Tower Hill School
| Tower Hill School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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2813 W 17th St, Wilmington , 19806 | |
| Coordinates | 39°45′53″N 75°34′38″W / 39.764716°N 75.577355°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private College Preparatory School |
| Motto | Multa Bene Facta[3] (Many Things Done Well) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Non-denominational |
| Founded | 1919[1] |
| Founders | Walter S. Carpenter, Jr., R. Ruliph M. Carpenter, Irénée du Pont, Lammot du Pont, Eugene E. du Pont, Alexis Felix du Pont, Josiah Marvel, Hugh Rodney Sharp, William Winder Laird, Charles Marshall Barton, and Dr. Albert Robin[1] |
| School board | Dr. Earl Ball, Ellen J. Kullman, William Daiger, Linda Boyden, Jon Abramczyk, Theodore H. Ashford, Dr. Anthony Cucuzzella, Regis de Ramel, Ben duPont, Charles Elson, W. Whitfield Gardner, Laird Hayward, Dr. Eric Johnson, Henry Mellon, Ann Rose, Dr. David Roselle, Michelle Shepherd, Matthew Twyman, Carmen Wallace, and Gina Ward[4] |
| CEEB code | 080205 |
| Headmaster | Mrs. Elizabeth "Bessie" Speers[2] |
| Grades | Preschool K-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 703[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7:1[3] |
| Schedule | Day |
| Color(s) | Kelly White [3] |
| Mascot | White Tiger and Hiller |
| Website | http://www.towerhill.org/ |
Tower Hill School is a private college preparatory school in Wilmington, Delaware, offering instruction for pre-school through 12th grade.
History
Tower Hill was founded in 1919.[1][5] The school is a member of the Delaware Independent School Conference[6] and fields 23 competitive varsity sports.[6]
The school offered US$1,900,000 a year of need-based financial aid to 21% of its students for the 2013-2014 school year.[3]
Elizabeth “Bessie” Cromwell Speers currently serves as the Tower Hill's Head of School, having been selected to be headmaster starting the 2015-2016 school year.[7]
Recognition
The Wall Street Journal ranked Tower Hill 24th in the nation and 1st in Delaware, in percentage of students attending eight top colleges.[8]
Notable alumni
- Adrienne Arsht, Philanthropist and attorney
- Michael N. Castle, Governor of Delaware (1985–1992) and US Congressman (Delaware) (1993–2011)
- Alfred D. Chandler, Distinguished and innovative historian, Harvard University
- Chris Coons, US Senator from (Delaware)
- Crawford Hallock Greenewalt, Jr., Leading archaeologist University of California, Berkeley
- Harry G. Haskell Jr., US Congressman (Delaware) (1957–1959) and Mayor of Wilmington (1969–1973)
- Orin Kerr, law professor at George Washington University
- Ellen J. Kullman, former Chief executive officer of DuPont and vice chair of the Tower Hill School board of trustees
- Mehmet Oz, TV host, noted cardiologist and author[9]
- Virginia A. Seitz, Assistant Attorney General, USA and distinguished appellate lawyer
- Pat Williams, Orlando Magic Senior Vice President
References
- ^ a b c "Tower Hill History and Traditions". Tower Hill School. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Meet Our Head of School." Towerhill.org. Tower Hill School, n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2015. <http://www.towerhill.org/Page/About/Meet-Our-Head-of-School>.
- ^ a b c d e "Tower Hill at a Glance". Tower Hill School. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Tower Hill School. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ "Tower Hill School Homepage". Tower Hill School. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "Athletics at Tower Hill". Tower Hill School. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "Meet Our Head of School." Towerhill.org. Tower Hill School, n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2015. <http://www.towerhill.org/Page/About/Meet-Our-Head-of-School>.
- ^ "How the Schools Stack Up". Wall Street Journal. December 28, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ Oz, Mehmet (5 October 2011). "Delaware Today Health and Wellness: Closing Thought with Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Tower Hill School graduate, about cholesterol, blood pressure and heart health". Delaware Today. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
