Principal Christine Hoffman, leader of an elementary school in St. Petersburg, Florida, sent out a seemingly racist email to the rest of her staff. Learn More. Our admissions experience is built so you get every angle on Severn and we learn more about you through each step.We seek to provide every student with tools to navigate the vast landscape of information beyond our library doors. No one did. Severn has 35 varsity, junior varsity, and middle school teams.

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It is an issue when the “Headmaster” has to be begged to release a statement about what is going on, when people that look like the minority students are dying. And we, the Severn School Community will continue to hold the school accountable and will continue to demand action.Robert Watt (parent to Darcy ’95 and Lindsey ‘02), Karen Watt (parent to Darcy ’95 and Lindsey ‘02), Joyce Wu ’95, Jessica Darkenwald, Evalyse Limon, Joan Chidester Craft ’94, Lindsey Watt Alami ’02, Jeff Bennett (‘08), Catherine Guastello Allen, Julie Tice, Barbarose Guastello, Samantha Brannigan Stacey Gebler, Anne Dutilh, Ann Pailthorp, Anna Damareck, Ilyssa Resnick, Kayla Santos, Meg Evans Hayden ’95, Ryan O’Malley Priebe (‘07), Max Babcock ’09, Audrey Scruggs, Joe Nepomuceno, Emily Gordon, Erica Kepple, Connor McNichol, Victoria Zarate, Lindsey Lowe, Ed Nepomuceno ’91, Molly Laufman, Emily Brown, Molly Manson, Alex King, Michelle Ortanez, Abby Kraft, David Brinch, Mitch Hancherick, Dennard Melton, Jordan Hurlebaus, Christina Cheng, Christopher Glen, John Choi, Nicole Dannehower, Corinne Libby, Coley Chacos, Brett brawerman, Joanna Locke, Samantha Burnham, Chase Murray, Kathryn Fitzgerald ’02, Katie Hammer, Nick Dyer, Mandi Blauvelt, James Lofredo, Jordan Molnar, Stephanie Youlios, Sam Thompson, Sara poldmae, Scott Sachs, Laura Sabrio, Nick Dawson, Sally Holton, Meredith Caldwell, Alexandra Meyer, Rawle Becerril, Janna Pulver, Adam Gottlieb, Kirsten Xanthippe, Carly Hancherick, Olivia Nelson, Margaret Mosites, Tricia Edwards ’88, Kelsey Carper ’09, Dominique Mann ’09, Sylvia Morales Luis Morales, Tara Hantske, Alfie Butler, Suzanne Butler, Hayden Blank, Judith Picard Wible ’88, Allison Wachs, Kelsey Meteyer Bane, Meg King, Anastasia Adam, Alex Poiter, Mattie Crow, Emily Dunlap, Natalie Mardirossian, Celina Ceskip Fulls, Jacqueline McDermott, Courtney Hattan, Rebeca Casillas, Michelle Ponder ’10, Kerra Hanke, Sam Rosenberg, Kristen Dermody, Argentina Kapp, Casey Cronin ’09, Andrew Stottmann, Courtney Ortanez, Chris Temple, Randy Bowen, Mary Ibarra, Synthia Nguyen, Beverly Metcalf, Andrew Kim, Caroline Burns, Caroline Cassidy Fornshell, Arielle Jordan, Sarah Snyder ’00, Raven Owens, Jeff Rose, Emily Viohl, Leishka Thomas (Jacome), Katie Clark ‘97Tami (Baki) Utz ’90, Elizabeth Adam, Neel Lakhanpal, Sierra Hicks ’14, Leigh Wagner ’09, Elizabeth Purnell, Kate Reed ’15, Elizabeth Grund, Jaclyn Nagy, Madeleine Angelino ’16, Cherop Soi, Rocco CiprianoMaya RahwanjiEmma white Lynn DuketteKathleen Keough ‘95Maya HarrisHeather CoeChristina RammingEric Mack ‘06Zoe Bennett ‘17Madeleine Toomey We understand that they cannot all be implemented overnight, but we suggest the following actions as evidence of your good faith commitment to take action to make real change at Severn School.Severn strives to create leaders, and we hope you see this as an opportunity to demonstrate what true leaders can accomplish, and that, together, We imagine the development of this plan as the central focus of work this summer at Severn and suggest provisions for:We can do better. It is apparent to me that he is incapable of creating a safe, welcoming environment for students, and his vision does not align with the steps towards anti-racism that Severn claims to be progressing towards.Lagarde, I will admit, showed great devotion to one aspect of Severn’s mission statement: knowing the students. Dozens of students have come forward to share their experience at the private school. On that campus are Flinchum Gymnasium, Troy Media Center, and Sivvy Theatre. We believe in character-driven education and academic excellence fostered by a supportive community that values the dignity, self-worth, and the potential of each individual.We want every family to understand the whole Severn story before making their choice. To connect with Severn School, join Facebook today. The Severn School confrontation was one example of how Anne Arundel County private schools are dealing with calls to address systemic racism. Send Message. Severn School bypassed Burley, who is Black, and brought back former football coach Jim Doyle to replace Duckett.

In a crowd full of people, the weight of insignificance was crushing, and I felt small. I craved community and a sense of belonging.

Your gift to the Severn Annual Fund makes unique learning opportunities possible. In addition, stories are being circulated regarding Headmaster Lagarde’s history of inaction in the face of racism and hate crimes against Severn students.

I was nothing more than a person taking up space in an institution that was not made for me, and I was reminded of that often.As a Junior, one of my peers said the n-word while driving in the car with my fellow Black classmate. Instead, I was stripped of my identity and made into a shell of who I once was. Alongside the completion of this building was the construction of two turf fields, one for field hockey and lacrosse,and one for football and soccer,The Chesapeake Campus in Arnold houses Severn's Lower School.

They dare to fail, they triumph, and seize boundless opportunities.

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