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. Principia School, located in Town and Country, West St. Louis County, serves students from early childhood through

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Principia College Principia College (Principia or Prin) is a private liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. It was founded in 1912 by Mary Kimball Morgan with the purpose of "serving the Cause of Christian Science." "Although the College is not affiliated with ...

, located about thirty miles away, is on the bluffs overlooking the

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in Elsah,

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History

Founded by Mary Kimball Morgan, Principia School was officially opened in 1898 in St. Louis. By 1906, Principia had graduated its first

class and in 1912, the Junior College was added, becoming one of the first such colleges in America. The year 1917 marked the first graduation ceremony of alumni from the Junior College. In 1934 Principia College awarded its first

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students moved to Elsah, Illinois, in February, 1935. Principia School later moved to its current location in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country, Missouri in 1959. Connection with other schools When two other schools began, Claremont Fan Court School and Huntingtower School, they used the ideas which Principia is founded on as an example.

Institutions

Principia School

All three schools of Principia School are located on a 360-acre campus in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country. Principia School follows a British-style organization and as such its schools are as follows: * Lower School * Middle School * Upper School

Principia College

is a private

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undergraduate college located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in Elsah, Illinois. The college does not offer

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s. The school offers various B.A. and B.S. majors, comprehensive experiential programs, study abroad and field programs, includes a high participation in athletic programs, and is remarkable for its small size. Distinguished architect, Bernard R. Maybeck, of Maybeck and White, worked through his largest design commission during the original construction phases of Principia College. Principia College was designated a

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and placed on the Registrar of Historic Places in 1993.

Alumni

Notable Principia Alumni. (US) refers to Principia Upper School and (C) refers to Principia College. For another list of Principia College Alumni refer to

. * Larry Groce (C), American singer-songwriter and radio host. *

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(US, C), American actor and filmmaker; Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards nominee. * Ngozi Mwanamwambwa (C), Zambian sprinter. * Joy Osmanski (C), American actress. * Christie Enke (C), American chemist. * Chris Shays (C), former United States representative. *

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(US, C), Film producer. * Ron Charles (US, C), Book critic. * Peter Horton (attended C) — Actor and Movie director. * Candy Crowley (attended C), American news anchor. * Egil Krogh (US, C), American lawyer. Genzlinger, Neil (January 21, 2020)
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(attended C), American pioneer pilot. * David Rowland (C), American industrial designer. *

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(C), historian. * Chandler Burr (C), American journalist and author. * Charles Remington (C), American entomologist. *

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(US, C), American politician. * Ketti Frings (attended C), American author, playwright, and screenwriter. * Ann Dunnigan (attended C), American actor and translator. *

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(C), Political scientist. *

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(US, C), American sportscaster. *

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, American politician. * Joe Fitzgibbon (US, C), American politician. *

Yaw Danso Yaw Danso (born June 15, 1989, in Duayaw Nkwanta) is a Ghanaian footballer. Career Danso came to the United States in 2005 to attend the Principia Upper School and Principia College. In May 2010 was named in the NSCAA All-American Team. The at ...

(US'06, C'10), Ghanaian footballer.

References

External links

Official website
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