St. Andrew's Day 2021

Celebrating Our Beloved Community

St. Andrew’s Day 2021 was a day of service, community-building, and this year, a whole lot of wind. After a virtual service in 2020, the community was craving the experience of coming together for one of our most beloved traditions, the celebration of our patron saint. On St. Andrew’s Day, we not only honor Saint Andrew, but also the incredible members of our community who make our school the special place that it is.

Lower School students were all smiles before the start of St. Andrew's Day.

Director of College Counseling, Elizabeth Guice, was recognized for 25 years of service to St. Andrew's.

Celebrating Our Patron Saint

On November 17, students, faculty, trustees, families, and friends all gathered on the field of Beck Stadium to pay homage to dynamic members of our St. Andrew’s family. Upper School Chaplain Whitney Kirby and Lower and Middle School Chaplain Ashley Brandon led our service along with a sermon from Head of School Melissa Grubb. Lower, Middle, and Upper School choirs sang beautifully and the Upper School orchestra provided lovely music, as always.

The Charles Alan Wright Excellence Award, an award given to a community member who leads a life searching for excellence, was given to Brian and Adria Sheth, parents of Deven ‘24 and Marley ‘29. In presenting the award, Mrs. Grubb spoke of the Sheths’ “shared vision to improve education, youth initiatives, and conservation… their thoughtful approach to these important needs has made real change happen across the globe.” The Sheths have made extraordinary contributions to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin, Breakthrough Central Texas, Dell Children’s Foundation, COVID recovery efforts, and St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, among so many others. In 2012, Brian and Adria founded the Sheth Sangreal Foundation, a philanthropy that identifies the most urgent issues in specific impact areas and identifies the partners who are most poised to solve the underlying problems if provided the right resources. In addition, Brian also helped establish Earth Alliance, an organization to help address the urgent threats to our planet’s life support systems. Brian and Adria are so very deserving of this