Birch Wathen Lenox School

Private, coeducational school in Manhattan, New York City
40°46′21″N 73°57′27.5″W / 40.77250°N 73.957639°W / 40.77250; -73.957639InformationFormer namesBirch Wathen School (1921)
Lenox School (1916)TypePrivate, CoeducationalMottoIntegrity, Civility, LoyaltyEstablished1991 (as Birch Wathen Lenox School)Head of schoolBill E. KuhnFaculty70[1]GradesK-12Enrollment500 (total)[2]
175 (grades 9–12)[1]Campus sizeSingle BuildingCampus typeBrownstoneColor(s)Blue and WhiteAthleticsAll major high school varsity sportsMascotLionPublicationLeavesNewspaperThe ClarionWebsitebwl.org

The Birch Wathen Lenox School is a college preparatory K-12 school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Birch Wathen Lenox comprises approximately 500 students from all around New York City. The Birch Wathen Lenox School is one of 322 independent schools located in the city.

History

Birch Wathen Lenox was created in 1991 through the merger of the Birch Wathen School (founded in 1921 by Louise Birch and Edith Wathen), and The Lenox School (founded in 1916 by Jessica Garretson Finch).

The Lenox School had been an all-girls school until 1974, when it went co-educational.

Between 1962 and 1989, Birch Wathen was located in the Herbert N. Straus House, an ornate French-style building at 9 East 71st Street across from the Frick Collection

Sports

Birch Wathen Lenox fields teams in soccer, volleyball, swimming, basketball, baseball, cross country, track and field, golf, tennis, hockey and roblotics.

Athletic teams play under the auspices of the Independent Schools Athletic League (New York) or the Girls Independent School Athletic League, which are leagues in the NYSAISAA (New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association).

The robotics team plays in the First Robotics Competition, more commonly referred to as FRC.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b The Birch Wathen Lenox School – School Overview. Peterson's. March 12, 2007.
  2. ^ "New York State Association of Independent Schools: Birch Wathen Lenox School". Nysais.org. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
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External links

  • Birch Wathen Lenox School website
  • Birch Wathen Lenox School at Private School Review
  • The Birch Wathen Lenox School listing in the Bunting & Lyon Blue Book
  • Architectural essay on the midcentury BW building.
  • Architectural essay on the midcentury Lenox building.
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