Webb School of Knoxville

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Coordinates: 35°55′20.24″N, 84°07′3.00″W

Location
Webb School of Knoxville

Principes non homines (Leaders not men)
9800 Webb School Drive. Knoxville, TN 37923 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Information
Principal	President: Scott L. Hutchinson Head of Upper School: Steven J. Balak Head of Middle School: David J. Nelson Head of Lower School: Angella L. Crabtree
Students	1,051 students
Faculty	100 teachers
CEEB Code	431127
Average class size	Upper School: 16 students Middle School: 16 students Lower School: 22 students
Student:teacher ratio	10:1
Type	College prepatory day school
Tuition	$12,184(K-5) $13,870 (6-12)
Campus	100 acres
Athletics conference	TSSAA
Color(s)	Green and White
Established	1955
Mascot	Spartan
Homepage	http://www.webbschool.org

Webb School of Knoxville is a private coeducational day school in Knoxville, Tennessee, enrolling students from kindergarten to twelfth grade. It was founded in 1955 by Robert Webb (1919-2005), grandson of Webb School of Bell Buckle founder Sawney Webb.^[1] It is currently headed by President Scott Hutchinson.

1 Mission
2 History
3 Athletics
4 Notable Alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Mission

Webb School's mission is to develop to the fullest the intellectual, physical, emotional, and moral potential of its students. Webb offers a premier college preparatory education that emphasizes intellectual challenge and broad personal nurturing of the individual; that centers around the school core values of honesty, respect, and responsibility, which includes particular focus on developments of character and leadership and commitment to service; and that respects both the Judeo-Christian heritage and the cultural diversity of our school community.

[edit] History

[edit] Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian

In 1955, Robert Webb, then 36, made his way from the Webb School in Claremont, California to Knoxville, Tennessee, with plans to found the third school in his family.^[2] Webb's grandfather, Sawney Webb, had established the Webb School of Bell Buckle in middle Tennessee,^[1]^[2] and his uncle Thompson Webb had started the Webb School in Claremont.^[2] During the first school year, 4 students attended the new Webb School,^[1] but by the end of the year, the total had risen to 11.^[2] The first two school years were held in the basement of Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church.^[1]^[2] The new school adopted the Latin motto of the Webb School in Claremont, "principes non homines." ^[2]

[edit] Staub School

After the second school year, Webb had found a new location for the school at the old Staub School, a brick building where The University of Tennessee's aquatic center now stands.^[2] It was formerly a medical school that was poorly cleaned after its use. It was not uncommon for students of the Webb School to find remnants of the building's former inhabitants. At this time, Webb's first sports teams were still without their own practice places. During its time at the Staub School, Webb admitted its first female students, establishing the affiliate Webb Girls School, which operated from a church building.^[2]

[edit] West Knoxville

In 1959, Webb relocated to the current campus location near I-140.^[2] At the time, the Sequoyah Hills location was considered "West Knoxville," and the new campus was beyond the outskirts of the city.

[edit] Coeducation

In the 1968 school year, Webb became coeducational and was reorganized into the lower school and the upper school.^[2]

[edit] Middle School

In 1974, the school added a fifth and sixth grade to meet the rising demand. With this addition, the school was now separated into the Middle School, which consisted of grades 6-8, and the Upper School, with grades 9-12.^[2]

[edit] Lower School

In 1998, the new Lower School opened at Webb. The new building currently houses the Kindergarten and first through fifth grade students. The Webb School of Knoxville now consists of a Lower School (K-5), the Middle School (6-8), and the Upper School (9-12).^[2]

[edit] Construction

In early 2007, Webb's Honor the Tradition, Realize the Vision campaign to renovate and expand the campus began. Phase I included building the new Jim and Kay Clayton Science Center, which was finished in October 2007. Yet to be completed are the International Center for the Study of World Languages and Cultures, a building dedicated to the learning of international cultures, and the Founder's Commons.^[2]

[edit] Athletics

Webb fields teams in several sports, competing in Division II (private schools) of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Webb also has many athletic facilities, including: football stadium, softball, baseball, soccer, and lacrosse/field hockey fields, wrestling room, basketball and volleyball courts, outdoor swimming pool, outdoor track, outdoor and indoor tennis courts, and several more practice facilities. The football team was state runner-up in 2005-2006^[3] and state champion in 1981-1982 and in 2006-2007.^[4] The boys cross country team was the state champion in 1990.^[5] This achievement carried Webb to the 1990 Pepsi Cup State Championship. ^[6] The girls cross country team also took a state title in 2007.^[7] The girls basketball team also won a state championship in 2007.^[8] Webb Athletics is directed by David Meske, who is also the head coach of the football team.

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[edit] Notable Alumni

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