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Type
  
Public secondary

Principal
  
Leigh Larson

Website
  
www.ha.rsu22.us

Phone
  
+1 207-862-3791

Founded
  
1803

Established
  
1803

Grades
  
9–12

Area
  
4,047 m²

Mascot
  
Broncos

Colors
  
Black, White, Purple

Hampden Academy

School district
  
Regional School Unit #22 (R.S.U. 22)

Address
  
89 Western Ave, Hampden, ME 04444, USA

Accreditation
  
New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Similar
  
RSU #22, Reeds Brook Middle Sc, Brewer High School, Brewer Middle School, John Bapst Memorial High Sch

Profiles

Hampden Academy is a public high school located at 89 Western Avenue in Hampden, Maine, United States. The school is a part of Regional School Unit #22 (R.S.U. 22), with approximately 708 students from Hampden, Newburgh, Frankfort and Winterport attending grades 9–12. It has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

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The school mascot is the Bronco.

Inside the hampden academy experience


History

Hampden Academy was founded in 1803 as a private school and before that was a theological seminary. It became a member of MSAD 22 in 1969 (changed to R.S.U. in 2013). It still serves as a public school that educates students from Hampden, Winterport, Frankfort, and Newburgh. The original Hampden Academy building, located across US 1A and now part of the McGraw School, is on the National Register of Historic Places. A new $51.6 million building, located behind the FieldTurf complex, was completed in 2012.

The front lawn of the 1 Main Road North location was the site of the Battle of Hampden during the War of 1812.

Notable alumni

  • Mike Bordick, baseball player
  • Ricky Craven, NASCAR driver, ESPN correspondent
  • Tanya Ryno (1988), producer, director
  • Jim Spohrer (1974), computer programmer
  • Michael Thibodeau (1984), State Senator
  • References

    Hampden Academy Wikipedia