Tower Hill School

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name = Tower Hill School


motto = "Multa bene facta"
"Many things done well".
established = 1919
type = Private Day Co-Ed
religion = Non-denominational
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head_name = Headmaster
head = Dr. Chris Wheeler
city = Wilmington
state = Delaware
country = US
campus = Suburban
enrollment = 700
faculty = 1:7 ratio
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patron = depends heavily on alumni donations for various campaigns
SAT = 659-655-655Fact|date=May 2008
ACT = 28.6Fact|date=May 2008
colors = Green, White
mascot = Hiller
conference = Delaware Independent State Conference
homepage = http://www.towerhill.org/
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Tower Hill School is a medium-sized, private, preparatory school located at 2813 West 17th Street in Wilmington, Delaware, offering instruction for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The school was founded in 1919 and was originally committed to progressive education methods. It has a strong academic reputation and college placement record; particularly strong are the English and Science departments, as well as those in History, Mathematics, and the Fine Arts. Fact|date=February 2007.

The school competes in the Independent Conference for interscholastic sports. The boys lacrosse and soccer, girls field hockey, track, tennis and lacrosse teams are considered strong, often winning state titles, including girls lacrosse in 2007.

The school motto is "Multa bene facta", "Many things done well".

Famous alumni include former Duke basketball player Carmen Wallace, U.S. Congressman Michael N. Castle, Orlando Magic Senior Vice President Pat Williams, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Governor Pete DuPont.

Every Spring, near the end of the school year, Tower Hill students from Grades 1-8 participate in "Field Day", a competition between the Green team and the White team. Students are placed onto these teams when arriving at Tower Hill, and compete for the same team each year. Events include the hula hoop race, stilts walk, Carry The Colors relay race, and the Tower Tug (Tug o' War). In addition to the standard events including all students, each grade level has a "dash"— a foot race for which students must qualify; the top three finishers earn points for their teams.

In December 2007, the "Wall Street Journal" ranked Tower Hill 24th in the nation and first in Delaware in percentage of students attending eight top colleges. In 2007 Tower Hill sent 12.1% of its graduating class to Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Williams, Pomona, Swarthmore, the University of Chicago, or Johns Hopkins. [ [http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-COLLEGE0711-sort.html "Wall Street Journal"] ]

The school's high tuition tops every other private day school in the state, and as a result 14% of all students who attend the institution receive some kind of financial aid. The school's financial aid fund amounts to $1,518,100. [ [http://www.towerhill.org/podium/default.aspx?t=19271] ] In addition, the school supports numerous clubs and groups aimed at supporting diversity such as the black student union and the diversity club. 20% of Tower Hill students are students of color.

ee also

*Tatnall School
*Wilmington Friends
*Sanford School
*St. Andrews School

References

External links

* [http://www.towerhill.org/ Official website]