Belmont Hill School
| Belmont Hill School | |
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| Address | |
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350 Prospect Street, Belmont MA 02478 Massachusetts United States |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto |
Providentia, Studium, Fidelitas (Foresight, Zeal, Loyalty) |
| Established | 1923 |
| Headmaster | Dr. Richard Melvoin |
| Faculty | 77 |
| Enrollment | 443 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Campus | Suburban, 32 acres (130,000 m2) |
| Athletics | 16 sports 57 teams |
| Athletics conference | Independent School League (ISL), NEPSAC, NEIRA |
| Mascot | none |
| Rivals |
St. Sebastian's (main), Roxbury Latin colors = Maroon, Blue & White |
| Website | belmonthill.org |
St. Sebastian's (main), Roxbury Latin
Belmont Hill School is an independent boys school on a 32-acre (130,000 m2) campus in Belmont, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. The school enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 7-12, separated into the Middle School (grades 7-9) and the Upper School (grades 10-12), and refers to these grades as "Forms" with a Roman Numeral I through VI. While the majority of attending students are day students, there are some who enroll in the school's five-day boarding program, which becomes an option for students in their 9th grade year. In addition to the school's history of academic prestige, the school exhibits a rich athletic tradition as a participant in the competitive Independent School League. Members of the Class of 2010 were accepted at 42 colleges and universities. Belmont Hill is also a founding member of the International Boys' Schools Coalition.
The school was founded in 1923 by a group of seven incorporators seeking a non-boarding institution for their sons that would allow for small classes and personal accountability. At the time of its incorporation, the location atop Belmont Hill was not yet developed and belonged to the Belmont Hill Trust. With the help of Robert Atkins, an incorporator and member of the Trust, 19 acres (77,000 m2) of undeveloped, rough, and swampy land was purchased in March 1923 and Belmont Hill’s first Headmaster, Reginald Heber Howe, was appointed.
Howe, a member of the faculty at the Middlesex School for 20 years, raised money for the necessary facilities. By the fall, renovations to the Headmaster’s house had taken place, along with the construction of an athletic field, a dormitory, and a single academic building, later named the Howe Building. The school finally opened its doors in the fall of 1923 to 43 boys (grades 3-9) and four faculty.
Belmont Hill's athletics program offers 16 interscholastic sports, 57 teams, and over 700 athletic contests each year. Almost all Belmont Hill coaches are members of the teaching faculty. Belmont Hill competes in the Independent School League.
Belmont Hill constructed its Jordan Athletic Center in 2000 and later installed two new turf fields used for football, lacrosse, and soccer. "The JAC" also contains two basketball courts, a wrestling room, seven squash courts, a free weights and workout facility, and an Olympic-size hockey rink that is converted into four full tennis courts during the non-winter months. Sports offered for middle school and upper school students at Belmont Hill include:
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