St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Mississippi)
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St. Andrew's Episcopal School is an independent, coeducational, preparatory day school serving more than 1,100 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Typically, 100 percent of St. Andrew's graduates attend four-year colleges and universities.
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. The School also holds ties with St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson.
[edit] School Crest, Motto, Colors, Mascot, Hymn and Prayer
The school crest was designed in 1978 by an art teacher. It 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 Greek letter "chi" (reminiscent 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."
The official school colors are navy blue and white.
The school mascot is the Saint.
The school hymn is "For All The Saints" (sung to the tune of Sine Nomine).
The St. Andrew's Episcopal School Prayer
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who has blessed us with the joy and care of children: Bless, we pray you, St. Andrew's Episcopal School; Give our teachers, parents, and students light and strength so to train and learn, that all of us might love whatsoever things are true and pure and lovely; Grant us grace to choose the good and to reject evil; Give us knowledge and understanding of the mysteries of your creation; All this we ask in the name of Him, who learned as a youth, Your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.
[edit] Trivia
- Portions of the film A Time to Kill were filmed on the school's campus. The scenes inside a white frame church (in the beginning and end of the film) were filmed in the school's historic Camden Chapel (moved to campus after filming).
- Unlike most other private schools, St. Andrew's is a member of the MHSAA in which all public schools and most of the Catholic schools compete. Approximately ninety-four percent of Mississippi students participating in high school activities compete in the MHSAA.
- The Varsity Baseball team, coached by Mark Fanning, won the District 6-2A championship in 2006.
- Historically known for their strong Football and Baseball programs, St. Andrew's Boys Soccer team, coached by Eric Johnson, won the MHSAA 1A-2A-3A State Championship in 2006 and 2007, beating their rival St. Joseph relatively easily the past two years.
- The Varsity Football team, led by Head Coach David Bradberry, won the District 6-2A championship in 2006, finishing with a 12-2 record and South State runners-up.
- Vanderbilt freshman basketball player JeJuan Brown attended St. Andrew's as a sophomore.
- Ole Miss sophomore football player Brent Smith graduated from St. Andrew's.
- In 2004, St. Andrew's hosted the first high school lacrosse match in the state of Mississippi, hosting a team from Memphis.
- St. Andrew's has a strong record in the field of science research having sent many people over the years to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and the American Junior Academy of Sciences.
- St. Andrew's also has a nationally competitive speech and debate team.
- Worth Magazine named St. Andrew's as one of the Top 100 Ivy League feeder school in the United States of America.
- Athlete and coach Gerard McCall coached baseball at St. Andrew's from 2003-2006. McCall is best known for starting the cultural phenomenon saying "back NIYEEEEEEENE".
- In 2005, St. Andrew's received a $1 million grant (with a subsequent $1 million awarded in 2006) from the Malone Family Foundation to provide scholarships for gifted students with financial need. As of the fall of 2006, there were approximately ten Malone Scholars attending St. Andrew's.
- St. Andrew's also has a very strong Advanced Placement program, with courses offered in at least fifteen subjects. Of the 28 Advanced Placement State Scholars named by the College Board, all but two have been St. Andrew's graduates.
- St. Andrew's alumni Morgan Jones, Will Randolph, Jeremy Upton, and Andrew Fox are members of the rock band King Elementary.
- All superior rated 2a band in southern band association