Randolph School
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| Established | 1959 |
| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| President | Dr. Byron C. Hulsey |
| Location | Huntsville, AL, USA |
| Campus | Suburban (67 acres) |
| Enrollment | 825 |
| Faculty | 85 |
| Average class size | 12 students |
| Student:teacher ratio |
10:1 |
| Average SAT scores (2006) |
635 verbal 635 math 625 writing |
| Color(s) | Blue, White, and Gray |
| Mascot | Randolph Raider |
Randolph School is an American independent private kindergarten-through-12th-grade college preparatory school chartered in 1959 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. It started in an antebellum home on Randolph Street with just a few elementary classes. A few years later it moved to a much larger 17-acre campus on Drake Avenue, where it is now, gradually adding grade levels until having a graduating high school class in the early 1970s.
In 1998, the school purchased 50 acres of land on Garth Road, less than one mile from the present location of the main campus. After only expanding the athletic facilities there, in 2006, the Board of Trustees finally gave approval for the construction of a new campus for the high school, something which had been discussed since 1997. According to the plans, the second campus will more than double the square footage of available facilities, and allow continued increase in enrollment. The board estimates completion in time for the 2009-2010 school year.[1]
As of 2005, the tuition is around $10,000, though the school offers need-based financial aid to some students.
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[edit] Academic awards and other recognition
Between a fifth and a third of each graduating class is identified as a Commended Scholar, Semi-Finalist, or Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Virtually all graduates go on to attend four-year colleges. It was named a National School of Excellence on two occasions by the U.S. Department of Education.
[edit] Technology
Randolph was one of the first high schools to provide its students with a computer lab in 1981, which was donated by Intergraph, a local software company. National press coverage in 1998 covered the school's implementation of a wireless network which integrated the use of laptops. Randolph was one of the first schools to require all 8th-12th grade students to have wireless-capable laptops.
[edit] Notable alumni
Its alumni include many of the children of the German rocket scientists that moved to Huntsville with Wernher von Braun after World War II. Other notable alumni include:
- Susanna Phillips (graduated 1999) – soprano opera singer at the Chicago Lyric Opera[2]
- Brian Reynolds – computer game designer and co-creator of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
- Bryan Shelton – women's tennis head coach at Georgia Tech and six-time Wimbledon participant [3]
- Jimmy Wales – co-founder of Wikipedia[4]
- Bill Holbrook – illustrator, On the Fastrack
[edit] References
- ^ Randolph School Trustees Approve Dual Campus Expansion Plan (English). Randolph School (2006-05-09). Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
- ^ Star Alum Returns (English). Randolph School (2005-11-02). Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
- ^ Tennis Champion Bryan Shelton '84 Swings By Randolph (English). Randolph School (2006-04-25). Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
- ^ Wales, Jimmy (2003-11-07). Partial solution to rampant deletionism (English). [WikiEN-l]. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
