St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Mississippi)

St. Andrew's Episcopal School is an independent, coeducational, preparatory day school in Ridgeland, Mississippi serving more than 1,100 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

St. Andrew's Episcopal School Seal

Founded in 1947, the school occupies two campuses: the South Campus houses the Lower School (pre-kindergarten through grade 4) in Jackson, and the North Campus houses the Middle School (grades 5-8) and Upper School (grades 9-12) in Ridgeland.

The School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), belongs to the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES), and is affiliated with the Mississippi High School Activities Association.[1] The School also holds ties with St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson.

St. Andrew’s is the only school in Mississippi and one of only 50 schools nationwide to receive a $2 million Malone Family Foundation grant to create scholarships for academically gifted students with financial need.[2]

Background

The school seal contains a navy circular band surrounding a shield of the same color. The school's name and the date 1947 (its founding) are inscribed on the circle. The shield is divided into four sections by a red and white cross in the form of the cross on which Saint Andrew was martyred. The top section contains a white magnolia, the state flower of Mississippi. The left section contains the Episcopal shield. The right section is a lamp. An anchor (sometimes referred to as an "anchor of faith") is in the lower section, representing Saint Andrew's vocation as a fisherman and the school's religious affiliation. The school motto (Inveniemus Viam Aut Faciemus) appears between the outer circle and the shield.

The motto, officially adopted in 1979, is "Inveniemus Viam Aut Faciemus" and translates to "We will find a way or we will make one."[3]

The official school colors are blue and white.

Theater History

Below is a list of recent productions from the Upper school Theater department under the direction of Ray McFarland.

Fall 2014: Arsenic and Old Lace

Spring 2015: The Pajama Game

Fall 2015: Rumors

Spring 2016: A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum

Fall 2016: Dracula

Spring 2017: Little Shop of Horrors

Fall 2017: The Curious Savage

Spring 2018: Cancelled Musical Revue

Fall 2018: Peter and the Starcatcher

Spring 2019: Guys and Dolls

Fall 2019: A Murder Is Announced

Spring 2020: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

See also

References
  1. http://www.gosaints.org/page.cfm?p=508
  2. https://www.malonefamilyfoundation.org/malonescholarsmain.html
  3. http://www.gosaints.org/page.cfm?p=523

4. ^https://www.gosaints.org/page/about

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.