Groton School
Groton School is a private boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts in the United States. Its most famous alumnus was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was founded in 1884 by Endicott Peabody. A writer has called it "an assembly line for Back Bay and Wall Street." Each day at Groton ends with a formal handshake.
Groton School
|
Image (school seal or photo) |
| Headmaster |
Richard B. Commons |
| School type |
Private |
| Religious affiliation |
Episcopal |
| Founded |
1884 |
| Location |
Groton, Massachusetts |
| Enrollment |
Xxxx - Yyyy |
| Faculty |
X |
| Campus surroundings |
RURAL |
| Sports teams |
Xxxxx |
| Mascot |
Xxxxx |
| School color(s) |
Xxxxx |
Campus
The school is organized into five "forms," (grades) 2 (eight grade)
through 6th form ( 12 grade) Students generally enter the school in
the second or third form. They are housed in small dorms,
which are each run by (and named after) a faculty member,
who lives in an apartment attached to the dorm.
The campus grounds are beautiful, encompassing
a river, forest, and meadows. Faculty dogs are often
seen roaming the campus.
Students
Students at Groton excel at academics.
The school is highly selective. Students are given a great deal
of academic work and personal attention in their courses.
Most students find that their coursework in college is far easier than that they experienced in high school.
Students typically attend highly prestigous universities.
Faculty
Sports, Clubs, and Traditions
The school motto "Qui Servire est Regnare" loosely, to serve
is to reign, or to serve him is perfect freedom,
emphasizes the school's dedication to public service,
and to raising students both intellectually and morally.
The school is a close-knit community. The faculty
lives almost entirely on campus. Classes are very small.
All students are required to participate in sports or theater.
There are regularly scheduled sit-down dinner, where students and faculty dress formally.
History
Noted Groton alumni
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (President of the United States)
- Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (Led the D-day assualt on Utah Beach))
- McGeorge Bundy (National Security Advisor under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson)
- Sam Waterston (Actor)
- Dean Acheson (Secretary of State under President Truman, presidential advisor to Johnson)
- Alexandra Paul (Star of Baywatch)
- Carter Brown (Late art historian)
- Peter Gammons (ESPN's Major League Baseball journalist; his father was formerly the school's organist)
- Ayi Kwei Armah (Ghanain novelist, short-story writer, essayist, considered one of Africa's most important writers)
- Paul Stewart (former NHL referee)
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