Saint George's School, Spokane
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Saint George's School is the only K-12 independent college preparatory school in Spokane, Washington. The campus is located on 120 acres along the Little Spokane River. School Saint George's School has a well balanced tradition of academic, artistic and athletic excellence.
| Head of School | Mo Copeland |
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| Established | 1955 |
| School type | Independent Day School |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Location | Spokane, WA, USA |
| Enrollment | 394 |
| Faculty | 66 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Colors | Red, Black |
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[edit] History
Saint George's School was established in 1955 as St. George's Episcopal School on the former summer estate of Louis Davenport called Flowerfield. At that time there were 45 students in grades seven through nine. Initially, students were required to share space with the livestock in the stable while construction of the original school building was underway. By 1957 association with the episcopal church was severed and the school name was officially changed to Saint George's School. In June 1959 Saint George's held its first commencement exercises as nine seniors crossed graduation bridge to the music of the Angus Scott pipe band; a tradition that is honored to this day.
Today, the Saint George's School campus consists of the Davenport House (the estate's original home), the Upper School, the Middle School, the Lower School, the Errol Schmidt Athletic Center (Schmidt Center), Metters Gym, a small gym, the Lower School Art House, the Caretakers Cottage, and the maintenance cottage. Saint George's is currently composed of close to 400 students in grades K-12.
[edit] Athletics
The school's no-cut athletic teams compete in the Panorama League of Washington's WIAA Class B (soon to be Class 2B). Their mascot is the Dragons. Colors are Red and Silver with Black and White.
[edit] Notable alumni
- David Shannon (1978), author and illustrator of many notable children's books including No, David!
- Polly Powell (1975), senior broadcast producer for the NBC Today Show
- Deborah Dewey (1972), prize-winning pianist, Seattle
- Ernie Majer (1967), head of Geophysics/Geomechanics for UC Berkeley
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