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St. George's School
|- class="hiddenStructure" ! Motto | |- ! Established | 1896 |- ! Type | Private coeducational secondary, boarding |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Affiliations | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! President | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Principal | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Headmaster | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Dean | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Founder | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Chaplain | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Faculty | |- ! Students | |- ! Grades | |- ! Location |
Middletown, USA |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Oversight | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Accreditation | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Campus | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Colo: ]} |- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | |- class="hiddenStructure" | colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | |} St. George's School is a private, coeducational boarding school in Middletown (next to Newport), Rhode Island. The school was founded in 1896 by the Rev. John Byron Diman, who was a member of a prominent Rhode Island family. It sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and is known for having an extremely beautiful campus. It is a member of the Independent School League. The school is mentioned in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic first novel, This Side of Paradise.

Mission Statement

In 1896, the Rev. John Byron Diman, founder of St. George's School, wrote in his “Purposes of the School” that:

"the specific objectives of St. George's are to give its students the opportunity of developing to the fullest extent possible the particular gifts that are theirs and to encourage in them the desire to do so. Their immediate job after leaving School is to handle successfully the demands of college; later it is hoped that their lives will be ones of constructive service to the world and to God.”

Sports

  • Fall: Cross country running and soccer for both boys and girls, football for boys, and field hockey for girls.
  • Winter: Squash, basketball, and hockey for both boys and girls.
  • Spring: Lacrosse, tennis, track & field, and sailing for both boys and girls, baseball for boys and softball for girls.
The school is a member of the Independent School League (ISL) and the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC). St. George's traditional athletic rival is Middlesex School.

Recent Championships:

  • Boys' Hockey, 2005 NEPSAC Div. II Champions
  • Girls' Cross-Country, 2005 NEPSTA Div. III Champions
In recent years, St. George's hockey and sailing programs have been especially successful with the boys hockey team winning New Englands and the sailing team placing third in the country at Nationals.

Notable Alumni

External links

 


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