Fort Worth Country Day School
| Fort Worth Country Day | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Fort Worth, Texas United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Opened | September 9, 1963 |
| Headmaster | Eric V. Lombardi |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 1116 |
| Color(s) | Red and Blue |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Website |
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Fort Worth Country Day (FWCD) is a K-12 private, independent, coeducational, nondenominational college-preparatory school located on approximately 100 acres in Fort Worth, Texas. The mission of Fort Worth Country Day School is to foster the intellectual, physical, emotional, and ethical development of capable students through an academically rigorous college preparatory program that integrates the arts and athletics.
The school broke ground in 1963. The school opened nine months later on September 9, 1963 with grades one through nine. 210 students were initially enrolled. The Sid Richardson Gymnasium opened in 1967. Eight additional buildings and annexes opened in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the 1990s three buildings were built. In 2008, the Fischer Dining Pavilion opened.[1]
Notable alumni
- Bill Curtis, Famous Software Engineer
- Pete Geren, Former United States Secretary of the Army
- Harriet Sansom Harris, Tony Award Winner
- Patrick Jeffers, former NFL player[2]
- J. Mack Slaughter Jr., Actor
- Carlson Young, Actress on Disney Channel's As the Bell Rings
References
- ↑ "History." Fort Worth Country Day School. Retrieved on November 12, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JeffPa00.htm