Gould Academy

History

In 1835 citizens of Bethel, Maine, formed an organization as trustees of the Bethel High School. A hall was fitted up for a schoolroom, and N. T. True was employed as principal. Encouraged by their success, the trustees reorganized and obtained a charter for an Academy, which by act of the Legislature on January 27, 1836, was incorporated as Bethel Academy. A building was erected, Isaac Randall was the first instructor, and the school opened for its first term on the second Wednesday of September, 1836.

Bethel Academy also accepted its first tuition-paying students in 1836, both locals and boarders. Reverend Daniel Gould left his $842 fortune to the school when he died in 1843. Gould stipulated that the school be named for him; from then on it was known as Gould's Academy and eventually Gould Academy.

In 1921, plans to build the Bingham Gymnasium were announced by then president Frank E. Hanscom. In 1933, construction began on Hanscom Hall. In 1936, the Academy earned accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

William Bingham II, who came to Bethel from Cleveland for John George Gehring's medical care, was a major school benefactor from the 1930s to his death in 1955 and thereafter via the Bingham Betterment Fund.

Much of the school's history is preserved by the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society, which has had stewardship of the Gould Academy Archives since 2014.[[File:Gould Academy Hall.jpeg|thumb|300px|The Original Gould Hall c. 1890; Hanscom Hall now stands where this building did.|none]]

Academics

Gould operates on a semester system, and students typically enroll in five to six courses per semester. Class periods are affectionately known as "dots" (periods), and have a fixed schedule changing between five and four classes a day. The fall and spring term schedules include a half day every week on Wednesday and a late start every Thursday. The Winter term schedule is based on half days Tuesday through Friday to make time for athletics, mainly the On-Snow Competition programs.

Programming

Athletics

Gould's high school teams compete in the MAISAD league of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. Most sports also branch outside of the league and conference. Fall Sports include Cross Country Running, Equestrian, Field Hockey, Golf, Mountain Biking, Soccer, and the Outing Club. Winter Sports include Men's Basketball, Snowboarding (competitive and not), Alpine Skiing (competitive and not), Freestyle Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Learn to Ski, Rugrats, and Ski Patrop. Spring sports are Baseball, Equestrian, Lacrosse, Softball, Tennis, Mountain Biking, and the Outing Club.

On-Snow Competition Program

Special class schedules and flexibility are available for students competing in the program, especially during the winter.

Four Point

Gould’s Four Point Program is a 40-year-old tradition that starts in ninth grade and ends upon graduation. Every year, just before spring break, students in each class embark on a journey of self-discovery.

Campus

Gould's 436 acre campus is located in the town of Bethel, Maine, just on the Western edge of "Bethel Village".

Athletic facilities

Farnsworth Field House: Farnsworth is a multi-purpose complex that is home to Lieblein Performance Center, Lombard Basketball Court, a fitness and weight-training center, an athletic training room, a trampoline room, an indoor skate park, two tennis courts, and a team room. Outdoors, there are four tennis courts, four full-sized athletic fields, an artificial turf field, baseball and softball diamonds, and an 18-hole golf course at the Bethel Inn Resort.

Gould people

Headmasters

Notable alumni

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• Park Bom (2001), South Korean singer
• Matt Bevin (1985), 62nd governor of Kentucky
• Arn Chorn-Pond (1985), Cambodian musician and activist
• Ronan Donovan (2001) National Geographic Explorer
• Richard Dysart (1948), actor
• Edward S. Morse, zoologist
• La Fayette Grover (1838), politician from Oregon
• Robin McKinley (1970), fantasy writer
• Marilyn R. N. Mollicone, botanist
• Troy Murphy (2010), freestyle skier
• Geo Soctomah Neptune (2006), Passamaquoddy basket maker
• Margaret Joy Tibbetts (1937), United States Ambassador to Norway
• James S. Wiley (1832), politician
• Amelia Brodka (2008), professional skateboarder

References

References

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3. "CIS Directory of Schools | Independent, Non-Public K-12 Schools (CIS) / Commission on Independent Schools". Cis.neasc.org.
4. [http://www.thebetheljournals.info/Biography/Bingham.htm William Bingham biography], ''thebetheljournals.info'' website. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125023609/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,730466,00.html "Medicine: Master of the Inn" (subscriber access only)], ''[[Time (magazine). Time]]'', Apr. 25, 1927. Review of [[Robert Herrick (novelist). RHerrick]]'s novel, ''The Master of the Inn''. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
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