Choate Rosemary Hall
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Choate Rosemary Hall
Image:Choate rosemary hall seal.jpeg
| Headmaster | Edward J. Shanahan |
|---|---|
| Established | 1890 |
| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Location | Wallingford, CT, USA |
| Enrollment | ~850 |
| Faculty | ~120 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Wild Boar |
| School colors | Blue, Gold |
Image:Choate Rosemany Hall - Pond View.JPG Image:Choate Rosemary Hall - Science Center.JPG Choate Rosemary Hall is a prep school in Wallingford, Connecticut. It is a four year boarding and day school with approximately 850 students and 120 faculty members. The school has produced many prominent alumni, including John F. Kennedy and Adlai Stevenson. Choate Rosemary Hall is considered one of the leading boarding schools in the United States, and its endowment was $213 million as of fall of 2005. The 400 acre campus has more than 100 buildings, including two I.M. Pei-designed buildings: the Paul Mellon Arts Center and the Carl C. Icahn Center for Science. The school's mascot is Wild Boar.
Choate is part of an organization known as The Ten Schools Admissions Organization. This organization was founded more than forty years ago on the basis of a number of common goals and traditions. Member schools include Choate, Deerfield Academy, The Lawrenceville School, The Taft School, The Hotchkiss School, The Hill School, St. Paul's School, Loomis Chaffee, Phillips Exeter Academy, and Phillips Academy Andover.
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History
In 1890, the prominent Choate family started the Rosemary Hall School for girls, which moved to Greenwich, Connecticut in 1906. The Choate School for boys was founded in 1896. In 1971, Rosemary Hall moved back to Wallingford, and the two schools formally merged to form Choate Rosemary Hall in 1974.
Overview
Choate provides a comprehensive curriculum in English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, history, ethics, economics, and a range of electives. Choate also offers a range of activities, including 81 interscholastic teams in 32 sports (including the state's only interscholastic Archery team); two I.M. Pei-designed buildings: the Paul Mellon Arts Center (for music, drama, and visual arts) and the Carl C. Icahn Center for Science; academic clubs; student run newspapers and magazines; and many other activities. It has also been on the winning side of its rivalry with Deerfield Academy since 1922.
Prominent alumni
- Edward Albee, playwright
- Chester Bowles, U.S. politician and diplomat, Governor of Connecticut
- Arne H. Carlson, Governor of Minnesota
- John Frizzell, film score composer
- Paul Giamatti, actor
- Amanda Hearst, model/heiress
- Sarah Kernochan, screenwriter, director, singer/songwriter
- Herbert V. Kohler, head of Kohler Company
- Alan J. Lerner, songwriter
- Alan Lomax, folk musicologist
- Ali McGraw, actress
- Paul Mellon, philanthropist
- John Dos Passos, writer
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Actress
- John F. Kennedy, Former President
- Lauren Ambrose, actress ("Six Feet Under")
- Tim Bradley, musician extraordinaire
