The Sanford School is a private school for co-ed students in PreK through high school, located in

Hockessin, Delaware Hockessin () is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 13,527 at the 2010 census. History Hockessin came into existence as a little village in 1688 when several families settled in the a ...

. Originally known as "Sunny Hills School", it was founded on September 23, 1930, by Sanford and Ellen Sawin, in memory of their eldest son Sanford Sawin, Jr. The school's name was changed to Sanford in 1966, 50 years after his death. Sanford competes in interscholastic sports as a member of the

Delaware Independent School Conference The Delaware Independent School Conference (DISC) is a high-school athletic conference, whose members are private schools located primarily in Delaware. Its members include: * Sanford School * St. Andrew's School * The Tatnall School * Tower Hill ...

. They have made history by winning both girls and boys basketball State Championships in 2010 and 2011, the first school to have done so in the history of Delaware.

Notable alumni

Trevor Cooney Trevor Donald Cooney (born August 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Leyma Coruña of the LEB Oro. High school career Cooney, a 6'4 guard, grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and attended the Sanford School. H ...

, Syracuse basketball player * Walter Davis, NBA star *

Luis Estevez Luis Estévez (c. 1930 – November 28, 2014) was a Cuban-born American fashion designer and costume designer, active between 1951 until 1997. According to the ''New York Times'', "Luis Estevez always did make a lady look like a vamp", known for ...

, Cuban-born American fashion designer and costume designer *

Richard Hell Richard Lester Meyers (born October 2, 1949), better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Hell was in several important early punk rock bands, including Neon Boys, Television and T ...

, punk musician, member of

Television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

Richard Hell and the Voidoids Richard Hell and the Voidoids were an American punk rock band, formed in New York City in 1976 and fronted by Richard Hell, a former member of the Neon Boys, Television (band), Television and the Heartbreakers. History Kentucky-born Richard He ...

The Heartbreakers The Heartbreakers, sometimes referred to as Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers, were an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1975. The band spearheaded the first wave of punk rock. History Johnny Thunders (vocals/guitar) and Jerry N ...

, and

Neon Boys The Neon Boys were a short lived New York City proto-punk band, composed of Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell and Billy Ficca. The trio later went on to form the influential rock band Television (band), Television in 1973; Richard Hell also went on to ...

Tom Verlaine Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television. Biography Verlaine was born Thomas Miller in Denville, New Jersey and ...

, punk musician, member of

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