Shattuck-Saint Mary's

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Shattuck-St. Mary's School
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Location
Faribault, MN, USA
Information
Religion Episcopal
Enrollment

412 total
Faculty 60
Average class size 16
Student:teacher ratio 7:1
Average SAT scores (2004) 1410 - 1900
Type Private, Boarding
Campus 250 acres
Athletics Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Figure Skating, Fencing
Mascot Sabres
Color(s) Maroon, Black, and White
Established 1858
Homepage [4]
Phelps Library, Shattuck School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Off Shumway Ave.
Nearest city: Faribault, Minnesota
Added to NRHP: April 4, 1975
NRHP Reference#: 75001021
Governing body: Shattuck-St Mary's School
Shumway Hall and Morgan Refectory--Shattuck School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Off Shumway Ave.
Nearest city: Faribault, Minnesota
Architect: Wilcox & Johnston
Added to NRHP: April 4, 1975
NRHP Reference#: 75001023
Governing body: Shattuck-St Mary's School
Shattuck Historic District
(U.S. Registered Historic District)
Location: Shumway Ave
Nearest city: Faribault, Minnesota
Added to NRHP: April 6, 1982
NRHP Reference#: 82003018
MPS: Rice County MRA
Governing body: Shattuck-St Mary's School
St. Mary's Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: 4th St., NE and 4th Ave. NE
Nearest city: Faribault, Minnesota
Architect: Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.
Added to NRHP: April 4, 1982
NRHP Reference#: 82003019
MPS: Rice County MRA
Governing body: Shattuck-St Mary's School

Shattuck-St Mary's School (also known as SSM) is a coeducational Episcopal Church-affiliated boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota known for its hockey program.

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[edit] National recognition

In the last decade, SSM has attracted national attention in areas the school refers to as "Centers of Excellence," namely ice hockey, soccer, figure skating, and the arts.[1]

National Championships for SSM include the 2007 18U Boys Hockey team and the 2007 19U Girls Hockey team. The 2007 win for the 19U girls was their third straight National Championship. The 2007 16U Boys team placed second in nationals and the 14U Boys were also in the 2007 National tournament but lost in the Semifinals. On the ladies side the 16U team was also in the 2007 Nationals but failed to win a game.[2][3]

A federal- and state-listed endangered species, the Dwarf Trout Lily, was initially discovered on the school's campus by a St. Mary's biology instructor in 1871.

[edit] History

On June 3, 1858, in a small rented building in Faribault, Minnesota, The Rev. Dr. James Lloyd Breck established the Episcopal mission school and seminary from which Shattuck-St. Mary's School has developed and prospered. When the school first opened, there were 45 young girls and boys and six divinity students, both Native American and white. About this time, the newly established Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota selected Henry Benjamin Whipple as its first Bishop. Bishop Whipple established his home in Faribault and, in 1860, took over the reins of the school, changing Breck's ambitious plan for "Bishop Seabury University" into something more realistic, namely "an honest school."

In 1864, when Seabury Hall was completed, the school moved to its present site on the bluffs above the Straight River. With this change, the institution became a boarding school for young men and boys. In 1865, Tommy Crump, an English divinity student recently returned from the Civil War, started the boys drilling with sticks, thus beginning a military program that would last for more than a century.

By 1866, more room was needed and, through the largess of Dr. George Cheyne Shattuck of Boston, Shattuck Hall was built specifically for the boys. Soon the grammar school itself became known as "Shattuck." That same year, Bishop Whipple opened a school for girls, St. Mary's Hall, in his home in downtown Faribault. The girls remained there until 1872 when the Bishop moved to a new house and St. Mary's Hall was turned over to a board of trustees. Also in 1872, the Chapel of the Good Shepherd was built through the generosity of Augusta Shumway of Chicago. Though she lost all her property in the great Chicago Fire, she kept her promise to build a chapel for "the Bishop's boys' school" by sending Whipple her insurance checks. With its rare all-stone spire, the chapel became the focal point of the Shattuck campus.

By 1883, St. Mary's had also outgrown its downtown facilities, and a grand, ornate building, often referred to as "the Castle on the Rhine," was built on the bluffs, less than a half mile south of Shattuck. That unique building burned in 1924, and the limestone structure that stands today was built less than a year later.

Both schools saw rapid growth during the next few years. Dr. James Dobbin, who had succeeded Dr. Breck in 1866 and who served as Rector of Shattuck School until 1914, was responsible for the construction of many beautiful limestone buildings, including the first Whipple Hall and the present Shumway Hall. In 1901, Dr. Dobbin founded St. James School for younger boys about a half mile north of Shattuck. In 1932, Seabury Theological Seminary merged with Western Theological Seminary and moved to Evanston, Illinois.

In 1972, the three schools, Shattuck, St. Mary's and St. James, were joined into what is known today as Shattuck-St. Mary's School. In 1974, the military program was discontinued.

In 1988, the residential and academic programs were reconfigured so that the Middle School students (grades 6-8) were at the St. Mary's campus and the Upper School students (grades 9-12) were at the Shattuck Campus.

In the early 1990s, facing serious financial concerns and declining enrollment a decision was made that would permanently change the course of the school. The school owned the only ice arena in Faribault and decided to use that to its competitive advantage by becoming a de-facto hockey academy. This produced immediate results and this idea was expanded to include performing arts.

[edit] Notable alumni

The Clocktower at Shattuck-St. Mary's
The Clocktower at Shattuck-St. Mary's

[edit] Other Notable Associations

  • Andy Murray, former head coach of the ice hockey team for the 1998-99 season.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1]Boarding School Review web site 8 May 2007
  2. ^ [2]USA Hockey 2007 Boys 18U National Championships 1 April 2007
  3. ^ [3] USA Hockey 2007 Girls 19U National Championships 1 April 2007
  4. ^ Rockzillaworld John Townes van Zandt II Interview By Marianne Ebertowski

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 44°18′22″N, 93°15′36″W

Clock Tower

Church at night
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