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==History== |
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For most of its history, Barstow was one of Kansas City's four all-girls private schools, along with [[Notre Dame de Sion]], St. Teresa's Academy, and [[The Pembroke Hill School|The Sunset Hill School]]. As a girls-only institution, the school was known as '''Miss Barstow's School''' or '''Miss Barstow's Finishing School for Girls'''. In [[1960]] for the first time, boys were allowed in the first grade for the first time. Subsequently, Barstow became coeducational one grade at a time, until its first coed graduating class in 1972. Although its class sizes often were under ten, Barstow had two very famous alumni during its early days: movie star [[Jean Harlow]] and future [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Bess Truman]]. In the early 1970s, Barstow moved to its current location on State Line Road. Since then, it has seen Kansas City [[urban sprawl|expand]] southward. Today, it hopes to grow further: in 2003, Barstow built a multimillion-dollar Lower School hoping to compete, in terms of enrollment, with The Pembroke Hill School |
For most of its history, Barstow was one of Kansas City's four all-girls private schools, along with [[Notre Dame de Sion]], St. Teresa's Academy, and [[The Pembroke Hill School|The Sunset Hill School]]. As a girls-only institution, the school was known as '''Miss Barstow's School''' or '''Miss Barstow's Finishing School for Girls'''. In [[1960]] for the first time, boys were allowed in the first grade for the first time. Subsequently, Barstow became coeducational one grade at a time, until its first coed graduating class in 1972. Although its class sizes often were under ten, Barstow had two very famous alumni during its early days: movie star [[Jean Harlow]] and future [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Bess Truman]]. In the early 1970s, Barstow moved to its current location on State Line Road. Since then, it has seen Kansas City [[urban sprawl|expand]] southward. Today, it hopes to grow further: in 2003, Barstow built a multimillion-dollar Lower School hoping to compete, in terms of enrollment, with The Pembroke Hill School. |
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==Accreditation and memberships== |
==Accreditation and memberships== |
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Revision as of 20:19, 22 January 2007
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Understanding through knowledge |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Nonsectarian |
| Established | 1884 (girls only), 1967 (coeducational) |
| Head of School | Art Atkison |
| Faculty | 69 total |
| Enrollment | Approx. 650 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.5:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green & White |
| Athletics | 13 interscholastic, numerous club |
| Athletics conference | N/A |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Website | http://www.barstowschool.org/ |
The Barstow School (commonly known simply as "Barstow"), founded in 1884[1] by Miss Mary Louise Barstow, is a nonsectarian, coeducational, private preparatory school located on State Line Road in suburban southern Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
The Barstow School enrolls approximately 650 students in preschool through 12th grade. The school has a strong academic tradition and usually matriculates all of its graduates to four-year colleges.
In the 2006-2007 schoolyear the tuition ranged from $12,500 for first graders to $14,675 for grades 9-12.
History
For most of its history, Barstow was one of Kansas City's four all-girls private schools, along with Notre Dame de Sion, St. Teresa's Academy, and The Sunset Hill School. As a girls-only institution, the school was known as Miss Barstow's School or Miss Barstow's Finishing School for Girls. In 1960 for the first time, boys were allowed in the first grade for the first time. Subsequently, Barstow became coeducational one grade at a time, until its first coed graduating class in 1972. Although its class sizes often were under ten, Barstow had two very famous alumni during its early days: movie star Jean Harlow and future First Lady Bess Truman. In the early 1970s, Barstow moved to its current location on State Line Road. Since then, it has seen Kansas City expand southward. Today, it hopes to grow further: in 2003, Barstow built a multimillion-dollar Lower School hoping to compete, in terms of enrollment, with The Pembroke Hill School.
Accreditation and memberships
Barstow holds membership in the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the Educational Records Bureau, the National and Missouri Associations for College Admission Counseling, the College Board and the Cum Laude Society. Barstow has a very large rivalry with the Pembroke Hill School both in academics and in athletics. Barstows mascot is a knight. Barstow does not have a football team.
Notable alumni
- Jean Harlow, film actress and top sex symbol of the 1930s, known as the "Platinum Blonde"[2]
- Bess Truman, the wife of Harry S Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953.[3]
- Jamie Metzl, Politician and National Security expert.
References
- ^ The Barstow School at a Glance, accessed November 20, 2006
- ^ Jean Harlow Biographical Info, accessed November 20, 2006
- ^ Bess Truman from Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed November 20, 2006