The Pembroke Hill School (usually referred to as Pembroke Hill) is a progressive, inclusive,

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, coeducational,

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preparatory school for about 1,200 students in early years (age 2 years) through high school, separated into four sections: early years-prekindergarten (early childhood school), kindergarten-5th grade (lower school), 6th-8th grade (middle school), and 9th-12th grade (upper school). It is located on two campuses in the

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of Kansas City, Missouri, near the

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. Vassie James Ward Hill, a prominent Kansas Citian and Vassar College graduate born in 1875, gained a considerable fortune upon the death of her first husband, Hugh Ward, a son of pioneer Seth E. Ward. She then married

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, formerly president of the University of Missouri. At the time, Kansas Citians of means commonly sent their children to boarding schools on the east coast. Hill did not want to send her daughter and three sons "back east." She believed they should be able to have an equal education in Kansas City. This led her to research the workings of college preparatory schools, especially the progressive education of the Country Day School movement. In 1910, using funds from 12 Kansas City businessmen, Hill founded the Country Day School for boys, which accepted both day students and boarders (boarding ceased in the 1950s). The initial enrollment was 20 students but grew to 52 within three years. It sat on what is today Pembroke Hill's

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Campus, to the west of the

at the intersection of

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. Three years later, Ruth Carr Patton and Frances Matteson Bowersock joined with Hill to found the Sunset Hill School, named after Hill's favorite area on the Vassar campus. Sunset Hill was located on what today is Pembroke Hill's Wornall Campus, south of the Country Club Plaza. At the time of its founding, the campus overlooked the

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(today

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). It also includes a portion of the battlefield from the

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. In 1925, some educators and students left the Country Day School to form the Pembroke School for boys. Their endeavor failed amidst the Great Depression, and the two schools re-merged in 1933 to form the Pembroke-Country Day School, keeping the Country Day School's original campus. It usually was referred to as "Pem Day."

Merger

From the start, Sunset Hill and Pembroke-Country Day worked cooperatively. Often, teachers taught at both schools. For generations, many Kansas City families would send their boys to Pem Day and their girls to Sunset Hill. School activities, such as

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and dances, often were combined, and Sunset Hill girls were cheerleaders for Pem Day's athletic teams. In 1963, the schools began coeducational classes in upper-level math, science, and languages. In the early 1980s, the two schools began merger discussions, ultimately merging in 1984 to become the Pembroke Hill School. The class of 1985 elected to have separate graduation ceremonies. True coeducation began the next year. The former Sunset Hill campus became home to the primary and lower schools (then preschool through 6th grade), and the former Pem Day campus became home to the middle and upper schools (then 7th grade through 12th grade).

Recent events

In 1988, ''Kansas City Magazine'' notoriously published an article titled "A High School on Easy Street", criticizing Pembroke Hill's students' allegedly "advantaged way of life." In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Pembroke Hill completed a $50 million capital improvement project, which renovated both campuses. The Ward Parkway campus gained a new middle school building, Boocock Middle School (which now serves 6th-8th grades), a new upper school building, Jordan Hall, a new arts center, and a new library, the James M. Kemper, Sr. Library. In June 2020, the school announced the beginning of their "Building Together" construction project on the Ward Parkway campus. The $52 million project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2022. The renovation will include changes to a number of areas on the Ward Parkway campus, including: * A renovated, single-level campus green * A new dining hall * A new athletic center featuring a competition and auxiliary gym. New bleachers and a press box will back up to the athletic center. * An updated Hall Student Center with a larger lobby space for the performing arts. * A new skywalk connecting the dining hall with the existing Centennial Hall. * The removal of Pierson Gym, which will be turned into a green space on campus. In 1997, 1998, and 1999, Pembroke Hill's boys' basketball team won the Missouri Class 2A state title. In 2000, however, in a nationally publicized

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, the

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stripped Pembroke of the titles and placed the school on probation after the '' Kansas City Star'' revealed that promoter and AAU coach Myron Piggie had remitted cash payments to two of the school's star players,

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and his brother

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, to play on his "amateur" basketball team. Piggie admitted to paying JaRon Rush $17,000 and Kareem Rush $2,300, after which the brothers "submitted false and fraudulent Student Athlete Statements to the universities where they were to play intercollegiate basketball", certifying that they had not been paid to play basketball. As a result, the

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and the

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found themselves subject to

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penalties for awarding athletic scholarships to non-amateurs. On Piggie's 2002 appeal from his prison sentence and restitution for conspiracy to commit

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, and

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, the

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found that Pembroke Hill had "sustained a loss of $10,733.89 in investigative costs and forfeiture of property as a result of" Piggie's conspiracy. In the Class of 2013, 29 seniors were recognized by National Merit. Of these 29, 21 or 21% of the class, are National Merit Semifinalists. Eight of the students are Commended Students. This number represents the second highest percentage in Missouri. On September 7, 2017, Dr. Steve Bellis announced that the 2018–2019 school year would be his last as Head of School. Dr. Bellis served as the Headmaster of the Ward Parkway Campus of The Pembroke Hill School for 16 years. Upon his departure, Pembroke welcomed in Brad Shelley as the newest Head of School. Shelley was previously serving as associate headmaster at the

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, in

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. According to ''

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'', students at Pembroke Hill have "faced several incidents of anti-Semitic behavior at Pembroke."Williams, Mará Rose. "Swastikas appear at Kansas City prep school, yet no one is punished, parents say." ''Kansas City Star, The (MO)'', January 31, 2021. ''NewsBank: Access World News''. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.dartmouth.idm.oclc.org/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1805B88B2EDA5E98. On the 2021

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in January, a swastika was discovered on a student's desk. The symbol was accompanied by an offensive reference toward members of the school's LGBT community. The incident was covered by citywide media and contextualized by prior incidents where one student raised his arm in a

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while calling a Jewish student an offensive name, and swastikas were painted on a Jewish student's locker. Several Jewish parents spoke to ''The Star'' on the condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals against their children. Following the incident, officials initiated a hiring search for the newly created position of Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In April 2021, months after a swastika was discovered in a classroom, school officials found "KKK" written on the side of a desk. School officials hired consulting firm Sophic Solutions to "hold community conversations, complete a diversity and equity audit, and then present recommendations."

Tuition and financial aid

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and fees for the 2020–21 school year range from $15,385 for students up to pre-kindergarten to $25,745 for upper school. About 25 percent of students receive

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, totaling more than $3.7 million each year. In May 2007, the Malone Family Foundation, established by

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, gave a $2 million grant to Pembroke's endowment, the largest single endowment gift in the school's history."Pembroke Hill gets $2 million", ''The Kansas City Star'', May 31, 2007 The gift was used to create the Malone Scholars Program to give need-based financial aid to highly qualified students who otherwise would qualify for at least 50 percent in financial aid.

Assets and contributions

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Accreditation

Pembroke Hill is accredited by the

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(ISACS) and the

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. The school is a member of the

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(NAIS).

Athletics

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raider. Pembroke is a member of the

Championships

Today, the school is a perennial contender for or winner of Class 2 state championships in boys' lacrosse, golf, tennis, and soccer; and girls' golf and tennis. In 2006 and 2007, the girls' basketball team won the Missouri Class 3 state title. The Raiders

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team won the 2009 Division II state championship, beating Eureka High School 6-5 after trailing 5–2 in the 4th quarter. The boys' tennis team also won the 2009 Division II state championship, sweeping all teams up until the final, where Pembroke won 5–2. In 2017, the Raiders won state tennis tournaments in both the boys and girls class 1 sections. The boys defeated The

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5–2 in the finals, while the girls upended the defending champion

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5–4 in October. In 2021, boys' golf member Ryan Lee won the Missouri golf championships for the second time in his high school career. Lee set a state record for the lowest two day score, firing a total score of 133 (67,66).

Rivalries

Pembroke Hill has cross-state athletic rivalries with two schools located in suburbs of

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and

, both in

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. The Raiders' biggest rivals in the Kansas City area are fellow private schools in

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and

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. Pembroke Hill also has a rivalry in football with St. Pius X located in the northland of Kansas City.

Sports offered

For girls, Pembroke Hill offers: For boys, Pembroke Hill offers: In the past, Pembroke also has participated in

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, and

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. Additionally, the lower school campus has facilities for

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, and the upper school campus is one of only three locations in Kansas City, Missouri (along with the

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and the

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) containing

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courts.

Academics

The average Pembroke student takes classes that would be considered advanced in a different school. For example, the standard math curriculum in the middle and upper schools is as follow: pre-algebra in sixth grade, algebra 1 in seventh and eighth grade, geometry in ninth grade, algebra 2 in tenth grade, pre-calculus in eleventh grade, and calculus in twelfth grade. Pembroke offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in all academic disciplines, and approximately 90% of its graduates have taken at least one AP Course. 85% of Pembroke's AP scores are at a 3 or higher on a 5-point scale, and most colleges will give students credit for a score of 3 or higher.

Notable alumni and faculty

Government and politics

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, class of 1955; District Judge,

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(1981–2000), appointed by President Ronald Reagan * Richard L. Berkley, class of 1949; 52nd

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(1979–91) * Bruce Forrester, class of 1928; judge,

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(1957–78), appointed by President

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* John W. Lungstrum, class of 1963; District Judge,

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(1991–), appointed by President George H. W. Bush *

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, English teacher, Sunset Hill School (1969–76); state representative,

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(1977–95);

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representative,

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(1995–2005) * Charles H. Price II, class of 1948; Ambassador of the United States to Belgium (1981–83) and to the United Kingdom (1983–89), appointed by President Ronald Reagan * Shombi Sharp, class of 1988; United Nations Resident Coordinator (Ambassador),

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(2018–present), appointed by

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António Guterres

Media and the arts

* Richard Armstrong, class of 1967; Director of the

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* Elizabeth Craft, class of 1989; writer for the television series ''

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'' and ''

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''; co-producer of ''The Shield'' *

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, class of 1944;

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-winning and

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-nominated

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composer; musicals include ''

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'', ''

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''; films include ''

'' and ''

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'' * Frederick R. Koch, attended, billionaire collector and philanthropist * Matt Leisy, class of 1999; Broadway theatre and film actor * John Stewart Muller, class of 1995; motion picture and television commercial director, writer and producer; credits include '' Fling'', '' Indiscretion'' * David Owen, class of 1973; author; staff writer for ''

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'' and contributing editor of '' Golf Digest'' * Gretchen Craft Rubin, class of 1984; author, ''The Happiness Project, Happier at Home'' and ''Better Than Before'' and hosts popular podcast "Happier With Gretchen Rubin." * Devo Springsteen (Devon Harris), class of 1995;

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-winning producer and songwriter * Whitney Terrell, class of 1986; author; credits include ''The Huntsman'', named to the ''

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'' "notable" list in 2001 * Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, class of 1995; Emmy Award-nominated producer and screenwriter; credits include episodes for '' Friday Night Lights'', ''

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'', and ''

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Science and technology

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, class of 1933; pioneer in

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research * Ralph Hoffmann, headmaster, Country Day School (1910–19); natural history teacher and amateur ornithologist and botanist; authored first true bird

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, class of 1925; botanist and

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at the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

specializing in diatoms and freshwater

ecology Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overl ...

Kathryn Stephenson Kathryn Lyle Stephenson (July 30, 1912 – October 18, 1993), was the first American woman to be a board-certified plastic surgeon and the first woman to be editor of the journal ''Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery''. She contributed significan ...

, class of 1930; first female American board-certified

plastic surgeon Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes craniof ...

Education

* Dean C. Allard, class of 1951; historian; director, United States

Naval Historical Center The Naval History and Heritage Command, formerly the Naval Historical Center, is an Echelon II command responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage located at the historic Washington Navy Yard. ...

(1989–95) *

Ian Ayres Ian Ayres (born 1959) is an American lawyer and economist. Ayres is a professor at the Yale Law School and at the Yale School of Management. Early life and education Ayres grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, where they graduated from Pembroke Cou ...

, class of 1977; William K. Townsend Professor at the

Yale Law School Yale Law School (Yale Law or YLS) is the law school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was established in 1824 and has been ranked as the best law school in the United States by '' U.S. News & Worl ...

and professor at the

Yale School of Management The Yale School of Management (also known as Yale SOM) is the graduate business school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. The school awards the Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA for Executiv ...

Catherine Clinton Catherine Clinton is the Denman Professor of American History at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She specializes in American History, with an emphasis on the history of the Southern United States, South, the American Civil War, American w ...

, class of 1969; Professor of History at Queen's University Belfast * Joan Dillon, history teacher, Sunset Hill School (1962–71); historic preservation activist *

Jay Lorsch Jay William Lorsch (born 1932) is an American organizational theorist and the Louis Kirstein Professor of Human Relations at the Harvard Business School, known for his contribution of contingency theory to the field of organizational behavior. B ...

, class of 1950; Louis Kirstein Professor of

Human Relations The concept of interpersonal relationship involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. Interpersonal relationships vary in their degree of intimacy or self-disclosure, but also in their duration, in t ...

at the Harvard Business School * Robert H. Mnookin, class of 1960; Samuel Williston Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School; law clerk to Supreme Court

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

John Marshall Harlan II John Marshall Harlan (May 20, 1899 – December 29, 1971) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1955 to 1971. Harlan is usually called John Marshall Harlan II to distinguish him ...

(1969–70); father of law professor Jennifer Mnookin and uncle of writer

Seth Mnookin Seth Mnookin (born April 27, 1972) is an American writer and journalist. As of 2017, he is a Professor of Comparative Media Studies/Writing at MIT and the Director of Institute's Graduate Program in Science Writing. He is also the media reporter ...

Franklin David Murphy Franklin David Murphy (January 29, 1916 – June 16, 1994) was an American administrator, educator, and medical doctor. During his life, he served as Chancellor of the University of Kansas (KU) and Chancellor of the University of California, Lo ...

, class of 1932; chancellor,

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. T ...

(1951–60),

(1960–68); chairman and CEO,

Times Mirror Company The Times Mirror Company was an American newspaper and print media publisher from 1884 until 2000. History It had its roots in the Mirror Printing and Binding House, a commercial printing company founded in 1873, and the ''Los Angeles Times'' ...

(1968–80)

Business

* Stanley Durwood, class of 1938; founder of

AMC Theatres AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a AMC Theatres, originally an abbreviation for American Multi-Cinema; often referred to simply as AMC and known in some countries as AMC Cinemas or AMC Multi-Cinemas) is an American movie theater chain fou ...

; invented the

multiplex Multiplex may refer to: * Multiplex (automobile), a former American car make * Multiplex (comics), a DC comic book supervillain * Multiplex (company), a global contracting and development company * Multiplex (assay), a biological assay which measu ...

* Donald J. Hall, Sr., class of 1946; chairman,

Hallmark Cards Hallmark Cards, Inc. is a private, family-owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce Hall, Hallmark is the oldest and largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. In 1985, the company was award ...

(1966–present); president and CEO, Hallmark Cards (1966–86); son of Hallmark Cards founder

Joyce Hall Joyce Clyde Hall (August 29, 1891 – October 29, 1982), better known as J. C. Hall, was an American businessman and the founder of Hallmark Cards. Early life Joyce Clyde Hall was born on August 29, 1891, in David City, Nebraska, to Nancy "Nann ...

* Donald J. Hall Jr., class of 1974; president and CEO, Hallmark Cards (2002-); son of Hallmark Cards chairman Donald J. Hall, Sr. * Irvine O. Hockaday Jr., class of 1954; president and CEO,

Kansas City Southern Industries Kansas City Southern (KCS) is a pure transportation holding company with railroad investments in the United States, Mexico, and Panama. The KCS rail network includes about of track in the U.S. and Mexico.https://www.kcsouthern.com/pdf/communit ...

(1971–83), Hallmark Cards (1986–2001); member of the board, Hallmark Cards (1978–2001),

Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...

(1987-), Dow Jones & Co. (1990–2007),

Aquila, Inc. Aquila, Inc. was an electricity and natural gas distribution network headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States. The company also owned and operated power generation assets. It previously operated under the name UtiliCorp Uni ...

(1995–2001), Sprint (1995-),

Crown Media Holdings Hallmark Media (formerly Crown Media Holdings) is an American media production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. Hallmark Media consists of Crown Media Productions ...

(2000-), Estée Lauder (2001-); chairman,

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and covers the 10th District of the Federal Reserve, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and portions of western Missouri and northern New Mex ...

(1986)The Pembroke Hill School, ''Horizons'' p. 31 (Summer 2007)
* John W. Jordan Jr., class of 1965; founder,

The Jordan Company The Jordan Company (TJC) is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and management buyout investments in smaller middle-market companies across a range of industries. The firm, which is based in New York City, was founded in 1982. ...

* Jen Kao, class of 1999; fashion designer; daughter of

Garmin Garmin Ltd. (shortened to Garmin, stylized as GARMIN, and formerly known as ProNav) is an American, Swiss-domiciled multinational technology company founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas, United States, with headquarte ...

co-founder Min Kao

Sports

Masten Gregory Masten Gregory (February 29, 1932 − November 8, 1985) was an American racing driver. He raced in Formula One between and , participating in 43 World Championship races, and numerous non-Championship races. He was also a successful sports car r ...

, attended;

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

driver *Bill Rockne, class of 1935, and Knute Rockne Jr., class of 1937; sons of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne, who was leaving Kansas City after visiting his sons at Pem-Day when he died in a plane crash *

, class of 1998;

McDonald's All-American Team The McDonald's All-American Game is the all-star basketball game played each year for American and Canadian boys' and girls' high school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top players, each team plays a single exhibition game after the concl ...

college

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player, University of California-Los Angeles (1998–2000); professional ABA and NBA Development League player, brother of basketball players Kareem Rush and

Brandon Rush Brandon Leray Rush (born July 7, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted in the first round of the 2008 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, before being traded to the Indiana Pacers on draft day, after pla ...

, class of 1999; college basketball player,

Missouri Tigers The Missouri Tigers intercollegiate athletics programs represent the University of Missouri, located in Columbia. The name comes from a band of armed Union Home Guards called the Fighting Tigers of Columbia who, in 1864, protected Columbia fro ...

(1999–2002); professional NBA, NBA Development League, and ABA shooting guard, brother of basketball players JaRon Rush and Brandon Rush * Bill Wakefield, class of 1959; professional Major League

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

(1964) * Tom Watson, class of 1967; professional golfer; won Masters Tournament (1977, 1981), the U.S. Open (1981), and the

British Open The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

(1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983) * John Windsor, class of 1958; college basketball player, Stanford Indians (1959–63); professional NBA player,

San Francisco Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 1 ...

(1963–64) * Nitin Dhiman, class of 1998, physician and college basketball player, Iberoamerican University (1999-2005) and professional ABA player San Diego Wildcats (2006) *Kimberly Chexnayder, attended; on-air personality for NFL Media, (2018–present). *Clayton Custer, attended; former Loyola University Chicago, Loyola Chicago basketball standout and current Director of Video Operations and Player Development at the University of Oklahoma. *Marcus Smith, class of 2019; 3rd round selection by the Oakland Athletics in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, 2019 MLB Draft, current member of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers organization.

References

External links

''The Pembroke Hill School (Official Website)''
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