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ity, so we are hoping to begin construction
this summer on a new 20-classroom Lower
School building.”
“That will allow us to renovate the building
we’re currently using for our Lower School
to be a student activity center, which will be
significant for Stratford because that will im-
pact students of every age,” she continues. “It
will be the home for our aftercare program,
which we operate 12 months out of the year.
It will also house a fine arts wing for our Low-
er School and preschool students and allow
us to renovate the practice gymnasium that’s
in our current Lower School building to be-
come our second fully functioning competi-
tive gymnasium,
which is desper-
ately needed for a
school of our size.”
“84 percent of our Upper School students
are involved in some kind of school-spon-
sored athletic program, so there is tremen-
dous participation from our student body
in that regard. We have numerous different
sports teams available every season that are
no-cut programs, so if a student wants to
wear a Stratford uniform and perform in a
team environment, there’s something every
season for him or her.”