Grand River Academy
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| Grand River Academy | |
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| "Getting boys back on the college prep track" | |
| Established | 1831 |
| School type | Private Boarding |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Headmaster | Randy Blum |
| Location | Austinburg, OH, USA |
| Campus | Rural, 200 acres |
| Enrollment | 120 |
| Faculty | 20 full-time |
| Average class size | 7 students |
| Student:teacher ratio |
7:1 |
| Average SAT scores (2005) |
1100 |
| Athletics | Baseball (JV, V) Basketball (JV, V) Cross-Country (V) Golf (V) Indoor Soccer (Club) Soccer (JV, V) Tennis (JV, V) Wrestling (V) |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Homepage | www.grandriver.org |
Grand River Academy is a private, nonsectarian, boarding high school for boys located in Austinburg, Ohio, and serves approximately 120 students in grades nine through twelve. Recently, the school celebrated its' 175th anniversary of existence.
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[edit] Campus Buildings
Shepard Hall
Bud Field Student Center
Bauder Hall
Green Hall
Skeggs Hall
Gymnasium
Armington Hall
Mastin Hall
West Hall
North Hall
Warren Hall
[edit] Accreditation and Membership
- Accredited, State of Ohio Board of Education
- Accredited, North Central Association Commission on Accreditation
- Accredited, Independent Schools Association of the Central States
- Member, National Association of Independent Schools
- Member, Ohio Association of Independent Schools
- Member, Cleveland Council of Independent Schools
- Member, The Association of Boarding Schools
- Member, Midwest Boarding Schools Association
- Member, Small Boarding School Association
- Member, International Coalition of Boys' Schools
[edit] College Acceptances
All seniors must be accepted by an accredited college or university, prior to graduation. Below, is a list of recent college acceptances from seniors.
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bowling Green State University
- Brandeis University
- Bucknell University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Clemson University
- Duquesne University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Edinboro University
- Florida State University
- Gannon University
- Georgia Tech
- Gettysburg College
- Harvard University
- Heidelberg College
- Hiram College
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Indiana University
- Indiana State University
- Ithaca College
- John Carroll University
- Kent State University
- Kenyon College
- Loyola University Chicago
- Miami University
- MIT
- Michigan State University
- Mount Union College
- Muskingum College
- The Ohio State University
- Ohio University
- Ohio Wesleyan University
- Otterbein College
- Penn State University
- Princeton University
- Purdue University
- Rutgers University
- Syracuse University
- Texas A & M University
- Tulane University
- University of Akron
- University of Alabama
- University of Arizona
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado-Boulder
- University of Dayton
- University of Illinois
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Maine
- University of Michigan
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oregon
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Texas at Dallas
- University of Vermont
- Washington and Jefferson College
- Washington College
- Washington State University
- West Virginia University
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Western Kentucky University
- Wright State University
- Xavier University
- Yale University
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Julius C. Burrows, a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from Michigan
- Theodore Elijah Burton, U.S. Congressmen and U.S. Senator
- Albert Gallatin Egbert, Democrat member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- Benjamin Goodrich, American Industrialist, founded BF Goodrich
- Elbert L. Lampson, lieutenant-governor of Ohio and former state senator
- Betsy Mix Cowles, an American Abolitionist
