Park Tudor School

Park Tudor School is a coeducational independent college preparatory day school founded in 1902. It offers programs from junior kindergarten through high school. It is located in the Meridian Hills neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. A merger of Tudor Hall School for Girls (founded in 1902) and the all-male Park School (founded in 1914) formed the present-day school in 1970.

Park Tudor campus in the fall.
Foster Hall was named for composer Stephen Foster.

Park Tudor School
Park Tudor campus in 2016
Address
7200 North College Avenue

Indianapolis
,
Marion County
,
Indiana
46240

United States
Coordinates39°53′09″N 86°08′53″W
Information
TypeIndependent School
MottoExceptional Educators. Extraordinary Opportunities.
Established1902
GradesJunior Kindergarten-Grade 12
Color(s)     [1]
Athletics16 varsity sports
Athletics conferencePioneer Conference (Indiana)
NicknamePanthers
NewspaperThe Tribune
Websitewww.parktudor.org

History

Park Tudor is the product of a merger of two single-sex independent schools, Tudor Hall School for Girls and Park School.

Tudor Hall School for Girls was established in 1902 by Fredonia Allen and James Cumming Smith. Allen named the school after her mother, Ann Tudor Allen. The school was originally located at 16th and Meridian streets in Indianapolis. It later moved to a two-building campus at 32nd and Meridian streets where it remained for several decades. In 1960, Tudor Hall moved to the Charles B. Sommers estate on Cold Spring Road, next to Park School. In addition to the day school program, it fostered a significant boarding program. After the 1970 merger with Park School, Tudor Hall was consolidated with Park School into the new College Avenue campus.

Major buildings on the campus include the historic Foster Hall (named after composer Stephen Foster by Foster enthusiast/collector Eli Lilly Jr.), Allen W. Clowes Commons dining hall (1967), Frederic M. Ayres Auditorium (1976,2021), Jane Holton Upper School (1970), Middle School (1988), Lower School (1967), Hilbert Early Education Center (1997), Fine Arts Building (1976), Ruth Lilly Science Center (1989), and the Irsay Family Sports Center for Health and Wellness (2021–22).[2]

Athletics

Park Tudor is a member of the Pioneer Conference. The school fields teams for the Upper School and Middle School in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, crew, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, wrestling, and volleyball.[3]

The 2010-11 varsity boys basketball team won the IHSAA Class 2A State Finals in March 2011. The team followed with another IHSAA Class 2A State Championship in 2012. On March 29, 2014, Park Tudor School's varsity basketball team won the IHSAA Class 2A State Finals again.[4][5][6]

The girls' soccer team won the soccer program's first state championship in November 2019.[7]

Notable alumni

See also

References
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  2. "History of Park Tudor School - Park Tudor Indianapolis Private School - Indianapolis, Indiana". parktudor.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. "Park Tudor Panther Athletics". Park Tudor High School Sports, Indianapolis, IN. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. "IHSAA Basketball State Champions". IHSAA Conference-Independent Schools. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. Mark Ambrogi (29 March 2014). "Park Tudor Westview Class AA". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. "2009-10 Class 2A State Finals Recap". IHSAA Conference-Independent Schools. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  7. "Park Tudor secures soccer state title from Lafayette Central Catholic". www.indystar.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  8. Emmis Communications (February 1987). Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications. pp. 80–83. ISSN 0148-7736. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. "NUVO Cultural Vision Awards - Lifetime Achievement: Thomas Binford". nuvo.net. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  10. "National Youth Poet Laureate". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. "Park Tudor Distinguished Alumni Award". Parktudor.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  12. Kyle Neddenriep (25 May 2013). "Ed Carpenter uses Indy pole to become hometown hero". USA Today. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  13. Mark Ambrogi (22 July 2014). "Park Tudor, IU's Micah Johnson moving quickly through White Sox organization". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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