Portledge School
| Portledge School | |
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| Location | |
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Locust Valley, New York United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private Independent Co-Ed |
| Established | 1965 |
| Headmaster | Mr. Simon Owen Williams |
| Grades | Pre-Nursery – 12th grade |
| Enrollment | 470 (2015-16) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White Pearl And Royal Blue |
| Mascot | Black panther |
| Nickname | Portledge Panthers |
| Yearbook | Collage |
| Website | www |
Portledge School is an independent college-preparatory day school located in Locust Valley, New York with 414 students in Pre-nursery through 12th grade (2006–2007 school year).
Portledge was founded in 1965 in the Coffin estate in Locust Valley, NY. The estate was named after Portledge Manor, the Coffin family's ancestral home in England. Originally just the Carriage House (Middle School) and the Mansion (Lower School), the school built an Upper School (Gilmour Library), a Gym (Wellington Gym), Slanetz Science Center (SSC), and various sports fields over 40 years. Since 2000, the Middle School was completely rebuilt from an aging stable to a modern three level classroom and performance area complex. Most recently, a baseball and multipurpose field were constructed on lands backing up on Duck Pond Road. The school went through various headmasters in its early years until Hugh Gregory was hired. Responsible for growing the school from one without a unified grading system to a nationally accredited institution, Gregory served for 29 years. Afterwards, a search committee selected Steven Hahn, who served from 2006 until 2012. Simon Owen-Williams succeeded Mr. Hahn and is the current Headmaster of the school.
At the beginning of each school year, the school requires student above grade five to sign an honor statement, which is reaffirmed before taking trimester exams. A disciplinary committee made up of students and faculty is organized each year in order to deal with breaches of this honor statement. The committee can formally only recommend a course of action; ultimate power lies with the Headmaster.
Faculty Advisers serve much the same duties as a commons teacher or a guidance counselor at any public facility, making sure their advisees are doing well academically while also offering any guidance that they might need.
Students at Portledge are required to abide to a dress code. For boys, this entails wearing a button down shirt, dress pants with a belt, and dress shoes, and staying clean shaven. Girls are also required to wear appropriate clothing. The dress code forbids sweatpants, sweatshirts, jeans, and hats. Generally, it is a custom for every first Friday of each month to be a "dress-down day", during which students may wear whatever they please as long as it is not offensive.
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