Millbrook School
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41°51′20″N 73°37′16″W / 41.85556°N 73.62111°W
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Stanford , New York United States | |
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| Type | Private, Boarding & Day |
| Motto | Non Sibi Sed Cunctis Not for oneself, but for all |
| Established | 1931 |
| Headmaster | Jonathan Downs '98 |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 310 students |
| Average class size | 11 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 4.1:1 |
| Campus | Rural, 800 acres (3 km2) |
| Houses | 9 boarding houses - Abbott Hall, Burton Hall, Case Hall, Clark Hall, Farmhouse, Guest House, Harris Hall, Koenigsberger Hall, Prum Hall |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue & Grey |
| Athletics | 14 interscholastic sports |
| Athletics conference | NEPSAC |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Accreditation | NYSAIS |
| Yearbook | The Tamarack |
| Website | www.millbrook.org |
Millbrook School is a private, coeducational preparatory school located in Stanford, New York, United States.
History
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Millbrook School was founded in 1931 by Edward Pulling. Pulling was a graduate of both Princeton University and Cambridge University, and he taught at Groton School and Avon Old Farms as well as private schools in the United Kingdom. While at Avon, Pulling began to think of creating his own school. His philosophy for a school was heavily influenced by the traditional setting he experienced at Groton and in the UK, as well as the progressive ideology that Avon possessed. After searching for suitable grounds to house the school — including an offer from then Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to build in Hyde Park, New York — Pulling and his wife decided on the Stephenson farm just five miles (8 km) outside Millbrook in nearby Stanford, New York.
After the purchase of the property, Pulling drafted his first board of trustees, which included Endicott Peabody Sr., who was headmaster at Groton, and Henry Harkness Flagler, who became the first President of the Board of Trustees. With the generous support of the Flagler family and Pulling's father-in-law Russell Leffingwell the campus increased from the original farm buildings to include much of the current campus infrastructure.
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship is one of the five core values of Millbrook School and the school has contributed in many ways with having Trevor Zoo on campus, building solar panels that will source and generate electricity for the entire campus, and building school's architecture with LEED certification.[1]
Trevor Zoo
Trevor Zoo is the only zoo in the United States that is located inside a high school. The founder of the zoo was Frank Trevor, the first biology teacher at the school. The zoo houses 180 exotic and indigenous animals representing 80 different species, 10 of them endangered. It is accredited by the AZA, the Associations of Zoos and Aquariums. Millbrook students participate with care of the wildlife in the zoo.[2] A curriculum called Zoo community service, mandatory for 9th graders,[citation needed] encourages students to engage in animal husbandry, diet preparation, and veterinary medicine.[2]
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2020) |
- S. Holden Jaffe, singer-songwriter and record producer known as Del Water Gap, class of 2012[3]
- Serena Altschul, journalist, class of 1989[4]
- Francisco L. Borges, Connecticut State Treasurer, class of 1970[5]
- James L. Buckley, U.S. Senator and federal judge, class of 1939
- William F. Buckley, Jr., author and founder of The Tamarack and National Review, class of 1943[6]
- Schuyler Chapin, Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for New York City, class of 1940[7]
- Frederic C. Hamilton, businessman, class of 1945[8]
- John Dawson, musician, associate of the Grateful Dead, co-founder of the New Riders of the Purple Sage, class of 1963[9]
- Alistair Horne, author, class 1943[10]
- Robert Wood Johnson IV, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, and US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, class of 1965[11]
- Nicholas Kazan, writer, producer, and director, class of 1963[12]
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - Environmental law attorney, class of 1972[13][14]
- David Guy Levy, producer, class of 1999[15]
- Thomas Lovejoy, Conservation biologist, former Director of the World Wildlife Fund, class of 1959[16]
- Will Rayman (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, class of 2015
- Whit Stillman, writer and director, known for 1990s comedies Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco, class of 1969[17]
- Rachel Uchitel, nightclub manager, class of 1992[18]
- Rufus Wainwright, musician, class of 1991[19]
References
- ^ "Millbrook School: Better by Design Environmental Stewardship". www.millbrook.org. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ a b "Millbrook School: Trevor Zoo". www.millbrook.org. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Weekender: Del Water Gap talks band roots, meaning of his music and future plans". The Tufts Daily. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ "Power Punk: Serena Altschul". The New York Observer. 15 December 2003.
- ^ "Commencement Address by Francisco L. Borges '70, May 29, 2016". Millbrook School. 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "A Sad Farewell to Alumnus, William F. Buckley, Jr. '43". 27 February 2008.
- ^ Wakin, Daniel J. (8 March 2009). "Schuyler Chapin, Champion of Arts in New York, Dies at 86". The New York Times.
- ^ "Mourning the loss of alumnus, friend, and benefactor, Fred Hamilton '45". 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Alumnus John "Marmaduke" Dawson '63, 1945-2009". 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Alistair Horne, historian whose books influenced guerrillas and presidents, dies at 91 - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ Wilson, Duff (11 November 2004). "Behind the Jets, a Private Man Pushes His Dream". The New York Times.
- ^ "Annual Report/Magazine, Fall 2012 by Millbrook School - Issuu".
- ^ "Spotlight on Stewardship: Alumnus Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. To Speak at Cary Institute". millbrook.org. 29 January 2010.
- ^ Oppenheimer, Jerry, RFK Jr.: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream, via Barnes & Noble excerpt. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "Gonyea~Levy wedding … | Rio Blanco Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado". 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Thomas Lovejoy '59: The Earth is Crying Out for Help". 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Millbrook's Racquet Club Reception in NYC". 18 November 2007.
- ^ "Rachel Uchitel Bio, Age, Family, Tiger Wood's Mistress, Husband, Net Worth - Fact Files". 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Rufus Wainwright '91 is Coming to Town". 7 December 2009.