Pembroke Academy

Pembroke Academy
Pembroke Academy
	Pembroke Academy in 2020
Location
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	Pembroke, NH; USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1818; 203 years ago
Headmaster	Dan Morris
Faculty	90
Enrollment	850
Average class size	20 students
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Campus type	Suburban/rural
Color(s)	Dartmouth Green & White
Nickname	Spartans
Rival	Merrimack Valley High School, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Website	sau53.org/net9

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.^[1] In its early years Pembroke Academy prepared many students for attendance at Dartmouth College.^[2]

On February 17th, 2016, Dean of Students Rekha Luther was arrested under charges of drug possession.^[3] In 2018, she was sentenced to three months in jail, two years probation, and a suspended sentence of 1.5 to 5 years on charges of both possession of narcotics and controlled drugs, both in a school zone ^[4]

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.^[5]

Notable alumni[]

William E. Chandler, U.S. senator, Secretary of the Navy^[6]
Charles Carleton Coffin, journalist, author^[7]
David M. Cote, CEO, Honeywell International^[8]
Byron M. Cutcheon, Civil War general, U.S. congressman^[9]
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science denomination^[10]
Oscar Lapham, U.S. congressman^[11]
Henry F. C. Nichols, Wisconsin assemblyman^[12]
John B. Sanborn, Civil War general^[13]
Charles H. Bell, 38th Governor of New Hampshire

References[]

Original Pembroke Academy building that burned down in 1900

^ The History of Pembroke, N.H. (1895), pgs. 306 to 308
^ The School journal, Volume 65 (1902), pg. 192 https://books.google.com/books?id=lJIVAAAAIAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
^ Reid, Nick. "Police: Pembroke Academy dean of students had heroin at school". Concord Monitor. Concord Monitor. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ Dandrea, Alyssa. "Judge sentences former Pembroke Academy dean to jail in drug case". Concord Monitor. Concord Monitor. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ The Granite monthly: a New Hampshire magazine devoted to history, biography, literature, and state progress, Volume 29, (H.H. Metcalf, 1900) pg. 14–17 https://books.google.com/books?id=-rAVAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links[]

Coordinates: 43°08′46″N 71°27′21″W / 43.14611°N 71.45583°W / 43.14611; -71.45583

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[1] The History of Pembroke, N.H. (1895), pgs. 306 to 308

[2] The School journal, Volume 65 (1902), pg. 192 https://books.google.com/books?id=lJIVAAAAIAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s

[3] Reid, Nick. "Police: Pembroke Academy dean of students had heroin at school". Concord Monitor. Concord Monitor. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[4] Dandrea, Alyssa. "Judge sentences former Pembroke Academy dean to jail in drug case". Concord Monitor. Concord Monitor. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[5] The Granite monthly: a New Hampshire magazine devoted to history, biography, literature, and state progress, Volume 29, (H.H. Metcalf, 1900) pg. 14–17 https://books.google.com/books?id=-rAVAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s

[6] "CHANDLER, William Eaton, (1835–1917)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

[7] 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.

[8] "NH native Cote to receive Horatio Alger Award". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

[9] "CUTCHEON, Byron M., (1836–1908)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

[10] Eddy, Mary Baker (2010). Works of Mary Baker Eddy. MobileReference. p. 1.

[11] "LAPHAM, Oscar, (1837–1926)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

[12] Four Years in College AND Twenty-Five Years Out of College. 1884. pp. 60–61.

[13] 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.

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