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www.wbjournal.com Worcester Business Journal • 2015 Central Mass By The Numbers 5 WORCESTER ACADEMY snapshot by the nu mbers 490 110 UPPER MIDDLE FOUNDED IN 1834 HEAD OF SCHOOL: Ronald M. Cino GRADES: 6 to 12 and postgraduates. MISSION: Worcester Academy exists to instill in its students the desire to learn throughout life, to engage passionately with the world around them, and to be honorable persons of strong and resourceful character. As s o c i a t i o n o f Ma t h L e a g u e C h a m p i o n s 2015 BOWDOIN Northeastern PRINCETON BU BARNARD HOLY CROSS UMASS YALE cornell GWU BC wellesley TUFTS MIDDLEBURY haverford WPI NORTHWESTERN L E H I G H BROWN bentley US Naval Academy Nations 20 States 15 Cities & Towns 8O OUR COMMUNITY MIT 20 Honors + 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses 100% of students participate in service projects ACADEMICS WA teachers are imaginative and thoughtful designers of dynamic learning opportunities. Through rigorous inquiry and essential questions, students come to understand our world from multiple perspectives. 250 Student Leadership Opportunities 80+ Student Middle and Upper School Clubs 35% of our upper school is comprised of boarding students BABSON WAKE FOREST HARVARD average class size 98% of our young alumni say they were "WELL PREPARED FOR COLLEGE" advisor to 1:8 student ratio 600 TOTAL 99% of WA graduates enroll in 4-year colleges and universities. On average, 90% matriculate to schools listed in Princeton Review's "The Best 380 Colleges" including . . . . 71 acre campus 12 Historic Campus | 13 Gaskill Field 36 New Balance Fields | 10 South Campus Daniels Gymnasium - two basketball courts, a wrestling room, a weight room, and a four-lane swimming pool. Gaskill Field - a football field with stands, a six-lane quarter mile track, four tennis courts, and a baseball field. New Balance Fields - soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and baseball. There is also a field dedicated to softball. Morse Field - award winning multi-purpose synthetic turf field and a walking track surrounds the field . ATHLETIC FACILITIES OUR 5 CORE VALUES UC Berkeley johns hopkins NYU GEORGETOWN HONOR RESPECT CHALLENGE COMMUNITY PERSONAL GROWTH UCONN Worcester Academy 81 Providence St. Worcester, MA 01604 Phone 508-459-5841 visit us online at www.worcesteracademy.org application priority deadline