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Gould Academy is a private, co-ed, college preparatory boarding school and day school school founded in 1836 and located in the small town of Bethel, Maine, United States.
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, William Bingham biography, thebetheljournals.info website. Retrieved 2011-09-23. who came to Bethel from Cleveland for John George Gehring's medical care, "Medicine: Master of the Inn" (subscriber access only), Time, Apr. 25, 1927. Review of RHerrick's novel, The Master of the Inn. Retrieved 2011-12-14. was a major school benefactor from the 1930s to his death in 1955 and thereafter via the Bingham Betterment Fund. Since the town of Bethel lacked a public high school, all local children were educated at Gould until 1969, when Telstar High School opened. "History of Gould Academy" , school webpage. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
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.
Gould's 436 acre campus is located in the town of Bethel, Maine, just on the Western edge of "Bethel Village".
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
[[File:Hanscom Hall Library Gould Academy.jpeg|thumb|right|Sanborn Family Library inside Hanscom Hall, renovated in 2011.]]
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
1 Nathaniel T. True 1835-36 William Rogers Chapman Moses Bartlett Abernathy Grover David Hastings Moses Soule 1841-43 Nathaniel Tuckerman True 1848-1881 David True Timberlake 1881 Henry Johnson Frank E. Hanscom 1897–1936 Hanscom Hall Gould Academy History.jpg Philip Sayles 1936-40 Elwood F. Ireland 1940–1947 Sidney W. Davidson 1947–1959 Edmond Vachon 1959–1967 Edward Scheibler 1967 Richard Dolven (acting) 1968 William P. Clough III 1983–2001 Daniel Kunkle 2001–2012 Matthew Ruby 2012–2018 [4] Chris Gorycki (Interim) 2018–2020 Tao Smith 2020-
Notable alumni
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