<p>Haha, no, but I'm applying next year, if my mom lets me.. She's kind of anti-boarding school right now. >_></p>
<p>I'm a crappy diver, haha. I WISH I were at national level.. :@
Tell your friend Jake he's very lucky. Lucky because of what, I'm not sure, but lucky nonetheless :)</p>
<p>mehkins: Realize, in the diningrooms all graduates have their names carved in the walls (looks good). There are two Harry Potter's and one Voldemort. Tried to find a photo of the Old Diningroom that looks like Hogwarts but failed to find it. But just wait for the Christmas Boar's Head Dinner. Then you will realize you really are at Hogswarts! Ordered your wand yet?</p>
<p>aww, that stinks dive
i'll tell u if SPS is rly worth it when i go this year, but i can tell already it will be a thrill</p>
<p>random ?: what's the mascot of SPS?
I think I knew it, but I forgot.... again...
XD</p>
<p>We're the Pelicans....</p>
<p>O_o
the pelicans...?
oh, well I guess I never knew...
oh...</p>
<p>Found another admitted girl (geazce). But she is still undecided between SPS and Milton. Actually her father is posting. Anyone want to help them decide? </p>
<p>Yes Pelicans. Google pelicans+sacrifice, and you will see it dates back to medieval heraldry. About parents sacrificing for their children (sort of what we do when we pay tuition bills or see you go off to boarding school).</p>
<p>umm.... actually... geazce isn't another student... that was my dad
he says that i'm deciding between the 2 schools, but I already made up my mind to go to SPS
I already enrolled... I think my dad made that account when I was at the movies...</p>
<p>Whoops thanks! No need to update our list then. :) </p>
<p>and d2g good decision. Let me know if I can be of any assistance.</p>
<p>lolll, im biased towards SPS now. I feel a strange bond between me and my fellow Paulies, ya know?</p>
<p>SPS RULES</p>
<p>Are SPS people referred to as paulies? Or Pelicans? Or what?</p>
<p>lolz mehkins
i thought that u were already deciding 2 go
i think they are referred 2 as paulies
:D</p>
<p>huh???
sry, i'm kinda sick. i'm not too smart today. I am definetly going to sps, and i heard that kids who go there are referred to as "Paulies"</p>
<p>Pelican is the mascot i heard, ya no? u goin there principal?</p>
<p>"We are so pleased you have accepted our offer of admission!
Welcome to the St. Paul’s School family – you are now
officially a Paulie."</p>
<p>E-mail I got after unofficially accepting the offer from that page online they gave us. It's Paulie.</p>
<p>nice, i'm gonna be a paulie. idk if i will get into hotchkiss tho, but i still wanna go to sps</p>
<p>i wonder if i should buy a sweatshirt? 50 bucks w/ shippin included tho, err......hmmm, i wonder...</p>
<p>just get one when u get there</p>
<p>Yes welcome Paulies! Now you can buy ties, scarves, glasses, even playing cards.</p>
<p>If any of you have an interest in crew, here is a link to a nice long video from NH TV. It discusses why we use wooden boats, has an interview with coach Chip Morgan (used to be my coach). Chip also talks about new rowers.
YouTube</a> - NH Chronicle - St. Paul's Crew</p>
<p>There are also a couple of Facebook pages, but don't think they are used much. Two friends and I set up one with some nice photos, but we really don't use it.</p>
<p>hmm, i wonder how schools pick their mascots?</p>
<p>The significance of the pelican to SPS is tied up in Medieval legend. In those times, the pelican was believed to make sacrifices for its young including feeding their own blood. This symbolically tied the pelican to the sacrifice of Jesus. </p>
<p>The pelican became a fixture of heraldry or crests. My guess is that the pelican in the SPS crest represents the sacrifice made by the community to "feed" knowledge to the student body. As a result, I prefer the lofty symbolism of the Pelican to Paulie but I am not a graduate of the school so not my call.</p>
<p>I can assure you we do not refer to ourselves as the pelicans. Its Red or Big Red.</p>