School Milestones and Events
	1957 School first envisioned by Bishop's Committee 1959 School incorporated as a non-profit educational institution 1959-60 Two consecutive attempts made at opening school fail due to low enrollment 1961 School opens September 11th with 22 Kindergarten and 17 First Grade students 1961 School tuition is $300 for Kindergarten and $400 for First Grade 1962 School enrollment more than doubles to 87; second and third grade classes added 1962 Portable classroom building is added at cost of $15,000 1963 Fourth grade classes begin; school enrollment reaches 107 1964 Reverend Richard B. Ford is appointed as Head of School 1964 Fifth grade classes begin; school enrollment reaches 147 1965 Sixth grade classes are added; enrollment is 188 1966 Additional church building enabled school to add second sections of each grade 1966 Seventh grade classes begin; enrollment reaches 210 1967 Marcia McManus is appointed as Head of School 1967 Eighth grade classes begin and school becomes a complete K - 8 educational facility 1967 Enrollment reaches 249, growing over 500% in six years 1968 Outdoor volleyball and basketball courts added to Crestbrook Drive playfields 1968 First graduation ceremony is held June 1970 Enrollment reaches 309 1972 Preschool I and Preschool II begins 1973 Reverend David Cooling is appointed as Head of School; Clay Morris named as first Assistant Head 1974 Female faculty dress code revised to allow pant suits 1975 Danielle Closson is named as Assistant Head 1976 Reverend Strasburger begins six-month term as Acting Head of School 1976 Building Committee formed to expand fine arts building, build covered walkway and wooden deck under Oak tree 1977 Father Earl Sneary begins a 12-year role as Head of School 1978 Progressive Skills Program launched; later known as Junior Kindergarten 1978 John Myszak is appointed as Assistant Head of School 1980 Enrollment reaches peak of 456 1980 Alison C. Lucas begins a 10-year term as Dean of Students 1981 Progressive Skills Program renamed Kindergarten I 1982 Crestview Field upgraded 1985 Faculty reaches 41 1986 Saint Andrew's celebrates 25th Anniversary 1986 Annual tuition is $2,300 for grades Kindergarten through Eighth 1989 Jay Lentz begins nine-year term as Head of School 1990 First computer lab dedicated 1990 Fourth graders take first trip to Gold Country 1991 Kindergarten I renamed Junior Kindergarten 1991 Anne Cameron serves a one-year term as Assistant Head 1992 Primary (K-3) and Secondary (4-8) Divisions begin 1992 Lani Mah begins role as Assistant Head of Primary School; Anne Cameron serves as Assistant Head of Secondary School 1992 Reverend Ernest Cockrell begins 15-year role as Church Rector 1996 Laurel Browning and Midge Jambor share role as Assistant of Secondary School 1997 Laurel Browning becomes Assistant Head of Primary School 1998 Harry V. McKay, Jr. selected as the seventh Head of School 1999 Richard Hof begins tenure as Assistant Head of School; Laurel Browning serves as Director of Curriculum and Technology 1999 One-to-one laptop program initiated for students in grades 6-8 2000 Academic year begins with 455 students enrolled 2001 Preschool II is renamed to Pre-Kindergarten 2002 Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten combine 2004 Middle School expands to three sections at each grade 2006 School joins national CHARACTER COUNTS!® program 2006 Construction on Saint Andrew's Center and Saint Andrew's Hall is completed. 2007 Victoria Trevor and Tekakwitha Pernambuco-Wise begin terms as Head of Lower School and MIddle School, respectively 2009 ActivBoards are installed and utilized in every classroom on campus 2009 Reverend Channing R. Smith is named as Church Rector 2010 Academic Year begins with 336 students 2011 50th Anniversary Celebration Year