ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL (GUAM)

'St. John's School' is an international college preparatory school located in Tumon, Guam and affiliated with the Episcopal Church in Micronesia. It serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade including a boarding program for grades 9-12. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to provide the IBO Diploma.

Contents

History

Students

Extracurricular activities

References

See also

External links

History

The Episcopal Church is base off St. John the Divine, which was established in Upper Tumon, Guam in 1957. The church originally occupied three Quonset huts donated by the Navy, but a parish hall was built in 1961, making two of the huts vacant and motivating the parishioners to request they be used for a school.
St. John's School opened in September 1962 with five teachers to serve children in kindergarten through fourth grade age groups. In November 1962, Super Typhoon Karen destroyed the Quonset huts, which were shortly replaced with tents by the Marines. Since the island's public schools were badly damaged, the Air Force requested St. John's to immediately add grades 5 and 6 because of the need on the island.
In April 1963, Typhoon Sally tore apart the school tents. New tents were put up by the Marines and instructional kits given by the Red Cross helped the school get going again. Soon after, the school hired Perez Brothers to build the 10-room Butler building. In 1964, the five-room concrete building in front of the school was added.^[1]

Students

St. John's has an average class size of 14 and a teacher:student ratio of 1:9. Students of color make up 90% of the student body; international students make up 10%.^[2] It also has strict rules to teach students to be respectful and polite.

Extracurricular activities

The Knights field teams in nine sports: Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Golf, Rugby, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball. All of the teams compete within the Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam.
St. John's offers the following extracurricular activities:

★ Academic Challenge Bowl

★ After School Study Program

★ Art Club

★ Astronomy Club

★ Children's Choir

★ Drama Club

★ Hiking Club

★ Kids for Coral

★ Mock Trial

★ National Forensic League

★ National Honor Society

★ National Junior Honor Society

★ Service Club

★ Spirit Club

References

1. Needham, Rev. Grosvenor M. "A Look Back: The Beginnings of St. John's Church and School - Guam USA". March 1999.
2. St. John's School - Boarding School Profile. Boarding School Review. Last updated June 4, 2006. Accessed December 10, 2006.

See also

★ List of Guam schools

External links

★ St. John's School - Guam, USA

★ Dr. N.'s Blog - website of headmaster Dr. Nelson

★ Multiply Blogs at St. John's