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SD in Quotes
from School Ties
“ We are all changing. In learning to change, to respect, to discover, and to love, we become a little smarter and a little stronger every day. As the earth rotates every day, each of us is faced with a new possibility for growth. The earth changes, and we change with it. That is what it means to be human.”
Addy S. ’24
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“ San Domenico teaches you how to be a good person, a person who knows how to be good and care for your peers and others, your family and yourself. What I love most about being a parent is seeing my kid’s confidence and love of learning flourish.”
— Angela Bauman MS ’95, Board of Trustees, Parent
’32, ’35, ’36
“ Community means to be included, to be accepted, and kindness all around.”
Marjorie D. ’34
“ When you acknowledge another person, acknowledge their background, acknowledge their experience, acknowledge who they are, then you help create a space where people feel safe to share about themselves. With open minds, with kindness, with an authentic honoring of diversity, we can make San Domenico a place where everyone belongs and everyone feels acknowledged for who they are.” — Aarya C. ’24
“ I ask three things from my athletes: Be nice to each other, make eye contact when speaking to me, and always try your best. That is my secret sauce. More than 50 percent of what I teach are life skills, because reinforcing good behaviors taught at home enables me to teach kids about the sport I love and care deeply about.”
Director of Aquatics Mark Anderson
“ I like making a di erence every day.”
— Brianna M. ’29
“ I am always impressed that San Domenico goes beyond academics and provides the students with tools to become responsible citizens. The only way to heal the divisions in our society is to provide the students with the ability to see beyond themselves.”
— Phil Allen, grandparent
“ I still feel like I’m at my second home when I come back here. I love to reconnect with my teachers and my peers when I am back home… when I come back to SD I see people that I know all the time, it is really just such a special place.”
Lily Cline, ’22
