Park Tudor School

Park Tudor School is a coeducational independent college preparatory day school founded in 1902. It offers programs from junior kindergarten through high school. It is located in the Meridian Hills neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. A merger of Tudor Hall School for Girls (founded in 1902) and the all-male Park School (founded in 1914) formed the present-day school in 1970.

Park Tudor campus in the fall.

Foster Hall was named for composer Stephen Foster.

Park Tudor School
Park Tudor campus in 2016
Address
7200 North College Avenue Indianapolis , Marion County , Indiana 46240 United States
Coordinates	39°53′09″N 86°08′53″W
Information
Type	Independent School
Motto	Exceptional Educators. Extraordinary Opportunities.
Established	1902
Grades	Junior Kindergarten-Grade 12
Color(s)	[1]
Athletics	16 varsity sports
Athletics conference	Pioneer Conference (Indiana)
Nickname	Panthers
Newspaper	The Tribune
Website	www.parktudor.org

History

Park Tudor is the product of a merger of two single-sex independent schools, Tudor Hall School for Girls and Park School.

Tudor Hall School for Girls was established in 1902 by Fredonia Allen and James Cumming Smith. Allen named the school after her mother, Ann Tudor Allen. The school was originally located at 16th and Meridian streets in Indianapolis. It later moved to a two-building campus at 32nd and Meridian streets where it remained for several decades. In 1960, Tudor Hall moved to the Charles B. Sommers estate on Cold Spring Road, next to Park School. In addition to the day school program, it fostered a significant boarding program. After the 1970 merger with Park School, Tudor Hall was consolidated with Park School into the new College Avenue campus.

Major buildings on the campus include the historic Foster Hall (named after composer Stephen Foster by Foster enthusiast/collector Eli Lilly Jr.), Allen W. Clowes Commons dining hall (1967), Frederic M. Ayres Auditorium (1976,2021), Jane Holton Upper School (1970), Middle School (1988), Lower School (1967), Hilbert Early Education Center (1997), Fine Arts Building (1976), Ruth Lilly Science Center (1989), and the Irsay Family Sports Center for Health and Wellness (2021–22).^[2]

Athletics

Park Tudor is a member of the Pioneer Conference. The school fields teams for the Upper School and Middle School in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, crew, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, wrestling, and volleyball.^[3]

The 2010-11 varsity boys basketball team won the IHSAA Class 2A State Finals in March 2011. The team followed with another IHSAA Class 2A State Championship in 2012. On March 29, 2014, Park Tudor School's varsity basketball team won the IHSAA Class 2A State Finals again.^[4][5][6]

The girls' soccer team won the soccer program's first state championship in November 2019.^[7]

State Championships

Taken from IHSAA State Championship History ^[8]

Sport	Year(s)
Baseball (1)	1999
Boys Basketball (4)	2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Boys Soccer (1)	2022
Girls Soccer (3)	2019, 2022, 2023
Boys Tennis (7)	1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009
Girls Tennis (6)	1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Notable alumni

Athletics

• Trevon Bluiett, professional basketball player
• Ed Carpenter, auto racing driver^[9]
• Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell, professional basketball player
• Neil Funk, former professional sport commentator^[10]
• Jaren Jackson Jr., professional basketball player
• Micah Johnson, former professional baseball player^[11]

Arts

• Drew Elliott, creative director, fashion and judge^[12][13]
• Janet "Genêt" Flanner, writer and journalist
• Jake Lloyd, actor
• J. B. Rogers, film director and producer
• Edgar Sarratt, musician

Philanthropy

• Anne Hendricks Bass, documentary filmmaker and philanthropist^[14]
• Thomas W. Binford, entrepreneur and philanthropist^[15]
• Ruth Lilly, philanthropist

Politics

• Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and U.S. Senator
• John C. Ruckelshaus, American lawyer and politician

STEM

• Bernard Vonnegut, atmospheric scientist
• Melanie Wood, mathematician

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana
• List of schools in Indianapolis

References

1. "The 105th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals presented by the Indiana Pacers & Indiana Fever Saturday, March 28, 2015 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind" (PDF). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
2. "History of Park Tudor School - Park Tudor Indianapolis Private School - Indianapolis, Indiana". parktudor.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
3. "Park Tudor Panther Athletics". Park Tudor High School Sports, Indianapolis, IN. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
4. "IHSAA Basketball State Champions". IHSAA Conference-Independent Schools. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
5. Mark Ambrogi (29 March 2014). "Park Tudor Westview Class AA". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
6. "2009-10 Class 2A State Finals Recap". IHSAA Conference-Independent Schools. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
7. "Park Tudor secures soccer state title from Lafayette Central Catholic". www.indystar.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
8. "State Championship History" (PDF). IHSAA. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
9. Kyle Neddenriep (25 May 2013). "Ed Carpenter uses Indy pole to become hometown hero". USA Today. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
10. "Park Tudor Distinguished Alumni Award". Parktudor.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
11. Mark Ambrogi (22 July 2014). "Park Tudor, IU's Micah Johnson moving quickly through White Sox organization". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
12. VH1, Who Is America’s Next Top Model‘s New Judge Drew Elliot?, Retrieved March 16, 2017
13. David Lindquist (12 December 2016). "From Indiana to 'Top Model,' Drew Elliott seeks next big thing". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
14. Emmis Communications (February 1987). Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications. pp. 80–83. ISSN 0148-7736. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
15. "NUVO Cultural Vision Awards - Lifetime Achievement: Thomas Binford". nuvo.net. 4 May 1999. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

External links

• Official website