Agnes Irwin School
{{Short description|Girls school in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = The Agnes Irwin School
| image = AISLower School.JPG
| motto =
| established = 1869
| type = Private, Independent, All-Girls
| head_name = Head of School
| head = Sally B. Keidel
| city = Rosemont
| state = Pennsylvania
| country = USA
| enrollment = 635
| faculty =
| ratio = 6 to 1
| patron =
| SAT =
| ACT =
| athletics = Lacrosse, Squash, Tennis, Cross-Country, Swimming, Soccer, Field Hockey, Golf, Rowing, Softball, Track and Field, Basketball, Volleyball
| colors = Blue and Gold {{colour box|Blue}}{{colour box|Gold}}
| mascot = Owl
| conference = Inter-Academic League
| homepage = [http://www.agnesirwin.org www.agnesirwin.org]|
}}
The Agnes Irwin School is a non-sectarian college preparatory day school for girls from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. It was founded in 1869 by Agnes Irwin in Philadelphia. Irwin, a great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin, later became the first dean of Radcliffe College. In 1933, the campus moved to Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and then to its present location in Rosemont in 1961.
Location and campus
The campus in Rosemont, is {{convert|10|mi|km}} west of Philadelphia. It is in Radnor Township.{{cite web|url=https://www.radnor.com/DocumentCenter/View/1221/Township-Map-PDF|title=Township Map|publisher=Radnor Township|access-date=2019-09-01|archive-date=2019-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901072733/https://www.radnor.com/DocumentCenter/View/1221/Township-Map-PDF|url-status=dead}} The campus sits on eighteen-acres.
Extracurricular
Fourteen varsity sports including basketball, crew, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, track, and volleyball.{{Cite web|url=https://www.agnesirwin.org/athletics/team-sports|title=Agnes Irwin School - Sports Teams - Info & Schedules|website=www.agnesirwin.org}} Performing arts include dance, choral and instrumental groups and dramatic and musical productions. Visual arts include studio art, ceramics, photography and media arts. There is a Community Service program and a number of clubs.
Accreditation and associations
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (1934), Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools, National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, Cum Laude Society (1991), National Association of Independent Schools.
Notable alumnae
- Tory Burch (1984), fashion designer{{cite magazine |last1=Shnayerson |first1=Michael |title=An Empire of Her Own |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/02/tory-burch-200702 |access-date=19 August 2024 |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=26 February 2007}}
- Eleanor Stuart Childs, novelist and short story writer{{cite book |last1=Leonard |first1=John W. |title=Woman's Who's who of America |date=1914 |publisher=American Commonwealth Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COsLAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Eleanor%20Stuart%22 |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=en}}{{RP|176}}
- Dorothy Harrison Eustis (1904), established The Seeing Eye, an organization dedicated to training guide dogs to help the blind{{cite book |last1=Ascarelli |first1=Miriam |title=Independent Vision: Dorothy Harrison Eustis and the Story of the Seeing Eye |date=2010 |publisher=Purdue University Press |isbn=978-1-55753-563-4 |page=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pDSiM3SBJNQC&dq=Dorothy+Harrison+Eustis+%22agnes+irwin%22&pg=PA6 |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Eustis, Dorothy Harrison |url=https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/dorothy-harrison-eustis/ |website=National Women's Hall of Fame |access-date=19 August 2024}}
- Caroline Furness Jayne, ethnologist{{RP|986}}
- Lindy Li, political analyst
- Mary Patterson McPherson (1953), executive officer of the American Philosophical Society, former vice president of the Mellon Foundation, former president of Bryn Mawr College
- Kara Ross (1984), jewelry designer{{cite news |title=Rock star ascending: Main Line-bred jewelry maker Kara Ross |url=https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2011/03/18/rock-star-ascending-main-line-bred-jewelry-maker-kara-ross/ |access-date=19 August 2024 |work=Mainline Media News |date=18 March 2011}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.agnesirwin.org/ Official site]
{{Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Inter-Academic League}}
{{Delaware County, Pennsylvania School Districts}}
{{Girls schools in Philadelphia}}
{{Girls schools in Pennsylvania}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1869
Category:Private high schools in Pennsylvania
Category:Girls' schools in Pennsylvania
Category:Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
Category:Schools in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Category:Private middle schools in Pennsylvania
Category:Private elementary schools in Pennsylvania