Collegiate School (Richmond, Virginia)
{{Short description|Private school in Virginia, US}}
{{About|the Richmond, Virginia school founded in 1915|other uses|Collegiate School (disambiguation){{!}}Collegiate School}}{{More citations needed|date=September 2024}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = Collegiate School
| logo = Collegiate green seal 150.JPG
| image = Collegiate School, Virginia.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| motto = Parat. Ditat. Durat.
| motto_translation = Prepare, Enrich, Endure
| address = 103 North Mooreland Road
| city = Richmond
| state = Virginia
| zipcode = 23229
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|37|34|41.8|N|77|35|13.6|W|display=inline,title}}
| other_name =
| former_name =
| type = Private, day, college prep
| established = {{Start date and age|1915}}
| religion = Nonsectarian
| closed =
| oversight =
| grades = JK–12
| superintendent =
| head_of_school = Jeff Mancabelli
| staff =
| faculty = 218
| gender = Co-educational
| slogan = Minds that Seek, Hearts that Serve
| enrollment = 1,600
| campus_size =
| campus_type = Suburban
| colors = Green and Gold
{{Color box|Green}} {{Color box|Gold}}
| song = Hail Collegiate
| mascot = Cougar
| nickname = Cougars
| accreditations = Southern Association of Independent Schools
Virginia Association of Independent Schools
| publication = The Spark, The Magazine for Collegiate School
| newspaper = The Match (Student Newspaper) and The Flame (Creative Arts)
| yearbook = The Torch
| endowment = $84,605,000 (as of June 30, 2022)
| tuition = $19,560–$32,820 (2024–25){{cite web|url=https://www.collegiate-va.org/admission/tuition--financial-assistance|title=Tuition & Financial Assistance|website=collegiate-va.org|access-date=January 13, 2025}}
| fees = Books & Supplies: $80–$650
Laptops: $900{{cite web|url=https://www.collegiate-va.org/admission/tuition--financial-assistance|title=Tuition & Financial Assistance|website=collegiate-va.org|access-date=January 13, 2025}}
| team_name = Collegiate Cougars
| website = {{URL|www.collegiate-va.org}}
| footnotes =
}}
Collegiate School is a private, day, preparatory school for boys and girls located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The student body of Collegiate comprises about 1,600 total students from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12. The Lower School and Upper School are coeducational, while the Middle School is coordinated with boys and girls in separate classes.
History
Collegiate was founded in 1915, by Helen Baker as the Collegiate School for Girls, a college preparatory school located in downtown Richmond. In addition to this campus in town, Collegiate opened the Collegiate Country Day School, off Mooreland and River roads, in 1953 Collegiate's Town School and the Country Day School merged on Mooreland Road in 1960. Today, Collegiate still remains on the Mooreland Road campus and has purchased over {{convert|155|acre|km2}} in Goochland County. Collegiate had already developed 60 of these acres for athletic purposes.
Notable alumni
- Ann Cottrell Free (1934), journalist and author
- Eugene Welch Hickok (1968), former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education
- Ray Easterling (1968), former safety for Atlanta Falcons
- Stanley Druckenmiller (1971),{{cite web|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_576679.html|title='Low key' billionaire eyes Steelers|first=Carl |last=Prine |first2=Mike|last2=Dudurich|website=TribLIVE.com|accessdate=8 January 2018}} investment manager
- Steve Kelley (1977), syndicated cartoonist
- Robert Wrenn (1977), professional golfer
- Eric Cantor (1981), House Majority Leader (2011–2014), Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's {{ushr|VA|7|7th}} district (2001–2014){{Cite web|url=https://politics.laws.com/eric-cantor|title=Eric Cantor - Politics {{!}} Laws.com|website=politics.laws.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-15}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/06/11/the-rise-and-fall-of-eric-cantor-a-timeline/|title=The rise and fall of Eric Cantor: A timeline|last=Fuller|first=Jaime|date=2014-06-11|work=Washington Post|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}
- David Allen Schools (1983), Widespread Panic bassist
- Mike Henry (1984), actor, producer, and screenwriter for Family Guy, voice of Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Consuela, Bruce and various other characters
- Robert Ukrop (1988), former professional soccer player for the Davidson Wildcats, Richmond Kickers, and New England Revolution
- Thomas T. Cullen (1996), United States District Judge and former United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
- Matt Reid (1996), baseball coach for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles{{cite web |title=Matt Reid - Baseball Stats - The Baseball Cube |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/187720/jobs/ |website=TheBaseballCube.com |language=en}}
- Scottie Thompson (2000), actress (NCIS, Trauma)
- Bret Myers (2002), soccer player and professor
- Russell Wilson (2007),{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/20/russell-wilson-had-special-presence-long-before-re/|title=HARRIS: Russell Wilson had special presence long before reaching Super Bowl|work=The Washington Times|accessdate=8 January 2018}} quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl XLVIII champion, businessman, and a minority owner of the Seattle Sounders FC
- Jake McGee (2010), professional football tight end{{cite web|url=https://richmond.com/specialty-publications/mcgee-the-man-for-collegiate/article_6d8e3281-db01-55a9-a8ad-4756e0500a84.html|title=McGee the man for Collegiate|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|first=Jim|last=McConnell|date=November 22, 2009|access-date=June 3, 2024}}
- Wilton Speight (2014), starting quarterback at University of California, Los Angeles (2018) and University of Michigan (2016–2017)
- Evan Justice (2017), pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.collegiate-va.org/}}