Darlington School

Darlington School
Address
1014 Cave Spring Rd SW
Rome, Georgia, 30161-4700
United States
Information
Opened 1905
Headmaster Thomas C. Whitworth III
Colour(s) Purple and White
Mascot Tiger
Team name Tigers
Yearbook Jabberwock
Website

Darlington School is an American independent, coeducational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in Rome, Georgia. It offers classes ranging from kindergarten to grade 12, divided into a lower, middle and upper school. The headmaster is Thomas C. Whitworth III[1] and the head of the Upper School is Colin "Max" Roach.[2]

Prominent alumni include James Dickey (author of Deliverance), Tom Cousins (Atlanta developer), Governor S. Ernest Vandiver (former Governor of Georgia) [3], Cy Twombly (artist), Will Muschamp (Head football coach at University of Florida), and Elson Floyd (current President of Washington State University)[4].

The school participates in Greater Opportunities for Access to Learning (GOAL), a Georgia program which offers a state income tax credit to donors of scholarships to private schools.[5]

References

  1. ^ About Darlington School
  2. ^ "darlingtonschool.org". http://www.darlingtonschool.org/academics/us-welcome.aspx. 
  3. ^ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-598
  4. ^ http://president.wsu.edu/
  5. ^ Bell, Daniel (October 27, 2009). "GOAL to aid private schools, donors: Saturday is the deadline for a tax break to benefit schools and their contributors.". Rome News-Tribune. http://romenews-tribune.com/pages/full_story/push?article-GOAL+to+aid+private+schools-+donors-++Saturday+is+the+deadline+for+a+tax+break+to+benefit+schools+and+their+contributors-%20&id=4152577-GOAL+to+aid+private+schools-+donors-++Saturday+is+the+deadline+for+a+tax+break+to+benefit+schools+and+their+contributors-&instance=home_news. Retrieved 2009-10-31. 

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