Proctor Academy

Infobox School
name = Proctor Academy


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streetaddress = 204 Main Street
city = Andover
state = New Hampshire
zipcode = 03216
country = USA
coordinates = coord|43.4372976|-71.8239693|display=inline,title [ [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1917266 Geographic Names Information System: "Proctor Academy"] ]
founder =
head of school = Mike Henriques
faculty = 85cite 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 ]
ceeb = 300015
avg_class_size = 12
ratio = 5:1
type = Private, Boarding
tuition = $37,800 boarding / $23,000 day
endowment = $22 million
enrollment = 345 total
270 boarding 75 day
grades = 9-12
campus = Small town
campus size = 3000 acres (12 km²)
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conference = Lakes Region
slogan =
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fightsong =
motto = Live to Learn, Learn to Live
accreditation = New England Association of Schools and Colleges
mascot = Hornet
sports =
school_colours = Green and Black
yearbook =
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established = 1848
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homepage = http://www.proctoracademy.org/

Proctor Academy is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12 located on 3000 acres (12 km²) in Andover, New Hampshire.

History

Campus

Proctor Academy is located on 3000 acres in the town of Andover, NH. The property is a NH certified tree farm. Trees logged on the property are sold to generate revenue for the school, however some logs are used in the school's wood shop, and to heat the wood fired dorms in the winter. The school also operates its own sugar house and sells maple syrup which is made from sap gathered on the campus.

The campus is split in two parts by NH Route 11, 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.

One of the newest additions to the campus, Peabody House, was completed in 2008 [citeweb|title=Peabody House Dedication|url=http://proctoracademy.org/chucks_corner/default.asp?L4=2&newsid=448819&L1=2&L2=&newsgroupid=2836] on the former site of Morton House, which was torn down in August, 2007. The building was designed to follow LEED criteria and used recycled materials where possible.

=Dorms [citeweb|title=Campus Map |url=http://proctoracademy.org/campus_map/Default.asp?bhcp=1] =

*Carr House (built 1870)
*Carriage House/ Eco Dorm (built 1998)
*Davis House (built 1978)
*Farm House
*Gannett House
*Gulick House
*Ives House
*Johnson House (built 1978)
*King House
*Mackenzie House
*Mary Lowell Stone House "MLS" (built 1870)
*Morton House (built c. 1900, demolished 2007); demolished to make way for Peabody House which was built in its former location
*Peabody House (built 2008)
*Rulon-Miller House
*Summerfield House (built 1978)
*Thoreau House

Curriculum

Proctor offers several experiential programs, including Ocean Classroom, Mountain Classroom, and a language trimester in France or Spain. In the 2008-09 term a new abroad program will be made available to students wanting to spend a term in Morocco.

Extracurricular activities

Skills courses provide hands-on activities during the school day. These include jazz band, photography, yearbook, blacksmithing, boat building, woodshop, jewelry making, ceramics, dance, drama, and many others. The drama department produces several major plays annually, including a winter student production and the spring musical.

Athletics

Proctor Academy fields teams in interscholastic competition in alpine skiing, baseball, basketball, bicycling, canoeing, cross-country running, cross-country skiing, dance, downhill skiing, field hockey, football, freestyle skiing, golf, hockey, horseback riding, ice hockey, kayaking, lacrosse, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, soccer, softball, and tennis. The school belongs to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.

The school competes against (among others): Vermont Academy, Phillips Exeter Academy, Kimball Union Academy, Holderness School, Brewster Academy, New Hampton School and Tilton School.

Notable alumni

* Matt Nathanson - singer/songwriter

References

External links

* [http://www.proctoracademy.org/ Proctor Academy]