Carlisle School

Carlisle School began in 1968 and was founded by local educators and business leaders in the Martinsville area. The school was accredited in 1974.{{cite web|url=https://carlisleschool.org/about-us/history-of-carlisle-school/|title=History of Carlisle School|website=carlisleschool.org|access-date=April 28, 2024}} The school operated satellite campuses in both Chatham and Danville, Virginia until their closures in 2013 and 2018.{{cite web|url=https://wset.com/news/local/carlisle-school-closing-doors-to-danville-campus|title=Carlisle School closes doors to Danville Campus|last=Miller|first=Itinease|date=February 2, 2018|website=WSET.com|access-date=April 28, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://wset.com/amp/archive/chatham-carlisle-school-set-to-close-next-year|title=Chatham Carlisle School Set to Close Next Year|last=Delbridge|first=Whitney|date=August 1, 2013|website=WSET.com|access-date=May 5, 2024}}

==Admissions==

All students applying to Carlisle must schedule a tour of the school by attending open houses, an scheduled appointment or virtual visit. Next, students must complete an application form and submit it along with an $75 application fee. The next steps will require a in-person student visit and assessment, completing student evaluations particularly submitting the two required general evaluations (Math & English), submit school records including standardized test results. After a student submits his or hers application, the admissions committee will review and make a decision on the applicant. If the applicant is accepted, families can apply for financial assistance if needed.{{cite web|url=https://carlisleschool.org/apply/|title=How to Apply – Ready to become a Chief – Carlisle School|website=carlisleschool.org|access-date=January 23, 2025}}

Carlisle School offers a college-preparatory curriculum included Honors, Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment Courses. Upper School students (Grades 9-12), in addition to their core curriculum, can choose to take various electives, such as Choir, Drama, Journalism, Engineering, Finance, and Business. They are also required to participate in one special-interest club.{{Cite news|url=https://carlisleschool.org/programs/academics/|title=Carlisle School – Academics|work=www.carlisleschool.org|access-date=July 17, 2019}}

Middle School (Grades 6-8) offers a curriculum in the areas of science, mathematics, languages and the humanities, and routinely requires students with interdisciplinary assignments that involve research, technological components, and writing. Students in the Middle School are also offered various electives.{{Cite news|url=https://carlisleschool.org/programs/academics/upper-school-overview/|title=Carlisle School – Middle & Upper School|work=www.carlisleschool.org|access-date=July 17, 2019}}

The Lower School (Preschool 3 - Grade 5) curriculum is supplemented with instruction in the foreign language, technology, art, drama, creative movement, music, library, research, guidance, and physical education. A science laboratory and computer laboratory are available to students in Kindergarten through fifth grade.{{Cite news|url=https://carlisleschool.org/programs/lower-school-overview/|title=Carlisle School – Lower School|work=www.carlisleschool.org|access-date=July 17, 2019}}

Since Carlisle's inception, 100% of graduates have been accepted into four-year colleges and universities.{{cite web|url=https://carlisleschool.org/college-acceptances-fb-7-1-19/|title=College Acceptances|website=carlisleschool.org|access-date=May 19, 2024}}

Athletic options are open to all Middle and Upper School students. Athletic teams include baseball, boys and girls basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, boys and girls soccer, swimming, boys and girls tennis, and volleyball. Boys teams compete in the Virginia Independent Conference and girls teams in the Blue Ridge Conference.{{Cite news| url=https://carlisleschool.org/programs/athletics/|title=Carlisle School – Athletics| work=www.carlisleschool.org|access-date=July 17, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.visaa.org/schools|title=Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Schools|website=visaa.org|access-date=September 27, 2023}} The boys' basketball team received national attention with the acquisition of former five-star recruit and future NBA player Thon Maker.{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/sports/high_schools/thon-maker-former-country-day-basketball-player-enrolls-at-the-carlisle-school-in-virginia/article_5bb43b21-0fc4-5163-a197-5f2c9982a259.html|title=Thon Maker, former Country Day basketball player, enrolls at the Carlisle School in Virginia|last=Strom|first=Mike|date=November 28, 2012|website=Nola.com|access-date=April 28, 2024}} In the summer of 2022 Carlisle made a renovation to their gym floor.{{cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/sports/high-school/carlisle-school-putting-finishing-touches-on-coaches-court/article_507b3606-46bd-11ed-8e21-83ee64d0aa43.html#:~:text=Over%20the%20summer%20and%20fall,installed%20nearly%2040%20years%20ago.&text=Carlisle%20School%20officials%20hope%20to,the%20start%20of%20basketball%20season.|title=Carlisle School putting finishing touches on Coaches Court|last=Cooper|first=Cara|date=October 9, 2022|website=Martinsville Bulletin|access-date=September 27, 2023}}

The boys' basketball team has won an overall 12 championships with 7 VISAA state championships and 5 Virginia Independent Conference championships, while the girls team has won 9 VISAA state championships including back to back titles from (2015–2018). On March 4, 2023, the girls basketball team won the VISAA division IV state championship.{{cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/sports/high-school/state-champs-once-again-carlisle-girls-basketball-team-plays-it-cool-beats-adversity-on-to/article_66d7a068-baeb-11ed-b528-6b569bb4a38b.html|title=State Champs Once Again: Carlisle girls basketball team plays it cool, beats adversity on the way to state championship|last=Cooper|first=Cara|date=March 4, 2023|website=Martinsville Bulletin|access-date=October 5, 2023}}

The Carlisle golf team has won 14 Virginia Independent Conference championships and 1 VISAA state championship. In soccer, the boys team has won 5 VIC championships and 1 VISAA state championship, while the girls have won two Blue Ridge Conference championships.{{cite web|url=https://carlisleschool.org/programs/athletics/spring/|title=Spring Athletics Overview|website=Carlisleschool.org|access-date=May 5, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://carlisleschool.org/programs/athletics/fall/|title=Fall Athletics Overview|website=Carlisleschool.org|access-date=May 5, 2024}}

Choir, Dance, and Drama are made available to all students, and they routinely take part in on-stage musical and theatrical performances.{{Cite news|url=https://carlisleschool.org/programs/arts/|title=Carlisle School – Arts|work=www.carlisleschool.org|access-date=July 17, 2019}}

Carlisle's Upper School (grades 9-12) students are approximately 80% local and 20% international from across the globe. In recent years, students have enrolled from Australia, India, Nigeria, China, Japan, Colombia, South Korea, Libya, Sudan, Finland, Mexico, Germany, Italy and Sweden. International students can choose a homestay option where they are hosted by a family in the community, or they can choose to live in the single-gender student houses located next to campus. Student houses hold 8 students apiece along with the dorm parents who offer guidance and create a sense of family. Other international students participate in a homestay program and live with Carlisle families. International students are supported by the Director of Residential Life, the International Program Coordinator and faculty mentors.{{Cite news|url=https://carlisleschool.org/international/|title=Carlisle School – International|work=www.carlisleschool.org|access-date=July 17, 2019}}

Carlisle School has been named the "Best Private School" in Southwest Virginia in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 by the readers of "Virginia Living" magazine.

Carlisle School is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools, the Virginia Association of Independent Schools,{{cite web|url=http://www.vais.org/members_findinfo.asp?school=10 |title=Carlisle School |publisher=Virginia Association of Independent Schools |accessdate=3 March 2013 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,{{cite web |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=25133 |title=AdvancED institution summary|publisher=International Registry for Accreditation |accessdate=3 March 2013}} and is recognized by the Virginia Board of Education as an accredited school through the Virginia Council for Private Education.{{cite web|url=http://77241.inspyred.com/images/2012-11-14%20State%20Recognized.pdf |title=State Recognized Accredited Schools |publisher=Virginia Council for Private Education |accessdate=3 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020114757/http://77241.inspyred.com/images/2012-11-14%20State%20Recognized.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2013 }}

==Notable alumni==

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• Rasir Bolton (transferred after sophomore year), professional basketball player{{cite web|url=https://bvmsports.com/2021/06/09/newly-acquired-zag-set-to-make-a-home-for-himself/|title=Newly-acquired Zag set to make a home for himself|last=Forsman|first=Cole|date=June 9, 2021|website=BVM Sports|access-date=September 29, 2023}}
• Jeremy O. Harris, playwright, best known for Daddy and Slave Play.{{cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/news/local/education/carlisle-drama-students-learn-from-alum/article_7430fd26-a799-59f5-961d-a1ba177da35e.html|title=Carlisle drama students learn from alum|date=June 9, 2020|website=Martinsville Bulletin|access-date=October 5, 2023}}
• Edward Kizza, professional soccer player for the New England Revolution{{cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/former-carlisle-soccer-standout-selected-in-first-round-of-mls-draft/article_0bfb43ca-5c33-11eb-a200-bf7a7356e676.html|title=Former Carlisle soccer standout selected in first round of MLS draft|date=January 21, 2021|website=Martinsville Bulletin|access-date=October 5, 2023}}
• Matur Maker (transferred after freshman year), professional basketball player{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethehall.com/2014/05/21/best-basketball-ahead-2017s-matur-maker/|title=Best basketball ahead for 2017's Matur Maker|last=Bozich|first=Alex|date=May 21, 2014|website=Inside The Hall|access-date=September 29, 2023}}
• Thon Maker (transferred after sophomore year), professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons.{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/16262564/nba-draft-prospect-thon-maker-unconventional-path-pay-off|title=Thon Maker's unconventional path to the draft might pay off|last=O'Neill|first=Dana|date=June 17, 2016|work=www.espn.com|access-date=December 11, 2019}}

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