St. Bernard's School

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St. Bernard's School
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As seen from 98th street (2019)
Address
St. Bernard's School
4 E. 98th Street

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Coordinates 40°47′19.6″N73°57′15.17″W / 40.788778°N 73.9542139°W / 40.788778; -73.9542139
Information
Type Independent, secular, all-male all-boys
MottoPerge sed caute
(Proceed, but with caution)
Established1904
FounderJohn Card Jenkins
HeadmasterJoy S. Hurd IV
GradesK-9
Gendermale
Enrollment372 Boys
CampusUrban
Color(s)red and white
Athletics Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Track, Cross Country, Flag Football, Lacrosse
Mascot St. Bernard (dog)
Nickname St. B's
YearbookThe Keg
Website stbernards.org

St. Bernard's School is a private, all-male elementary school in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood of Manhattan's Upper East Side. It was founded in 1904 by John Card Jenkins, along with Francis Tabor. [1] The school shield depicts an eagle (representing the United States of America), a lion (representing Great Britain), a book (symbol of education), and a cross (representing a tradition of Christianity).[ citation needed ]

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The school's name is not pronounced the same way as that of the breed of dog with the same spelling, which is also its mascot. It was named for the rue St-Bernard in Brussels, Belgium, where a relative of one of St. Bernard's founders had also founded a school.[ citation needed ]

History

The school was founded in 1904 by John Card Jenkins and Francis Tabor. Both graduates of Cambridge University, they had met after knocking heads on a soccer pitch. Originally on the upper floors of a small Midtown building, the school relocated to its current location on 98th street in 1915. The original 1915 building by Delano and Aldrich still stands, although it has undergone significant expansion and renovation, most recently in 1997.

In April 2021, it was announced that Joy S. Hurd IV had been appointed to serve as the school's next headmaster, starting his role on July 1, 2022. Mr. Hurd taught at St. Bernard's for several years and was most recently the head of Lake Forest Country Day School. He is a graduate of Harvard College and has master's degrees from Columbia University's Teachers College and the Bread Loaf School of Middlebury College. [2]

Students

The school has three divisions: the Junior (or Lower) School consists of grades K through 3, the Middle School grades 4 through 6, and the Upper School grades 7 through 9. Mondays through Thursdays, boys in the Junior School must wear St. Bernard's polo shirts (polo shirts with the school shield emblazoned upon the chest) in either red, white, or blue, khakis, and a blazer. Boys in the Middle and Upper Schools must wear a polo or oxford shirt, accompanied by khakis and blazers as well. On Fridays, all boys wear jackets and ties (with the exception of the kindergartners).

St. Bernard's alumni, known as Old Boys, earn admission to a wide range of secondary schools in the United States and the United Kingdom, both day and boarding. The schools attended with greatest frequency include Andover, Collegiate, Deerfield, Exeter, Groton, Horace Mann, Lawrenceville, St. Paul's, Stuyvesant, and Trinity. [1]

Notable people

Alumni

Alumni of the school are called “Old Boys”. Notable alumni include:

Other

References

  1. 1 2 www.stbernards.org - the school's website
  2. "Head of School Search".
  3. Merrill, James. Collected Poems. New York: Knopf, 2001, p. 422. Originally published in Late Settings, New York: Atheneum, 1985. Merrill's 1986 reading of "The School Play" is available for MP3 download.