Salisbury School
Salisbury School is an elite all-boys, private college-preparatory boarding school in Salisbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1901 by the Reverend George E. Quaile, former headmaster of St. Austin's Military School in Staten Island, New York.
Its school newspaper is The Cupola. Its mascot is the Crimson Knight.
In 2015, Business Insider ranked it the most expensive private high school in the United States.[3]
Notable alumni
- Prince Ali bin Al Hussein (1993) - Brother of King Abdullah II of Jordan; Vice-President, Federation Internationale de Football (FIFA)
- Mark Arcobello (2006) - Professional hockey player, US Olympic Team, 2018
- Christopher Atkins (1980) - Actor, The Blue Lagoon, The Pirate Movie, A Night in Heaven, and others
- Alex Biega (2006) - Professional hockey player, Vancouver Canucks, NHL
- Peter Bohlin (1955) - Architect; designer of Apple retail stores worldwide.
- Josiah Bunting III (1957) - Educator and author; retired superintendent of Virginia Military Institute
- Paul Carey (2007) - Professional hockey player, New York Rangers, NHL
- Porter Collins (1993) - US Olympic oarsman 1996/2000; three-time World Champion 1995/1998/ 1999
- Ben Greenspan (2002) - college baseball coach[4]
- John E. Herlitz (1960) - Automotive Designer - Chrysler Senior VP Product Design[5]
- Elliot Hovey (2002) - US Olympic oarsman, 2008/2012
- Jay Kemmerer (1966) - Owner, Jackson Hole Mountain Ski Resort
- Thomas Kiefer (1976) - US Olympic Silver Medalist oarsman, 1984
- Patrick Mazeika (born 1993) - baseball player
- Harold McGraw III (1968) - Chairman of the Board, McGraw Hill Financial
- Brodie Merrill (2001) - Professional lacrosse player, Boston Cannons and Toronto Rock
- DA Pennebaker (1942) – Documentary filmmaker
- William B. Ruger (1933) - Co-founder, Sturm, Ruger & Co., preeminent US firearm manufacturing company
- Matthew Swift (2006) – Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Concordia Summit
- Will Toffey (2014) - professional baseball player[6]
- Will Tye (2010) - Professional football player, New York Giants, NFL
- Björn Werner (2010) - Professional football player, Indianapolis Colts, NFL 2013-2015
- G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams (1929) - Governor of Michigan; Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice
References
- ^ "Salisbury School". GreatSchools. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ "Press Release: Salisbury School Endowment Surpasses $100 Million Milestone". April 30, 2025. Archived from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ^ Danner, Christi; and Stanger, Melissa. "The 50 most expensive private high schools in America", Business Insider, September 15, 2015. Accessed November 19, 2015. "For the first time, The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, was not the most expensive on our list, but instead was overtaken by another northeastern school: the Salisbury School in Connecticut."
- ^ "Class Notes" (PDF). Salisbury Magazine. Winter 2017. p. 67. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Cobb, James G. (April 13, 2008). "John Herlitz, 65, Designer of Muscle Cars, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ "Vanderbilt trio chose baseball over hockey". Tennessean.com. May 4, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
