Dwight School

Founded in 1872 by Julius Sachs as part of the Sachs Collegiate Institute, Dwight School was first known as "The Sachs School," then The Franklin School. Originally located on West 34th Street and Broadway, it relocated several times as it grew, ultimately moving to 18 West 89th Street in 1912. Sachs, a noted educator and author (and scion of the Goldman–Sachs family) headed the school until at least 1901 when he was appointed Professor of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. , in honor of whom the school was named. In 1880, the New York School of Languages was founded on 15 West 43rd Street as an academy of classical studies. Timothy Dwight, President of Yale University asked the school to pioneer a math and science program to replace traditional Greek and Latin as an entrance requirement. The New York School of Languages was later renamed Timothy Dwight School in honor of that historic partnership. In the late 1960s Moe C. Spahn and his wife bought the school for their son Stephen to run; after serving as assistant headmaster Stephen became headmaster on June 1, 1967. Stephen's father Moe was the headmaster of the Franklin School which would later merge with Dwight. Owner Stephen Spahn's sister and her husband own New York City's York Preparatory School. Today, one-third of Dwight's students come from overseas. Under Spahn's leadership, Dwight also expanded internationally, establishing a network of affiliated schools in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as part of the Dwight Schools Global Network. ==Institution==

Chancellor Stephen H. Spahn has served as the school's owner and chancellor since 1967. Spahn also serves on the boards of the International Baccalaureate Fund and the Rubin Museum of Art, and was a founding member of the Guild of International Baccalaureate Schools. In 2011, he received the Lewis Hine Distinguished Service Award from the National Child Labor Committee. Blake Spahn, a Dwight alumnus, serves as vice chancellor of the Dwight Schools network and is involved in the management and development of the school's global campuses. and student/parent interviews. Dwight Schools Global Network The Dwight Schools Global Network is a group of affiliated international campuses connected with Dwight School in New York City. These include Dwight Global Online School, Dwight School London in the United Kingdom, Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School in China, Dwight School Seoul in South Korea, Dwight School Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and Dwight School Hanoi in Vietnam. Through this program, each student receives a joint Capital Normal/Dwight School diploma with strong emphasis on English as a Second Language. In 2010, Dwight was chosen from 180 foreign schools by the government of Seoul, Korea, to open Dwight School Seoul as a model IB School for five hundred forty students in grades K-12. Opened in fall 2012, the school is housed within a new multimillion-dollar media and culture complex, Seoul's Digital Media City. == Academics – International Baccalaureate Program ==

In 1996, Dwight became the second school in North America to offer all three International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs: the IB Primary Years Program, for students grades 3 to 12; the IB Middle Years Program, for students in grades 6–10; and the IB Diploma Program, for students in grades 11–12. A Certificate Program is available to students who do not wish to pursue the full IB Diploma Program and instead take some elective courses. Approximately half the graduating seniors receive the full IB diploma. == Athletics ==

Dwight has fielded athletic teams since the founding of the school. It is a member of the ISAL league and the ACIS league as well as the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS). Dwight has an off-campus sport facility called the Dwight School Athletic Center, or DSAC, for short. DSAC is located on 109th street on the Upper East Side/Harlem. DSAC is equipped with a full-sized swimming pool, a full sized basketball and volleyball court, a smaller weight-lifting room, and has turf on the roof for soccer. Dwight participates in the following sports: • Basketball • Track and Field • Indoor Track • Cross-Country • Fencing • Baseball • Softball • Volleyball • Soccer • Swimming • Golf • Rugby • Tennis • Jiu Jitsu ==Demographics==

The demographic breakdown of the 574 students enrolled for the 2013–14 school year was as follows. • Asian – 5.1% • Black – 3.8% • Hispanic – 3.1% • White – 59.2% • Multiracial – 28.8% ==Notable alumni==

• Dana Barron, actress • Antonio Campos, film director, screenwriter and film producer • Truman Capote (1924–1984), author • Addison O'Dea, documentary filmmaker • Joseph Cullman, tobacco magnate • Doug Davis (born 1972), entertainment lawyer and Grammy and Emmy Award-winning record producer • Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark, socialite, actor, member of non-reigning Greek royal family and extended Danish royal family • Harry L. Fisher (1885–1961), noted chemist • Julius J. Gans, lawyer, politician, and judge • Jonah Goldberg, syndicated columnist, Los Angeles Times • Lizzie Grubman, publicist, manager and socialite • Paris Hilton (born 1981), socialite, heiress, entrepreneur • Race Imboden, Olympic fencer • Robert Kalloch, Hollywood costume designer • Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882–1947), Mayor of New York • Herbert Henry Lehman, governor of New York state • Robert Moses (1888–1981), noted city planner • Aarón Sánchez (born 1976), chef and Food Network personality • Alix Smith, photographer • Nick Valensi, musician, The Strokes • Hans Zinsser, immunologist ==Notes==