Winchester Thurston School
| Winchester Thurston School | |
|---|---|
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| Candide Modo Fortiter Re Gentle in manner, strong in deed | |
| Location | |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | independent, coeducational preparatory school |
| Established | 1887 |
| Head of school | Gary J. Niels |
| Grades | PK – 12 |
| Enrollment | approximately 650[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple, Black, and Yellow |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Newspaper | Voices |
| Yearbook | Thistledown |
| Website | http://www.winchesterthurston.org |
Winchester Thurston School is an independent, coeducational preparatory school located on two campuses in the Shadyside and Allison Park neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Established in 1887, Winchester Thurston offers PK–12 education on its urban Lower, Middle, and Upper School campuses, and PK–5 at the North Hills Campus school on its suburban campus in Hampton Township. The school is a member of the Pittsburgh Consortium of Independent Schools.[2]
History
Winchester Thurston has its origins in the founding of the all-girls Thurston Preparatory School by Alice M. Thurston in Shadyside in 1887.[3] The Winchester School was founded separately, also in Shadyside, as a coeducational school 1902. The two schools merged to produce the all-girls Winchester Thurston School in 1935. The school moved to its current Shadyside campus, formerly the site of Shady Side Academy, in the fall of 1967.[4] The school added its second Lower School campus in Allison Park in 1988, emerging in its current two-campus system.[5] Winchester Thurston became co-educational in 1991.[6]
The Winchester Thurston School has had several new additions in the past including the Main Building in 1963, a science wing in 1987. A new turf field used during all seasons was also constructed called Garland Field. The school has plenty of notable features including three libraries, an art gallery, Mellon Gymnasium, a solarium, a learning garden, a dance studio, the Hillman Dining Hall, Lower, Middle, and Upper school science labs, and three computer labs.[7]
Arts
Winchester Thurston has numerous performing and visual arts programs. Winchester Thurston has received Gene Kelly awards and nominations for their theater performances.[8] Mac Miller the international superstar also attended this school.
Athletics
The interscholastic sports program provides opportunities for Middle and Upper School students to represent WT on the courts, tracks, and fields of the Pittsburgh area.
References
- ↑ "Winchester Thurston Smart Facts". Winchester Thurston School. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh: Center of Education". www.pittsburghmetroguide.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ↑ Pittsburgh First National Bank (1919). The Story of Pittsburgh, Vol. 1. Pittsburgh First National Bank.
- ↑ Doherty, Donald (2008). Pittsburgh's Shadyside. Arcadia Publishing. p. 75.
- ↑ "School's construction outpacing enrollment". The Pittsburgh Press. August 24, 1988. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ↑ Phillips, Jenn; Oberlin, Loriann H.; Pattak, Evan M. (2004). Insiders' Guide to Pittsburgh, 2nd Ed. Insiders' Guide. p. 390.
- ↑ http://www.winchesterthurston.org/page.cfm?p=2
- ↑ Stephenson, Philip A. (2006-06-04). "Gene Kelly Awards: Pine-Richland, North Allegheny and Winchester Thurston receive top honors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.