{{Short description|School in Severna Park, Maryland, US}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Severn School | image = Severn School Maryland.jpg | logo = Severn School Logo.png | location = 201 Water Street<br />Severna Park, Maryland | country = United States | coordinates = | established = 1914 | founder = Roland M. Teel | head_of_school = Doug Lagarde | faculty = 125 | enrollment = 910 | ratio = 9:1 | athletics = 47 athletic teams | mascot = The Admiral | team_name = Admirals | rival = St. Mary's High School (Annapolis, Maryland) | accreditation = Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS); approved by the Maryland State Board of Education | campus_type = Suburban | avg_class_size = 15 | colors = Maroon and White<br>{{color box|maroon}} {{color box|white}} | website = {{URL|www.severnschool.com}} }}
'''Severn School''' is a private college preparatory school in Severna Park, Maryland, United States. It was founded in 1914 by Roland M. Teel as a preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.severnschool.com/about-us/history|title=History|publisher=Severn School|accessdate=25 June 2021}}</ref> In 2013, the school merged with nearby Chesapeake Academy. Severn serves students in preschool through grade 12.
==Athletics== The Severn Admirals compete in thirteen varsity sports: sailing, lacrosse, cross country running, football, wrestling, soccer, basketball, swimming, baseball, golf, tennis and field hockey, as well as track and field in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Severn has 35 varsity, junior varsity and middle school teams.
==Campus== On Severn's 19-acre upper school and middle school campus, there are several academic buildings, including Teel Academic Center and Creeden Hall connected by elevated glass bridges on the upper floors. Teel Academic Center underwent a complete renovation in 2015 where the original Teel Academic Center, constructed in 1969 to house boarding students, was torn down and replaced with the new $17 million building.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.capitalgazette.com/neighborhoods/ph-ac-cc-around-the-park-0910-20150909-story.html|title=Around the Park: Severn School's Teel Academic Center opening a sensation|last=Tegler|first=Sharon Lee|work=capitalgazette.com|access-date=2017-03-04|language=en-US}}</ref> The new building houses Graw Innovation Center, a computer lab, the Zimmerman Library, and the Hoehn-Saric Family Center for Academic Excellence, as well as middle and upper school classrooms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.severnschool.com/page/about-us/severn-at-a-glance|title=Severn School {{!}} Severn at a Glance|website=www.severnschool.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref> Creeden Hall, constructed in 2002 as the Upper School Academic Center, contains science labs and prep rooms, a greenhouse, "Roche" Lecture Hall, classrooms, two computer labs, and several spaces for students such as Creeden Commons.<ref name="auto"/> Also on this campus is McCleary Student Center which houses Price Auditorium, Bauer Dining Hall, Powell Conference Room, and several arts classrooms for both the middle and upper school. In 2012, construction was completed on the Stine Outdoor Education Center, a 2-acre space behind the two academic buildings featuring a tiered outdoor classroom, trails, a counsel ring, challenge course with low ropes to promote team building, and an artist's reflection area.<ref name="auto" />
Severn School has also finished the process of constructing the Edward St. John Athletic Center. The facility, opened April 2008, cost about $10 million. Alongside the completion of this building was the construction of two turf fields, one for field hockey and lacrosse, and one for football and soccer,<ref>The Severn Binnacle 2007</ref> to accompany two more grass athletic fields.
The Chesapeake Campus in Arnold, obtained in 2013, houses Severn's Lower School. On that campus were Flinchum Gymnasium, Pat Troy Center, and Sivvy Theatre. There were 2 fully equipped outdoor playgrounds, an outdoor science learning area, learning pavilion, and trike and scooter path for early childhood students. The majority of the campus was demolished in 2025, with only the Flinchum Gymnasium and parts of the Sivvy Theatre remaining. The campus is currently being renovated, with lower school students located at the Teel Campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Severn School {{!}} Project Details |url=https://www.severnschool.com/a-promise-campaign/project-details |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=www.severnschool.com}}</ref>
==Notable alumni== * Distinguished alumni include three recipients of the Medal of Honor: RADM (then CDR) Herbert E. Schonland ('20), CAPT (then CDR) George L. Street III ('33) and RADM (then LCDR) Bruce McCandless ('28);<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.severnschool.com/podium/default.aspx?t=150547|title=Severn School ~ Alumni Portal|work=severnschool.com|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref> * Slade Cutter ('30), four-time Navy Cross recipient and College Football Hall of Fame member<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/12/AR2005061201503.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Capt. Slade Cutter, Naval Athlete and Submariner, Dies | first=Adam | last=Bernstein | date=June 13, 2005 | accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> * Tom Peters ('60), business management author * Joseph Caleb Deschanel ('62), cinematographer * Joseph D. Stewart ('60), former United States Merchant Marine Academy superintendent * Henry W. Buse Jr. ('30), Lieutenant general in the Marine Corps, served as Chief of Staff, Headquarters Marine Corps * Steve Bisciotti, Current Baltimore Ravens owner, attended Severn for two years in the 1970s. * John P. Condon ('30), Major general in the Marine Corps and Naval Aviator * Robert Duvall, Actor and director * Paul Brown, NFL coach was head football coach at Severn from 1930 to 1931 * Buzz Aldrin ('47), Apollo 11 astronaut, attended Severn in preparation for the entrance exams for the United States Military Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.severnschool.com/podium/default.aspx?t=204&tn=Buzz+Aldrin+to+Speak+at+Severn+School+&nid=676011&ptid=148345&sdb=False&pf=pgt&mode=0&vcm=False|title=Severn School ~ Buzz Aldrin to Speak at Severn School|work=severnschool.com|accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> * Mary Ann Davidson ('76), Chief Security Officer at Oracle Corporation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/45/misc/misc_5844.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022042318/https://bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/45/misc/misc_5844.pdf |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com |url-status=live }}</ref> * Mike Long ('90), former Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour champion *Evan Washburn ('03), CBS Sports sideline reporter
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==External links== *[https://www.severnschool.com/page/about-us/history The History of Severn School]
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