Town School for Boys
| Town School For Boys | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
2750 Jackson Street , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1939 |
| Head of School | Lorri Hamilton Durbin |
| Faculty | 65 |
| Gender | All-male |
| Enrollment | 400 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Town Tiger |
| Website | www |
Town School for Boys, located in San Francisco, California, is an independent day school for boys from kindergarten through the eighth grade.
The school was established in 1939 by parents from the recently closed and privately owned Damon School, and in 1938–39 was known as the Tamalpais Junior School. Town School for Boys is considered a college preparatory institution for boys in San Francisco. The school is well respected nationally, and has a thriving teacher training program called the New Teacher Institute, founded in 1990. The enrollment of over 400 boys is divided into 9 grades, K - 8, with two classes per grade.
While renovations took place in the 2013–14 school year, the school temporarily leased the space in the Palace of Fine Arts vacated by the Exploratorium.[1][2]
Governance
Town is governed by a board of trustees composed of parents, alumni, and other stakeholders.[3]
Notable alumni
- Alex Gansa, screenwriter and producer[4]
- Andrew Getty, American oil heir, philanthropist[5]
- Daniel Lurie, mayor of San Francisco[6]
- Deke Sharon, American singer[7]
- Ethan Canin, author, co-founder of the San Francisco Writers Grotto[8]
- John Heinz, former US senator from Pennsylvania, heir to the Heinz family fortune[9]
- Mark Pirie, New Zealand poet[10]
- Ned Segal, former chief financial officer of Twitter[11]
- Nick Traina, late lead singer for Link 80[12]
- Ulrich Schmid-Maybach, real estate developer[13]
References
- ^ Kuchar, Sally (February 22, 2013). "The Town School for Boys Will Temporarily Takes Over Old Exploratorium Space". Curbed. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ Riley, Neal (February 21, 2013). "Lease agreement for temporary Palace of Fine Arts tenant approved". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". townschool.com. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Fall Network TV Preview: ABC, CBS, FOX". backstage.com. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.
- ^ "FindLaw's Supreme Court of Nevada case and opinions". Findlaw. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Lurie: A Man Who's Wearing Two Hats & Making a Super Difference for Our Greater Community". SiliconValleyTalk.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ "Rapkin, Mickey. "Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory"- Gotham Books, 2008". Pitchperfect-thebook.com. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "About the Author: Ethan Canin". Newmarket Press. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Heinz in race for Senate seat". Beaver County Times. UPI. December 10, 1975. pp. A-15. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Charles Briffa, World Literature Today, Summer 1999, USA, pp. 604-605; Sarah Quigley, 'Checking out Gen X', New Zealand Books, vol. 8, no. 5, December 1998, pp. 16-17; Lydia Wevers, 'Talking about GenX', in Telling Stories: Postcolonial Short Fiction in English edited by Jacqueline Bardolph, Rodopi, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2001, pp. 379-387; Michelle Cruickshank, 'Write the Wave', Pavement, April/May 1998, p. 42 & Andrew Johnston, 'Mark Pirie's Excellent Adventure', Sport 21, Spring 1998 [1]
- ^ Koehn, Josh (December 17, 2024). "Lurie taps ex-Twitter CFO to take charge of SF's downtown, housing crises". The San Francisco Standard.
- ^ Steel, Danielle (1998). His Shining Light: The Story of Nick Traina. Delacorte Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-38533346-7. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Ryono, Debra. The Maybach Hybrid. worth.com. 2009-01-04. URL:http://www.worth.com/Editorial/Thought-Leaders/Profiles/Profile-Maybach-April-May08.asp. Accessed: 2009-01-04. (Archived by WebCite at)
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