March 2015
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integral to their recent capital campaigns,
which are essential to the realization of those
needs and goals.
“We are committed to providing a high-end
academic program,” says Dr. Veto on Strat-
ford Academy’s website. “But at the same
time we are also committed to pre-
serving a loving, caring, nurturing
environment.”
During Dr. Veto’s tenure, the
school has addressed several facil-
ity-related issues, such as the addi-
tion of a much-needed loop road
to alleviate on campus traffic con-
gestion while also improving both
security and safety, Kathleen says.
They have also renovated their
athletic field house in addition
to adding The Maurice Barnett
Golf Pavilion and the Jaime Ka-
plan Tennis Complex, an 8-court
tennis center, which also has its
own field house. Their greatest
upgrade, however, is their new
cutting-edge science center, which
opened in the fall of 2011 to house
all of the science classes for grades
6 through 12.
“That’s the bar for what Stratford expects
for future building projects,” Kathleen as-
serts. “We are currently raising the last $1.5
million of a $4.5 million campaign to build
a new Lower School on one corner of our
campus. That is our biggest project currently
because we have outgrown our current facil-
