Lincoln, attended the Canandaigua Academy during the 1820s before moving to Illinois to study law. Douglas represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 1860. Carol Hirschmugl, research scientist and professor of physics Michael E. O'Hanlon, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution Michael Park, actor Ryan Poles, general manager of the Chicago Bears Extracurricular activities Athletics The school's sports teams are known as the Braves, and wear cherry and grey team colors. The teams are in section V in the NYSPHAA. In 2018 the Canandaigua Academy Cheerleaders won the NYSPHSAA Division 1 (Small) Championship, coached by Laura Burgess, Candace Foley, Kirstyn Morrell, and Maria Catalano. Other state championships for the school include girls' volleyball and boys' lacrosse, both in 2009. The Canandaigua girls' swim team has won section V sectionals first place for 11 years straight. In 1999, the football team won a state championship. In recent years, the Academy has hosted the Special Olympics, a day-long event which unites students and staff in support of disabled students and children in athletic competitions. Music Canandaigua Academy students are very active in the performing arts - with two concert bands (Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble), two jazz bands, a pep band (The Sound), two orchestras (Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra), and four choirs (Mixed Chorus, Women's Choir, Jazz Choir and Madrigal Choir). The Canandaigua Academy Music Department can be found on Twitter and YouTube. The Choral Department can be found on YouTube as "CA Choirs." The Academy Music Department is led by band director Gregory Kane, who works alongside orchestra director Haley Moore, band director Diana Chase, and choral director Sean Perry. The choral department was formerly led by nationally recognized music educator Amy Story. Retiring in 2015, Story was honored as the American Choral Directors' Association's "Helen Kemp Award" winner in 2012 for a lifetime commitment to vocal and educational excellence. She is a registered NYSSMA adjudicator, an active member of ACDA, a conductor for numerous honor choirs across New York and Pennsylvania, and continues to work with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO). Since 2006, the Canandaigua Music Department has hosted a number of guest musicians and artist/educator visits including: Eric Whitacre Z. Randall Stroope Stephen Melillo Ingrid Jensen Camille Thurman Mambo Kings Nick Finzer Edward S. Lisk Ron Sutherland Kana Omori Dave Chisholm Bill Tiberio Dave Mancini The