Hawken School
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Hawken School | |
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Address | |
12465 County Line Road , , 44040 | |
Coordinates | 41°31′38″N 81°23′11″W / 41.52722°N 81.38639°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, Secular, Coeducational |
Motto | That the better self shall prevail, and each generation introduce its successor to a higher plane of life. |
Established | 1915 |
Founder | James A. Hawken |
CEEB code | 361-262 |
Director | Bradley Gill (lower school), Matthew Young (middle school), Kim Samson, (upper school) |
Head of school | D. Scott Looney[1] |
Grades | P3-12 |
Enrollment | 971 (2011-2012) |
Average class size | 14 |
Color(s) | Red and Gray[1] |
Athletics | 22 sports |
Athletics conference | Chagrin Valley Conference[1] |
Mascot | Hawk |
Team name | Hawks[1] |
Rival | University School |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
Newspaper | The Affirmative No |
Yearbook | The Onyx |
Website | http://www.hawken.edu |
Hawken School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Northeast Ohio.
Hawken currently has two main campuses, the Lower and Middle Schools in Lyndhurst and the Upper School in Gates Mills, plus a third, an urban campus in University Circle, The Sally & Bob Gries Center for Experiential and Service Learning, which will be utilized by all grade levels. Hawken's motto is quoted from John Lancaster Spalding's Education and the Higher Life: "That the better self shall prevail, and each generation introduce its successor to a higher plane of life"; although a sign with the secondary motto, "Fair Play," hangs in every classroom on either campus. A new middle school complex in the Lyndhurst campus was built for the 2006–2007 school year. D. Scott Looney is the current Head of School, having assumed the position on July 1, 2006.[citation needed]
History
The school's founder and namesake, James A. Hawken, opened his school for boys in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood in 1915.[citation needed] First housed at 1572 Ansel Road, the school later moved to 1588 Ansel Road, shortly before relocating to its current Lyndhurst campus. Because James Hawken believed in one-on-one education for the boys at his school, the original building on the Lyndhurst campus, now containing part of the middle school, has many rooms designed to seat between eight and ten boys. [citation needed] The school became coed in 1975. [citation needed] In the fall of 2006, Lincoln Hall was added on to the Middle School, adding much-needed classroom space. The Sally & Bob Gries Center for Experiential and Service Learning, located in University Circle, opened on August 29, 2010.
Hawken School is an independent, college preparatory day school serving approximately 950 students in preschool through grade 12. Hawken has long-standing rivalries with the three other founding members of the Cleveland Council of Independent Schools: Laurel School, Hathaway Brown School, and University School.
Student life
Students have been divided into two different groups: red and gray in the middle school, and Vikings and Cyclops in the lower school. Once they have advanced to the middle school, Vikings turn into red and Cyclops turn into gray. In 4-6th grade, games such as capture the flag or soccer are played and the winner receives points. All students, 4-8th grades, compete once a year at "field day". This is competed at the Lower school. Every student chooses a sport to compete in, along with an assigned relay. At the Upper School, students are sorted by advisory into four houses: Ansel (derived from the name of the original campus at Ansel Road), Bolton (derived from the name of the lower school campus), Chester (referring to Chesterland, the location of the Upper School), and Mather (referring to the new campus at University Circle). The houses each have their own colors, mascots, and crests, and compete for house points through a variety of different activities. The system was codeveloped by Alex Dobay '08 and Meredith Allenick '08, and the winning house receives the Dobay Cup, named after Alex Dobay, who died of cancer in August 2008. The school implemented a new schedule in the fall of 2010. It replaced a float schedule with 6 50-minute classes with 4 block classes per day, ranging in length from 60 to 85 minutes. In addition, the time of day in which the block occurs changes in a six day cycle. For example, one day a student would have his/her "A" block class at 8:30 but the next day he/she would have it at 12:15. Also, for the last 3 weeks before Winter and Summer break also students participate in the intensive study of one course for the entire school day. An intensive counts for one semester's credit.
Clubs and activities
The Academic Challenge Team won Academic Challenge Television Finals in 2008 and placed third at regionals the same year. [citation needed] Most recently, the team placed as the State runner-up at the annual NAQT state tournament. The 2011-2012 season team was ranked in the top 25 in the US.[3][4]
The Hawken Speech & Debate Team is a member of the National Forensic League, and has won multiple OHSSL State Championships (most recently in Lincoln-Douglas debate in 2012) as well as qualifiers to the NFL's annual National Tournament.
Hawken's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[5] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[6]
Athletics
Before the 2007 football season, the football field was updated and renamed Walton Stadium, in honor of longtime coach Cliff Walton. New turf was installed, and lights were put up. Since then, the Hawks have played their home games under the lights on Friday nights. The Hawks were undefeated 1965, 1985, and 1986. They were division five regional finalists in the 1986 season and state runner up in the 1987 season. Former Miami Dolphins Wide Receiver O.J. McDuffie led the team to the state runner up that year and then continued his career at Penn State. Hawken also has the only turf baseball field in Northeast Ohio. In the 2009 season, Hawken finished 8-2 and defeated Independence in the first round of the playoffs. They finished 9-3 and had multiple all district players and John Wilson was voted to the all-state team. Jeremy Simmons was voted All-State in 2011
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Girls Track - 1999, 2000
- Girls Swimming - 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Boys Swimming - 1988, 1989
- Boys Golf - 1977, 1978
- Boys Soccer – 2000
- Boys Lacrosse - 2002 (Not OHSAA sponsored)
Performing arts
The school has a strings class, run by Liesel Langmack, as well as salsa class, chorus, chamber chorale, and concert band, all run by Sergio Castellanos, a professional cellist. There is also a Jazz Combo run by Chad Komocki, a Math and Spanish teacher and drummer.
Theatre
The theatre program at Hawken, known as HPS for Hawken Players Society, is run by Mr. Michael Larochelle. This program each year puts on a Fall Play and a Winter Musical. The Hawken theatre program has had the following shows in the three years past: Rumors, An Inspector Calls, Noises Off, RENT, Footloose, Hairspray, and Godspell.[citation needed] The casts are entirely students, responsible for nearly all of the technical aspects of each show, including lighting, sound, scenery, costumes, makeup, and props.
Besides the two main shows, each year Hawken puts on a Spring Theatre performance that is led by Ms. Julia Griffin. This performance, in the spring, is a smaller show anywhere from the range of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to 30 Plays in 60 Minutes.
Accreditation and membership
- Accredited, Independent Schools Association of the Central States
- Accredited, Ohio State Board of Education
- Member, National Association for College Admission Counseling
- Member, National Association of Independent Schools
- Member, Ohio Association for College Admission Counseling
- Member, College Board
Notable alumni
Tim Hayes Alan B. McElroy, screenwriter
- Arthur Laffer, 1955, economist
- Nick Minchin, 1971, Australian Senator and Minister for Finance and Administration
- Scott Healy, 1978, The Max Weinberg 7 keyboardist
- Richard J. Green, 1983, American chemist known for his work against Holocaust denial
- Molly Shannon, 1983, actress
- Evan Wright, 1983, Rolling Stone
- William Daroff, 1986, Jewish community leader
- Melanie Valerio, 1987, Olympic gold medalist
- O.J. McDuffie, 1988, NFL wide receiver
- Michael Cassara, 1999, Casting Director and Producer
- Peter Harrold, 2002, New Jersey Devils defenseman
References
- ^ a b c d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2010-02-17. [dead link]
- ^ "NAQT-only Top 25 Rankings". 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ "Post-Nationals Rankings". 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
- Ellis, William Donohue (1990). The Hawken Book (1st edition ed.). Cleveland: Cobham & Hatherton. ISBN 0-944125-13-1.
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