Randolph School
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Diligentes Ad Veritatem Quaerendam
(Diligent in Seeking Truth) |
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| Huntsville, Alabama, USA | |
| Coordinates | 34°42′22″N 86°33′29″W / 34.706°N 86.558°WCoordinates: 34°42′22″N 86°33′29″W / 34.706°N 86.558°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | none |
| Established | 1959 |
| CEEB Code | 011475 |
| Headmaster | Dr. Byron C. Hulsey |
| Faculty | 150 |
| Enrollment | 997 |
| Average class size | 13 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10:1 |
| Campus | Suburban (67 acres) |
| Color(s) | Blue, White, and Gray |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Average SAT scores | 635 verbal 635 math 625 writing (2011) |
| Website | www.randolphschool.net |
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Randolph School is an American independent private kindergarten-through-12th-grade college preparatory school chartered in 1959 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. It started in an antebellum home on Randolph Street with just a few elementary classes. A few years later it moved to a much larger 17-acre (69,000 m2) campus on Drake Avenue, where it is now located, gradually adding grade levels until having a graduating high school class in the early 1970s.
In 1998, the school purchased 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land on Garth Road, less than one mile (1.6 km) from the present location of the main campus. After only expanding the athletic facilities there, in 2006, the Board of Trustees finally gave approval for the construction of a new campus for the high school, something which had been discussed since 1997. According to the plans, the second campus will more than double the square footage of available facilities, and allow continued increase in enrollment. The new high school opened for the 2009-2010 school year. It includes a new theater for the fine arts department and a new gymnasium and additional training and locker room facilities for the athletic department.[1]
For the academic year 2008-2009, tuition and fees average about $13,500, though the school offers need-based financial aid to some students.
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[edit] Academic awards and other recognition
During the 2001-02 school year, and again in 2003-04, Randolph School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[2][3] the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]
Between a fifth and a third of each graduating class is identified as a Commended Scholar, Semi-Finalist, or Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Virtually all graduates go on to attend four-year college.
[edit] Athletics
All varsity teams currently compete in the AHSAA 3A division, but will be moving up to 4A division for the 2011-2012 school year. The Randolph boys have won the Cross Country State Championships in 1982, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, setting a new state record for most consecutive state championship wins. The girls Cross Country team won in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1996, and 1998. The boys Soccer team won State Champs in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2007. Also, the Randolph Raiders Varsity Soccer Boys were ranked 3rd nationally in 2006 and first in the Southeast. The Randolph Soccer team has either been state runner up or state champs since the year 2000, except 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2010. The girls Soccer team won their first state championship in 2009. The boys tennis team won the state championship in 1984 and 2008, and has finished runner-up in 2002, 2007 and 2009. The boys tennis team also won the state sportsmanship award in 2008 and 2009. The Raiders launched a varsity football team in 2010, first time in 30 years.
[edit] Technology
Randolph was one of the first high schools to provide its students with a computer lab in 1981, which was donated by Intergraph, a local software company. The lab had a PDP-11/44 with 14 terminals, a console and printer. Wiring ran through the ceiling - a sharp departure from other computer labs of the day.
Randolph instituted a Bulletin Board System, enhanced by the donation of a 1200 baud modem in 1984 by local television station WAAY-TV. The bulletin board was entirely custom software running on the PDP-11. Some years later, Randolph hosted the Igmeister Zone BBS, a WWIV node at speeds up to 9600 bit/s.
National press coverage in 1998 covered the school's implementation of a wireless network which integrated the use of laptops. Randolph School currently requires all 9th-12th graders to purchase selected Lenovo IBM laptops. [6]
[edit] Alma mater
Nestled 'neath the wooded mountains
Under southern skies
Boldly stands our alma mater
Holding standards high
Strength and courage on her banner
Never fear nor fail
Hail to thee our alma mater
Randolph School, ALL HAIL!
---Lyrics and Music by Delbert Bailey
[edit] Notable alumni
Its alumni include many of the children of the German rocket scientists that moved to Huntsville with Wernher von Braun after World War II. Other notable alumni include:
- Macon Phillips – White House Director of New Media in the Obama Administration[7]
- Susanna Phillips (graduated 1999) – soprano opera singer at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City[8]
- Bryan Shelton – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis head coach and six-time Wimbledon participant[9]
- Jimmy Wales – co-founder of Wikipedia[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Randolph School Trustees Approve Dual Campus Expansion Plan" (in English). Randolph School. 2006-05-09. http://www.randolphschool.net/news/news/default.asp?newsid=270187&from_nav=. Retrieved 2006-09-15.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed September 25, 2007.
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ Laptop Program: Students in grades 9 – 12 must bring a School certified IBM laptop to class each day. Computer models are available through the School. More information on laptop policies and specifications is posted on the Back-to-School page. http://www.randolphschool.net/apply/affording?rc=0.
- ^ Campbell,Steve (2008-11-15). "Randolph grad is Obama aide". The Huntsville Times. Alabama Live LLC. http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/local.ssf?/base/news/1226744176239320.xml&coll=1. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "Star Alum Returns" (in English). Randolph School. 2005-11-02. http://www.randolphschool.net/alumni/welcome/default.asp?newsid=207916&from_nav=&from=archive. Retrieved 2006-09-15.
- ^ "Tennis Champion Bryan Shelton '84 Swings By Randolph" (in English). Randolph School. 2006-04-25. http://www.randolphschool.net/alumni/welcome/default.asp?newsid=264342&from_nav=. Retrieved 2006-09-15.
- ^ Brown, David (2007-12-11). "Jimmy Wales '83". Alumni Profiles (Randolph School). http://www.randolphschool.net/alumni/welcome/profiles.asp?newsid=432566. Retrieved 2007-12-18.[dead link]
