Miller School of Albemarle

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Miller School of Albemarle
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Address
Miller School of Albemarle
1000 Samuel Miller Loop

Charlottesville
,
Virginia
22903

USA
Coordinates 38°00′21″N78°42′05″W / 38.0059°N 78.7013°W / 38.0059; -78.7013
Information
School typeCo-ed Day & Boarding
MottoMind, Hands, and Heart
Founded1878
FounderSamuel Miller
Head of schoolJ. Michael Drude
Grades8-PG
Enrollment255
Average class size12
Color(s)Teal
Athletics Baseball, basketball,Disc Golf, conditioning, cross country, equestrian, golf, tennis, soccer, volleyball, Road Cycling & Mountain Biking, Softball
Athletics conferenceBRAC
MascotMavericks (2008-present)
Red Devils (-2008)
Affiliation VAIS
Boarding30% of student body
Day students70% of student body
Co-educational ratioBoys: 52%
Girls: 48%
CurriculumCollege Preparatory
Website http://www.millerschoolofalbemarle.org
Miller School of Albemarle
Area90 acres (36 ha)
Built1874
Built byAlbert M. Lybrook
Architect Anderson, D. Wiley
Architectural styleGothic, High Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No. 74002102 [1]
VLR No.002-0174
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 1974
Designated VLRApril 17, 1973 [2]

The Miller School of Albemarle is a co-educational private preparatory school located in Albemarle County, Virginia. The school was founded in 1878 with a bequest from Samuel Miller, who provided for the majority of his estate to be used for the establishment of a boarding school for girls and boys to be located on 1,200 acres near his birthplace in Albemarle County. The main building was designed by architect Albert Lybrock. [3]

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History

Miller School was founded in 1878 with a bequest of $1.1 million from Samuel Miller, who grew up near the grounds where the school is now situated. His will provided for the majority of his estate to be used for the establishment of a boarding school for orphaned children, a school to be located near his birthplace in Albemarle County. By 1874, following Mr. Miller's 1869 death and the resolution of several legal disputes, architects and builders began designing and constructing The Miller Manual Labor School. This work culminated in August, 1878, with a grand opening and dedication of the central portion of "Old Main", an impressive structure of Victorian architecture, around which much of Miller School life still revolves. "Old Main" is now on the Virginia Historic Landmarks Registry

Timeline

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Women at Miller School in 1891

Historic buildings

The school includes architecture designed by D. Wiley Anderson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The listing includes three contributing buildings on 90 acres (36 ha). [1]

Honor Code

The Honor Code at Miller School is "I will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor will I tolerate any violation of the honor code by any other student."

The Honor Code is administered in large part by an Honor Committee of student and faculty members. The Honor Committee which conducts hearings with respect to allegations of Honor Code violations. These hearings are conducted in private.

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Old Main in the spring.

AP courses

English Literature, English Language, U.S. History, Environmental Science, United States Government, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, French Literature, Economics, European History, Chemistry, Biology, Physics I, Physics II

Elective offerings

Visual Arts, Photography, Engineering, Land Management, Computer Programming, Performance Arts, Woodworking, Music, Sustainable Agriculture, and Drama

Signature Offerings

Miller School offers courses in Sustainable Agriculture, Applied Engineering, Design/Build, and Land Management. In January, students participate in the Winter Week of Wisdom and Wonder that includes non-traditional academic and hands-on courses. The Endurance Cycling Team is a 3-season athletic offering that includes road cycling, mountain biking, cyclocross, and enduro mountain biking as well as trail design and building.

Extracurricular programs

The school has a National Honor Society Chapter. Membership in the National Honor Society is based on a combination of factors, including overall GPA, leadership within the school community and service to the wider community. Students who are inducted into the NHS serve as peer tutors during their time at Miller. In addition, the Society performs some sort of community service each year, whether by volunteering with a local organization or raising money to support a local charity. In 2018, Miller School also became home to a chapter of the Spanish Honor Society (Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica), sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).

"The Hill" is the nickname that students call the campus.

"The Bell Tower" is the name of the school magazine.

Student government

Miller School has a student government which consists of a student body President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Each student grade has two class representatives which represent their classes during student government meetings. The student government works with the school's administration to represent the views of the students in decisions made which affect the student body. The student government works with the school's administration and board of directors to raise money and orchestrate student activities such as dances and balls with other boarding and day schools, and student requested dress down days, which are days where the school's dress code does not apply.

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  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
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