Spartan Magazine
Community Dedicates Newest Campus Enhancements
On Sept. 3, 2012, the St. Stephen’s school community
p h otos TOP TO BOTTOM Director of Fine Arts Liz Moon reads a prayer during the dedication alongside the Rev. Todd FitzGerald, the Rt. Rev. Dena Harrison and Jessica Manzano-Valdez; Henry Tschurr, Helen Harman, Peyton Malesovas, Karrie Poppinga, Chloe Hooks, Dawn Goodfriend, Christopher Colvin and Julia Mewborne; Thunder drummers Charlie Ozburn, Matt Wong, Max Green, Hadie Evarts, Gabe Sperling, Miles Grossenbacher and Megan Nater
and honored guests gathered amid the spirited call of highland bagpipers for a Ceremony of Thanksgiving and Dedication to mark the official opening of three major campus enhancements. The Rt. Rev. Dena A. Harrison, Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and St. Stephen’s board chair, officiated at the dedication program. Following the invocation and opening hymns, Bishop Harrison led the more than 700 attendees to the Roger Bowen Arts Studios, the first among the three campus additions. Located just below the Helm Fine Arts building, the 7,500-square-foot arts studios house the school’s Theatre Focus, digital photography and film programs. Following a blessing, participants proceeded to the Michael & Susan Dell Pedestrian Green, which significantly enlarges the green space in the heart of campus. Comprised of limestone paths and beds filled with native Hill Country plants, the Dell Pedestrian Green serves as a pedestrian-friendly gathering area for the school community. Attendees then turned their attention to the two-story Wycliff-Freeman Dormitory complex, which serves as home to 60 boarding students. Ten new faculty family residences were built at the ends of and around the dorm. Arthur Andersson and Chris Wise of Andersson-Wise Architects designed the new Wycliff-Freeman Dormitory, as well as the Bowen Arts Studios. Their past campus projects include the Linda Lanham Douglass Middle School addition and Arther Temple Jr. Upper School. Joan Hyde, owner of Resource Design in Austin, designed the Dell Pedestrian Green. Her past campus projects include Moody Walk, Sooch Courtyard, the Chapel exterior and many other spaces around the school. The latest enhancements to the St. Stephen’s campus were made possible by the school’s ongoing Frame the Future campaign. “Our community of donors has worked hard to fulfill our founders’ vision to create an inclusive village of teachers and students living into the promise to develop sharp minds, have humble hearts, and be willing to see beyond themselves,” said Christine Aubrey, director of advancement. “We are grateful for their tremendous generosity, as well as their strong dedication to upholding the guiding vision of our school. “Every new building and landscape site reinforces the master site plan envisioned by William Brewster and John Hines,” Aubrey added.
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