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24_54	an interruption from June 13 to August 30 of that year due to a strike, with the end in March 1948.
24_55	The two wings were West Farish and East Farish, the former the school's first wing and named after
24_56	killed in action World War II soldier William Stamps Farish Jr., and the second named after his
24_57	father, William Stamps Farish Sr. The money used to build the wings originated from the wife of
24_58	Farish Sr., also the mother of Farish Jr. Due to a lack of housing in the area, initially a portion
24_59	of West Farish was used as faculty apartments, but they were discontinued in 1952 and converted
24_60	into offices and classrooms as additional non-school housing opened. The school announced in June
24_61	2004 that it would redevelop three sides of the Quadrangle. Leigh Cutler wrote in The Houston
24_62	Review that "Although the exterior design of the new building is sympathetic to old construction,
24_63	much of the original materials and limestone patterns cannot be repeated."
24_64	In late 2014 the school released its master plan for the campus that included the recently acquired
24_65	Taub Property. The plan was developed with the assistance of Architectural Resources Cambridge and
24_66	the input of faculty, students, and alumni.
24_67	The school is adjacent to Lamar High School, a public secondary school operated by Houston
24_68	Independent School District.
24_69	Academics
24_70	College placement
24_71	Data released by the School reflects that, from 2010 to 2014, approximately 48% of St. John's
24_72	seniors went on to matriculate at colleges and universities ranked by U.S. News and World Report as
24_73	being in the Top 25 of National Universities or the Top 10 of Liberal Arts Colleges.
24_74	Standardized testing
24_75	Data for the Class of 2018 reflects a median SAT score of 740 (out of 800) in Reading & Writing and
24_76	770 (out of 800) in Math. The Class of 2018's median ACT score is 33 on a 36 scale.
24_77	For years 2012 to 2015, more than half of each SJS senior class were recognized as National Merit
24_78	Semifinalists or Commended Scholars: for 2012, the percentage was 68%; for 2013, 64%; for 2014,
24_79	59%; and for 2015, 64%. Data for the 2013–2014 academic year shows that SJS led all Houston-area
24_80	schools in both number (49) and percentage (35%) of National Merit Semifinalists in its senior
24_81	class.
24_82	Students and faculty
24_83	Enrollment for the 2018–2019 school year is 368 for the Lower School, 361 for the Middle School,
24_84	and 697 for the Upper School. Approximately 13% of students are on scholarship or financial aid.
24_85	Thirty-three percent of students self-identify as being of color. There are approximately 5,862
24_86	living alumni.
24_87	The total number of faculty at SJS is 208, 131 of whom have master's or doctorate degrees.
24_88	Student life
24_89	House System
24_90	In 2011, St. John's adopted a House System whereby each student is sorted into one of six "Houses."
24_91	Each House, comprising students of all grades, is named after one of six influential figures and
24_92	institutions in the School's history. While House assignment is completely random, siblings are
24_93	always assigned to the same House. The Houses are: Chidsey, Winston, Hoodwink, Mulligan,
24_94	Claremont, and Taub.
24_95	Athletics
24_96	St. John's sponsors teams in cross-country, volleyball, field hockey, and football in the fall
24_97	season; soccer, basketball, swimming, and wrestling in the winter; and golf, tennis, lacrosse,
24_98	softball, baseball, and track and field in the spring.
24_99	In a tradition that began in 1951, St. John's plays its annual homecoming football game against
24_100	crosstown rival The Kinkaid School at Rice Stadium.
24_101	Arts
24_102	Students can participate in the arts in classes for academic credit, performing ensembles, and
24_103	extracurricular organizations or performances.
24_104	The oldest extracurricular arts organization at St. John's is Johnnycake, founded by first
24_105	headmaster Alan Lake Chidsey in 1949, that originally produced and performed works written by Mr.
24_106	Chidsey. Open to all Upper School students, Johnnycake provides opportunities in all aspects of
24_107	theatrical production from technical crew to set and costume design to performance.
24_108	Student organizations
24_109	The SJS Academic Bowl Team won the NAQT High School National Championship in 2002, placed third in
24_110	2003 and 2004, and advanced to the semi-finals of the PACE NSC in 2004. Most recently, St. John's
24_111	placed 2nd in the 2014 HSNCT National Championships
24_112	Dozens of other student organizations, from the Yearbook to Model United Nations to "Pots and Pans"
24_113	(a moral/spirit group), are active throughout the academic year. Other examples of clubs include
24_114	sports based clubs (baseball, hockey, soccer, curling), science (Science and Math Club, Faraday),
24_115	cinematography (MavTV), academic (Speech and Debate Team, Quiz Bowl/Academic Challenge,
24_116	Mathematical Problem Solving Club), government (Junior Statesmen, Model UN, Young Political
24_117	Organization), international interests (Spanish Club, Italian Club, International Club), and
24_118	general interests (Bread Club, Auto club, Anime Club et al.).
24_119	Community service
24_120	Community service is introduced in Lower School. Weekly canned food drives are held, and classes
24_121	visit local food banks to see how their contributions are used. The annual drive to provide holiday
24_122	presents to underprivileged families is a highlight of the year, culminating in a field trip to
24_123	personally deliver the presents to the families.
24_124	In Middle School, additional community service projects are introduced. Students may be more
24_125	involved in planning and helping with the organization of these projects. Upper School community
24_126	service is mostly student-driven. Any student may submit a proposal to design and lead their own
24_127	project and recruit other participants.
24_128	Nickname and mascot
24_129	The St. John's nickname and mascot have had a controversial history. The original nickname,
24_130	"Crusaders," lasted only three years due to its religious connotations. "Rebels" was selected as
24_131	the replacement nickname in 1949, with Confederate symbol Johnny Reb as the mascot.
24_132	In 1990, the Upper School students voted to discontinue the mascot and nickname. A year later, all
24_133	symbols of the Confederacy were disassociated from the School, although the nickname "Rebels" was
24_134	retained with the hopes it could be connected with the American Revolution or more generally as an
24_135	invocation of nonconformity and independent thinking.
24_136	In the spring of 2004, by a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees, St. John's School officially
24_137	changed its nickname to Mavericks in order to further distance itself from any Confederate
24_138	implications while still retaining the association with independence and individualism. The change
24_139	was supported by a majority of faculty, though some students and alumni opposed the change. Today,
24_140	the Maverick nickname is widely used and accepted,.
24_141	In 2008, St. John's began using a horse mascot known as Maverick in its pep rallies. In a
24_142	school-wide pep rally, taking place the day before the annual Kinkaid football game, the Maverick
24_143	chases a Falcon from the field.
24_144	In the media and popular culture
24_145	News stories
24_146	National media reports about selective private schools in the United States have mentioned St.
24_147	John's. For example, SJS was featured in a Forbes.com story titled "America's Elite Prep Schools."
24_148	In November 2007, the Wall Street Journal listed St. John's in a chart accompanying an article
24_149	titled "How to Get into Harvard." The chart reported that 9% of SJS graduates in 2007 went to one
24_150	of eight elite colleges (specifically identified as Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Williams, Pomona,
24_151	Swarthmore, the University of Chicago, and Johns Hopkins). St. John's and fellow SPC member St.
24_152	Mark's School of Texas were the only Texas schools on the list.
24_153	Nationwide rankings of private high schools regularly include St. John's, with recent rankings as

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an interruption from June 13 to August 30 of that year due to a strike, with the end in March 1948.

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The two wings were West Farish and East Farish, the former the school's first wing and named after

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killed in action World War II soldier William Stamps Farish Jr., and the second named after his

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father, William Stamps Farish Sr. The money used to build the wings originated from the wife of

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Farish Sr., also the mother of Farish Jr. Due to a lack of housing in the area, initially a portion

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of West Farish was used as faculty apartments, but they were discontinued in 1952 and converted

24_60

into offices and classrooms as additional non-school housing opened. The school announced in June

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2004 that it would redevelop three sides of the Quadrangle. Leigh Cutler wrote in The Houston

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Review that "Although the exterior design of the new building is sympathetic to old construction,

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much of the original materials and limestone patterns cannot be repeated."

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In late 2014 the school released its master plan for the campus that included the recently acquired

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Taub Property. The plan was developed with the assistance of Architectural Resources Cambridge and

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the input of faculty, students, and alumni.

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The school is adjacent to Lamar High School, a public secondary school operated by Houston

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Independent School District.

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Academics

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College placement

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Data released by the School reflects that, from 2010 to 2014, approximately 48% of St. John's

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seniors went on to matriculate at colleges and universities ranked by U.S. News and World Report as

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being in the Top 25 of National Universities or the Top 10 of Liberal Arts Colleges.

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Standardized testing

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Data for the Class of 2018 reflects a median SAT score of 740 (out of 800) in Reading & Writing and

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770 (out of 800) in Math. The Class of 2018's median ACT score is 33 on a 36 scale.

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For years 2012 to 2015, more than half of each SJS senior class were recognized as National Merit

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Semifinalists or Commended Scholars: for 2012, the percentage was 68%; for 2013, 64%; for 2014,

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59%; and for 2015, 64%. Data for the 2013–2014 academic year shows that SJS led all Houston-area

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schools in both number (49) and percentage (35%) of National Merit Semifinalists in its senior

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class.

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Students and faculty

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Enrollment for the 2018–2019 school year is 368 for the Lower School, 361 for the Middle School,

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and 697 for the Upper School. Approximately 13% of students are on scholarship or financial aid.

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Thirty-three percent of students self-identify as being of color. There are approximately 5,862

24_86

living alumni.

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The total number of faculty at SJS is 208, 131 of whom have master's or doctorate degrees.

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Student life

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House System

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In 2011, St. John's adopted a House System whereby each student is sorted into one of six "Houses."

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Each House, comprising students of all grades, is named after one of six influential figures and

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institutions in the School's history. While House assignment is completely random, siblings are

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always assigned to the same House. The Houses are: Chidsey, Winston, Hoodwink, Mulligan,

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Claremont, and Taub.

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Athletics

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St. John's sponsors teams in cross-country, volleyball, field hockey, and football in the fall

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season; soccer, basketball, swimming, and wrestling in the winter; and golf, tennis, lacrosse,

24_98

softball, baseball, and track and field in the spring.

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In a tradition that began in 1951, St. John's plays its annual homecoming football game against

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crosstown rival The Kinkaid School at Rice Stadium.

24_101

Arts

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Students can participate in the arts in classes for academic credit, performing ensembles, and

24_103

extracurricular organizations or performances.

24_104

The oldest extracurricular arts organization at St. John's is Johnnycake, founded by first

24_105

headmaster Alan Lake Chidsey in 1949, that originally produced and performed works written by Mr.

24_106

Chidsey. Open to all Upper School students, Johnnycake provides opportunities in all aspects of

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theatrical production from technical crew to set and costume design to performance.

24_108

Student organizations

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The SJS Academic Bowl Team won the NAQT High School National Championship in 2002, placed third in

24_110

2003 and 2004, and advanced to the semi-finals of the PACE NSC in 2004. Most recently, St. John's

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placed 2nd in the 2014 HSNCT National Championships

24_112

Dozens of other student organizations, from the Yearbook to Model United Nations to "Pots and Pans"

24_113

(a moral/spirit group), are active throughout the academic year. Other examples of clubs include

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sports based clubs (baseball, hockey, soccer, curling), science (Science and Math Club, Faraday),

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cinematography (MavTV), academic (Speech and Debate Team, Quiz Bowl/Academic Challenge,

24_116

Mathematical Problem Solving Club), government (Junior Statesmen, Model UN, Young Political

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Organization), international interests (Spanish Club, Italian Club, International Club), and

24_118

general interests (Bread Club, Auto club, Anime Club et al.).

24_119

Community service

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Community service is introduced in Lower School. Weekly canned food drives are held, and classes

24_121

visit local food banks to see how their contributions are used. The annual drive to provide holiday

24_122

presents to underprivileged families is a highlight of the year, culminating in a field trip to

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personally deliver the presents to the families.

24_124

In Middle School, additional community service projects are introduced. Students may be more

24_125

involved in planning and helping with the organization of these projects. Upper School community

24_126

service is mostly student-driven. Any student may submit a proposal to design and lead their own

24_127

project and recruit other participants.

24_128

Nickname and mascot

24_129

The St. John's nickname and mascot have had a controversial history. The original nickname,

24_130

"Crusaders," lasted only three years due to its religious connotations. "Rebels" was selected as

24_131

the replacement nickname in 1949, with Confederate symbol Johnny Reb as the mascot.

24_132

In 1990, the Upper School students voted to discontinue the mascot and nickname. A year later, all

24_133

symbols of the Confederacy were disassociated from the School, although the nickname "Rebels" was

24_134

retained with the hopes it could be connected with the American Revolution or more generally as an

24_135

invocation of nonconformity and independent thinking.

24_136

In the spring of 2004, by a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees, St. John's School officially

24_137

changed its nickname to Mavericks in order to further distance itself from any Confederate

24_138

implications while still retaining the association with independence and individualism. The change

24_139

was supported by a majority of faculty, though some students and alumni opposed the change. Today,

24_140

the Maverick nickname is widely used and accepted,.

24_141

In 2008, St. John's began using a horse mascot known as Maverick in its pep rallies. In a

24_142

school-wide pep rally, taking place the day before the annual Kinkaid football game, the Maverick

24_143

chases a Falcon from the field.

24_144

In the media and popular culture

24_145

News stories

24_146

National media reports about selective private schools in the United States have mentioned St.

24_147

John's. For example, SJS was featured in a Forbes.com story titled "America's Elite Prep Schools."

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In November 2007, the Wall Street Journal listed St. John's in a chart accompanying an article

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titled "How to Get into Harvard." The chart reported that 9% of SJS graduates in 2007 went to one

24_150

of eight elite colleges (specifically identified as Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Williams, Pomona,

24_151

Swarthmore, the University of Chicago, and Johns Hopkins). St. John's and fellow SPC member St.

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Mark's School of Texas were the only Texas schools on the list.

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Nationwide rankings of private high schools regularly include St. John's, with recent rankings as