Bancroft School

This article is about the school in the United States. For the school in England, see Bancroft's School.

Bancroft School
Bancroft School from the West
Location
Worcester, MA USA
Coordinates	42°18′15″N 71°48′55″W / 42.30417°N 71.81528°W / 42.30417; -71.81528Coordinates: 42°18′15″N 71°48′55″W / 42.30417°N 71.81528°W / 42.30417; -71.81528
Information
Type	Private secondary
Established	1900
Head of school	James P. "Trey" Cassidy
Enrollment	521 students
Color(s)	Blue, Gray
Athletics conference	Eastern Independent League (EIL) and New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC)
Mascot	Bulldogs

Located on a 30-acre (120,000 m²) campus in Worcester, Massachusetts, Bancroft School is an independent, co-educational, Pre-K-12, college-preparatory day school serving the communities of Central Massachusetts and MetroWest Boston.

Bancroft has three divisions: Lower School (Pre-K–Grade 5), Middle School (Grades 6-8) and Upper School (Grades 9-12).

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Bancroft School include:

Esther Forbes, Class of 1908, winner of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for History for a biography of Paul Revere and the 1944 Newbery Medal for Johnny Tremain
Mahlon Hoagland biochemist, discoverer of amino-acid activating enzymes.
Myra Kraft (née Hiatt), (1942–2011), Bancroft Class of 1960: Philanthropist with the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation; Robert K. and Myra H. Kraft Foundation; American Repertory Theatre; Brandeis University; United Way of Massachusetts Bay; Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston; Kraft Stadium for American football in Jerusalem.^[1]
Robert Waring Stoddard, Class of 1923, former editor of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and one of the founders of the John Birch Society.^[2]
Denise Eisenberg Rich, Class of 1962,^[3] New York socialite

References

↑ Red, Christian (2012-01-28). "New England Patriots have someone watching over them during Super Bowl journey". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
↑ "BANCROFT SCHOOL ALUMNI AWARD DESCRIPTIONS". Bancroft School. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
↑ http://www.telegram.com/article/20130626/NEWS/306269831/0

External links

Bancroft School official website

Worcester

Nickname(s): The City of the Seven Hills, The Heart of the Commonwealth, Wormtown, Woo-town, The Woo

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Education	Higher education Assumption College Becker College Clark University College of the Holy Cross MCPHS Quinsigamond Community College UMass Medical School Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester State University See also: Colleges of Worcester Consortium K-12 education Worcester Public Schools Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School Bancroft School Mass Academy of Math and Science Worcester Academy

Government	Fire Mayors Transit Authority

History	Historic places (eastern, northwestern, southwestern) List of mayors Notable residents Timeline Worcester firsts 1953 Worcester tornado

Museums	American Antiquarian Society EcoTarium Higgins Armory Museum Worcester Art Museum Worcester Historical Museum

Worcester County Greater Boston Massachusetts United States

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