RED&GOLD THE COMMUNITY MAGAZINE of CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS
ON THE COVER In the spring of 2024,
Cathedral School for Boys launched its first season of Sailing & Leadership: The Sea Hawks, open to all Upper School students, novice and advanced alike, and hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club. Our Sea Hawks are back on the Bay in 2024–2025! Pictured on the cover and at left are Nate Park ’27, Ashkon Perrone ’27, and Brock Pola ’22.
OUR MISSION
IN THIS ISSUE
1 Message From the Head of School: A Balance to Strike 2 A Year in the Life: Cathedral School Boys on the Move in 2023–2024 6 A Year in the Life: Cathedral School Boys on the Move in 2024–2025 8 Life Lessons: How Cathedral School for Boys Cultivates Leaders 20 Carve Every Word: The Imperative of Public Speaking at Cathedral School for Boys 22 Faculty Sabbatical Program: 15 Days in Can Tho, Vietnam 30 A Quiet Confidence: An Interview
With Bill Bennington ’79 32 2024 Forbes Master Teacher Chair: Judy Hilbrich Sheppard 33 Commencement Speech: Space for Every Type of Kid at CSB 36 Commencement Speech: The Confidence to Be Yourself 40 Congratulations, Class of 2024! 41 High Schools Our 2020–2024 Alumni Are Attending or Attended 42 Alumni News & Updates: Class Notes 45 Annual Report: 2023–2024 Fiscal Year
To provide an excellent education for boys at the elementary level.
To attract a diverse student body of strong academic potential.
To provide a school committed to intellectual inquiry and rigor, centered in the Episcopal tradition, respectful of and welcoming to people of all religious traditions and beliefs.
To develop social responsibility through exemplary programs of outreach and service.
Cathedral School for Boys, a department of Grace Cathedral, is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES). As an institution with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, it relies on the generosity of individual and community support and an active Parents Association to fund its annual operating and capital needs. If you would like to make a gift to the school or would like more information on how you can make a difference in the lives of the school and our boys, please contact Cathedral School for Boy at info@cathedralschool.net. All gifts to the school are fully tax-deductible as allowed by law. CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS 1275 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 • 415-771-6600 • info@cathedralschool.net • www.cathedralschool.net
To create a community bonded by open-heartedness, hope, compassion, and concern.
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