John Burroughs School

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This article is about the school in St. Louis, Missouri. For the school in Burbank, California, see John Burroughs High School. For the school in Ridgecrest, California, see Sherman E. Burroughs High School.
John Burroughs School
Location
Ladue, MO, U.S.
Information
Type Private
Established 1923
Headmaster Andy Abbott
Faculty 102
Enrollment 590 (total), 406 (9-12)
Campus Suburban, 47.5 acres (192,000 m2)
Color(s) Blue & Gold
Mascot Bombers
Rival Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School
Website www.jburroughs.org

Founded in 1923, John Burroughs School (JBS) is a private, non-sectarian preparatory school with nearly 600 students in grades 7-12. Its 47.5 acre (192,000 m²) campus is located in Ladue, Missouri (USA), an affluent suburb of Saint Louis. It is named for U.S. naturalist and philosopher John Burroughs.

Overview

John Burroughs has long had a school philosophy of liberal and progressive education. It has been recognized as one of the nation's premier preparatory schools.[1] The school ranks among the nation's top 50 in sending graduates to eight top universities, according to a December 2007 survey by the Wall Street Journal.[1]

The school operates on a campus of 47.5 acres (192,000 m2). Facilities include a main classroom building, a performing arts center, a library, a science building, an athletic center, and a fine arts facility.[2] Burroughs also operates an outdoor education and biology facility in the Ozarks known as "Drey Land".

Academics

The faculty includes about 80 full-time and 35 part-time members. Since 2009, the headmaster has been Andy Abbott, formerly an English teacher and the school's head of college counseling. He replaced Keith Shahan, who held the job for 23 years and who now heads the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS), which accredits independent schools.[3]

Each class contains about 100 students, for a total student body of about 600. The primary admission level is grade seven, but applicants are considered for grades eight through 10 as openings permit. Admission is based on school records, recommendations, entrance examination results, and a personal interview.[2]

In 2009, tuition and fees cost $20,400. The school budget was about $15.8 million, of which about 12 percent came from the endowment and more than $1.8 million in gifts. The school disbursed $1.78 million in financial aid, allowing about 20 percent of the students to receive grants, loans, or both.[2] From 1986 to 2008, the endowment rose from $7.5 million to almost $48 million.[4] The school is accredited by the ISACS.

Twenty-four members of the Class of 2011 were named National Merit/Achievement Semifinalists, and another 17 received letters of commendation. For the past eight years, Burroughs has had the highest percentage of semifinalists in the State of Missouri. The median SAT scores for the Class of 2010 were 710 on math, 710 on writing and 680 on critical reading. The median ACT score for the Class of 2010 was 32, the highest median ACT score in the state of Missouri.[5] Since 1995, four of Missouri's 22 Presidential Scholars have been John Burroughs graduates.[citation needed]

Nearly all students go on to attend four-year colleges, including a substantial number to Ivy League schools.[6] (Each Ivy League school accepted at least one member of the class of 2009.)

The school has more than 6,200 living alumni.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The varsity sports teams are referred to as the "John Burroughs Bombers." The school colors are blue and gold. The school has an athletic rivalry with nearby Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. John Burroughs also holds a cross-state rivalry with The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City.[citation needed]

The Bombers football team has won the state championship in Division 2A in 1975, 1980 (tie), 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995 (tie) and 2001. Former NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte was head football coach from 2011 to 2013. His teams were runners up in the Missouri state high school championship game in 2011, 2012, and 2013.[7][8]

Prom

Proms and after-parties are held on campus. Recent prom themes have included "Candyland", "007", and "Chinese Lantern Festival". In April 2009, the school's junior class chose "The Seven Deadly Sins" as the prom theme. After some took offense,[9][10] the headmaster issued an apology, but allowed the prom to go on generally as planned.[11]

Alumni

Government and politics

  • Todd Akin: U.S. Congressman (R) for the 2nd District of Missouri (2001–2013)
  • Laura Stith, 1971: Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court[12]
  • Katie Wheeler: New Hampshire state senator in the 1990s.
  • Andrea R. Wood, 1991: Nominated by President Obama in 2013 to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.

Journalism and literature

Arts, sciences, and education

Sports and entertainment


Philanthropy

  • Leo Drey, 1935: timber magnate, conservationist, philanthropist. Was Missouri's largest private landholder until 2004, when his $180 million gift of land to a conservation foundation made him the U.S.'s sixth-most generous benefactor.[22] Leases land to JBS for outdoor education.
  • Rebekah Harkness, ca. 1930: Standard Oil heiress, philanthropist and founder of the Harkness Ballet

Business

Military

Faculty

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WSJ.com". The Wall Street Journal. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "JBS Facts, at the school's own web site". Archived from the original on 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2008-01-06. 
  3. ↑ "Meet the Staff". ISACS. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Just the Facts — John Burroughs School". Jburroughs.org. 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  6. ↑ JBS official site: Matriculation
  7. ↑ "Frerotte named football coach at Burroughs; Small to retire", Jan. 19, 2011
  8. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/football/frerotte-leaving-burroughs-heading-back-to-pennsylvania/article_7d89a132-f172-11e2-b16b-001a4bcf6878.html
  9. ↑ "Very disturbing prom theme - ProTeacher Community". Proteacher.net. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  10. ↑ thetimman (2009-03-21). "Saint Louis Catholic: The St. Louis Jewish Light Takes on the Burroughs Prom". Stlouiscatholic.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  11. ↑ "2009 Prom — John Burroughs School". Jburroughs.org. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ "Christine Bertelson". ZoomInfo.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ M.M. Costantin  . "MyWashington". Magazine.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  16. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325552/bio
  17. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2744118/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
  18. ↑ http://www.bmcproject.org/Biographies/StixJohn/stixjohn.htm
  19. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/gail-pennington/burroughs-grad-erinn-westbrook-lives-a-dream-on-glee/article_59a19776-fdaf-58de-b3fa-693152b5a0d6.html
  20. ↑ PGATOUR.COM - Even in defeat, Williamson proves he can compete on TOUR
  21. ↑ http://twitter.com/beauwillimon/status/305507534515630080
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ Louis, St. (January 30, 2000). "Joe Edwards". 
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "John Burroughs". Jbnet.groupfusion.net. Retrieved 2012-11-23. 
  25. ↑ http://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Newsroom/Press%20Releases/2010%20Press%20Releases/20100122_release.pdf
  26. ↑ loos&pid=1538830166 "John L. Loos". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011. 

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