Dear Families, Friends, and Loyal Donors,

I hope you are well and savoring the comforts of fall before we enter the busy holiday season! With our students away for Thanksgiving Break and GivingTuesday approaching, I am reflective of all the wonderful things that have happened at St. Andrew's since the start of the school year, which have been made possible with the support of our community.

Since the end of August, campus has been bustling with curiosity, growth, accomplishment, joy, and laughter in the classrooms, on the fields, in the arts spaces, and in the dorms. Below are some photo highlights that share a glimpse of the incredible things that our Saints have done and experienced this fall.

Thanks to the generosity of donors, our Rooke Library and Happy White Room in Stone Academic Center have been renovated, and our students and faculty love being inside these refreshed spaces. We have even installed a beautiful mural in the Stone lobby celebrating St. Andrew's history, Chapin Tradition, and other treasured school traditions. I hope you will visit campus soon to see these spaces for yourself!

As I sit down for my Thanksgiving meal, I will be giving thanks for the continued care and philanthropic support that our community provides St. Andrew's and our students.

Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

With gratitude,

Kerrie Donahue

Director of Development

Parent of Megan '20

P.S. GivingTuesday is next Tuesday, November 28! I invite you to join us in reaching our $50,000 matching gift challenge, including a $15,000 alumni challenge. All gifts will be doubled and provide immediate-use funds for the school. Learn more and give online at givebutter.com/SASGivingTuesday — thank you!

The Class of 2024 made their annual climb up and down Mount Monadnock for Senior Mountain Day.

Our boys varsity soccer team had an incredible season, advancing to the NEPSAC Class C Championship Game. Congratulations to David Bourk for his 25 years of coaching excellence!

Director of Community, Equity, and Belonging Ray Cross '04 and Veronica Dawson '24 shared their St. Andrew's experience on The Rhode Show.

Students showed their leadership skills and got involved with student-led clubs at the Club Fair hosted in Jones Gym.

Local artist Brett Day Windham was the Happy White Visiting Artist this fall, teaching students how to use cyanotypes as an artistic process. 

Student admission ambassadors greeted prospective families and gave tours at our Fall Open House.

Fall Family Weekend was filled with fun activities for social connection including the crowd favorite Bingo.

Volunteers from the St. Andrew's Parent Association helped to make our Edward C. Barrett '31 Memorial Pie Race and other Fall Family Weekend events a success.

Far Fësta! was a beautiful performance of music, dance, and theater in Keats Theatre by our Middle and Upper School students.

Our cross country team braved the rain to compete in the annual Eric B. Jacober '07 Memorial Cross Country Invitational Race we hosted on campus.

Students helped organize a Community Dinner in Gardner Dining Hall to celebrate the Spanish speaking cultures represented within our community.

Middle School students enjoyed three days of outdoor adventure and experiential learning at their annual trip to Hulbert Educational Center.

Squash was a favorite fall after-school activity for middle and upper schoolers.

Alumni from the 1960s had a reunion on campus to share stories and memories of their time as students at St. Andrew's.

Middle and upper schoolers created a spooky and fun Haunted MCA for Halloween weekend.

Our community took a break from academic classes for Saints Day and enjoyed field trips to United Skates of America and Monster Golf.

Students wrote letters of appreciation to veterans for their bravery and service, which were given to a VFW in Providence for Veterans Day.

Grade 12 students shared their experience and process in writing the Extended Essay with Grade 11 students at the Extended Essay Cafe.

Our Rooke Library in Stone Academic Center was renovated over the summer.

A mural about the school's Chapin Tradition, history, and treasured events was installed in the lobby of Stone Academic Center.

Pam Farmer, St. Andrew's first Spanish teacher and now our Assistant Director of Development for Alumni Engagement, teamed with Gracie's in Providence to make a traditional Spanish tapas and paella dinner to benefit the school.