<p>The game was absolutely sick.</p>
<p>Here are some pics.
<a href=“https://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=52562&a=81076&rc=1[/url]”>https://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=52562&a=81076&rc=1</a></p>
<p>Some repeat Junior linemen would be fantastic!</p>
<p>Bump…hoping wickedcrazy and any other current SPS students can add their two cents in response to my questions in post #2374.</p>
<p>This is the latest in the search for the new SPS Head.</p>
<p>To the St. Pauls School Community,</p>
<p>We are sorry to announce that due to family-related considerations, Joe Harvey has withdrawn from the St. Pauls School Rector search. We remain enthusiastic about our remaining two candidates and continue our process of careful research and deliberation.</p>
<p>An announcement will be forthcoming within the next few weeks.</p>
<p>Jim Frates 85, Chair, Search Committee
Peter Cheney, Vice Chair
James Houghton 82, Vice Chair
Douglas Schloss 77, P07,09, President of the Board</p>
<p>As for your other question, I think SPS does accept students who already possess a certain degree of maturity, as the students are expected to have the discipline and time management skills that “Freedom with Responsibility” requires. Certainly my own daughter has matured quite a bit from last year. Perhaps it is because the school is 100% boarding and the students end up spending quite a bit of time with adults through classes, sports and seated meals. IDK.</p>
<p>It’s too bad about that guy, because I think he was everyone’s favorite to win. Now I’ll bet it’s Mr. Hirschfeld.</p>
<p>I recently was interviewed at St. Paul’s, and I must say that I was thoroughly impressed. The size seems perfect with five hundred kids. It’s big enough to not be boring, but small enough to have that sense of community that I feel is very important to me. The campus was gorgeous, and I had the luxury of visiting just as the leaves started to explode with their vibrant fall colors. My tour guide was so extremely nice, and I believe that tour was the best of all of them. I do think I could see myself attending such a magnificent school because I just seemed comfortable there. Granted, I am keeping my mind very open to different schools, and I am applying to a few other boarding schools (not to mention two local day schools). To be succinct, I believe that the campus overall radiated a sense of importance, love, respect of others and oneself, and perhaps most notably community. Any pertaining thoughts or comments?</p>
<p>A lot of great new photos up on the web site - football, volleyball, ISL Cross Country meet, the bonfire, and Third Form Community Outreach Day including photos of Rector Bill Matthews playing on the ground with some childcare kids. Have I stated lately what a great person he is? Love that man! :)</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=52560[/url]”>https://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=52560</a></p>
<p>Dang, and I thought their endowment was already among the healthiest (especially when judged on a per student basis)…</p>
<p>[St</a>. Paul’s School ~ News Portal](<a href=“http://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=6183]St”>http://www.sps.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=6183)</p>
<p>Sevendad - I’m going to post the text of the news item here as they get buried in that link over time:</p>
<p>s the sun set on the Hudson River, more than 550 alumni and friends of St. Pauls School gathered at Pier Sixty on New Yorks Chelsea Piers to be part of an evening of SPS Celebration, Reflection, and Storytelling. The night marked the official launch of the Campaign for St. Pauls School, which endeavors to raise $175 million for School initiatives. The launch was announced by Campaign Chair Bob Lindsay 73.</p>
<p>In its quiet phase, the campaign already has raised more than $98 million, including $43.4 million for construction and endowment of the Lindsay Center for Mathematics and Science. Over the next five years, fundraising efforts will focus on adding equity to the endowment for faculty support, financial aid, and off-campus programs. The Annual Fund will be a major component of the campaign, raising money for the operating budget in support of the daily life of the School.</p>
<p>This campaign is about ensuring that St. Pauls School remains a great school for this and the next generation, said Rector Bill Matthews 61. Its about fulfilling a promise, a promise of attracting and retaining the best possible faculty, enrolling exceptional students from all backgrounds, and strengthening a fundamental community ethic of leadership, compassion, and service.</p>
<p>At Chelsea Piers, guests dined on a wide variety of appetizers, from pasta dishes to sliders, before gathering in an attached theater to view a 45-minute multimedia presentation that included video of recent graduates talking about their SPS experiences along with montages of retired faculty members and alumni who have made their marks on the world.</p>
<p>Actor David Walton 97 served as master of ceremonies, introducing the stories of Vicky Thomas 07, Trevor Patzer 92, and Kareem Roberts 99. Thomas is a junior majoring in aeronautical engineering at MIT. A video segment showed her reconnecting with her SPS robotics roots through science faculty member Terry Wardrop 73. Patzer is the co-founder of the Little Sisters Fund, which provides educational opportunities for girls in Nepal. His story traced the roots of his own desire to emulate the generous spirit of Ric Ohrstrom 40, who funded Patzers St. Pauls education. Robertss emotional story connected the love and support he received as an SPS student suffering with sickle cell disease to his current pursuit of a joint M.D./Ph.D. at Columbia Universitys College of Physicians and Surgeons.</p>
<p>All three featured alumni took the stage after their respective video segments to say a few words about why St. Pauls matters to them.</p>
<p>Youre a Paulie, that doesnt go away, said Roberts. [St. Pauls] matters because it seeks out young people from all over the world. We are taking the fact that St. Pauls matters so much in our lives, and we are passing it on.</p>
<p>The event at Chelsea Piers was made possible by the generous overture of Roland Betts 64, owner of Chelsea Piers, who donated the scenic space as well as food and beverages for the evening. The nights festivities caused alumni in attendance to ponder their own St. Pauls experiences and reflect on why the School matters to them.</p>
<p>St Paul’s matters because it continues to be a community well after matriculation, said Brittain Stone 87. It’s not just a simple clique of achievers and the well informed, but a group of people who have been instilled with the desire to give back.</p>
<p>St. Pauls School last embarked on a capital campaign in 1974. That six-year effort raised more than $30 million for the School.</p>
<p>On a lighter note, here’s a youtube video from Fall Ball a couple of weekends ago. Now what teen would not want to be there, I ask? 
[YouTube</a> - Club Big Wave at St. Paul’s School - Fall Ball 2010.wmv](<a href=“Club Big Wave at St. Paul's School - Fall Ball 2010.wmv - YouTube”>Club Big Wave at St. Paul's School - Fall Ball 2010.wmv - YouTube)</p>
<p>It’s better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees.</p>
<p>Yikes! Sure you want to promote that video?</p>
<p>What’s wrong with it?</p>
<p>What are they doing? C’mon, I want to see you say it!</p>
<p>They are… gasp… dancing?</p>
<p>New Rector Announcement</p>
<p>November 19, 2010
To the SPS Community,</p>
<p>This morning in Chapel I had the great pleasure of announcing the name of the Thirteenth Rector of
St. Pauls School: Michael Gifford Hirschfeld ´85.</p>
<p>Mikes selection was the result of literally hundreds of hours of intensive work by the Rector Search Committee, chaired by Jim Frates ´85, with vice chairs Peter Cheney and James Houghton ´82. After we released the announcement of the opening in March, hundreds of professional educators were nominated or put forth their names for this appointment, and the Committee tirelessly interviewed references and other acquaintances to arrive at a group of twenty semifinalists including eight sitting heads of schools before inviting to campus the three candidates we thought would best embrace the distinctive culture of St. Pauls School and move us forward in an exciting direction.</p>
<p>Since my election as President of the Board of Trustees in 2007, I have worked closely with Mike in many capacities, not only as leader of the Schools efforts in external affairs, but also as someone with an extremely clear insight into the SPS mission and culture. What I have come to know most clearly, perhaps, is that Mike loves the students of St. Pauls School.</p>
<p>During the Search Committees work, emeritus faculty member Rich Davis contacted us to comment on Mikes wide range of capabilities, good judgment, and concern for others. Rich summed up some of Mikes qualities in a couple of sentences: Most importantly, he understands adolescents and can bring forth their best. As an example, it took me 12 years to bring a crew to the level of winning the Princess Elizabeth Cup at Henley. Mike did it in his first year as varsity coach!</p>
<p>The central characteristic of Bill Matthewss tenure as Rector, and indeed of his forty-six years of service to his alma mater, has been to put student interests above all else. Bills accessibility to students, as well as to faculty and staff, has been the source of unceasing admiration by all at the School, by alumni, and, especially by parents, who know they can trust this man to be fair, kind, and respectful of their children.</p>
<p>We will see no less from Mike Hirschfeld. His accomplishments for St. Pauls have been many and significant. When this gifted teacher (and, Im proud to say, Princeton alumnus) assumed directorship of admissions, that process grew in strength and sophistication, and he oversaw development of the distinctive motto Freedom with Responsibility. As vice rector for external affairs, he led the effort to increase transparency of School communications and, in a dramatic demonstration of his skills in development, managed that departments operation in securing funds for the Lindsay Center for Mathematics and Science. In his international travels, he has persevered in recruiting alumni and other friends to the Campaign for St. Pauls School, which now stands at over $100 million.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, as a key adviser to Bill Matthews, Mike has been a strong voice in helping guide the School, chairing the strategic planning process in 2006 and, more recently, introducing the current core competencies effort. Working with the Schools extraordinary faculty, he will embrace positive change while still holding close to the rich body of School tradition.</p>
<p>During her decade as director of athletics, Liesbeth Hirschfeld has led the Schools sports and wellness programs as a consummate professional. Liesbeth, who holds the George F. Baker Master Chair in Physical Education, has coached the girls squash team since her arrival at St. Pauls seventeen years ago. In a school that values and nurtures the health and athleticism of all its students, Liesbeth has served as a role model for SPS girls. And, just as Marcia Matthews has embodied the best nature of in loco parentis, Liesbeth Hirschfeld will be a warm and welcoming partner, host, and adviser.</p>
<p>Mike will assume his duties next July, when Bill steps down from his years of accomplishment. This transition is a historic moment for St. Pauls School. I and the entire Board of Trustees could not be more pleased and confident about the appointment of our new Rector. Congratulations, Mike Hirschfeld</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Douglas Schloss ´77
President, Board of Trustees</p>
<p>About that video… it wasn’t that bad at all. I mean, the dances I go to now have more inappropriate stuff going on then that dance did. Jeez</p>
<p>Thanks for posting new Rector announcement. Interesting.</p>
<p>About that video, I found it surprisingly MTV “My Super Sweet 16”. Not that I expected that it was going to be the Lester Lanin Orchestra or anything, but still…</p>
<p>I would say that the two songs they play as the soundtrack for the vid are fairly high on the “party=alcohol” component (I think one of the songs was “Like a G6”, which contains the immortal words “When sober girls around me, they be actin like they drunk, They be actin like they drunk, actin-actin like they drunk”), which while I know that sort of thing gets played at dances, I don’t know that I’d want the school crest sullied by association with it.</p>
<p>It was a fun video for the students. No one was drinking. Remember, this is a HIGH school.</p>
<p>The video was privately made and put up on youtube - not by the school. Seriously, if you have any issues with the music and/or dancing in the video, you might want to keep your teens home so you can keep an eagle I on them and censor what they see, do and hear. The dance is VERY tame compared to most high school dances. Really. Perhaps those posting w/concern don’t have high school children yet? No disrespect intended, just surprised at the reaction.</p>