LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

CSG is a truly special place. There is so much joy and vibrancy here from our youngest to our oldest learners, and it is felt as soon as you walk through the doors. One of my favorite things about my role here is the placement of my office in the historic mansion building of our campus. From my corner, I can see the PYC girls learning to share bikes and perform plays on the stage they create from the patio. I watch our Lower and Middle School girls swing on the disc swing, play tetherball, four square, and volleyball. I get to see our Upper School students gather at the iron tables just outside of my window studying Math and sitting on the grass reading Macbeth. Every once in a while, their schedules converge, and that’s when the true magic happens: PYC students running hand in hand with their friends from the Middle School; Lower School students dancing and playing with their Big Sisters; Upper School students climbing on the playground–the Unicorn spirit abounds.

We launched this year focusing on the theme of Community by Design and throughout the year, we have spent time intentionally tending to our community by centering and elevating the needs and desires of girls. When I shared this theme with the CSG community this year, I reflected that this theme offers us the opportunity to choose who we each will be at CSG and how we can work together to create a climate of unity and belonging for each of us. Communities don’t just come together by accident; they are built, on purpose, by individuals who decide that our success as a school is wrapped up in one another. Students, faculty, staff, administrators, families, and alumnae all have a responsibility to come together to create the CSG we wish to be and to build the future of our school.

It has been an honor to see all of us embrace this important work, and in this edition of Forte et Gratum, you will see the manifestation of this powerful idea in the stories told in these pages. From uplifting student voices in A Seat at the Table, to celebrating literacy through Children’s Book Week, to cheering on our athletic teams, and honoring the incredible expertise of our faculty and staff, the red and gold spirit is alive and well at CSG. Thank you for being a part of our community and for all you do to keep CSG growing forward in strength and grace.

Board Of Trustees

2022–2023

Steve Falk P’18’22, Secretary

Lacey Greenwalt ’04, Finance Chair

Nicci Hicks P’32

Denise Page Hood ’70

Liza Kessler ’86, Board Chair

Carey Krug P’29’33

Taylor Lint ’11

Chris Olsen P’30’32’37, Nominating and Board Governance Chair

Brandi Slaughter ’95

Anne Jeffrey Wright ’70

EX OFFICIO

Michael Glimcher P’14’20, ex-officio

Camille Seals P’30’35, Head of School, ex-officio

CSG STAFF

Amy Borntrager P’34, Chief Development Officer

Julie Eikenberry, Chief Financial Officer

Michael Tyler II, Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications

Chelsea Woods ’00, Director of Enrollment Management