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3 unusual facts about The Hill School


Frankfort Square Park District

The local school districts, Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 and Summit Hill School District 161, have designated land and facilities for the park district to use for community participation.

James Wendell

He was a master of English and assistant track coach at The Hill School (1913–1928), an elite boarding school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where he was subsequently named headmaster (1928–1952).

Roswell Tripp

Tripp attended The Hill School at Pottstown, Pennsylvania where he drew his attention for his talent as a football player.


B. Russell Murphy

In this season Peddie finished 2–3 with victories over Drexel Institute and Roman Catholic High School both of Philadelphia and losses to The Hill School, Blair Academy and Bordentown Cadets.

Bill Luders

Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Luders attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, then forewent further education to undertake an apprenticeship in naval architecture.

Deerfield Academy

A short list of the best-known rivalries among American boarding schools would include AndoverExeter, GrotonSt. Mark's, LawrencevilleHill, and, perhaps tops for fierce observance, Deerfield–Choate.


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Eugene Leake

As a teenage student at the Hill School in Pittston, Pennsylvania Leake requested an art class so frequently that the school hired an instructor from Philadelphia to teach him once a week.