Darlington School

Darlington School
Address
1014 Cave Spring Rd SW Rome, Georgia, 30161-4700 United States
Coordinates	34°13′27″N 85°10′58″W / 34.22415°N 85.18274°W / 34.22415; -85.18274
Information
Opened	1905
Headmaster	Thomas C. Whitworth III
Colour(s)	Purple and White
Mascot	Tiger
Team name	Tigers
Yearbook	Jabberwock
Website	http://www.darlingtonschool.org

Darlington School is an American independent, coeducational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in Rome, Georgia. It offers classes ranging from kindergarten to grade 12, divided into a lower, middle and upper school. The headmaster is Thomas C. Whitworth III^[1] and the head of the Upper School is Colin "Max" Roach.^[2]

Prominent alumni include James Dickey (author of Deliverance), Tom Cousins (Atlanta developer), Governor S. Ernest Vandiver (former Governor of Georgia) ^[3], Cy Twombly (artist), Will Muschamp (Head football coach at University of Florida), and Elson Floyd (current President of Washington State University)^[4].

The school participates in Greater Opportunities for Access to Learning (GOAL), a Georgia program which offers a state income tax credit to donors of scholarships to private schools.^[5]

References

1. ^ About Darlington School
2. ^ "darlingtonschool.org". http://www.darlingtonschool.org/academics/us-welcome.aspx. 
3. ^ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-598
4. ^ http://president.wsu.edu/
5. ^ Bell, Daniel (October 27, 2009). "GOAL to aid private schools, donors: Saturday is the deadline for a tax break to benefit schools and their contributors.". Rome News-Tribune. http://romenews-tribune.com/pages/full_story/push?article-GOAL+to+aid+private+schools-+donors-++Saturday+is+the+deadline+for+a+tax+break+to+benefit+schools+and+their+contributors-%20&id=4152577-GOAL+to+aid+private+schools-+donors-++Saturday+is+the+deadline+for+a+tax+break+to+benefit+schools+and+their+contributors-&instance=home_news. Retrieved 2009-10-31. 

External links

• Darlington School website