Foxcroft Academy is a private
preparatory high school located in
Dover-Foxcroft,
Piscataquis County,
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
. Foxcroft Academy is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and a member of the Independent School Association of Northern New England, College Board and the National Association of Independent Schools.
Academics
Foxcroft Academy is an Apple Distinguished School.
The Academy has 23 Visual and Performing Arts courses: Art I, Ceramics, Sculptural Welding, Studio Art, AP Studio Art, Digital Photography, Yearbook Production, Filmmaking, Intro To Stagecraft, Band, Chorus, Intro to Guitar, Guitar II, Rock Band, Intro to Piano, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Improvisation II, Woodwind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Orchestra/Chamber Ensemble, and Select Choir.
Athletics
Foxcroft Academy’s 23 varsity athletic teams have combined to win 21 state titles–11 in the past 11 years–and have also won four MPA Sportsmanship Awards in the past two years alone.
Notable alumni
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Corey Beaulieu
Corey King Beaulieu (born November 22, 1983) is an American musician best known as the guitarist of the heavy metal band Trivium. At live shows, he also performs backing and, sometimes, lead screaming vocals.
Early life
Born in Dover-Foxcro ...
, guitarist
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Frank E. Guernsey, U.S. Representative
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Charles E. Littlefield, U.S. Representative
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David Mallett, singer-songwriter
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Sir Harry Oakes, philanthropist
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Henry Otis Pratt, U.S. Representative
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Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball Coach (basketball), head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North C ...
, basketball player and engineer
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Lillian M. N. Stevens, temperance worker
Westbrook College Alumni Authors: Lillian M. N. Ames Stevens
, University of New England. Accessed December 8, 2007. "Lillian Marion Norton Ames Stevens (1844-1914), temperance reformer, was born at Dover, Maine, where her father was a teacher. After attending the local Foxcroft Academy and Westbrook Seminary near Portland, she taught school for several years."
* Lance E. Walker, judge
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References
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Private high schools in Maine
Schools in Piscataquis County, Maine
Boarding schools in Maine
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
Preparatory schools in Maine
Educational institutions established in 1823
1823 establishments in Maine