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Encyclopedia > The Pike School

The Pike School, founded in 1926 by Cynthia E. Pike, is a private day school in Andover, Massachusetts. Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Essex County Settled 1642 Incorporated 1646 Government  - Type Open town meeting  - Town Manager Reginald Buzz Stapczynski  - Board of    Selectmen Ted Teichert (2009) Mary Lyman (2008) Alexander Vispoli (2010) Jerry Stabile (2010) Brian Major (2009) Area  - Town  32. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ...

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General information

It enrolls approximately 420 students in grades pre-kindergarten through ninth. The school is divided into three sections: lower school (pre-kindergarten through second grade), middle school (third grade through fifth grade), and upper school (sixth grade through ninth grade). The average class size in upper school is 15 students. Pike is considered to be a "feeder school" for Phillips Academy, as many Pike graduates attend Phillips, as well as other nearby preparatory schools. Also the Pike School motto - "non sibi solum" is thought to some to be a slight modification of Phillips Academy's motto - "non sibi" This connection links Pike to Phillips. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Phillips Academy (also known as Andover, Phillips Andover, or simply P.A.) is a co-educational University preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9-12. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ...


Courses

The following courses are mandatory in grades sixth-eighth:

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Additionally, in the seventh grade and eighth grades, most students will also take Latin. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...


Athletics

The Pike School also offers basketball and floor hockey as intermural sports in between the fall and winter seasons. Pike is not notoriously known for sports, but has produced some great athletes in many different high schools around the Merrimack Valley. Some of the great athletes to come out of Pike School include, Tommy Arrigg, David Arrigg, David Orlowitz, Gabe Orlowitz, Andrew Ruiz, Dan Eisenberg, Spencer Rose, and Alex Gacek. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... The Dive Shot. Lacrosse is a team sport that is played with ten players (mens field), six players (mens box), or twelve players (womens field), each of whom uses a netted stick (the crosse) in order to pass and catch a hard rubber ball with the aim... Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, New York Tennis is a game played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players (doubles). ... Softball is a team sport, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... This article is about the sport. ...


Clubs

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The Pike School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (169 words)
The Pike School, founded in 1926 by Cynthia E. Pike, is a private day school in Andover, Massachusetts.
The school is divided into three sections: lower school (pre-kindergarten through second grade), middle school (third grade through fifth grade), and upper school (sixth grade through ninth grade).
Pike is considered to be a "feeder school" for Phillips Academy, as many Pike graduates attend Phillips, as well as other nearby preparatory schools.
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