The Stony Brook School
Encyclopedia
The Stony Brook School is a private independent Christian boarding
and college preparatory school for boys and girls, grades 7 to 12. It was founded by the Rev. Dr. John F. Carson and fellow members of the Stony Brook Assembly in 1922. Its founding headmaster was Frank E. Gaebelein
. The school is located in Stony Brook
on the north shore of Long Island
, New York
.
The mascot of the School is the Bears. During the 1970s and most of the 1980s the mascot was the Shrike
.
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
and college preparatory school for boys and girls, grades 7 to 12. It was founded by the Rev. Dr. John F. Carson and fellow members of the Stony Brook Assembly in 1922. Its founding headmaster was Frank E. Gaebelein
Frank E. Gaebelein
Frank Ely Gaebelein was an American evangelical educator, author, and editor who was the founding headmaster of The Stony Brook School in Long Island, New York...
. The school is located in Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York
Stony Brook is a hamlet located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, which is on the North Shore of Long Island...
on the north shore of Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York
New York City
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Athletics
| Men's | Women's | Coed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Cross Country, Soccer, Football | Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball | Golf, Sailing |
| Winter | Basketball, Wrestling | Basketball | |
| Spring | Track & Field, Tennis, Baseball | Track & Field, Softball | Sailing |
The mascot of the School is the Bears. During the 1970s and most of the 1980s the mascot was the Shrike
Shrike
Shrikes are passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of thirty-one species in three genera. The family name, and that of the largest genus, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes were also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits...
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Facts
2008 - 2009 School Year- 337 students currently enrolled
- Student-faculty ratio is 8:1
- Average class size is 13
- Each class meets 5 times a week for a total of 235 minutes
- Chapel required during school days and on Sunday
- Formal sit-down dinner required everyday except Saturday
- 11 U.S. states represented
- 22 foreign countries represented
- 100% of seniors proceed to college or university
- 49 faculty hold 35 Master's degrees and 2 Doctorates
- Located 46 miles (74 km) east of New York City
- Situated on a 56 acres (226,624.2 m²) campus
- Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and chartered by the University of the State of New York
- Memberships are held with the CEEB, NAISNAISNAIS can mean:*National Animal Identification System, a program intended to identify animals and track them as they come into contact with, or commingle with, animals other than herdmates from their premises of origin....
, NYSAIS, NACAC, NASSP, TABS, and CASE, as well as a chapter of the Cum Laude SocietyCum Laude SocietyThe Cum Laude Society is an organization that honors scholastic achievement at secondary institutions, similar to the Phi Beta Kappa Society, which honors scholastic achievements at the university level. It was founded in 1906 as the Alpha Delta Tau fraternity and changed its name in the 1950s...
Notable alumni
- Aaron BelzAaron BelzAaron Belz is an American poet whose style has been compared to thatof the New York School poets of the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:...
(Class of 1989) - Poet/Professor - James Montgomery Boice (Class of 1956) - Pastor/Theologian
- Jorge BoletJorge BoletJorge Bolet was a Cuban-born but mostly American-resident pianist and teacher.-Life:Bolet was born in Havana, and studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he himself taught from 1939 to 1942...
(Class of 1934) - Pianist - William G. BowdlerWilliam G. Bowdler-Biography:William G. Bowdler was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 27, 1924. He later immigrated to Florida, and served in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946. He became a U.S. citizen in 1945. He was educated at the University of Richmond, receiving a B.A. in History in 1948. He...
(Class of 1943) - Diplomat - Lars BrownworthLars BrownworthLars Brownworth, an author and former United States history and political science teacher at The Stony Brook School, is the creator of the top 50 podcast, . This podcast was created on a whim by Lars and his brother, Anders Brownworth. Often mistaken for a college professor, Lars was, in fact, a...
(Class of 1993) - Author/Lecturer - John W. A. Buyers (Class of 1946) - Company President
- Sarah DrewSarah DrewSarah Drew is an American actress. She is known for her role as Hannah Rogers in Everwood and for her role as Dr. April Kepner on Grey's Anatomy .-Personal life:...
(Class of 1998) - Actress - Heinrich HollandHeinrich HollandHeinrich Holland is professor emeritus in the Earth and Planetary Sciences department of Harvard University. He has made major contributions to in the understanding of the Earth's geochemistry, especially large-scale geochemical and biogeochemical cycles. He has also contributed to the field of...
(Class of 1943) - Academic - Jacques-André IstelJacques-André IstelJacques-André Istel is a French-American recreational parachutist and investment banker widely responsible for popularizing parachuting in the United States...
(Class of 1945) - Parachutist and Investment Banker - Stephen G. KurtzStephen G. KurtzStephen G. Kurtz was an American academic, known mostly for his writings on the American Revolution.He held degrees from Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania....
(Class of 1944) - Academic - Robin LingleRobin LingleRalph "Robin" Lingle was a former middle distance runner from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Lingle graduated from The Stony Brook School, where he became the first athlete to win two championship cross-country meets on the same day, the Ivy Preparatory School League and the Eastern Scholastics States...
(Class of 1960) - Athlete, Coach, and Teacher - Gordon MacDonaldGordon MacDonaldGordon MacDonald may refer to:*Gordon MacDonald , Green Party of Ontario politician*Gordon MacDonald , former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
(Class of 1957) - Minister/Author - Walter Ralston Martin (Class of 1946) - Minister, Author, and Apologist
- Richard H. Rovere (Class of 1933) - Journalist