Gideon Academy is a prestigious boarding school that not just anybody can get into. Even the richest kids can’t buy their way in. Okay well, some could. Those kids, they are called the “epicureans”. The students who are here at Gideon because they are smart enough to actually get in gave them the name. There is a rivalry between them. It’s mostly pulling pranks but it keeps them entertained during each semester.
Just because these kids are smart doesn’t mean they have no life. There are all sorts of people here, anything from punks to the classic nerd. Sure these have some of the world’s hightest IQs, but will their intelligence get them though love, lust,heartbreak, drugs, friendships and just trying to live their life to the fullest while they can? They spend their time breaking rules and finding a way of not getting in trouble.

Aside from just trying to have a life, they have to focus on the academics. Everything is a competition. Students from all around the globe come to achieve their dream. Law, art, music, architecture; you name it and the best program for it is here at Gideon Academy.

But they can’t do it if they don’t have the grades. No student can participate in any program if they have anything under a B-. For most, the grade requirement is easy to keep up with, for others, there are distractions that will keep them from their goals. How will these teenagers make it?

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The schools three 'social classes' created by the students are:

• Epicureans (rich kids who bought their way in)
• Regulars (have been accepted for intelligence AND have parents who can pay for them to attend this school.)
• Skid (Scholarship Kid)

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PROGRAMS:
There is an endless amount of programs that are offered at Gideon. Anything to from law to game design, gymnastics,sports, Art,etc. Programs that are listed in a genralized why teach everything to do with subject. (ie: Dance program includes all types. Ballet, tango, jazz, hip hop, swing etc. ). Each student has a limit of 3 programs.
You can choose one that isn’t on this list as long as you run it by me first. (as long as it is logical)
Architecture
Art
Business
Cosmetology
Culinary
Computer (science, graphics etc)
Dance
Engineering
Environmentalism
Fashion
Government
History
Industrial
Law
Writing and Journalism
Sports (anything from football to soccer)
Photography
Medical
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ACADEMIC CLASSES:
Each student is taking 8 classes. All of them last 45 minutes
All students have English class, a math class, a science class and a language class. The other four classes are spent on their program or is a free period.
Chemistry
Calculus
Pre-calculus
Physics
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
French
Latin
Spanish
Chinese
Economics
European History
U.S. History
World History
Government
Religious Studies
Biology
Marine science
Astronomy
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SCHEDULE:

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APPLICATION:

Character Name & Age:
Year:
Face Claim or picture:
Epicurean/Skid/Regular:
Program:
Personality/Bio:
Anything Else?:
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CAMPUS:

Outdoor facilities:

• 29 tennis courts
• Two paddle tennis courts
• An eight-lane 10mm full pour track surface with two synthetic turf fields

(Sportexe Victory Turf surface primarily for field hockey and a Sportexe Powerblade monofilament surface that is multipurpose. Both fields can be used for soccer and lacrosse and football. Used for an emergency game or practice field.

• Major-league quality baseball field
• The Hammerschlag Family Boathouse, located on the Connecticut River, is a 5900 square foot facility housing 20 rowing shells ranging from singles to eights. Two team rooms are equipped with ergs, free weights, and exercise and video equipment.

Indoor facilities:

• Thirteen international squash courts
• five American squash courts
• Two gymnasiums housing two basketball courts
• A spacious wrestling room
• Fitness center equipped with nautilus, free weights, keiser weights and more
• An indoor hockey rink
• The David H. Koch Natatorium, with an 8-lane pool and separate diving well.

Reed Center for the Arts and Programs

The Art Department and other programs are based in the Reed Center for the Arts, a comprehensive arts center with facilities for visual and performing arts alike. Numerous exhibitions and performances take place in the arts center each year, drawing enthusiastic audiences and providing showcases for individual talents as well as group efforts. Exhibitions in the Hilson Gallery, Russell Gallery and the student gallery provide recognition for promising young artists and photographers, while actors, technicians, dancer and musicians showcase their talents in the performing arts spaces.
The Art Department and the rest of the school’s programs are based in Reed Center, a comprehensive arts center with facilities for visual and performing arts alike.
The Arts Center includes:

• A 175-seat Black Box theatre
• a scenery shop
• acting lab
• art and architecture studios,
• a darkroom
• individual instrumental practice rooms
• an orchestra-band room
• a choral room
• music computer lab
• recording studio
• 4 classrooms for culinary art
• Charles P. Russell Gallery
• Hilson Gallery
• a dance studio
• 20 classrooms
• metal shop room
• wood shop room
• 2 computer rooms with 60 Mac computers each

Memorial Building

Designed by Charles Platt and dedicated in 1951 to the 61 Gideon boys who were killed in action in WWII, the Alumni Memorial Building is home to:

• the school art gallery
• the mess hall
• the 700-seat Memorial Auditorium, also known as the “Large Aud”
• the 175-seat Reid Black Box Theater
• the Reed Fine Arts and Program Center
• a dance studio
• security office

Koch Center


Dedicated in the spring of 2007, the Koch Center is an 80,000 square-foot center for the study of science, mathematics, and technology. The building includes:

• a planetarium
• 30 classrooms
• 2 medical centers
• laboratory spaces
• dedicated space for independent research
• information technology and communications offices
• 225-seat auditorium(used for school assemblies and other meetings)
• an astronomy viewing terrace
• a central atrium
• a cafe where students and faculty can gather

Arms Building

The Arms Building was designed by Charles Platt in 1933 and donated by Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon. Mrs. Sheldon was a longtime friend of Mr. Boyden and a loyal benefactor of Deerfield Academy.
The Arms Building’s nine classrooms now serve the English and History departments

Boyden Library

The library is named in honor of Frank L. Boyden, headmaster of Gideon Academy from 1902-1968, and his wife Helen Childs Boyden, a chemistry and math teacher. The library opened in 1968.
The Boyden Library supports the intellectual growth, personal exploration and creative opportunities offered Gideon Academy students by providing comfortable spaces for individual or group study and a collection of over 85,000 books, research databases, periodicals, audio books, videotapes, DVDs, CDs, maps, and pamphlets that meets the diverse curriculum and leisure needs of students and faculty.

Kendall Classroom Building

The Classroom Building is home to the Foreign Language Department and Mathematics Department. The building features:

• 19 classrooms
• language lab
• 160-seat auditorium(used for debates, presentations & other demonstrations)
• a library filled with foreign language books and referances

Main School Building

The Main School Building, also know the Academy Building, was designed by Charles Platt. Completed in 1931, the building now serves many functions. It contains 10 classrooms and the Academy’s administrative offices, including:

• Admission
• Head of School
• Academic Dean
• Dean of Faculty
• Dean of Students
• College Advising
• Student Activities
• Multicultural Programs
• Community Service
• Human Resources
• Finance

The ornate Caswell Library, located on the first floor, serves as the Admissions Waiting Area. Mr. Boyden’s maxim, “Look up to the hills,” is inscribed above the fireplace
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DORMS:

Dewey

This dorm is dedicated to Robert ’49 and Harriet Dewey in gratitude of their long service to the Academy. Mr. Dewey served as the President of the Board of Trustees from 1995-2000.Completed in September 1948, Dewey houses the Academy Health Center and is houses freshmen . Girls are on the top floor and boys on the bottom floor. Common room is on the bottom floor.

Barton

This dormitory was named for advertising great and Congressman, Bruce Barton, for his “outstanding services to America and to Gidon Academy.” Bruce Barton embarked on an unrelenting letter-writing campaign on behalf of the Academy. This campaign provided a generous base to Deerfield Academy’s foundation, through his famous “Deerfield Letters”, and funded the construction of 14 of the Academy’s buildings. It was completed on November 11, 1962. It houses sophomores. Girls on the bottom floor and boys on the top floor. Common room is on top floor.

Bewkes

Bewkes House was built in 1858 by Arthur W. Hoyt, who hoped to create a social center in Gideon. The Italianate architecture made it perhaps the most elaborate house in town for its time. The Academy purchased the house in 1926 for $16,500 from Alice G. Shumway, daughter of William Davenport. The building was moved from its original site in 1951 to make room for Scaife. It was moved again in 1998 to its current location on Academy Lane. Bewkes houses Juniors. Girls on the top floor and boys on the bottom floor. Common room is on the bottom floor.

Johnson-Doubleday

Johnson, the east wing of the Johnson-Doubleday complex, was dedicated in 1981. The strong horizontal lines of “J-D’s” architecture were created to mimic the rambling nature of its colonial neighbors in Old Gideon.
Doubleday, the west wing of the dorm, was dedicated in 1981. It was built through a gift made by Alumnus Nelson Doubleday Jr. ’51, the vice president and owner of the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets. J-D is home to Seniors . Girls on the top floor and boys on the bottom floor. Common room is on the top floor.
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