Louisville Collegiate School

Louisville Collegiate School is a junior kindergarten-12th grade, co-ed independent day school located in the historic Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1915, the school enrolls 713 students at 2427 Glenmary Avenue. Collegiate is a community rich in history, tradition, innovation and academic excellence. Founded on progressive ideals Collegiate is welcoming, accessible and proud of all of its students who stand out for their exceptional academic preparation, outstanding character and confident leadership.

History

Louisville Collegiate School opened its doors on September 23, 1915 in a house at 512 West Ormsby Avenue, becoming the first school in Kentucky committed to preparing young women for college. Virginia Perrin Speed (1879–1968) and her husband William Shallcross Speed (1873–1955) were the principal founders and sustainers of the school, and are largely responsible for the school's success

Needing more land to grow, Collegiate moved in 1927 to its current home on Glenmary Avenue in the historic Highlands, just east of downtown Louisville, in what is now the Lower School.

Although the school initially accepted boys in the primary grades, it remained traditionally a girls' school until 1972 when the Lower School became coeducational.

In 1980, Collegiate's Board of Trustees established coeducation in the Upper School. To accommodate the increase in enrollment, Willig Hall was built in 1983 to house the Upper School. The first coed class graduated in 1987.

As part of the school's Master Plan, Collegiate launched a campaign in 2001 to expand its Upper School because of the growth Collegiate was experiencing. Collegiate expanded its Upper School into a 62,500-square-foot (5,810 m2) building that houses 17 classrooms, seven study areas, three science labs and two computer labs. In 2008, Collegiate launched a Junior Kindergarten.

Academics

2009-2010 Academic Honors

• Five National Merit finalists.
• Collegiate named the number one school for high school mathematics in Louisville by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
• Third year in a row that Collegiate has earned a higher Challenge Index score than any public high school in the state of Kentucky, according to Newsweek magazine's annual ranking of American high schools.

2013-2014 Academic Honors

• Six students were selected as National Merit Semifinalists: Matthew Bode, Anisha Datta, Evan Foley, Thuy-Vy Nguyen, Diana Perkins and Austin Talis. Four students were recognized as Commended students: Kyle Kersey, Jonathan Parker, Daniel Rolen and John Severtson. This represents 19% of the students from the Class of 2015.
• Collegiate Wins Sixth Grade Showcase Championship - Quick Recall Champions
• Coley Sullivan '16 has achieved a perfect score of 2400 on the SAT and a 36 on the ACT.

Athletics

In 2014 Titan Soccer ended their season as the All 'A" Boys State Soccer Champions and Matt Bode (class of 2015) repeats as the 2014 Cross Country Champion.

Sports

Fall sports: Field hockey, Soccer, Golf, and Cross country.

Winter sports: Basketball, Indoor Track, and Swimming.

Spring sports: Crew, Fast-pitch softball, Lacrosse, Tennis, and Track.

Fine arts

Lower, Middle and Upper School students fine arts curriculum is:

• Visual art (drawing, painting, printmaking, 3D sculpture);
• Vocal music;
• Instrumental music;
• Drama;
• Field trips;
• Visiting artists

Notable alumni

• Sallie Bingham 1954, author and playwright
• Kathy Nash Cary 1972, chef/owner of Lilly's Restaurant
• Tori Murden McClure 1981, first woman to row solo across the Atlantic
• Jane Metcalfe 1979, co-founder of Wired Magazine
• Cornelia Atherton Serpell 1935, mental health activist
• Ian Shapira 1996, staff writer at The Washington Post, shared a Pulitizer Prize with other Post staffers for Virginia Tech shooting coverage.

References

External links

• Louisville Collegiate School homepage
• Louisville Collegiate School on Facebook
• Louisville Collegiate School on Flickr