Altamont School
| The Altamont School | |
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4801 Altamont Road 35222 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°30′50″N 86°45′28″W / 33.51398°N 86.75783°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Truth, Knowledge, Honor |
| Established | 1975 |
| CEEB code | 010335 |
| Head of school | Cecil F. Stodghill, Jr. |
| Teaching staff | 40.8 FTE (2021–22)[1] |
| Grades | 5–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 362 (2021–22)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.9 (2021–22)[1] |
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| Athletics | Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball, Baseball, Golf, Robotics |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Yearbook | Altimissimus |
| Website | altamontschool |
The Altamont School, located in Birmingham, Alabama atop Red Mountain, is a college preparatory day school with coeducational enrollment of grades 5–12.[1] Most of the students live in Birmingham and the surrounding communities.
History[edit]
Altamont was established in 1975 as a merger between the Brooke Hill School, a college preparatory school for girls founded in 1940, and the Birmingham University School, a boys' school founded in 1922 by Basil M. Parks.[2]
Cecil F. Stodghill, Jr. was named Head of School in 2022.
Campus[edit]
Altamont's main campus is located on 28 acres (11 ha) on the crest of Red Mountain just south of downtown Birmingham. The main school building houses forty classrooms, two science wings, a fine arts center, a student center, an art gallery and sculpture garden, a computer lab, a 20,000-volume library, and special studios for chorus, art, photography, and orchestra. An audio-visual recording studio was recently added to the fine arts suite. The athletic facilities include two gymnasiums with two basketball courts, three volleyball courts and a weight room. The main campus offers six tennis courts, a soccer field and a track. A second campus provides another gymnasium as well as soccer, baseball, and softball fields.
Students, faculty, and administration[edit]
Approximately 80% of Altamont graduates matriculate to out-of-state colleges and universities. A total of 14% of the students in the Class of 2008 were named National Merit semi-finalists, the highest percentage of a school in the state. The faculty consists of 54 teachers, of whom nearly three-quarters hold master's degrees or higher. Altamont is governed by a board of trustees. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Athletics[edit]
As of 2005 the girls track and cross country teams had won the state title for 14 years straight.[3] Altamont boys track won the outdoor title in 2006 and the indoor in 2004 and 2005.[4] The girls soccer team have won State Titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007. The boys team won in 2003, 2008, and 2012.[4]
Notable alumni[edit]
- William J. Cabaniss, former ambassador to the Czech Republic[5]
- Rebecca Gilman, Evening Standard Award winning playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist[6]
- Kate Jackson, actress[7]
- Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author[8]
- Wayne Rogers, actor[9][better source needed]
- Warren St. John, reporter for The New York Times, author of "Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer"[8]
- Margaret Tutwiler, former ambassador to Morocco and former undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. State Department[10][better source needed]
- Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish[11]
- Harry Miree, Grammy-nominated musician[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Altamont School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Alabama Association of Independent Schools (AAIS): The Altamont School". Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Altam,ont School: Athletics". Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "Altamont School: Athletic Records". Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ "The Altamont School: Cabaniss-Kaul Center for the Arts". Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "The Altamont School: Altamont Alumna & Playwright Rebecca Gilman '82 Wins Prestigious Steinberg Award". Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Kate Jackson". TMZ. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "A town divided, a team united". April 19, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ "About Altamont". Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Margaret Tutwiler". Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Birmingham native and 'Big Fish' author Daniel Wallace returns with new novel". May 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "'Aware' Mountain Brook group to host suicide prevention talk this week". September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
External links[edit]
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- Educational institutions established in 1975
- 1922 establishments in Alabama
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- High schools in Birmingham, Alabama
- Schools in Jefferson County, Alabama
- Private high schools in Alabama
- Private middle schools in Alabama
- Preparatory schools in Alabama