Greenhill School (Addison, Texas)

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Greenhill School
Address
4141 Spring Valley Road Addison , Texas United States
Coordinates	32°56′32″N 96°50′39″W / 32.942335°N 96.844059°W / 32.942335; -96.844059Coordinates: 32°56′32″N 96°50′39″W / 32.942335°N 96.844059°W / 32.942335; -96.844059
Information
Type	Independent, Coeducational, and College Preparatory School
Motto	Per Aspera Ad Astra (Through Difficulty, To The Stars)
Established	1950
Grades	PreK-12
Enrollment	1,279
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Green & Gold
Mascot	Hornet (Hugo the Hornet)
Accreditation	Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS)
Website	www.greenhill.org

Greenhill School is a co-educational day school in Addison, Texas, United States. The school was founded in 1950 by Bernard Fulton. The 78-acre (320,000 m²) campus is located 12 miles (19 km) north of downtown Dallas, Texas and enrolls about 1,270 students from throughout the Dallas Metroplex.^[1] The school is the first co-educational, non-denominational Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 school in Dallas and is a member of both the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and the Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC).

History[]

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Greenhill School was founded in 1950 as a co-educational option among the independent schools in Dallas. From 1950 to 1976, Bernard Fulton served as the founding headmaster, and at the time, he introduced the concepts of independent co-education, the primer program, and open-space education while the school grew from 62 students to 1,002. After he retired from Greenhill School, he became the headmaster of Lakehill Preparatory School, and later, Fulton Academy in Rockwall, Texas, was named after him as well. On October 20, 1990, Governor Bill Clements declared Bernard Fulton Day “for his dedication to the education of young people in Dallas, in Texas, and in the nation."^[2]

From 1955 to 1959, late State Representative Fred Agnich of Dallas was chairman of the board of the Greenhill School and was instrumental in the early development of the institution.^[3]

The original Upper School building was a part of a farmhouse that was pre-existed the school. It also housed Greenhill's library, cafeteria, and administrative offices. In 1963, a fire decimated the Upper School building; it was rebuilt in 1974. The building suffered another fire in 1987 but reopened the following year.^[4]

The aftermath of the fire that destroyed the old Upper School in March 1987.

Academia[]

The school is divided into four sections: Preschool, Lower School, Middle School, and the Upper School, which houses about 470 students in grades 9-12.[1]

Students are also required to complete 48 hours of community service upon graduation. The school is commonly known for having a rigorous program.^[5]

In addition to maintaining a top education program, Greenhill is home to several well decorated co-curriculars. Its Band, Orchestra, Debate, Film, and Quiz Bowl programs have all garnered numerous state and national awards for their efforts.

Traditions[]

The Water Tower[]

Each year, the incoming seniors paint the Water Tower in the parking lot with graffiti. They spray their names on it with an overriding theme and picture to depict their grade.^[6]

First Day of School[]

On the first day of school, students come to school on campus with a painted water tower. The senior class comes to school with females dressed in white and males dressed in black. The whole school also attends an assembly in the Phillips Gymnasium to ring in the new year.^[7]

Founder's Day[]

Founder's Day is the annual September 11 celebration of Greenhill's establishment on September 11, 1950. The whole school meets in the Phillips Gymnasium for an assembly to commemorate two teachers and honor five faculty members. The Student Council President (a senior) lights the Founder's Day Candle with the current longest working faculty member. During the assembly, the Service-Learning and Community Service Program announces the Estelle Dickens service project for the year. Legacy Heart of the Hill groups are named during this assembly. The Heart of the Hill program brings groups of students from each division—Lower, Middle and Upper—together to help instill a sense of community across the campus.^[8]

Senior Breakfast[]

The Alumni Association holds the annual senior breakfast in the fall for the graduating seniors. During this time, the graduating seniors meet with alumni and are given their senior sweatshirts.^[9]

Athletics[]

Greenhill is a member of the Southwest Preparatory Conference which includes private schools from Texas and Oklahoma. Students start playing athletics for the school when they enter the 7th grade and are able to participate in Basketball, Baseball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Golf, Field Hockey, Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, and Volleyball.

Greenhill has had many prominent athletes. For example, Ashley Rape (Class of 2008) was selected as Gatorade Texas Girl Soccer Player of the Year and a Parade All-American who went on to play for played Duke University.^[10] Chelsey Sveinsson (Class of 2011) was Gatorade Texas Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year for 3 consecutive years.^[11] Sveinsson also won the 2008 Nike National Cross Country Championship.^[12]

The following records were found at the Greenhill Website and the Southwest Preparatory Conference Website. Due to the lack of retained information, some championships have not been recorded.

Notable alumni[]

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• David Berman, musician, Silver Jews
• Jordan Carlos, comedian/actor
• Molly Erdman, actress, author and improvisational comedian
• Lesli Linka Glatter, film and television director,^[13]
• Mila Hermanovski, American fashion designer, Project Runway Season 7 finalist and Project Runway: All Stars contestant
• Ilyse Hogue, progressive activist, former NARAL Pro-Choice America president
• Rashad Hussain, American attorney, diplomat, and professor, Tournament of Champions
• Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins, actor
• Eric Johnson, 62nd Mayor of Dallas, Texas
• Ronald Judkins, winner of the Academy Award for Best Sound for the films Jurassic Park and Saving Private Ryan
• R. F. Kuang, novelist and fantasy author of The Poppy War,
• Anthony Lovett, author, actor, director
• Martie Maguire, musician, The Chicks, Court Yard Hounds
• Emily Robison, musician, The Chicks, Court Yard Hounds
• Lela Rose, American fashion designer
• Scott Rothkopf, chief curator, Whitney Museum
• Iliza Shlesinger, American comedian, actress and television host
• Grant Solomon, tennis player
• Rob Stone, actor
• Karen Rupert Toliver, Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures, winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the film Hair Love
• Beth Van Duyne, 23rd Mayor of Irving, Texas^[14]

References[]

External links[]

• Greenhill School Website