Portledge School
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Portledge School is an independent college-preparatory day school located in Matinecock, New York with over 500 students in nursery through 12th grade (2023–2024 school year).
History
Portledge was founded in 1965 in the Coffin estate in Locust Valley, NY. The estate was designed by architect Howard Greenley and built around 1910.[1] It was named after Portledge Manor, the Coffin family's ancestral home in England. Originally just the Carriage House (Middle School) and the Mansion (Lower School), the school built an Upper School (Gilmour Library), a Gym (Wellington Gym), Slanetz Science Center (SSC), and various sports fields over 40 years. Since 2000, the Middle School was completely rebuilt from an aging stable to a modern three level classroom and performance area complex. Most recently, a baseball and multipurpose field were constructed on lands backing up on Duck Pond Road.
The school went through various headmasters in its early years until Hugh Gregory was hired. Responsible for growing the school from one without a unified grading system to a nationally accredited institution, Gregory served for 29 years. Afterwards, a search committee selected Steven Hahn, who served from 2006 until 2012. Simon Owen-Williams succeeded Mr. Hahn and is the current Headmaster of the school. Since Mr. Owen-Williams came to Portledge in 2012, the school has nearly doubled in size, opened a new building, and is in the process of building a new Athletic & Wellness Center.
Faculty advisors
Faculty Advisers serve much the same duties as a commons teacher or a
Notable alumni
- Jeremy Bracco , ice hockey player
- Joseph Duszak ('15), ice hockey player
- Sonny Milano ('14), ice hockey player
- [[Douglas Murray ('99), ice hockey player
- Eric Nystrom ('01), ice hockey player
- Ryan Vesce ('00), ice hockey player
- Claude Zdanow, ('06) musician, composer, engineer, and entrepreneur
- Col. Adrian Bogart, ('77) Commandant of Virginia Military Institute
- David Goldblum, ('06) Writer, Director, Producer
- Stefanie Bishop, ('00) Endurance Athlete and Winner of World's Toughest Mudder
- Lauren Sivan, ('96) News Anchor and Reporter
- Jongnic Bontemps, ('92) Film Composer
Athletics
Portledge offers many sports that are taught to students between fifth and twelfth grades, a number of which are not found in most public schools. Sports at Portledge include, but are not limited to, Boys' and Girls'
References
- ^ http://www.oldlongisland.com/2010/04/portledge.html
- ^ "Portledge School at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
https://www.portledge.org/arts
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