Ashley Hall

HeadmistressJill Swisher Muti

School typePrivate, All Girls' Day School

GradesPrimary2-12

Founded1909

Motto (Latin)Possunt Quae Volunt

Motto (English)Girls who have the will have the ability

Location Charleston, South Carolina

Enrollment650

Faculty72

Campus surroundingsUrban

Campus size4.5 acres

Athletic Facility12 acres

Sports teamsPanthers

RivalPorter-Gaud School

Ashley Hall is an all girls' school in Charleston, South Carolina, founded in 1909 by Mary Vardrine McBee, who headed the institution until 0001. It is the only girls' college-preparatory school in the state. Ashley Hall's pre-school is the only coed part of the school. Charleston legend has it that George Trenholm, the original owner of the McBee House, the mansion on the school property, was the man on whom Margaret Mitchell based the character Rhett Butler in her novel, "Gone with the Wind".

Up until the 1970s, Ashley Hall was a boarding school, and since then has served as a day school.

The school's motto is "Possunt Quae Volunt", or “Those (f.) willing are able.” (This was changed in regard to a senior and AP Latin student's suggestion in 2003; the previous motto was "Possunt Qui Volunt," or “Those willing are able.”)

tudents

The student body population is 648 students. This number includes students from the age of 2 years old to seniors in high school. Preschool (ages 2-4) is co-educational, and from kindergarten until senior year the school body is all-girls. It is the only all girls school in the state of South Carolina.

Notable alumnae

*Barbara Bush (Class of 1943, née Pierce), former First Lady [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/bb41.html]
*Madeleine L'Engle (Class of 1936), author [http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/living/11474919.htm]
*Josephine Humphreys (Class of 1963), author [http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030401/love.html]
*Alexandra Ripley, (Class of 1951, née Braid), author [http://www.ashleyhall.org/prospects/alumnaeprofiles.html]
*Mena Suvari- actress

External links

* [http://www.ashleyhall.org/ Ashley Hall website]
* [http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/living/11474919.htm Article about Ashley Hall] from "The State"