ST. GEORGE’S TODAY
STATE OF
MADEIRA HALL
THE SCHOOL
MAY 17, 2008
W
hen Head of School Eric Peterson addressed
alumni/ae during a special talk on Reunion Week-
end, he couldn’t have been more upbeat.
In so many areas of the school—admissions, finances,
college acceptances, programs— he said, things seem to be
going well for St. George’s.
“I’m very pleased to report that on the admissions side,
demand for spots at St. George’s has never been higher,”
Peterson began.
This year the Admission Office received more than 760
applications for 90 spots. At the same time, the full 350-stu-
Kevin Lee ’10, Scott Yang ’11, and Rachel Asbel ’11 dent body comprises students of many diverse geographies,
perform with the Brass Ensemble during Reunion
ethnicities and religious backgrounds. This upcoming
Weekend.
school year students will arrive at St. George’s from approxi-
mately 30 different states and 20 different nations.
We’ve achieved economic diversity among the group as
well, Peterson noted. In 2008-09 students will receive
upwards of $2.5 million in financial aid. Alums have made
all the difference, he added. “Just in the four years that I’ve
been here, the school has received about $5 million in
endowment to fund financial aid,” he said.
In college admissions, students are seeing great out-
comes. They’re being admitted to highly selective schools,
and this year prefect Selena Elmer ’08 received the presti-
gious Morehead-Cain Scholarship, a four-year scholarship
Senior prefect-elect Izzy Evans ’09, Matt Bakios ’08,
Ping Praneeprachachon ’10 and Selena Elmer ’08
to the University of North Carolina.
answer questions from the audience during a panel
“It’s probably the preeminent undergraduate scholar-
discussion called “St. George’s Today.” ship in the United States. It’s an extraordinary honor,”
he said.
On the financial front, in terms of the operating budget
and the endowment, Peterson said the school is also doing
exceptionally well. The endowment this year exceeds $108
million.
But Peterson was most proud of the results of a budget
comparison with 35 peer schools.
“One of the statistics that came out of that that I was
particularly impressed with … is that among that group of
peer schools, SG spends a larger percentage of its operating
budget on academics and student services than any other
Director of Diversity Kim Bullock and Director of
school in that mix.”
Global Studies Tony Jaccaci take part in a faculty
“That suggests to me that within our balanced budget,
panel discussion during Reunion Weekend.
our priorities are also right.”
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