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  St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School is pleased to announce the 2010-11 Claiborne Scholars. Each year, Claiborne merit scholarships are awarded to boarding students entering ninth or tenth grade. Qualified students retain their scholarships until graduation. To be selected as a Claiborne Scholar a student must have a strong academic record and exhibit leadership qualities that reflect a sense of honor and a commitment to serving the community. This merit-based program is open to all families, including those who would not qualify for need-based aid. This year's Claiborne Scholars are Johanna Burr of Nashville, Tenn.; Rebecca Edison of Athens, Ga.; Jay Faires of Huntsville, Tenn.; Katie Mobley of Lexington, Tenn.; Belle Mueller of DeRidder, La.; and Sabel Overlin of Paducah, Ky. This year’s new Claiborne Scholars join six current Claiborne Scholars at SAS. For more information about applying for a Claiborne Scholatship, contact our Admissions Office.
  

• St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School Welcomes Nine New Faculty Members

  

  St. Andrew's-Sewanee welcomes nine new faculty members for the 2010-11 school year. New teaching faculty include: Academic Dean and English teacher Jeff Bell, Lead House Parent Kim Bell, Spanish teacher and track coach Joe Brew, science teacher and soccer coach Evey Gannaway, math teacher Elizabeth Quinn-Stine, PE teacher Heather Taylor, and math teacher Mark Trawick. Pratt Paterson joins the Development Office and Paul Ward joins the Communciations & Marketing Office and the coaching staff.

• McCrory Hall Hosts Pianist Will Ransom and the Vega Quartet on Sept. 17

  

  On September 17 at 8 p.m. St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School’s McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts will host a Frederic Chopin/Robert Schumann Bicentennial Celebration featuring pianist William Ransom with members of the Vega String Quartet. Will Ransom is dedicating the free concert to Martha McCrory. The evening will include performances by William Ransom of Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23; Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1; Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20; Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17 No. 4; Waltz in Db Major, Op. 64, No. 1; Polonaise in A^b Major, Op. 53. Following the intermission, Ransom will be joined by members of the Vega String Quartet to perform Robert Schumann’s Quartet for Piano and Strings in E^b Major, Op. 47.

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