St. Andrew's-Sewanee School

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St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
File:St. Andrew's-Sewanee Shield.jpg
St. Andrew's-Sewanee Shield
Address
290 Quintard Rd.
Sewanee, Tennessee 37375
United States
Information
School type Private, Day & Boarding
Religious affiliation(s) Episcopal
Established 1868
1905
1981 (merger)
Head of School Karl J. Sjolund
Faculty 55 teachers
Grades 6 to 12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 67 Boarding (9-12)
83 Day (6-8)
80 Day (9-12)
230 Total
Average class size 14 students
Student to teacher ratio 4:1
Campus size 550 acres (2.2 km2)
Campus type Rural
Color(s) Blue and Gold          
Athletics 32 teams in 12 sports
Athletics conference TSSAA
Mascot Mountain Lion
Average SAT scores 480 - 630 reading
470 - 590 math
480 - 610 writing
Average ACT scores 20-27
Yearbook The Phoenix
Endowment $13 million
Website sasweb.org

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School is a private, coeducational, Episcopal, boarding and day college preparatory school serving 230 students in grades six through twelve. It is located in Sewanee, Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga and adjacent to the University of the South, which is also affiliated with the Episcopal Church. In addition to outstanding college preparation, the school is known for its close and welcoming community, emphasis on creativity, and opportunities for outdoor adventure.

History

The current school, housed on 550 acres (2.2 km2), is the result of the merger of St. Andrew's School, which was located on the same campus, and the Sewanee Academy.[1] The University of the South agreed to merge the Sewanee Academy with St. Andrew's School in 1981.

Sewanee Academy was founded in 1867 as the Junior Department of the University of the South and later became Sewanee Grammar School (1869-1908), then the Sewanee Military Academy. In 1971, Sewanee Military Academy dropped its military program and became known as the Sewanee Academy.[1]

St. Andrew's School was founded in 1905 by the Episcopal Order of the Holy Cross with the goal of "breaking the cycle of poverty" for "mountain boys." Originally all-white, it was desegregated in 1965.[2]

A third school, St. Mary's School for Girls, was operated from 1896 to 1968 by the Episcopal Sisters of St. Mary's. After it closed, Sewanee Military Academy and St. Andrew's School, which had enrolled only boys, both became coeducational.[1]

Student body and curriculum

The school is attended by approximately 260 day and boarding students in grades 6 to 12. The boarding program houses approximately 100 students from United States and other countries. Students are able to enroll in university classes at Sewanee: The University of the South.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Margaret D. Binnicker, St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
  2. ↑ Wade H. Morris, Jr., FORCING PROGRESS: THE STRUGGLE TO INTEGRATE SOUTHERN EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS, M.A. thesis, Georgetown University, April 18, 2009

External links

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