Greensboro Day School is a

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, college preparatory school located in

Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro (; ) is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 307,381 in 2024. It is the List of municipalitie ...

, United States. It enrolls students from age 2 through grade 12.

History

The school was established in 1970. The school initially leased space from the Temple Emanuel

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, which only agreed to lease space to the school if it established a scholarship for minority students. When Greensboro Day first opened its doors, the school had an enrollment of 95 students. It moved to its permanent location on Lawndale Drive three months after opening. As of 2023, Greensboro Day, had an enrollment of over 950 students, making it one of the largest nonsectarian independent schools in the

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of North Carolina. Greensboro Day's 50th anniversary was on September 14, 2020.

Academics

AP (

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) classes offered in the Upper School include: Art,

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, Calculus AB, Calculus BC,

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

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and

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, Physics C (Mechanics),

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, US Government and Politics, US History,

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The school enrolls students from age 2 to grade 12 and is fully accredited by the

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and by the Southern Association of Independent Schools.

Athletics

Greensboro Day competes in the 3A division of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA). The Bengals compete in Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, and Wrestling. Coached by Freddy Johnson, the Boys Basketball Team has won 11 NCISAA 4A State Championships (1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019), and 1 NCISAA 3A State Championship (2023). They made their first appearance in the DICK'S Nationals in 2015, and advanced to the second round in 2017 after a win over #2 ranked

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. On November 24, 2017, Coach Johnson won his 1,000th game, defeating Charlotte Vance, 59-28. He became 1 of only 20 high school coaches to achieve this feat. The Boys Soccer Team has won four State Championships in 1988, 2000, 2009, and 2010. The Girls Soccer Team has won twelve State Championships (1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007). Under coach Kim Burroughs, the team reached a national #1 ranking during the 1998 season.

Notable alumni

* Kara Medoff Barnett executive director of

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* Michael Blomquist former World Champion rower (graduated from

Phillips Exeter Academy Phillips Exeter Academy (often called Exeter or PEA) is an Independent school, independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school and educates an es ...

) * Jonathan Campbell professional

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player *

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musician & vocalist of

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* Justin Gainey basketball coach, player * Kelly Link author, editor, 2018 MacArthur Fellow, and 2016 finalist for the

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* John Newman III professional basketball player * Luke Payne professional

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player * Wayne Robinson professional basketball player * Norman "Ned" Sharpless director of the

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and acting

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commissioner * Meg Steedle actressBrown, Caroline (Fall 2012)
"Meet a Bengal! The Beginning of an Empire"
''GDS Magazine''. pp. 36–37. Retrieved November 5, 2022. * Peter Stroud guitarist and cofounder of 65amps, a company manufacturing guitar amplifiers

References

External links

Greensboro Day School Homepage
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