Wilkes-Barre Academy
The year in which the first Wilkes-Barre Academy opened.
What is 1807?
In June, 1912, this beloved teacher was unanimously elected as principal.
Who is Miss Anna Miles Olcott?
The Wilkes-Barre day school was created in 1939 through the merger of these two schools.
What is the Wilkes-Barre Institute and the Wilkes-Barre Academy?
With the merger of Wyoming Seminary and the Wilkes-Barre Day School, Wyoming Seminary was the first and only independent school in the region which offered continuous education from pre-school through this grade.
What is post-graduate?
Students in grades 5 through 8 at the Lower School are split into these two teams that complete throughout the school year.
What are Blue and White Teams?
The first Wilkes-Barre Academy classes were conducted in an old log structure, which originally housed Luzerne County's first courthouse and jail on this square.
What is Public Square?
In 1925, a new building was built at 1560 Wyoming Avenue in this town.
What is Forty Fort?
Principal Harold Cruikshank was called to active duty for twenty months due this war.
What is World War II?
The Army National Guard and area volunteers used the building during this flood.
What is the Agnes Flood of 1972?
She is the current dean of the Lower School.
Who is Kathleen Hanlon?
What is the Old Dana Academy?
He assumed his duties as principal in September of 1854 when the new school was opened.
Who is Rev. Joseph E. Nassau?
While Principal Cruickshank was on active duty, the school was run by these two women.
Who are Molly Cruickshank and Bessie Garcelon Atwood?
In 1980, senior administrators decided to change the name of the Day School to this.
What is the Lower School?
First introduced on June 3, 1921, this day has become a day that Lower School students look forward to all year long. The day consists of races, games, food, music and much more.
What is Field Day?
He was the first principal of the second Wilkes-Barre Academy.
Who is James C. McKenzie?
The charter for The Wilkes-Barre Institute was granted by the court in this year.
What is 1854?
Despite increased enrollment, the Day School had financial difficulties and in 1951 the decision was made to join forces with this school.
What is Wyoming Seminary?
The 1980s closed with the renovation of the Upper and Lower Athletic Fields into this field that is still in use today.
What is Zimmerman Field?
This is the length of the mural, which depicts the various history and buildings of the Tri School Institutions.
What is 18 feet?
In 1984, a brick building was erected on a lot of land on Terrace Street, which was presented by Mr. H. Baker Hillman. The building was built through Mr. Hillman's generosity as a memorial to his son who had recently died. At this time, the school's name changed to this.
What is Harry Hillman Academy?
In 1877, these two women were appointed co-principals of the Wilkes-Barre Institute.
Who are Mrs. F.C. Hosmer and Miss. Elizabeth H. Rockwell?
After the merger with Wyoming Seminary, the Wilkes-Barre Day School changed its name to this.
What is the Wyoming Seminary Day School?
In the 1990s, this building was purchased to serve as the center for the Lower School's pre-kindergarten program for three-year old children.
What is the "Little White House"?
The mural, which depicts the history of the Wyoming Seminary Lower School, is proudly displayed in this room.
What is the "Mural Room"?