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Head of School Joy McGrath gives opening remarks to families for the Fall Family Weekend.*


*Previously known as Parents Weekend, Family Weekend was inaugurated in 2023.

These remarks, given at Commencement by Head of School, Joy McGrath to the Class of 2022.

Remarks given by Head of School Joy McGrath during Awards Night 2022.

At Old St. Anne's Church, Head of School Joy McGrath reflects on the meaning of the service's readings, what it is to be lost, how we all at one time or another have lost our way, have lost our moral compass, have made mistakes...

"We Were Made to be Of Use to Each Other"

In addressing the community on the day of her installation as St. Andrew's Fifth Head of School, Joy McGrath, invokes Marge Piercy's poem, "To Be of Use"...

Ben Polak, Provost of Yale University, addressed those assembled for the Installation of Joy McGrath as the Fifth Head of St. Andrew's School: "I am going to talk about three things: faith and learning, and Joy McGrath...

Headmaster Tad Roach remarks during the introduction of Joy McGrath '92 as Head-elect to the School community. Tad thanks SAS Board Chair Scott Siprelle for his search in finding the St. Andrew's Head of School.

This introductory letter from new Head of School Joy McGrath '92, draws inspiration from Pauli Murray. Ms. McGrath pledges to commit to a "persistent endeavor" to serve St. Andrew's and the mission of the school.

At Old St. Anne's Church, Head of School Joy McGrath talks of the rising rates of loneliness affecting young Americans in school and how - as individuals and collectively as a community - loneliness is addressed at St. Andrew's...

On Founders Day, Head of School Joy McGrath speaks of St. Andrew following a call, purely on faith, to give up the known for a man with an idea of a better way to live...