Culver Academies

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Culver Military Academy / Culver Girls Academy
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Location
Culver, IN, USA
Information
Religion none
Head of Schools John Buxton
Enrollment

767 winter
Faculty 87
Average class size 13
Student:teacher ratio 8.5:1
Type Private, Boarding
Campus 1850 acres
38 buildings
Mascot Eagles
Color(s) Maroon and White
Established 1894/1971
Homepage www.culver.org

The Culver Academies are independent college preparatory boarding schools, in particular Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy in Culver, Indiana, USA. Henry Harrison Culver first founded Culver Military Academy in 1894 "for the purpose of thoroughly preparing young men for the best colleges, scientific schools and businesses of America." Coeducational since 1971, Culver Girls Academy was founded for the purpose of encouraging young women to attain the highest degree of self-development.

A boarding school featuring a broad college preparatory curriculum, as well as a focus on leadership, wellness, and character education. Culver is one of the largest boarding schools in the United States, with over 750 students, an endowment of over $160 million, and a total campus of more than 1850 acres. The campus has its own golf course and airport.

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[edit] Leadership Organization

The boys continue to be organized as a military academy using a cadet system, while girls are part of an English prefect system. The boys' part of the school is known as Culver Military Academy (CMA), and the girls' part of the school as Culver Girls Academy (CGA). CMA consists of three battalions each containing three units within - Squadron (Band and Troop A and B), Artillery (Battery A, B, and C), and Infantry (Company A, B, and C) - which together form the Corps of Cadets. CGA has seven dorms - Tower, Court, Ciel, Atrium, Ithica, Benson, and Linden. CMA is run by the the Commandant of Cadets Col. Richard Geier (US Army Retired) and aided by the Regimental Commander. CGA is run by the Dean of Girls Ms. Laura Weaser and aided by the Senior Prefect.

[edit] Athletics

Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy have a rich sports tradition and offer a variety of athletic programs and sports teams. The hockey team is world-renowned,[1] and the boys' and girls' lacrosse teams have both recently won state tournaments. The boys' team won in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2007[1] and the girls' team has won four times, in 2002, 2003[2], 2004[3], and 2007. In addition, Culver has recently had state champions in golf, cross country, and track, as well as the state softball player of the year. Culver is also currently home to the national rowing single sculls champion, although his home is in Germany. CMA's Black Horse Troop is one of the nation's foremost elite horsemanship groups for high school students and is usually invited to participate in the Presidential Inauguration Parade. Recently Culver's sailing team went to several national events and placed the team on the map for the sailing world.

[edit] Notable alumni

Adolphe Menjou, Actor

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Culver - Hockey - Brief history
  2. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: YACHT RACING; Don't Tell Dennis Conner", The New York Times, July 15, 1992. Accessed February 14, 2008. "The America's Cup defender, BILL KOCH, capsized a sailboat on Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Ind., last weekend while racing students at Culver Academy, where he graduated in the 1950's."
  3. ^ "Walter F. O'Malley, Leader of Dodgers' Move to Los Angeles, Dies at 75; Unqualified Success", The New York Times, August 10, 1979.

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