Altamont School
| The Altamont School | |
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| File:Altamont School seal.png | |
| Location | |
4801 Altamont Road 35222 United States | |
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| 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] |
| Colors |
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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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]- 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]
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External links
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- 1975 establishments in Alabama
- Educational institutions established in 1975
- 1922 establishments in Alabama
- Educational institutions established in 1922
- High schools in Birmingham, Alabama
- Schools in Jefferson County, Alabama
- Private high schools in Alabama
- Private middle schools in Alabama
- Preparatory schools in Alabama