Altamont School

The Altamont School, located in Birmingham, Alabama atop Red Mountain, is a college preparatory day school with coeducational enrollment of grades 5–12.[1] Most of the students live in Birmingham and the surrounding communities.

The Altamont School
Address
The Altamont School
4801 Altamont Road

Birmingham
,
Alabama
35222

United States
Coordinates33°30′50″N 86°45′28″W
Information
TypePrivate
MottoTruth, Knowledge, Honor
Established1975
PrincipalChristopher Durst
Faculty43.5 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades5–12[1]
Enrollment346[1] (2018–2019[1])
Student to teacher ratio8:1[1]
Color(s)Gold, White, and Black
AthleticsBasketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball, Baseball, Golf, and Swimming
MascotKnight
YearbookAltimissimus
WebsiteSchool website

History

Altamont was established in 1975 as a merger between the Brooke Hill School, a college preparatory school for girls founded in 1940, and the Birmingham University School, a boys' school founded in 1922 by Basil M. Parks.[2]

Following the merger Edna Earle Mullins of Brooke Hill became headmistress of the new school and Bill Haver of B.U.S. became assistant headmaster. One year later, Edna Mullins retired and Bill Haver became headmaster. Prominent roles were also played by Margaret Gage of Brooke Hill and Martin Hames of B.U.S.

In November 2007, long time Altamont teacher Sarah Whiteside took over as headmistress.[3]

Campus

Altamont's main campus is located on 28 acres (11 ha) on the crest of Red Mountain just south of downtown Birmingham. The main school building houses forty classrooms, two science wings, a fine arts center, a student center, an art gallery and sculpture garden, a computer lab, a 20,000-volume library, and special studios for chorus, art, photography, and orchestra. An audio-visual recording studio was recently added to the fine arts suite. The athletic facilities include two gymnasiums with two basketball courts, three volleyball courts and a weight room. The main campus offers six tennis courts, a soccer field and a track. A second campus provides another gymnasium as well as soccer, baseball, and softball fields.

Students, faculty, and administration

Approximately 80% of Altamont graduates matriculate to out-of-state colleges and universities. A total of 14% of the students in the Class of 2008 were named National Merit semifinalists, the highest percentage of a school in the state. The faculty consists of 54 teachers, of whom nearly three quarters hold master's degrees or higher. Altamont is governed by a Board of Trustees. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Athletics

The girls track and cross country teams have won the state title each of the last 14 years.[4] Altamont boys track won the outdoor title in 2006 and the indoor in 2004 and 2005.[5] The girls soccer team have won State Titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007. The boys team won in 2003, 2008, and 2012.[5]

Notable alumni
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References
  1. "Private School Universe Survey". NCES. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Wolfson, Hannah (November 14, 2007). "Sarah Wart Whiteside named head of school at Altamont". Birmingham News.
  4. "Altam,ont School: Athletics". Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  5. "Altamont School: Athletic Records". Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2016-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://www.tmz.com/person/kate-jackson/
  9. http://blog.al.com/living-news/2009/04/a_town_divided_a_team_united.html
  10. http://altamonthistoricalreview.weebly.com/about-altamont.html
  11. http://blog.al.com/living-news/2009/04/a_town_divided_a_team_united.html
  12. http://www.nndb.com/people/608/000122242/
  13. http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/05/birmingham_native_and_big_fish.html
  14. http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/09/aware_mountain_brook_group_to.html
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