As the holidays are upon us we are ever thankful for our family and friends. At BGA, we have many things of which to be thankful and below is a partial list of those items. This list was emailed to alumni and parents a few days before Thanksgiving. If you missed it, we hope you enjoy reading it today.
1 Teacher
for every 9 students
2 Art
galleries for student art exhibits in the new Mary
Campbell Visual Arts Center
4 HVAC
Championships for the Middle School (2 individual championships in
wrestling,
1 team championship in cross country, 1 individual
championship in golf)
5 Art
Studios in the Mary Campbell Visual Arts Center for Middle and Upper
School art
classes.
6 National
Merit Semi-Finalists
6 National
Merit Commended Scholars
10
Newly inducted members of the BGA
Hall of Fame
11
Members of the BGA Alumni
Board
14
Years of education experience
(average) of faculty and staff
20 Upper
School Students to participate in the first ever BGA Fall Build for
Habitat for
Humanity
23
Alumni Class Agents working
to keep their classmates informed
27
Middle
School Students selected for the National Spanish & French Exam
recognition
39 Senior
Student Athletes (18 football, 5 cheerleading, 6 soccer, 6 cross
country, 3 golf, 1
volleyball)
66
Volunteers
helping BGA meet our $400,000 goal for the 2011-2012 Annual Fund
122 Years
of BGA history and tradition since our founding in 1889.
143 New
students enrolled for 2011-2012
200 New
lockers for soccer, track & field and football in the soon-to-be
complete 50,000
square foot Athletic &
Wellness Center.
219
Upper School students involved in
fall extra-curricular activities
286 Friends,
and growing, to "LIKE" our new Facebook page
349 Student
Greers on campus
351 Student
Platos on campus
550 Alumni
and friends who have attended an alumni event this fall
900
BGA
family, friends and alumni who attended the 6 Friday Night Tailgates
hosted by
the Advancement Office Staff
1419
Flowers to bloom at the Lower School this spring from the bulbs planted
this fall by
parent and
student volunteers
2884
Volunteer hours completed this school year by over 420 parent volunteers
in the Arts
Council, Parents Club and Wildcat Club
4000
Hours of community service
to be completed by Middle School students by May 2012
10,000 Books
checked out of the Middle School Library
33,000 Net
Dollars raised from magazine subscription sales in August/September
70% Faculty
with advanced degrees
99% Extracurricular
participation of students in the Middle School
100% Faculty
and Staff support for the 2011-2012 Annual Fund
44,000,000 Words read by Lower School
students in 2011
