Kentucky Country Day School
- Kentucky Country Day School
Infobox Secondary school
name = Kentucky Country Day School
motto = Citizen, Scholar, Steward
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established = 1972
type = Private
principal = Bradley E. Lyman
students = 890
grades = JK–12
city = Louisville
state = Kentucky
country = United States
campus = Suburban
colors = Blue & Gold
mascot = Bearcat
free_label_1 = Faculty
free_1 = 103
free_label_2 = Campus size
free_2 = 102 acres
website = [http://www.kcd.org Kentucky Country Day School]
Kentucky Country Day (KCD) is an independent co-educational college preparatory day school for junior kindergarten through 12th grade located in Louisville, Kentucky. Today it is recognized as one of the areas leading educational establishments.
KCD was formed in 1972 by the merging of Louisville Country Day (all-male founded 1948) and Kentucky Home School for Girls (all-female founded 1863). The Kentucky Military Institute (founded 1845) and Thomas Aquinas Preparatory School had merged with LCD the previous year.
Notable alumni
*Lisa Buese, member of 1980 United States Olympic Swim Team
*Owsley Brown Frazier, philanthropist, founder of Frazier International History Museum[cite news|title=The man and his museum|publisher="Courier-Journal"|date=2004-05-21|author=Poynter, Chris] ]
*Stephen Gaghan, Academy Award-winning film writer and director; credits include "Traffic", "Syriana", "Rules of Engagement" (expelled shortly prior to graduation)
*Dr. Laman Gray, inventor of the AbioCor artificial heart
*David Grubbs, musician
*Catherine McCord, model, actress
*Stu Pollard, film producer, writer and director; credits include "Nice Guys Sleep Alone", "Keep Your Distance"Kentucky Military Institute
*Jim Backus, actor; credits included Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan's Island"
*John Y. Brown, Jr., Governor of Kentucky (1979-1983) (attended)
*Stephen Gano Burbridge, Union Major General in the Civil War
*John A. "Jack" Hillerich III, current Chairman of the Board of Hillerich & Bradsby
*Victor Mature, actor; credits include "Samson and Delilah", "My Darling Clementine"
*Danny Sullivan, race car driver; winner of the 1985 Indianapolis 500
*Fred Willard, actor; numerous television and film credits include "Best in Show (film)", "This Is Spinal Tap"
ee also
*List of schools in Louisville, Kentucky
*Country Day School movement
References
External links
* [http://www.kcd.org KCD website]
* [http://ww2.kcd.org KCD Academic Class homepage]
* [http://www.kmialumni.org KMI alumni website]
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