Evansville Day School
Encyclopedia
Evansville Day School is a private
, Jr. PreK-12 college-preparatory school located in Evansville
, Indiana
. It is the only independent coeducational, day school
in Evansville and the surrounding region. To accommodate a wide range of grade levels, the school is separated into three divisions: Primary School (Jr. PreK-4), Middle School (5-8), Upper School (9-12).
. Students primarily reside in Vanderburgh
and Warrick
counties along with members from Henderson
, Kentucky
and the surrounding Tri-State.
, Costa Rica
, Rome
, and Hong Kong
. Along with Intersession, Senior Projects is considered a unique experience, taking place in the very end of each senior year. Students venture into the community for a two-week immersion into one or more fields. This ideally takes place with a business, institution, school, social, or health facility that is associated with a potential college major or possible career choice.
SAT
scores among students is among the top 1% in Indiana and the ten best high schools in the state.
EDS is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association
(IHSAA) and participates in varsity basketball
, swimming, soccer, track and field
, tennis
, and men's golf
. Day School also supports a coed bowling
team. In 1987, Brian Ritz of EDS won the Indiana High School Boy's state singles tennis championship. The school's unique no-cut policy ensures students can have a positive high school athletic experience. The school also offers 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th, and 7th and 8th grade basketball, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade tennis, and 5th and 6th, and 7th and 8th grade soccer. These teams tend to participate in leagues with the Memorial High School feeders.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Jr. PreK-12 college-preparatory school located in Evansville
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. It is the only independent coeducational, day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
in Evansville and the surrounding region. To accommodate a wide range of grade levels, the school is separated into three divisions: Primary School (Jr. PreK-4), Middle School (5-8), Upper School (9-12).
Profile
Evansville Day School currently has 324 students spread across the three divisions with roughly 75 high school students. A many of these students attend under Day School's unique Merit Scholarship program, meaning they do not have to pay full tuition. Student-teacher ratio is roughly 8:1 with classes averaging about ten to fifteen students. EDS achieves 100% of each senior class attending collegeCollege
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
. Students primarily reside in Vanderburgh
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
and Warrick
Warrick County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 52,383 people, 19,438 households, and 15,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 136 people per square mile . There were 20,546 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile...
counties along with members from Henderson
Henderson, Kentucky
Henderson is a city in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River in the western part of the state. The population was 27,952 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Evansville Metropolitan Area often referred to as "Kentuckiana", although "Tri-State Area" or "Tri-State" are more...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
and the surrounding Tri-State.
Primary School
Day School offers two levels of preschool, Jr. PreK and PreK, as well as Kindergarten to 4th grades. Each grade has one teacher who teaches almost all of the students' classes, creating a unique student-teacher bond.Middle School
Unlike most other middle schools in the area, Day School's middle school starts in the 5th grade and finishes in the 8th. In the 8th grade, all Day School students take the high school classes of Algebra I and the first level of either French or Spanish. In each grade, Day School prides themselves in teaching students one grade in advance then they actually are. So 6th graders are taught a 7th grade level curriculum. However, from 8th grade to 9th is the biggest drop in enrollment the school experiences. Students leave more often do to a "lack of social life" do to the school's size rather than a dislike in the educational aspect of the school. Yet, it isn't a rarity for a student to return after leaving.Upper School
In addition to college prep and Advanced Placement (AP) courses, EDS employs other special programs in their curriculum. Most years, students are taken on non-traditional learning experiences during Intersession. Intersession expands the classrooms to include not only the Tri-State area but to the rest of the country and world. In the past, a few activities for the week long affair have included Habitat for Humanity, backpacking in the Smokey Mountains, and college tours all over the county. Other national and international trips have taken Day Students to Washington D.C., ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Along with Intersession, Senior Projects is considered a unique experience, taking place in the very end of each senior year. Students venture into the community for a two-week immersion into one or more fields. This ideally takes place with a business, institution, school, social, or health facility that is associated with a potential college major or possible career choice.
SAT
SAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
scores among students is among the top 1% in Indiana and the ten best high schools in the state.
Athletics
- Also see: Sports in EvansvilleSports in EvansvilleEvansville, Indiana, USA is the home of two minor league professional, two semi-professional, and three amateur sports teams. The city is also the home to two NCAA collegiate teams, and nine high schools that participate in the Indiana High School Athletic Association...
.
EDS is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association
Indiana High School Athletic Association
The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as...
(IHSAA) and participates in varsity basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, swimming, soccer, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, and men's golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
. Day School also supports a coed bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
team. In 1987, Brian Ritz of EDS won the Indiana High School Boy's state singles tennis championship. The school's unique no-cut policy ensures students can have a positive high school athletic experience. The school also offers 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th, and 7th and 8th grade basketball, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade tennis, and 5th and 6th, and 7th and 8th grade soccer. These teams tend to participate in leagues with the Memorial High School feeders.
Notable alumni
- Molly NewmanMolly NewmanMolly Newman is an Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer who is most known for work on shows such as The Larry Sanders Show "Frasier" "Murphy Brown" "Tracey Takes On..." "Maximum Bob" and Brothers & Sisters....
'72 - University of DenverUniversity of DenverThe University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
- nominated for 1985 Tony Award for Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Quilters (musical - William Snyder '77 - Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester Institute of TechnologyThe Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
- four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for the Dallas Morning News (1989,1991,1993, 2006) - Reggie Williams '88 - Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
- produced HBO documentary "Cutting Edge" released 2006. - Andrew Smith '90 - Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeDartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
- ran for State Representative District 77 in 2006.