Park Tudor School Explained

Park Tudor School
Motto:Exceptional Educators. Extraordinary Opportunities.
Streetaddress:7200 North College Avenue
Zipcode:46240
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.8858°N -86.1481°W
Established:1902
Grades:Junior Kindergarten-Grade 12
Enrollment As Of:2013-2014
Nickname:Panthers
Newspaper:The Tribune
Athletics:16 varsity sports
Colors: [1]

Park Tudor School is a coeducational independent college preparatory day school founded in 1902. It offers programs from junior kindergarten through high school. It is located in the Meridian Hills neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. A merger of Tudor Hall School for Girls (founded in 1902) and the all-male Park School (founded in 1914) formed the present-day school in 1970.

History

Park Tudor is the product of a merger of two single-sex independent schools, Tudor Hall School for Girls and Park School.

Tudor Hall School for Girls was established in 1902 by Fredonia Allen and James Cumming Smith. Allen named the school after her mother, Ann Tudor Allen. The school was originally located at 16th and Meridian streets in Indianapolis. It later moved to a two-building campus at 32nd and Meridian streets where it remained for several decades. In 1960, Tudor Hall moved to the Charles B. Sommers estate on Cold Spring Road, next to Park School. In addition to the day school program, it fostered a significant boarding program. After the 1970 merger with Park School, Tudor Hall was consolidated with Park School into the new College Avenue campus.

Major buildings on the campus include the historic Foster Hall (named after composer Stephen Foster by Foster enthusiast/collector Eli Lilly Jr.), Allen W. Clowes Commons dining hall (1967), Frederic M. Ayres Auditorium (1976,2021), Jane Holton Upper School (1970), Middle School (1988), Lower School (1967), Hilbert Early Education Center (1997), Fine Arts Building (1976), Ruth Lilly Science Center (1989), and the Irsay Family Sports Center for Health and Wellness (2021–22).[2]

Athletics

Park Tudor is a member of the Pioneer Conference. The school fields teams for the Upper School and Middle School in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, crew, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, wrestling, and volleyball.[3]

The 2010-11 varsity boys basketball team won the IHSAA Class 2A State Finals in March 2011. The team followed with another IHSAA Class 2A State Championship in 2012. On March 29, 2014, Park Tudor School's varsity basketball team won the IHSAA Class 2A State Finals again.[4] [5] [6]

The girls' soccer team won the soccer program's first state championship in November 2019.[7]

State Championships

Taken from IHSAA State Championship History [8]

SportYear(s)
Baseball (1)1999
Boys Basketball (4)2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Boys Soccer (1)2022
Girls Soccer (3)2019, 2022, 2023
Boys Tennis (7)1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009
Girls Tennis (6)1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 105th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals presented by the Indiana Pacers & Indiana Fever Saturday, March 28, 2015 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.. June 16, 2018.
  2. Web site: History of Park Tudor School - Park Tudor Indianapolis Private School - Indianapolis, Indiana. parktudor.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Park Tudor Panther Athletics. Park Tudor High School Sports, Indianapolis, IN. June 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: IHSAA Basketball State Champions. IHSAA Conference-Independent Schools. June 16, 2018.
  5. News: Park Tudor Westview Class AA. Mark Ambrogi. March 29, 2014. Indianapolis Star. June 16, 2018.
  6. Web site: 2009-10 Class 2A State Finals Recap. IHSAA Conference-Independent Schools. March 27, 2010. June 16, 2018.
  7. Web site: Park Tudor secures soccer state title from Lafayette Central Catholic. www.indystar.com. en. 2019-12-17.
  8. Web site: State Championship History . November 7, 2023 . IHSAA.
  9. News: Kyle Neddenriep . Ed Carpenter uses Indy pole to become hometown hero . . May 25, 2013 . June 16, 2018.
  10. Web site: Park Tudor Distinguished Alumni Award . Parktudor.org . June 16, 2018.
  11. News: Park Tudor, IU's Micah Johnson moving quickly through White Sox organization . Mark Ambrogi . . July 22, 2014 . June 16, 2018.
  12. VH1, Who Is America’s Next Top Model‘s New Judge Drew Elliot?, Retrieved March 16, 2017
  13. News: From Indiana to 'Top Model,' Drew Elliott seeks next big thing . David Lindquist . . December 12, 2016 . April 24, 2024.
  14. Book: Emmis Communications . Texas Monthly . October 5, 2015 . February 1987 . Emmis Communications . 80–83 . 0148-7736.
  15. Web site: NUVO Cultural Vision Awards - Lifetime Achievement: Thomas Binford . nuvo.net . 4 May 1999 . June 16, 2018.