Randolph School

Randolph School
Randolph School
Address
	1005 Drake Avenue Southeast; Huntsville, Alabama 35802; United States
Coordinates	34°42′22″N 86°33′29″W / 34.706°N 86.558°W
Information
Type	Private college preparatory
Motto	Diligentes Ad Veritatem Quaerendam ; (Diligent in Seeking Truth)
Established	1959 (65 years ago)
CEEB code	011475
Head of school	Adam Dubé
Faculty	150
Enrollment	967 (2016)
Average class size	13 students
Student to teacher ratio	8:1
Campus size	67 acres (27 ha)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue, white, and gray ;
Slogan	Seeking Truth. Building Character. Nurturing all.
Team name	Raiders
Endowment	$25 Million
School fees	$22,391
Graduates	2600+
Website	www.randolphschool.net

Randolph School is an American independent private Pre-K-through-12th-grade college preparatory school chartered in 1959 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. It started in a home on Randolph Avenue in downtown Huntsville with a handful of elementary classes. A few years later it moved to a much larger 17-acre (6.9 ha) campus on Drake Avenue, where it is now located, gradually adding grade levels until having a graduating high school class in the early 1970s.

In 1998, the school purchased 50 acres (20 ha) of land on Garth Road, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Drake Avenue campus. The new high school opened for the 2009–2010 school year. For the fine arts, the new facilities include a new theater with stadium seating, a workshop for stagecraft, band and choral rooms, and new restroom facilities. In total, Randolph has two gymnasiums, four tennis courts, two practice fields and professionally maintained fields for football, baseball, softball and soccer.^[2]

Athletics

Randolph School athletic teams have won 51 AHSAA state titles and finished as runners up 51 times.^[3] Randolph athletes have also taken home 24 individuals state titles. Most varsity teams currently compete in the AHSAA 4A division.^[4] The Randolph boys have won the Cross Country State Championships in 1982, as well as 2005–2013, setting a new state record for most consecutive state championship wins in Alabama with 9. They were runners up in 2014 and 2018. The girls Cross Country team won in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1996, and 1998, and were runners-up in 2013, 2014 and 2015.^[5]

Notable alumni

Its alumni include many of the children of the German rocket scientists that moved to Huntsville with Wernher von Braun after World War II. Other notable alumni include:

Alex Clay – Former professional soccer player for New York Red Bulls II
Macon Phillips – White House Director of Digital Strategy in the Obama administration^[6]
Susanna Phillips (graduated 1999) – Soprano opera singer at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City^[7]
Brian Reynolds (game designer) – Chief Game Designer for Zynga, co-founder of Firaxis and Big Huge Games^[8]
Bryan Shelton – Florida Gators men's tennis head coach and six-time Wimbledon participant^[9]
Jimmy Wales – Co-founder of Wikipedia^[10]^[11]^[12]

References

^ "Private School Universe Survey". NCES. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^ "Randolph School Facilities". Randolph School. May 9, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2006.
^ Tomlinson, Deb (July 29, 2016). "Trophy Case". Randolph High School. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ "AHSAA Handbook 2018-19" (PDF). ahsaa.com. Alabama High School Athletic Association. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
^ 2018 AHSAA CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2018 ed.). Oakville Indian Mounds Park: AHSAA. November 10, 2018. pp. 23, 44.
^ Campbell, Steve (November 15, 2008). "Randolph grad is Obama aide". The Huntsville Times. Alabama Live LLC. Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
^ "Star Alum Returns". Randolph School. November 2, 2005. Retrieved September 15, 2006.
^ Wright, Daniel (March 1, 2013). "Alumni Profile: Brian Reynolds '85 The Philosopher of Fun". Randolph Magazine. Randolph School. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^ "Tennis Champion Bryan Shelton '84 Swings By Randolph". Randolph School. April 25, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2006.
^ Brown, David (December 11, 2007). "Jimmy Wales '83". Alumni Profiles. Randolph School. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
^ Moore, Rebecca (January 13, 2013). "Jimmy Wales '83: 'Information evangelist'". The Randolph Journey. Randolph School. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
^ Walden, Lea Ann (March 1, 2013). "Where Are They Now?". Randolph Magazine. Randolph School. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

External links

Official web site

[nces-1] "Private School Universe Survey". NCES. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

[2] "Randolph School Facilities". Randolph School. May 9, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2006.

[3] Tomlinson, Deb (July 29, 2016). "Trophy Case". Randolph High School. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

[4] "AHSAA Handbook 2018-19" (PDF). ahsaa.com. Alabama High School Athletic Association. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[5] 2018 AHSAA CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2018 ed.). Oakville Indian Mounds Park: AHSAA. November 10, 2018. pp. 23, 44.

[6] Campbell, Steve (November 15, 2008). "Randolph grad is Obama aide". The Huntsville Times. Alabama Live LLC. Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009.

[7] "Star Alum Returns". Randolph School. November 2, 2005. Retrieved September 15, 2006.

[8] Wright, Daniel (March 1, 2013). "Alumni Profile: Brian Reynolds '85 The Philosopher of Fun". Randolph Magazine. Randolph School. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[9] "Tennis Champion Bryan Shelton '84 Swings By Randolph". Randolph School. April 25, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2006.

[10] Brown, David (December 11, 2007). "Jimmy Wales '83". Alumni Profiles. Randolph School. Retrieved September 5, 2013.

[11] Moore, Rebecca (January 13, 2013). "Jimmy Wales '83: 'Information evangelist'". The Randolph Journey. Randolph School. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

[12] Walden, Lea Ann (March 1, 2013). "Where Are They Now?". Randolph Magazine. Randolph School. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

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