Noble and Greenough School

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Noble and Greenough School
Image:Noble_and_Greenough_Seal.jpg
Motto Spes Sibi Quisque
Established 1866
Type private coeducational
Headmaster Bob Henderson
Dean Erika Guy
Founder Copp Noble
Head of Middle School Jennifer Carlson-Pietraszek
Faculty 84
Students ~525
Grades 7-12
Location Dedham, Massachusetts USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Navy Blue and White
Mascot Bulldog
Website www.nobles.edu

The Noble and Greenough School, popularly referred to as Nobles, is a coeducational, nonsectarian day and boarding school for students in grades seven through twelve. It is located on a 187-acre campus in Dedham, Massachusetts. The current enrollment of 525 includes a balance of boys and girls; 45 are weekly boarders who go home for weekends. The majority of students are from Massachusetts, neighboring states and occasionally from abroad. After graduation, virtually all members of the senior class go on to accredited four-year colleges and universities. Nobles' historic rival is Milton Academy.

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[edit] History

Nobles was founded in 1866 by George Washington Copp Noble, in Boston, as an all-boys preparatory school for Harvard University. In 1922, the school moved from Boston to its current location in Dedham.

[edit] Facts

  • Nobles currently covers grades 7-12; seventh and eighth grades are housed in a separate building, the Pratt Middle School, and grades 9-12 are housed in the main building, the Shattuck Schoolhouse.
  • Nobles' 187 acres (757,000 m²), include nine athletic fields and a sizeable length of the Charles River.
  • Nobles has 84 faculty members, 23 of whom reside on campus. The school has a student-faculty ratio of 9:1.
  • An average class size is about 13, though many classes number below 10.
  • Upper School students have SSAT percentile scores averaging in the low 90s.[citation needed]
  • Nobles has 70 interscholastic teams, including 24 varsity teams.
  • Nobles has an 80 hour community service graduation requirement.
  • Recently, Nobles has had many names in the news. Sarah Parsons '05 scored 4 goals in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games for the USA's Olympic women's hockey team. Helen Resor '04 was also on this team. Ayla Brown '06 was on the American television show American Idol as one of the final 13 contestants.
  • A $15 million, 40,000-square-foot Arts Center was recently completed, which houses theatre productions as well as musical performances and boasts state of the art equipment and facilities for students. The building was finished in September of 2006.
  • Students are privileged to dine in a historic castle.

[edit] Athletics at Nobles

Nobles is a member of the competitive Independent School League. The 25 varsity teams at Nobles are:

  • Boys Varsity Football,
  • Girls Varsity Field Hockey,
  • Boys/Girls Varsity Soccer,
  • Boys/Girls Varsity Cross-Country,
  • Boys/Girls Varsity Hockey,
  • Boys/Girls Varsity Basketball,
  • Boys/Girls Varsity Squash,
  • Varsity Wrestling,
  • Varsity Skiing,
  • Boys/Girls Varsity Golf,
  • Boys/Girls Varsity Lacrosse,
  • Boys/Girls Varsity Tennis,
  • Varsity Sailing,
  • Boys Varsity Baseball,
  • Girls Varsity Softball,
  • Boys/Girls Varsity Crew.

Over the last 5 years:

  • 83% of Varsity Teams have had winning records.
  • 58 Teams placed in the top 3 of ISL competition.
  • 24 teams won ISL Championships.
  • 37 teams were invited to New England Tournaments.
  • 9 teams won New England Championships.[1]

[edit] Arts at Nobles

Nobles has a vibrant and active arts program. The visual and performing arts play important roles in students' lives.

[edit] Performing Arts

Nobles students populate a variety of performing arts groups. Additionally, Nobles' active theatre program produces four faculty-directed mainstage plays and an average of three student-directed productions each year. Many of these groups rehearse during "M-Block", a period of time twice each week set aside for performing arts groups to rehearse. Others practice outside of regular school hours. Performing arts groups include:

  • The Nobleonians, a male a capella group,
  • The Greensleeves, a female a capella group,
  • Imani, a co-ed gospel group,
  • Chamber Singers,
  • Concert Choir, a group regularly numbering more than 80 students,
  • Jazz Band,
  • Blues Band,
  • Drum Ensemble,
  • String Ensemble,
  • Guitar Ensemble,
  • Wind Ensemble,
  • Chamber Music, a winter offering for small ensembles,
  • Middle school equivalents to many of the above groups,

[edit] Visual Arts

All Nobles students take at least one semester of introductory-level visual arts as a graduation requirement. Around 80% of students continue to intermediate-level courses, and approximately 25% take Advanced Placement level arts courses.[citation needed] Students are instructed in the following media:

  • Photography,
  • Painting,
  • Drawing,
  • Ceramics,
  • Digital Design,

Students' art can be found on display in the Dawson Gallery, Schmid Gallery, and on Exposure, Nobles' visual arts website. Additionally, the Foster Gallery showcases the work of external, regional artists. Finally, Calliopé, a student-run literary and arts magazine, produces two to three issues each year.

[edit] Clubs and Organizations

During "X-Block", a time dedicated to student-run clubs and organizations, a variety of groups meet. X-Block occurs twice per week, on average. Many other organizations meet outside of school hours. Clubs and organizations at Nobles include:

  • ABC, or the Alexandria Book Club,
  • ACC, or the Asian Culture Club,
  • AMC, or the Anime Manga Club,
  • Amnesty International,
  • Brother 2 Brother, a support group for young men of color at Nobles,
  • CAC, or Campuses Against Cancer,
  • Community Service Board,
  • Cooking Club,
  • The Dawg Pound, a group to foster school spirit in community events,
  • Debate Club,
  • EAC, or Environmental Action Club,
  • Film Club,
  • French Club,
  • GSA, or the Gay-Straight Alliance,
  • IEC, or the Investment and Entrepreneurship Club,
  • MSA, or the Multicultural Students Association,
  • The Nobleman, a student-run newspaper,
  • Outing Club,
  • PHP, or the Peer Help Program,
  • Sister to Sister, a female equivalent to "Brother 2 Brother",
  • SLC, or the Student Life Council, an elected group of student leaders,
  • Vegetarian Club,
  • Fort Club, an all-boys club for encouraging the construction and habitation of elaborate tree lodges

A variety of Middle School equivalent groups also meet regularly.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Noble and Greenough include:

Members of the Independent School League, New England
Belmont Hill School | Buckingham Browne & Nichols | Brooks School | The Governor's Academy | Groton School | Lawrence Academy at Groton | Middlesex School | Milton Academy | Noble and Greenough School | Rivers School | Roxbury Latin School | St. George's School | St. Mark's School | St. Paul's School | St. Sebastian's School | Thayer Academy

[edit] External links

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