The Tatnall School
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The Tatnall School is a private school in Greenville, Delaware
, for students from three years old through 12th grade. The school was founded as an all-girls school in 1930 by Frances Dorr Swift Tatnall at her home in downtown Wilmington, Delaware
, and moved to its current location in 1952. Tatnall began to admit boys in 1952 (the class of 1964). The school's mascot is the hornet.
, or in interscholastic sports such as cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, ice hockey, swimming, wrestling, winter track, lacrosse, baseball, golf, tennis, and spring track. Tatnall is particularly strong in ice hockey, boys' lacrosse (winning 6 of 22 state championships), boys' cross country, and girls' cross country. Tatnall's girls' cross country team came in third in the nation in fall, 2008.
polling booth in the 2008 United States presidential election. Senator Joe Biden
, a native of Delaware, whose house is located next to the school, cast his vote in Tatnall's main lobby.
Greenville, Delaware
Greenville is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 2,326 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Greenville is located at ....
, for students from three years old through 12th grade. The school was founded as an all-girls school in 1930 by Frances Dorr Swift Tatnall at her home in downtown Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, and moved to its current location in 1952. Tatnall began to admit boys in 1952 (the class of 1964). The school's mascot is the hornet.
Memberships
- National Association of Independent SchoolsNational Association of Independent SchoolsThe National Association of Independent Schools is a U.S.-based membership organization for private, nonprofit, K-12 schools. Founded in 1963, NAIS represents independent schools and associations in the United States, including day, boarding, and day/boarding schools; elementary and secondary...
- Delaware Association of Independent SchoolsDelaware Association of Independent SchoolsThe Delaware Association of Independent Schools is a non-profit consortium of schools that work together to promote independent education and to support and strengthen the administrative activities of independent member schools by providing professional development, cooperative efforts, and...
- Association of Delaware Valley Independent SchoolsAssociation of Delaware Valley Independent SchoolsThe Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools is a voluntary, non-profit consortium of independent schools in the Delaware Valley area of the USA. With headquarters in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the Association currently has 134 members located throughout eastern Pennsylvania, northern...
- National Association for College Admission CounselingNational Association for College Admission CounselingThe National Association for College Admission Counseling , founded in 1937, is an organization of more than 11,000 professionals from around the world dedicated to serving students transitioning from secondary to postsecondary education, including professional school counselors, college access...
- Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admissions CounselingPotomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admissions CounselingThe Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admissions Counseling is a professional organization that was founded in 1964 for those who work with students in the transition between high school and college....
- National Middle School AssociationNational Middle School AssociationNational Middle School Association is an international education association dedicated exclusively to the middle level grades.With more than 30,000 members in the United States, Canada, and 46 other countries, NMSA represents principals, teachers, central office personnel, professors, college...
Sports
Tatnall competes as a member of the Independent Conference, DISCDisc
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, or in interscholastic sports such as cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, ice hockey, swimming, wrestling, winter track, lacrosse, baseball, golf, tennis, and spring track. Tatnall is particularly strong in ice hockey, boys' lacrosse (winning 6 of 22 state championships), boys' cross country, and girls' cross country. Tatnall's girls' cross country team came in third in the nation in fall, 2008.
2008 election
Tatnall was a DelawareDelaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
polling booth in the 2008 United States presidential election. Senator Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama...
, a native of Delaware, whose house is located next to the school, cast his vote in Tatnall's main lobby.