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Joke About Starting West Village High School Gets Taken Seriously
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John Del Signore
Published Sep 19, 2008
Modified Sep 19, 2008
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When Greenwich Village resident Aimee Bell, a Vanity Fair editor, was asked by another parent where her daughter, then in fifth grade, would be attending High School, she jokingly answered that she was starting one herself. That was two years ago, and since then the wisecrack has turned into a reality. With a little help from Bell's well-connected friends (Graydon Carter! John Leguizamo! Bob Kerrey!), Greenwich Village High, a private academy, will accept 45 freshman next year with tuition set on a sliding scale from $1,000 to $34,729. An author of a guide to Manhattan private schools tells the Times that the school will help fill the city's fancy school void: “It’s really always been slim pickings downtown. Originally, it was a commercial area with tradesmen and lofts not meant for living, but now it’s a mecca for young families.” GV High's motto? “Work hard, be kind, take risks.” (Apparently there wasn't room for "Network!")
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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