Roland Park Country School

Roland Park Country School

Infobox Private School
background = #f0f6fa
border = #ccd2d9
name = Roland Park Country School


motto =
established = 1900
type = Private, All-girls|Day
religion = none
head_name = Head of School
head = Jean Waller Brune
grades = Kindergarten and Pre-first to 12
city = Baltimore
state = MD
country = USA
campus = Suburban, 21 acre campus
enrollment = 709
faculty = 107
class = 16 students
ratio = 7:1
year = 2005
SAT = Verbal: 631, Math: 614
athletics = 15 Upper School sports, 9 Middle School sports
colors = Red and White
mascot = Red Chili Pepper
homepage = [http://www.rpcs.org/ www.rpcs.org]

Roland Park Country School (RPCS) is an independent and private all-girls college preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It trains girls from kindergarten and pre-first through grade 12. It is located on Roland Avenue in the northern area of Baltimore called Roland Park.

History Highlights

1894: A neighborhood school, the Roland Park School for boys and girls, is established by Katherine and Adelaide Howard, of Richmond Virginia, at their home on Notre Dame Avenue, now Keswick Road. Money is loaned to them by the Roland Park Company.

1900: The Roland Park School, also called the Baltimore Country School for Girls, is sponsored by the Roland Park Company and directed by Corrine Jackson and Bertha Chapman.

1905: Located at 210 Roland Avenue, now 4608 Roland Avenue, the Roland Park School under Bertha Chapman, Principal, institutes a college preparatory curriculum. The school continues to admit boys to Playground through 4th Grade.

1916: Due to an expanding student body, the school moves to 817 West University Parkway. An open-air school is built on the Greenway estate.

1947: The night after the June Commencement, 75% of the School is destroyed by fire. The Trustees make an immediate decision to rebuild, and additional fundraising begins to rebuild the gymnasium in memory of Amanda Lee Norris, retired Athletic Director. The school opens, as scheduled, in September.

1962: Roland Park becomes a member of the Cum Laude Society, which recognizes academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence (Areté), justice (Diké) and honor (Timé). Roland Park remains a member today.

1976: Fire breaks out in the new Upper School Wing, built in 1968, during Thanksgiving vacation. School starts the following Monday in makeshift classrooms. The Trustees are forced into a decision about whether to renovate or relocate.

1978: Chestnutwood 5204 Roland Avenue:The Board of Trustees purchases the 21 acre estate adjacent to St. Mary's Seminary on Roland Avenue, known as Chestnutwood. The estate was formerly owned by Dr. and Mrs. A.R.L. Dohme and previously by Charles Bonaparte, the great-grandson of Jerome Bonaparte, Naploeon Bonaparte's brother.

1980: In October students march north on Roland Avenue to their new campus at 5204 Roland Avenue.

1981: Due to a drop in the male birth population and limited space, RPCS terminates admission for young boys.

1983: Margaret Smith appointed Headmistress.

1987: The three schools began to coordinate the Upper School (high school) classes so that students from all three schools could take classes at any of the three schools.

2001: RPCS celebrates its centennial, and dedicates its new building including Lower School additions, the Smith Middle School, new science laboratories and new U.S. class rooms.

2002: Two bridges were built, one from Roland Park to Gilman across Roland Avenue and one from Gilman to Bryn Mawr across Northern Parkway, so that students of the three schools could interact more easily and go to the other schools without having to cross the busy streets of Baltimore.

2005: The school demolished its old tennis courts and turned them into a parking lot. New tennis courts were constructed west of the field hockey fields by St. Mary's Seminary and University

[2007] : The school starts construction on a new gym. The new gym will be two stories high and will include both a crew pool and a track.

-All information from the school's website (www.rpcs.org)

Notable Alumnae

*Julie Bowen, actress
*Nicole Ari Parker, actress
*Peyton List, actress

Brother and Sister Schools

Like many of the other private schools in Baltimore, Roland Park has a brother and sister school. RPCS's brother school is Gilman. These two schools are located across the street from each other on Roland Avenue. RPCS's sister school (as well as rival school) is the Bryn Mawr School (BMS). Bryn Mawr is located off Northern Parkway, across the street from Gilman's athletic fields. The three schools coordinate Upper School classes so that students may attend a wider variety of classes and so that they may interact with their peers at other schools.

Music and theatre at Roland Park benefits from the campus' close proximaty to Gilman and Bryn Mawr. Students from these neighboring schools frequently audition for RPCS plays and musicals.

Bryn Mawr School is an all-girls school that is considered a rival to RPCS, especially when it comes to athletics. Twice an academic year, once in the fall and once in the spring, RPCS and Bryn Mawr hold Spirit Weeks, during which the two schools play games against each other in various sports, such as field hockey and lacrosse. During the school days of these weeks, students wear costumes in addition to the uniform skirt. Each day of the week has a different theme. For instance, if the theme is tropical, then students wear leis, Hawaiian shirts and such. On the final day of Spirit Week, the theme is always school spirit. The Roland Park 'Reds' wear red and the Bryn 'Mawrtians' wear green and yellow

External links

* [http://www.rpcs.org www.rpcs.org - official school website]


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