Pine Tree Academy
Pine Tree Academy (also known as Pine Tree or PTA) is a Seventh-day Adventist, co-educational University preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades K–12. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[2][3][4][5] The school is located in Freeport, Maine, north of Portland.
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67 Pownal Road , 04032-5711 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°51′47″N 70°06′54″W |
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| Type | Christian, Day, Boarding |
| Motto | "Ye are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14 |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1961 (modern) 1921 (historical) [1] |
| Principal | Brendan Krueger |
| Faculty | 12 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 136 total |
| Average class size | 11 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
| Campus | Suburban, 81 acre |
| Color(s) | Blue and white ; Formerly green and white |
| Athletics | 3 sports |
| Mascot | None |
| Team name | The Breakers |
| Website | www.pinetreeacademy.org |
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Pine Tree Academy was founded in 1921 on a farm near Auburn, Maine. The school closed in 1933 because of The Depression. In 1961, the academy reopened as Pine Tree Memorial School in Freeport. In 1973, the school began offering all four years of the high school grades. Today, the academy is the oldest academy in the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.[6] The academy is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Adventist Accrediting Association.
The academy has two sports programs—basketball and soccer. The basketball teams are members of the Maine Principals' Association. The soccer teams are members of the Maine Christian School Sports League.
In 2018, Derek Michael Boyce, a high school math and science teacher at the school, was arrested for having an inappropriate relationship with one of his students, a fifteen-year-old girl.
References
- Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia (1996 edition), p. 353, Review and Herald, Hagerstown, MD
- http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
- "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- PTA History. Pine Tree Academy. http://www.pinetreeacademy.org/article.php?id=45 (accessed May 15, 2010).