The Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) is an athletic conference for large, elite private high schools in Texas. It is composed of the following schools:
12-652: Greenhill School may refer to: Greenhill School (Addison, Texas) , a private day school in Addison, Texas Ysgol Greenhill School , a secondary school inf Tenby, Pembrokeshire Greenhill Primary School, Beauchief and Greenhill , Sheffield Greenhill Middle School Green Hill School (Chehalis, Washington) , a juvenile detention facility in Washington state See also [ edit ] Greenhills School Greenhill Academy [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
24-461: A fire decimated the Upper School building; it was rebuilt in 1974. The building suffered another fire in 1987 but reopened the following year. The school is divided into four sections: Preschool, Lower School, Middle School, and the Upper School, which houses about 470 students in grades 9-12. [1] Students are required to complete 48 hours of community service before graduating. The school
36-538: Is commonly known for having a rigorous program. In addition to maintaining a top education program, Greenhill is home to several well decorated co-curriculars. Its Band, Orchestra, Debate, Film, and Quiz Bowl programs have all garnered numerous state and national awards for their efforts. Each year, the incoming seniors paint the Water Tower in the parking lot with graffiti. They spray their names on it with an overriding theme and picture to depict their grade. On
48-487: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Greenhill School (Addison, Texas) Greenhill School is a co-educational day school in Addison , Texas, United States. The school was founded in 1950 by Bernard Fulton. The 78-acre (320,000 m ) campus is located 12 miles (19 km) north of downtown Dallas , Texas. It enrolls about 1,400 students from throughout
60-769: The Dallas Metroplex . The school is the first co-educational, non-denominational pre-kindergarten through grade 12 school in Dallas and is a member of both the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and the Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC). Greenhill School was founded in 1950 as a co-educational option among the independent schools in Dallas. From 1950 to 1976, Bernard Fulton served as
72-659: The Founder's Day Candle with the current longest working faculty member. During the assembly, the Service-Learning and Community Service Program announces the Estelle Dickens service project for the year. Legacy Heart of the Hill groups are named during this assembly. The Heart of the Hill program brings groups of students from each division—Lower, Middle and Upper—together to help instill a sense of community across
84-768: The campus. The Alumni Association holds the annual senior breakfast in the fall for the graduating seniors. During this time, the graduating seniors meet with alumni and are given their senior sweatshirts. Greenhill is a member of the Southwest Preparatory Conference which includes private schools from Texas and Oklahoma. Students start playing athletics for the school when they enter the 7th grade and are able to participate in Basketball, Baseball, Cheerleading , Cross Country , Diving , Golf, Field Hockey , Football , Lacrosse , Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, and Volleyball. Greenhill has had many prominent athletes. For example, Ashley Rape (Class of 2008)
96-534: The education of young people in Dallas, in Texas, and in the nation." From 1955 to 1959, State Representative Fred Agnich of Dallas was chairman of the board of the Greenhill School and was instrumental in the early development of the institution. The original Upper School building was part of a pre-existing farmhouse. It also housed Greenhill's library, cafeteria, and administrative offices. In 1963,
108-613: The first day of school, students arrive on campus with a painted water tower. The senior class comes to school with females dressed in white and males dressed in black. The whole school also attends an assembly in the Phillips Gymnasium to ring in the new year. Founder's Day is the annual September 11 celebration of Greenhill's establishment on September 11, 1950. The whole school meets in the Phillips Gymnasium for an assembly to commemorate two teachers and honor five faculty members. The Student Council President (a senior) lights
120-517: The founding headmaster. At the time, he introduced the concepts of independent co-education, the primer program, and open-space education while the school grew from 62 students to 1,002. After he retired from Greenhill School, he became the headmaster of Lakehill Preparatory School , and later, Fulton Academy in Rockwall , Texas, was named after him as well. On October 20, 1990, Governor Bill Clements declared Bernard Fulton Day “for his dedication to
132-485: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greenhill_School&oldid=1237835196 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732797403890144-669: Was selected as Gatorade Texas Girl Soccer Player of the Year and a Parade All-American who went on to play for played Duke University . Chelsey Sveinsson (Class of 2011) was Gatorade Texas Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year for 3 consecutive years. Sveinsson also won the 2008 Nike National Cross Country Championship. The following records were found at the Greenhill Website and the Southwest Preparatory Conference Website . Due to
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