St. Timothy's School
St. Timothy's School is a four-year private all-girls boarding high school in Stevenson, Maryland.
| St. Timothy's School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
8400 Greenspring Avenue , 21153 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°24′27″N 76°41′10″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private boarding school |
| Established | 1832 |
| Head of school | Randy S. Stevens |
| Faculty | 44 teachers and staff |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Single(Female) |
| Enrollment | 200 students |
| Campus size | 111.9 acres (0.453 km2) |
| Color(s) | Carolina blue and White |
| Rival | Bryn Mawr School |
| Website | stt |
History
The school was founded as a school for girls by Sarah Randolph Carter in Catonsville, Maryland in 1882. In 1952, the school moved to Stevenson, Maryland. In 1972, Hannah More Academy merged into St. Timothy's School. The school is run under the guidance of the Episcopal Church, and offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.[1]
Sports
The school supports several sports programs including lacrosse, golf, tennis, dance, softball, field hockey, indoor soccer, volleyball, horse riding, ice hockey, soccer, squash and badminton. The school competes in the Interscholastic Athletic Association (IAAM). In 2004-2005, the school won the Division C Championship in field hockey and basketball.[2]
The school is also known for its annual intramural basketball game, a tradition that began in the 1890s when co-headmistresses Polly and Sally Carter were looking for an activity to keep boarders busy during the Thanksgiving break. They divided up the girls into two teams named "Brownie" and "Spider". The game has been played each year according to the original three-court rules, with players wearing 19th-century tunics.[3]
Notable alumnae
- Liz Claiborne - fashion designer
- Helen Metcalf Danforth (1887–1984), university president.[4]
- Kimberly Dozier - CBS Reporter who was critically wounded in Iraq War
- Edie Sedgwick - socialite, actress, model, and 'It' girl of 1965
- Sunny von Bülow - heiress and socialite made famous by allegations that her husband attempted to murder her
- Marietta Peabody Tree - a human rights representative under John F. Kennedy and the mother of model Penelope Tree
- Mary Pillsbury Lord - former U.S. delegate to the United Nations General Assembly
- Leila Hadley - socialite and author
- Sophie Drinker - musicologist
- Ernesta Drinker Ballard - horticulturalist and feminist
- Lynden Miller - horticulturalist and author
- Nompumeoelo (Mungi) Ngomane - author and human rights activist
- Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn - US Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References and notes
- "The History of St. Timothy's". St. Timothy's School. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- "Athletics". St. Timothy's School. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- Scherr, Rich (November 20, 2019). "18 players, 3 courts, 125 years of tradition: Brownie vs. Spider basketball game at St. Timothy's as spirited as ever".
- "Society". Newspapers.com. The Baltimore Sun. December 8, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-03-05.