81 Providence Street
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Demographics
As of 2018, 451 out of 600, or 68% of the school's students were white, 66 (11%) were Asian, 32 (5%) were Black, and 15 (2.5%) were Hispanic or Latino.[2] The corresponding numbers for the community were 56% white, 8% Asian, 12% black and 21% Hispanic or Latino.[3]
Clubs
In the springs of 2010 and 2011, the We the People club won the Massachusetts championship and traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the national championship.[4]
In 2011, Worcester Academy's math team won its seventh (and fourth straight)[5] Worcester County Mathematics League championship,[6] its seventh (and sixth straight)[7] state championship,[8] and its fourth New England championship (the third in six years).[9] [10] [11]
Notable alumni
Notable faculty and alumni include:
In certain instances, student-athletes attend Worcester Academy solely for their senior year, or for a single postgraduate year , to increase their exposure to college coaches or to improve their academic standing. Notable student-athletes include:
Colt Brennan 2003, quarterback for the University of Hawaii , voted third in 2007 Heisman Trophy Voting
Dick Capp 1961, wide receiver for Green Bay Packers who appeared in Super Bowl II
Rick Carlisle 1979, former NBA player, former coach of the 2011 NBA champion Dallas Mavericks , current coach of the Indiana Pacers
Mo Cassara 1993, basketball coach and television analyst
Jeff Cross , 1980, former NBA player
Steven Daniels , 2012, former NFL player
Pat Downey 1993, former NFL player
Obinna Ekezie 1995, former NBA player
Jarrett Jack 2002, Brooklyn Nets of the NBA
Aaron Jackson 2005, Houston Rockets of the NBA
Mark Johnson 1986, former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels , New York Mets , and Pittsburgh Pirates
Jordan Lucas 2012, Chicago Bears of the NFL, Super Bowl LIV Champion
Mike Malone 1989, Head coach Denver Nuggets
Joe Philbin 1980, former head coach of the Miami Dolphins
Sean Ryan 1998, former NFL player
Craig Smith , former NBA player
Tim Welsh 1980, former Providence College coach and sportscaster
Mike Wilhelm 1986, Assistant Coach, Chicago Bulls [12]
Headmasters of Worcester Academy
Number
Name
Years
1st
Silas Bailey, D.D.
1834–1838
2nd
Samuel Stillman Greene , LL.D.
1838–1840
3rd
Nelson Wheeler, A.M.
1840–1847
4th
Eli Thayer 1840, A.M.
1847–1849
5th
Charles C. Burnett, A.M.
1849–1852
6th
Eleazer J. Avery, A.M.
1852–1854
7th
William S. Greene, A.M.
1854–1858
8th
Werden Reynolds, A.M.
1858–1860
9th
James R. Stone, D.D.
1860–1862
10th
Ambrose P. S. Stuart, A.M.
1862–1864
11th
Charles Ayer, A.B.
1865–1866
12th
Albert Prescott Marble, PhD
1866–1868
13th
William C. Poland, A.B.
1868–1870
14th
Willard T. Leonard, M.A.
1870
15th
Rev. David Weston, A.B.
1870–1871
16th
John D. Smith, A.B.
1872–1875
17th
Nathan Leavenworth, A.M.
1875–1882
18th
Daniel Abercrombie, Litt.D., LL.D.
1882–1918
19th
Samuel Foss Holmes, A.M.
1918–1933
20th
Harold H. Wade
1933–1942
21st
LeRoy A. Campbell, PhD
1942–1950
22nd
Paul K. Phillips, A.B.
1950–1954
23rd
William S. Piper, Jr., Ed.D.
1954–1968
24th
Harold G. Rader, Ed.D.
1968–1969
25th
David R. Jefferson, B.A., B.D.
1969–1970
26th
Robert A. LaBranche 1946, M.S.
1970–1974
27th
John A. Bloom, M.A.
1974–1985
28th
Ben Williams, M.A.
1985–1991
29th
John Mackenzie, M.A.
1991–1997
30th
Dexter P. Morse, M Ed., C.A.G.S.
1997–2012
31st
Ronald M. Cino
2012–2021
32nd
Kevin Breen
2021–Present
See also
References
^ "Official Website" . Worcester Academy.
^ "School ID 00603712" . National Center for Education Statistics .
^ "Worcester, MA id 2513230" . National Center for Education Statistics .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2022 .{{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ WOCOMAL Varsity Team Championships by Year . Wocomal.org. Retrieved on October 14, 2011.
^ WOCOMAL Varsity Team Rankings 2010–11 . Wocomal.org. Retrieved on October 14, 2011.
^ MAML Team Championships by Year Archived May 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine . Wocomal.org. Retrieved on October 14, 2011.
^ MAML State Meet Team Rankings 2011 . Wocomal.org. Retrieved on October 14, 2011.
^ NEAML Team Championships by Year Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . Wocomal.org. Retrieved on October 14, 2011.
^ NEAML State Meet Team Rankings 2011 . Wocomal.org. Retrieved on October 14, 2011.
^ Worcester Academy wins NE math championship . Telegram.com. Retrieved on October 14, 2011.
^ "NEPSAC Basketball: Where Are They Now" . New England Recruiting Report Retrieved on July 29, 2014.
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