Kentucky Country Day School

Kentucky Country Day School
Location
Louisville , Kentucky United States
Information
Type	Private
Established	1972
Principal	Bradley E. Lyman
Grades	JK–12
Number of students	890
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue & Gold
Mascot	Bearcat
Faculty	103
Campus size	85 acres
Website	Kentucky Country Day School

Kentucky Country Day (KCD) is a co-educational preparatory school in Louisville, Kentucky. KCD was formed in 1972 by the merging of The Kentucky Military Institute (founded 1845), Thomas Aquinas Preparatory School, Kentucky Home School for Girls (founded 1863), and Louisville Country Day (founded 1948).

Notable alumni

• Dr. Laman Gray, inventor of the AbioCor artificial heart
• John Y. Brown, Jr., Governor of Kentucky (1979-1983) (attended)
• Skye Dayton, founder of Earthlink; current CEO of Helio
• John A. "Jack" Hillerich III, current Chairman of the Board of Hillerich & Bradsby
• Ambrose Bierce, short-story author, satirist
• Stephen Gaghan, Academy Award-winning film writer and director; credits include Traffic, Syriana, Rules of Engagement (attended)
• Stu Pollard, film producer, writer and director; credits include Nice Guys Sleep Alone, Keep Your Distance
• Victor Mature, actor; credits include Samson and Delilah, My Darling Clementine (attended)
• Jim Backus, actor; credits include Thurston Howell III on Gilligan's Island
• Fred Willard, actor; numerous television and film credits including Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, This Is Spinal Tap
• Catherine McCord, model, actress
• Jaleel Bunton, drummer for TV on the Radio
• Danny Sullivan, race car driver; winner of the 1985 Indianapolis 500
• Lisa Buese, member of 1980 United States Olympic Swim Team
• Wil Heuser, singer

See also

• Schools in Louisville, Kentucky
• Country Day School movement

External links

• KCD website
• KMI alumni website