Brownell-Talbot School

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| name = Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School

| image = Brownell-Talbot College Preparatory School.jpg

| motto = "We are BT"

| established = September 17, 1863

| type = Independent

| grades = Preschool through grade 12

| headmaster = Kristi N. Gibbs

| enrollment = 435

| colors = Blue and gold

| team_name = Raiders

| location = Omaha, Nebraska
United States

| website = [http://www.brownell.edu/ www.brownell.edu]

| rivals =

}}

Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It serves students from preschool through grade 12.

History

In the mid-19th century, Omaha joined progressive cities that were establishing schools for girls' education. The Episcopal Church founded Brownell Hall, an all-girls secondary boarding school three miles north of Omaha in Saratoga. It officially opened on September 17, 1863.Historical Sketch of Brownell Hall 1863-1914 by Fannie M. Clark Potter, Brownell Hall class of 1873 Located at present-day 400 North Happy Hollow, this private religious school was named after an Episcopal bishop of Connecticut,Historical Sketch of Brownell Hall 1863-1914 by Fannie M. Clark Potter, Brownell Hall class of 1873 and was first located in the Saratoga Springs Hotel, a defunct resort. Students came to the school from Nebraska City, Bellevue, Florence, Fontanelle, Decatur and Omaha.Morton and Watkins. (1916) History of Nebraska. p 515. The school moved to 16th and Jones in 1867, and in 1883 to 10th Street in downtown Omaha.Historical Sketch of Brownell Hall 1863-1914 by Fannie M. Clark Potter, Brownell Hall class of 1873 In 1923 it moved to a central Omaha location. It became co-educational in 1963, ending 100 years of boarding girls. In 1968, the school became independent, breaking its ties with the Episcopal Church. Today it is the oldest school in continuous operation in Nebraska.Morton and Watkins. (1916) p 515.(1993). [http://www.btaquatics.org/B-T%20History.htm From Pony Express to Wireless: Brownell-Talbot College Preparatory School: 140 Years of History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907185025/http://www.btaquatics.org/B-T%20History.htm |date=2008-09-07 }}. Fall/Winter 1993-94 Brownell-Talbot Quarterly.

Chapel

File:The Brownell Talbot School Chapel.jpg|alt=|The Brownell Talbot School Chapel

Theater

Brownell Talbot students performed an original musical at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Taylor |date=2024-07-20 |title=Omaha theatre students to perform original musical at famous festival in Scotland |url=https://www.wowt.com/2024/07/20/omaha-theatre-students-perform-original-musical-festival-scotland/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=WOWT |language=en}}