The American Boarding School Dream!
An American boarding school in New York, Storm King Academy gave Maria the support to succeed and follow her dream of becoming a fashion designer.
New York, USA
The Storm King School
Established: 1867
STEM
Mountains
School Facts
School Description
Founded in 1867 and located on the peak of Storm King Mountain (SKS) in the Hudson River Valley, The Storm King School is less than two hours from New York City. The school’s Science Department chair is former NASA scientist Dr. Paul Feffer. SKS offers unique, intensive short-term courses based upon student and faculty interest such as The Science and Art of Makeup and How Sports Shaped American Culture.FACILITIES
The mountaintop campus features a 230-seat professional theater, an observatory with a Newtonian telescope, fully equipped science labs, access to the 3,800-acre Black Rock Forest Consortium, a gymnasium, five tennis courts, a brand new sports field, a ceramics studio, a greenhouse, private music practice rooms, and a recording studio. The school is in the process of building a brand new academic center.
SPORTS AND ARTS
Storm King’s sports teams have won 24 league championships over the last five years, and the boys’ basketball team has won the New England Prep School Athletic League championship for two years in a row. Storm King alumni include US Olympian Burke Boyce (fencing) and Thomas Price (rowing).
Storm King School offers an exceptional arts program with an especially competitive dance program in which students choreograph and present their own pieces each week. Students perform three major theater productions and a musical each school year. Academy Award-winning cinematographer and director Wally Pfister graduated from SKS.
DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE
Storm King students live two to a room in spacious, fully-staffed dormitories. Students have access to various extracurriculars such as outdoor adventure and A Capella.
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Famous Alumni
Jack Hemingway (’41) - Writer, conservationist, son of great American author Ernest Hemingway
Peter Boyce (’54) - Astronomer
David Parks (’69) - American photographer, film director
Robert Toricelli (’70) - Former Congressman and Senator from New Jersey
Jeffrey (Jeff) Hall (’74) - Mountaineer who reached summit of Mount Everest on May 14, 1995
Steven Zirnkilton (’76) - American voice-over actor, did opening narration for entire US Law & Order franchise
Wally Pfister (’79) - Academy Award winning cinematographer, director
Cara Castronuova (’98) - Boxer, two-time Golden Gloves winner, trainer on the NBC’s “The Biggest Loser”
Sammy Mejia (’03) - Professional basketball player, 2nd round draft pick of the Detroit Pistons
- 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post Graduate (PG) Grades at School
- 55 acres Campus Size
- 45% Percentage of International Students
Diploma Year Offered?
YesStudent Population
CoEd - School for both gendersTeacher/Student Ratio
1:5SAT Average
1210ACT Average
30English as Second Language (ESL) Support Available
YesFrench Immersion
NoSpeciality Programs
Quest Term (Two Week Intensives), Capstone/Cornerstone Project, Black Rock Forest Consortium, Newburgh Armory Partnership (Community Service)Accepting Students in Grades
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Post Graduate (PG)Ages Accepted
14-21ELTiS Minimum
231TOEFL Minimum
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Real Stories from Real Students:
“This is my third year here in the Storm King School. I definitely enjoy my life here. There are a lot of activities during weekends and after school. I am an international student, and I have experienced a couple activities I could not get in my hometown. The landscape here is beautiful, that is also part of the reasons why I love it. Teachers here are willing to help everyone at anytime. There are students from 27 countries in our school, so I have learned a lot about different culture from different countries. Food here is really better than most high schools. I went to other high schools in our area for sports matches, and most of them do not have food better than ours. I really, really appreciate that! Anyway, it is a good place to have fun and enjoy your life for me.” -Vicky from China, Grade 11
Blogs and News!
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