Landon School

Landon School is a private, nonsectarian, college preparatory school for boys in grades 3–12, with an enrollment of approximately 680 students, in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C.[2]

Landon School
Address
6101 Wilson Lane Bethesda , Maryland 20817 United States
Coordinates	38°59′26″N 77°07′31″W
Information
Type	Private, College-prep
Motto	Virtute et non vi (English: "By virtue, not by force.")
Established	1929
Headmaster	Jim Neill
Teaching staff	85.9 (on a FTE basis)
Grades	3–12
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	672 (2013–2014)
Student to teacher ratio	7.8
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	75 acres (30 ha)
Color(s)	Brown and White
Athletics	20 interscholastic sports
Athletics conference	Interstate Athletic Conference
Nickname	Bears
Website	www.landon.net
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Background

Paul Landon Banfield and his wife, Mary Lee, founded Landon School in 1929. The school’s first location was a former residence in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C., now home to the Embassy of Estonia. Banfield moved Landon to its present 75-acre (300,000 m²) campus in Bethesda in 1935. The farmhouse, stables, and barn from the previous use of the Bethesda property still stand on the campus and are used today.

The school's original location in Washington, D.C. now serves as the Embassy of Estonia.

The Landon School's headmasters have been:[3]

• Paul Landon Banfield: 1929–1970
• Hugh Riddleberger: 1970–1981
• Malcolm Coates: 1981–1989
• Damon F. Bradley: 1990–2004
• David M. Armstrong: 2004–2015
• Jim Neill: 2015–current

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 672 boys enrolled for the 2013–2014 school year was:[1][4]

• Native American/Alaskan – 0.3%
• Asian/Pacific islander – 8.3%
• Black – 17.6%
• Hispanic – 4.0%
• White – 67.0%
• Multiracial – 2.8%

Athletics

The school offers 26 athletics options, including varsity interscholastic sports such as swimming, soccer, water polo, football, cross country, ice hockey, wrestling, basketball, baseball, track, tennis, golf, rugby and lacrosse.[5] Landon also offers interscholastic club sports such as riflery, sailing, fencing, squash and ultimate Frisbee, as well as intramural sports and strength and conditioning.[6]

Notable alumni

• Sam Anas – hockey player for Iowa Wild[7]
• Darion Atkins – basketball player for player for SIG Strasbourg of the French Pro A League[8]
• Robbie Bordley – first modern-era captain of the United States national rugby union team, teacher and renowned lacrosse coach at Landon School[9]
• Alan Brinkley – historian and Columbia University provost from 2003 to 2009[10]
• Donald Dell – former Davis Cup player and coach[11]
• Bill Eacho – former US Ambassador to Austria (2009–2012)[12]
• Ahmet Ertegun – founder of Atlantic Records[13]
• Fred Hetzel – played six seasons in NBA, top pick of 1965 NBA draft[14]
• Rush Holt – physicist and former Congressman (1999–2015) (D-NJ)[15]
• George Huguely – University of Virginia student convicted of second-degree murder [16]
• Ken Jenkins – NFL running back and kick return specialist [17]
• Rufus G. King III – Chief Judge, DC Superior Court, 2000–2008[18]
• Knight Kiplinger – editor-in-chief of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine[19]
• Bronson La Follette – Wisconsin Attorney General from 1974 to 1986 [20]
• Anthony Marra – fiction writer
• Gregory S. Martin – retired U.S. Air Force four-star general[21][22]
• Nick Martin – founder and CEO of TechChange[23]
• James McEwan – whitewater canoeing bronze medalist at 1972 Summer Olympics[24]
• Doug McKelway – television journalist for Fox News[25]
• Fred McNair – professional tennis doubles player, French Open champion[26]
• Sam Potolicchio – educator[27]
• Maury Povich – television personality, host of Maury, a syndicated talk show[28]
• Danny Rubin (born 1991) – American-Israeli basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League[29]
• Teddy Sears – actor[30][31]
• Topper Shutt – TV weatherman[32]
• Thomas Tamm – US Justice Department attorney, illegal wiretapping whistleblower[33]
• Thomas Wadden – Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
• Matt Ward – Tewaaraton Trophy winner and NCAA lacrosse All-American[34][35]

References

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8. "Darion Atkins". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 28 April 2020.
9. Caplan, Callie (May 15, 2018). "Boys' lacrosse Top 10: After more than 40 years, Rob Bordley coaches final Landon game". Washington Post.
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18. Superior Court of the District of Columbia. "The Honorable Rufus G. King, III, Chief Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia" (PDF). (Official Biography). Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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20. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1985–1986,' Biographical Sketch of Bronson C. La Follette, pg. 6
21. "General Greg Martin '66". Landon School. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
22. "General Gregory S. Martin". (Official Biography). U.S. Air Force. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
23. "When and How to Scale: DC Startup at a CrossRoads". Forbes. Forbes. May 27, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
24. Free, Bill (18 May 1992). "In a splash, Olympics disappear for paddlers – Final U.S. berths won on Savage River". Baltimore Sun.
25. Carmody, John (26 December 1989). "The TV Column". Washington Post.
26. "Junior USTA Interscholastic Championships". USTA Yearbook. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
27. "Best 300 Professors Press Release". princetonreview.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
28. Glover, Mary Clare (12 November 2009). "New Neighbors: Povich and Chung Are Moving Back to Washington". Washingtonian.
29. Giannotto, Mark (4 February 2011). "Danny Rubin goes from Landon to Boston College walk-on to ACC starter". Washington Post.
30. Lowell Davis (19 August 2008). "Summer '08 – Lowell in the Big City". Lowell's Blog. Landon School. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
31. Katherine Thurston (October 2002). "Teddy Sears". About One Life to Live Fans Guide. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
32. "Topper Shutt | Chief Meteorologist". WUSA9. February 8, 2018.
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34. University of Virginia Athletics Men's Lacrosse. "Player Bio: Matt Ward". UVA Athletics. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
35. "Spring 2002 All-Met Lacrosse". The Washington Post.

External links

• Landon School website