Saint Stephen's Episcopal School (Bradenton, Florida)

Saint Stephen's Episcopal School
Address
315 41st Street West, Bradenton, FL 34209 Bradenton , Florida 34209 United States
Coordinates	27°29′49″N82°36′02″W / 27.4970°N 82.6005°W / 27.4970; -82.6005
Information
School type	Private College Preparatory
Motto	Caelum mihi sedes est (Latin) (Motto in English: "Heaven is my seat")
Denomination	Episcopal
Established	1970
Head of School	Peter Kraft
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten to 12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	650
Average class size	15
Student to teacher ratio	9:1
Campus size	35-acre campus
Colour(s)	Green and gold
Athletics	Football, Soccer, Basketball, Golf, Crew, Volleyball, Softball, Baseball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Track and Field, Tennis, Lacrosse
Mascot	Freddy Falcon
Accreditation	FCIS, NAES
Newspaper	The Gauntlet
Website	http://www.saintstephens.org/

Saint Stephen's Episcopal School is a private college preparatory school affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The school is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools. It is located in Bradenton, Florida. Founded in 1970, SSES has 650 students in grades Pre-K3 through 12.

History

In 1970, a group of community leaders met with Christ Episcopal Church to propose the establishment of a school dedicated to maintaining high academic standards and offering small class sizes. This materialized as Saint Stephen's Episcopal School, which saw its first class of 11 seniors graduate in 1975. ^[1]

Today, Saint Stephen's Episcopal School, or SSES, has a 35-acre campus and serves Pre-K through 12th grade. ^[2] SSES has also achieved State Championships in a multitude of sports on 20 different occasions. ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Chase Brown, professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals ^[4]
• Sydney Brown, professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles ^[5]
• Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn
• Jim Courier, Class of 87', professional tennis player. ^[6]
• Brad Rusin, Class of 05', Retired professional soccer player. ^[7]

References

1. "About Saint Stephen's Episcopal School". saintstephens.
2. "About Saint Stephen's Episcopal School". About US. Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School.
3. "Saint Stephen's Athletics". Sports at SSES. saintstephens.
4. "Chase Brown, Cincinnati Bengals, Running Back". 247Sports.
5. "Sydney Brown, Philadelphia Eagles, Safety". 247Sports.
6. "Saint Stephen's Alumni". Alumni. saintstephens.
7. "Saint Stephen's Alumni". Alumni. saintstephens.