The
Gryphon Gazette
February 2015
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The Student Voice of St. George’s Independent School
• Volume XIII, Issue III
IT’'S HAPPENING!
St. George’s announces new addition
Artist’s rendering of the proposed new building to the school. The new building will house admissions offices and more space for the art department.
Source: Mr. Bill Taylor Photo: Taylor Owens ’15
Annie Vento ’17
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ith serious donors on board and plans regarding construction established, a new building, which will be home to creative and collaborative thinking, is now in the works. President William Taylor said that this new addition
has been a goal for a couple of years, but it has just recently gained momentum. “About a year and a half ago, Mr. Taylor and the Board of Trustees convened a committee to look at our site plan, [seeing] what our school and our program needs between now and 10
years from now,” said Director of Advancement Mr. Jay Philpott. Together, they worked with a local architecture firm, Looney Ricks Kiss, to establish a plan that would “create an entry experience,” including groves of trees, the new academic
building entrance and “ultimately, a performing arts center,” according to Mr. Philpott. This new plan could not be approached lightly, since the structure itself would cost about 3 million dollars and the exterior features, such as roadways, park-
ing lots and landscaping, would cost over 1 million dollars. However, the new building can be discussed realistically now because of the donors that have either already donated money or expressed serious interest.
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