| Winchester Thurston School | |
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555 Morewood Avenue , Pennsylvania 15213 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°27′05″N79°56′33″W / 40.451497341373°N 79.94251152399313°W /40.451497341373; -79.94251152399313 |
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| Type | Independent,preparatory school |
| Motto | Latin:Candide Modo Fortiter Re (Gentle in manner, strong in deed) |
| Religious affiliation | Nonsectarian[1] |
| Established | 1887; 138 years ago (1887) |
| Founder | Alice M. Thurston |
| CEEB code | 393970 |
| NCES School ID | A9106118[1] |
| Head of school | Scott D. Fech |
| Faculty | 73 (on anFTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | JPK–12[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational[1] |
| Enrollment | 656[1] (2021-2022) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.6:1[1] |
| Hours in school day | 6.8[1] |
| Campus size | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Campus type | Large suburb[1] |
| Colors | Purple, Black, and Yellow |
| Athletics conference | WPIAL |
| Nickname | Bears |
| Accreditation | NAIS,[1] PAIS |
| Newspaper | Voices |
| Yearbook | Thistledown |
| Endowment | $18.83 million[2] |
| Annual tuition | $34,250 11-12 $33,250 9-10 $29,750 6-8 $25,500 2-5 $24,250 1 $20,500 K $18,000 PK[3] |
| Revenue | $21.92 million[2] |
| Website | www |
Winchester Thurston School is anindependent,coeducationalpreparatory school located in theShadyside neighborhood ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Established in 1887, Winchester Thurston offersJPK–12 education in Lower, Middle, and Upper School. The school is a member of the Pittsburgh Consortium of Independent Schools.[4]
Winchester Thurston has its origins in the founding of theall-girls Thurston Preparatory School by Alice M. Thurston inShadyside in 1887.[5] The Winchester School was founded separately, also in Shadyside, as a coeducational school 1902. The two schools merged to produce the all-girls Winchester Thurston School in 1935. The school moved to its current Shadyside campus, formerly the site ofShady Side Academy, in the fall of 1967.[6] The school added its second Lower School campus inAllison Park in 1988;[7] this campus permanently closed in June 2020.[8] Winchester Thurston became co-educational in 1991.[9]
The school has constructed several facilities, including the Main Building in 1963, a science wing in 1987, and a new turf field called Garland Field. The school has three libraries, an art gallery, Mellon Gymnasium, an athletics hall of fame, a solarium, a learning garden, a dance studio, the Hillman Dining Hall, Lower, Middle, and Upper school science labs, and three computer labs.[10]
Winchester Thurston has receivedGene Kelly Awards and nominations for their theater performances.[11]
The interscholastic single A sports program allows Middle and Upper School students to represent WT on the Pittsburgh area's courts, tracks, and fields. WT fields athletes in crew, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, tennis, basketball, fencing, squash, lacrosse, and track. In 2021, the Boys' Soccer team won the WPIAL and PIAA State Championships and recorded a 24–0 undefeated season.
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