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John Burroughs School

March 21, 2023

This article is about the school in Ladue, Missouri. For the school in Burbank, California, see John Burroughs High School. For the school in Ridgecrest, California, see Sherman E. Burroughs High School.

John Burroughs School (JBS) is a private, non-sectarian college-preparatory school with 631 students in grades 7–12. Its 49-acre (200,000 m2) campus[2] is located in Ladue, Missouri (US), a suburb of St. Louis. Founded in 1923, it is named for U.S. naturalist and philosopher John Burroughs.

John Burroughs School
Address
755 South Price Road

Ladue
,
Missouri
63124

United States
Information
TypePrivate college-preparatory school
Religious affiliation(s)Nonsectarian[1]
Established1923; 100 years ago (1923)
Head of schoolAndy Abbott
Teaching staff116.0 (FTE) (2019–20)[1]
Grades7–12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment639 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio5.5 (2019–20)[1]
Campus size49 acres (200,000 m2)[2]
Campus typeSuburban[1]
Color(s)Blue & Gold
MascotBombers
RivalMary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School
Tuition$31,240 (2021–22)[2]
AffiliationNational Association of Independent Schools[1]
Websitewww.jburroughs.org

John Burroughs has long had a school philosophy of liberal and progressive education. It has been recognized as one of the nation's premier preparatory schools.[3] In 2007, the Wall Street Journal ranked it among the top 50 schools in sending graduates to eight top universities.[3]

As of 2020, the faculty includes 96 full-time and 32 part-time members. Since 2009, the Head of School has been Andy Abbott, formerly an English teacher and the school's head of college counseling. He replaced Keith Shahan, who served as headmaster for 23 years.[4]

History

In 1923, the school's founders wrote, "Burroughs was established upon the conviction that each child has latent possibilities of power, and that it is the chief purpose of the school to cooperate with parents in discovering, fostering and developing that power so that in adulthood he shall make his contribution to the improvement of human society. The child’s mind is not a tablet to be written upon or a cistern to be filled, but a living, growing entity to be guided, developed, trained and inspired."[4]

In the 1930s, JBS participated in the Eight-Year Study, an experiment that tested how American progressive secondary schools would prepare their students for college when released from the curricular restrictions of college admissions requirements.[5]

In April 2020, the school received $2.5 million in federally backed small business loans as part of the Paycheck Protection Program. The school received scrutiny over this loan, which was meant to protect small and private businesses, and returned the money to the Treasury Department the following month.[6][7][8][9]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Bombers football team won the state championship in Division 2A in 1975, 1980 (tie), 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995 (tie) and 2001; and won the 3A title in 2015. Former NFL kicker Neil Rackers is an assistant coach on the football team.[10] Former NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte was head football coach from 2011 to 2013.[10][11] In 2016, the program was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.[12]

Notable alumni

Government and politics

Journalism and literature

Arts, sciences, and education

Sports

Philanthropy

  • Leo Drey, 1935: timber magnate, conservationist, philanthropist. Was Missouri's largest private landholder until 2004, when his $180 million gift of land to a conservation foundation made him the U.S.'s sixth-most generous benefactor.[31] Leases land to JBS for outdoor education.

Business

Military

Faculty

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "JBS @ A Glance - John Burroughs School". John Burroughs School. Retrieved October 6, 2020 – via www.jburroughs.org.
  3. ^ a b "WSJ.com". The Wall Street Journal.
  4. ^ a b "Legacy of Leadership - John Burroughs School". www.jburroughs.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  5. ^ Feldmann, Doug; Watson, Tim (2003-09-01). "The Eight-Year Study Revisted: John Burroughs School, St. Louis, Missouri". Educational Research Quarterly. 27 (1): 5. ISSN 0196-5042.
  6. ^ Protess, Ben; McCabe, David (May 2020). "Think Twice, Mnuchin Tells Prep Schools Seeking Virus Loans". nytimes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020. John Burroughs School near St. Louis, which qualified for a $2.55 million loan, has an endowment of more than $50 million.
  7. ^ Protess, Ben; McCabe, David (29 April 2020). "Elite Prep Schools, Set Back by Virus, Face a Quandary on Federal Aid". nytimes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020. Mr. Abbott said the school planned to keep the money. The school needed the loan to support its operations, he said, and to avoid furloughs for its more than 200 employees and continue paying them benefits.
  8. ^ "John Burroughs School returns $2.55 million in federal coronavirus relief funds after national backlash", stltoday.com, retrieved 2020-05-06, Leaders at John Burroughs School have decided to return $2.55 million in federal coronavirus aid targeted for small businesses, a spokeswoman for the school said Tuesday.
  9. ^ Brown, Graham. "Checks and Unbalance". The World. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  10. ^ a b Latsch, Nate. "Frerotte leaving Burroughs, heading back to Pennsylvania". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  11. ^ Auten, Brett. "Frerotte named football coach at Burroughs; Small to retire". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  12. ^ "Hall of Fame announces Class of 2016". Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. 9 December 2015.
  13. ^ Eligon, John (August 21, 2012). "A Politician Whose Faith Is Central to His Persistence". The New York Times.
  14. ^ "Brittany Packnett '02". NEWS ARCHIVES. John Burroughs School. January 26, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  15. ^ . 2006-09-30. Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  16. ^ Andrews, Lisa (February 21, 2011). "Actress and Screenwriter Puts Creve Coeur in the Spotlight". Patch Media. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  17. ^ Rosenbaum, Jason (March 11, 2013). . St. Louis Beacon. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  18. ^ Toler, Lindsay (May 8, 2014). "Paul Rudd Once Tried to Steal Jon Hamm's Prom Date, So They Faced Off in Trivial Pursuit". Riverfront Times. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  19. ^ "Actor Jon Hamm honored to get Cardinals bobblehead". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  20. ^ "St. Louis Hometown Stories: Ellie and Carrie Kemper, Actress/Writers". www.stlmag.com. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  21. ^ Pennington, Gail (December 13, 2009). "From VP queen ...to 'The Office' John Burroughs graduate joins fellow St. Louisans Jenna Fischer and Phyllis Smith at Dunder Mifflin". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  22. ^ . 2007-07-16. Archived from the original on 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  23. ^ Pennington, Gail (November 3, 2013). "Burroughs grad Erinn Westbrook lives a dream on 'Glee'". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  24. ^ Peterson, Deb (January 24, 2012). "Oscar nominee Beau Willimon grew up in St. Louis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  25. ^ "Falcons 2018 roster: Position-by-position breakdown for current 52 players". www.atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  26. ^ Johnston, Roger (June 18, 1949). "Associated Press Newsfeature". Bakersfield Californian. Newspapers.com. Associated Press. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  27. ^ Huhn, Rick. "Dave Sisler". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  28. ^ Cool, Everett (June 21, 2014). "For Dodgers' Scott Van Slyke, a case of butterflies is a good thing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  29. ^ Gurnick, Ken (January 31, 2012). "Van Slyke getting with the program". MLB.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  30. ^ Baer, Jim (July 10, 2007). "Jay Williamson: Professional golfer". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  31. ^ . 2005-03-02. Archived from the original on 2005-03-02. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  32. ^ "Joe Edwards". January 30, 2000.
  33. ^ Finn, Robin (2008-02-29). "Letting His Racing Colors Show". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  34. ^ "June 2019 Reporter". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  35. ^ "John Burroughs". Jbnet.groupfusion.net. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  36. ^ "ODNI POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDS 1ST LT. ROSLYN L. SCHULTE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MEDAL FOR VALOR" (PDF). dni.gov. January 22, 2010.
  37. ^ Johnson, Julia M. (7 October 2019). "Homegrown: Ron Charles". Town&Style. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  38. ^ "10 Things You Might Not Know About Jon Hamm". 22 March 2012.
  39. ^ "St. Louis Hometown Stories: Jon Hamm, Actor". 24 February 2012.
  40. ^ "John L. Loos". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

External links

  • Official website  

Coordinates: 38°38′40″N 90°22′12″W / 38.64444°N 90.36991°W / 38.64444; -90.36991

March 21, 2023
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This article is about the school in Ladue Missouri For the school in Burbank California see John Burroughs High School For the school in Ridgecrest California see Sherman E Burroughs High School John Burroughs School JBS is a private non sectarian college preparatory school with 631 students in grades 7 12 Its 49 acre 200 000 m2 campus 2 is located in Ladue Missouri US a suburb of St Louis Founded in 1923 it is named for U S naturalist and philosopher John Burroughs John Burroughs SchoolAddress755 South Price RoadLadue Missouri 63124United StatesInformationTypePrivate college preparatory schoolReligious affiliation s Nonsectarian 1 Established1923 100 years ago 1923 Head of schoolAndy AbbottTeaching staff116 0 FTE 2019 20 1 Grades7 12GenderCo edEnrollment639 2019 20 1 Student to teacher ratio5 5 2019 20 1 Campus size49 acres 200 000 m2 2 Campus typeSuburban 1 Color s Blue amp GoldMascotBombersRivalMary Institute and St Louis Country Day SchoolTuition 31 240 2021 22 2 AffiliationNational Association of Independent Schools 1 Websitewww wbr jburroughs wbr orgJohn Burroughs has long had a school philosophy of liberal and progressive education It has been recognized as one of the nation s premier preparatory schools 3 In 2007 the Wall Street Journal ranked it among the top 50 schools in sending graduates to eight top universities 3 As of 2020 the faculty includes 96 full time and 32 part time members Since 2009 the Head of School has been Andy Abbott formerly an English teacher and the school s head of college counseling He replaced Keith Shahan who served as headmaster for 23 years 4 Contents 1 History 2 Extracurricular activities 2 1 Athletics 3 Notable alumni 3 1 Government and politics 3 2 Journalism and literature 3 3 Arts sciences and education 3 4 Sports 3 5 Philanthropy 3 6 Business 3 7 Military 4 Faculty 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditIn 1923 the school s founders wrote Burroughs was established upon the conviction that each child has latent possibilities of power and that it is the chief purpose of the school to cooperate with parents in discovering fostering and developing that power so that in adulthood he shall make his contribution to the improvement of human society The child s mind is not a tablet to be written upon or a cistern to be filled but a living growing entity to be guided developed trained and inspired 4 In the 1930s JBS participated in the Eight Year Study an experiment that tested how American progressive secondary schools would prepare their students for college when released from the curricular restrictions of college admissions requirements 5 In April 2020 the school received 2 5 million in federally backed small business loans as part of the Paycheck Protection Program The school received scrutiny over this loan which was meant to protect small and private businesses and returned the money to the Treasury Department the following month 6 7 8 9 Extracurricular activities EditAthletics Edit The Bombers football team won the state championship in Division 2A in 1975 1980 tie 1985 1989 1991 1992 1995 tie and 2001 and won the 3A title in 2015 Former NFL kicker Neil Rackers is an assistant coach on the football team 10 Former NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte was head football coach from 2011 to 2013 10 11 In 2016 the program was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 12 Notable alumni EditGovernment and politics Edit Todd Akin 1966 U S Congressman R for the 2nd District of Missouri 2001 2013 13 Brittany Packnett 2002 Black Lives Matter activist appointed in 2015 by President Barack Obama to the President s Commission on Twenty first Century Policing a White House task force for police reform 14 Laura Stith 1971 Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 15 John A Terry Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Andrea R Wood 1991 United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Journalism and literature Edit William S Burroughs 1914 novelist Gabe Fleisher 2020 journalist and author of the Wake Up To Politics newsletter Martha Gellhorn 1926 combat journalist novelist and Ernest Hemingway s third wife He dedicated For Whom the Bell Tolls 1940 to her Vicki Goldberg 1954 novelist and photographer Jane Smiley 1967 Pulitzer Prize winning 1992 novelist A Thousand Acres Mary Wiltenburg 1994 journalist Little Bill Clinton projectArts sciences and education Edit Leon Burke III musician singer and conductor Sarah Clarke 1989 actress 24 16 Heather Goldenhersh 1991 actress nominated for a Tony Featured Actress in a Play for playing Sister James in Doubt 17 Jon Hamm 1989 Golden Globe winning actor who starred in Mad Men 18 19 Carrie Kemper 2002 television writer The Office US 20 Ellie Kemper 1998 actress The Office US 21 and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt David D Clark 1962 computer scientist and internet pioneer Edward T Foote II 1955 president University of Miami 1981 2001 dean of Washington University School of Law 1973 1980 helped design St Louis desegregation plans 22 Tom Friedman 1983 conceptual artist John Hartford 1956 Grammy winning folk musician Gentle On My Mind Terry Karl 1966 professor of Latin American Studies at Stanford University James Peniston 1992 sculptor Thomas H Stix 1941 Plasma physics pioneer Princeton professor Erinn Westbrook 2006 actress 23 Beau Willimon 1995 playwright and screenwriter 24 Sports Edit Fran Charles 1986 television football reporter host Ezekiel Elliott 2013 Dallas Cowboys running back David Lee basketball class of 1997 alum non grad NBA basketball player Foye Oluokun 2013 NFL linebacker 25 Dave Sisler 1949 MLB baseball player 26 Dick Sisler 1938 MLB baseball player 27 Scott Van Slyke 2005 MLB baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers 28 29 Jay Williamson 1985 Professional golfer on the PGA Tour 30 Philanthropy Edit Leo Drey 1935 timber magnate conservationist philanthropist Was Missouri s largest private landholder until 2004 when his 180 million gift of land to a conservation foundation made him the U S s sixth most generous benefactor 31 Leases land to JBS for outdoor education Business Edit Sam Altman 2003 CEO of OpenAI former president of Y Combinator Maureen Chiquet 1981 CEO of Chanel Joe Edwards 1964 owner Blueberry Hill founder the St Louis Walk of Fame booster Loop Trolley 32 Timothy Luehrman 1974 Professor Harvard Business School widely cited expert in corporate finance Charles Steven Duncker 1977 former New York Racing Association chairman 33 partner at Goldman Sachs 34 Danny Meyer 1976 NYC restaurateur Union Square Cafe Gramercy Tavern Shake Shack Edward N Ney 1942 CEO of Young amp Rubicam U S ambassador to Canada Andrew C Taylor CEO and chairman of Enterprise Rent A Car Company 35 Military Edit James H Howard 1932 fighter pilot who flew with the Flying Tigers and later became the only fighter pilot in World War II s European Theater of Operations to receive the Medal of Honor Roslyn L Schulte 2002 Killed in action on May 19 2009 she became the first woman to receive the National Intelligence Medal for Valor 36 Faculty EditRaymond Beckman a member of the 1948 U S Olympic soccer team Coached at JBS from 1949 2000 Ron Charles taught at JBS in the late 1990s Now a book critic at The Washington Post 37 Jon Hamm Class of 89 For one year in the early 1990s after he graduated from the University of Missouri Hamm was a teaching intern in the Drama Department Among his improv students was Ellie Kemper later his costar in Bridesmaids 38 39 John L Loos American historian who specialized in the Lewis and Clark Expedition taught history at JBS from 1953 to 1955 40 References Edit a b c d e f Search for Private Schools School Detail for JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved January 27 2023 a b c JBS A Glance John Burroughs School John Burroughs School Retrieved October 6 2020 via www jburroughs org a b WSJ com The Wall Street Journal a b Legacy of Leadership John Burroughs School www jburroughs org Retrieved 2020 11 02 Feldmann Doug Watson Tim 2003 09 01 The Eight Year Study Revisted John Burroughs School St Louis Missouri Educational Research Quarterly 27 1 5 ISSN 0196 5042 Protess Ben McCabe David May 2020 Think Twice Mnuchin Tells Prep Schools Seeking Virus Loans nytimes com Retrieved 13 May 2020 John Burroughs School near St Louis which qualified for a 2 55 million loan has an endowment of more than 50 million Protess Ben McCabe David 29 April 2020 Elite Prep Schools Set Back by Virus Face a Quandary on Federal Aid nytimes com Retrieved 13 May 2020 Mr Abbott said the school planned to keep the money The school needed the loan to support its operations he said and to avoid furloughs for its more than 200 employees and continue paying them benefits John Burroughs School returns 2 55 million in federal coronavirus relief funds after national backlash stltoday com retrieved 2020 05 06 Leaders at John Burroughs School have decided to return 2 55 million in federal coronavirus aid targeted for small businesses a spokeswoman for the school said Tuesday Brown Graham Checks and Unbalance The World Retrieved 2020 11 02 a b Latsch Nate Frerotte leaving Burroughs heading back to Pennsylvania STLtoday com Retrieved 2020 11 02 Auten Brett Frerotte named football coach at Burroughs Small to retire STLtoday com Retrieved 2020 11 02 Hall of Fame announces Class of 2016 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 9 December 2015 Eligon John August 21 2012 A Politician Whose Faith Is Central to His Persistence The New York Times Brittany Packnett 02 NEWS ARCHIVES John Burroughs School January 26 2015 Retrieved April 28 2016 Judge Laura Denvir Stith 2006 09 30 Archived from the original on 2006 09 30 Retrieved 2020 11 02 Andrews Lisa February 21 2011 Actress and Screenwriter Puts Creve Coeur in the Spotlight Patch Media Retrieved August 20 2014 Rosenbaum Jason March 11 2013 On the trail House of Cards creator talks St Louis life and power in politics St Louis Beacon Archived from the original on July 20 2013 Retrieved August 20 2014 Toler Lindsay May 8 2014 Paul Rudd Once Tried to Steal Jon Hamm s Prom Date So They Faced Off in Trivial Pursuit Riverfront Times Retrieved August 20 2014 Actor Jon Hamm honored to get Cardinals bobblehead ESPN com Associated Press August 18 2014 Retrieved August 20 2014 St Louis Hometown Stories Ellie and Carrie Kemper Actress Writers www stlmag com 2012 02 24 Retrieved 2023 02 23 Pennington Gail December 13 2009 From VP queen to The Office John Burroughs graduate joins fellow St Louisans Jenna Fischer and Phyllis Smith at Dunder Mifflin St Louis Post Dispatch Retrieved August 20 2014 John Burroughs School Alumni Awards 2007 07 16 Archived from the original on 2007 07 16 Retrieved 2020 11 02 Pennington Gail November 3 2013 Burroughs grad Erinn Westbrook lives a dream on Glee St Louis Post Dispatch Retrieved August 20 2014 Peterson Deb January 24 2012 Oscar nominee Beau Willimon grew up in St Louis St Louis Post Dispatch Retrieved August 20 2014 Falcons 2018 roster Position by position breakdown for current 52 players www atlantafalcons com Retrieved 2018 09 04 Johnston Roger June 18 1949 Associated Press Newsfeature Bakersfield Californian Newspapers com Associated Press Retrieved August 20 2014 Huhn Rick Dave Sisler Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved August 20 2014 Cool Everett June 21 2014 For Dodgers Scott Van Slyke a case of butterflies is a good thing Los Angeles Times Retrieved August 20 2014 Gurnick Ken January 31 2012 Van Slyke getting with the program MLB com Retrieved August 20 2014 Baer Jim July 10 2007 Jay Williamson Professional golfer St Louis Magazine Retrieved August 20 2014 The Ninth Annual Slate 60 America s most generous philanthropists and where they gave By Jodie T Allen 2005 03 02 Archived from the original on 2005 03 02 Retrieved 2020 11 02 Joe Edwards January 30 2000 Finn Robin 2008 02 29 Letting His Racing Colors Show The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2021 04 28 June 2019 Reporter Issuu Retrieved 2021 04 28 John Burroughs Jbnet groupfusion net Retrieved 2012 11 23 ODNI POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDS 1ST LT ROSLYN L SCHULTE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MEDAL FOR VALOR PDF dni gov January 22 2010 Johnson Julia M 7 October 2019 Homegrown Ron Charles Town amp Style Retrieved 1 February 2022 10 Things You Might Not Know About Jon Hamm 22 March 2012 St Louis Hometown Stories Jon Hamm Actor 24 February 2012 John L Loos Baton Rouge Morning Advocate October 1 2011 Retrieved October 1 2011 External links EditOfficial website Coordinates 38 38 40 N 90 22 12 W 38 64444 N 90 36991 W 38 64444 90 36991 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Burroughs School amp oldid 1141684638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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