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Powering Through with Nolan Cooney ‘16

In the fall of 2015, Nolan Cooney made his way to North Bridgton from his home state of Rhode Island. Nolan’s high school journey had not been an easy one.  During his teenage years, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, losing a large portion of his junior year during his subsequent treatment and recovery.  While a student-athlete at Bridgton, Nolan excelled…

First Week Adventures

With many precautions being taken at Bridgton Academy due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, the first week for the Class of 2021 looked slightly different than in years past. In order to keep students as safe as possible, typical orientation-week activities took place on campus; however, this did not keep our Wolverines from having a good time as they acclimated to their new surroundings in rural Maine….

Catching Up with Garrison Gross ‘09

Following their year at Bridgton, the majority of our graduates typically head on to begin their college journey. From there, the career choices and journeys of our alumni are as diverse as you could imagine.

Like many of his Bridgton brothers, Garrison Gross ’09, was an athlete at the Academy, playing basketball under Coach Lesure.  SUNY Purchase was Garrison’s choice for college, where he studied Theatre & Performance, particularly exploring performing, visual arts, and film production during that time…