Town School for Boys

{{About|the San Francisco-based school for boys|the New York City-based coeducational school|The Town School}}

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|name = Town School For Boys

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|established = 1939

|type = Private

|gender = All-male

|head_name = Head of School

|head = Lorri Hamilton Durbin

|streetaddress = 2750 Jackson Street

|city = San Francisco

|state = CA

|country = USA

|enrollment = 400

|faculty = 65

|ratio = 11:1

|colors = {{color box|blue}}{{color box|white}} Blue and White

|mascot = Town Tiger

|homepage = {{URL|https://www.townschool.com/}}

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Town School for Boys, located in San Francisco, California, is an independent day school for boys from kindergarten through the eighth grade.

The school was established in 1939 by parents from the recently closed and privately owned Damon School, and in 1938–39 was known as the Tamalpais Junior School. Town School for Boys is considered a college preparatory institution for boys in San Francisco. The school is well respected nationally, and has a thriving teacher training program called the New Teacher Institute, founded in 1990. The enrollment of over 400 boys is divided into 9 grades, K - 8, with two classes per grade.

While renovations took place in the 2013–14 school year, the school temporarily leased the space in the Palace of Fine Arts vacated by the Exploratorium.{{cite web

| url=https://sf.curbed.com/2013/2/22/10270768/the-town-school-for-boys-will-temporarily-takes-over-old

| title=The Town School for Boys Will Temporarily Takes Over Old Exploratorium Space

| first=Sally

| last=Kuchar

| date=2013-02-22

| publisher=Curbed

| access-date=2020-01-24}}{{cite web

| url=https://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2013/02/21/lease-agreement-for-temporary-palace-of-fine-arts-tenant-approved/

| title=Lease agreement for temporary Palace of Fine Arts tenant approved

| first=Neal

| last=Riley

| date=2013-02-21

| publisher=San Francisco Examiner

| access-date=2020-01-24}}

Governance

Town is governed by a board of trustees composed of parents, alumni, and other stakeholders.{{cite web

| url=https://www.townschool.com/about-town/board-of-trustees

| title=Board of Trustees

| website=townschool.com

| access-date=2022-06-25}}

Notable alumni

Ethan Canin, author, co-founder of the San Francisco Writers Grotto{{cite web |title=About the Author: Ethan Canin |url=http://www.newmarketpress.com/author.asp?id=552 |website=Newmarket Press |access-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928015346/http://www.newmarketpress.com/author.asp?id=552 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}
Alex Gansa, screenwriter and producer{{cite web|title=Fall Network TV Preview: ABC, CBS, FOX|url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/rossreports/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003637646|date=2007-09-10|website=backstage.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012162844/http://www.backstage.com/bso/rossreports/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003637646|archive-date=2007-10-12}}
Andrew Getty, American oil heir, philanthropist{{cite web |title=FindLaw's Supreme Court of Nevada case and opinions. |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nv-supreme-court/1176479.html |website=Findlaw |accessdate=8 June 2020}}
John Heinz, former US senator from Pennsylvania, heir to the Heinz family fortune{{Cite news |date=1975-12-10 |title=Heinz in race for Senate seat |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MgkuAAAAIBAJ&dq=heinz+to+run+for+senate&pg=PA8&article_id=3262,2381414 |access-date=2024-01-24 |work=Beaver County Times |pages=A-15 |agency=UPI}}
Daniel Lurie, mayor-elect of San Francisco{{Cite web |last= |first= |authorlink= |date= |title=Daniel Lurie: A Man Who's Wearing Two Hats & Making a Super Difference for Our Greater Community |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-mayoral-race-daniel-lurie-18934956.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731012957/https://siliconvalleytalk.com/news/view/7342/Daniel_Lurie_A_Man_Whos_Wearing_Two_Hats_-_Making_a_Super_Difference_for_Our_Greater_Community |archive-date=July 31, 2019 |accessdate=July 30, 2019 |publisher=SiliconValleyTalk.com}}
Mark Pirie, New Zealand poetCharles Briffa, World Literature Today, Summer 1999, USA, pp. 604-605; Sarah Quigley, 'Checking out Gen X', New Zealand Books, vol. 8, no. 5, December 1998, pp. 16-17; Lydia Wevers, 'Talking about GenX', in Telling Stories: Postcolonial Short Fiction in English edited by Jacqueline Bardolph, Rodopi, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2001, pp. 379-387; Michelle Cruickshank, 'Write the Wave', Pavement, April/May 1998, p. 42 & Andrew Johnston, 'Mark Pirie's Excellent Adventure', Sport 21, Spring 1998 [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Ba21Spo-t1-body-d30.html]
Ulrich Schmid-Maybach, real estate developerRyono, Debra. The Maybach Hybrid. worth.com. 2009-01-04. URL:http://www.worth.com/Editorial/Thought-Leaders/Profiles/Profile-Maybach-April-May08.asp. Accessed: 2009-01-04. (Archived by WebCite at)
Ned Segal, former chief financial officer of Twitter{{Cite news |last=Koehn |first=Josh |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Lurie taps ex-Twitter CFO to take charge of SF’s downtown, housing crises |url=https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/17/ned-segal-san-francisco-housing-economic-development/ |work=The San Francisco Standard}}
Deke Sharon, American singer{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchperfect-thebook.com/ |title=Rapkin, Mickey. "Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory"- Gotham Books, 2008 |website=Pitchperfect-thebook.com |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}
Nick Traina, late lead singer for Link 80{{cite book|last1=Steel|first1=Danielle|title=His Shining Light: The Story of Nick Traina|url=https://archive.org/details/hisbrightlightst00stee_0|accessdate=February 11, 2019|year=1998|publisher=Delacorte Press|isbn=978-0-38533346-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/hisbrightlightst00stee_0/page/243 243]}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.townschool.com/}}

Category:Education in San Francisco

Category:Private K–8 schools in California

Category:1939 establishments in California

Category:Educational institutions established in 1939