Bridgton Academy is an all-male college preparatory school in Bridgton, Maine. Founded in 1808, the school is located at the northern tip of Long Lake in North Bridgton, Maine. The school has been NEASC-accredited since 1934, making it one of the oldest accredited schools in the country. The school is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.
The 55-acre (22 ha) campus holds 24 buildings. The majority of classes are held in the new Humanities Center. There are seven dormitories on campus ranging in capacity from 18-55 students. In recent history, the school has expanded its number of two-year students, allowing for students to complete their high school diploma at Bridgton, as well as spending their second, prep, year at the Academy. While women were historically part of the student body and a dormitory was opened to them in 1909, the academy does not currently admit women as students.
Alumni
Fardaws Aimaq – basketball player
Clarence Black – media personality
Steven Brooks – Syracuse lacrosse two-time national championship player
Victor Cruz – American football wide receiver
Amir Garrett – baseball player
Courtney Greene – American football defensive back
Andrew Haldane – United States Marine Corps officer
Simon M. Hamlin – U.S. Representative from Maine (1935–1937)
Edward H. Hill – surgeon, founder of Central Maine Medical Center
Paris Horne – basketball player
Althea G. Quimby – president, Women's Christian Temperance Union of Maine
Thomas Treadwell Stone – Unitarian pastor and abolitionist
Larry Turner – basketball player
Robert Vaden – basketball player
Harold W. Wells – mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts (1960–1962)
Jermaine Wiggins – American football tight end