Pembroke Academy is a public secondary school in Pembroke, New Hampshire.
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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. In its early years Pembroke Academy prepared many students for attendance at Dartmouth College.
School profile
Today the school is public and part of the School Administration Unit 53 (SAU53). Pembroke Academy primarily receives students from Pembroke and from the neighboring towns of Allenstown, Epsom, Chichester, but also receives some students from other adjacent towns such Deerfield and Hooksett. 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.
Notable alumni
Charles H. Bell, 38th Governor of New Hampshire
William E. Chandler, U.S. senator, Secretary of the Navy
Charles Carleton Coffin, journalist, author
David M. Cote, CEO, Honeywell International
Byron M. Cutcheon, Civil War general, U.S. congressman
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science denomination
Riley F. Kennedy, Politician
Oscar Lapham, U.S. congressman
Henry F. C. Nichols, Wisconsin assemblyman
John B. Sanborn, Civil War general