Salisbury School
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| Salisbury School | |
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| Address | |
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251 Canaan Road , Connecticut 06068 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°59′55″N 73°23′32″W / 41.998648°N 73.392271°W |
| Information | |
| Type | College preparatory school |
| Motto | Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem to be.) |
| Established | 1901 |
| CEEB code | 070655 |
| Faculty | 62 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 314 [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Campus size | 740 acres (3.0 km2) |
| Color(s) | Crimson, white, black |
| Athletics | 33 interscholastic teams |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Endowment | $65 million |
| Tuition | $71,671.10 Boarding $51,798.65 Day |
| Website | www |
Salisbury School is an all-boys, private college-preparatory boarding school founded in 1901 and located in Salisbury, Connecticut. Its school newspaper is The Cupola. Its mascot is the Crimson Knight. The school's motto is Esse quam videri, which translates as To be rather than to seem to be.
In 2015, Business Insider ranked it the most expensive private high school in the United States.[2]
Sports
The school has thirty-three interscholastic sports teams.
Hockey
The Salisbury hockey program won the NEPSIHA championship six times in the last 10 years to 2015,[clarification needed] including three consecutive years from 2013–2015. Salisbury was the state runner-up in 2018.
Baseball
In May 2015, the team captured its fourth consecutive WNEPBL championship, and fifth in six years. The team also won the WNEPBL title in 2018.[3]
Football
In November 2010, the football team won the 2010 Tom Flaherty Bowl with a 100-yard blocked field goal return.[4] In November 2012, the football team won the Tom Flaherty Bowl and the Class A New England Football title with an undefeated season. The team were state runner-ups in 2015.[citation needed]
Facilities
Salisbury's facilities include:
- Flood Athletic Center, completed in 2009 (110,000 square feet of playing space)
- The Class of 1959 Hockey Arena which includes the Rudd Rink, an Olympic-sized surface
- Two championship basketball courts
- The Harris Squash Center (8 ASB courts)
- The Mead Wrestling Room
- Two weight-training and fitness centers
- Locker rooms for all faculty and students and visiting teams
Other facilities include The Curtis Boathouse on Lake Washinee, completed in 2008, and dedicated on May 11, 2012 to Richard I. Curtis, instructor and long-time crew coach at Salisbury; eight tennis courts;[5] the Class of 2003 dome used for indoor tennis, lacrosse and other sports; the Natalie Gardner Baseball Field; and five all-purpose athletic fields.[citation needed]
The Wachtmeister Turf Field has lights for night play and stadium seating for 500.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
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- Prince Ali bin Al Hussein (1993) - Brother of King Abdullah II of Jordan; Vice-President, Federation Internationale de Football (FIFA)
- Mark Arcobello (2006) - Professional hockey player, US Olympic Team, 2018
- Christopher Atkins (1980) - Actor, The Blue Lagoon, The Pirate Movie, A Night in Heaven, and others
- Alex Biega (2006) - Professional hockey player, Vancouver Canucks, NHL
- Peter Bohlin (1955) - Architect; designer of Apple retail stores worldwide.
- Josiah Bunting III (1957) - Educator and author; retired superintendent of Virginia Military Institute
- Paul Carey (2007) - Professional hockey player, New York Rangers, NHL
- Porter Collins (1993) - US Olympic oarsman 1996/2000; three-time World Champion 1995/1998/ 1999
- John E. Herlitz (1960) - Automotive Designer - Chrysler Senior VP Product Design [6]
- Elliot Hovey (2002) - US Olympic oarsman, 2008/2012
- Jay Kemmerer (1966) - Owner, Jackson Hole Mountain Ski Resort
- Thomas Kiefer (1976) - US Olympic Silver Medalist oarsman, 1984
- Evan Kirk (2007) - Professional lacrosse player, Saskatchewan Rush, 2018
- Patrick Mazeika (born 1993) - baseball player
- Harold McGraw III (1968) - Chairman of the Board, McGraw Hill Financial
- Brodie Merrill (2001) - Professional lacrosse player, Boston Cannons and Toronto Rock
- DA Pennebaker (1942) – Documentary filmmaker
- William B. Ruger (1933) - Co-founder, Sturm, Ruger & Co., preeminent US firearm manufacturing company
- Matthew Swift (2006) – Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Concordia Summit
- Will Toffey (2014) - professional baseball player[7]
- Will Tye (2010) - Professional football player, New England Patriots, NFL
- Björn Werner (2010) - Professional football player, Indianapolis Colts, NFL 2013-2015
- G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams (1929) - Governor of Michigan; Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice
References
- ^ "Salisbury School". GreatSchools. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ Danner, Christi; and Stanger, Melissa. "The 50 most expensive private high schools in America", Business Insider, September 15, 2015. Accessed November 19, 2015. "For the first time, The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, was not the most expensive on our list, but instead was overtaken by another northeastern school: the Salisbury School in Connecticut."
- ^ "Teams & Schedules - Salisbury School".
- ^ "Mauro catapults comeback for Salisbury - Boston High School Blog- ESPN". 20 November 2010.
- ^ Salisbury Magazine, Fall 2012, page 18
- ^ Cobb, James G. (13 April 2008). "John Herlitz, 65, Designer of Muscle Cars, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ "Vanderbilt trio chose baseball over hockey". Tennessean.com. May 4, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
