Lowell Whiteman School

School Setting: Set on 150 acres outside of world-class ski resort Steamboat Springs , Colorado , the campus sits at 7,000 feet in close proximity to Routt National Forest , Mount Werner Ski Area, and a variety of lakes, rivers, and hiking and mountain biking trails

School Size: 110 students

Classroom Size: Average of 8 students, maximum of 12 students

Student/Teacher Ratio: 8/1

Tuition: Day: $16,850 Boarding: $31,205

Financial Aid: Need-based scholarships are available

Departments:

English, Math, Science, Social Sciences, French, Spanish, Arts, Computer

Percentage of Graduating Class: 98% College Placement

Support Services: Full meal services, transportation, full residential staff, college counseling, faculty advisors

Computer Capabilities:

The school has a campus-wide wireless network and two computer labs with 26 computers available day and evening, including a new state of the art foreign language lab. We run on a Windows operating system, but are Macintosh friendly. Our computers are registered for many online resources, including online libraries, history pages, educational sites, and inter-library loans. We have photo quality printers and laser printers, as well as scanning capabilities and four projectors

Notable Graduates:

Peter Hassrick '59- Denver Art Museum Western Art Director; Author of 12 books about art history

John Milius '62- Writer/Director of movies including: Apocalypse Now, Big Wednesday, Clear and Present Danger, Conan the Barbarian, Dillinger, Red Dawn, and The Wind and the Lion

Mark McMahon '64- Award Winning Illustrator

Susan Walsh '83- 1999 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Photography coverage of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton

Maria Quintana '84- 1988 Olympian for Inverted Aerials

Craig Dobbin '86- Music Composer for 3 feature films, 100+ documentaries, 5 television series and 20+ commercials

Annie Kakela '88- 1996 Olympian for Crew

Dave Jarrett '89- 1994 and 1998 Olympian for Nordic Combined

Linas Vaitkus '91- 1998 Olympian for Alpine Racing

Ryan Heckman '93- 1992 and 1994 Olympian for Nordic Combined

Sacha Gros '93- 1998 Olympian for Alpine Racing

Nick Cleaver '93- 1992 and 1994 Olympian for Freestyle Moguls

Randy Weber '94- 1994 and 1998 Olympian for Special Jumping

Julien Castellini '94- 1994 Olympian for Alpine Racing

Suzan Dole '96- X-Games Skier Cross Competitor

Caroline Lalive '97- 1998 and 2002 Olympian for Alpine Racing

Johnny Spillane '99- 1998, 2002, and 2006 Olympics for Nordic Combined; 2003 Nordic Combined World Championships Gold Medalist (Johnny was the first American ever to win a gold medal in a Nordic Olympic or World Championship event.)

David Lamb '00- 2007 X-Games Skier Cross Competitor

Brett Buckles '00- 2006 and 2007 X-Games Skier Cross Competitor

Pep Fujas '00- 2006 and 2007 X-Games Slopestyle Competitor

Travis Mayer '00- 2002 and 2006 Olympian for Freestyle Moguls; 2002 Olympic Silver Medalist for Men's Moguls

Ryan St. Onge '01- 2006 Olympian for Freestyle Aerials

Michelle Gorgone '01- 2006 Olympian for Snowboard Racing

Tommy Schwall '02- 2002 and 2006 Olympian for Special Jumping

Gina Gmeiner '02- 2006 and 2007 X-Games Skier Superpipe Competitor

Clint Jones '04- 2002 and 2006 Olympian for Special Jumping

Parking Spaces/Availability: Parking is available to all day students and to Junior and Senior residential students with permission.

Notes/School Information:

The Lowell Whiteman School is a unique college preparatory high school in the mountains of beautiful Steamboat Springs , Colorado . Founded on principles of a strong traditional education and radical adventure, the school combines experiential education with high academic standards.

The three annual camping trips include backpacking, horseback riding, canoeing, kayaking, climbing, or mountain biking. The month-long spring foreign travel program has recently taken students to countries including Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, China, Chile, Costa Rica, India, Mongolia, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Samoa, South Africa, Vietnam and more. With a competitive ski and snowboard program in a world-class location, LWS has seen 16 students and alums compete in the Olympics, including six in the most recent Olympics. Challenging academics focus on a traditional curriculum and revolve around small classes, personalized student attention, and out of class work.

The close-knit community, fun atmosphere, diverse activities and interests, and "work hard, play hard" philosophy make Whiteman as much a family and an experience as a superior education.