Hathaway Brown School

Private, secular, all-girls school in Shaker Heights, , Ohio, United States

Brown & gold^[1]Athletics11 sportsNicknameHBTeam nameBlazers^[1]AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[2]NewspaperRetrospectYearbookSpeculariaWebsitehb.edu

Hathaway Brown, commonly referred to as HB, is an all-girls private school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The school serves pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students.^[3]

Hathaway Brown is a member of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, and Cleveland Council of Independent Schools.^{[citation needed]}

History

Founded in 1876, Hathaway Brown began as "afternoon classes for young ladies" at the all-boys private Brooks Military School in downtown Cleveland. Its original name was the Brooks School for Ladies. In 1886, the school was purchased by Anne Hathaway Brown. During her tenure, Brown changed the school's name to “Miss Anne H. Hathaway Brown's School for Girls” and introduced the school motto: non scholae sed vita discimus (“we learn not for school but for life”). At that point, only women were accepted.^{[citation needed]}

The building at 1945 East 97th Street was completed in 1905, and designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Hubbell & Benes. It was later demolished.^[4] The school moved to its current location at 19600 North Park Boulevard in Shaker Heights in 1927. Mary Elizabeth Raymond (1912–38) and Ann Cutter Coburn (1938–68) were notable headmistresses.^{[citation needed]}

The head of the school is Mary Frances Bisselle.^{[citation needed]}

Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships

Girls Basketball - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013^[5]
Girls Field Hockey - 2008, 2002^[5]
Girls Soccer - 2009, 2007, 2004^[5]
Girls Golf - 2010^[5]
Girls Tennis -2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Girls Swimming -2022

Other non-sanctioned state championships:

Girls Tennis -2003, 2004
Girls Lacrosse-2010, 2012^[6]

Accreditation and membership

Founding Member, National Coalition of Girls Schools^[7]
Independent School Association of Central States, State of Ohio^[8]
Member, National Association of Independent Schools^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
^ "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
^ Hubbell & Bennes Cleveland Landmarks Commission
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2009-01-23.
^ "All-Girls Private School in Shaker Heights and Novelty, Ohio Near Cleveland". www.laurelschool.org. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
^ "The National Coalition of Girls' Schools Member School: Hathaway Brown School". Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
^ "Ohio Association of Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
^ "NAIS - Government Relations - Stats Map". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2009-10-22.