Episcopal High School (Alexandria)
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Alexandria, Virginia United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°49′28.5″N 77°5′39.9″W / 38.824583°N 77.094417°WCoordinates: 38°49′28.5″N 77°5′39.9″W / 38.824583°N 77.094417°W |
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| Type | Private Preparatory Boarding School |
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Fortiter, fideliter, feliciter "Strongly, faithfully, joyfully" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Episcopal |
| Established | 1839 |
| Headmaster | Charley Stillwell |
| Enrollment |
440 faculty = 80 |
| Average class size | 11 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Campus | City, 130 acres (.55 km²) 26 buildings |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Black |
| Athletics | 16 Interscholastic Sports |
| Athletics conference |
IAC (Boys) ISL (Girls) |
| Mascot | Maroon |
| Average SAT scores (2005) | 629 verbal, 647 math |
| Tuition | $47,850 |
| Website | www.episcopalhighschool.org |
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Episcopal High School (also The High School, or Episcopal), founded in 1839, is a private boarding school located in Alexandria, Virginia. The Holy Hill 130-acre (0.53 km2) campus houses 440 students from 31 states, the District of Columbia and 16 different countries. The school is 100-percent boarding and is the only all-boarding school of its caliber located in a major metropolitan area.
Episcopal High School was founded in 1839 as the first high school in Virginia. The Rev. William N. Pendleton and three assistant heads initially taught 35 boys at the boarding facility which occupied 80 acres of land. It was originally known as The Howard School, from its location at the site of an earlier school. It became known affectionately as "The High School". The central administration building, Hoxton House, dates to around 1805, built by Martha Washington's eldest granddaughter, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law.
In 1840, Episcopal's student body tripled in size to accommodate more than 100 boys. It continued to grow until the Civil War, when it closed immediately after Federal forces occupied Alexandria in 1861. Some 500 students served as soldiers in the war, many like Rev. Pendleton (who became a Brigadier General) for the Confederacy. For the next five years, school buildings served as part of a large hospital for Federal troops. Poet Walt Whitman served as a nurse in the hospital.
The school reopened in 1866. Under the direction of Launcelot Minor Blackford (Principal, 1870-1913), the school initiated a modern academic curriculum as well as pioneered interscholastic team sports in the South, including football, baseball, and track. EHS competes against Woodberry Forest School in the longest-running consecutive high-school football rivalry in the South and one of the oldest in the United States.
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