Miller School of Albemarle explained

Miller School of Albemarle
Streetaddress:1000 Samuel Miller Loop
Zipcode:22903
Affiliation:VAIS
Founder:Samuel Miller
Head Of School:J. Michael Drude
Schooltype:Co-ed boarding & Day
Avg Class Size:12
Enrollment:235
Grades:8-PG
Conference:BRAC
Motto:Mind, Hands, and Heart
Mascot:Mavericks (2008-present)
Red Devils (-2008)
Colors: Teal and green
Founded:1878
Free Label:Boarding
Free Text:30% of student body
Free Label1:Day students
Free Text1:70% of student body
Free Label2:Co-educational ratio
Free Text2:Boys: 52%
Girls: 48%
Free Label3:Curriculum
Free Text3:College Preparatory
Homepage:http://www.millerschool.org
Coordinates:38.0059°N -78.7013°W
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Miller School of Albemarle
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 17, 1973[1]
Designated Other1 Number:002-0174
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Built:1874
Builder:Albert M. Lybrook
Architecture:Gothic, High Victorian Gothic
Added:February 15, 1974
Refnum:74002102

The Miller School of Albemarle is a co-educational private preparatory school located in Albemarle County, Virginia. The school was founded in 1878 with a bequest from Samuel Miller, who provided for the majority of his estate to be used for the establishment of a boarding school for girls and boys to be located on 1,600 acres near his birthplace in Albemarle County. The main building was designed by architect Albert Lybrock.[2]

History

Miller School was founded in 1878 with a bequest of $1.1 million from Samuel Miller, who grew up near the grounds where the school is now situated. His will provided for the majority of his estate to be used for the establishment of a boarding school for orphaned children, a school to be located near his birthplace in Albemarle County. By 1874, following Mr. Miller's 1869 death and the resolution of several legal disputes, architects and builders began designing and constructing The Miller Manual Labor School. This work culminated in August, 1878, with a grand opening and dedication of the central portion of "Old Main", an impressive structure of Victorian architecture, around which much of Miller School life still revolves. "Old Main" is now on the Virginia Historic Landmarks Registry

Timeline

Historic buildings

The school includes architecture designed by D. Wiley Anderson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The listing includes three contributing buildings on .

Honor Code

The Honor Code at Miller School is "I will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor will I tolerate any violation of the honor code by any other student."

The Honor Code is administered in large part by an Honor Committee of student and faculty members. The Honor Committee which conducts hearings with respect to allegations of Honor Code violations. These hearings are conducted in private.

AP courses

English Literature, English Language, U.S. History, Environmental Science, United States Government, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, French Literature, Economics, European History, Chemistry, Biology, Physics I, Physics II

Elective offerings

Visual Arts, Photography, Engineering, Land Management, Computer Programming, Performance Arts, Woodworking, Music, Sustainable Agriculture, and Drama

Signature Offerings

Miller School offers courses in Sustainable Agriculture, Applied Engineering, Design/Build, and Land Management. In January, students participate in the Winter Week of Wisdom and Wonder that includes non-traditional academic and hands-on courses. The Endurance Cycling Team is a 3-season athletic offering that includes road cycling, mountain biking, cyclocross, and enduro mountain biking as well as trail design and building.

Extracurricular programs

The school has a National Honor Society Chapter. Membership in the National Honor Society is based on a combination of factors, including overall GPA, leadership within the school community and service to the wider community. Students who are inducted into the NHS serve as peer tutors during their time at Miller. In addition, the Society performs some sort of community service each year, whether by volunteering with a local organization or raising money to support a local charity. In 2018, Miller School also became home to a chapter of the Spanish Honor Society (Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica), sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).

"The Hill" is the nickname that students call the campus.

"The Bell Tower" is the name of the school magazine.

Student government

Miller School has a student government which consists of a student body President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Each student grade has two class representatives which represent their classes during student government meetings. The student government works with the school's administration to represent the views of the students in decisions made which affect the student body. The student government works with the school's administration and board of directors to raise money and orchestrate student activities such as dances and balls with other boarding and day schools, and student requested dress down days, which are days where the school's dress code does not apply.

In popular culture

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12.
  2. http://architecturerichmond.com/2013/04/ Morson's Row
  3. Web site: Haidet, Schmutte and Scuriatti Victorious on Day Two of… . 2024-03-06 . USA Cycling . en-US.
  4. Web site: I HAVE LOVE IN ME — Anne DeMelo — Director . 2024-03-06 . Anne DeMelo — Director . en-US.

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