Foxcroft School
Foxcroft School, founded in 1914 by Charlotte Haxall Noland, is a college-preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12, located near Middleburg, Virginia, United States.[1] In its century of existence, Foxcroft has educated the daughters of corporate titans and congressmen: including women from the Rockefeller, Carnegie, Mellon and Astor families[2]. It is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools[3] and the National Association of Independent Schools,[4] and is a founding member of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools.[5]
| Foxcroft School | |
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| Address | |
22407 Foxhound Lane , 20117 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private female boarding school |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Founder | Charlotte Haxall Noland |
| Head of School | Cathy S. McGehee |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 175 (2019-20) |
| Campus | 500 acres (2.0 km2) |
| Accreditation | Virginia Association of Independent Schools National Association of Independent Schools |
| Website | Official Site |
Notable alumnae
- Jane Forbes Clark, president and trustee of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation; Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Baseball Hall of Fame[6]
- Frances FitzGerald, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer
- Nina Fout, Olympic equestrian[7]
- Ursula Plassnik, Austrian diplomat and politician (exchange student 1971-1972)
- Olivia Stokes Hatch, socialite and American Red Cross volunteer[8]
- Gertrude Sanford Legendre, socialite & World War II spy[9]
- Ruth du Pont Lord, psychotherapist, writer, and arts patron
- Pamela Mars, Chairwoman, Mars, Incorporated
- Victoria B. Mars, Chairwoman of Mars, Incorporated since April 2014; Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Foxcroft School.[10]
- Cordelia Scaife May, philanthropist; during her life, one of the wealthiest women in the U.S.
- Mary McFadden, art collector, editor, fashion designer, and writer.[11][12][13]
- Rachel Lambert Mellon ("Bunny"), heiress, horticulturalist, creator of the White House Rose Garden
- Elizabeth Meyer, Equestrian
- Liza Pulitzer, daughter of fashion designer and socialite Lilly Pulitzer
- Keshia Knight Pulliam, actress, The Cosby Show
- Christine Todd Whitman, Former Head of the EPA, Former Governor of New Jersey
- Stephanie Zimbalist, actress, Remington Steele
- Mollie Wilmot, philanthropist and socialite
Bedford donation
In the fall of 2014, Standard Oil heiress Ruth T. Bedford donated $40 million after her death to Foxcroft School. Bedford was a member of the class of 1932.[14]
Fox/Hound Tradition
During World War I, many of the girls were not allowed to go home so the founder, Miss Charlotte started a long standing tradition called "Fox/Hound," as a way for the girls to spend their time. The entirety of the school, including the teachers, were split up in to two teams, the Foxes and the Hounds. The teams rival each other in three sports competitions, Field Hockey, Basketball, and Horseback Riding, throughout the year. The teams are competing for the cup which is earned from a victory in Big Team Basketball.
In the two weeks leading up to the competitions there are try outs for the teams and then team practices. Team captains are chosen and they spend time making gifts such as cards and food for the rest of their team as a way to pump them up for a victory. On the Thursday before the competitions, the officers and mascots from each team decorate school house. One side of school house is designated for the foxes and one side is designated for the hounds.
No matter the outcome of the competitions the foxes and the hounds are friends forever.
References
- "Foxcroft's Accolade". Time Inc. December 9, 1929. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- Shapiro, T. Rees (2014-10-28). "An heiress's surprise $40 million gift pumps life into Virginia all-girls school". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- Virginia Association of Independent Schools
- National Association of Independent Schools
- National Coalition of Girls' Schools
- Sandomir, Richard (July 24, 2015). "Cooperstown's Steadiest Hand Isn't a Hall of Famer's" – via NYTimes.com.
- "Nina Fout Olympic medals and stats". databaseOlympics.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- "Lenox Church Scene of Bridal For Miss Stokes: Bryn Mawr Alumna Wed to John Hatch Jr." New York Times (October 15, 1939): 53.
- Nemy, Enid (March 13, 2000). "Gertrude Sanforod Legendre, 97, Socialite Turned Hunter and Prisoner of War". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- "At a Glance | Foxcroft School | Middleburg, VA". www.foxcroft.org.
- "Mary McFadden Is Married - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1989-06-25. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- José Blanco F.; Patricia Kay Hunt-Hurst; Heather Vaughan Lee; Mary Doering (23 November 2015). Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe [4 volumes]: American Fashion from Head to Toe. ABC-CLIO. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-61069-310-3.
- Mary McFadden; Murray Gell-Mann (2012). Mary McFadden: A Lifetime of Design, Collecting, and Adventure. Random House Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8478-3656-7.
- "An heiress's surprise $40 million gift pumps life into Virginia's all-girls Foxcroft School". Washington Post. October 28, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-28.