St. John's School (Guam)

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St. John's School
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School type	private primary and secondary school
Established	1962
Affiliation	Episcopal
District	N/A
Grades	pre-K - 12
President	N/A
Principal	N/A
Head of School	Dr. Jorge Nelson
Dean	Mrs. Imelda Santos
Faculty	60
Staff	20
Students	520
Athletics	Mr. Chris Shepherd
Athletic Conference	Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam
Colors	Red and White
Mascot	Knights
Location	911 North Marine Corps Drive Tumon Bay, GU 96913
Information	671-646-8080
Website	www.stjohnsguam.com

St. John's School is an international college preparatory school located in Tumon, Guam and affiliated with the Episcopal Church in Micronesia. It serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade including a boarding program for grades 9-12. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to provide the IBO Diploma.

1 History
2 Students
3 Extracurricular activities
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

The Episcopal Church of St. John the Divine was established in Upper Tumon, Guam in 1957. The church originally occupied three Quonset huts donated by the Navy, but a parish hall was built in 1961, making two of the huts vacant and motivating the parishoners to request they be used for a school.

St. John's School opened in September 1962 with five teachers to serve children in kindergarten through fourth grade age groups. In November 1962, Super Typhoon Karen destroyed the Quonset huts, which were shortly replaced with tents by the Marines. Since the island's public schools were badly damaged, the Air Force requested St. John's to immediately add grades 5 and 6 because of the need on the island.

In April 1963, Typhoon Sally tore apart the school tents. New tents were put up by the Marines and instructional kits given by the Red Cross helped the school get going again. Soon after, the school hired Perez Brothers to build the 10-room Butler building. In 1964, the five-room concrete building in front of the school was added.^[1]

[edit] Students

St. John's has an average class size of 14 and a teacher:student ratio of 1:9. Students of color make up 90% of the student body; international students make up 10%.^[2]

[edit] Extracurricular activities

The Knights field teams in nine sports: Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Golf, Rugby, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball. All of the teams compete within the Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam.

St. John's offers the following extracurricular activities: