Birch Wathen Lenox School
Coordinates: 40°46′21″N 73°57′27.5″W / 40.7725°N 73.957639°W
| Birch Wathen Lenox School | |
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| Location | |
| 210 East 77th Street New York, NY 10075 United States |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Civility, Loyalty, and Integrity |
| Established | 1991 (merged with the Birch Wathen School established 1921 and the Lenox School established 1916) |
| Head of school | Frank J. Carnabuci III |
| Faculty | 70[1] |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 500 (total)[2] 175 (grades 9-12)[1] |
| Color(s) | Green, White, and Gold |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Lower School Newspaper | The Upbeat |
| Middle School Newspaper | The Black and White Ledger |
| Upper School Newspaper | The Clarion |
| Literary Magazine | Leaves |
| Website | http://www.bwl.org/ |
The Birch Wathen Lenox School is a New York City college preparatory K-12 school on New York City's Upper East Side of Manhattan. BWL comprises approximately 500 students from all around New York City. The Birch Wathen Lenox School is one of 322 Independent schools located in the city.
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[edit] History
Birch Wathen Lenox was created in 1991 through the merger of The Birch Wathen School that was founded in 1921 by Louise Birch and Edith Wathen, and The Lenox School founded by Jessica Cosgrave Finch in 1916. The Lenox School was an all girls' school until 1974. The combined school has 500 students from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Birch Wathen Lenox offers teams in a variety of different sports: soccer, volleyball, swimming, basketball, baseball, softball, cross country, track and field, golf, tennis, and hockey. Athletic teams fall under the Independent Schools Athletic League (New York) or the (Girls Independent School Athletic League), which are leagues in the NYSAISAA (New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association). In 2004, the boys' varsity basketball team won the New York State Championship (the "Independent" title of the New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association). In 2009 they returned to glory winning the ISAL championship. Now the ISAL is now split into two divisions, and BWL is in the Big Apple Division.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Joel Crothers (BW '58), actor
- Judith Krantz (BW '44), novelist[3]
- Murray Rothbard (BW '42), Economist/Historian/Political Philosopher
- Edwin Schlossberg, designer and husband of Caroline Kennedy[4]
- Brooke Shields, actress and model [5]
- Mary Stolz (BW '36), novelist[6]
- Sarah Michelle Gellar, actress
- Barbara Walters, journalist, writer, and media personality[7][8]
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ a b The Birch Wathen Lenox School - School Overview. Peterson's. 2007-03-12.
- ^ New York State Association of Independent Schools: Birch Wathen Lenox School
- ^ Ruark, Liz (2001-02-13). "Person of the Week: Judith Krantz". Wellesley College.
- ^ CAROLINE BOUVIER KENNEDY TO WED EDWIN SCHLOSSBERG
- ^ Celebrity Prep Schools
- ^ Mary Stolz Biographical Sketch.
- ^ Can Barbara Walters's Career Survive Rosie and Donald's War?- New York Magazine
- ^ And Now Back To You, Barbara - New York Times
[edit] External links
- Birch Wathen Lenox School website
- Birch Wathen Lenox School at Private School Review
- The Birch Wathen Lenox School listing in the Bunting & Lyon Blue Book
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