St. John's School

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St. John's School

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Headmaster

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John Allman

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Girl sitting next to John in English NOW

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Maddie Jorden!!!

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Founded

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1946

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School type

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Private school (U.S.)

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Religious affiliation

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Non-denominational

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Location

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Houston - Texas - United States

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Enrollment

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1,225 students (2004-2005 school year)

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Campus surroundings

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Urban

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Mascot

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The Mavericks (formerly The Rebels)

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School colors

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Red, Black

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Red - Black

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St. John's School is a K-12 independent day school located in the Upper Kirby district of Houston, Texas.

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Upper Kirby - Houston - Texas

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Founded in 1946 by Alan Lake Chidsey, former Headmaster of Arizona Desert School and the post-war Assistant Dean of Students at University of Chicago, St. John's has maintained its original vision as a "school of exacting standards". The school is next door to River Oaks, a wealthy neighborhood.

Related Topics:
Alan Lake Chidsey - Arizona Desert School - University of Chicago - River Oaks

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Covering 28 acres at the corner of Westheimer and Claremont, the school has an enrollment of roughly 1,200 students supported by over 200 faculty and staff. A premier college preparatory school, St. John's attracts students from the financial and intellectual elite of Houston. Median SAT's for juniors in 2004 were 1450 (720V/730M), one of the highest in the countryhttp://www.sjs.org/ftpimages/80/download/download_group633_id38464.pdf. Its students tend to matriculate at highly competitive colleges, with a large percentage attending Ivy Plus schools.

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Alumnus Wes Anderson filmed the loosely autobiographical Rushmore at St. John's. Like protagonist Max Fischer, Mr. Anderson staged numerous action epic plays in the auditorium of his alma mater, with titles like The Five Maseratis and The Battle of the Alamo. Anderson co-wrote the movie with Owen Wilson, who had attended a St. John's rival, St. Mark's School of Texas, in Dallas.

Related Topics:
Wes Anderson - Rushmore - Owen Wilson - St. Mark's School of Texas

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The Maverick football team plays its biggest rival, The Kinkaid School, each year for homecoming at Rice Stadium.

Related Topics:
The Kinkaid School - Rice Stadium

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The St. John's mascot has a controversial history. The original mascot, The Crusaders, lasted only three years due to its religious connotations. The Rebels was selected as a replacement in 1949, with Confederate symbol Johnny Reb as the mascot. In 1990, the Upper School students voted to discontinue the mascot and nickname, under the leadership of their African-American Head Prefect (student body president). A year later all symbols of the Confederate States of America were disassociated from the school, although the nickname "The Rebels" was retained with the hopes it could be connected with the American Revolution or left ambiguous. In the spring of 2004, St. John's school adopted the nickname The Mavericks in order to distance themselves further from any Confederate connections.

Related Topics:
Johnny Reb - Confederate States of America

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