Tower Hill School is a private college preparatory school in Wilmington, Delaware, offering instruction for pre-school through 12th grade.
History>
Tower Hill was founded in 1919. The school is a member of the Delaware Independent School Conference and fields 23 competitive varsity sports.
The school offered US$2,000,000 a year of need-based financial aid to 28% of its students for the 2016-2017 school year.
Elizabeth “Bessie†Cromwell Speers currently serves as the Tower Hill's Head of School, having been selected to be headmaster starting the 2015-2016 school year.
Recognition
The Wall Street Journal ranked Tower Hill 24th in the nation and 1st in Delaware, in percentage of students attending eight top colleges.
Tower Hill School is ranked 47th in the nation for best private day schools.
Notable alumni
- Adrienne Arsht, philanthropist and attorney
- Michael N. Castle, Governor of Delaware (1985â€"1992) and US Congressman (Delaware) (1993â€"2011)
- Alfred D. Chandler, distinguished and innovative historian, Harvard University
- Chris Coons, US Senator (Delaware)
- Crawford Hallock Greenewalt, Jr., leading archaeologist University of California, Berkeley
- Harry G. Haskell Jr., US Congressman (Delaware) (1957â€"1959) and Mayor of Wilmington (1969â€"1973)
- Orin Kerr, law professor at George Washington University
- Ellen J. Kullman, former Chief executive officer of DuPont and vice chair of the Tower Hill School board of trustees
- Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show, noted cardiologist and author
- Virginia A. Seitz, former Assistant Attorney General and distinguished appellate lawyer
- Pat Williams, Orlando Magic Senior Vice President
References
External links
- Official website
- Official sports website
