |
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As Head of School since 2005, Mike Henriques has advanced fiscal responsibility while promoting the quality of residential life on campus. A capital campaign entitled "Building Proctor's Future, Today" has resulted in extensive improvements to the Proctor Ski Area that include expanded snowmaking and alpine and Nordic trails that have received FIS [[homologation]]; three new dormitories; a new locker room facility; an outdoor athletic facility, including two turf fields and softball field; a net-zero Dining Commons; and various campus "gateway" enhancements. Plans for a renovated field house with academic and entrepreneurship space and a renovated Administration/Academic building are in the works.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} |
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==Extracurricular activities== |
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Skills courses provide hands-on activities during the school day. These include jazz band, photography, metal engineering, blacksmithing, boat building, woodshop, ceramics, dance, drama, and many others. The drama department produces several major plays annually, including a winter production and the spring musical. Dance and vocal ensembles also offer end of term performances each trimester. |
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===Athletics=== |
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Proctor Academy fields teams in interscholastic competition in alpine skiing, crew (rowing), baseball, basketball, cycling, mountain biking, kayaking, cross-country running, cross-country skiing, dance, downhill skiing, field hockey, football, freestyle skiing, golf, hockey, horseback riding, ice hockey, lacrosse, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, soccer, softball, and tennis. The school belongs to the [[New England Preparatory School Athletic Council]], which Proctor's women's ice hockey team won the championship of in 2012. |
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The school competes against [[Vermont Academy]], [[Phillips Exeter Academy]], [[Kimball Union Academy]], [[Holderness School]], [[Brewster Academy]], [[New Hampton School]] and [[Tilton School]], among others.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} |
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==Campus== |
==Campus== |
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Proctor Academy is located on {{convert| |
Proctor Academy is located on {{convert|2,500|acre|km2}} in the town of [[Andover, New Hampshire]]. The property is a state-certified [[tree farm]]. |
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| ⚫ | One of the newest additions to the campus, Peabody House, was completed in 2008<ref>{{cite web| title=Peabody House Dedication| url=http://proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=2&newsid=448819&L1=2&L2=&newsgroupid=2836}}</ref> on the former site of Morton House, which was torn down in August 2007. |
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The campus is split in two parts by Andover's Main Street ([[New Hampshire Route 11|NH Route 11]] and [[U.S. Route 4]]), with academic buildings and dorms on one side and the Carr athletic fields and the Blackwater Ski Area on the other side of the road. |
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| ⚫ | One of the newest additions to the campus, Peabody House, was completed in 2008<ref>{{cite web| title=Peabody House Dedication| url=http://proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=2&newsid=448819&L1=2&L2=&newsgroupid=2836}}</ref> on the former site of Morton House, which was torn down in August 2007. |
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===Dorms=== |
===Dorms=== |
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Proctor Academy has 19 [[dormitories]] that are either in use or are no longer in use:<ref name="Campus Map">{{cite web|title=Campus Map |url=http://proctoracademy.org/campus_map/Default.asp?bhcp=1| |
Proctor Academy has 19 [[dormitories]] that are either in use or are no longer in use:<ref name="Campus Map">{{cite web|title=Campus Map |url=http://proctoracademy.org/campus_map/Default.asp?bhcp=1|access-date=2008-10-18}}</ref> |
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*Burbank East and West |
*Burbank East and West |
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*Carr House (built 1870) |
*Carr House (built 1870) |
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*Davis House (built 1978) |
*Davis House (built 1978) |
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*Elbow Pond Dorm |
*Elbow Pond Dorm |
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*Farm House (built 1804) |
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*Gannett House |
*Gannett House |
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*Gulick House |
*Gulick House |
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===Notable buildings=== |
===Notable buildings=== |
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* Proctor's net-zero ready Brown Dining Commons (built in 2016), the 'greenest' dining facility built at an independent school in New England, features 40 geothermal wells, rain gardens to collect run-off, solar panels, and high efficiency construction materials. |
* Proctor's net-zero ready Brown Dining Commons (built in 2016), the 'greenest' dining facility built at an independent school in New England, features 40 geothermal wells, rain gardens to collect run-off, solar panels, and high efficiency construction materials. |
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*Recording Studio (built 2006), state-of-the-art building-within-a-building designed to isolate the studio from any outside noise<ref>{{cite web|url=http://proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=266547|title=Dedication|last=Will|first=Chuck|date=2006-04-29|publisher=Proctor Academy| |
*Recording Studio (built 2006), state-of-the-art building-within-a-building designed to isolate the studio from any outside noise<ref>{{cite web|url=http://proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=4&newsid=266547|title=Dedication|last=Will|first=Chuck|date=2006-04-29|publisher=Proctor Academy|access-date=2008-10-18}}</ref> |
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*Steve and Sarah Wilkins Meetinghouse (built 2001), theater and meetinghouse for all-school assemblies, also contains the dance studio<ref name="Campus Map"/> |
*Steve and Sarah Wilkins Meetinghouse (built 2001), theater and meetinghouse for all-school assemblies, also contains the dance studio, dressing rooms, black box, scene shop, and green room. <ref name="Campus Map"/> |
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*The Cabin (built 1991), cabin located on the top of the hill behind Proctor's dorms, where students are allowed to stay for the night on the weekend<ref name="Campus Map"/> |
*The Cabin (built 1991), cabin located on the top of the hill behind Proctor's dorms, where students are allowed to stay for the night on the weekend<ref name="Campus Map"/> |
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*Yarrow's Lodge, ski lodge at the Blackwater Ski Area, base for the student ski patrol and the storage location for the school's [[snowcat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/common/news_detail.asp?newsid=416251&L1=4&L2=12|title=Blackwater Ski Area| |
*Yarrow's Lodge, ski lodge at the Blackwater Ski Area, base for the student ski patrol and the storage location for the school's [[snowcat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.proctoracademy.org/common/news_detail.asp?newsid=416251&L1=4&L2=12|title=Blackwater Ski Area|access-date=2008-10-18}}</ref> |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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[[File:Matt Nathanson.jpg|thumb|125px|Matt Nathanson]] |
[[File:Matt Nathanson.jpg|thumb|125px|Matt Nathanson]] |
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Notable people who have attended the school include:<ref name="BSR">{{cite web|url=http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/listing-alumni.php|title=Famous Boarding School Alumni|year=2009|publisher= Boarding School Review|pages=Proctor Academy| |
Notable people who have attended the school include:<ref name="BSR">{{cite web|url=http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/listing-alumni.php|title=Famous Boarding School Alumni|year=2009|publisher= Boarding School Review|pages=Proctor Academy|access-date=2009-02-28}}</ref><!-- Provide a bulleted list of notable alumni with a short description to explain why they are famous. Alumni without their own Wiki articles should always have third-party references. --> |
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* [[Bob Beattie (skiing)|Bob Beattie]], '51 - former US Alpine Ski Team Head Coach and ABC television commentator |
* [[Bob Beattie (skiing)|Bob Beattie]], '51 - former US Alpine Ski Team Head Coach and ABC television commentator |
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* [[Jerome Dyson]], '06 - basketball player for [[Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]] |
* [[Jerome Dyson]], '06 - basketball player for [[Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]], 2012-13 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders|top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League]] |
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* [[Peter Elbow]] - English professor, author of ''Writing without Teachers'' |
* [[Peter Elbow]] - English professor, author of ''Writing without Teachers'' |
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* [[Nicholas Fairall]], '07 - US Olympian 2014 Winter Games, US Ski Team, ski jumper |
* [[Nicholas Fairall]], '07 - US Olympian 2014 Winter Games, US Ski Team, ski jumper |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{portal|New Hampshire}} |
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{{Lakes Region League}} |
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{{New England Preparatory School Athletic Council}} |
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1848]] |
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[[Category:Boarding schools in New Hampshire]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 24 August 2024
| Proctor Academy | |
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 Maxwell Savage Hall | |
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204 Main Street , 03216 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°26′14″N 71°49′26″W / 43.4372976°N 71.8239693°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Boarding |
| Motto | Live to Learn, Learn to Live |
| Established | 1848 |
| CEEB code | 300015 |
| Head of school | Brian Thomas |
| Faculty | 85[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 360 total 285 boarding 75 day |
| Average class size | 12[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Campus | Small town |
| Campus size | 2,500 acres (12 km²) |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics conference | Lakes Region |
| Mascot | Hornet |
| Rival | Holderness School |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Endowment | $34 million[3] |
| Tuition | $67,200 boarding / $39,100 day |
| Website | www |
Proctor Academy is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located on 2,500 acres (10 km2) in Andover, New Hampshire. The school was established in 1848 by the town of Andover, with Dyer H. Sanborn as the principal. There are about 370 students.
History
[edit]Origin
[edit]Proctor Academy first began as Andover Academy, established in 1848 by the town of Andover. The idea of the school spawned from a sewing group conversation between the wives of the area's prominent families, in the living room of attorney Samuel Butterfield. The women shared a strong conviction that their town needed a school for its expanding population.[4] On June 23, 1848, the incorporation of the academy was approved, with Samuel Butterfield as president, Walcott Hamlin as secretary, and True Brown and John Fellows as executive committee members.
The academy opened its doors in August 1848, on the second floor of the church on Main Street,[5] with many of the desks, chairs and chalkboards donated by the Butterfields.[4] Mrs. Eliza Butterfield set up the curriculum with Dyer H. Sanborn as the principal and Miss Eliza Wingate as "preceptress". The first term had 43 girls and 65 boys enrolled, but within four years the school had grown to just over 250 students.
1850–1900
[edit]Principal Sanborn (1850–1851) was very popular with the students, and the school thrived through its first couple of years with funding from generous patrons. After two years, Sanborn stepped down, and Moses Leland Morse of Bowdoin College took over for the next two years as principal. Under Morse, the student body more than doubled, as chemistry was added to the curriculum and the guaranty fund reached $3,000. Woodbury Langdon, Luther Puffer (law student), and John Simonds were some of the first graduates to go on to college. After Principal Morse stepped down, Thaddeus W. Bruce (1852–1853) of Dartmouth College took the helm with Miss Marcia Foster as assistant (who later married).[6] Around this time future world-renowned artist David Dalhoff Neal also attended classes. George Dustan took over as principal in 1854 when the school fell victim to a smallpox outbreak, in which one of the teachers and a former student died.
The smallpox epidemic in 1854-1855 forced the school to close, and for the next three decades the school struggled with its identity and funding. In 1857, the school reopened its doors as the New England Christian Literary and Biblical Institute, then again in 1860 as the Andover Christian Institute. In 1865, the school was closed and reopened in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, as the Wolfeboro Christian Institute.
As the school struggled, former Andover resident John Proctor, the inventor of the threaded wood screw, returned, in 1857, to build up the town. By the 1870s Proctor helped to return the school to Andover, debt-free, as well as build a new dormitory on the site of modern-day Gannett House. In 1879, the Unitarian Church sought to purchase the Andover school in order to create a school "free from...theological dogmatizing and unnatural religious methods." Andover was a hotbed of Unitarian thought, which helped to facilitate the sale of the school. In 1881, the school was opened as Proctor Academy in honor of John Proctor's contributions to the school.[7]
The 1930s and 1940s
[edit]Not realizing the severity of the economic downturn, in 1932 the trustees of the school invested $45,000 to build Maxwell Savage Hall. At the first assembly of the 1935 school year, Headmaster Carl Wetherell announced that he was quitting due to the poor outlook for the school. A search for a replacement was hurriedly started. John Halsey Gulick took the job, and immediately instituted sweeping reforms of the school, creating mechanical arts programs such as boat building, wood shop, and machine shop. Students were involved in the upkeep and improvement of the school, clearing the land for the school's first ski area, Slalom Hill, as well as a farm which was used to feed the community.[8]
The 1950s and 1960s
[edit]Lyle Farrell—a 1929 graduate of the University of New Hampshire and captain of the 1928 Wildcats football team[9]—who started teaching at Proctor in the 1930s, took over as Headmaster of the school in 1952. During his time as Headmaster, he pushed for the expansion of the school, leading to the construction of Holland Auditorium, Shirley Hall, Farrell Field House, Leonard Field, Farrell Field and the Blackwater Ski Area. Farrell also established the learning skills programs for college-bound students with dyslexia.[10]
The 1970s to 1980s
[edit]In 1971, David Fowler succeeded Lyle Farrell as Headmaster. He instituted a democratic student government, rather than a seniority system. Realizing the unique location and programs that Proctor offered, they created a wilderness orientation program for new students, which still exists today. In 1974, the mountain classroom program was created, combining an Outward Bound type of small group outdoor experience with specialized academic sessions. By 1975, Proctor had faculty and facilities in Madrid, Spain, and Clermont-Ferrand, France, which led to later experiential education programs in Segovia, Spain, and Pont-l'Abbé, France.[11] European Classroom, an art and French language program, was created in 2011, replacing the France program.
Campus
[edit]Proctor Academy is located on 2,500 acres (10 km2) in the town of Andover, New Hampshire. The property is a state-certified tree farm.
One of the newest additions to the campus, Peabody House, was completed in 2008[12] on the former site of Morton House, which was torn down in August 2007.
Dorms
[edit]Proctor Academy has 19 dormitories that are either in use or are no longer in use:[13]
- Burbank East and West
- Carr House (built 1870)
- Carriage House/ Eco Dorm (built 1998)
- Davis House (built 1978)
- Elbow Pond Dorm
- Gannett House
- Gulick House
- Ives House
- Johnson House (built 1978)
- King House
- Mackenzie House
- Mary Lowell Stone House "MLS" (built 1870)
- Peabody House (built 2008)
- Rulon-Miller House
- Sally B (built 2013)
- Summerfield House (built 1978)
- Thoreau House (burned in June 2016)
- West End Dormitory
Notable buildings
[edit]- Proctor's net-zero ready Brown Dining Commons (built in 2016), the 'greenest' dining facility built at an independent school in New England, features 40 geothermal wells, rain gardens to collect run-off, solar panels, and high efficiency construction materials.
- Recording Studio (built 2006), state-of-the-art building-within-a-building designed to isolate the studio from any outside noise[14]
- Steve and Sarah Wilkins Meetinghouse (built 2001), theater and meetinghouse for all-school assemblies, also contains the dance studio, dressing rooms, black box, scene shop, and green room. [13]
- The Cabin (built 1991), cabin located on the top of the hill behind Proctor's dorms, where students are allowed to stay for the night on the weekend[13]
- Yarrow's Lodge, ski lodge at the Blackwater Ski Area, base for the student ski patrol and the storage location for the school's snowcat[15]
Notable alumni
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Notable people who have attended the school include:[16]
- Bob Beattie, '51 - former US Alpine Ski Team Head Coach and ABC television commentator
- Jerome Dyson, '06 - basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League, 2012-13 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Peter Elbow - English professor, author of Writing without Teachers
- Nicholas Fairall, '07 - US Olympian 2014 Winter Games, US Ski Team, ski jumper
- John McVey - singer/songwriter
- Matt Nathanson, '91 - singer/songwriter
- David Dalhoff Neal - artist, one of the first students in the early 1850s
- Robert Richardson, '73 - Oscar-winning cinematographer (Platoon, JFK, The Aviator, Kill Bill)
- Carl Van Loan, '98 - US Olympian, US Ski Team Nordic Combined, Large Hill team
- Cole Williams, '99 - television actor (Scrubs, 8 Simple Rules)
References
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- ^ Geographic Names Information System: "Proctor Academy"
- ^ a b "Proctor Academy - School Overview". Peterson's. 2007-09-12.
- ^ "Proctor Academy, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer". 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b "History of Proctor: Origins". Proctor Academy. 2006-06-22.
- ^ "History of the town of Andover New Hampshire, 1751-1906"
- ^ "Full text of "Thetford academy, Thetford, Vermont. Seventy-fifth anniversary and reunion. Thursday, June 28, 1894"". 1895.
- ^ Will, Chuck. "History of Proctor: Origins". Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ Will, Chuck. "History of Proctor: Formative Years". Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1930. p. 42. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
- ^ Will, Chuck (July 12, 2006). "History of Proctor: Stability and Growth". Retrieved October 29, 2008.
- ^ Will, Chuck (2006-07-24). "History of Proctor: Revolutionary Change". Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "Peabody House Dedication".
- ^ a b c "Campus Map". Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ Will, Chuck (2006-04-29). "Dedication". Proctor Academy. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ "Blackwater Ski Area". Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ "Famous Boarding School Alumni". Boarding School Review. 2009. pp. Proctor Academy. Retrieved 2009-02-28.