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![Head of School Rachel Deems Announces Departure After Decade of Leadership]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637158754/spartanburg/lizjtysmy1wp5atba2sh/1T6A0645-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1637158754/spartanburg/lizjtysmy1wp5atba2sh/1T6A0645-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1637158754/spartanburg/lizjtysmy1wp5atba2sh/1T6A0645-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1637158754/spartanburg/lizjtysmy1wp5atba2sh/1T6A0645-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1637158754/spartanburg/lizjtysmy1wp5atba2sh/1T6A0645-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1637158754/spartanburg/lizjtysmy1wp5atba2sh/1T6A0645-2.jpg","width":2200}])
On Nov. 18, Spartanburg Day School's seventh head of school, Rachel Deems, announced that the 2022-23 academic year will be her final year at SDS. The Board of Trustees has announced that a search committee will lead the school through the search process with a goal of welcoming a new head of school in July 2023.
![Senior Raegan Cash Signs National Letter of Intent with Converse University]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636568790/spartanburg/blrkrbawhyx7m5l3eoum/6X2A4358.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636568790/spartanburg/blrkrbawhyx7m5l3eoum/6X2A4358.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1636568790/spartanburg/blrkrbawhyx7m5l3eoum/6X2A4358.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1636568790/spartanburg/blrkrbawhyx7m5l3eoum/6X2A4358.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1636568790/spartanburg/blrkrbawhyx7m5l3eoum/6X2A4358.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636568790/spartanburg/blrkrbawhyx7m5l3eoum/6X2A4358.jpg","width":1800}])
Joined by family, teachers, coaches and friends, Spartanburg Day School senior Raegan Cash signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to play soccer at the collegiate level.
![Upper School welcomes Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635886068/spartanburg/th0y9egsexxuem0hwrd7/6X2A4206.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635886068/spartanburg/th0y9egsexxuem0hwrd7/6X2A4206.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635886068/spartanburg/th0y9egsexxuem0hwrd7/6X2A4206.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1635886068/spartanburg/th0y9egsexxuem0hwrd7/6X2A4206.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1635886068/spartanburg/th0y9egsexxuem0hwrd7/6X2A4206.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635886068/spartanburg/th0y9egsexxuem0hwrd7/6X2A4206.jpg","width":1800}])
To kick off a Month of Gratitude, Spartanburg Day School Upper School students showed an appreciation for the arts Monday as they welcomed nationally acclaimed poet Ashley M. Jones, who currently serves as the poet laureate of her home state of Alabama.
Jones addressed ninth-12th grade students during two afternoon sessions, reading selections from her third and most recent poetry collection, Reparations Now!. She also led a small group of creative writing and interested students in a hands-on poetry workshop.
![Now accepting nominations for 2021 Sports Hall of Fame]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633531259/spartanburg/zqhubxnh55atskpmswqu/unnamed-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1633531259/spartanburg/zqhubxnh55atskpmswqu/unnamed-5.jpg","width":512}])
We're looking for the next member of the SDS Sports Hall of Fame! Nominations are now open, so send us the name of a former student athlete or coach who has outstanding athletic accomplishments or has made significant contributions to SDS athletics.
![Seniors Myers, Wilson earn National Merit honors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632253703/spartanburg/wkdkbe9mu5tymysbcmrm/6X2A3453.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632253703/spartanburg/wkdkbe9mu5tymysbcmrm/6X2A3453.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1632253703/spartanburg/wkdkbe9mu5tymysbcmrm/6X2A3453.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1632253703/spartanburg/wkdkbe9mu5tymysbcmrm/6X2A3453.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1632253703/spartanburg/wkdkbe9mu5tymysbcmrm/6X2A3453.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632253703/spartanburg/wkdkbe9mu5tymysbcmrm/6X2A3453.jpg","width":1800}])
Spartanburg Day School seniors Thomas Myers and Lucas Wilson are named among the nation’s top students to be recognized for outstanding academic achievement in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s annual competition.
!['Color Shape Contour' art exhibit now on display in Dent Gallery]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630081246/spartanburg/afgojotssmem0jfiosd8/KatherineRauschMadameButterfly.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630081246/spartanburg/afgojotssmem0jfiosd8/KatherineRauschMadameButterfly.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1630081246/spartanburg/afgojotssmem0jfiosd8/KatherineRauschMadameButterfly.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1630081246/spartanburg/afgojotssmem0jfiosd8/KatherineRauschMadameButterfly.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1630081246/spartanburg/afgojotssmem0jfiosd8/KatherineRauschMadameButterfly.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1630081246/spartanburg/afgojotssmem0jfiosd8/KatherineRauschMadameButterfly.jpg","width":2200}])
The Dent Gallery is getting a splash of color with its first exhibit of the year. Artist Katherine Rausch’s “Color Shape Contour” exhibit will be on display in the Mildred Harrison Dent Fine Arts Center Gallery through Oct. 6 and beautifully represents how viewers see an object.
![UPDATED: 2021-22 COVID-19 Health & Safety Protocols]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628277153/spartanburg/vqyazwdpa3didmz0b9ye/cover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1628277153/spartanburg/vqyazwdpa3didmz0b9ye/cover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1628277153/spartanburg/vqyazwdpa3didmz0b9ye/cover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628277153/spartanburg/vqyazwdpa3didmz0b9ye/cover.jpg","width":1020}])
Information surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve. Spartanburg Day School is using the newest and most relevant information as we move forward with health and safety protocols for our campus this year.
![34 Seniors Graduate as SDS Class of 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622224926/spartanburg/mh9vv9666l7jtdu4kp3s/IMG_2352.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622224926/spartanburg/mh9vv9666l7jtdu4kp3s/IMG_2352.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622224926/spartanburg/mh9vv9666l7jtdu4kp3s/IMG_2352.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1622224926/spartanburg/mh9vv9666l7jtdu4kp3s/IMG_2352.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1622224926/spartanburg/mh9vv9666l7jtdu4kp3s/IMG_2352.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1622224926/spartanburg/mh9vv9666l7jtdu4kp3s/IMG_2352.jpg","width":2200}])
During Spartanburg Day School's commencement exercises Friday morning, 34 students processed in as seniors and out as graduates of the Class of 2021.
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Being a family is what defines us. Relationships built on trust and respect are the foundation of this place we call home.
Be Your Best
Our students feel safe to take risks, own their learning, pursue their passions
and achieve their personal best. They are confident young learners,
prepared to meet the challenges of college and of life.
and achieve their personal best. They are confident young learners,
prepared to meet the challenges of college and of life.
100%
of students are accepted into college
525
total student enrollment
$6 million
earned by seniors in combined scholarships & grants
74%
of faculty have advanced degrees
50%
of students receive financial aid
21
AP classes, with 90% of students earning a passing score on at least one exam
25
athletic teams
$33.5 million
endowment total