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  • Two SPSG Students Win Incentive Award From UMCP

    May 2, 2013: Lila B. Lohr, head of school, is pleased to announce that two St. Paul’s School for Girls seniors, Nabreyia Scott and Jasmine Drummond, received scholarships from the University of Maryland, College Park’s Incentive Awards Program. Incentive Awards are supported by corporate, foundation, and individual donors.

    Scholarship recipients are selected based on academic ability and achievement, but also on what program literature calls “uncommon persistence and maturity despite adverse life situations.” Each scholarship carries with it full financial support, including tuition, room, board, and fees, for four years. In return, recipients are expected to give back to their communities through peer advising and outreach, and to serve as role models for future scholarship recipients.

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  • Science Project at St. Paul’s School for Girls Takes First Place in Maryland

    April 22, 2013: Lila B. Lohr, Head of School, is pleased to announce that ninth graders Olivia Reynolds, Kasey Smith, and Ariona Mayo, also known as TEAM OKA SPSG RECYCLES, won first place in the state of Maryland in eCYBERMISSION’ s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) competition. For her work on the project, each girl will receive a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond.

    eCYBERMISSION, a web-based program, challenges students in grades sixth through ninth to use the scientific method, scientific inquiry, or the engineering design process to discover a real-world solution to a community problem. Team OKA investigated recycling at SPSG and sought solutions to improve SPSG recycling efforts, including efforts to minimize mixed waste in cans.

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  • SPSG Names Kimberly Stevenson Parks ’86 New Director of Development

    March 21, 2013: Head of School Lila B. Lohr is pleased to announce that Kimberly Stevenson Parks has accepted the position of Director of Development at St. Paul’s School for Girls. A 1986 graduate of SPSG, Ms. Parks is currently the Director of Major Gifts at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. She will officially assume her leadership role at SPSG in the spring of 2013.

    In naming Ms. Parks to the position, Mrs. Lohr said, “We are absolutely delighted that Kimberly Stevenson Parks will be coming back home to SPSG as our Director of Development. As a graduate of the school, she has a real appreciation and understanding of the value of an SPSG education. Kimberly brings extensive development experience from her many years at McDaniel College, where she was respected as a very effective, energetic professional. Her warmth, energy and ability to connect with all different constituents will serve SPSG well.”

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  • Two SPSG Seniors Receive National Merit Honors

    March 4, 2013: Head of School Lila B. Lohr is pleased to announce that two St. Paul’s School for Girls seniors have been recognized for their exceptional achievement in the National Merit® Scholarship Program. Nikki Pereira ’13, of Cockeysville, and Maya Shepardson ’13, of Owings Mills, have been named Finalists in the competition and will be considered for National Merit Scholarships in 2013.

    Named Semi-finalists, along with 16,000 other students in the fall of 2012, Nikki and Maya had to initially compete with nearly 1.5 million students from more than 22,000 high schools who entered the competition during their junior year of high school.

    As Semi-finalists, they were required to maintain high academic performance in all classwork and to achieve high performance on SATs. They were also rated on academic skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

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  • New Head of School Named

    February 22, 2013: President of the Board of Trustees The Hon. Judith C. Ensor, a 1979 graduate of St. Paul’s School for Girls, has announced that Penny Bach Evins will serve as the new Head of School at SPSG. Mrs. Evins will assume her official duties on July 1, 2013.

    Currently the head of the Lower School at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mrs. Evins is an exceptional educator who has served for the last 18 years in leadership roles at several independent schools. She has been cited by her colleagues for both her professionalism and educational expertise.

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