May2024
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
On April 18, the SAS community celebrated Earth Day with a special speaker, Daniel Fortner, Sewanee C'16, andavarietyofenvironmental andnatureappreciationworkshops,apicniclunch,andTri-Treegames. COMINGTHIS FALL!
NEWOUTDOOR LEARNING COMPLEX
SAS is excited to announce the addition of a 3,600 square foot Outdoor Learning Complex. The complex will have bouldering and climbing areasaswell asa mountain biking hub formiddle school and varsityteams.Itwill house"TheLab" (Local AreaBikingshopforon-sitemaintenance.)Itwill alsohavebikestoragetowers,apaved all-weatheroutdoorpumptrack,acampinggearstoragearea,andanoutdoorlearningcoordinator'soffice.
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This year's spring play presented by the St. Andrew's-Sewanee Performing Arts Department will be an award-winning title from one of the top playwrights of middle and high school theatre in the United States, Cherie Bennett. The play is Zink: the Myth, the Legend, the Zebra. It will be presented at 7:30 PM on May 3rd and 4th and 2 PM Sunday, May 5th in the McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts. Don't let the title fool you.Yes,there are comedic moments,butthere is also some serious drama,atfirst,more subdued butthestakesbecomehigherastheplayprogresses.
THIRD ANNUAL8thGRADE WASHINGTON,DC TRIP WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
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On Wednesday, April 3 through Friday, April 5, the 8th grade class explored the United States' capital and US history through its buildings, monuments, and memorials. On Wednesday, they visited the Smithsonian Museums of Natural History and American History, the National Mall, and the World War II Memorial. Thursday,theyvisitedtheLincolnMemorial,KoreanWarMemorial,andVietnamWall WarMemorial. Read more
ENGAGED LEADERSHIP RETREAT2024
The First Inaugural Engaged Leadership Retreat took place on Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th. Generously funded by an anonymous gift, our endowed Sewanee Military Academy Leadership Development Fund,and a grantfromThe Templeton World Charity Foundation, the Engaged Leadership Retreatwas the first overnight student leadership retreat of its kind at SAS which brought together the outgoing Proctors and the incoming Proctors for an overnight trip filled with leadership training, group bonding, and succession planning. The following was written by incoming Proctor, Margeaux Pierson, a boarding student from New Orleans, Louisiana:
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ST.ANDREW'S-SEWANEE SCHOOLWELCOMES NEW TRUSTEES
St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School is pleased to welcome three members to the Board of Trustees following their election on April 5,2024.Each is elected to serve a three-year term.The new class includes Andrew Dinsmore, Operator and Owner, Publix Super Markets, Inc.; Molly Schaefer Still, Owner, Schaefer Nursery; and Sarah MetzgarSteffner,freelancewriterandeditor.
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ADVANCED CHEMISTRY STUDENTRESEARCH
Seniors Anja Dombrowski and Onawa Henson have been accepted to present their research poster, "Progress Towards Identification of Antimicrobial Compounds in Liquidambar styraciflua," at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education being held this summer at the University of Kentucky Dr Tracy Terry, who initiated this project through the Advanced Chemistry course, will be presenting her paper, “Course-Based Research Experiences for the High School Curriculum: Navigating Barriers and Leveraging Opportunities,” at the same conference
NEWMIDDLE SCHOOLTRACK RECORD
On Friday, April 19th at the Webb School Fleet Feet Invitation, seventh grader R H Benton set a new St Andrew's-SewaneeMiddleSchool recordinthe1600mwithatimeof5:4049 Congrats,R H !
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SUMMER FUN HAS ALMOSTBEGUN!
Day camps run from May 28 through June 28 We offer basketball and soccer camps, as well as three full weeksofCampSAS
It's Better Than Camp! is filling up!This unique overnightcamp experience runs fromJuly 7-21 and includes two week-long sessions.Kids 11-15 may attend either session or the full two weeks for exceptional summer funontheMountain
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Director of Auxiliary and Summer Programming Lizzie Duncan was at WCRB-3 in Chattanooga recently to spread the news about our two-week overnight summer program "It's Better Than Camp!" that runs in July Clickthelinktoseethefull interview
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