Pembroke Academy

Public school in Pembroke, NH, USA

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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

References

^ ^a ^b "Pembroke Academy". New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ The History of Pembroke, N.H. (1895), pgs. 306 to 308
^ The School Journal. 1902.
^ Metcalf, Henry Harrison; McClintock, John Norris (1900). The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress. H.H. Metcalf.
^ "CHANDLER, William Eaton, (1835–1917)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
^ New England Historic Genealogical Society (1908). Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund. The Society. p. 311. Charles Carleton Coffin pembroke academy.
^ "NH native Cote to receive Horatio Alger Award". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
^ "CUTCHEON, Byron M., (1836–1908)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
^ Eddy, Mary Baker (2010). Works of Mary Baker Eddy. MobileReference. p. 1. ISBN 9781607788614.
^ "LAPHAM, Oscar, (1837–1926)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
^ Four Years in College AND Twenty-Five Years Out of College. 1884. pp. 60–61.
^ Metcalf, Henry Harrison and McClintock, John Norris (1888). The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume 11. H.H. Metcalf. p. 400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)