Matthew Meigs as the Family Boarding School for Boys and Young Men.

[11] At one point, Lawrenceville and Hill sent more students to Princeton than all public schools combined.

[18] In the early days of the school, boys played shinney, town ball, football and cricket.

During John Meigs' tenure as headmaster, organized and interscholastic sports began at The Hill.

[22] Originally an annual football game, the schools compete against each other in all of the fall sports on either the first or second weekend in November.

[23] The Hill School has been described as different in style and spirit from its counterparts in New England, and has been described as strict and demanding.

"[27] The Hill has been criticized, alongside other East Coast Protestant schools, for promoting "snobbish", undemocratic, and "un-American values".