Bishop Seabury Academy
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Bishop Seabury Academy is a private, co-educational, Episcopal middle school and high school (grades 6–12) in Lawrence, Kansas
. The school is accredited by ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) and is a member of KSHSAA. It is named for Samuel Seabury
, first bishop of the Episcopal Church
in the United States. It is currently one of two private middle/high schools in Lawrence.
In 2003 the school moved to the Alvamar Racquet Club building at 4120 Clinton Parkway in southwest Lawrence after a large renovation project that turned the building's four tennis courts into classrooms, a science lab, full size gym and stage, and a computer lab. The school also uses an adjacent building (called the annex) on the campus for administrative offices. In December 2006, the school announced a $1.5 million 10th Anniversary Capital Campaign to replace the annex with a new building.
In the spring of 2007, Chris Carter, in an e-mail sent to parents and alumni, announced that he would be resigning at the end of the 2007–2008 school year. Matt Patterson, an English teacher and college counselor for the school, was named the assistant head of school, and he assumed many of the duties of head of school during the transition period.
In July 2007, Beth Stella, the president of the board of trustees for the school, sent an e-mail to the Seabury community announcing that Dr. Don Schawang, the school's theater program director, had been appointed head of school, and that Chris Carter would be leaving immediately instead of after the 2007–2008 school year.
Past and future plays include:
, Italy
; Paris
, France
; and London
, England
. In 2012, students and teachers will travel to Costa Rica
.
State
Maps
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
. The school is accredited by ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) and is a member of KSHSAA. It is named for Samuel Seabury
Samuel Seabury
Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He had been a leading Loyalist in New York City during the American Revolution.-History:Samuel Seabury was born in Groton, Connecticut in 1729...
, first bishop of the Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
in the United States. It is currently one of two private middle/high schools in Lawrence.
History
Bishop Seabury Academy was founded in 1997 by its board of trustees and opened with about 32 students at 1411 E. 1850 Road, east of Lawrence in what used to be the Kaw Valley School. Kris Pueschel was the head of school for the first several years. The school went through a rough period during the 2001–2002 school year. Perry Williams, a seventh grader at the time, was killed in a car accident during Christmas break. Later that winter, Pueshel was removed from his position by the board of trustees. The following year Chris Carter was installed as head of school. In 2007, Carter resigned and Dr. Don Schawang, who had taught at the school since 2000, was appointed Headmaster.In 2003 the school moved to the Alvamar Racquet Club building at 4120 Clinton Parkway in southwest Lawrence after a large renovation project that turned the building's four tennis courts into classrooms, a science lab, full size gym and stage, and a computer lab. The school also uses an adjacent building (called the annex) on the campus for administrative offices. In December 2006, the school announced a $1.5 million 10th Anniversary Capital Campaign to replace the annex with a new building.
In the spring of 2007, Chris Carter, in an e-mail sent to parents and alumni, announced that he would be resigning at the end of the 2007–2008 school year. Matt Patterson, an English teacher and college counselor for the school, was named the assistant head of school, and he assumed many of the duties of head of school during the transition period.
In July 2007, Beth Stella, the president of the board of trustees for the school, sent an e-mail to the Seabury community announcing that Dr. Don Schawang, the school's theater program director, had been appointed head of school, and that Chris Carter would be leaving immediately instead of after the 2007–2008 school year.
Athletics
Bishop Seabury Academy has several competing athletic teams in KSHSAA division 1A. Teams are:- Boys Football
- Girls Volleyball
- Girls Tennis
- Cross Country
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Tennis
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Swimming
Drama and theatre
One play each season (fall, winter, and spring) are produced by both the upper school and lower school (ninth graders can be cast in either upper or lower school plays, depending on where they are needed). There is also an annual variety show called Applause every spring.Past and future plays include:
- AntigoneAntigone (Sophocles)Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 442 BC. Chronologically, it is the third of the three Theban plays but was written first...
- A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
- Ruthless!
- The Music ManThe Music ManThe Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with...
- Seussical Jr.Seussicalis a musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty based on the books of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000. The play's story is a rather complex amalgamation of many of Seuss's most famous books. After a Broadway run, the production spawned two US national tours and a UK tour...
- Zombie PromZombie PromZombie Prom is an Off-Broadway musical, also adapted into a short film. It was first produced at the Red Barn Theatre, Key West, Florida in 1993. It opened off-Broadway in New York City at the Variety Arts Theatre in 1996. It opens November 2009 in London with a UK Premiere at the off-west end...
- This is a Test (Fall 2007 Lower-School Show)
- The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue (Fall 2007 Lower-School Show)
- The Cherry OrchardThe Cherry OrchardThe Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however, Stanislavski insisted on...
(Fall 2007 Upper-School Show) - Alice In Wonderland (Winter 2007-08 Lower-School Touring Show)
- Waiting For GodotWaiting for GodotWaiting for Godot is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for someone named Godot to arrive. Godot's absence, as well as numerous other aspects of the play, have led to many different interpretations since the play's...
(Winter 2007-08 Upper-School Show) - The Three MusketeersThe Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard...
(Spring 2008 All-School Show) - The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at...
(Fall 2008 Lower-School Show) - Twelfth Night (Fall 2008 Upper-School Show)
- The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth is a children's adventure novel and modern fairy tale published in 1961, written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Jules Feiffer. It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do,...
(Winter 2008 Lower-School Touring Show) - GreaseGrease (musical)Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
(Spring 2009 All-School Show) - Charlotte's WebCharlotte's WebCharlotte's Web is an award-winning children's novel by acclaimed American author E. B. White, about a pig named Wilbur who is saved from being slaughtered by an intelligent spider named Charlotte. The book was first published in 1952, with illustrations by Garth Williams.The novel tells the story...
(Fall 2009 Lower-School Show) - Picasso at the Lapin AgilePicasso at the Lapin AgilePicasso at the Lapin Agile is a play written by Steve Martin in 1993. It features the characters of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, who meet at a bar called the Lapin Agile in Montmartre, Paris...
(Fall 2009 Upper-School Show) - CinderellaCinderella"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
(Winter 2009 Lower-School Touring Show) - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is a parody of the plays written by William Shakespeare with all of them being performed during the show by only three actors. Typically, the actors use their real names and play themselves rather than certain characters...
(Winter 2009 Upper-School Show) - You Can't Take it With YouYou Can't Take It with YouYou Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play opened at the Booth Theater on December 14, 1936, and played for 837 performances...
(Spring 2010 All-School Show) - Paul Sills' Story Theatre (Fall 2010 Lower-School Show)
- A Few Good MenA Few Good MenA Few Good Men is a play by Aaron Sorkin, first produced on Broadway by David Brown in 1989. It tells the story of military lawyers at a court-martial who uncover a high-level conspiracy in the course of defending their clients, United States Marines accused of murder.It opened on Broadway at the...
(Fall 2010 Upper-School Show) - Robin HoodRobin HoodRobin Hood was a heroic outlaw in English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men". Traditionally, Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes....
, by Mary Lynn Dobson(Winter 2010-11 Lower-School Touring Show) - The Apple TreeThe Apple TreeThe Apple Tree is a series of three musical playlets with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and a book by Bock and Harnick with contributions from Jerome Coopersmith...
(Spring 2011 All-School Show) - Wiley and the Hairy Man(Fall 2011 Lower-School Show)
- The Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England...
(Fall 2011 Upper-School Show) - Our TownOur TownOur Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives...
(Spring 2012 All-School Show)
Forensics
The Bishop Seabury forensics team won second at the 1A state tournament in 2008 and third at the 1A state tournament in 2010.Debate
The debate team, which was started in 2009, is the only 1A debate team competing in the 4-man 3A Kansas debate circuit, and placed fifth in the 3A state championship tournament in 2009-10 and 2010-11.Journalism
The journalism program consists of an afternoon program responsible for the production of the yearbook, The Anchor, and a class that produces the school's newspaper, The Seabury Chronicle. During the 2007–2008 school year, The Chronicle was produced once every three weeks by a staff of four—two juniors and two seniors. The paper covers student opinions, school activities and school sports, and is currently not being published. The Anchor yearbook is produced by three student editors and a rotating group of about ten other students each season. All students receive the 64-page book free-of-charge at the Welcome Back To School party in August. The Chronicle and The Anchor are members of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association, the National Scholastic Press Association and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.Overseas trips
The academy sponsors multi-day field trips to international destinations every year during the two-week spring break. Past trips have included destinations such as RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
; Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. In 2012, students and teachers will travel to Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
.
Headmaster's Holiday
Headmaster's Holiday is a yearly special event at Bishop Seabury created to provide a break to students. At the beginning of the day, if it's Headmaster's Holiday, a teacher or senior reveals, through some complex series of events, that they are wearing a special green Headmaster's Holiday shirt. The students are served a "breakfast", usually consisting of doughnuts, and are taken away in a school bus to a location not revealed until they arrive. Previous locations have included an ice-skating trip and a Renaissance Fair. The students are returned to school, via bus, shortly before the normal dismissal time.Form Trips
Form Trips are another annual event designed to relieve stress, wherein students are taken on trips, which last between two and four days. Each grade (or form) goes on a different trip, hence the name "form trips."External links
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Maps
- Lawrence City Map, KDOT