SAS Commencement Weekend, May 17–19, Class of 2013 to Graduate

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School will graduate the Class of 2013 on Sunday, May 19, at the school’s Outdoor Altar.
The year-end festivities begin with the Baccalaureate service at 5:30 p.m., Friday, May 17. The Baccalaureate speaker will be the Rev. Ellis Mayfield, retiring director of athletics and longtime SAS faculty member.
Following the service, seniors and their guests will proceed to the Senior Banquet in the Robinson Dining Hall. The evening ends with the Senior Lead-Out and presentation of the “Annies” in McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts. This event is an opportunity for each senior to be recognized with a poem or song written and performed by members of the SAS faculty.
Saturday, May 18, is Honors Day. The Honors Day ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Outdoor Altar (please note that this is a different time than in previous years). A reception sponsored by the Parents’ Council will be held in Simmonds Hall after the ceremony. Students’ creative work will be on exhibit in the adjacent Art Gallery at that time and throughout the weekend.
The Commencement Eucharist and Exercises begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. Following the service and the official closing of the school year, there will be a reception in the Spencer Room.
The 44 members of the Class of 2013, who have garnered a record $3 million in merit and financial aid, will matriculate in the fall at outstanding colleges and universities across the country, from Colorado State University to Bowdoin College in Maine.