AdmissionsQuest welcomes Worcester Academy as an AQ Member School. Worcester is a coeducational independent high school in Worcester, MA. The Worcester AQ School Profile is one of the resources available at www.AdmissionsQuest.com.
Founded in 1834 as the Worcester County Manual Labor High School, the school became Worcester Academy in 1847 and moved to its present hilltop location in 1869. Worcester has been coeducational since 1974. Worcester serves students in grades 6-12 and post-graduates. Grades 9-PG include 5 and 7-day boarding while the middle school is only a day student program.
Worcester students work through a classical college preparatory curriculum that includes strong visual and performing arts, competitive athletics, and community service components.
Worcester students and faculty take advantage of their urban setting, using the nearby the Worcester Art Museum, the EcoTarium, and other urban resources whenever possible.
Worcester’s unique and interesting fun facts include:
- Alumnus Charles E. Merrill, co-founder of Merrill Lynch
- Alumnus Cole Porter
- Alumnus Mark “The Bird” Fidrych
- Alumnus Rick Carlisle, coach, Dallas Mavericks
- Alumnus Colt Brennan, quarterback, University of Hawaii and Washington Redskins
- Alumnus Craig Smith, Minnesota Timberwolves
- Girls’ varsity basketball won the 2005-2006 NEPSAC championship
- Naomi Schaefer Riley, Wall Street Journal Editor
- Noted for its strong math curriculum “The Right Private School for Your Kid,” Boston Magazine, September 2006
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