Washington Academy (Maine)

Washington Academy (WA) is a private preparatory high school in East Machias, Maine. Founded in 1792, the Academy has an enrollment of 438 boarding and day students.^[1][2]

Washington Academy
Address
66 Cutler Road East Machias , Maine 04630 United States
Coordinates	44°44′03″N 67°23′19″W
Information
School type	Private, boarding
Motto	Virtute de Regno Certam (The Virtue of the Kingdom is Certain)
Founded	1792; 233 years ago (1792)
Head of school	Richard Olivares
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	392
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Maroon   White
Mascot	Raider
Nickname	Raiders
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Publication	WA Today
Yearbook	The Washington Record
Tuition	$40,500
Website	washingtonacademy.org

History

In the beginning, classes were held in Machias at the Burnham Tavern and the Masonic Hall. It wasn’t until much later that the school got its own building. After deliberation between neighboring towns, the first school building was built in East Machias, opening its doors on September 8, 1823.

Washington Academy is co-educational with about 50% of each gender. It has over 350 day students and about 90 residential students- representing more than 20 surrounding communities. In 2017, the school had 96 international students from 24 different countries.^[3]

Washington Academy completed construction a new Health and Wellness Center, and improvements in athletic fields, classroom space, and digital infrastructure in 2011.

Notable alumni

• John C. Caldwell, American Civil War general and diplomat
• Austin Cary, forester
• George S. Grimmer, Canadian politician
• Alexander Hamilton Handy, judge
• George Harris, theologian
• Martha Seavey Hoyt, biographer, newspaper correspondent, businesswoman
• Frederick A. Pike, politician
• James Savage, banker
• Alfred Stone, architect
• Frederic Talbot, businessman