Taft School
The Taft School is a private, coeducational school located in Watertown, Connecticut, United States. It teaches students in 9th through 12th grades and post-graduates.
| The Taft School | |
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| Address | |
110 Woodbury Road , Connecticut 06795 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°36′16″N 73°7′27″W |
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| Type | Private, day and boarding, college-prep |
| Motto | Non ut sibi ministretur sed ut ministret (Not to be served but to serve) |
| Established | 1890 |
| CEEB code | 070880 |
| Head of school | William R. MacMullen |
| Faculty | 124 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 600[1] |
| Average class size | 11 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Campus size | 224 acres (0.91 km2) |
| Color(s) | Maroon and navy blue |
| Nickname | Rhinos, Big Red |
| Website | www |
About three-quarters of Taft's roughly 600 students live on the school's 226-acre (0.91 km2) campus.
The Taft School was founded in 1890 by Horace Dutton Taft, brother of President William Howard Taft. The original campus was in Pelham Manor, New York; the school moved to Watertown two years later. In its 130-year history, Taft has had only five headmasters. William R. MacMullen, a 1978 graduate of Taft, has served as Head of School from 2001 to 2022.
Campus and facilities
The campus includes The Lady Ivy Kwok Wu Science and Mathematics Center, Pinto Language Lab, Moorhead Academic Center, Hulbert Taft Jr. Library, Belcher Reading Room, Mortara Academic Wing, Pailey Dance Studio, Tremaine Art Studio, Gail Wynne Art Studio, Potter Gallery, two theaters, an 18-hole golf course, 16 tennis courts (four indoor), eight squash courts, two field houses, two ice hockey rinks (one Olympic-sized and one NHL-sized), and more than 10 fields around Potter's Pond.[2]
Athletics
Taft's athletic teams are known as the Rhinos and their colors are cardinal red and navy blue. The following sports are offered at Taft:[3]
- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball (boys & girls)
- Crew (boys & girls)
- Cross country (boys & girls)
- Equestrian (boys & girls)
- Field Hockey (girls)
- Football (boys)
- Golf (boys & girls)
- Ice hockey (boys & girls)
- Lacrosse (boys & girls)
- Sailing(boys & girls)
- Skiing (boys & girls)
- Soccer (boys & girls)
- Softball (girls)
- Squash (boys & girls)
- Tennis (boys & girls)
- Track (boys & girls)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling (boys)
Taft is part of the Hotchkiss–Taft rivalry.
Notable alumni
References
- "Taft by the Numbers". Taft School. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- About The Taft School
- "Taft Sports". www.taftschool.org. THE TAFT SCHOOL. Retrieved December 28, 2020.