Allendale Columbia School
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Allendale Columbia School is an independent
, nonsectarian
, college preparatory school for students in nursery through twelfth grade. The Columbia School for girls, established in 1890 by Caroline Milliman and Alida Lattimore, and the Allendale School for boys, established in 1926 by a group of Rochester businessmen, merged in 1972 to form the current coeducational school. Allendale Columbia serves Rochester, New York
and the surrounding areas.
. The school is separated in to three divisions: Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. While these divisions each have their own area on campus, they share many areas including a 500 seat performance center, library, dining commons, athletic, music, and arts facilities. The students change buildings for various classes and utilize the entire campus through their day.
The main buildings house 41 classrooms; five science labs; nine computer labs (three classroom and six mobile); three music classrooms; two art studios, a darkroom
, and a digital photography lab; a foreign language lab; a library; a performance center; two gymnasiums; and a science wing.
for the purpose of interscholastic sports competition in grades 7 through 12. The two schools began coordinating their athletic programs during the 1972-1973 school year. The joint program is referred to as Harley Allendale Columbia (HAC) and originally competed as the Harley Allendale-Columbia Braves. In 1997, students of both schools voted to change the team name from the Braves to the Wolves. Team supporters are known as the Wolfpack. Their tennis team is the strongest part of their sports program—it received seventh place at the national high school tournament in California despite the small size of their schools.
The HAC enforces a “no-cut” Athletic Program, and Varsity spots are guaranteed at any committed seniors.
The Harley/Allendale Columbia coordination exists to enhance the interscholastic athletic program of both schools by combining student bodies, resources, as well as faculty for coaching purposes.
The school has had success in the Finger-Lakes West Division, including recent sectional titles in Boys and Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Soccer, and Boys Basketball.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, nonsectarian
Nonsectarian
Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense, refers to a lack of sectarianism. The term is also more narrowly used to describe secular private educational institutions or other organizations either not affiliated with or not restricted to a particular religious denomination though the organization...
, college preparatory school for students in nursery through twelfth grade. The Columbia School for girls, established in 1890 by Caroline Milliman and Alida Lattimore, and the Allendale School for boys, established in 1926 by a group of Rochester businessmen, merged in 1972 to form the current coeducational school. Allendale Columbia serves Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
and the surrounding areas.
Faculty
Allendale Columbia has fifty-seven teachers. Thirty-nine of the faculty hold advanced degrees with an average teaching experience of 17 years.Campus
Allendale Columbia School is located on 30 acres (12.1 ha) in Pittsford, NYPittsford (village), New York
Pittsford is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 1,418 at the 2000 census. It is named after Pittsford, Vermont, the native town of a founding father....
. The school is separated in to three divisions: Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. While these divisions each have their own area on campus, they share many areas including a 500 seat performance center, library, dining commons, athletic, music, and arts facilities. The students change buildings for various classes and utilize the entire campus through their day.
The main buildings house 41 classrooms; five science labs; nine computer labs (three classroom and six mobile); three music classrooms; two art studios, a darkroom
Darkroom
A darkroom is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic materials, including photographic film and photographic paper. Darkrooms have been created and used since the inception of photography in the early 19th century...
, and a digital photography lab; a foreign language lab; a library; a performance center; two gymnasiums; and a science wing.
Athletics
Allendale Columbia School is merged with The Harley SchoolThe Harley School
The Harley School is an independent college preparatory school serving day students in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1917 by Harriet Bentley, The Harley School spans from nursery school to the twelfth grade.-History:...
for the purpose of interscholastic sports competition in grades 7 through 12. The two schools began coordinating their athletic programs during the 1972-1973 school year. The joint program is referred to as Harley Allendale Columbia (HAC) and originally competed as the Harley Allendale-Columbia Braves. In 1997, students of both schools voted to change the team name from the Braves to the Wolves. Team supporters are known as the Wolfpack. Their tennis team is the strongest part of their sports program—it received seventh place at the national high school tournament in California despite the small size of their schools.
The HAC enforces a “no-cut” Athletic Program, and Varsity spots are guaranteed at any committed seniors.
The Harley/Allendale Columbia coordination exists to enhance the interscholastic athletic program of both schools by combining student bodies, resources, as well as faculty for coaching purposes.
The school has had success in the Finger-Lakes West Division, including recent sectional titles in Boys and Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Soccer, and Boys Basketball.
| Sport | Level | Season | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
V, JV, M | Spring | Boys' |
| Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
V, JV, M | Winter | Boys', Girls' |
| Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule... |
V, M | Winter | Boys', Girls' |
| Cross-Country Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
V, JV, M | Fall | Boys', Girls', Coed (MD Only) |
| Golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
V, JV | Fall | Coed |
| Soccer | V, JV, MD | Fall | Boys', Girls' |
| Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... |
V, JV, MD | Spring | Girls' |
| Swimming Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... |
V, JV, MD | Winter | Boys', Girls' |
| Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
V, JV, M | Fall (Girls'), Spring (Boys') | Boys', Girls' |
| Track Track and field Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area... (outdoor) |
V, JV, M | Spring | Boys', Girls', Coed (M Only) |
| Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... |
V, JV, M | Fall | Girls' |
- V = VarsityVarsity teamIn the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
, JV = Junior VarsityJunior varsityPrimarily in North America, junior varsity or JV players are the members of a team who are not the main players in a competition , usually at the high school and college levels in the United States and Canada. The main players comprise the varsity team...
, M = Modified