Washington Academy (Maine)

Washington Academy (WA) is a private preparatory high school in East Machias, Maine. Founded in 1792, the Academy has an enrollment of 438 boarding and day students.

History
In the beginning, classes were held in Machias at the Burnham Tavern and the Masonic Hall. It wasn’t until much later that the school got its own building. After deliberation between neighboring towns, the first school building was built in East Machias, opening its doors on September 8, 1823.

Washington Academy is co-educational with about 50% of each gender. It has over 350 day students and about 90 residential students- representing more than 20 surrounding communities. In 2017, the school had 96 international students from 24 different countries.

Washington Academy completed construction a new Health and Wellness Center, and improvements in athletic fields, classroom space, and digital infrastructure in 2011.

Notable alumni

 * John C. Caldwell, American Civil War general and diplomat
 * Austin Cary, forester
 * George S. Grimmer, Canadian politician
 * Alexander Hamilton Handy, judge
 * George Harris, theologian
 * Martha Seavey Hoyt, biographer, newspaper correspondent, businesswoman
 * Frederick A. Pike, politician
 * James Savage, banker
 * Alfred Stone, architect
 * Frederic Talbot, businessman