Dear St. Andrew's Families,

Three teachers in three completely different disciplines received national recognition for their work this week. Dr. Harvey Johnson’s discovery of new formulations of therapeutic antibodies was published in Molecular Pharmaceutics. Joshua Meier’s latest exhibition was featured in the photography magazine Don’t Take Pictures. Five different reviews published Latin and Greek poetry translations from Chris Childers, including one in the United Kingdom. Chris also was named a finalist for the Ruth Lilly Fellowship for poetry.

I've never had such inspiring colleagues.

In the past seven days we’ve been blessed to hear wisdom from John McGiff (who gave me a master class on his Convocation talk so I could write this), Tad Roach, who continues to ask us to not only notice, but prepare our hearts and minds for the complexities of the 21st Century (listen), and Will Speers who once again made us all appreciate our time here together (listen).

I cherish every opportunity to hear ideas and insights from Emily Pressman, thoughts on leadership from Seraphine Hamilton, and the measured advice from my original advisor, Lindsay Brown. I could go across the rows in the picture above and explain the many gifts of each faculty member.

The vast majority of space in these emails every week will highlight students, but given this week’s news, I needed to step back and thank my colleagues for all they do for students, each other, and me as well.

Sincerely,
Will Robinson '97
Communications

Delaware Mud Run

We announced last week that we'll be participating in the Delaware Mud Run again this year on September 22. The students are putting together teams of four. Here's what parents need to know:

The Mud Run is the main fundraiser for the Leukemia Research Foundation of Delaware. The foundation's president and founder, Denni Ferrara, joined us at School Meeting yesterday to share her story (watch here). Every penny the foundation raises goes directly to leukemia research at places like St. Jude's Children's Hospital and the Nemours Leukemia Research Program.

Questions? Contact Chaplain Jay Hutchinson or Joleen Hyde

In the Classroom

John Burk's physics students spent time this week measuring the energy content of a AA battery versus a peanut. John's class would be interested in hearing which you think contains more energy. Please take this one-question survey. We'll share the results and a short video from the students explaining the answer here next week.

2013-14 Visiting Artist Series

Our first artist in the 2013-14 Visiting Artist Series is a young painter from Columbia, South Carolina named Dylan Critchfield-Sales. He spent part of the morning in John McGiff’s drawing and painting classes working with students. The opening reception for "The Nature of Seeing: Landscape, Figure, and Interior" is tonight in the Warner Gallery at 6:45 p.m. Dylan is the first of four visiting artists who will exhibit and discuss their work with students this year.

2014-2015 Admissions Under Way

If you have younger children interested in admission for the 2014-2015 school year, now is the time to begin the process! If you have not already done so, please call the Admission Office at (302) 285-4231. If you are coming to Parents Weekend we welcome your child to join us for Friday lunch, a tour, classes and an interview. Call us to register for this Related Student Visit Program on Friday, October 18 from 12:00 to 5:00 pm.

Student Life

Students are buckling down in classes and activities, but they're also having a lot of fun. Here are two videos from the week to provide a window into what happens outside of classes, afternoon activities and study hall.

A St. Andrew's Moment — The Quiet Work

Sophia Torrance '16 dedicates herself to a new piece for the St. Andrew's orchestra during a morning free period in an O'Brien Arts Center practice room.

Student Diversity Leadership Conference

St. Andrew's sends up to six students every year to the National Association of Independent Schools' Student Diversity Leadership Conference. Past attendees shared their experiences this week and encouraged the student body to apply for this year's conference. You can learn more on the NAIS website.

Full School Calendar — Athletics Calendar

Bonus Photo!

Josue Chavez '14 and Ana Ramirez salsa dance during School Meeting to announce a trip this weekend to the 2013 Hispanic Festival in Wilmington.

Bonus Photo II!

Boys soccer breaks the huddle during halftime of their first home game.