Lincoln Academy (Newcastle, Maine)

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Lincoln Academy

Finis Opus Coronat (The End Crowns the Work)
Address
81 Academy Hill Newcastle, Maine, Lincoln County, 04553 United States
Coordinates	44°02′20″N 69°32′22″W / 44.0388°N 69.5395°W / 44.0388; -69.5395Coordinates: 44°02′20″N 69°32′22″W / 44.0388°N 69.5395°W / 44.0388; -69.5395
Information
School type	Town Academy
Founded	February, 1801
Opened	October, 1805
Head teacher	David Sturdevant
Grades	9-12
Number of students	585
Color(s)	Black and white
Mascot	Eagle
Nickname	LA
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Publication	Aerie Magazine.
Website	http://www.lincolnacademy.org

Lincoln Academy is a town academy located in Newcastle, Maine that serves students midcoast Maine, the United States, and nations around the world. Founded in 1801, the school serves 18 towns in the Lincoln County area of Midcoast Maine and 16 countries. Lincoln Academy is the fourth oldest secondary school in Maine The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of several secondary school associations, including the following:

the National Association of Independent Schools,
Maine Association of Independent Schools,
the National Association of Secondary Schools, and
the Maine School Management Association.

The majority of Lincoln Academy students live in local sending towns, including Newcastle, Damariscotta, Bristol, Jefferson, Nobleboro, South Bristol, Nobleboro, and Edgecomb. In the tradition of town academies, the sending towns pay tuition for these local students. LA also has residential students who come from China, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Spain, Turkey, Czech Republic, Uzbekistan, and the US. These 84 residential students live in two dormitories on campus, Hall House, which was renovated from a classroom building in 2013, and a new dormitory, which was completed in 2015.

Lincoln has 585 students and 64 teachers, along with 30 supportive staff members.

The school mascot for Lincoln Academy is the eagle, and the school colors are black and white.

Finis Opus Coronat was originally adopted as the motto of the Class of 1907. It was later adopted as the school motto.

Lincoln Academy publishes an annual alumni magazine called Aerie.

Founders

Rev. Kiah Bayley
Samuel Nickels
Rev. Jonathan Ward
Rev. Alden Bradford
Hon. Thomas Rice
Rev. William Riddle
Thomas McClure
Rev. John Sawyer
William McCobb
David Dennis
Mr. Matthew Cottrell
Henry Knox
Mr. Moses Carlton

2015 Expansion

On April 17, 2015, Lincoln Academy celebrated with Maine state senator Angus King the grand opening of the newly constructed Cable-Burns Applied Technology and Engineering Center (ATEC) and a new dormitory for residential students. The ATEC building offers flexible, modern classroom space for traditionally-offered course such as Digital Media Production, Small Engines, Digital Photography, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), as well as new courses such as Engineering, Invent to Learn, and Metal Sculpture.

The new dorm houses 54 residential student and five faculty families. Having 84 residential student on campus has expanded the diversity of the Lincoln Academy student population, and allowed the school to maintain its budget and wide range of classes in a time when the student-age population of midcoast Maine is shrinking.^[1]

Notable alumni

Kate Aldrich, class of 1992, opera singer
Anna Belknap, CSI: NY. class of 1990, actress
Ryan Gaul, actor. Class of 1992
Glenn Chadbourne artist
Jessica Delfino, class of 1994, comedienne
Edwin Flye (1817–1886), U.S. Representative
Joshua Smith, class of 1984, Associate Professor of Maritime History, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point NY
Tony Ciampa, class of 2009, poet