Collegiate School (Richmond, Virginia)
Collegiate School is a preparatory school for boys and girls located in Richmond, Virginia. The student body of Collegiate comprises about 1,600 total students from Junior Kindergarten through 12th Grade. The Lower School and Upper School are coeducational and the Middle School is coordinated with boys and girls in separate classes.
| Collegiate School | |
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| Address | |
103 North Mooreland Road , 23229 | |
| Coordinates | 37°34′41.8″N 77°35′13.6″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, preparatory |
| Motto | Parat. Ditat. Durat. |
| Established | 1915 |
| Head of school | Penny B. Evins |
| Faculty | 218 |
| Grades | JK–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1,600 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Song | Hail Collegiate |
| Mascot | The Collegiate Cougar |
| Accreditations | Southern Association of Independent Schools, Virginia Association of Independent Schools |
| Publication | The Flame (Creative Arts) |
| Newspaper | The Match |
| Yearbook | The Torch |
| Endowment | $63,785,000 (as of June 30, 2018) |
| Tuition | $16,730-$27,500 |
| Website | www |
History
Collegiate was founded in 1915, By Helen Baker as the Collegiate School for Girls, a college preparatory school located in downtown Richmond. In addition to this campus in town, Collegiate opened the Collegiate Country Day School, off Mooreland and River Roads, in 1953 Collegiate's Town School and the Country Day School merged on Mooreland Road in 1960. Today Collegiate still remains on the Mooreland Road campus and has purchased over 155 acres (0.63 km2) in Goochland County. Collegiate had already developed 60 of these acres for athletic purposes.
Notable alumni
- Eric Cantor (1981), House Majority Leader (2011-2014), Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district (2001-2014)[1][2]
- Ann Cottrell Free (1934), journalist and author
- Eugene Welch Hickok (1968), former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education
- Ray Easterling (1968), former safety for Atlanta Falcons
- Stanley Druckenmiller (1971),[3] investment manager
- Steve Kelley (1977), syndicated cartoonist
- Robert Wrenn (1977), professional golfer
- Mike Henry, actor, producer, and screenwriter for "Family Guy", voice of Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Consuela, Bruce and various other characters
- David Allen Schools (1983), Widespread Panic bassist
- Robert Ukrop (1988), former professional soccer player for the Davidson Wildcats, Richmond Kickers, and New England Revolution
- Scottie Thompson (2000), actress (NCIS, Trauma)
- Russell Wilson (2007),[4] quarterback for Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl XLVIII champion
- Wilton Speight (2014), starting quarterback at University of California, Los Angeles
External links
Footnotes
- "Eric Cantor - Politics | Laws.com". politics.laws.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- Fuller, Jaime (2014-06-11). "The rise and fall of Eric Cantor: A timeline". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- Prine, Carl; Dudurich, Mike. "'Low key' billionaire eyes Steelers". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "HARRIS: Russell Wilson had special presence long before reaching Super Bowl". The Washington Times. Retrieved 8 January 2018.