Bancroft School
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| Bancroft School | |
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Bancroft School from the West
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| Worcester, MA USA | |
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| Type | Private secondary |
| Established | 1900 |
| Head of school | James P. "Trey" Cassidy |
| Enrollment | 521 students |
| Color(s) | Blue, Gray |
| Athletics conference | Eastern Independent League (EIL) and New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
Located on a 30-acre (120,000 m2) campus in Worcester, Massachusetts, Bancroft School is an independent, co-educational, Pre-K-12, college-preparatory day school serving the communities of Central Massachusetts and MetroWest Boston.
Bancroft has three divisions: Lower School (Pre-K–Grade 5), Middle School (Grades 6-8) and Upper School (Grades 9-12).
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Bancroft School include:
- Esther Forbes, Class of 1908, winner of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for History for a biography of Paul Revere and the 1944 Newbery Medal for Johnny Tremain
- Mahlon Hoagland biochemist, discoverer of amino-acid activating enzymes.[citation needed]
- Myra Kraft (née Hiatt), (1942–2011), Bancroft Class of 1960: Philanthropist with the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation; Robert K. and Myra H. Kraft Foundation; American Repertory Theatre; Brandeis University; United Way of Massachusetts Bay; Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston; Kraft Stadium for American football in Jerusalem.[1]
- Robert Waring Stoddard, Class of 1923, former editor of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and one of the founders of the John Birch Society.[2]
- Denise Eisenberg Rich, Class of 1962,[3] New York socialite
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Nickname(s): The City of the Seven Hills, The Heart of the Commonwealth, Wormtown, Woo-town, The Woo
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See also: Colleges of Worcester Consortium
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