Saint Edward's School

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Saint Edward's School
Address
Map
1895 Saint Edwards Drive

Vero Beach
,
Florida
32963

United States
Coordinates27°36′01″N 80°20′17″W / 27.600397257652745°N 80.33816593668827°W / 27.600397257652745; -80.33816593668827
Information
TypeIndependent, college-prep
Religious affiliation(s)Episcopal[1]
OpenedSeptember 22, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-09-22)[2]
NCES School ID00260535[1]
Head of schoolStuart Hirstein[3]
Teaching staff55.1 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GradesPre-K–12
Genderco-ed
Enrollment583, including 20 preschool students[1] (2019-20)
Student to teacher ratio10.1[1]
CampusMidsize suburb[1]
Campus size26 acres (0.11 km2)
Color(s)Blue and white
Team namePirates
AccreditationNAIS, FCIS, NAES
YearbookThe Crow's Nest
Websitesteds.org

Saint Edward's School is a coeducational independent college-preparatory school in Vero Beach, Florida, United States. It enrolls children grades pre-K through 12.[4]

History

The school was incorporated in 1964[5] and opened on September 22, 1965, to 31 students in grades five through eight.[2][6][7] It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church.[8]

The school expanded aggressively in the 90s with an enrollment of over 900 students. Multiple construction projects in 1999, combined with a sagging economy, triggered severe financial problems and school accrued a large debt by the early 2000s.[9][10] Michael Mersky, who was appointed the 7th head of the school in 2009,[11] launched an ambitious fund raising effort for the Pirate Fund and by mid-2010, school announced that it has successfully gotten rid of the debt.[12][13][14][15] Part of the school restructuring necessitated selling the lower school campus, which was then situated in Riomar country club.[16][17]

In the year 2010, the campus was changed to a "one campus school", eliminating the lower school campus, and bringing everyone onto the middle and upper school campus.[18]

Academics

A total of 27 AP classes were offered in the 2015–2016 school year.[19][needs update]

Facilities

The 26-acre campus is located on the Indian River Lagoon. School facilities include an 800-seat theater, a water complex, two gyms, two libraries, fine arts center with music and arts studios, athletic playing fields, and eight science labs.[20] The school library is named for Peter Benedict who served as the head of the school from 1971 to 1995.

The school operates the Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts, an 800 seat proscenium theater. It opened in May 2000 and was renovated in 2008.[21][22]

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ a b Hirstein, Stuart (Fall 2020). "Greetings from the Head of the School" (PDF). Watermark. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. ^ Brugal, Sommer (18 September 2020). "St. Edward's School appoints Stuart Hirstein as its new head of school". TC Palm. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ "St Edward's School Profile (2018-19)". Private School Review. Vero Beach, Florida. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  5. ^ "Articles of Incorporation". search.sunbiz.org. Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. July 20, 1964. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ Peterson's (1 May 2011). Private Secondary Schools. Peterson's. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-7689-3518-9. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. ^ Ortega-Cowan, Tania (April 19, 2013). "Get ye to the Pirate Ball". TCPalm. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "St. Edwards School named 2010 Global Classroom Award winner". TCPalm. January 13, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2014. [dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Challenging times for St. Edward's". Vero Beach 32963. January 22, 2009. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  10. ^ "St. Edward's presses ambitious fund-raising effort". Vero Beach 32963. November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  11. ^ "Saint Edward's Appoints Michael Mersky as Head of School". Vero Beach 32963. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  12. ^ Genz, Michelle. "St. Edward's presses ambitious fund-raising effort". Vero Beach 32963. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  13. ^ Genz, Michelle (April 30, 2009). "Ensuring the future of St. Edward's". Vero Beach 32963. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  14. ^ Genz, Michelle (March 25, 2010). "St. Edward's declares 'victory' in drive to get out from under crushing debt". Vero Beach 32963. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  15. ^ Genz, Michelle (April 28, 2011). "St. Ed's honors five who helped save the school". Vero Beach 32963. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  16. ^ Thomas, Steven M. (January 24, 2013). "Old St. Edward's Lower School turned into rubble". Vero Beach 32963. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  17. ^ Schenkel, Mary (March 1, 2018). "Wachter retiring after 4 decades of service at St. Ed's". Vero Beach 32963. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  18. ^ Genz, Michelle (August 19, 2010). "St. Ed's launches new era with unified campus". Vero Beach 32963. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  19. ^ "Saint Edward's students continue AP success rate for 3rd consecutive year". TCPalm. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  20. ^ "Strategic Plan (2018-2023)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-02-05.
  21. ^ "Riverside Theatre, St. Ed's benefit from the Waxlax touch". Vero News. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Waxlax Technical Specifications & Rental Contract" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Amazing! Star-studded movie is set in Vero – Vero News". veronews.com. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
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  25. ^ Santucci, Jon (March 17, 2012). "Fielder's career path takes him from St. Edward's to the Tigers". TCPalm. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  26. ^ Admin (2015-08-06). "St. Ed's grad makes it big on TV with new sitcom". Vero News. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  27. ^ "Tom Segura". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
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