Buckley Country Day School

Infobox Secondary school
name=Buckley Country Day School
logo=
motto="Knowledge & Friendship"
established=1923
type=Private Independent Co-Ed
headmaster=Jean-Marc Juhel, Ph. D.
founder=B. Lord Buckley
faculty=approx. 40
students=approx. 330
grades=Toddler - 8th grade
address=2 I.U. Willets Road
city=Roslyn
state=New York 11576
country=USA
affiliation=NAIS
campus=Suburban, 25 acres
colors=Red and Blue
accreditation=NYSAIS
mascot=Bulldog
yearbook=Scripta
website= [http://www.buckleycountryday.com/ www.buckleycountryday.com]

Buckley Country Day School is an independent, coeducational day school providing elementary education to 330 students in grades toddler through eight. Buckley was founded in 1923 and opened the doors of its first building in Great Neck to a class of twenty-three children. In 1955, as the school's enrollment continued to increase, Buckley moved to its current location in the Village of North Hills in Roslyn. It is operated on a not-for-profit basis by an appointed twenty-two-member Board of Trustees. It is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The school is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.

The campus

Buckley resides on a 25-acre campus which includes three athletic fields, tennis courts, and a playground. The building houses all the classrooms, two science labs, two computer labs, an art studio, a woodshop, and three gymnasiums. The recently-completed Hagedorn Library Learning Center [ [http://www.librarybcds.com/ Hagedorn Library Learning Center] ] contains over 16,000 volumes and is used by students starting in nursery school.

There are also four swimming pools, which are only open in the summer during Buckley Camp, [ [http://www.buckleycamp.com/ Buckley Camp] ] and a pond.

Traditions

There are a number of traditions that occur at Buckley. Every 8th grader carves a square foot wooden plaque that is mounted in the hallways of the school. These plaques contain the name and graduation year of the student and are present throughout the school dating as far back as 1927. [ [http://www.librarybcds.com/librarybuckleyarchives.html Buckley Country Day School - The Hagedorn Library Learning Center] ] Each plaque is designed and created individually by the student resulting in a very diverse collection. There are annual 8th grade and 3rd grade plays and every year the 1st graders perform "The Nutcracker" ballet. There is an annual fair in October which began in 1973.

Athletics

Red-Blue Field Day at the end of the year is where the school's two "red" and "blue" teams compete. This tradition started in 1938 and as of 2008 the Red team is leading 38 to 33. [ [http://buckley.schoolyard.com/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=1997 Buckley Country Day | Red & Blue Teams] ] Student records on field day are kept, the oldest being from 1981. [ [http://buckley.schoolyard.com/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=2245 Buckley Country Day | Field Day] ]

Pop culture

Some scenes in "School of Rock", such as those in the cafeteria and the teacher's lounge (Room One), were shot at Buckley. [ [http://www.cinema.com/articles/2555/school-of-rock-the-about-the-production.phtml School of Rock, The : About The Production] ]

Notable alumni

*Julian Lombardi, computer science professor at Duke University
*John McEnroe, former World No. 1 professional tennis player [http://www.celebrityprepschools.com/part4.htm Search for McEnroe]
*Gregory Raposo, pop singer, formerly a member of teen boy band Dream Street
*Elias Roman, entrepreneur, founder of Amie Street
*Amber Scott, former child actress (Maggie Banning in Hook)

Notable faculty

*Roby Young, former captain of the Israel national football team [ [http://www.buckleycountryday.com/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=2137 Buckley Country Day | Faculty & Staff ] ] [ [http://www.buckleycamp.com/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=58605 Buckley Country Day Summer | Assistant Camp Director ] ] [ [http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/QCSPORTS/wsoccercoach.html Queens College Athletics ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.buckleycountryday.com/ Buckley homepage]
* [http://www.buckleycamp.com/ Buckley Camp]