Lee Academy (Maine)

Lee Academy
Address
26 Winn Road Lee, Maine, Penobscot County, Maine, 04455 United States
Coordinates	45°21′40″N 68°17′10″W / 45.361°N 68.286°W / 45.361; -68.286Coordinates: 45°21′40″N 68°17′10″W / 45.361°N 68.286°W / 45.361; -68.286
Information
School type	Private
Headmaster	Mr. Leblanc
Grades	9–13
Age range	13-20
Sports	Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, and Ski Team
Mascot	Panda
Newspaper	Entropy
Website	www.leeacademy.us

Lee Academy is a private boarding and day high school in Lee, Maine. Lee Academy was founded in 1845 as a teacher training school and now serves grades 9–13.^[1]

Overseas expansion

In 2008, Lee Academy signed an agreement with officials in the People's Republic of China to establish the first American-style high school in China. The agreement called for schools to be established in Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang and Chengdu.^[2]

In September 2009, the Shenzhen American International School, a satellite school of Lee Academy, opened in Shenzhen, China. It had a principal from Orono, Maine and five teachers.^[3]

Faculty & Staff

As of September 2015, Lee academy has 39 faculty and Staff members, 23 of which are teachers.

Student body

As of September 2015, Lee Academy has 81 international students, 123 local students, making 204 overall.

Extracurricular Actives

As of 2015, Lee Academy offers seasonal sports. The fall sports at Lee Academy are Soccer, Cross Country, and Volleyball. The winter sports are Basketball and skiing. The spring sports are Baseball, Softball, and Tennis. Lee Academy offers a fall musical. In March the french club goes to Quebec City. Lee Academy also has of variety of other actives including Math team, photography club, ethnic cooking, and Entropy, to name a few.

Notable people

Everett McLeod, State Representative and Trustee

References

↑ History of Lee Academy
↑ "Lee Academy continues growth in Asia" (Archive), Bangor Daily News, November 13, 2008
↑ "Lee Academy opens China campus" (Archive), Bangor Daily News, September 7, 2009

Maine Private and Boarding High Schools

Boarding High Schools	Bridgton Academy Carrabassett Valley Academy Foxcroft Academy Fryeburg Academy Gould Academy Hebron Academy Maine Central Institute Maine School of Science and Mathematics

Private High Schools	Berwick Academy Breakwater School Bridgton Academy Carrabassett Valley Academy Catherine McAuley High School Cheverus High School Erskine Academy Foxcroft Academy École Française du Maine Friends School of Portland Fryeburg Academy Gould Academy Hebron Academy John Bapst Memorial High School Kents Hill School Lee Academy Maine Central Institute Merriconeag Waldorf School North Yarmouth Academy Pine Tree Academy Robert William Traip Academy Saint-Dominic Academy The Hyde Schools Thornton Academy Tidewater School Washington Academy Waynflete School

Former High Schools	Cathedral School (Maine) Coburn Classical Institute Élan School Gorham Academy Grace Baptist School Liberty School (Blue Hill, Maine) Parsonsfield Seminary

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