This is a thread to just list random facts about schools! Some things we can include are school colors, mascots, school stories/legends, famous alumni, links to school apparel websites, links to school videos, school statistics, or anything else worth knowing about a school that doesn’t really fit into other threads. {thread idea credit goes to: @stargirl3} :bz
I’ll start! No cheating!
Name 2 schools whose kind-of-mascot is the Big Red.
Exeter and SPS.
Which school has blue and gold as its school colors?
Peddie!!
At which school was Dead Poets Society filmed?
St. Andrews!
Which school did has a seawolf as its mascot?
No idea!?
Which two schools’ campuses revolve around a circle?
Groton! And Hotchkiss (?) I’m not sure about Hkiss. Am I right? @stargirl3
Which school has a Youtube video with 200,000+ views?
Andover! (most of those views are probably mine lol)
Which schools don’t have an official mascot?
@mathman1201 Groton and Middlesex
Uh… Groton, among others.
Which school is known for its lack of cell service?
Hotchkiss.
Which school has an Olympic sized pool?
I’m guessing Peddie ?¿
Where did the Bushes go?
Andover
Where did Mark Zuckerberg go to?
Exeter.
Which school’s mascot is the pelican?
No idea ?¿
Which hidden gem was founded by the same founder as Groton because he wanted another Groton?
Brooks
Pelicans = Loomis
What nickname did George H. W. Bush have as a student at Andover?
I have no idea. I didn’t even know Bush went to Andover. What is it? @skieurope
Name three boarding schools that has six letters in its first name. (An example of a first name is Andover, instead of Phillips Academy Andover).
Groton, Choate, Milton.
Which school has the lion rampant as its mascot?
Exeter.
Which school won the swimming championships this year?
Andover (boys) and Suffield (girls) for D1 Champs in 2014.
How long is Andover and Exeter’s football rivalry?
Oh my god. i think around 94 (i don’t know why, wild guess and seems familiar) years? I remember seeing the older posters where Exeter is like pushing Andover away. “help exeter defeat Andover”
Name 2 schools whose kind-of-mascot is the Big Red.- lol the first thing that popped up into my head was Harvard. Harvard’s mascot is actually “Big Red”