The Linsly School, formerly known as the Linsly Military Institute, is a boarding and day school located in Wheeling, West Virginia

Wheeling, West Virginia

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. It was founded in 1814 by Noah Linsly and chartered by the State of Virginia in the same year The school is the oldest preparatory school west of the Alleghenies. It was originally known as the Lancastrian Academy.

In 1861, the school adopted the dress and discipline of an all-boys military school. In 1978 the board of trustees voted to change the military structure and adopt the philosophy of a traditional boys preparatory school.

In 1988, Linsly became a co-ed school.

In 2007, Linsly ranges from 5th to 12th grade with a student body of about 420. Linsly boasts a 100% college acceptance rate for its graduating seniors . In the 2010-2011 school year the Linsly School has about 430 students in grades 5-12.

Notable faculty

• Skip Prosser
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  , Basketball Coach (1977–1979)
• Dennis K. Hon, Math Department Chair, Calculus AB, BC
• Dr. David Mallow Ph.D., Science Department Chair, Biology

Notable alumni

• Ashley Battle
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   '00, WNBA player for the New York Liberty
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• Jack Canfield
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   '62, Author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul
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• Willie Clay
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• Tom Keane
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  Thomas Lawrence Keane was an American football cornerback.-High school:Keane played football and graduated from Linsly Military Institute in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1944. During his high school career he was an All-OVAC selection in football and basketball in 1943 and 1944...
  
   '44, NFL football player and coach
• Eddie Drummond
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• Carl G. Bachmann
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  Carl G. Bachmann was a United States Congressman from Wheeling, West Virginia.Bachmann was born in Wheeling as the son of Charles F. and Sophia Bachmann. In 1908 he graduated from Linsly Institute. He went to college first at Washington and Jefferson College for two years, and later graduated West...
  
   '08, former United States congressman
• Ted Brown (politician)
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   '78, libertarian politician and speaker
• Bill Berrehsem
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  William "Bill" Stewart Berrehsem was a professional American football player for the Columbus Tigers. He attended Linsly Military Institute and Washington & Jefferson College. He then attended United States Naval Academy. He died in 1968.-See also:...
  
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• Heath Haynes
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• Robert E. L. Strider
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  Robert E. L. Strider was the President of Colby College, Maine, United States, from 1960-1979.-Early Life:Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Strider was the son of the Rev. Robert E.L. Strider, later bishop of the Diocese of West Virginia; and Mary Holroyd Strider, who died at his birth...
  
  , president of Colby College
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• Jason Wilson (politician) '87, Member of the Ohio Senate