Schools in the News

Below is a sampling of recent media articles featuring independent schools.

Sensational CBSE Results - A Celebration of Excellence and Effort at Oakridge Bachupally

Published: Mon, 19 May 2025 13:34:45 +00:00;

...Northwest Zone in Times School Rankings 2021. The school also ranked among the Top 3 International Day Schools in Hyderabad and Telangana by Education World India School Rankings 21-22. (ADVERTORIAL DISCLAIMER:...


Athens Academy All-American Athletes

Published: Mon, 19 May 2025 11:14:47 +00:00;

...“excellence with honor” through academics, athletics, fine arts, and service and leadership. Ranked the #1 private school in Athens, #6 private school in the state of Georgia (out of 400+ schools), and #1 private...


CFA drops title game to Davidson Day School in PK’s

Published: Sun, 18 May 2025 21:13:47 +00:00;

...In Saturday’s NCISAA 3A girls soccer championship game, hosting Cape Fear Academy lost to Davidson Day school in penalty kicks. The Hurricanes game up an early goal to the Patriots after Bella Franklin...


Tallulah Falls School earns Southern Association of Independent Schools re-accreditation

Published: Sun, 18 May 2025 17:16:47 +00:00;

Tallulah Falls School recently earned re-accreditation from the Southern Association of Independent Schools. SAIS accreditation is recognized throughout the world as a symbol of quality in education for...


How these Staten Island students are ‘learning hands-on’ about helping others

Published: Sun, 18 May 2025 13:25:15 +00:00;

...another line to add to the college resume. But at Saint Joseph Hill Academy High School, a Catholic all-girls school in Arrochar, service is more than mandatory: it is a central part to the girls’ way of life....


Nichols School Mock Trial Team Lauds Attorney Coach for Propelling Them to State Tournament

Published: Fri, 16 May 2025 17:37:18 +00:00;

The Nichols School, a co-ed private school in Buffalo, is headed to the New York State Bar Association's state tournament for the first time in the school's history. The team beat out several Erie County...


Davidson Day student honored for sports photography prowess

Published: Fri, 09 May 2025 13:32:32 +00:00;

...Sims Skaff patrols the sideline with camera in hand at a Mooresville football game. /Courtesy Davidson Day School DAVIDSON – With a knack for capturing emotion through the lens of his camera and ambition uncommon...


Prep Talk: Buffalo Seminary's Lilli Rauch prioritizes academics to become lacrosse star

Published: Fri, 09 May 2025 11:06:55 +00:00;

...than any perfectly placed lacrosse shot. According to Niche, Buffalo Seminary is the No. 1-ranked private school in Erie County. Having sacrificed attending another school with competitive athletics, Rauch...


Heritage Foundation Unveils Classical School Database

Published: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:29:33 +00:00;

...declares itself “in harmony with the Eastern Orthodox Church.” Or Emet Classical Academy, a Jewish day school for fifth to 12th graders that operates on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. “Parents want...


Crusaders compete well at state academic meet

Published: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:22:18 +00:00;

...from St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School traveled to San Marcos April 12 to vie in the state-level Private Schools Interscholastic Association academic competition. They qualified through competing at the...


Greenwich Academy Varsity A lacrosse team excels on both ends of the field in victory against GCDS

Published: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:28:36 +00:00;

...field with the ball during the Gators’ Varsity A team’s 13-4 victory over visiting Greenwich Country Day School on April 11, 2025. Greenwich Academy’s Varsity A lacrosse team captured the FAA Tournament title...


SPIRE Academy Track & Field Closes Out Indoor Nationals With Two National Champions

Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:57:19 +00:00;

...Academy is a comprehensive academic, athletic, personal skills and college-and-career development boarding school located in a world-class event and wellness complex located in Ohio's Harpersfield Township....


WDS Advocates for Jewish Day School Funding

Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:45:58 +00:00;

Earlier this month, Westchester Day School was proudly represented at the Teach NYS mission to Albany, where past parents, current parents and students advocated for critical Jewish day school funding—particularly...


WDS Third Grade Engineers Build Bridges

Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:30:22 +00:00;

Westchester Day School third graders put their engineering knowledge to the test this week in an exciting “What Makes Bridges So Strong?” lesson. After learning about different bridge designs through the...


The Catholic Schools Foundation to Honor Bain Capital at the 35th Annual Building Minds Scholarship Fund Gala

Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:57:06 +00:00;

...evening’s highlights will be a speech from Tatiyana Orrego-Dupree, a senior scholar at Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. As this year’s student speaker, Tatiyana will share her experiences and...


Princeton Lacrosse's Ridiculously Jacked Faceoff Recruit Has Arms And Quads The Size Of Boulders

Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:04:25 +00:00;

...Taft School , located in Watertown, Connecticut, enrolls approximately 600 students. It is a private boarding school for grades 9-12. The Rhinos typically rank inside the top-25 nationally and often compete...


Fordham Prep students live out Catholic social teaching with visit to the border

Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:20:24 +00:00;

...Museum, where they experienced Native and Indigenous art and learned about the history of Indian Boarding Schools. Immersive education on the Indigenous experience continued with a hike up Piestewa Peak,...


Texas private school’s use of new ‘AI tutor’ rockets student test scores to top 2% in US

Published: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:50:27 +00:00;

A Texas private school is seeing student test scores soar to new heights following the implementation of an artificial intelligence (AI) "tutor." At Alpha School in Austin, Texas, students are placed in...


West Seattle’s Tilden School celebrates reading, and new head of school

Published: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:44:50 +00:00;

...Seattle Summer Fest again this year, for example – and pursuing accreditation through the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (a regional organization whose headquarters happen to be in West Seattle)....


M80 Partners with IMG Academy to Launch All-New Esports Program

Published: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:20:56 +00:00;

...opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences: Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla. Online coaching via the IMG Academy+...