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| St. Bernard's School | |
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.jpg) As seen from 98th street (2019) | |
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4 E. 98th Street , | |
| Coordinates | 40°47′19.6″N73°57′15.17″W / 40.788778°N 73.9542139°W /40.788778; -73.9542139 |
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| Type | Independent,secular,all-male all-boys |
| Motto | Perge sed caute (Proceed, but with caution) |
| Established | 1904 |
| Founder | John Card Jenkins |
| Headmaster | Joy S. Hurd IV |
| Grades | K-9 |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrollment | 372 Boys |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Red and white |
| Athletics | Soccer,Baseball,Basketball,Track,Cross Country,Flag Football,Lacrosse |
| Mascot | St. Bernard (dog) |
| Nickname | St. B's |
| Yearbook | The Keg |
| Website | stbernards |
St. Bernard's School is a private, all-maleelementary school in theCarnegie Hill neighborhood of Manhattan's Upper East Side. It was founded in 1904 by John Card Jenkins, along with Francis Tabor.[1] The school shield depicts an eagle (representing the United States of America), a lion (representing Great Britain), a book (symbol of education), and a cross (representing a tradition of Christianity).[citation needed]
The school's name is not pronounced the same way as that of the breed of dog with the same spelling, which is also itsmascot. It was named for the rue St-Bernard inBrussels, Belgium, where a relative of one of St. Bernard's founders had also founded a school.[citation needed]
The school was founded in 1904 by John Card Jenkins and Francis Tabor. Both graduates ofCambridge University, they had met after knocking heads on a soccer pitch. Originally on the upper floors of a small Midtown building, the school relocated to its current location on 98th street in 1915. The original 1915 building byDelano and Aldrich still stands, although it has undergone significant expansion and renovation, most recently in 1997.
In April 2021, it was announced that Joy S. Hurd IV had been appointed to serve as the school's next headmaster, starting his role on July 1, 2022. Mr. Hurd taught at St. Bernard's for several years and was most recently the head of Lake Forest Country Day School. He is a graduate of Harvard College and has master's degrees from Columbia University's Teachers College and theBread Loaf School of Middlebury College.[2]
The school has three divisions: the Junior (or Lower) School consists of grades K through 3, the Middle School grades 4 through 6, and the Upper School grades 7 through 9. Mondays through Thursdays, boys in the Junior School must wear St. Bernard's polo shirts (polo shirts with the school shield emblazoned upon the chest) in either red, white, or blue, khakis, and a blazer. Boys in the Middle and Upper Schools must wear a polo or oxford shirt, accompanied by khakis and blazers as well. On Fridays, all boys wear jackets and ties (with the exception of the kindergartners).
St. Bernard's alumni, known asOld Boys, earn admission to a wide range of secondary schools in theUnited States and theUnited Kingdom, both day and boarding. The schools attended with greatest frequency includeAndover,Collegiate,Deerfield,Exeter,Groton,Horace Mann,Lawrenceville,St. Paul's,Stuyvesant, andTrinity.[1]
Alumni of the school are called “Old Boys”. Notable alumni include:
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