Classical High School, founded in 1843, is a publicmagnet school in the Providence School District, in Providence, Rhode Island.[2] It was originally an all-male school but has since become co-ed. Classical's motto is Certare, Petere, Reperire, Neque Cedere, a Latin translation of the famous phrase taken from Tennyson's poem "Ulysses", "To Strive, to Seek, to Find, and Not to Yield". It has been rated "High Performing and Sustaining" by its performance in 2005 on the New Standards Reference Exam, placing third in the state.[3] The school also made Newsweek's America's Best High Schools of 2012 with a 99% graduation rate, 95% college bound, an average SAT score of 1578, and an average AP score of 2.8.[4] Classical High School stands roughly at the intersection of the Federal Hill, West End, and Upper South Providence neighborhoods.
Classical High School's current building was finished in 1970 and is one of few buildings in the area created in the Brutalist architectural style.[5] The original school buildings had become outdated by the 1950s and after several fires and years of study, the city launched a competition for a new education complex in 1963. The winning design was by noted local architects Harkness & Geddes in collaboration with Walter Gropius, who founded The Architects Collaborative (TAC), the famous Boston architectural firm.[6]
William McKenzie Woodward, a well-known architectural historian and staff member of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, does not agree aesthetically with the building, going so far as to write in his Guide to Providence Architecture, "It's no wonder Modernism has gotten such a bad reputation in Rhode Island because it smells very bad there."[5] In 1986 McKenzie had however admitted in his survey for the Preservation Commission that "The new complex, the first of its kind in Providence built to serve a stable rather than expanding population, was well received as an ample and functional facility." Quoting John Ware Lincoln, then chairman of the Division of Design at Rhode Island School of Design as having noted: "The new Classical buildings are fine architecture, by the old standards, but they are also exemplary of the new concept of the architect as an environmental planner, working with social and civic sciences, demography, transportation engineering, building technologies, and, in this case, education philosophy."[6]
The previous building, designed by Martin & Hall, was a yellow brick building with a peaked roof (under which was the study hall). It was considerably smaller and was bounded by Pond Street, which was consumed in the creation of the new campus. When the old building was razed the yellow bricks were sold to students and alumni.
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References
^ abc"Classical High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
^Classical High School – Providence, Rhode Island/RI – Public School Profile
^www.eride.ri.gov/.../high%20school%20classifications%202005%20V2.pdf[permanent dead link] Rhode Island Department of Education 2005 High School Classification
^[1] Newsweek's America's Best High Schools of 2012
^ abWoodward, William McKenzie (2003). PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, RI: Providence Preservation Society. p. 207. ISBN0-9742847-0-X.
^ abWilliam McKenzie Woodward and Edward F Sanderson; Providence, a Citywide Survey of Historical Resources; Rhode Island Historic Preservation Commission, 1986
^. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^"Washington C.H. Record-Herald from Washington Court House, Ohio on February 16, 1966 · Page 10".
^Andy Coakley biography at the SABR Baseball Biography Project
^Coolidge (Class of 1956), Clark (2010). "Clark Coolidge Chronology". Buffalo University. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^. Classical HS Alumni Assoc. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
^Fish (Class of 1956), Stanley (June 7, 2010). "A Classical Education: Back to the Future". The New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
^Burrington, H. H.; Scribner, M. B. (1868). Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Providence. Providence, RI: Hammond, Angell & Co. p. 99 – via Google Books.
^. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
^Harvard (1922). Harvard College, Class of 1892. Thirtieth Anniversary Report. Privately published for the class. p. 163.
^Patinkin, Mark (March 24, 2022). "The Providence moment that set Ketanji Brown Jackson's path toward Supreme Court nominee". Providence, Rhode Island: The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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For the school in Lynn Massachusetts see Lynn Classical High School Classical High School founded in 1843 is a public magnet school in the Providence School District in Providence Rhode Island 2 It was originally an all male school but has since become co ed Classical s motto is Certare Petere Reperire Neque Cedere a Latin translation of the famous phrase taken from Tennyson s poem Ulysses To Strive to Seek to Find and Not to Yield It has been rated High Performing and Sustaining by its performance in 2005 on the New Standards Reference Exam placing third in the state 3 The school also made Newsweek s America s Best High Schools of 2012 with a 99 graduation rate 95 college bound an average SAT score of 1578 and an average AP score of 2 8 4 Classical High School stands roughly at the intersection of the Federal Hill West End and Upper South Providence neighborhoods Classical High SchoolAddress770 Westminster StreetProvidence Rhode Island 02903United StatesInformationTypePublic MagnetMottoCertare Petere Reperire Neque Cedere To Strive to Seek to Find and Not to Yield EstablishedMarch 20 1843 179 years ago 1843 03 20 PrincipalScott BarrFaculty66 00 FTE 1 Grades9 12GenderCoeducationalEnrollment1 087 2018 19 1 Student to teacher ratio16 47 1 CampusUrbanColor s Purple amp whiteMascotLady Purple AthenaCommunities servedProvidence Rhode Island United StatesWebsitewww wbr classicalhighschool wbr org Contents 1 Architecture 2 Alumni 3 References 4 External linksArchitecture Edit Westminster Street facade Classical High School s current building was finished in 1970 and is one of few buildings in the area created in the Brutalist architectural style 5 The original school buildings had become outdated by the 1950s and after several fires and years of study the city launched a competition for a new education complex in 1963 The winning design was by noted local architects Harkness amp Geddes in collaboration with Walter Gropius who founded The Architects Collaborative TAC the famous Boston architectural firm 6 William McKenzie Woodward a well known architectural historian and staff member of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation amp Heritage Commission does not agree aesthetically with the building going so far as to write in his Guide to Providence Architecture It s no wonder Modernism has gotten such a bad reputation in Rhode Island because it smells very bad there 5 In 1986 McKenzie had however admitted in his survey for the Preservation Commission that The new complex the first of its kind in Providence built to serve a stable rather than expanding population was well received as an ample and functional facility Quoting John Ware Lincoln then chairman of the Division of Design at Rhode Island School of Design as having noted The new Classical buildings are fine architecture by the old standards but they are also exemplary of the new concept of the architect as an environmental planner working with social and civic sciences demography transportation engineering building technologies and in this case education philosophy 6 The previous building designed by Martin amp Hall was a yellow brick building with a peaked roof under which was the study hall It was considerably smaller and was bounded by Pond Street which was consumed in the creation of the new campus When the old building was razed the yellow bricks were sold to students and alumni Alumni EditVernon Alden Class of 1941 Scholar philanthropist and 15th president of Ohio University 7 8 John M Barry Class of 1964 American author and historian citation needed Steve Cascione Class of 1972 Meteorologist Andy Coakley Class of 1900 Major League Baseball pitcher 9 Joel Cohen Class of 1959 American musician specializing in early music repertoires Lauren Corrao Class of 1979 television executive citation needed Clark Coolidge Class of 1956 Poet and Jazz Musician 10 Amy Diaz Class of 2001 co host of Social Women amp Miss Earth United States 2009 John W Dower Class of 1955 Pulitzer Prize winner citation needed Ronald Dworkin Class of 1949 Legal Philosopher amp Professor at NYU citation needed C M Eddy Jr Author known for his horror mystery and supernatural short stories Jorge Elorza Class of 1994 Mayor of Providence 11 Stanley Fish Class of 1955 Literary theorist and legal scholar 12 Rudolph Fisher Class of 1915 pioneering Black radiologist and writer of the Harlem Renaissance Gordon D Fox Class of 1979 American politician from Providence Rhode Island and the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives citation needed Allan Fung Class of 1988 American politician and the first Asian American mayor of Cranston Rhode Island Robin Green Class of 1963 Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winning writer and producer worked extensively on the HBO hit series The Sopranos and Northern Exposure creator and executive producer for Blue Bloods citation needed Charles L Hodges Class of 1865 U S Army major general attended in 1861 13 Gilbert V Indeglia Class of 1959 Justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court Frederick Irving Class of 1939 United States Ambassador to Iceland from 1972 to 1976 Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from 1976 to 1977 and United States Ambassador to Jamaica from 1977 to 1978 14 Michael Kang Class of 1988 Filmmaker citation needed Frank Licht Class of 1934 Former Governor of Rhode Island citation needed Albert Lythgoe Class of 1886 Egyptologist and curator of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art 15 George Macready Class of 1917 Film actor Paul Mecurio Class of 1978 Emmy Award and Peabody Award winning comedy writer producer director and performer citation needed Joan Nathan Class of 1961 Award winning author of cookbooks amp Producer TV documentaries on the subject of Jewish cuisine citation needed Joe Nocera Class of 1970 American business journalist and author business columnist for The New York Times citation needed Curly Oden Class of 1917 National Football League running back John O Pastore Class of 1925 Former Governor of Rhode Island United States Senator Jeremy Pena Class of 2015 Current starting shortstop for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball S J Perelman Class of 1922 American Humorist 16 Anaridis Rodriguez Class of 2002 Former Weather Channel personality and current CBS Boston News anchor Melanie Sanford Class of 1993 American chemist and Arthur F Thurnau Professor of Chemistry at University of Michigan A O Scott Chief movie critic for The New York Times Bruce M Selya Class of 1951 senior federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and chief judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 17 Bruce Sundlun Class of 1938 Former Governor of Rhode Island Angel Taveras Class of 1988 First Latino Mayor of Providence 18 Ralph Thomas Walker Class of 1907 Architect President of the American Institute of Architects Richard Walton Class of 1946 American writer teacher and politician Hannah Weiner Class of 1946 American poet Wikimedia Commons has media related to Classical High School Providence Rhode Island References Edit a b c Classical High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved May 6 2020 Classical High School Providence Rhode Island RI Public School Profile www eride ri gov high 20school 20classifications 202005 20V2 pdf permanent dead link Rhode Island Department of Education 2005 High School Classification 1 Newsweek s America s Best High Schools of 2012 a b Woodward William McKenzie 2003 PPS AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture Providence RI Providence Preservation Society p 207 ISBN 0 9742847 0 X a b William McKenzie Woodward and Edward F Sanderson Providence a Citywide Survey of Historical Resources Rhode Island Historic Preservation Commission 1986 Distinguished Alumni Awards Classical Alumni Association Archived from the original on March 17 2018 Retrieved March 16 2018 Washington C H Record Herald from Washington Court House Ohio on February 16 1966 Page 10 Andy Coakley biography at the SABR Baseball Biography Project Coolidge Class of 1956 Clark 2010 Clark Coolidge Chronology Buffalo University Retrieved February 9 2015 Distinguished Alumni Classical HS Alumni Assoc Archived from the original on April 23 2016 Retrieved April 20 2016 Fish Class of 1956 Stanley June 7 2010 A Classical Education Back to the Future The New York Times Retrieved June 9 2010 Burrington H H Scribner M B 1868 Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Providence Providence RI Hammond Angell amp Co p 99 via Google Books Classical High School Alumni Association Providence RI Archived from the original on July 25 2011 Retrieved September 8 2010 Harvard 1922 Harvard College Class of 1892 Thirtieth Anniversary Report Privately published for the class p 163 Mitchell Martha Encyclopedia Brunoniana Patinkin Mark March 24 2022 The Providence moment that set Ketanji Brown Jackson s path toward Supreme Court nominee Providence Rhode Island The Providence Journal Retrieved March 27 2022 http blogs wpri com 2010 11 17 taveras taps classical high chum damico for key post Archived October 23 2013 at the Wayback Machine gt External links EditClassical High School s Official Website Classical Athletics Website Classical Alumni Website Classical s Student run Website Providence Schools Classical High School Website GreatSchools net info page Quick Fact Sheet NSRE RI High Schools Listing For 2005Coordinates 41 49 3 72 N 71 25 14 15 W 41 8177000 N 71 4205972 W 41 8177000 71 4205972 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Classical High School amp oldid 1125726581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
