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School History

Thomas Jefferson School was founded in 1946 by Robin McCoy, Charles E. Merrill Jr. (who also founded the Commonwealth School in Massachusetts), and Graham Spring. They planned to establish, in the Midwest, a boarding school with academic standards equal to those of its more famous New England peers. They also tried to create a school whose governance rested with the faculty, patterned after the colleges that comprise Oxford and Cambridge Universities, which are faculty-governed institutions. Teachers who remain at the school for a relatively long period of time automatically become board members. Jump to: navigation, search This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Senators Edward Kennedy (D) John Kerry (D) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... While the states marked in red show the core of New England, the regions cultural influence may cover a greater or lesser area than shown. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... REDIRECT [1] ...

For its first twenty-five years, TJ remained a boarding and day school for boys in grades 9-12, with a demanding curriculum and success in sending students to top colleges. For a time, due to its founders' status and connections (Charles Merrill, for instance, is the son of a founder of Merrill Lynch), it was a feeder for Harvard. The school became coed in 1971. During the 1970's, the school also began admitting students as five-day boarders, an option for families who live in the "middle distance" and for some others who live closer to the school. The school added an eighth grade in 1976 and a seventh grade in 1981. Merrill Lynch & Co. ... Jump to: navigation, search Today Harvard College is the undergraduate portion of Harvard University. ...

Robin McCoy remained Headmaster for 34 years, and Lawrence Morgan (TJ '53) succeeded him in the summer of 1980. William C. Rowe (TJ '63) succeeded Mr. Morgan as Head of School in July, 2000.

Overview

The school is located on twenty acres in the middle of St. Louis's South County suburbs. It is somewhat unique in that it is extremely small for a school of its kind, with only 82 students from grades 7 through 12, a large share of whom are international students.

TJ is focused on the classics, and the ideal of a classical education in general. The Greek program, in particular, is among the best in the nation. Classes are very discussion-, even debate, oriented and only take up two or three hours a day. Students spend the remainder of the day studying independently, engaged in athletics or other extracurriculars, or consulting privately with the twelve faculty members, many of whom live on campus. In the traditional sense of the term, a classic book is one written in ancient Greece or ancient Rome (see classics). ...

As ranked by the Boarding School Review, the median SAT score of seniors is the highest in the nation among boarding schools: 710 verbal, 710 math. The school also has a good deal of success in sending its students to top colleges and universities, with a large share of its alumni going on to attend liberal arts colleges. A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ...

The school has long held membership in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), and Midwest Boarding Schools (MWBS), and in 1997 TJ gained full accreditation by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).

External Link

Thomas Jefferson School's website