Ethel Walker School
{{Short description|Prep school in Simsbury, Connecticut, US}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = The Ethel Walker School
| logo = The_Ethel_Walker_School_logo.jpg
| motto = Nullas Horas Nisi Aureas
"Nothing But Golden Hours"
| established = {{start date and age|1911|p=1}}
| founder = Ethel Walker
| ceeb = 070670
| type = Private, college preparatory, boarding and day all-girls school for grades 6 through 12, plus postgraduate
| grades = 6-12 plus postgraduate
| gender = Girls
| head = Dr. Meera Viswanathan
| address = 230 Bushy Hill Road
| city = Simsbury, Connecticut
| zipcode = 06070
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|41.8497|-72.8356|format=dms|region:US-CT|display=inline,title}}
| average_class_size = 12
| ratio = 1:7
| campus_size = 175 acres
| houses = {{Plainlist| Suns {{Color box|#F2A900|border=silver}}
Dials {{Color box|#3F2B56|border=silver}}
}}
| conference = {{Plainlist|
}}
| website = {{URL|www.ethelwalker.org}}
| students = 250
| school_colors = Purple and yellow
{{color box|#3F2B56|border=silver}}{{color box|#F2A900|border=silver}}
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The Ethel Walker School, also commonly referred to as "Walker's", is a private, college preparatory, boarding and day school for girls in grades 6 through 12 plus postgraduate located in Simsbury, Connecticut.
History
Founded in 1911, the school was one of the first college preparatory schools for girls in the United States. The school sits on 175 acres (0.71 km2), abutting 425 acres (1.72 km2) of preserved land.
The Ethel Walker School was originally located in Lakewood, New Jersey, before being moved in 1917 to its present location on the former Dodge Estate in Simsbury, Connecticut.{{cite news|title=SON OF PRESIDENT TO WED MISS DUPONT Troth of Ethel, Wilmington Heiress, to Franklin Jr. Is Made Known. WEDDING SET FOR JUNE Fiance, Student at Harvard, to Remain There Until After His Graduation. THE PRESIDENT'S SON AND HIS FIANCEE ROOSEVELT JR. WINS MISS ETHEL DU PONT|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1936/11/15/85434152.html?pageNumber=1|access-date=14 August 2016|work=The New York Times|date=November 15, 1936}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/894702456 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/888733699 cite #1 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}}
In 1933, the school temporarily relocated to the Fishers Island Club on Fishers Island, New York after separate fires destroyed two buildings on the campus.{{cite news |date=1933-04-15 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/04/15/archives/walker-school-will-move-to-fishers-island-as-temporary-refuge-after.html |title=Walker School Will Move to Fisher's Island As Temporary Refuge After Incendiary Fires |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=2024-07-27}}
Notable alumnae
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- Frances Beinecke, President of the National Resources Defense Council{{Cite news |date=1977-04-24 |title=Paul J. Elston Plans to Marry Miss Beinecke |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/24/archives/paul-j-elston-plans-to-marry-miss-beinecke.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
- Juanin Clay, actress{{Cite news |date=1981-04-26 |title=Juanin de Zalduondo Wed to Joseph Lambie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/26/style/juanin-de-zalduondo-wed-to-joseph-lambie.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
- Ethel du Pont, heiress and socialite{{cite news|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1936/11/15/85434152.html?pageNumber=1|title=SON OF PRESIDENT TO WED MISS DUPONT Troth of Ethel, Wilmington Heiress, to Franklin Jr. Is Made Known. WEDDING SET FOR JUNE Fiance, Student at Harvard, to Remain There Until After His Graduation. THE PRESIDENT'S SON AND HIS FIANCEE ROOSEVELT JR. WINS MISS ETHEL DU PONT|date=November 15, 1936|work=The New York Times|access-date=14 August 2016}}
- Farahnaz Pahlavi, Princess of Pahlavi Iran, daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi{{Cite web|title=National News Briefs|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/11/11/National-News-Briefs/4953374302800/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=UPI|language=en}}
- Judith Peabody, socialite and philanthropist{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=2010-07-27 |title=Judith Peabody, Socialite and Volunteer, Dies at 80 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/nyregion/27peabody.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
- Angela "Annie" Peavy, member of the U.S. Para-Dressage Team at the 2016 Olympics{{Cite web |title=Angela Peavy |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/angela-peavy-1005828 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.teamusa.com |language=en}}
- Georgia B. Ridder, American thoroughbred racehorse owner{{Cite news |date=1936-04-27 |title=B. J. RIDDER TO WED MISS GEORGIA BIJGK; Former Baltimore Girl Engaged to the Son of Publisher of Several Newspapers. MEMBER OF COLONY CLUB Attended Ethel Walker School-Fiance Interested With His Father in Enterprises. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/04/27/archives/b-j-ridder-to-wed-miss-georgia-bijgk-former-baltimore-girl-engaged.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
- Ariana Rockefeller, model and fashion designer{{Cite web|date=2014-05-28|title=Rockefeller Style|url=https://observer.com/2014/05/rockefeller-style/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Observer|language=en-US}}
- Mary L. Trump, clinical psychologist, businessperson, and author{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Mary Trump exposed her uncle Donald's dirty laundry. Her own life is a quiet mystery |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mary-trump-profile-donald-election-2024-b2401053.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=The Independent |language=en}}
- Sigourney Weaver, actress{{cite news |last=Allis |first=Samuel |date=1979-07-28 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/07/29/sigourney-weaver-six-feet-tall-and-short-on-angst/c13705ca-a7ef-4e3f-874b-8b6cf55cfa36/ |title=Sigourney Weaver - Six Feet Tall And Short on Angst |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
- Abra Prentice Wilkin, philanthropist{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-08-23 |title=Five Questions With Abra Prentice Wilkin {{!}} Classic Chicago Magazine |url=https://classicchicagomagazine.com/five-questions-with-abra-prentice-wilkin/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=classicchicagomagazine.com |language=en-US}}
- Melinda Wortz, art professor, gallery director{{Cite web |title=Melinda Wortz Obituary (2002) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/melinda-wortz-obituary?id=7915326 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Legacy.com}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.ethelwalker.org}}
{{Girls' schools in Connecticut}}
{{Founders League}}
{{New England Preparatory School Athletic Council}}
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Category:Private high schools in Connecticut
Category:Girls' schools in Connecticut
Category:Preparatory schools in Connecticut
Category:Boarding schools in Connecticut
Category:Buildings and structures in Simsbury, Connecticut
Category:Schools in Hartford County, Connecticut