St. George's School, Newport
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St. George's School is a private, Episcopal, coeducation
al boarding school
in Middletown
, Rhode Island
, USA, just east of the city of Newport
. The school was founded in 1896 by the Rev. John Byron Diman, a member of a prominent Rhode Island family. It sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
and is known for having a beautiful campus. It is a member of the Independent School League
and one of five schools collectively termed St. Grottlesex.
"The specific objectives of St. George's are to give its students the opportunity of developing to the fullest extent possible the particular gifts that are theirs and to encourage in them the desire to do so. Their immediate job after leaving the School is to handle successfully the demands of college; later it is hoped that their lives will be ones of service to the world and to God.”
There are five boys’ dorms and six girls’ dorms. Two or three faculty members live with their families in apartments within each of the buildings. All dorm rooms are wired for telephone and internet access, and each dorm has a common room equipped with a microwave, television, and DVD player.
Boys' Dorms
Day Rooms
Girls' Dorms
Day Rooms
St. George's conducts the majority of its classes (with the exception of science and math classes) using the Harkness method, which encourages discussion between students and the teacher, and between students. The average class size according to the School's website is 10-12 students.
Rather than offering a Physical Education class, St. George's requires all its students to play sports for at least four terms of their Third and Fourth Form years, and for any three terms during their Fifth and Sixth Form years. These sports range from a New England-champion hockey team to a thirds lacrosse team.
Students attend Chapel twice per week. Once a week, Chapel requires formal attire, and there is either a communion or evening prayer service in accordance with the school's Episcopalian tradition. During the second service, a senior or faculty member speaks to the school community, giving a Chapel Talk.
In the evenings, meetings are held for clubs and activities including music ensembles like the Brass Ensemble and Choir, a cappella groups (the all-female Snapdragons, and the all-male Hilltoppers), the Debate Team, and other extracurricular organizations.
(ISL) and the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
(NEPSAC).
Recent Championships:
In recent years, St. George's hockey and sailing programs have been especially successful with the boys hockey team winning New Englands three years ago and the sailing team placing third in the country at Nationals multiple times.
Middlesex School
in Concord, Massachusetts
is St. George's traditional rival. Three times a year athletes from the visiting school travel two hours by bus to compete against rival teams. The schools alternate each year to host the games, which conclude each regular, athletic season.
St. George's also shares a rivalry with Portsmouth Abbey School
in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
, as both schools were founded by John Diman. Once every season, the schools' athletic teams play each other on "Abbey Monday" (The Portsmouth Abbeyians call the event, "St. George's Monday.")
Fall Season
Winter Season
Spring Season
(*) -- Denotes Co-ed teams
(|) -- Denotes separate, m. or f. teams
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Approximately half of the student body sings in one of the choruses. Chapel Choir, which requires its members to audition, is the school's largest musical group. The smaller male group, The Hilltoppers, and female group, The Snapdragons, audition motivated members from the school community. St. George's a cappella
groups typically participate in Parents' Weekend and other school events.
The Schools maintains two ensembles and an orchestra. Playing for Chapel services and the New York Yacht Club's christening ceremonies, the Brass Ensemble plays mainly hymns and is led by conductor Tony du Bourg. The Orchestra plays classical music and is led by Jinny Chang, who also leads the Jazz Ensemble. The St. George's Jazz Ensemble plays jazz of various eras and composes its own pieces, which are then played at school functions.
At the Campus Center Grill, Coffeehouse Hours are held in the Great Room, and musicians frequently play.
"Jerusalem" (Hymn 110) is the school's preferred hymn. It is sung frequently in Chapel along with the School Hymn, set to Duke Street, and the St. George's Day Hymn (Melita).
For any of the seasons, students can be a student trainer, assisting the Sports Trainer in the Training Room. Students can also perform community service, or a special project.
The School has over 50 clubs.
The Red & White is the newspaper of the St. George's School community. A student run institution, it prints nine times a year on a monthly basis. The paper is a half tabloid, and prints in black and white. The paper is available for free to students and faculty, and, at a nominal fee, any member of the school's extended community can subscribe.
Founded in 1906, its goals were "to amuse" students and to "maintain [a] high standard" of journalism. The second longest existing publication in the school (The Dragon, the school's literary magazine is bestowed with that honor), it has printed since its inception, with the exception of a ten year period between World War I and World War II.
The Editorial Board of The Red & White consists of the Editor-in-Chief, the Managing Editor, the Layout Editor, Photography Editor, the News Editor, the Opinions Editor, the Arts & Lifestyle Editor, the Sports Editor, and the Photography Editor. In addition, the paper also consists of Senior Writers, Staff Writers, Staff Photographers, and Contributing Writers.
Jack Bartholet '12 is the most recent Editor-in-Chief.
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in Middletown
Middletown, Rhode Island
Middletown is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,150 at the 2010 census. It lies to the south of Portsmouth and to the north of Newport on Aquidneck Island, hence the name "Middletown."-Geography:...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, USA, just east of the city of Newport
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
. The school was founded in 1896 by the Rev. John Byron Diman, a member of a prominent Rhode Island family. It sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
and is known for having a beautiful campus. It is a member of the Independent School League
Independent School League (Boston Area)
The Independent School League is composed of sixteen New England preparatory schools that compete athletically and academically. Founded in 1948, the ISL's sixteen member compete in eighteen sports in the New England Prep School Athletic Conference...
and one of five schools collectively termed St. Grottlesex.
Mission statement
In 1896, the Rev. John Byron Diman, founder of St. George's School, wrote in his “Purposes of the School” that:"The specific objectives of St. George's are to give its students the opportunity of developing to the fullest extent possible the particular gifts that are theirs and to encourage in them the desire to do so. Their immediate job after leaving the School is to handle successfully the demands of college; later it is hoped that their lives will be ones of service to the world and to God.”
The Hilltop
The school's suburban campus is familiarly known as "The Hilltop", as it is located on a prominent hill just east of Newport. The campus is also known for its magnificent view of First, Second, and Third Beach (which was part of the campus during the early twentieth century).- Memorial Schoolhouse - The main academic building in which most classes are held in subjects other than art, music and science.
- Old School - The oldest building on campus, Old School serves a variety of purposes. The first floor serves as the office of the Head of School, Eric Peterson, as well as many administrators and admissions counselors. To the East, the Main Common Room serves as a meeting space for any purpose, and a popular lovers' spot. The Faculty Lounge and kitchen are attached to the Main Common Room. On the second and third floors are Old School (girls) and Red (boys) dorms.
- DuPont Science Building - Hosting all science classes, it houses laboratories for all physical sciences, and is close by to the observatory. It also has a larger hall used for presentations or examinations.
- King Hall - The School’s dining hall, it serves three meals daily. The main dining room features flags from every nation represented by a St. George's student at the time that King Hall was built.
- Chapel - A classic Gothic chapel built in 1928 with John Nicholas Brown's donation and designed by Ralph Adams CramRalph Adams CramRalph Adams Cram FAIA, , was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic style. Cram & Ferguson and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson are partnerships in which he worked.-Early life:Cram was born on December 16, 1863 at Hampton Falls, New...
, the whole school congregates in the Chapel for two services weekly, one true to the school's Episcopalian identity and one in which a senior or faculty member gives a meaningful speech. There are two additional optional services; a Friday night Compline service, and a Sunday Evening Prayer. In 2005, the Chapel organ was completely renovated, and now it also features a choral practice space and a new pipe organ. Once a week the elite chapel choir, consisting of nearly 80 students, sings. The choir is led by Dr. Gesualdo, known fondly as "Doc G" by the various members of the choir. - Little Chapel - The Little Chapel is the domain of the Brass Ensemble and the office of Tony duBourg. Affectionately known as "TduBs", the cantankerous conductor provides instrumental "non-lessons" and humorous stories to his proteges.
- Hill Library - Contains more than 40,000 volumes and 75 periodicals. The library is a popular place among students to study during evening study hours. Students can also borrow DVDs and videos from the Library’s collection.
- John Nicholas Brown ’18 Center - Named in honor of the school's illustrious alumnus John Nicholas Brown ’18, the Brown Center was dedicated in the spring of 2005. It houses the College Counseling Offices on the main level, deans’ offices on the second floor (director of studies, dean of students, dean of faculty), and the bookstore, Geronimo office, mail room and summer school office on the lower level.
- Sixth Form House - Originally used as the school gymnasium in 1903, it became a Schoolhouse in 1911. Dormitory rooms for school prefects were also once located in the building. Currently the business office, alumni/ae development office, and publication office are housed in Sixth Form House.
- William H. Drury and Richard Grosvenor Center for the Arts - home to St. George’s 450-seat theatre, where drama productions, musical performances, and lectures are held. The building also features two drawing studios, painting studio, scenery shop (used by Stage Crew for the drama productions), ceramics and photography studios, two computer labs, black box theatre, exhibition gallery, and many soundproof practice rooms.
- Charles A. and Carol J. Hamblet Campus Center - Named in honor of the 10th headmaster and his wife, the Campus Center was dedicated in the fall of 2004. It includes a grille restaurant with a tasty menu available during the off-hours of King Hall, a great room that is the site of many of the school's smaller special events, a game room, and a meeting room.
- Dorrance Field House - Built in 1987, the Field House includes four indoor tennis courts, three basketball courts and a ninth of a mile indoor track. This facility is also used for various social and academic functions such as Middlesex Dinners, Parents weekend events, college fairs and other student entertainment nights.
- Hoopes Squash Center - The state-of-the-art Joseph C. Hoopes Sr. Squash Center, housing eight international glass-backed courts, was completed in 1996. Using the German made ASB court system, it is the finest facility of its kind in the country and serves during the summer months as the home for American Champion Mark Talbott’s Squash Academy. The Talbott Squash Academy is the official training center of the U.S. Squash Racquets Association and served as the site for both the National Junior Squash Championships in 1996 and 1998 and the Men’s Squash Softball Championships in February 1997.
- Stephen P. Cabot and Archer Harman Ice Center - The $4.5 million Stephen P. Cabot and Archer Harman Jr. Ice Center, completed in November 2000, features two new first-class ice hockey facilities, and St. George’s is now one of the few New England schools to provide dual rinks for its hockey teams. Originally built in 1954 as an outdoor rink and enclosed in 1968, the Cabot Memorial rink has new boards, a completely new surface (200’ X 85’) and a new roof.
- Norris D. Hoyt Pool - The Norris D. Hoyt Swimming Pool is an eight-lane pool with overflow gutters and a Colorado Timing System. Completed in the fall of 2004, the pool holds a large balcony seating area as well as many deck level glass viewing windows.
- Ted Hersey Track - The track is all-weather, completed in the fall of 1996 by the same firm that designed and surfaced the Brown and Harvard University tracks. It is a six-lane, 400 meter oval, with an eight lane sprint chute along the east side. All St. George’s field events are held on the inside, with the exception of the javelin throw. It includes the high jump area at the northern end of the oval, the discus throw area at the northwestern corner, the shotput throw area at the northeastern corner, the long and triple jump parallel along the western straight-away and the pole vault way parallel to the eastern straightaway. The area inside the oval is the Redway Field and is large enough for a full, international-sized soccer field(360 feet by 225 feet). The track is named for the longest-serving (1952–2004) faculty member in school history, who founded the programs in cross-country and track and field.
- Blazer and Wood Tennis courts - Blazer Tennis Courts are hardcourt-surfaced courts located at the main entrance of the school. Both junior varsity teams host their games on these courts. The Wood Tennis Courts are six hardcourt-surfaced courts located across the street from the main entrance of the school. Varsity boys and girls use these courts during their home matches.
- Playing Fields - Beautiful playing fields for all sports around the campus. The 10 athletic fields include Crocker Field (used for Varsity Football and Girls' Varsity Lacrosse), Elliott Field (used for Varsity Baseball), a JV baseball field, two field hockey fields, four lacrosse/soccer fields, and a softball field.
There are five boys’ dorms and six girls’ dorms. Two or three faculty members live with their families in apartments within each of the buildings. All dorm rooms are wired for telephone and internet access, and each dorm has a common room equipped with a microwave, television, and DVD player.
Boys' Dorms
- Arden Hall
- Diman Hall
- East
- Eccles Hall
- Wheeler
Day Rooms
- Wheeler Day
- Red
Girls' Dorms
- Astor
- Auchincloss (Auch)
- Buell
- Old School
- Twenty House
- Zane (formerly known as West)
Day Rooms
- Buell Day
- Astor Day
Daily life
Like most private schools in the ISL, St. George's operates on a six-day school week, meaning that classes meet on Saturday. Wednesdays and Saturdays, however, are half-days, with athletic games in the afternoons.St. George's conducts the majority of its classes (with the exception of science and math classes) using the Harkness method, which encourages discussion between students and the teacher, and between students. The average class size according to the School's website is 10-12 students.
Rather than offering a Physical Education class, St. George's requires all its students to play sports for at least four terms of their Third and Fourth Form years, and for any three terms during their Fifth and Sixth Form years. These sports range from a New England-champion hockey team to a thirds lacrosse team.
Students attend Chapel twice per week. Once a week, Chapel requires formal attire, and there is either a communion or evening prayer service in accordance with the school's Episcopalian tradition. During the second service, a senior or faculty member speaks to the school community, giving a Chapel Talk.
In the evenings, meetings are held for clubs and activities including music ensembles like the Brass Ensemble and Choir, a cappella groups (the all-female Snapdragons, and the all-male Hilltoppers), the Debate Team, and other extracurricular organizations.
Traditions
- Middlesex Weekend: Middlesex SchoolMiddlesex SchoolMiddlesex School is an independent secondary school for grades 9 - 12 located in Concord, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1901 by a Roxbury Latin School alumnus, Frederick Winsor, who headed the school until 1937. Winsor set up a National Scholarship Program for the school, the first of its kind...
(the Zebras) is St. George's athletic rival in the ISL. Each fall, on the final weekend of the season, every team plays against them. There are competitions in the week prior to see which form has the most school spirit. Banners are made, t-shirts are sold, and on Friday night a wooden zebra is burned in a bonfire while teams cheer it on.
- Diman Cup: John Diman, the founder of St. George's, also founded the Portsmouth Abbey, just a few miles up Aquidneck IslandAquidneck IslandAquidneck Island, located in the state of Rhode Island, is the largest island in Narragansett Bay. The island's official name is Rhode Island, and the common use of name "Aquidneck Island" helps distinguish the island from the state. The total land area is 97.9 km²...
. Since the Abbey is not a part of the ISL, the two schools have created their own competition. Wins and losses are tallied over the course of all three seasons. In recent times St. George's has dominated the Diman cup.
- Pie Race: Begun by now-retired science teacher Ted Hersey, the pie race is a 2.3 miles (3.7 km) race in which most students of the school participate by wearing outrageous costumes or running in alternative manners. Mrs. Hersey baked the pies the winners received every year until the Herseys left the school in 2000. Prizes are given for fast running and also the best costumes.
- Winter Formal: An alternative version of promPromIn the United States and Canada, a prom, short for promenade, is a formal dance, or gathering of high school students. It is typically held near the end of the senior year. It figures greatly in popular culture and is a major event among high school students...
, the Winter Formal usually sees the whole school in limos, tuxedos and formal dresses. For years, the dance was held in the Senior Common Room, then moved to King Hall, then moved to a student's Newport mansion, before settling at Belcourt CastleBelcourt CastleBelcourt Castle is the former summer cottage of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. Begun in 1891 and completed in 1894, it was intended to be used for only six to eight weeks of the year...
in Newport.
- Christmas Festival: A tradition that has existed almost since the inception of the school, it occurs on the last day before Christmas vacation. After a candlelit Chapel service where the story of Christmas is told in song and acted out by students, the entire school is ushered into King Hall to sing carols and eat dinner. Father ChristmasFather ChristmasFather Christmas is the name used in many English-speaking countries for a figure associated with Christmas. A similar figure with the same name exists in several other countries, including France , Spain , Brazil , Portugal , Italy , Armenia , India...
used to hand out joke gifts to unsuspecting members of the school community, but that was also banned in 2005 and replaced with the Very Christmas Game Show.
- V Form Ski Weekend: The only official class trip at St. George's School, every January, for a long 3-day weekend, the juniors travel to a selected ski resort and spend the weekend in hotel rooms and skiing/snowboarding. 2006's destination was the Rivergreen Resort at Loon MountainLoon MountainLoon Mountain is a mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is in the White Mountain National Forest.The mountain is known for Loon Mountain Ski Resort, which, like most New England mountain resorts, has expanded into an all-season recreation area.-External links:* - Official site*...
in New Hampshire.
- The Rock Guild: A collection of variations of rock songs performed by several groups of bands on campus. The two shows are held on Sunday evenings in the winter and spring.
- Casino Night: Once a year, on a Saturday night, the Campus Center Great Room is transformed into a casinoCasinoIn modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
replete with pokerPokerPoker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
and blackjackBlackjackBlackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
tables, crapsCrapsCraps is a dice game in which players place wagers on the outcome of the roll, or a series of rolls, of a pair of dice. Players may wager money against each other or a bank...
, and even the famous wheel of fortuneBig Six wheelThe Big Six wheel, also known simply as The Big Six or Wheel of Fortune, is an unequal game of chance, played using a large vertical wheel that can be spun....
. Dress for this event is necessarily outrageous.
- Headmaster's Holiday: When spring comes to the Hilltop, the Headmaster chooses a random day in April, and declares a day of no classes. The current Headmaster, Mr. Peterson, has taken to sending funny emails to the school email system, and one time he told the school from Fenway ParkFenway ParkFenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
with a sign. Students generally get the holiday when pristine weather occurs on the hilltop, so they can go down to the beaches and relax in the Quad.
- Spring Dance Weekend: A relatively new tradition, in which bands come to play at the St. George's campus over the weekend in various locations, such as the Quad, the Great Room, and King Hall. The student rock guild also performs on this weekend.
- Prize Day: The final day for the seniors as they graduate from St. George's School. Sixth formers have a chapel service with family members to begin the day and are accompanied by bagpipers as they process from the chapel out to the front lawn to join the rest of the school. Sixth formers are given their diplomas after the headmaster and the Prize Day speaker speak, the other prizes are handed out and the school song is sung. Typically, each sixth former gives the headmaster a small token in exchange for their diploma.
- Club System: Recently started in 2009. Everyone is divided into two clubs within the school and they compete in a variety of events throughout the year, most specifically during assemblies.
Sports
The school is a member of the Independent School LeagueIndependent School League (Boston Area)
The Independent School League is composed of sixteen New England preparatory schools that compete athletically and academically. Founded in 1948, the ISL's sixteen member compete in eighteen sports in the New England Prep School Athletic Conference...
(ISL) and the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council was founded in 1942 as an organization of athletic directors from preparatory schools in New England.-Member schools:* The Albany Academy* American School for the Deaf* Applewild School...
(NEPSAC).
Recent Championships:
- Co-ed Sailing NESSA Team Racing Champions 2006
- Co-ed Sailing NESSA Team Racing Champions 2008
- Co-ed Sailing NESSA Fleet Racing Champions 2008
- Co-ed Sailing ISSA National Team Racing "Baker Trophy" Champions 2008
- Boys' Hockey, 2005 NEPSAC Div. II Champions
- Girls' Cross-Country, 2005 NEPSTA Div. III Champions
- Girls' Softball 2007 ISL Champions
- Girls' Squash 2007 ISL Champions, Undefeated Season
- Girls' Squash 2008 ISL Champions, Undefeated Season
- Girls' Squash 2009 ISL Champions, Undefeated Season
- Girls' Squash 2010 ISL Champions, Undefeated Season
- Girls' Squash 2010 Third in New England, 6th in the nation
- Boys' Squash 2005 Team Sportsmanship Award
- Boys' Squash 2006 Team Sportsmanship Award
- Boys' Squash 2007 Team Sportsmanship Award
- Boys' Squash 2008 Team Sportsmanship Award
- Boys' Squash 2007 Individual New England Champion (Antionio Diaz Gonzalas Salas)
- Boys' Squash 2008 Individual New England Champion (Antonio Diaz Gonzalas Salas)
- Boys' Hockey 2007-2008 ISL Champions
- Boys' Hockey 2009-2010 ISL Eberhart Division Champions
In recent years, St. George's hockey and sailing programs have been especially successful with the boys hockey team winning New Englands three years ago and the sailing team placing third in the country at Nationals multiple times.
Middlesex School
Middlesex School
Middlesex School is an independent secondary school for grades 9 - 12 located in Concord, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1901 by a Roxbury Latin School alumnus, Frederick Winsor, who headed the school until 1937. Winsor set up a National Scholarship Program for the school, the first of its kind...
in Concord, Massachusetts
Concord, Massachusetts
Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 17,668. Although a small town, Concord is noted for its leading roles in American history and literature.-History:...
is St. George's traditional rival. Three times a year athletes from the visiting school travel two hours by bus to compete against rival teams. The schools alternate each year to host the games, which conclude each regular, athletic season.
St. George's also shares a rivalry with Portsmouth Abbey School
Portsmouth Abbey School
Portsmouth Abbey School is a private, coeducational boarding and day school for grades 9 through 12, located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Founded by the Benedictine monks of Portsmouth Abbey in 1926 as Portsmouth Priory School, the school offered a classical education to boys...
in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,389 at the 2010 U.S. Census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. Most of its land area lies on Aquidneck...
, as both schools were founded by John Diman. Once every season, the schools' athletic teams play each other on "Abbey Monday" (The Portsmouth Abbeyians call the event, "St. George's Monday.")
Fall Season
- Cross-Country (|)
- Field Hockey
- Soccer (|)
- Football
Winter Season
- Basketball (|)
- Ice Hockey (|)
- Squash (|)
- Swimming (*)
Spring Season
- Baseball
- Lacrosse (|)
- Sailing (*)
- Softball
- Tennis (|)
- Track (*)
- Golf (*)
(*) -- Denotes Co-ed teams
(|) -- Denotes separate, m. or f. teams
Geronimo
During the academic year, Geronimo carries students from St. George's School on six-week long voyages. She sails year round between Canadian waters and the Caribbean. Students are taught Nautical Science and Oceanography/Marine Biology while on board. During these trips, the students stand watch, learn the intricacies of handling a modern sailing vessel and conduct research on sea turtles working in conjunction with the Archie CarrArchie Carr
Archie Fairly Carr, Jr. was an American herpetologist, ecologist and a pioneering conservationist. He was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida. In 1987 he was awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award by the Ecological Society of America...
Center for Sea Turtle Research University of Florida, Gainsville. In the summer months, the vessel makes three shorter trips along the east coast. Summer trainees range in age from high school to adult.
She is a Ted Hood
Ted Hood
Frederick E. "Ted" Hood is a distinguished American Yachtsman and Naval Architect. He started the company in Marblehead, Massachusetts which makes sails...
designed 70 foot fiberglass sloop
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
.
Music and drama
Currently, the school performs at least one major drama and one musical each year. Between major productions, students direct and perform one-act plays. In addition, students are able to take three different semester-long theatre courses, including two in acting and one in stagecraft.Approximately half of the student body sings in one of the choruses. Chapel Choir, which requires its members to audition, is the school's largest musical group. The smaller male group, The Hilltoppers, and female group, The Snapdragons, audition motivated members from the school community. St. George's a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
groups typically participate in Parents' Weekend and other school events.
The Schools maintains two ensembles and an orchestra. Playing for Chapel services and the New York Yacht Club's christening ceremonies, the Brass Ensemble plays mainly hymns and is led by conductor Tony du Bourg. The Orchestra plays classical music and is led by Jinny Chang, who also leads the Jazz Ensemble. The St. George's Jazz Ensemble plays jazz of various eras and composes its own pieces, which are then played at school functions.
At the Campus Center Grill, Coffeehouse Hours are held in the Great Room, and musicians frequently play.
"Jerusalem" (Hymn 110) is the school's preferred hymn. It is sung frequently in Chapel along with the School Hymn, set to Duke Street, and the St. George's Day Hymn (Melita).
Extracurricular Activities & Clubs
There are other options for students that are not athletically-inclined. The Theater Department has a production every season of the year: in the Fall, there is a dance troupe that puts on several shows, including one on Parents' Weekend. In the Winter, the School Musical occurs, and at the end, hosts the school community, parents, and the local community for a 3-show weekend in March. In the Spring, the School Play is held in May.For any of the seasons, students can be a student trainer, assisting the Sports Trainer in the Training Room. Students can also perform community service, or a special project.
The School has over 50 clubs.
The Red & White
Founded in 1906, its goals were "to amuse" students and to "maintain [a] high standard" of journalism. The second longest existing publication in the school (The Dragon, the school's literary magazine is bestowed with that honor), it has printed since its inception, with the exception of a ten year period between World War I and World War II.
The Editorial Board of The Red & White consists of the Editor-in-Chief, the Managing Editor, the Layout Editor, Photography Editor, the News Editor, the Opinions Editor, the Arts & Lifestyle Editor, the Sports Editor, and the Photography Editor. In addition, the paper also consists of Senior Writers, Staff Writers, Staff Photographers, and Contributing Writers.
Jack Bartholet '12 is the most recent Editor-in-Chief.
Trivia
- St. George's is mentioned in F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott FitzgeraldFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost...
's classic first novel, This Side of ParadiseThis Side of ParadiseThis Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University...
, where the school is described as "prosperous and well-dressed" - St. George's first Board of Trustees included many illustrious individuals, such as the Presidents of the University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
and Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, the Headmaster of Groton SchoolGroton SchoolGroton School is a private, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, U.S. It enrolls approximately 375 boys and girls, from the eighth through twelfth grades...
, and the Bishops of Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
and New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... - Featured in The Official Preppy Handbook by Lisa Birnbach
- The Education of Charlie BanksThe Education Of Charlie BanksThe Education of Charlie Banks is a 2007 drama film directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, and Chris Marquette...
(2007), co-starring Jesse EisenbergJesse EisenbergJesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor. He made his screen debut with the comedy-drama television series Get Real from 1999 to 2000...
and Eva AmurriEva AmurriEva Maria Livia Amurri is an American actress.- Early life :Amurri was born in New York City, New York, to Italian director Franco Amurri and American actress Susan Sarandon. Her grandfather was television writer Antonio Amurri, and her aunt is television writer Valentina Amurri...
, and directed by Fred DurstFred DurstWilliam Frederick "Fred" Durst is an American musician, director, producer and actor, well known as the frontman of the band Limp Bizkit.-Early life:...
, was filmed on the campus of St. George's. The establishing shots of the Old School building, King Hall, and the Chapel were used to represent Vassar CollegeVassar CollegeVassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
, and the motion picture also filmed at Brown UniversityBrown UniversityBrown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode IslandProvidence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area... - St. George's maintains the largest fleet of 420 (dinghy)420 (dinghy)The International 420 Class Dinghy is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with centreboard, bermuda rig and centre sheeting. The name describes the overall length of the boat in centimetres . The hull is fibreglass with internal buoyancy tanks. The 420 is equipped with spinnaker and optional...
sailboats of any high school in the country - St. George's is often considered the best looking school in the ISL because of its oceanside campus as well as its students. Its nickname is "St. Gorgeous".
- One of five elite boarding schools collectively known as St. Grottlesex
- Listed in E. Digby Baltzell's "The Select 16: The most socially prestigious American Boarding Schools"
Notable faculty
- Mike Hansel, Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
artist - Dr. Patricia Lothrop, reviewer for the School Library JournalSchool Library JournalThe School Library Journal is a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with a focus on technology and multimedia. Reviews are included for preschool to 4th grade,...
- Alex Myers, short story writer
- Dr. A.R.G. Wallace, former Commodore of the Ida Lewis Yacht Club in NewportNewport, Rhode IslandNewport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
, Rhode Island and Fleet Surgeon, NYYC - Roy Williams, former Vice President of the Inter-Scholastic Sailing AssociationInter-Scholastic Sailing AssociationThe Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association is the organization that serves as the governing authority for all sailing competition between both public and private secondary schools throughout the United States.-History and Organization:...
Notable St. Georgians (Old Boys)
- Vincent AstorVincent AstorWilliam Vincent Astor was a businessman and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Astor family.-Early life:...
, Philanthropist, major holder in Newsweek Magazine, Member of the prominent Astor family - John Jacob Astor VIJohn Jacob Astor VIJohn Jacob Astor VI , known familiarly as "Jakey", was a member of the Astor family. He was born four months after his father, John Jacob Astor IV, died in the sinking of RMS Titanic.-Early life:...
, Major Investor, Member of the prominent Astor family - John Jacob Astor V, Philanthropist, Owner of The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
Newspaper - Leonard BaconLeonard BaconLeonard Bacon was an American Congregational preacher and writer.-Biography:Leonard Bacon was born in Detroit, Michigan...
1905, Well recognized Poet, Writer and Book Critic. Winner of the Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for poetry in 1940 - Livingston L. Biddle, Jr.Livingston L. Biddle, Jr.Livingston Ludlow Biddle, Jr. was an American author and promoter of funding of the arts, from a wealthy Pennsylvania family.-Life:Livingston Ludlow Biddle was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on May 26, 1918....
1936, a descendant of the storied Philadelphia family who wrote the legislation that led to the creation of the National Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the ArtsThe National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
and was chairman of the endowment from 1977 to 1981. From 1968 to 1970, he was a professor and the chairman of the arts division at Fordham UniversityFordham UniversityFordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
in New York City and in 1971 and 1972 he was chairman of the Pennsylvania Ballet Company - Julie BowenJulie BowenJulie Bowen is an American film and television actress. She played Carol Vessey on Ed and Denise Bauer on Boston Legal. She is best known for playing Claire Dunphy on the sitcom Modern Family, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011...
1987, Actress best known for playing Claire DunphyClaire DunphyClaire Dunphy is a fictional character on the American television series Modern Family. She is portrayed by Julie Bowen.Claire is the daughter of Jay, Mitchell's older sister, and the overprotective mother of the Dunphy family and its three very different kids...
on Modern FamilyModern FamilyModern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label... - John Nicholas Brown 1918, Philanthropist, Donor of the School's Chapel, member of the prestigious Brown Family of Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy - Billy Bush 1990, Access HollywoodAccess HollywoodAccess Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
Anchor, host of an NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
prime-time show of Let's Make A DealLet's Make a DealLet's Make a Deal is a television game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The show is based around deals offered to members of the audience by the host. The traders usually have to weigh the possibility of an offer being... - Prescott BushPrescott BushPrescott Sheldon Bush was a Wall Street executive banker and a United States Senator, representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963. He was the father of George H. W. Bush and the grandfather of George W...
1913, WWI artillery Captain, U.S. Senator from ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
1953-1963, father of President George H.W. Bush and grandfather of President George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... - Tucker CarlsonTucker CarlsonTucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American political news correspondent and conservative commentator for the Fox News Channel...
1987, writer and former host of CrossfireCrossfireA crossfire is a military term for the siting of weapons so that their arcs of fire overlap. This tactic came to prominence in World War I....
on CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
followed by TuckerTucker (television program)Tucker is an American television program on MSNBC that focused on politics, hosted by Tucker Carlson. The show aired from June 6, 2005–March 14, 2008....
on MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
. Now pan-NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
political commentator - Philippe Cousteau Jr.Philippe Cousteau Jr.Philippe Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau, Jr. is the son of Philippe Cousteau, having been born several months after the death of his father, and the grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau...
1998, founder of EarthEcho InternationalEarthEcho InternationalEarthEcho International is an environmental nonprofit organization founded in honor of Philippe Cousteau, by his children and widow. EarthEcho is based in Washington, D.C.. The foundation was originally named the Philippe Cousteau Foundation, but changed its name after a dispute with the Cousteau...
, grandson of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau - Charles DeanCharles DeanCharles "Charlie" Dean was the brother of Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, Democracy for America Chairman Jim Dean and political activist Bill Dean. In 1974, Charlie, who had been traveling through southeast Asia at the time, was captured and killed by Pathet Lao guerrillas...
1968, brother of Howard DeanHoward DeanHoward Brush Dean III is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S...
, captured and executed in LaosLaosLaos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west... - Howard Brush Dean III 1966, MD, longest-serving Vermont Governor 1991-2003, Presidential Candidate 2004 and Chairman of the Democratic National CommitteeDemocratic National CommitteeThe Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...
2005-2009 - John T. Dorrance Jr., former Chairman of the Campbell Soup CompanyCampbell Soup CompanyCampbell Soup Company , also known as Campbell's, is an American producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey...
- W. Gurnee Dyer, 1946 Republican nominee for the United States Senate from Rhode Island, Vice-President of the American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryThe American Museum of Natural History , located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world...
- Jeremiah Ford II 1950, former Department Director at the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaThe University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, most famous for forming and bringing Penn into the Ivy LeagueIvy LeagueThe Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group... - Robert David Lion Gardiner 1930, the last heir to bear the name of the family that has owned Gardiner's Island
- Terry GilkysonTerry GilkysonHamilton H. Gilkyson III , better known as Terry Gilkyson, was an American folk singer, composer, and lyricist.-Biography:...
1935, Song writer - Robert E. Gross 1915, famous American businessman in Aviation, Founder and President of the Lockheed CorporationLockheed CorporationThe Lockheed Corporation was an American aerospace company. Lockheed was founded in 1912 and later merged with Martin Marietta to form Lockheed Martin in 1995.-Origins:...
from 1934 to 1956. Featured in the 2004 blockbuster hit The Aviator - William C. Hayes 1961, leading authority on Egyptian history, and former curator of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
- R. Keith Kane, former Special Assistant to the US Attorney General and Assistant Secretary of the Navy
- Henry Maynard Kidder, Jr., famous lawyer and father of writer Tracy KidderTracy KidderJohn Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer of the 1981 nonfiction narrative, The Soul of a New Machine, about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation...
- Frederic Rhinelander King, architect of Episcopal Church of the Epiphany and the Women's National Republican Club both in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, consulting architect for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Rockefeller CenterRockefeller CenterRockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th and 51st streets in New York City, United States. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. It was declared a National...
, and the Seaman's Church Institute, and a fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsAmerican Institute of ArchitectsThe American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image... - Peter Lawson-Johnston, II, managing Partner of Guggenheim PartnersGuggenheim PartnersGuggenheim Partners, LLC is a privately held, diversified financial services firm that engages in investment banking, capital markets services, investment management, and investment advisory. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and New York with over 1,400 professionals located in 20 cities...
, trustee of the Solomon R. Guggenheim FoundationSolomon R. Guggenheim FoundationThe Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1937 by philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim and artist Hilla von Rebay. The first museum established by the foundation was the "Museum of Non-Objective Art", which was housed in rented space on Park Avenue in New York....
, and great-grandson of Solomon R. GuggenheimSolomon R. GuggenheimSolomon Robert Guggenheim was an American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist.-Biography:He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Meyer Guggenheim and brother of Simon, Benjamin, Daniel and four other siblings.Following studies in Switzerland at the Concordia Institute in...
himself - Laurence G. LeavittLaurence G. LeavittLaurence Gillelan Leavitt was the longtime headmaster of Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vermont, United States, where he succeeded in steering the preparatory school from dire financial straits to financial health by strengthening its curriculum and building its extracurricular...
, headmaster of Vermont AcademyVermont AcademyVermont Academy is an American coeducational boarding/day school and college preparatory school for grades nine through twelve and also offers acceptance for students seeking a post-graduate year. Founded in 1876, it is located in Saxtons River, Vermont. The school is coeducational, and...
, Saxtons River, VermontSaxtons River, VermontSaxtons River is an incorporated village in the town of Rockingham in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 519 at the 2000 census. For over a hundred years, Saxtons River has been the home of Vermont Academy, an independent secondary school.The Saxtons River Village Historic...
, for 25 years - H. Gates Lloyd, deputy director of the Central Intelligence AgencyCentral Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
from 1954 to 1964 - Albert W. Merck, member of the Merck familyMerck familyFriedrich Jacob Merck purchased the second town pharmacy in Darmstadt, known as the Engel-Apotheke or Angel Pharmacy. When Friedrich died, the pharmacy was passed on to his nephew and ever since has gone from father to son...
, renowned in pharmaceuticals - Alfred Hennen "Chappy" Morris, old money scion and New York City socialite
- Ogden NashOgden NashFrederic Ogden Nash was an American poet well known for his light verse. At the time of his death in 1971, the New York Times said his "droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry".-Early life:Nash was born in Rye, New York...
1920, famous American Poet and Writer - Morgan ParkerMorgan ParkerMorgan Parker is a Australian real estate developer based in Hong Kong and philanthropic adventurer who founded the non-profit organisation Wheel2Wheel. He is head of Taubman Asia, a unit of The Taubman Company LLC....
, inventor of the disposable scalpel - Claiborne PellClaiborne PellClaiborne de Borda Pell was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving six terms from 1961 to 1997, and was best known as the sponsor of the Pell Grant, which provides financial aid funding to U.S. college students. A Democrat, he was that state's longest serving senator.-Early years:Pell...
1936, longest-serving Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
Senator (in office 1961-1997), famous for creating the Pell GrantPell GrantA Pell Grant is money the federal government provides for students who need it to pay for college. Federal Pell Grants are limited to students with financial need, who have not earned their first bachelor's degree or who are not enrolled in certain post-baccalaureate programs, through participating... - William C. Prescott, Jr 1953, former Headmaster of Wheeler SchoolWheeler SchoolThe Wheeler School is a coeducational independent day school located on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The school serves students from the nursery level through twelfth-grade.- Mary C. Wheeler :...
- Horatio Nelson Slater III 1911, president of Samuel Slater & Sons, one of America's first textile manufacturers and built the nation's first mill for the manufacture of rayonRayonRayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber. Because it is produced from naturally occurring polymers, it is neither a truly synthetic fiber nor a natural fiber; it is a semi-synthetic or artificial fiber. Rayon is known by the names viscose rayon and art silk in the textile industry...
cloth - R. Brinkley Smithers, founder of the Christopher D. Smithers Foundation, Inc
- Harold Sterner, well-known architect and painter
- Roger W. Straus, Jr.Roger W. Straus, Jr.Roger Williams Straus, Jr. was co-founder and chairman of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, a New York book publishing company, and member of the Guggenheim family.-Early life:...
, was co-founder of Farrar, Straus and GirouxFarrar, Straus and GirouxFarrar, Straus and Giroux is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger W. Straus, Jr. and John C. Farrar. Known primarily as Farrar, Straus in its first decade of existence, the company was renamed several times, including Farrar, Straus and Young and Farrar, Straus and Cudahy...
, a New York book publishing company - Francis Brewster Taussig 1918, former president of Grolier International Inc.
- Whitney TowerWhitney TowerWhitney Tower was an American journalist reporting on Thoroughbred horse racing and a president of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame...
, longtime horse racing journalist and former chairman of the National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame - Russell E. TrainRussell E. TrainRussell Errol Train was the second Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency , from September 1973 to January 1977, and the Founder Chairman Emeritus of World Wildlife Fund . As head of the EPA under U.S...
1937, founder and past-president of the World Wildlife Fund - Russell H. Tucker, former president of Brooks BrothersBrooks BrothersBrooks Brothers is the oldest men's clothier chain in the United States. Founded in 1818 as a family business, the privately owned company is now owned by Retail Brand Alliance, also features clothing for women, and is headquartered on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.-History:On April 7,...
- Archbold Van Beuren, former president of the English-Speaking Union and of the Union Club, founder Cue Magazine
- William Henry Vanderbilt IIIWilliam Henry Vanderbilt IIIWilliam Henry Vanderbilt III was an American Republican politician and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.-Biography:...
, Governor of Rhode Island, philanthropist - Ashbel T. Wall, former vice-president of Brooks BrothersBrooks BrothersBrooks Brothers is the oldest men's clothier chain in the United States. Founded in 1818 as a family business, the privately owned company is now owned by Retail Brand Alliance, also features clothing for women, and is headquartered on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.-History:On April 7,...
, and the last member of the founding Brooks family to be involved in the famed store - Harry WerksmanHarry WerksmanHarry M. Werksman Jr. is an American television screenwriter and producer.Harry Werksman overcame being born in Pittsburgh by spending the first seven years of his life moving between Pittsburgh , Palm Springs and Scotland...
, Writer-producer for the third season of Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... - Elky Wetherill, Former 15-year president of the Philadelphia Stock ExchangePhiladelphia Stock ExchangePhiladelphia Stock Exchange , now known as NASDAQ OMX PHLX, is the oldest stock exchange in the United States, founded in 1790. It is now owned by NASDAQ OMX and located at 1900 Market Street, in Center City Philadelphia.-History:...
- Wilfrid Zogbaum, widely-respected US avant-garde sculptor