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| Pinkerton Academy | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Derry, NH, USA | |
| Information | |
| Religion | None |
| Head teacher | Mary Anderson |
| Enrollment |
~3,400 |
| Faculty | ~280 |
| Average class size | ~28 students |
| Student:teacher ratio | ~12:1 |
| Average SAT scores (2004) | 520 Verbal 523 Math [1] |
| Type | Public/Private |
| Campus | Suburban, 170 acres 17 buildings |
| Athletics | Astros |
| Motto | Quality Education Since 1814 |
| Mascot | Astroman |
| Color(s) | Red/White |
| Established | 1814 |
| Homepage | Pinkerton Academy |
Pinkerton Academy is a secondary school in Derry, New Hampshire. It is the largest independent academy in the United States, serving roughly 3,400 students as the high school (grades 9 - 12) for the communities of Derry, Hampstead and Chester. The Academy is a private non-profit corporation administered by a Headmaster, who in turn acts under the direction of an elected twelve member Board of Trustees.
The Academy is set on a large New England campus. Since the original four-room Old Academy Building opened in 1815, nine major buildings have been constructed including the new Arts and Humanities Center dedicated in September, 2002. In addition to these major buildings, eight smaller buildings that serve specific needs are scattered around the scenic campus.
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[edit] History
The school, which opened on December 4, 1815 as an all-male institution, was founded by Major John M. Pinkerton and Elder James Pinkerton for the purpose of promoting piety and virtue and the education of youth in science, languages, and the liberal arts. The generous endowment of John and Elder James provided sufficient funds to ensure the school's existence as a college preparatory and boarding school for seventy years.
In 1881, upon the death of Major John M. Pinkerton, the Academy received a second bequest. The Trustees used these funds to increase the number of instructors and to provide for an enlarged and advanced program of studies. Changes in the curriculum and the completion of the Pinkerton Building in 1887 allowed Pinkerton students to choose from a variety of college and non-college bound programs of studies.
Pinkerton continued to function as an independent day and boarding school until 1948. In 1949, the Academy entered into an agreement with the town of Derry, New Hampshire, that marked a significant turning point in the school's history. As a result of the service agreement, Pinkerton educated all high school aged students who lived in Derry. The town of Derry paid for the school's services on a per pupil tuition basis. Although Pinkerton maintained its private school status, the Academy began to function as a comprehensive independent academy.
In 1962, the town of Derry negotiated a long-term contractual agreement with Pinkerton Academy. The contract specified the terms and conditions under which Pinkerton's services were purchased. Over the next thirty years, additional communities (Chester, Hampstead, Auburn, Londonderry and Windham) signed service contracts with the Academy. In response to the increased number of public school students attending Pinkerton, new facilities were built. Due to the changing needs and interests of this larger student population, Pinkerton once again developed new courses and fields of study while maintaining its existing college preparatory programs. In 1978, the citizens of Londonderry voted to end their tuition agreements with the academy and established Londonderry High School.[2] Pinkerton is now the second largest high school in New England, the largest being Brockton High School.
[edit] Campus
The main campus is eight acres of the 170 acres that Pinkerton owns. There are nine academic buildings: the Pinkerton Building, the Shepard Building, the Saltmarsh Library, the Frost English Wing, the First and Second Portables, the Low Vocational Building, the Pinkerton Field House, the Ek Science Building, and The Arts & Humanities Building which holds the Stockbridge Theatre.[3]
In addition, there are eight smaller buildings around campus for specific purposes such as the Green House, the Alumni Building, Hayne's House, Mackenzie's House, Sugar House, Piper Maintenance Building, and Room 30. 95 acres are used for athletic fields, faculty housing, and farmland. [3]
[edit] Academics
Classes are divided into eight periods with a lunch and study period starting at 7:15 a.m. and ending at 2:10 p.m. .[4]
Pinkerton offers 17 Advanced Placement courses and many vocational electives such as accounting, agriculture, automotive technology botany, consumer economics, computer programming, drafting, engineering, field biology, journalism, landscaping, and more.[5]
In 2005, 158 students took the Advanced Placement exams.[1] The academy also offers college bound and non-college bound courses in each core academic discipline.[6]
Of the class of 2006, 53% were admitted to four-year colleges and 18% went to two-year colleges. The class had an average SAT score of 1525 (out of 2400).[6]
[edit] Advanced Placement Offerings
- AP Art History
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus (AB & BC)
- AP Chemistry
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP European History
- AP French Language
- AP German Language
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Music Theory
- AP Physics B
- AP Psychology
- AP Spanish
- AP Statistics
- AP U.S. History
[edit] Extra-curricular Activities
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[edit] Athletics
Pinkerton offers 28 variety of sports throughout the school year including cross country, (held on a tryout basis) football, volley ball, and soccer in the Fall; basketball, gymnastics, and wrestling in the Winter; lacrosse, tennis, and track in the Spring.[7] The boys lacrosse team won numerous state championships. [8]
[edit] Academics
Pinkerton have chapters of National Honors Society, FBLA-PBL, and other national organizations. Students participate in academic competitions such as the Granite State Challenge and FIRST Robotics.[9]
[edit] Special Interests
The Academy allow students to join clubs according to their special interests. These clubs include: AIDS awareness club, Asian club, visual basic club Critic (yearbook), dance club, philosophy club, and more. In addition, Pinkerton has the student-run publication, The Kaleidoscope.[9] They also have a Chinese exchange program where students would raise money to stay at Tianjin with a host family and attend classes in English there. Students from Tanggu No 1 High School would also come to Pinkerton.[10]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Samantha Brown - Host of the Travel Channel's Great Hotels, Passport to Europe, and Passport to Latin America.[11]
- Jim Coburn - Republican candidate in New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2006.[12]
- Tricia Dunn-Luoma - American Olympic Ice Hockey Player.[13]
- Jasmine Dustin - Modeled for the Lingerie Bowl and appeared in American Pie Presents Band Camp.[14]
- Charles Miller Floyd - Governor of New Hampshire, 1907–1909.[15]
- George Cochrane Hazelton - United States Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-1883.[16]
- Gerry Whiting Hazelton - United States Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-1875.[17]
- Irene Keith - First woman jet aircraft air traffic controller in the United States.[citation needed]
- Frank Naismith Parsons - Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1902-1924.[18]
- George Washington Patterson - Former United States Representative and former Lieutenant Governor of New York.[19]
- Keri Lynn Pratt - American film and television actress.[20]
- Alan Shepard - First American astronaut in space.[21]
- Pamela Smart - Convicted in 1991 of conspiracy to commit murder.[22]
- Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford - American novelist and poet. [23]
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens - Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War, as well as a two-term U.S. Congressman.[24]
[edit] Notable faculty
- Robert Frost - famous American poet (1906-1911) and recipient of four Pulitzer Prizes.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Pinkerton District Graduation Report. New Hampshire Department of Education.. Retrieved on Dec 28, 2006.
- ^ Londonderry School District Profile (PDF). Londonderry School District (December 3 2004). Retrieved on Jan 2, 2007.
- ^ a b Description of Pinkerton Academy. Pinkerton Academy. Pinkerton Academy. Retrieved on Dec 30 06.
- ^ Pinkerton Academy Bell Schedule. Pinkerton Academy. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Pinkerton Academy Course Catalog (PDF). Pinkerton Academy. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ a b Pinkerton Academy School Profile (PDF). Pinkerton Academy. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Pinkerton Academy Student Athletic Booklet (PDF). Pinkerton Academy. Pinkerton Academy. Retrieved on Dec 30 06.
- ^ Pinkerton Academy Sports. Pinkerton Academy. Pinkerton Academy. Retrieved on Dec 30 06.
- ^ a b Pinkerton Academy Clubs and Organizations. Pinkerton Academy. Pinkerton Academy. Retrieved on Dec 30 06.
- ^ Dornin, Chris. State official pushes for Chinese exchange. Portsmouth Herald. Seacoast Online. Retrieved on Dec 30 06.
- ^ New Hampshire People: Samantha Brown. New Hampshire.com. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Jim Coburn. Coburn For Governor. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Tricia Dunn. USA Hockey. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Biography for Jasmine Dustin. IMDB. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Charles Floyd. New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ George Cochrane Hazelton. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Gerry Whiting Hazelton. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Frank Naismith Parsons. New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ PATTERSON, George Washington. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Biography for Keri Lynn Pratt. IMDB. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Alan B. Shepard, Jr.. NASA. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Sex, Lies, and Murder. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
- ^ Halbeisen, Elizabeth (1935). Harriet Prescott Spofford: A Romantic Survival. University of Philadelphia Press.
- ^ STEVENS, Aaron Fletcher. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on Dec 29, 2006.
