1883: Crew, Cricket and Cross-Country

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This carving by John Gregory Wiggins commemorates the St. Paul’s School Form of 1883. The top of the plaque shows one of the six-oared shells that were raced on Long Pond that year. The “Veritas” shield celebrates a cricket victory over Harvard. The hound and hare represent a vigorous twelve mile cross-country race around the school grounds run by most of the students – the winner receiving bragging rights for a whole year!

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Visiting Author Sarah Prager

Visiting author Sarah Prager met with Encounters students in the library after speaking to the entire school in Chapel this morning. Her two-day visit involved several programs, including a reading from her soon-to-be released book, Queer There and Everywhere, Published by HarperCollins and due out in May. Thank you Sarah for a wonderful visit!
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