Pembroke Academy

Pembroke Academy is a public secondary school in Pembroke, New Hampshire.

History
Pembroke Academy was incorporated on June 25, 1818, as a private school, and on May 25, 1819, the first building was dedicated. The academy opened with 48 students on May 26, 1819, and the first headmaster was Reverend Amos Burnham. In its early years Pembroke Academy prepared many students for attendance at Dartmouth College.

School profile
Today the school is public and takes students from Pembroke and from the neighboring towns of Allenstown, Epsom, Chichester, and historically, Deerfield. Students from several other towns are also accepted on a memorandum of understanding. With approximately 850 students, the school competes in Division II in athletics by the NHIAA for most sports. The school's mascot is the Spartan.

Notable alumni

 * William E. Chandler, U.S. senator, Secretary of the Navy
 * Charles Carleton Coffin, journalist, author
 * David M. Cote, CEO, Honeywell International
 * Byron M. Cutcheon, Civil War general, U.S. congressman
 * Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science denomination
 * Riley F. Kennedy, Politician
 * Oscar Lapham, U.S. congressman
 * Henry F. C. Nichols, Wisconsin assemblyman
 * John B. Sanborn, Civil War general
 * Charles H. Bell, 38th Governor of New Hampshire