Providence Day
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Charlotte, North Carolina United States |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | September 28, 1970 |
| CEEB code | 340687 |
| Headmaster | Glyn Cowlishaw |
| Faculty | 143 (on FTE basis) |
| Enrollment | 1558 (as of 2015–16) |
| Average class size | 12-20 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.1 |
| Color(s) | Red, White and Navy Blue |
| Athletics | Football, baseball, softball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, basketball, field hockey, wrestling, track and field, volleyball, cross country, soccer, cheerleading and swimming |
| Athletics conference | NCISAA |
| Team name | Chargers |
| Rival | Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte Latin School |
| Average SAT scores | 1940 |
| Average ACT scores | 30 |
| Newspaper | The Charger |
| Website | www |
Providence Day School is an independent, college preparatory Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 12 school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
As of the 2016–17 school year, the school had an enrollment of approximately 1,600 students and nearly 180 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9:1.
In July 1970, James Williams, Thomas Ridenhour and Gilbert Bell began discussing the idea of starting a school. On Aug. 30, 1970, they held the first organizational meeting at the home of James Williams. Present were Gilbert Bell, Reid Caldwell, Joe Conrad, Charles Graves, Charles Harper, William Hester, John Locklear, Wilton Parr, Charles Reed, Thomas Ridenhour, Preston Sizemore and James Williams. These men formed the Southeast Community Corporation for the purpose of beginning an independent school. They also became the school’s first board of directors. In September, a meeting was held to enlist interested parents. By the end of the night, 112 children from 108 families had registered to attend the new school.
Several days later, potential property for the school had been located. The board of directors, led by David Raphael, borrowed $200 from each family who had enrolled a child, purchased 7.6 acres (31,000 m2) of land for $75,000 on Sardis Road.
After the deed to the land was signed, parents went to work converting the house that was on the land into a school. On Sept. 28, 1970, Providence Day School was born. There were 180 students in fifth and sixth grades.
In February 1971, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction approved Providence Day School as a private school. In the summer of 1971, William T. Townsend Jr. was hired as the first headmaster and the late Gil Murdock was hired as the first coach and physical education instructor. At the time, Murdock was the longest serving faculty member in school history before retiring in 2006. He died three days later of a heart attack. The next year the school had its first (annual) Gil Murdock Turkey Trot in his memory, which collects donations for local charities.
The 1974–75 school year brought the school’s first state championship in sports (golf), the addition of a two-story building (later named Overcash Hall) and accreditation from the Southern Association of Independent Schools. 1975 also was the year of the school’s first graduating class.
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