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Editor’s Note
Change is afoot at
Wyoming Seminary
Upper School …
literally.
When Upper School students returned to campus after spring break, they discovered that North Sprague
Avenue is now closed from the intersection of Sprague with Market Street up to the entrance of the Buckingham
Performing Arts Center. Two sets of gleaming black gates have been installed and will be opened only for
specified events on campus, such as when the boarders are moving in and out of the Front Campus residence
halls or if emergency vehicles need access to the area. By closing this portion of Sprague Avenue, the campus now
has more of a pedestrian campus feel; students, faculty and staff no longer need worry about vehicles bearing
down on them as they walk about on Front Campus.
And that is only one of the significant projects taking place at Upper School this spring. Another metamorphosis
is occurring at Nesbitt Field, where huge piles of dirt and gravel rise up, dwarfing the workmen using backhoes
and dump trucks to lay the foundation for two new lighted turf fields. Those fields will be ready for rousing
games of football, soccer and field hockey this fall. Soon the turf will be rolled out, the new grandstand will be
erected and a new field house will be built, and Nesbitt Stadium will once again be a state-of-the-art facility, just
as it was when it was first built in 1922.
The new Kirby Center for Creative Arts is the first major building project at Upper School since 1998, when the
Sprague Hall addition was constructed. This is the third and largest of the projects now underway, and when it is
completed in the fall of 2014, it will be a glorious setting for Sem’s performing and visual arts programs.
We have so much more to tell you about these landmark changes; just turn to the center spread of this Journal
for the full story. It’s a glimpse into the exciting future of our grand old school, a future that is in so many ways
made possible by the generous and thoughtful support of our alumni, parents and friends.
I expect that for the next 18 months or so, taking a walk on Upper School campus will bring me a wealth of
changes to see, enjoy and celebrate.
Editor-in-chief