Review of the Hill Academy as a High School for Girls Grade 9 Thru 12
| The Hill School | |
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| 860 Beach St Pottstown PA 19464 USA | |
| Coordinates | 40°xiv′42″N 75°37′59″W / xl.2449°N 75.6331°W / forty.2449; -75.6331 Coordinates: 40°14′42″N 75°37′59″Due west / 40.2449°Due north 75.6331°West / 40.2449; -75.6331 |
| Information | |
| Other name | The Hill |
| Former proper name | Family Boarding Schoolhouse for Boys and Young Men (1851-74) |
| Blazon | Independent selective college-preparatory boarding & mean solar day high school |
| Motto | Whatsoever things are true (Philippians 4:8) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Not-denominational |
| Established | 1851 (1851) |
| Founder | Matthew Meigs |
| Status | Currently operational |
| CEEB code | 394080 |
| NCES School ID | A0902935[ane] |
| Chair | James L. Alexandre '75 |
| Headmaster | Zachary G. Lehman |
| Chaplain | Khristi Adams |
| Faculty | 64.six (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12, PG |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 544[one] (2021-22) |
| • Grade 9 | 106[1] |
| • Class 10 | 127[one] |
| • Class xi | 139[1] |
| • Course 12 | 150[1] |
| Boilerplate form size | 10 |
| Student to instructor ratio | 8.1[i] |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school 24-hour interval | 7.1[1] |
| Campus size | 200 acres (81 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Gray & Blue |
| Vocal | A Yard Hands |
| Fight vocal | Dear One-time Hill |
| Athletics conference | MAPL NEPSAC |
| Sports | 31 |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Rival | The Lawrenceville Schoolhouse |
| Accreditation | MSA[2] |
| Endowment | $163 million[three] |
| Annual tuition | $63,870 (boarding) $44,060 (day) |
| Acquirement | $57 million[3] |
| Affiliation | X Schools Admissions Organization[four] |
| Website | www |
The Hill School (commonly known equally The Hill) is a coeducational preparatory boarding school located on a 200-acre (81 ha) campus[five] in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, virtually 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Philadelphia. The Colina is part of the Ten Schools Admissions Organization (TSAO).
The school is accredited past the Eye States Association of Colleges and Schools Committee on Elementary and Secondary Schools.[2]
History [edit]
The Hill School campus, facing northeast
The Hill Schoolhouse was founded in 1851 by the Rev. Matthew Meigs as the Family Boarding School for Boys and Immature Men. Even so, it has been known equally the Hill School since 1874.[vi]
The school opened on May ane, 1851, enrolling 25 boys for the first year. According to Paul Chancellor's The History of The Hill School: 1851-1976, "He [Meigs] wanted to stress that he was not founding nonetheless another academy, but a type of school quite new and rare in America. At that place is a tendency to recollect that the boys' boarding school every bit nosotros know it existed every bit long as there have been private schools. It has not.... The Hill was the first to exist founded every bit a "family unit boarding school" (a school where the students lived on campus), every bit opposed to boarding with families in the town."[seven]
In 1998, the school became coeducational, enrolling 88 girls in its showtime year.[8]
Academics [edit]
In the early on 20th century, The Colina was a feeder schoolhouse for Princeton University;[9] a prominent "The Hill Schoolhouse Club" operated at Princeton for the do good of alumni.[10] The prevalence of Hill alumni, also as those of Lawrenceville, Hotchkiss, Exeter and Phillips University, at Princeton led F. Scott Fitzgerald to lament that information technology was those of 'lesser' preparatory schools which were more prepared for the fray.[xi] The admissions process was relaxed for Colina School students, with cases including George Garrett, Princeton 1952, who was admitted when he confessed that he liked the striped football uniforms.[12] At one point, Lawrenceville and Colina sent more students to Princeton than all public schools combined.[13] Today, Colina alumni attend a wide diversity of colleges.[14]
The Hill Schoolhouse offers classes in each of its nine academic departments and offers 28 Advanced Placement courses.[15]
Foreign languages [edit]
The Loma Schoolhouse offers Chinese, French, Castilian, Arabic, Latin, and Ancient Greek classes.
Partner schools [edit]
The Hill School has had a relationship with Charterhouse School in the United Kingdom since 1994 that includes instructional trips, forth with exchanges of extracurricular programs and teachers.[sixteen] It is linked with the Maru a Pula Schoolhouse in Botswana.[17] Likewise, the Loma hosts a Thai King'south Scholar every twelvemonth.[18] The Colina School is a participating school in the Naval University Foundation Prep Program.[19]
Athletics [edit]
In the early on days of the school, boys played shinney, town ball, football and cricket. Matthew Meigs was non an athlete notwithstanding immune sporting pursuits, different his contemporaries such as Samuel Taylor of Phillips Academy. During John Meigs' tenure as headmaster, organized and interscholastic sports began at The Hill. Lawn tennis became the dominant sport during this period, unlike baseball at other schools.[20]
The Hill School is a fellow member of the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL), which the School joined in 1998.[21] The Hill School was a charter fellow member of the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA), which became an officially sanctioned organization in 2011.[22] In 2014, The Hill School received associate membership in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC).
The Hill School'due south rivalry with Lawrenceville dates back to 1887. It is the fifth-oldest high schoolhouse rivalry in the U.s.a..[23] Originally an annual football game, the schools compete against each other in all of the autumn sports on either the first or 2d weekend in November.
Peddie School as well maintains a "Hill 24-hour interval" during which several teams from Colina and Peddie compete.[24]
Participation in athletics is considered a vital part of a Hill education. All third and fourth form students must participate in at least two seasons of interscholastic sports, and all fifth and 6th formers must play at least one interscholastic season. Students may fulfill a season requirement by serving as a student athletic trainer or team manager.
Culture [edit]
The Hill School has been described as different in style and spirit from its counterparts in New England, and has been described as strict and demanding.[25] [26] It has also been described every bit bourgeois.[27]
Alumnus Oliver Stone described his experience at The Hill Schoolhouse: "I hated the Hill School at the time. Information technology was monastic. Horrible nutrient, no girls. Information technology was truly one of those Charles Dickens' types of experiences. And I really hated information technology. Years later I came to appreciate information technology. I think the research and higher up all the subject, of studying and concentrating and sitting downwards and doing it."[28] The Loma has been criticized, alongside other East Coast Protestant schools, for promoting "snobbish", undemocratic, and "un-American values".[29] [30]
East. Digby Baltzell's book The Protestant Establishment identified the Hill School as one of the "select sixteen" best boarding schools in the United States.[31]
Notable alumni [edit]
Headmasters [edit]
Headmasters of The Hill School since its founding in 1851:[32]
| Proper name | Tenure | Education | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Meigs | 1851–1876 | Union College, Union Theological Seminary | Presbyterian minister and one-time President of Delaware College.[33] |
| John Meigs | 1876–1911 | Hill, Lafayette Higher | Took over as headmaster at age 24.[34] |
| Alfred Grand. Rolfe | 1911–1914 | ||
| Dwight R. Meigs | 1914–1922 | Son of John Meigs, who created the electric current dining room, described by the school equally "a pivotal gathering space on The Hill Schoolhouse'southward campus."[35] | |
| Dr. Boyd Edwards | 1922–1928 | [36] | |
| James Wendell | 1928–1952 | Wesleyan | Olympic silvery medalist in 110 m hurdles[37] |
| Edward (Ned) T. Hall | 1952–1968 | As well served as ice hockey coach[38] | |
| Archibald R. Montgomery[39] | 1968–1973 | Westminster, Penn | Left to become headmaster of St. Stephen'southward Episcopal School. Former United States Marine. |
| Charles C. Watson | 1973–1993 | Onetime U.South Navy officeholder[40] | |
| David R. Dougherty | 1993–2012 | Episcopal High School, Washington and Lee Academy | Oversaw shift to co-ed school[41] |
| Zachary G. Lehman | 2012– | Phillips Exeter Academy, Dartmouth College, Harvard Constabulary School | [42] |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d due east f g h i "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Hill School". National Centre for Instruction Statistics. Plant of Instruction Sciences. Retrieved 27 Apr 2021.
- ^ a b Loma Schoolhouse (The), Center States Clan of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed Jan 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Form 990" (PDF). Internal Revenue Service. 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "The Hill Schoolhouse". X Schools Access Organization . Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "The Hill School Campus". www.thehill.org . Retrieved 2017-06-22 .
- ^ "Hill School History and Trivia". world wide web.thehill.org . Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Chancellor, Paul (1976). The History of the Colina School:1851-1976.
- ^ TheHillSchool1851 (2016-05-10), The Hill Schoolhouse's Historic Move to Coeducation in 1998 (2016), archived from the original on 2017-04-06, retrieved 2017-06-22
- ^ Princeton Alumni Weekly. Vol. 12. Princeton Publishing Company. 1911. PRNC:32101077278289.
- ^ Princeton Alumni Weekly. Vol. 11. Princeton Publishing Company. 1910. PRNC:32101081974675.
- ^ Scott Fitzgerald, F. (2015-06-xx). The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels, Brusque Stories, Poesy ... - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Google Books. ISBN9788026838975 . Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Williams, Jesse Lynch; Norris, Edwin Mark (1994). "Princeton Alumni Weekly - Google Books". Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Powell, Arthur G. (1996). Lessons from Privilege: The American Prep Schoolhouse Tradition - Arthur One thousand. Powell - Google Books. ISBN9780674525498 . Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ "The Hill Schoolhouse College Matriculation". Thehill.org. 2017-06-sixteen. Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ "Advancement Placement Courses". The Hill School . Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "The Hill School, Pottstown, U.s.", Charterhouse School. Accessed March 13, 2017. "The relationship between Charterhouse and The Loma School, Pottstown, The states, started in 1994 and has developed into a strong working partnership that has seen regular scientific discipline trips (every yr for over x years), a theatre trip, choir visits, football matches, and a teaching exchange."
- ^ "Educatee Exchanges | Maru-a-Pula School". Maruapula.org. Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ "Profile for Colleges" (PDF). world wide web.thehill.org.
- ^ "Near Us - ASP Programs". www.usna.com. 2001-11-09. Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Bundgaard, Axel (2005-07-11). Muscle and Manliness: The Rising of Sport in American Boarding Schools - Axel Bundgaard - Google Books. ISBN9780815630821 . Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ "Mid-Atlantic Prep League". Maplathletics.org. Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ "Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Clan". Paisaasports.org. Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Seeley, Don. Colina School vs. Lawrenceville more than a rivalry. Pottstown Mercury (Pennsylvania). Nov 12, 2010. "The fifth-oldest rivalry in all of America is enough to kindle the Rams and the unabridged Hill Schoolhouse campus."
- ^ "Recordings of Hill Day wins for football and field hockey now available | Peddie School". Peddie.org. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Morrow, Brendan (2016-05-25). "Eric Trump, Donald'due south Son: 5 Fast Facts You lot Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Douglas, George H. (2015-01-thirteen). Edmund Wilson's America - George H. Douglas - Google Books. ISBN9780813159232 . Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Tuccille, Jerome (2003). Kingdom: The Story of the Hunt Family unit of Texas - Jerome Tuccille - Google Books. ISBN9781587982262 . Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Strauss, Valerie (2010-09-24). "The Answer Sail - The pedagogy of Oliver Stone". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Kingston, Paul W.; Lewis, Lionel Stanley (1990-03-27). The High Status Rails: Studies of Elite Schools and Stratification - Paul Due west. Kingston - Google Books. ISBN9780791400104 . Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ "Who Was Hobie Weekes?". The New Yorker . Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ (a1) State University of New York (2017-02-24). "Education of an Elite | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core". History of Education Quarterly. Cambridge.org. 28 (3): 367–386. doi:ten.2307/369088. JSTOR 369088. Retrieved 2017-07-26 .
- ^ Early on Loma School History (1851-2012), The Hill School. Accessed January 5, 2018.
- ^ A Handbook of the All-time Individual Schools of the The states and Canada, p. 146. Accessed Jan 7, 2018. "Established by the Rev. Matthew Meigs in 1851 prospered under its founder but owes its slap-up success to the executive capacity of his son Dr. John Meigs, who reorganized the school in 1876 and to whose genius it remains a lasting monument."
- ^ Staff. "Prof. John Meigs Dead.; Principal of the Hill School Was a Prominent Educator.", The New York Times, November 8, 1911. Accessed Jan 5, 2018.
- ^ Seated Meals in the Dining Room, The Hill School. Accessed January 7, 2018. "Constructed in 1914, the present Dining Room was the get-go distinguished accomplishment of The Hill'due south third headmaster, Dwight Meigs, grandson of our founder, the Reverend Matthew Meigs."
- ^ Staff. "Colina School Gets New Headmaster.", The New York Times, May 21, 1922. Accessed January 5, 2018. "Elaborate ceremonies this afternoon marked the induction into his new position of the Rev. Dr. Boyd Edwards, formerly of Orange, North.J., as headmaster of the Hill School."
- ^ Staff. "Dr. James Wendell, Headed Loma School", The New York Times, Nov 23, 1958. Accessed January 5, 2018.
- ^ Strauss, Michael. "Prep Schoolhouse Sports; Colina Headmaster Builds Interest in Hockey Despite Forecast of Warmer Winters", The New York Times, January 5, 1953. Accessed January 7, 2018. "Ned Hall, the new headmaster at The Colina Schoolhouse, came upon a disconcerting detail over the holidays. While on a junket through New England and New York, Hall read a report in which a Yale scientist said winters in this hemisphere would exist warmer and drier for approximately two centuries."
- ^ "Archibald R. Montgomery Iii, Educator".
- ^ Staff. "Watson Is Appointed Every bit Hill's Headmaster", The New York Times, June x, 1973. Accessed January 5, 2018. "Charles Caldwell Watson has been appointed to succeed Archibald R. Montgomery 3d as headmaster of the Loma School, the boy's preparatory schoolhouse in Pottstown, Pa."
- ^ Brandt, Evan. "Hill School headmaster reveals plans to retire", The Mercury (Pennsylvania), May 1, 2011. Accessed January six, 2018. "David R. Dougherty, the headmaster who oversaw the historic conversion of The Loma Schoolhouse from a boys' college preparatory school to a co-ed facility, has announced he will retire adjacent yr, ending a nineteen-twelvemonth career at the school."
- ^ Brandt, Evan. "Maine educator chosen to atomic number 82 The Colina School", The Mercury (Pennsylvania), November 14, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2018. "An assistant headmaster at a Maine private school has been selected as the new Hill School headmaster it was announced Monday. Zachary Gimbel Lehman, 38, who has served for six years as the assistant head of school for advancement at Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, will take over for retiring Headmaster David R. Dougherty, who, with his wife Kay, volition retire on June xxx, 2012 afterwards 19 years of service to the schoolhouse."
External links [edit]
- The Colina School
- The Clan of Boarding Schools contour
- Boarding School Review
- National Center for Teaching Statistics data for the Hill School
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_School
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