Worcester Academy
Έφικνού τών Καλών (Achieve the Honorable)
Established	1834
School type	Private, boarding
Religious affiliation	None
Headmaster	Dexter P. Morse
Location	Worcester, MA, USA
Campus	Urban, 67 acres
Enrollment	501 upper school 154 middle school
Faculty	80
Average class size	13
Student:teacher ratio	8:1
Average SAT scores (2006)	600 Verbal 629 Math 611 Writing
Athletics	24 Interscholastic sports 54 Interscholastic teams
Color(s)	Maroon, Black
Mascot	Hilltoppers, Rams
Conference	NEPSAC
Homepage	www.worcesteracademy.org

Worcester Academy is an independent coeducational preparatory school spread over 67 acres in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. The school is divided into a middle school, serving approximately 150 students in grades six to eight, and an upper school, serving approximately 500 students in grades nine and above, including some postgraduates. Approximately one-third of students in the upper school participate in the school's five- and seven-day boarding programs. Currently there are approximately 80 international students enrolled from 10 different nations. Image File history File links Walogo. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ...   Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown Settled: 1673 â€“ Incorporated: 1684 Zip Code(s): 01608 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The city of San Francisco, an example of an urban area. ... The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) was founded in 1942 as an organization of athletic directors from preparatory schools in New England. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ...   Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown Settled: 1673 â€“ Incorporated: 1684 Zip Code(s): 01608 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ...

Worcester Academy is a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) was founded in 1942 as an organization of athletic directors from preparatory schools in New England. ...

Its motto is the Greek phrase "Έφικνού τών Καλών," which translates to "Achieve the Honorable."

History

Founded in 1834 as the Worcester County Manual Labor High School, it did not change its name until 1847. The school moved to its current location on Union Hill in Worcester in 1869. Worcester Academy was all-male from its founding until 1856, and again from 1890 to 1974. It has been coeducational since. 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Campus

Warner Memorial Theater

Walker Hall, The Megaron, and Adams Hall

Worcester Academy's campus is currently spread over four main parcels: the main campus, which contains approximately twelve acres; Francis A. Gaskill Field, a twelve-acre parcel two blocks from the main campus; and the New Balance Fields on Stafford Street, comprising about thirty acres. Worcester Academy also recently relocated some of its offices and alumni facilities to a renovated Victorian home two blocks from the main campus. In 2006, Worcester Academy signed a purchase and sale agreement to purchase an additional thirteen acres between Gaskill Field and the main campus, with the intent of creating a new indoor athletic complex. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (777x1000, 88 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (777x1000, 88 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (817x500, 85 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (817x500, 85 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... It has been suggested that New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. ... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

On the main campus, several beautiful brick buildings are listed on the national historic register, including Chester W. Kingsley Laboratories, Joseph H. Walker Hall, Reverend Robert J. Adams Hall, and William H. Dexter Hall. The headmaster lives in the Daniel W. Abercrombie House, named for the principal of Worcester Academy from 1882 to 1918. A new addition to the Worcester Academy campus is Harold G. "Dutch" Rader Hall, which houses the school's library and is used for middle school classes and activities.

One of the most famous and remarkable architectural buildings on the campus is the Lewis J. Warner Memorial Theater, a gift from Warner Brothers Studio President Harry Warner. He donated the building in memory of his son Lewis Warner '28, who died shortly after graduating from the academy. The Academy's formal student assemblies are held in Warner Theater to this day, though the theater is no longer able to seat the entire middle and upper school student bodies at once. Warner Bros. ... Harold (Harry) Morris Warner (born Hirsch Eichelbaum, December 12, 1881 Krasnosielc, Mazovia, Poland - 25 July 1958) was one of the founders of Warner Bros. ...

Athletics

Worcester is a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. Its main athletic rivals include Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy Andover, Deerfield Academy, Cushing Academy, Lawrence Academy, Governor Dummer Academy, Loomis Chaffee, and Milton Academy. The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) was founded in 1942 as an organization of athletic directors from preparatory schools in New England. ... Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter, or PEA) is a co-educational independent boarding school for grades 9-12, located on 619 acres in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA, fifty miles north of Boston. ... Phillips Academy (also known as Andover, Phillips Andover, or simply P.A.) is a co-educational University preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9-12. ... Deerfield Academy is a private, coeducational prep school located in Deerfield, Massachusetts. ... Cushing Academy is a boarding school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. ... Lawrence Academy at Groton is a co-educational preparatory school located in Groton, Massachusetts. ... Governor Dummer Academy was established in 1763, and is located on 450 acres in Byfield, Massachusetts, 25 miles north of Boston. ... The Loomis Chaffee School is a college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12 located in Windsor, Connecticut. ... Milton Academy is a private, preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts. ...

In 2005-2006 the girls' varsity basketball team had an undefeated season, winning the NEPSAC championship. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Other

In September 2006, Boston Magazine rated Worcester Academy the sixteenth best private school in the Boston Area, and the best in Worcester County. In an article entitled "The Right Private School for Your Kid," Boston Magazine rated Worcester Academy the best private school in the Boston area for students to exercise their mathematical talents. Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Boston (almost invariably called Boston magazine and often incorrectly written as Boston Magazine) is a glossy monthly magazine concerning life in the Greater Boston area and has been in publication for more than 40 years. ...

Trivia

• Parts of the 1992 movie School Ties were filmed in Worcester Academy's gymnasium
• Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan was a member of the faculty from 1903 to 1908, when he joined Robert Peary in his effort to reach the North Pole. He donated a canoe from the expedition to the Academy, which now rests in the Megaron.

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Notable alumni

Notable faculty and alumni of Worcester Academy include: An alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine) is a former student of a college, university, or school. ...

• Eli Thayer 1840, founder of the Oread Institute and the New England Emigrant Aid Society
• Royal C. Taft 1872, Governor of Rhode Island
• Edward Davis Jones 1873, co-founder of Dow Jones
• John Hope 1890, educator and founder of Atlanta University
• Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor 1893, founder and first editor of National Geographic magazine
• Ernest Manley Hopkins 1896, President of Dartmouth College
• Clarence Dillon 1904, co-founder of investment bank Dillon, Read and Company, father of C. Douglas Dillon
• Charles E. Merrill 1904, co-founder of Merrill Lynch
• Cole Porter 1909, Broadway composer
• Willis Goldbeck, 1910, movie producer and writer
• Lou Little 1912, college football coach
• General Norman D. Cota 1915
• Tony Hulman 1920, Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner
• Charles Starrett 1922, the "Durango Kid"
• Arthur Kennedy 1930, stage and screen actor
• Ned Harkness 1939, college and professional hockey coach
• Lewis Wilson 1939, first Batman in the movies
• Hervey Ross 1946, insurance executive, Academy benefactor
• Abbie Hoffman 1955, 1960s radical
• William Toomey 1957, gold-medal winning decathlete in the 1968 Summer Olympics
• Tom Holland 1962, film director
• Rep. Jim McGovern 1977, U.S. Congressman

In addition, many student-athletes attend Worcester Academy solely for their senior year, or for a single postgraduate year, to increase their exposure to college coaches or to improve their academic standing. Notable student-athletes include: Eli Thayer (1819-1899) was a member of the National House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. ... The Oread Institute, founded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1849 by Eli Thayer, was the first all-female college in the United States, and only the second college to admit women (the first being Oberlin). ... Royal Chapin Taft (February 14, 1823 – June 4, 1912) was an US policitian and businessman, whose most distinguished post was that of Governor of Rhode Island 1888–1889. ... Edward Jones is the name of: A statistician who co-founded the Dow-Jones index: see Edward Jones (statistician) A psychologist: see Edward E. Jones A neuroscientist: see Edward (Ted) G. Jones A Pulitzer Prize winning novelist: see Edward P. Jones A British Army general: see Edward Jones (army) A... Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ), based in the United States is a publishing and financial information firm. ... The name John Hope can refer to: John Hope, American educator John Hope, American meteorologist and hurricane forecaster John Hope, British political leader This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a private institution of higher education in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875–1966) was the founder and first editor of the National Geographic Magazine from 1903 to 1954. ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... Dartmouth College is a private, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... CLARENCE DILLON (1882-1979) Born in San Antonio, Texas, son of Samuel Dillon and Bertha Lapowitz. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dillons signature, as used on American currency Clarence Douglas Dillon (August 21, 1909 – January 10, 2003) son of Clarence and Ann (Douglass) Dillon, was U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France (1953-1957) and 57th secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury (1961-1965). ... Charles Edward Merrill, (October 19, 1885 - October 6, 1956) was a philanthropist, stockbroker and one of the founders of Merrill, Lynch & Company. ... Merrill Lynch & Co. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... Lou Little (1893-?) was an American football coach. ... Anton Tony Hulman, Jr. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. ... Charles Starrett played the part of the Durango Kid many years ago. ... Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914 _ January 5, 1990) was an American actor. ... Ned Harkness (born 1922 in Ottawa) was a successful NCAA head coach of ice hockey and lacrosse at Cornell University. ... Lewis Wilson (1920 - 2000) was an American actor from New York City who was most famous for being the first actor to play the DC Comics character Batman in live action (1943s Batman). ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Abbott Howard Abbie Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was a social and political activist in the United States, co-founder of the Youth International Party (Yippies), and later, a fugitive from the law, who lived under an alias following a conviction for dealing cocaine. ... William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) was the 1968 Olympic Decathlon Champion (United States). ... // The Decathlon Day 1: 100 m long jump shot put High Jump 400 m Day 2: 110m hurdles discus throw pole vault javelin throw 1500 m Decathlon sprouted from the ancient game pentathlon. ... The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ... Tom Holland was born on July 11th, 1943 in Phoughkeepsie, New York, USA. He has directed five movies including: Childs Play Fright Night External Links Tom Holland at the Internet Movie Database Categories: Movie stubs ... Rep. ...

• Mark Fidrych 1974
• Rick Carlisle 1979
• Jarrett Jack 2002
• Craig Smith 2002
• Colt Brennan 2002
• David Ball 2002

Mark Steven The Bird Fidrych (born August 14, 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts) was a Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers. ... Richard Preston Carlisle (pronounced KAHR-lye-uhl) (born October 27, 1959 in Ogdensburg, New York) is a former basketball player and current coach of the NBAs Indiana Pacers. ... Jarrett Matthew Jack (born October 28, 1983 in Fort Washington, Maryland) is a basketball player for the NBAs Portland Trail Blazers. ... Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983) is a professional basketball player. ... Colton James Brennan (born August 16, 1983 in Laguna Beach, California) is an American football quarterback for the University of Hawaii. ... David Ball (born June 6, 1984 in Berlin, Vermont) is a college football wide receiver for the Division I-AA University of New Hampshire Wildcats. ...

External links

• Worcester Academy official website
• Worcester Academy's official history page
• Worcester Academy history

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