It’s that time of year when the college application process is fast and furious in North Bridgton. With each passing week, more major college deadlines head into the rearview, and college counselors Mrs. Jamie Izaryk and Ms. Kayleigh Lepage have been busy working with each…
February 25, 2021
Ahhh, February. For many in Maine and New England, it’s that time of year when winter has started to grow old. The sky is grey, the snow is grey, and while the days are getting longer, it’s easy to miss warmer days and greenery. For those reasons…
February 24, 2021
Our Wolverine alumni have been busy from coast to coast, including in Hollywood! Nick Cammilleri, Bridgton Academy’s Class of 2005, has directed, with Zackary Drucker, a riveting four-part documentary, which premiered January 31st on HBO. For Nick, it was a project that was worth every step of the long…
February 24, 2021
On Saturday, January 16th, the Class of 2021 gathered in various locations throughout campus to be honored by our faculty for their academic performance during the first semester. This meaningful annual tradition…
January 22, 2021
As a special winter feature in our e-news this year, we are happy to share “Chair Rides with Gater,” small world stories from the slopes.
Riding the lifts just a few short weeks ago, one Mr. Pete Gately, aka “the Gater”, struck up a friendly conversation…
January 22, 2021
On this Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bridgton Academy was proud to host a panel of alumni to share their thoughts and perspectives on pressing societal issues. Bridgton Academy Hall of Fame member…
January 22, 2021
In the fall of 1904, after completing their studies at Bridgton Academy, alumni (and friends) Harry Lord ’04 and George French ’04 both of Kezar Falls, Maine, would make their way to…
January 22, 2021
As the Bridgton Academy community gathered to celebrate the academic achievements of the Class of 2021, the evening included the opportunity to honor two colleagues for their remarkable commitment to Bridgton Academy through the presentation of the Cole-Dyer Award.
The award recognizes the contributions of two longtime BA employees…
January 22, 2021
Benjamin Davis ’63 was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. With both of his parents being educators, the
importance of learning and expanding one’s intellect was a foundational philosophy for Ben and his three siblings. Ben’s childhood was spent in a south still dominated by Jim Crow laws. In fact, from preschool through his sophomore year…
December 22, 2020
Bridgton Academy is pleased to award three faculty members with funding to pursue professional development opportunities this fall through the support of our 1808 Bright Futures endowment. This endowment, created in 2016, was inspired by a challenge gift put forward at that time by the Andrew ’99, Edward, and Nancy Barr family.
While this award is typically presented in the spring, the pandemic got in the way of most faculty member proposals. As such, a second round of funding was released this fall. Faculty members…
November 20, 2020
