'Hebron Academy' is a private,
co-ed, college preparatory
boarding school located in the small town of
Hebron, Maine,
United States. Founded in
1804, Hebron Academy alumni have included a number of prominent political leaders such as U.S. President
Abraham Lincoln's first vice-president,
Hannibal Hamlin,
George Lincoln Rockwell,
John Brown Russwurm, and comedian
Tim Sample, amongst others.
The school currently serves grades 6-12, offering boarding for grades 9-12.
About 200 students attend the school, roughly half of whom live on campus. The majority of those who board come from the New England region, although there are small numbers from all over the United States. Hebron annually attracts a number of foreign students, either on exchange or for four-year study. Most come from the nations of
Canada,
South Korea,
Japan,
Germany, and the region of
Latin America.
Hebron has an
ice hockey program that competes in Division 2 of the New England Prep School Ice Hockey Association. Other sports compete in both the New England leagues, and the local Maine leagues.
Famous alumni
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Sean Morey (Class of 1995) Ivy League Player of the Year in 1997 while attending
Brown University, He was a seventh-round draft pick of the
New England Patriots in
1999 where he stayed until
2000, played for the
Philadelphia Eagles from
2001-
2003, currently playing for the
Pittsburgh Steelers (since
2004)
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