History
- 1882 Organized as a preparatory school on Feb 5th, under the leadership of Stephen Nelson Haskell (1833-1922)
- 1882 On April 19, first day of class for "that New England school"
- 1883 On Dec 12th, incorporated and formerly named as South Lancaster Academy
- 1887 In May, certificates were given to thirteen students who had completed the intermediate course of eight grades.
- 1888 On May 12, first SLA graduation ceremony was held.
- 1912 On Oct 12th the cornerstone was laid for the J. T. Browning Missionary and Industrial School
- 1913 Browning Normal school dedicated
- 1918 Renamed Lancaster Junior College, after advanced work was carried on for several years in theology, teacher training, and business.
- 1922 Renamed Atlantic Union College, after offering a four-year theological course and being authorized degree-granting powers conferred by the Massachusetts legislature. The Academy and College became separate institutions with the Academy having its own board of trustees and faculty.
- 1965 Browning Elementary is re-situated at its current location on George Hill Road.
- 1967 South Lancaster Academy re-situated at its current location on George Hill Road in South Lancaster, MA.
- 1985 Administrations of Browning Elementary and South Lancaster Academy are combined into one.
- 2009 South Lancaster Academy/Browning Elementary is officially renamed to South Lancaster Academy with Browning Elementary being included as part of the school brand but not in title.
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