Hathaway Brown, commonly referred to as HB, is an all-girls
private school
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located in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The school serves pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students.
Hathaway Brown is a member of the
National Coalition of Girls' Schools
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National Association of Independent Schools
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Cleveland Council of Independent Schools
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History
Founded in 1876, Hathaway Brown began as "afternoon classes for young ladies" at the all-boys private Brooks Military School in downtown Cleveland. Its original name was the Brooks School for Ladies. In 1886, the school was purchased by Anne Hathaway Brown. During her tenure, Brown changed the school's name to “Miss Anne H. Hathaway Brown's School for Girls” and introduced the school motto: ''non scholae sed vita discimus'' (“we learn not for school but for life”). At that point, only women were accepted.
The building at 1945 East 97th Street was completed in 1905 by the Cleveland architectural firm of
Hubbell & Benes
Hubbell & Benes was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio architectural firm formed by Benjamin Hubbell (1857–1935) and W. Dominick Benes (1867–1953) in 1897Hubbell & Bennes Cleveland Landmarks Commission The school moved to its current location at 19600 North Park Boulevard in Shaker Heights. Mary Elizabeth Raymond (1912–38) and Ann Cutter Coburn (1938–68) were notable headmistresses.
The head of the school is Mary Frances Bisselle.
Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships
* Girls
Basketball
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- 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
* Girls
Field Hockey
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- 2008, 2002
* Girls
Soccer
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- 2009, 2007, 2004
* Girls
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
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- 2010
* Girls Tennis -2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Other non-sanctioned state championships:
*Girls
Tennis
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-2003, 2004
*Girls
Lacrosse
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-2010, 2012
Accreditation and membership
* Founding Member, National Coalition of Girls Schools
* Independent School Association of Central States, State of Ohio
* Member, National Association of Independent Schools